User:Trilotat/Bennett-Arcane Long Camp

The Bennett-Arcane Long Camp was a temporary encampment for the contingent of California Gold Rush '49ers who were seeking a route to California's gold field. The Bennett-Arcane Long travelers from the mid-west split from another group in search of a short-cut to California, but ultimately took the path leading Death Valley. The group were stranded for a month in this encampment and almost perished from starvation. William L. Manly and John Haney Rogers, young members of the party, made a heroic journey on foot to San Fernando and, returning with supplies, led the party to the safety of San Francisquito Rancho near Newhall.