Williams Station

Pictures from the location of Williams Station, September 2013
20130928 122326 Panorama with the Williams Station location left of center on a small knoll 20130928 122632 Very little water in Lake Lahontan these days (September 28, 2013) 20130928 122651 1 bestshot A view of a river where a lake should be 20130928 122928 5 bestshot The dark knoll in the foreground is where we believe the station was loacted. Can't get to it. Too muddy!
20130928 131739 We tried coming in from the east- no dice! 20130928 131754 The ground was fairly sollid and then all of a sudden turned to slimy muck. 20130928 132117 Trees from when they flooded the valley in 1915 20130928 132137 Close up of the stumps
20130928 132150 Lake Lahontan - September 2013 20130928 133813 Overlooking Honey Lake Smith's from the east, looking west DeGroot 1863 Nevada A Degroot Map from 1863 showing the location of Honey Lake Smith's Holt 1869 NV CA map A holt map from 1869 showing Honey Lake Smith's
1890GLOplat 1868GLOplat Capture Close up of 1890 plat CaptureNV210180M0250E0 Closeup of 1868 plat
p1010178 spcoll degroot nvterr 1863 A less colorful Degroot map Williams Control Station This is the little spit of sand from which we controlled our flight. Approaching Williams Approaching Williams Station by air
Williams Station The entire "island" exposed. Above Williams Hovering above Williams Station Williams Detail Closer now, showing some detail. Note the straight lines... foundations? Corrals?