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emigrant party crossing to California event

id: e_emigrant-party-crossing-to-california_f593fd

also known as: party of emigrants

Probable 70%
Summary:  A party of emigrants in the early 1850s crossed the Colorado River and traveled via the southern route toward California.
Completeness: 57/100 Grade D
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  1. Multiple primary sources: Has 1 source(s). A second independent source dramatically raises credibility.
  2. Published story: Generate a permanent story page via the admin Story API — drives SEO + reader retention.
  3. Operating / life dates: A bounding date (year is enough) sharpens the timeline and the map slider.
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Claims (4)

crossed

cited from In the early fifties a party of emigrants on… (1891)
In the early fifties a party of emigrants on their way to the gold fields of California by the southern route, via Gila river, crossed the Colo- rado by ferry left by Graham in 1848 and “struck out on the desert for the land of promise.” The…

experienced

water exhaustion
cited from In the early fifties a party of emigrants on… (1891)
In the early fifties a party of emigrants on their way to the gold fields of California by the southern route, via Gila river, crossed the Colo- rado by ferry left by Graham in 1848 and “struck out on the desert for the land of promise.” The…

halted

ten miles from Cooke's Well
cited from In the early fifties a party of emigrants on… (1891)
In the early fifties a party of emigrants on their way to the gold fields of California by the southern route, via Gila river, crossed the Colo- rado by ferry left by Graham in 1848 and “struck out on the desert for the land of promise.” The…

traveled via

southern route along Gila River
cited from In the early fifties a party of emigrants on… (1891)
In the early fifties a party of emigrants on their way to the gold fields of California by the southern route, via Gila river, crossed the Colo- rado by ferry left by Graham in 1848 and “struck out on the desert for the land of promise.” The…

Sources (1)

In the early fifties a party of emigrants on…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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