Ned Bushyhead had a big impact on San Diego. The Cherokee left the reservation in
1850—he was 18—to go to the California gold fields. After moving around, he ended up
in San Diego. There, in 1868, he became owner/publisher/founder of the San Diego
Union, although his name didn’t appear in the paper.
He sold his share five years later. In 1875, he switched careers, becoming a San Dieg

True West May/June 2025
In This Issue:
Features
- Historic Hotels of the American West
- A Journey Through Wyoming’s Outlaw History
- A Journey Through Washington’s Wild Frontier
- Blazing The Oregon Trail
- Journey Through Time
- Did Brigham Young Order a Massacre?
- Mountain Meadows Scapegoat John D. Lee VS. A Firing Squad
- Mormons in the Movies
- An Indigenous Consultant Ensures Accuracy
- The Battle Axe And A Raw Deal
- Showdown: Bridger VS. Brigham
- The Mountain Man and the Mormon Moses
- The Ghosts of Mountain Meadows
- The War Before the War
- Mountain Meadows