Edward Griffin Beckwith

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

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

Lorry states that Edward Griffin Beckwith camped at Porter Spring in 1854.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 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.)
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