"Into an alkali valley" : the first written account of Death Valley /

In 1849, the Sandwalking Company of 350 people in 107 wagons left Salt Lake City for California. Before leaving Utah, the company fragmented. One group went west and became the first whites to encounter Death Valley. An extract from the "log" of Sheldon Young, December 24-31, 1849, records...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Edwards, E. I. (Elza Ivan), 1897-1984 (Author)
Corporate Author:	Ward Ritchie Press (Printer)
Other Authors:	Young, Sheldon, 1815-1892
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles : Edwards and Williams, 1948.
Edition:	Limited edition.
Subjects:	Overland journeys to the Pacific. Death Valley (Calif. and Nev.) > Discovery and exploration. United States > Death Valley. History.