Paiute, Prospectors, Pioneers
In Pursuit of Salt and Trade Routes
Salt was the most sought-after of all trading goods and a pure salt crystallized around the shoreline of Owens Dry Lake-- back in the days when water filled the barren basin. Today, as you drive along Highway 395 between the southern valley towns of Olancha and Lone Pine, you can still see traces of the shoreline. Click on Extras for Native Voices and other extra content!
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