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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]].  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]].<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114709717/ Peter Lassen's Death]," Feather River Bulletin, Quincy, California, December 14, 1893.</ref>
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>


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
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, 2014.</ref>
The Recollections of Herman Francis Reinhart, 1851-1869]," Herman Francis Reinhart, 2014.</ref>


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

Revision as of 19:36, 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. 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]

George W. Riddle reported that the party travelled through High Rock Canyon three days after traversing Black Rock Canyon.[2]

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. ".[3]

Ferol Egan's chapter about the Lassen-Clapper murders is titled "An Occurrence at Black Rock Canyon".[4] 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, 2014.
  3. "Fairfield's pioneer history of Lassen County," p. 171, 1916
  4. "Sand In A Whirlwind," Ferol Egan, 2016.