Frontier Forts and Western Trails Quiz

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What was the condition of the grass and trees along the Humboldt River Valley?

  • The grass was abundant and green, and there were many trees
  • The grass was tall and lush, and there were some trees
  • The grass was non-existent, and there were numerous trees
  • The grass was sparse and dried out, and there were almost no trees (correct)

What was the composition of the 'firewood' along the Humboldt River?

  • Broken brush (correct)
  • Hardwood logs
  • Pine trees
  • Birch trees

Where did travelers have to cross before finding the Truckee River or Carson River?

  • Carson Range
  • Forty Mile Desert (correct)
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Humboldt Sink

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Study Notes

Pacific Trails

  • By 1847, two major alternative routes through Utah and Wyoming led to Northern California, starting from Jim Bridger's Fort Bridger (established 1842) in present-day Wyoming.
  • Fort Bridger was situated on the Green River, where the Mormon Trail turned southwest over the Wasatch Range to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Salt Lake Cutoff

  • The Salt Lake Cutoff (established 1848) went north and west of the Great Salt Lake and rejoined the California Trail in the City of Rocks in present-day Idaho.
  • The cutoff was approximately 190 miles (310 km) long.

Oregon and California Trails

  • The main trails crossed the Yellow River on several ferries and trails, leading to or bypassing Fort Bridger.
  • The trails then crossed over a range of hills to the Great Basin drainage of the Bear River (Great Salt Lake).
  • Past present-day Soda Springs, Idaho, the trails initially turned northwest, following the Portneuf River (Idaho) valley to Fort Hall.
  • Fort Hall was a British Hudson's Bay Company post (established 1836) on the Snake River in present-day Idaho.

Trail Junction

  • From Fort Hall, the trails went about 50 miles (80 km) southwest along the Snake River Valley to a "parting of the ways" trail junction at the Raft and Snake rivers.
  • The California Trail from the junction followed the Raft River to the City of Rocks in Idaho near the present Nevada-Idaho-Utah tripoint.

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