Re: Carson - Godey Indian Reprisal
Posted by Harold Ericsson on January 27, 2004 at 14:46:44:
In Reply to: Re: Carson - Godey Indian Reprisal posted by KenD on January 27, 2004 at 08:14:37:
KenD,
Fremont’s narrative, pages 678-684, found in The Expeditions of John Charles Fremont volume 1, Travels from 1838 to 1844 edited by Donald Jackson and Mary Lee Spence, University of Illinois Press, would indicate that Archilete, named by Fremont Aqua de Hernandez, and now Resting Springs was not the site of the attack by Carson and Godey.
You may find this interesting: Fremont took astronomical observations for latitude and longitude during his expeditions. At Bitter Springs (Agua de Tomaso) his latitude was in error by about .6 of a statute mile south of Bitter Springs and his longitude was in error by about 2.25 statute miles east of the springs. At Resting Springs he only recorded latitude and was off about 1.5 statute miles south of Resting Springs. Considering the circumstance under which he operated I think it fair to say he did good work. For comparison look at the errors made at Four Corners.
Birdman