Owens Valley History

Time 2020-09-21 22:06:31

Web Name: Owens Valley History

WebSite: http://owensvalleyhistory.com

ID:55075

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NOTICE: All items on this website have been catagorized as fair use and are being displayed strictly for non-commercial and nonprofit educational purposes. No items on this website are in anyway sold or used in publications of any sort by the website owner. Wherever possible, permission to use each item has been obtained from the author (if still alive) or from the collector of such material, and an agreed upon credit has been given. 1. The telling in words and pictures of one of the Eastern Sierra's most incredible mule packing outfits - Mt. Whitney Pack Trains which operated out of Lone Pine, CA from the 1940s through the early 1970s. 2. The history of Owens Valley towns, pioneering families, and individual people who made Owens Valley what it is today. 3. Stories of mining camps and surrounding areas affecting mining in the mountains surrounding Owens Valley. Stories and photos about the Sierra Nevada Mountains (The Range of Light that is like none other), the personalities who enjoyed them in the past and who are part of the lore we relish to hear about today. This book follows the adventures of a teenager who worked for Mt. Whitney Pack Trains, out of Lone Pine, CA, for six summers between the years of 1965 - 1970. It details his journey from being a "city slicker" knowing nothing about livestock and packing to becoming a seasoned packer / guide for one of the most prestigious pack stations operating on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. Using a combination of photographs and life events he takes the reader progressively through six summers of "learning the ropes" of being a packer as he packed in such groups as the Sierra Club, the Trail Riders of the Wilderness and private parties. This book is full of events that will make you laugh and cry as he describes the pack trips, wrecks, wrangles, livestock and personnel that made each summer a greater adventure than the preceding one. This site is graciously being hosted by the owner's of Shocking.Com - Stop by and pay them a visit and express you thanks for their generosity. Without their generosity, this site would not be possible. A 7-shot vertical pano stack of the Sierra Nevada west of Lone Pine as seen under a full moon from the Alabama Hills. (Photograph by Noah Becker - Thanksgiving 2018) Entries since 13 January 2018 - Pearsonville Entries since 27 January 2018 - Little Lake Area Stories by Jane Thomann Entries since 03 February 2018 - Little Lake Area Photos and Stories by Jane Thomann Entries since 04 February 2018 - The Dunmovin Express Entries since 04 February 2018 - Owens Valley Desert News Entries since 26 September 2018 - Life in Owens Valley Entries since 05 October 2018 - Bob White and Tunnel Airfield Entries since 13 October 2018 - Another page of Early Big Pine Entries since 13 October 2018 - Added a new page on Laws and Laws RR Museum Entries since 15 October 2018 - Added new page on Andrew Alexander Forbes of Bishop Entries since 08 February 2019 - Dear Carrie: Letters from the Eastern Sierra 1878-1899 by Linda Haun Entries since 11 February 2019 - Mountains, Mules and Memories by Bill Carteret Entries since 10 March 2019 - Jordan Hot Springs The John Jordan Trail Entries since 02 May 2019 - The Saga of Inyo County Entries since 17 May 2019 - Map of Owens Valley - circa 1910 Entries since 20 May 2019 - Completely revamped and reorganized LA aqueduct pages Entries since 15 June 2019 - Added articles about the Lone Pine earthquake of 1872 Entries since 19 June 2019 - Add a page of J.D. Blacks photos documenting the abandonment of farms and ranches in Big Pine and Bishop due to Los Angeles absconding with all of Owens Valley's water Entries since 17 July 2019 - Manzanar High School pages revamped Entries since 16 September 2019 - Added 13 photographs of the town of Freeman Entries since 17 September 2019 - Added a brochure about the Inyo Good Road Club Entries since 20 September 2019 - Added a new page on mines in the Bishop Area along with various Bishop related tokens Entries since 23 September 2019 - Completely revamped, reorganized and consolidated all of the 20 Mule Team items Entries since 03 October 2019 - Completely revamped, reorganized and consolidate all of the Manzanar Interment camp related pages Entries since 25 April 2020 - Added a new page on Swansea Entries since 02 September 2020 - Added a new page on the Piper Family of Oasis, CA Entries since 03 September 2020 - Added a new page for Little Lake Entries since 11 September 2020 - Added a new webpage on Keeler and Cerro Gordo Entries since 12 September 2020 - Added a new webpage to the Carson Colorado RR Entries since 15 September 2020 - Added a new webpage on Ed Thistlethwaite Entries since 17 September 2020 - Added a new webpage on the Big Pine Citizen newspaper Entries since 12 July 2019 - Consolidated Sierra Nevada Wildflower pages Entries since 12 July 2019 - Consolidated Willie Chalfant pages Entries since 12 July 2019 - Consolidated Vintage Sierra Nevada panorama pages Entries since 13 September 2019 - Added 10 new photos to Little Lake Entries since 13 September 2019 - Added 17 new items / photographs to Benton / Benton Hot Springs / Thompson Ranch Entries since 13 September 2019 - Added 4 new photographs to Darwin Entries since 13 September 2019 - Added 7 new photocards to early Bishop Entries since 14 September 2019 - Added 5 new photographs to the Whitney Portal Road page Entries since 14 September 2019 - Added 5 new items to Tunnel Airfield Entries since 14 September 2019 - Added a new photograph to Saline Valley page Entries since 14 September 2019 - Added 5 new photographs to Keeler Entries since 14 September 2019 - Added 13 new photographs to Lone Pine Entries since 15 September 2019 - Added a new photograph of Tom's Place Entries since 15 September 2019 - Added 17 new photographs to the Carson Colorado RR page Entries since 15 September 2019 - Added 11 new photographs to Andrew A. Forbes webpage Entries since 17 September 2019 - Consolidated all of Fr. Crowley's webpages into one page Entries since 17 September 2019 - Added 9 new photographs to the Southern Pacific Jawbone Branch webpage Entries since 17 September 2019 - Added 18 photographs to the Olancha webpage Entries since 17 September 2019 - Added 2 new photographs to the Coso Hot Springs webpage Entries since 18 September 2019 - Added 12 new photographs to Independence Entries since 19 September 2019 - Added 3 new photographs to the L.A. Aqueduct Rose Valley webpage Entries since 19 September 2019 - Added 13 new photographs to the L.A. Aqueduct Olancha webpage Entries since 19 September 2019 - Added one new photo to June Lake Entries since 20 September 2019 - Added 3 tokens to Keeler Entries since 20 September 2019 - Added a California Alkali Co. token to the Cartago page Entries since 20 September 2019 - Added 4 new items to Laws Entries since 22 December 2019 - Added a link to the story of America's Basque Sheepherders Entries since 23 December 2019 - Added 3 new photos of the Franklin Merrell-Wolff Tuttle Creek ashram Entries since 23 December 2019 - Added Valley View Hotel and Bishop Club tokens to Bishop page Entries since 03 January 2020 - Added 16 new photographs to the Little Lake page Entries since 07 February 2020 - Added 3 photos to June Lake: Walter Lantz Entries since 07 February 2020 - Added 2 photos to Independence: Fort Independence Entries since 08 February 2020 -Added three photos to Bishop: Lemoyne Hazard Entries since 08 February 2020 - Added three photos to El Camino Sierra Entries since 08 February 2020 - Added three photos to Manzanar Internment Facility Entries since 09 February 2020 - Added four new photos to Keeler Entries since 09 February 2020 - Added William T. Holser's story: Memoir of an unrepentant romantic Caltech undergraduate - 1938 - 1942 Entries since 10 February 2020 - Added nine new photos to Lone Pine Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added 20 new photos to SPNG at Owenyo Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added 8 new photos to SPNG at Keeler Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added 4 new photos to SPNG on a desert run between Keeler and Owenyo Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added 10 new items to early Bishop Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added 3 new matchbook covers to Independence Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added the Story of Owens River and George Larry taking his boat to Owens Lake Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added two stories: Civil War Threatened and Story of Owens River Entries since 14 February 2020 - Added Vacation Land Owens Valley brochure Entries since 15 February 2020 - Added pamphlet Facts Concerning the Owens Valley Reparations Claims Entries since 23 May 2020 - Added 6 photos of Owens Lake, news articles and a Mining Map of Inyo County Entries since 23 May 2020 - Added Bad Day at Black Rock video clip Entries since 23 May 2020 - Added two 1915 photos from the California State Mineralogist's Report of Inyo County to Keeler Entries since 29 May 2020 - Added two photos to the Jawbone Branch of the SP Entries since 29 May 2020 - Added two photos of the Al Staudinger Marble Works Entries since 30 May 2020 - Added 7 new photographs to Independence Entries since 30 May 2020 - Added one new photo to Keough Hot Springs Entries since 30 May 2020 - Added three photos to Lone Pine Entries since 30 May 2020 - Added 4 Charles Van Loan photos to early Bishop Entries since 18 June 2020 - Added the story of Sylvia Winslow - the artist who did the painting over the American Hotel in Cerro Gordo Entries since 20 June 2020 - Added 4 new photos to Little Lake Entries since 20 June 2020 - Added the article on Mountain Trails to Jordan Hot Springs Entries since 20 June 2020 - Added 4 photos to early Lone Pine Entries since 24 June 2020 - Added 22 new photos to Early Bishop Entries since 24 June 2020 - Added 3 new photos to Cartago Entries since 24 June 2020 - Added 5 new photos to Swansea Entries since 26 June 2020 - Added 2 new photos to Near Owens Valley Entries since 26 June 2020 - Added 10 new photos to Olancha Entries since 28 June 2020 - Added 16 new photos and two stories to Cerro Gordo Entries since 28 June 2020 -Added 2 photos of the John Barlow grain silos at Fish Springs Entries since 28 June 2020 -Added 9 new photos to Manzanar Entries since 05 September 2020 -Added 6 new photos to Manzanar Entries since 06 September 2020 - Added 3 new photos to the Wonacott Family Entries since 11 September 2020 - Added 14 new photos to Laws Entries since 12 September 2020 - Added 9 new photographs to my Carson Colorado RR webpage on the closing of the SPNG in Owens Valley navigation: You may navigate through this web site by returning to home and clicking on one of the buttons below or by using the arrows at the bottom of each page. The arrows will point you to the next three or prevous three pages of site information. New additions to the site are always featured above. Owens Valley - looking southwest from the Inyo Mountains near Harkless Flat. Tinemaha Reservor in the foreground. Owens Valley History readers, it's time to put on your thinking cap, we all need your help. Many vistors have left me with unsolved questions, mysteries, etc. regarding people, places, and events that have occurred in Owens Valley. Please take the time to look at this new page on the website and see if you might have the answer to some of the readers questions. If you have any information at all please e-mail the individual with your comments. Early 1900s USGS Topo Maps from University of Texas Library Hey all of you desert lovers! All of the issues of Desert Magazine, starting with 1937, are now online for you viewing pleasure. Many thanks to Rocko for making this wonderful magazine available to all of us desert rats once again. Click here for Desert Magazine on Facebook Many thanks to the Backcountry Horsemen of California for their continuing efforts over the decades to help preserve the Sierra Nevada and keep it open to livestock. They strive to promote conservation and the awareness of the benefit of livestock in the backcountry. In addition I, in particular, am thankful that they strive to keep everyone appraised of those, who through misguided legislation or self interests, would try to ban livestock from the mountain range packers not only opened to the public, but who also made us aware of the importance of preserving that same country. It is indeed ironic that it has been those on two feet with easy road-end access to the Sierra, and not four, who have contaminated nearly every stream and lake in the Sierra with giardia. heartfelt thanks to all of the packers, Owens Valley pioneers, and friends who have so generously contributed to this site in pictures and words so that others might share in the experiences that God has so graciously granted to them! pictures of people/places which you would like posted on this site please e-mail me for posting instructions. Please try to include the following information with each picture or story (if you can recall): of trip you were on (Sierra Club, Trail Riders, private party, hunting, trail crew etc.) The trip leader and cook's name to pictures, if you have a particular trail story, humorous or serious, which you would like to share with everyone please e-mail it directly to me. If you e-mail the file, please send the file in either Microsoft Word, if possible, or as a pure text file. Remember - there are a host of folks out there waiting to blessed by your High Sierra or Owens Valley story. Don't disapoint them, or yourself, by failing to share your experience. Thank you, from everyone, for obeying that still small voice within you and sharing your heart and experiences with everyone. Website Navigation Use the navigation bars at the bottom of each page or return to the HomePage Index.

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