Death Valley in '49

ahead animals Arcane barren began Bennett better big trail blankets boat boys California camp canoe cañon Capt cattle Chagres River crossed Death Valley desert dollars Downieville feet fire follow foot Fort Bridger friends gave gold gone grass hills horses hunting Indians Jayhawkers killed knew land lived load looked Los Angeles meat miles Mineral Point mines mocassins Mormon morning mountain mule nearly never night Old Crump oxen pack party passed plain plenty poor pretty reached rest river River till road rocks rocky Rogers route Sacramento sage brush Salt Lake sand seemed seen shore side sight snow soon started starving stream summit talk things thought told Tom Shannon took town trail trees turned wagons walked William Lewis Manly women Yuba River