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Ch. 4: Death Valley Trail

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Bruff's confidence in the new road began to wane, but it was too late to turn back. The Wash­ington City Company pushed on across the desert of alkali. Mirages bewildered the men with
visions of long, blue lagoons, bordered by shade trees. After thirteen days of this, Bruff and his men crossed the Sierra and began to descend the valley of Pit River. In the background of the picture above is Fremont's "Round Valley" where Lassen's Road joined the route from Oregon to California.
The hostility of the Pit River Indians, the worn-out condition of the mules, and the approach of winter, all influenced Bruff to stay with the wagons in winter quarters (beloiv), while his men pushed ahead to the mines.
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