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

The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs
Index Card 679 Homboldt River, near Gravelly Ford old markings still visible
today where the emigrant wagons paned down the south bank of
the Homboldt River, near Gavelly Ford.
Index Card 680 Above Beowawee, Nev.
“This cute little old grave yard on a rise, on the south side of the
Humboldt River, abouve Beowawee, Nev. The cross of Lucuida
Duncan can be readily seen. Many early emigrants are buried here
– probably serveral – cares – but are unknown people today” C.D.
Index Card 681 Above the Humboldt River looking back to the old Emigrant trail
that is still in use, on the South bank.
Emigrant graves – unknown – where the Lucuida Duncan cross is.
Index Card 682 Immigrant graves on the Humboldt Rive.
Index Card 683 A railroad passing into Palisade Canyon where the emigrants came
down inot the Humboldt River that passes thro here.
Index Card 684 After coming across Palisade Canyo, this is the spot the wagons
forded, the first ford on the Humboldt River, to south side abouve
Gravelly Ford.
Index Card 685 A place where immigrants forded the Humboldt River on coming
out by way of the Palisades in ’49.
Index Card 686 Just below Palisade Canyon where the emigrants forded after
climbing those hills.
Index Card 687 Site of old Ft. Ruby. This is the old parade ground where the cross
is. (in Capt. Davis’ print) The owner of this place now (1927) is
Mrs. Toganimi – Overland Stage Route.
Index Card 688 (Capt. Davis present)
These unkown graves are Emer. bound down the Humboldt River,
below the Gravely Ford, on the South side.
The large cross in rear is ok
Lucuida Duncan
17 year old Emer. Trail
Index Card 689 Emigrant Spring near Emigrant Pass, Nevada.
Index Card 690 Mr. John Bieler of Carlin, Nevada.
Index Card 691 Old freight wagon still is are near Cailin, Nevada. The ? was using
the wagon had to haul a ? ?
Index Card 692 Lower End of Emigrant Pass, Nev. Emmigrants used to have to
pull their covered wagons over this hill in the old days.
Index Card 693 Emmigrant Pass – Nev.
On emmigrant trail – where the wagons were hauled down over
this mountain.
This scene today shows here the RR cuts thro with two tunnels and
an impound Highway is the forground with modern bridges.
Index Card 694 An old stage omnibus that was brought around Cape Horn, in good
running order today. Owner Mr. Pewitt of Carlin, Nevada.
Index Card 695 A scene in Weber Canyon, Utah.
Index Card 696 Air mail statioin, Elko Nev. It was here that Capt. Daivs arranged
for the cooperation of the flyers of the air mail to watch out for
distress signals from him in case of trouble or disaster – a prearanged
code was agreed upon, and every day the air men watched
out for him, & often swooped down low to wave at him.
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