Lansford w. Hastings was born in 1818 In Knox county Ohio. He died in 1868. When he was at a young age he trained as a lawyer. Later he served as a captain in the California Battalion during the Mexican war.
When Hastings met Clyman he convinced him to follow John C Fremont’s trail from the Humboldt River to the Great Salt Lake. When he set foot on his journey the Hastings party crossed the Salt Lake valley. When he was about 24 years of age he joined a group of emigrants at Elm Grove, Kansas, heading west to the Oregon territory. When they reached Willamette valley he led the overland wagon train to Oregon. He told his people the desert was only 40 miles across and he told them they would find water in less than 24 hours. They never
When Hastings met Clyman he convinced him to follow John C Fremont’s trail from the Humboldt River to the Great Salt Lake. When he set foot on his journey the Hastings party crossed the Salt Lake valley. When he was about 24 years of age he joined a group of emigrants at Elm Grove, Kansas, heading west to the Oregon territory. When they reached Willamette valley he led the overland wagon train to Oregon. He told his people the desert was only 40 miles across and he told them they would find water in less than 24 hours. They never