IMAGES
OF SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE
THE OVERLAND MONTHLY was one of California's
literary magazines. Founded in the 1860s by Bret Harte,
it was still going in June 1917, when they published
an interview with Patty Reed, then 79. I came across
it at the Bancroft Library, U.C. Berkeley.
Click
on any of the tiles above to see the full-size image along
with James Houston's commentary.
MAPS
FROM SNOW MOUNTAIN PASSAGE
(These are large images and may take a long time to download.)
1. Map
of the United States.
2.
Map of first half of the trip of the Donner Party.
3. Map
of second half of the trip of
the Donner Party.