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the mid klamath
Non-Native Settlement
Hydraulic Mining Along the Klamath
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The earliest known interior Klamath exploration by non-natives
was led by Jedediah Smith between 1827-1829. Smith explored the
Trinity River and lower Klamath in this expedition. Ogden and
Fremont explored the eastern Klamath region in 1829-1830 and
1845-1846, respectively. However, the true entrance, occupation, and
settlement of the Klamath region did not begin until and the
declaration of California statehood in the early 1850s. Major
changes over the next 100 years came to the Mid Klamath including:
Old Suspension Bridge at Orleans
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The Gold Rush of the mid-to-late nineteenth century, although
productive, turned bust, and the highest population densities the
Mid Klamath has ever known came and went. By the close of the
period, the transition from early settler occupation to resource
extraction and had been completed, leaving lasting environmental and
cultural effects. |
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