"Among more than 50,000 people who went to California in 1850 seeking gold were three Haight brothers, a brother-in-law, and a nephew who, with oxen and wagon, walked the almost 2,000 miles from Kossuth, Iowa to Hangtown, California. In 1887 the nephew, Henry Haight, sat down with his trail diary and wrote a narrative of his story which he entitled "We walked to California in 1850" His tale includes : Description of the Hazards of the Mormon and California Trails; speech by Brigham Young in Salt Lake City, Hangings in the gold fields of California, return journey via boat, mule, train and wagon through Panama to complete an almost 10,000 mile circuit." -- page 4 of cover