Baley, Charles W., authorUtah State University Press, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032002http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87827Includes bibliographical references and index.Across north-central New Mexico and Arizona, along the line of Route 66, now Interstate 40, there first ran a little-known wagon trail called Beale's Wagon Road, after Edward F. Beale, who surveyed it for the War Department in 1857. This survey became famous for employing camels. Not so well known is the fate of the first emigrants who the next year attempted to follow its tracks.1. The Roster -- 2. The Santa Fe Trail -- 3. A New Road West -- 4. Westward Ho! -- 5. Little Water--Many Indians -- 6. Battle at the Colorado -- 7. The Long Road Back -- 8. A Cold Miserable Winter -- 9. California at Last -- 10. The Legal Battle -- 11. The Later Years -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Mohave Indians -- Arizona -- History -- 19th centuryMohave Indians -- WarsBeale Road -- HistorySouthwest, New -- Description and travelArizona -- History -- To 1912Beale, Edward Fitzgerald, 1822-1893TextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.