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Nellie Cashman and Grace Parsons Pioneer Heroic Feats
A narrative of Nellie Cashman the woman miner known as queen of the mines who aided Cassiar miners with supplies and survived a 27 day snowshoe trek. It also recounts Grace Parsons first long distance horse ride in American history from Easton to Philadelphia to warn of a settler attack, prompting aid.
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Nellie Cashman
Nellie
San Francisco
Victoria
British Columbia
Cassiar
States
Tombstone
Ariz
Arizona
Alaska
Dawson
Bonanza Creek
Wiseman
Red Cross
Nolan
Fairbanks
Koyokuk
Paul Revere
Grace Parsons
Pennsylvania
Easton
Northampton County
Gnaden Haten
Lehigh Valley
Raston
Philadelphia
William Parsons
Western
Union
Continental Divide
Great Sea of Mountains
Colorado
National Chronicle