Edward Griffin Beckwith

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Liutenant Edward Griffin Beckwith led the Beckwith-Gunnison expedition after Gunnison was killed.

Beckwith Trail

In 1854, the Beckwith-Gunnison expedition travel through the area to Honey Lake.

The Beckwith Trail should not to be confused with the Beckwourth Trail. The Beckwourth Trail is named for James Beckwourth.

An 1855 newspaper article mentions the Beckwith Trail.[1]

Lorry states that in 1854, Beckwith crossed south of the Seven Troughs Range, camped at Porter Spring, traversed the Selenite Range (where the sketches for the Valley of the Mud Lakes lithograph were created) and stayed at Buffalo Spring.[2]

References

  1. "Later from Great Salt Lake Valley," Butte Record, Oroville, California, September 15, 1855.
  2. Jerome L. Lorry, "Unveiling the Black Rock A History of Exploration in Nevada's Remote Northwest Corner," Nevada State Historical Society Quarterly, p. 3-24, Spring 2008.

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