Donner Camp place
also known as: Donner camp
Summary: Site where cabins had been burned and many lives lost.
Completeness: 29/100 Grade F
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Claims (2)
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pine stumps twelve feet high
cited from “Trukee desert of sand fifty miles without… (1891)“Trukee desert of sand fifty miles without
wood or water, was reached and crossed with-
out accident, but it was decidedly severe on
nervous men. When we reached Donner camp
the cabins had been burned, but the numerous
big pine stumps standing …
owned
cabins that were burned
cited from “Trukee desert of sand fifty miles without… (1891)“Trukee desert of sand fifty miles without
wood or water, was reached and crossed with-
out accident, but it was decidedly severe on
nervous men. When we reached Donner camp
the cabins had been burned, but the numerous
big pine stumps standing …
Sources (1)
“Trukee desert of sand fifty miles without…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain