emigrant party crossing to California event
also known as: party of emigrants
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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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