BUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTEBUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTE
Tucson
Tipton
Ft. YumaFt. Smith
StLouis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ft. Chadbourne
Colbert'sFerry
(El Paso)
Franklin
CAJON PASS
PACHECOPASS
TEJON PASS
CARSON PASS
DONNER PASS
CASSENPASS
JAMISON PASSRich Bar
San Felipe
Weaverville
Bidwell BarOroville
Susanville
Sonora
Moja
ve R
Joaquin
R
San
Sacramento
Tulare Lake
SalinasRiver
Eel R
Pit R
Russ ian
R
Ki ngs
R
Owens
R
Chico
Yreka
Sonoma
ColomaAuburnColusa
Tehama
Shasta
FresnoGilroy
Eureka
Oakland
Jackson
Fort Yuma
Visalia
San Jose
Stockton
Monterey
Mariposa
Red Bluff
San Diego
SanMiguel
Santa Cruz
Placerville
Nevada CityDownieville
Chino Hills
CoultervilleSan Francisco
Santa Barbara
Warner's Ranch
San LuisObispo
Ft. Tejon
Benicia
Redding
Columbia
SacramentoMarysville
LosAngeles
Grass Valley
Bodie
Vallecito
Carrizo
Los Encinos
BUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTEBUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTE
Tucson
Tipton
Ft. YumaFt. Smith
StLouis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ft. Chadbourne
Colbert'sFerry
(El Paso)
Franklin
Moja
ve R
Joaquin
R
San
Sacramento
Tulare Lake
SalinasRiver
Eel R
Pit RRus sian
R
Ki ngs
R
Owens
R
BUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTEBUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTE
Tucson
Tipton
Ft. YumaFt. Smith
StLouis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ft. Chadbourne
Colbert'sFerry
(El Paso)
Franklin
Chico
Yreka
Sonoma
ColomaAuburn
Colusa
Tehama
Shasta
FresnoGilroy
Eureka
Oakland
Jackson
Fort Yuma
Visalia
SanJose
Stockton
Monterey
Mariposa
Red Bluff
San Diego
SanMiguel
Santa Cruz
Placerville
Nevada CityDownieville
Chino Hills
CoultervilleSan Francisco
Santa Barbara
Warner's Ranch
San LuisObispo
Ft. Tejon
Benicia
Redding
Columbia
Sacramento
Marysville
Los Angeles
Grass Valley
Bodie
Vallecito
Carrizo
Los EncinosCAJON PASS
PACHECOPASS
TEJON PASS
CARSON PASS
DONNER PASS
CASSENPASS
JAMISON PASSRich Bar
San Felipe
Weaverville
Bidwell BarOroville
Susanville
Sonora
M
ojave R
Joaquin
River
San
Sacramento
Tulare Lake
SalinasR.
Eel R
Pit R
Russian
R
Ki ngs
R
Owens
R
R
BUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTEBUTTERFIELDOVERLAND ROUTE
Tucson
Tipton
Ft. YumaFt. Smith
StLouis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ft. Chadbourne
Colbert'sFerry
(El Paso)
Franklin
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BUTTERFIELDOVERLAND MAILBUTTERFIELDOVERLAND MAIL& Other Stage Lines1850s - 1860s
& Other Stage Lines1850s - 1860s
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