1846: Heavy snowfall traps this carnivorous "Party" in the Sierra Nevada mountains
[DOC] [TLE] A Natural and Human History of the Tuolumne River Watershed [PAR] icy peaks, the noonday radiance on the trees and rocks and snow, the .... 
mountains the water is bought, sold, haggled over and, to quote Marc ... not only 
one of the most important watersheds in the Sierra Nevada, it is a vital ...... Gold 
has a high density, sixteen to nineteen times heavier than water and five to six 
times.