Download or read book Gold Rush: Bruff's camp to Washington city written by Joseph Goldsborough Bruff and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1849, Bruff led a party of 66 from Washington, D.C., on the Overland Trail to California. In October 1849, they arrived near Sacramento. Bruff recorded the route and made many natural history drawings. In 1851, he returned to Washington on ship via Panama.