Crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert From Simpson's Spring to Short Cut Pass, Granite Mountain in the distance.
1859
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This sketch shows a wagon train moving across the desert. This sketch is Plate I in Lt. J.H. Simpson's 1859 Journal of Explorations in Utah.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Full Citation: Crossing the Great Salt Lake Desert From Simpson's Spring to Short Cut Pass, Granite Mountain in the distance.; 1859; Miscellaneous; Civil Works Map File, 1818 - 1947; Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Record Group 77; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/crossing-the-great-salt-lake-desert-from-simpsons-spring-to-short-cut-pass-granite-mountain-in-the-distance, May 4, 2024]