With
the deployment of the Mormon Battalion in the area, people felt safer while
coming through the Cajon Pass, and traffic volume increased. Most travelers
used the Old Spanish Trail, but the route was so difficult that at least one
party of gold-hunting travelers-led by a Captain Jefferson Hunt-actually had to
disassemble their wagons, and carry them in pieces through the Pass. It is believed that the Mormon Battalion did
the same thing when it came through the pass.
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| This image of the Cleghorn range indicates the ruggedness of the country that early travelers had to contend with. All rights reserved. |
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