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Mojave Desert History -
Pioneer of the Mojave
Old Skeletons and New Trails
An overview of history in the Mojave Desert and Mojave River in the years before Aaron Lane's arrival
Indian Burial Grounds Unearthed
The site on which Aaron made his new home was witness to some fascinating history prior to his arrival.
The Old Ones
Frank would have saved himself some trouble with the authorities had he known about a visit to ...
Topiabit Rancheria
The site of Lane's way station was also the home of a more recent race of Indians, those who ...
The Mohave Indian Trail
Topiabit Rancheria was located on an ancient Indian trail used by the Mohave and ...
Expedition of Father Nuez
One such military expedition actually refers to the village of Topipabit. In 1819 Lieutenant ...
Jedediah Smith Crosses the Desert
In an expedition in 1826, now famous as the first overland trip from the American frontier to the California ...
William Wolfskill and the Spanish Trail
Other American trappers also began using the desert route during the late 1820s, launching ...
John C. Fremont Expedition
In 1844 the famous "pathmarker," John C. Fremont, came into the Mojave Desert from the ...
Pratt Party Loses Way
Despite the description by Fremont of a well-beaten road, it was still possible to lose one's way ...
The Salt Lake Road
During the next year the number of settlers coming into California increased, and the road ...
Mormons in a State of Rebelion
In late 1857, the year Aaron Lane came to San Bernardino, a series of incidents occurred in ...
Mormons Recalled to Utah
Late in November of 1857 it was reported that there was a "general movement" of Mormons out ...
Mormon Exodus Stalls on the Mojave
By the middle of January there was a large encampment along the Mojave River consisting of ...
A Second Battle Front
However, throughout the winter of 1857-58, even though negotiations had begun, war still looked ...
Trouble at the Mojave Villages
... the fear planted in the minds of the Mohaves -- that whites were going to come and take ...
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