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Mojave Desert History
People in the Mojave DesertNames in Mojave Desert HistoryAlphabetical orderAguereberry, PeteDeath Valley gold minerAntonio, Chief JuanCahuilla Indian - The Protector of the San Bernardino ValleyArmijo, AntonioPioneered trade along the Old Spanish TrailAustin, MaryAuthor of Land of Little Rain and others.Beale, Edward F.Trail blazer and surveyorBeckwourth, JamesHe later became a horse trader supplying migrants and others, and then later conducted a horse thief ...Brown, CharlesShoshone Sheriff, State SenatorBrown, JohnRoad builderCarleton, James HenryCarleton was relentless, harsh, hardbitten ...Carson, Christopher"Kit" CarsonCrowley, Fr. JohnDeath Valley priestFages, PedroFages led an expedition along the edge of the western Mojave along the northern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains looking for ...Fremont, John CharlesExplorer of the west. His scientific observations helped open up the west to later exlorers and settlers.French, Dr. DarwinMilitary doctor, gold hunterGarces, Fr. FranciscoIn 1775, Garcés, became the first European to meet the Mojave Indians, who ...Harris, ShortyGold hunter extraordinaire ...Hoffman, Lt. Col. William... at the head of a column of six companies of infantry, two of dragoons, and some ...Holcomb, William F.When the gold excitement spread through the country he determined to seek his fortune in California.Hunt, JeffersonCaptain in the Mormon Battalion - Led the Mojave/San Joaquin Company (Mojave Sand-walking Company) to Southern California, a portion of this company became the ill-fated 'Lost 49'ers'.Jackson, Helen HuntShe was sent west as part of a federal commission to investigate conditions among the Mission Indians in 1882, and ...Keane, JackDiscoverer of the Wonder Mine ...Keys, BillRancher in the area that became Joshua Tree National ParkLane, Aaron G.Pioneer of the MojaveLang, JohnnyDiscovered the Lost Horse MineManly, William LewisKnown for rescuing the Bennett-Arcane party from Death Valley in 1850.Mitchell, JackDeveloper of Mitchell CavernsMoraga, Don GabrielNadeau, RemiFreighter hauling bullion to Los AngelesNuez, Fr.Accompanied the Moraga party of 1819, who went out from the mission on a punitive expedition against ...Oatman, OliveKidnapped by the Yavapai, sold to the Mohave ...Ogden, Peter SkeneDuring his many expeditions he explored parts of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Utah, ...Pattie, James OhioPowell, John W.Schmidt, BurroEccentric minerScott, Walter"Death Valley Scotty" certainly remains Death Valley's greatest legend for his flamboyant and outrageous character. ...Searles, JohnDiscovered and developed Borax deposits at Searles dry lake in TronaSitgreaves, LorenzoConducted the first scientific expedition across Arizona in the early 1850's. ...Slover, IsaacSlover is known for his association with many other trappers in the American Southwest, including ...Stoddard, SheldonFor many years he was engaged in freighting and carrying the United States mail between San Bernardino and Salt Lake City, crossing ...Smith, JedediahIn what was to be his first trip across the Mojave, Smith and his band wandered along the eastern Great Basin Desert through ...Smith, Thomas L."Peg Leg" Smith was a mountain man who, serving as a guide for many early expeditions into the American Southwest, ...Vasquez, TiburcioLast of the Mexican banditos to terrorize California in the 1870sWalkaraLeading his band of followers with his talents and intimate knowlege of the southwest became "the greatest horsethief in history."Walker, Joseph ReddefordScout for General Fremont. Walker found Walker Basin and Walker Pass in 1834.Weaver, PaulineHe is known in Arizona history as a famous guide and mountain man. ...Wheeler, George M.Whipple, Amiel W.In command of the exploration from Fort Smith, Ark., to Los Angeles for a projected transcontinental railroad route near ...Williams, BillWilliams was a hunter and trapper who was tall, gaunt, redheaded, and fairly well educated ..."Willie Boy"Maybe mis-guided Chemehuevi IndianWolfskill, WilliamMountain man and orange pioneer.Young, EwingYoung's journey to California with traveling companions crossed Arizona, the Colorado River, the Mojave Desert and arrived ...Yount, George C.He was the true embodiment of all the finest qualities of an advancing civilization ...Austin, Mary Longstreet, Jack Black, Bob Arapeen Cairook Irataba Sevastion Sanford 'Doc' Springer 'Dad' Fairbanks General Patton Juan María Antonio Rivera Fr. Atanasio Domínguez Fr. Silvestre Vélez de Escalante Don Antonio Maria Lugo William Barstow Strong John Daggett Isaac Williams Amasa M. Lyman Indian Queho Indian Mouse Fred T. Perris Alex Godey Dick Owens Mortimer Belshaw Victor Beaudry Pablo Flores |
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