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A sentence in Hastings' guidebook briefly describes the cutoff: The most direct route, for the California emigrants, would be to leave the Oregon route, about two hundred miles east from Fort Hall; thence bearing West Southwest, to the Salt Lake; and thence continuing down to the bay of St. Francisco, by the route just described.
He also claimed to have "worked out a new and better road to California" and said he would be waiting at Fort Bridger to guide the migrants along the new cutoff. [30] Map of the route taken by the Donner Party, showing the Hastings Cutoff—which added 150 miles (240 km) to their travels—in orange
The route explores portions of the California Trail and Hastings Cutoff. Also a Utah Scenic Backway. [15] [75] I Smithsonian Butte National Back Country Byway: Utah: 9 14 Main Street and UT 59 near Apple Valley: Bridge Road and UT 9 in Rockville: Route travels through the Virgin River floodplain, piñon-juniper forests, and sagebrush
After extensive searches, he recommended the Placerville route (Johnson's Cutoff) as the best prospect and surveyed an improved route. The California Supreme Court ruled in 1856 that the law was unconstitutional since it violated the state Constitution's allowable $300,000 (~$7.94 million in 2023) debt limit without public vote. Discouraged but ...
Lansford Warren Hastings (1819–1870) was an American explorer and Confederate soldier. He is best remembered as the developer of Hastings Cutoff, a claimed shortcut to California across what is now the state of Utah, a factor in the ill-fated Donner Party of 1846. He was a Major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
The following zones are under a mandatory evacuation order: Due to an "immediate threat to life," according to Cal Fire, the following areas are under a mandatory evacuation order:
Central Overland Route (13 P) Cooke's Wagon Road ... Hastings Cutoff; L. Lolo Pass (Idaho–Montana) ... Upper Oak Creek Descent Ruts of the Woodbury Cutoff, Ox Bow ...
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) declared a Stage 3 Energy Emergency for Tuesday night, meaning the state’s energy demand is expected to outpace its supply. CAISO warned that ...