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The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs Index Card 616 The route up East Canyon where Reed-Donner party had such a hard time hacking their way through. Index Card 617 Down the beautiful Weber River where Hastings party had such a hard trip and advised Reed and Donner not to attempt passing down there, bu to take a more southerly route through East Canyon up over Little Mountain which they did. Index Card 618 Everybody and everything passes down this Weber Canyon today, the most beautiful route in the southwest. Index Card 619 East Canyon, Utah. Route of Donner Party over Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 620 Devils Gate this place is now called; but who knows what those hardy pioneers called the place. This place had a steep precipice where Hastings had to lower their wagons over to get out of Weber canyon, therefore advising Donner party to go south by East Canyon. Index Card 621 Devils gate, Weber Canyon, route of Hastings party. “Vast perpendicular pillars of rock approached so closely that the river had barely space to flow between.” Before improvements were by R.R. and highways this Weber river went over a precipice where wagons had to be lowered, but each year changes were taking place that was why Hastings advised the Donner-Reed party not to attempt following him. Index Card 622 Blank index card/no picture Index Card 623 Where Reed_Donner led to get up and over the Wasatch Mountains in 1846. Index Card 624 These conditions were about the same, when the Donner Party cut their way through brush and virgin trees, passing up to Little Mountain of the Weber Canyon. Trees then cut still remain. Index Card 625 On the way up the beautiful Wasatch mountains, where trail led. Index Card 626 The kind of places where Donner party had to take wagons in and up over the beautiful Wasatch Mountains in 1846. Index Card 627 Pulpit Rock. Index Card 628 Weber Pass: Fremont, 1845, Hastings 1846. Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 629 Pulpit Rock, passed by all immigrants passing through Eacho Canyon, Utah. Index Card 630 East Canyon, branch from Weber River, that Donner party had taken to Salt Lake Valley. Index Card 631 Meadows near town of Hennifer, where party found letter from Hastings, Weber Canyon above. Route of the Donner Party. Car is heading where party went south. Index Card 632 The route the Reed-Donner party went up East Canyon. Index Card 633 The trail up the East Canyon, Utah. Wasatch Mountains, Utah. Index Card 634 Pointing out the way, by East Canyon that Reed-Donner party took and was so long delayed. This is spot where note was found advising party not to follow down Weber River by Hastings. Index Card 635 Wasatch Mountains, near town of Morgan, Utah. Weber Canyon. Index Card 636 Mormon Trail over Little Mountain. 64
The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs Index Card 637 From Hardscraple (of) Ridge, looking down Canyon towards Salt Lake where trappers and Indians passed over the Wasatch Mountains in early days. Index Card 638 East Canyon, route of the Donner party, looking back half way up. Index Card 639 Morgan’s Reservoir. Route of the Donner party. On their way to Little Mountain at that time heavily timbered. 1846. Index Card 640 Place below town of Hennifer, Utah where Reed_Donner party camped on way to new route over Little Mountains, today a reservoir damed to hold water. Index Card 641 The East Canyon that Donner party cut their way many miles through and where Brigham Young followed them, settling Salt Lake City. Index Card 642 A very difficult passage up this East Canyon, help up the Donner party many days, cutting their way through until most of their grub was eaten up, to get over the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 643 The way up Lost Canyon on their way up East Canyon, Utah. Index Card 644 On way up East Canyon, where Donner party cut their way, over the Wasatch Range. Index Card 645 A condition prevailed in these virgin canyons in immigrant days that took men that were born for the purpose, cutting their way for heavy, loaded wagons. Index Card 646 The kind of hills these imigrants put their heavy, ox driven covered wagons over, in the good old days, when men were men. Utah, Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 647 On the way up Little Mountain, Utah, where Donner party cut their way over the Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 648 Quaking aspens in Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 649 Down Weber Canyon, Utah. Index Card 650 On highway on old Emigrant Trail that mormons came to Salt Lake. Between Fort Bridger Wyoming and Salt Lake, Utah. Index Card 651 Small pretty valleys in East Canyon where Donner party camped on way through Wasatch Mountains. Index Card 652 The last meadow camp of the Reed-Donner party before entering Canyon leading up to Little Mountain that they had to get over, to start down to Salt Lake Valley. Index Card 653 Blank index card/ no picture Index Card 654P neg ok Index Card 655 First crossing over Weber River. The spot where Hastings left note in forked stick, advising party not to follow, but to go from here south to East Canyon which they did, hewing out a trail that afterwards was used by the Mormons to settle Salt Lake City. Index Card 656 Very steep ground had delayed them on passing up and over the Wasatch Range. Index Card 657P neg ok Index Card 658 Where Donner party passed over the Wasatch Mountains in 1846. Index Card 659 Way up East Canyon, where the Donner party cut their way over the Wasatch Range, and where Brigham Young followed the next season. 65
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James and Margaret Reed, two surviv
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Introduction On April 15, 1846 the
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History and Biography James Frazier
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