NoeHill Travels in California
Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Modoc County
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17 October 2016
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Burnett Cutoff Trail Marker 2
Muddy Water
Old Alturas Highway
Muddy Water
Old Alturas Highway
The marker reads:
Burnett Cutoff - Muddy Water"We passed over ... smooth prairie for some distance. One evening we encamped at what was called Goose Lake [at Copic Bay]. It being late in the season, the water in the lake was very low, muddy, and almost putrid." - Peter Burnett, Oct 1848