| INDEX |
| The Travel Journal of Peter L. Branstetter |
State Travel Day Date Page Depart Pike County MO March 24, 1850 1 St. Joseph – Missouri River Crossing MO 24 April 16, 1850 3 Fort Kearney NE 29 May 15, 1850 6 Scotts Bluff NE 35 May 21, 1850 8 Windlass Hill – Ash Creek WY 39 May 25, 1850 9 Courthouse & Jail Rocks WY 42 May 28, 1850 10 Chimney Rock WY 43 May 29, 1850 10 Platte River Bluffs WY 45 June 1, 1850 11 Fort Laramie WY 46 June 2, 1850 11 Red Desert Hills WY 49 June 5, 1850 12 Ferry on Platte River WY 52 June 8, 1850 14 South Pass – start thru Rocky Mountains WY 55 June 11, 1850 15 Independence Rock and Devil’s Gate WY 56 June 12, 1850 16 Sublett’s Cutoff – Salt Lake Road Turnoff WY 62 June 18, 1850 20 Green River Desert (one of the deserts) WY 63 June 19, 1850 21 Ferry Green River WY 65 June 21, 1850 21 Bear River - West edge of Wyo into Idaho WY 69 June 25, 1850 22 Soda Springs ID 72 June 28, 1850 23 Hudspeth’s Cutoff or old road to Fort Hall ID 73 June 29, 1850 23 Fort Hall British Post ID 75 July 1, 1850 24 [American Falls] the falls ID 77 July 3, 1850 25 Massacre Rock (cliff of rock) ID 77 July 3, 1850 26 Raft River ID 78 July 4, 1850 26 City of Rocks – Pinnacle Pass ID 80 July 6, 1850 27 Granite Pass – Goose River (Ceek) UT 81 July 7, 1850 28 Thousand Springs NV 83 July 9, 1850 29 Humboldt River NV 86 July 12, 1850 30 Gravelly Ford – Beowawe NV 91 July 17, 1850 32 Truckee Trail Cutoff NV 95 July 21, 1850 33 Humboldt Sink NV 96 July 22, 1850 33 Great Meadow NV 102 July 28, 1850 34 Fernley Sink – Gridley Lake NV 103 July 29, 1850 34 Forty Mile Desert NV 104 July 30, 1850 34 Truckee River NV 105 July 31, 1850 36 Truckee Meadows NV 112 August 7, 1850 37 Donner Lake CA 114 August 9, 1850 37 Donner Summit CA 115 August 10, 1850 39 Hangtown turnoff (Placerville) CA 118 August 13, 1850 40 Pleasant Valley CA 119 August 14, 1850 40 Webertown CA 121 August 16, 1850 40 Weekly Gold Earnings and Expenses 41 Detailed Trail Map 43 Historical Map of California in 1850 44 Photo of Peter Branstetter 45 |
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