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The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs On way up to Ridge of Serria up from Van Vorden Lake. Index Card 256 On the same route travelled by partys on there way to and from Donner Lake to Bear Valley. Index Card 257 The place in Bear Valley where headquaters were made for relief partys. This photo taken at ridge on Emer. Gap. Index Card 258 This Carpenter Flat is where Emergrant Wagons camped and got ready to lower there wagons down over this ridge into Bear Valley “Carpenter Flat” Index Card 259 Looking down the impossiable Blue Canon American Rivier, why Emer. had to go down over the ridge to right to Bear Valley. Town of Emirgrant Gap “ Blue Canon” Index Card 260 The impossiable Barrier. Near here we found an old wagon. The Great Serria Bearrier. Index Card 261 Emer. Gap Ridge Where Emer. lowered there wagons down to Bear Valley from Carpenter Flat. Index Card 262 The way some of relief partys went up where Lake Spaulding now is, out of Bear Valley. Taken on Emergrant Gap. Index Card 263 Bear Valley from Emergrant Gap Index Card 264 The place in Bear Valley where relief partys camped and where those starved, dieing Emer. came in. Taken from below the Emer. Gap Ridge Index Card 265 This spot is where Emer. lowered there wagons down to Bear Vally from Carpenter Flat. “Emer. Gap Ridge.” Index Card 266 Upper Bear Valley where relief party waited. Finely a few starving, dieing members of the brave lot of Pioneers draged themselves in. What was left of Reed-Donner Party. “Bear Valley” Index Card 267 On the North side of Donner Lake. Index Card 268 That risge at Emer. Gap near where wagons were lowered down to Bear Valley. (Emer. Gap Ridge) Index Card 269 Capt. Davis pointing out the route taken by Emer. of years ago up Cold Stream Trail in distance. On top of Snow Hog Back Ridge Index Card 270 A very old decayed wagon we came up with in a most inaccesiable place. Under the Great Bearrier of the Serria. “An Old Wagon” Index Card 271 Showing an old Emer. and Stage road along the ridge to left coming out of Carpenter Flat, to where Emer. used block and tackle fastened to trees and lowered wagons to Bear Valley. Ridge and Carpenter Flat Index Card 272 This old Emer. trail still in use today near Trucke. (Old Emer. Trail) Index Card 273 The town of Emer. Gap. Showing ridge, that wagons were lowered down into Bear Valley. Index Card 274 On the way up, Cold Stream Trail, where many Emer passed over in old days. Index Card 275 Bear Valley from Emer. Gap. 48
The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs Index Card 276 View from Emer. Ridge Index Card 277 Top of Ridge at Emer. Gap abouve Bear Valley. Index Card 278 School house at Emer. Gap and its flock. Index Card 279 Wagons of Emer. were lowered from the Emer. Gap Ridge to Bear Valley. Index Card 280 From Emer. Gap Ridge Index Card 281 Aong the ridge at Emer. Gap where wagons came up from Carpenter Flat. Index Card 282 A close up of parts of old wagon, decayed, (we left it piled up like this) Well up under Serria Barrier to left of Cold Stream. Index Card 283 Old wagon parts, ox yokes, bones of anamals, Found under Serrias Barrier, left of Cold Stream. Taken on our 2 nd Trip. Index Card 284 An old trunk parts found in vicinity of old Wagon left of Cold Stream. Index Card 285 Old yokes, found where an old wagon lay to left of Cold Stream. Index Card 286 On the trail of the Donner party. Index Card 287 One of the scenes on the trail of the Donner party. May 1927. Index Card 288 One of many camping places of immigrants. Index Card 289 On the trail of the Donner party. Index Card 290 Old wagon and parts. Index Card 291 Old wagon parts. Index Card 292 Where Donner party left their Teams. Index Card 293 How Nature does with marked trees. May, 1927. Index Card 294 Where wagons came over summit, to the left of cold streams. Index Card 295 Cold Stream Trail on the Trail of the Donner Party. Index Card 296 On the trail of the Donner party. Index Card 297 Age hiding the markings on old Emigrant Trails. Index Card 298 Old marked tree on old Emigrant Trail. Index Card 299 Old wagon parts and ox bones on old Emigrant Trail to Sutter’s Fort. Index Card 300 Three, old ox yokes, found near an old lumber campl, near where the parts of an old wagon was found, to left of Cold Stream. Index Card 301 The Hogback ridge, Lake Spauling on left of Emigrant Gap. May, 1927. Index Card 302 The covered wagons of today. May, 1927. Index Card 303 Emer. Gap. Ridge, Where wagons were lowered down to Carpenter Flat. 49
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James and Margaret Reed, two surviv
Page 3 and 4: Introduction On April 15, 1846 the
Page 5 and 6: may actually be from multiple sourc
Page 7 and 8: Donner material in the General File
Page 9 and 10: Donner Material in the Curators’
Page 11 and 12: Title Dates Descriptive Summary Gui
Page 13 and 14: For many years the archives at Sutt
Page 15 and 16: History and Biography James Frazier
Page 17 and 18: weaker children at the lake in the
Page 19 and 20: Mar.5-7 A blizzard traps Reed’s p
Page 21 and 22: Indexing Terms The following terms
Page 23 and 24: Hart, Wm., Aug. 13, 1851. 8-3-308 :
Page 25 and 26: Nelson, Mary L. to Loyd C. Backento
Page 27 and 28: Membership log for James F. Reed in
Page 29 and 30: Lewis, sources unknown, undated. Ma
Page 31 and 32: Booklet, American Home Dictionary,
Page 33 and 34: Guide to The Charles E. Davis Overl
Page 35 and 36: Access This collection is open for
Page 37 and 38: Collection Contents Series 1. Corre
Page 39 and 40: Series 5. Photographs, c.1927. This
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