Researcher's Guide to Sutter's Fort's Collections of Donner Party ...

The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs
Index Card 171 Shores of Van Vorden Lake, At time Emer. passed over this valley,
same was a meadow.
Shore of Van Vorden Lake.
Index Card 172 Capt. Davis
An unkown monument we found on ridge leading down from
lower end of Summit Valley. 5 miles below, undouterly was a
marker put there, by relief partys coming up from Bear Vallley. (
This natural ridge would be only place free of snow for many miles
that pack mules could be driven.)
Index Card 173 This beautyfull little lake is on the Summit abouve Donner Lake,
and is near where Emer. and some died here.
Small Art Lake abouve Donner Lake.
Index Card 174 On the high ridge, below Summit Valley, that runs down many
miles. Where relief partys undouterly brought up their pack
anemells on this ridge, would be no snow.
(Route on Ridge)
Index Card 175 Where Emer. wagons came into Summit Valey over dividing ridge
of Serrias. Up from Cold Stream to left of Donner Lake.
Index Card 176 Near Soda Spring Sta. At time partys passed this was a meadow.
Index Card 177 The kind of Country found on the Great Serria Summit abouve
Donner Lake. This is a view behld by starving, dieing, Emer.
Index Card 178 Place where pack anemells came down to Donner Lake.
Index Card 179 Standing on the top of Summit abouve Donner Lake.
Those poor, Emer. called these slippery rockes, they then were
covered by snow and ice. “A Hopless Outlook.”
Index Card 180 Pretty art, lake on Summit abouve Donner Lake.
On the trail where party of starving, dieing, Emer. passed down
into Summit Valley.
Index Card 181 A small art lake at Summit abouve Donner Lake where it is
through the members of the party camped here, some died here.
Possiably (Starvation Camp)
Index Card 182 A small art lake at Summit abouve Donner Lake.
Index Card 183 On path going to Murphys Rock from Monument.
Index Card 184 Where Prosser Creek comes down to Alder Creek. Upper part of
Meadow. Holart Mills smoking, taken from high hill between
Donner Lake and Alder Creek.
Index Card 185 Between Alder Cr. And Donner Lake.
Index Card 186 Route over the hills from Alder Creek to Donner Lake.
Index Card 187 Between Alder Creek and Graves Cabin over the hills.
Index Card 188 Site of an old lumber camp on trail back of Trucke, up from Alder
Creek.
Index Card 189P Neg. ok
Index Card 190 Near spot many are burred. Spot of side of rock to left where
Murphy family had a shelter the fireplace. (Old stump today bear
there markings laying about decaying).
Index Card 191 Where Murphys died.
May 1927.
Index Card 192 Trail of Donner Tragedy.
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