Researcher's Guide to Sutter's Fort's Collections of Donner Party ...
Researcher's Guide to Sutter's Fort's Collections of Donner Party ...
Researcher's Guide to Sutter's Fort's Collections of Donner Party ...
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The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs<br />
Index Card 391P no data 1/5/28<br />
(Good place for marker)? Near Prosaer House.<br />
Index Card 392 Mrs. Gen McGlusken<br />
Pointing out where Emer. went up Cold Stream.<br />
Index Card 393 One <strong>of</strong> our many pretty camping places on the Reed-<strong>Donner</strong><br />
expedition.<br />
1927.<br />
Index Card 394 Old government marker, Reno and Truckee.<br />
May, 1927.<br />
Index Card 395 Between Alder Creek Meadow and <strong>Donner</strong> Lake. (Coming over<br />
hills)<br />
Index Card 396P no data 1/5/28<br />
Index Card 397 A very old shelter from snow s<strong>to</strong>rms. Found between Alder Creek<br />
and Graves cabin.<br />
May 1927.<br />
Index Card 398 Where many <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Donner</strong> party and relief parties went up from<br />
<strong>Donner</strong> Lake Camp.<br />
Index Card 399 An old stump, left by passnig immigrants.<br />
May, 1927.<br />
Index Card 400 A Beautyfull sciene [sic] scene<br />
Capenter Flat where Emer. and Trappers camped before lowering<br />
wagons over Emer. Gap Ridge in<strong>to</strong> Bear Valley.<br />
Index Card 401 Gavala<strong>to</strong> Pass, Where we picked up in cave an old Indian Club.<br />
Where Ind. attacked Gen. Freemont.<br />
Index Card 402 no neg<br />
Index Card 403 Gen. McGlashen pointing me out the trail used by Emer. <strong>to</strong> go over<br />
Serria Summit Ridge with wagons.<br />
Standing on north side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Donner</strong> Creek pointing up Cold Stream.<br />
Index Card 404 This old Gov. com. marker is where many Emer. camped on way<br />
between Trucke and Reno Ven<br />
Index Card 405 The old Emer. trail between Reno and Trucke.<br />
Index Card 406 Looking back <strong>to</strong>wards where Reed-<strong>Donner</strong> <strong>Party</strong> shelters were put<br />
up on a ridge that starts a Emer. trail up Cold Stream <strong>to</strong> right.<br />
Index Card 407 On present highway opp. Alder Creek and Proser Creek Meado,<br />
where Geo <strong>Donner</strong> and some <strong>of</strong> Emer. party camped and died.<br />
Between Trucke and Reno Ven<br />
Index Card 408 The Emer. Gap Ridge, Where Emer. and Trappers lowered wagons<br />
over in<strong>to</strong> Bear Valley.<br />
Index Card 409 Crossed out on card: one <strong>of</strong> the impassable canun leading up on the<br />
right side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Donner</strong> Lake. Where party failed <strong>to</strong> make and turned<br />
back in snow.<br />
Check <strong>to</strong> neg which reads “Alder Creek Meadow ahead - where<br />
Geo <strong>Donner</strong> died on way <strong>to</strong> Calif in 1846-7 – upper part <strong>of</strong><br />
meadow ones can be seen in distance” HCP<br />
Index Card 410 no neg<br />
Index Card 411 We found an old wagon tire on Cold Stream Trail on our way up.<br />
Behind Clyde is a stump that some early time travellers cut.<br />
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