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The name "Black Rock Canyon" appears in various places and is sometimes confused with [[High Rock Canyon]].
The name "Black Rock Canyon" appears in various places and is sometimes confused with [[High Rock Canyon]].


There is "[[Black Rock Canyon]]" in Pershing County at 4583ft, which is over near I-80.
There is a "Black Rock Canyon" in Pershing County at 4583ft, which is over near I-80.


The GNIS entry for [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/847159 Box Canyon] states that a variant name is Black Rock Cañon and that the source is "Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of Soils, Soils maps; various edition dates."  Box Canyon is the canyon that goes between a location south of [[Mud Meadow]] and [[High Rock Lake]].  The 1954 Vya 1:250,000 map shows that creek as "Willow Creek"
The GNIS entry for [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/847159 Box Canyon] states that a variant name is Black Rock Cañon and that the source is "Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of Soils, Soils maps; various edition dates."  Box Canyon is the canyon that goes between a location south of [[Mud Meadow]] and [[High Rock Lake]], not to be confused with [[Fly Canyon]] to the north.  The 1954 Vya 1:250,000 map shows that creek as "Willow Creek"


George W. Riddle reported that the party travelled through High Rock Canyon three days after traversing Black Rock Canyon.<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Frontier/fBmCBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Black%20Rock%20Canyon%22%20 The Golden Frontier
Black Rock Canyon is mentioned in a 1893 article about the death of [[Peter Lassen]] as the site of the deaths and states that after the murders the area was known as [[Clapper Creek]].<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106139939/peter-lassens-death/ Peter Lassen's Death]," San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 1893.</ref>
The Recollections of Herman Francis Reinhart, 1851-1869]," Herman Francis Reinhart, 2014.</ref>
 
Reinhart writes that George W. Riddle reported that the party travelled through High Rock Canyon three days after traversing Black Rock Canyon.<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Golden_Frontier/fBmCBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Black%20Rock%20Canyon%22%20 The Golden Frontier: The Recollections of Herman Francis Reinhart, 1851-1869]," Herman Francis Reinhart, 1962.</ref>  However, Riddle does not mention Black Rock Canyon in his 1920 memoirs, he writes "Several days after passing Black Rock we passed through what was then known as High Rock canyon — another marvel of nature."<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/historyearlyday00riddgoog/page/n30/mode/2up?q=%22black+rock%22  History of Early Days in Oregon," George W. Riddle, 1920.</ref>


Fairfield, when writing about the death of [[Peter Lassen]] states:
Fairfield, when writing about the death of [[Peter Lassen]] states:
:"The  circumstances  are  as  follows :  There  has  been  a  party of  men  stopping  in  this  valley  all  winter,  to  be  ready  as  soon  as spring  opened  to  prospect  Black  Rock  Canyon  for  a  supposed silver  mine. ".<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/fairfieldspionee01fair/page/171/mode/1up?q=%22Black+Rock+Canyon%22 Fairfield's pioneer history of Lassen County]," p. 171, 1916</ref>
:"The  circumstances  are  as  follows :  There  has  been  a  party of  men  stopping  in  this  valley  all  winter,  to  be  ready  as  soon  as spring  opened  to  prospect  Black  Rock  Canyon  for  a  supposed silver  mine. ".<ref>"[https://archive.org/details/fairfieldspionee01fair/page/171/mode/1up?q=%22Black+Rock+Canyon%22 Fairfield's pioneer history of Lassen County]," p. 171, 1916</ref>


Ferol Egan's chapter about the Lassen-Clapper murders is titled "An Occurrence at Black Rock Canyon".<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sand_In_A_Whirlwind_30Th_Anniversary_Edi/diuVDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Black+Rock+Canyon%22+nevada&pg=PT31&printsec=frontcover Sand In A Whirlwind]," Ferol Egan, 2016.</ref>  Egan states that the modern name of the canyon is [[Clapper Creek|Clapper Canyon]].
Ferol Egan's chapter about the Lassen-Clapper murders is titled "An Occurrence at Black Rock Canyon".<ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sand_In_A_Whirlwind_30Th_Anniversary_Edi/diuVDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Black+Rock+Canyon%22+nevada&pg=PT31&printsec=frontcover Sand In A Whirlwind]," Ferol Egan, 2016.</ref>  Egan states that the modern name of the canyon is Clapper Canyon.


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Latest revision as of 21:35, 29 December 2022

The name "Black Rock Canyon" appears in various places and is sometimes confused with High Rock Canyon.

There is a "Black Rock Canyon" in Pershing County at 4583ft, which is over near I-80.

The GNIS entry for Box Canyon states that a variant name is Black Rock Cañon and that the source is "Soil Conservation Service, Bureau of Soils, Soils maps; various edition dates." Box Canyon is the canyon that goes between a location south of Mud Meadow and High Rock Lake, not to be confused with Fly Canyon to the north. The 1954 Vya 1:250,000 map shows that creek as "Willow Creek"

Black Rock Canyon is mentioned in a 1893 article about the death of Peter Lassen as the site of the deaths and states that after the murders the area was known as Clapper Creek.[1]

Reinhart writes that George W. Riddle reported that the party travelled through High Rock Canyon three days after traversing Black Rock Canyon.[2] However, Riddle does not mention Black Rock Canyon in his 1920 memoirs, he writes "Several days after passing Black Rock we passed through what was then known as High Rock canyon — another marvel of nature."[3]

Fairfield, when writing about the death of Peter Lassen states:

"The circumstances are as follows : There has been a party of men stopping in this valley all winter, to be ready as soon as spring opened to prospect Black Rock Canyon for a supposed silver mine. ".[4]

Ferol Egan's chapter about the Lassen-Clapper murders is titled "An Occurrence at Black Rock Canyon".[5] Egan states that the modern name of the canyon is Clapper Canyon.

References

  1. "Peter Lassen's Death," San Francisco Chronicle, December 3, 1893.
  2. "The Golden Frontier: The Recollections of Herman Francis Reinhart, 1851-1869," Herman Francis Reinhart, 1962.
  3. "[https://archive.org/details/historyearlyday00riddgoog/page/n30/mode/2up?q=%22black+rock%22 History of Early Days in Oregon," George W. Riddle, 1920.
  4. "Fairfield's pioneer history of Lassen County," p. 171, 1916
  5. "Sand In A Whirlwind," Ferol Egan, 2016.