Peter Lassen was a Danish-American blacksmith, rancher and prospector. Lassen County, California, Lassen Peak and Lassen Volcanic National Park are named after him. A blacksmith A blacksmith at work A blacksmith at work A blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from iron or steel by forging the metal; i. ... Ranching is the raising of cattle or sheep on rangeland, although one might also speak of ranching with regard to less common livestock such as elk, bison or emu. ... A prospector is a person who prospects, or explores an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna. ... Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Lassen Peak[1] (also known as Mount Lassen) is the southernmost active volcano in the Cascade Range. ... Map of Lassen area showing hydrothermal features (red dots) and volcanic feature or remnant (yellow cones). ...

Peter Lassen was born on October 31, 1800 in Farum, Denmark and emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1830. In 1840 he emigrated to California and became a rancher. Farum is a municipality in eastern Denmark, on the island of Zealand. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area    - City 232. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

California Trail (thick red line), including Lassen Cut-Off (middle thin red line)

Lassen is famous (or infamous) for establishing the Lassen Cut-Off of the California Trail, which left the main trail near the modern-day Rye Patch Reservoir and crossed a desolate section of what is now northwestern Nevada, including the Black Rock Desert. The Lassen Cut-Off continued to Goose Lake in northeastern California, and then followed the Pit River into California's Central Valley. Portions of this trail were particularly arduous, and many of its early travelers greatly regretted choosing it. The Applegate Trail also traveled from Rye Patch Reservoir to Goose Lake. The Applegate Trail was intended as a safer alternative to the main route of the Oregon Trail, and it continued into Oregon's Willamette Valley. Image File history File links Wpdms_california_trail3. ... Main route of California Trail (thick red line), including Applegate-Lassen and Beckwourth variations (thinner red lines) The California Trail was a major overland emigrant route across the Western United States from Missouri to California in the middle 19th century. ... Rye Patch State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in Nevada. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Black Rock Desert is a dry lake bed in northwestern Nevada in the United States. ... Goose Lake can refer to: Goose Lake in Alaska in the United States. ... The Pit River is a tributary of the Sacramento River, approximately 110 mi (176 km) long, in northeastern California in the United States. ... The California Central Valley The California Central Valley dominates the central portion of the state of California. ... The Applegate Trail was a north-south wilderness trail through Oregon Territory. ... For other uses, see Oregon Trail (disambiguation). ... The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence from mountains near Eugene to its confluence with the Columbia River. ...

In 1855 Lassen moved to the Honey Lake region, where he prospected and served as Surveyor and Governor of the unofficial Nataqua Territory. Honey Lake is a medium-sized natural lake located in the Great Basin fed by the Susan River, whose tributaries include Gold Run, Piute, and Willow creeks. ... The Nataqua Territory was a short lived and unofficial territory of the United States. ...

Lassen was murdered on April 26, 1859 in Clapper Canyon (then known as Black Rock Canyon) near the Black Rock Desert as he was traveling to Virginia City, Nevada to prospect for silver. He was traveling along with Edward Clapper and Americus Wyatt; Clapper was also killed in the same incident, while Wyatt escaped. The circumstances surrounding his death remain mysterious. According to Wyatt, Lassen and Clapper were shot by an unseen sniper while breaking camp. View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

At the time the culprits were widely considered to be Northern Paiute, who were then in a state of unrest, which would soon lead to the Paiute War. Pit River Indians, disgruntled emigrants who followed the Lassen trail, and Wyatt himself have also been suspected. Those who suspect that the culprits were white point to the fact that the dead men's clothing and equipment were not taken, which Indians would almost certainly have done. Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute--of Native North Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... The Paiute War, also known as the Paiute Indian War and the Pah Ute War, broke out near Carson City, Nevada in May, 1860. ... Achomawi basket_maker in 1923 The Achomawi were Native Americans who lived in northern California. ...