Edward Griffin Beckwith
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
- ↑ "Later from Great Salt Lake Valley," Butte Record, Oroville, California, September 15, 1855.
- ↑ 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.
External Resources
- Wikipedia
- Asa Merrill Fairfield, "Fairfield's Pioneer History of Lassen County, California: Containing ...," p. 25 (1916). (Full text from Archive.org.)
- Map: "From the Humboldt Mountains to the Mud Lakes," Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and Economical Route for a Railroad From the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, In 1853-56, According to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854. Volume XI. Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer. 1861. 36th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc.
- "A Narrative Atlas of the Gunnison-Beckwith Survey for the Pacific Railroad, 1853-1854," Elbie Bentley, Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. (pdf)