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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BR3_distant-views_Almo-ID.html
This vast scene holds many intriguing stories. If the land could speak, it would tell of pioneers and wagons crossing the wide Ralf River Valley from Strevell Pass to Emigrant Canyon bound for California in 1843-1882. The land would speak of stage…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPD_mc-clendon-springs_Malta-ID.html
"Truly an Oasis in the Dessert" - John A Pritcherd July 6 1849
Elev. 4839
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPC_where-trails-meet-raft-river-valley-trails_Malta-ID.html
The Raft River Valley was used by Native Americans as a place to hunt and winter because the snow didn't lie in the valley and there was good water and plenty of grass for the animals. British and American trappers, Peter Skene Ogden, Milton Suble…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPB_california-trail-cassia-creek_Malta-ID.html
"We came onto the Subetts Cut Off road (Hudspeth Cutoff), or rather that cut off come onto our road which is the old and longest road." — Henry Anable, Aug 7, 1852
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Trails West Inc. P.O. Box 12045, Reno NV 89510
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BPA_california-trail-leaving-cassia-creek_Malta-ID.html
"After crossing (Cassia Creek) we crossed a swamp, which required considerable persevering to get through safely. Three miles farther we encamped on the side of a hill, between two ranges of mountains" — Wakeman Bryarly, Jul 18, 1849
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BP9_california-trail_Malta-ID.html
"August 26, Sabbath."
"... We got a late start traveled directly across the valley before us, (Almo Valley) amidst the best scenery we have seen since we have been among these hills. South, a high range of mountains (Raft River Mountains) speck…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BP8_california-trail-summit-creek_Malta-ID.html
"By an easy ascent reached a summit and as gradually descended to a valley (Upper Raft River Valley) of sage and sand sloping to the south east. The streams running towards the (Great) Salt Lake." Byron N. McKinstry, Aug 3, 1850
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BOV_parting-of-the-ways_Declo-ID.html
In 1811 the first white expedition to go through this area of the Snake River and the lower end of the Raft River Valley was the Wilson Price Hunt expedition from St. Louis to Astoria. However, the area was well known to the French and British tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BOU_california-trail-parting-of-the-ways_American-Falls-ID.html
"The Oregon road take up the bluff and follows the course of the (Snake) river while we keep to the left and follow the creek (Raft River) nearly to its source. ... crossing the creek we followed up the bottom" — Byron McKinstry, Aug 1, 185…
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"Arrived at Raft River, crossed and nooned. ... traveled five miles up Raft River and camped after recrossing it. Grass in abundance and plenty of wood" — Cyrus Loveland, Aug 3 1850
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