Show 177 remains of wagons animals broken jugs a rifle barrel and other personal possessions discarded by the Conner party and others Between 1846 and 1849 Hastings Cut-o- ff was little used to the unfavorable publicity it had received as a result of the Conner tragedy Emigrants were willing to take James Brown and the longer safer route north of the lake owing Battalion carrying news of the gold discovery from Sutter’s Fort to Salt Lake City in the 17 route 1848 chose of of north the the lake spring longer Henry W Bigler of gold discovery fame also journeying to but even- Salt Lake City seriously considered the Cut-o- ff other members of the Mormon 18 tually reached Utah via the north end of the lake After Salt Lake City had been established and had be- a flourishing community supplies could be obtained there should emigrants need them A trail was established come City north following the east shores of the This was a very lake until it struck the California trail popular route until the gold fever swept the country in 1849 During that year many emigrants crazed with the fear of arriving at the diggings too late to make a fortune were from Salt Lake Charles Kelly Salt Cessrt Trails 141 ff 17 James Brown Autobiography 116 18 Henry W Bigler Memoirs and Journals of Henry 16 Bigler 20-- 32 W |