Incredible Stories of Lost Treasure in California and the naming of Death Valley

Incredible Stories of Lost Treasure in California and the naming of Death Valley

In the 1850s-1860s treasures were found and lost in Death Valley California. Prospectors endured the lethal environment in an attempt to strike it rich. Along the way, new land was discovered and named. Here are two stories of some of the first prospectors to brave Death Valley.

Music: The Colonel by Zachariah Hickman and Pale Rider Blues by the Mini Vandals

Donner Party:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party#:~:text=The%20Donner%20Party%20(sometimes%20called,the%20Sierra%20Nevada%20mountain%20range.
https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/donner-party

References:
“Death Valley and the Amargosa. A Land of Illusion” by Richard E. Lingenfelter

Gunsight Mine of Death Valley, California

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Anvil+Spring/@36.2040211,-117.4482827,157476m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c6cde0d8a9a201:0x43ae172eecac8445!8m2!3d35.9230082!4d-117.0842177
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_%2749ers
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/the-lost-49ers.htm
http://www.weirdnv.com/location.php?location=478
https://noehill.com/noescripts/one_picture.asp?theImageFile=%2Finyo%2Fimages%2Fburned_wagons_plaque.jpg&theImageID=&theWidth=0&theHeight=0&theAlt=California+Historical+Landmark+%23230%3A+Owensville&theServer=noehill.com&theURL=%2Finyo%2Fcal0441.asp
http://photos.historical-markers.org/California/Inyo-County/CA-442-Death-Valley-49ers-Gateway
https://venturian-battle-headquarters.fandom.com/wiki/Coal_Ore?file=Coal_Ore.jpg
http://www.bioherbsexport.com/Lead_ore.htm