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The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs Index Card 875 One of the several extinct volcanoes rising up on the way down from St. George. Index Card 876 An old wagon brought to Bungalow City from “Lost Wagons” Death Valley, Calif. Index Card 877 Mr. Huntsman of Enterprise, Utah, showing me where the waters start in his State to run off both ways to the Virgin River of the Colorado R. to and thru S.L. Valley into Utah Lak, thence into Salt Lake. Index Card 878 Part of old freight wagon bound between Los Vegas and Death Valley. Index Card 879 Mr. Huntsman showing me the way Mr. John D. Lee was executed by U.S. troops after Lee built his coffin, kneeling over same, was shot and buried alongside of those poor immigrant 120 souls. Index Card 880 Egan Pass, Nev. This is Cherry Cuck City. Small towns lie scattered on these barren spots in the most unexpexted places. Lohite pine Co Nev. Index Card 881 Old wagon found at “Lost Wagons” Death Valley. Index Card 882 Mr. and Mrs. Huntsman, founders of the pretty town of Enterprise, Utah. These fine Mormon people helped us to the truth of that horror at Mountain Meadows just below this town. Mr. Huntsman was present when Lee was executed. Index Card 883 Captain Davis sinking pipe down where wagons lie buried of those unfortunate immigrants who attempted to cross over the floor of this terrible waste. Wagons are some 11 ft. below surface. A waterhole near here caused many deaths. Death Valley. Index Card 884 These kind of barrens are experienced on way to Grapevine Canyon, to pass down into Death Valley. Index Card 885 Beauty in Hell Hole, Death Valley. Index Card 886 On the desert abouve Death Valley on way to Grapevine Canyon. Index Card 887 Death Valley – “Waiting for the next unexpecting visitor with a Index Card 887P* neg ok. Index Card 888 All were gathered up and buried in one grave, by shocked and saddened Mormons. They feared for their pitiful homes of their people, who as a whole, were humand beings and not butchers. And so happened their church had no part in the slaughter of these people. Index Card 889 The spot where 120 people lie buried, Meadow were killing took place above St. George. Mr Hunstman and Capt. Davis. Index Card 890 An old freight wagon, lying alongside of road, a ghost of the old mining boom. Index Card 891 A weird waste of flat land and desert mountains from east to west that immigrants encountered on their weary way to California. In many places, there was scant feed and no water. Index Card 892 Two very valuable relics picked up in Death Valley and are now in possession of owner of Bungalow City. Lost by immigrants. Index Card 893 Part of the “Hell Hole” Death Valley, where immigrant party passed on. Index Card 894 An abandoned steam tractor left when Ryolite blew up and was used to haul ore wagons over Panamint Mountains. 78
The Charles E. Davis Overland Trail Project Photographs Index Card 895 On the hard surface of the upper desert, on way to Grapevine Canyon to go on down to Death Valley. Index Card 896 Old Fort Cameron, Utah. Index Card 897 An old fort on outskirts of Los Vegas, Nevada, Fort Stewart. Should be a City Park, two buildings still standing. Index Card 898 Mr. Huntsman, showing us the way immigrants passed down this meadow where they were attacked and all killed but infants. Index Card 899 Extinct volcanoes, back of Funeral Mountains, Nevada. 79
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James and Margaret Reed, two surviv
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Introduction On April 15, 1846 the
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Donner material in the General File
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Donner Material in the Curators’
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Title Dates Descriptive Summary Gui
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For many years the archives at Sutt
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History and Biography James Frazier
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Mar.5-7 A blizzard traps Reed’s p
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Indexing Terms The following terms
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