After they were kept in jail for eight months, Slover and another trapper, William Pope, were given permission to leave and they returned to New Mexico by the way of Sonora, Mexico.

In 1837, Slover, Doña Bárbara, Mr. and Mrs. William Pope and maybe John Wolfskill left Taos for California on the Old Spanish Trail. Finally, in 1842, he settled on a solo hillside near the Santa …

Sep 29, 2025 · By 1843, Slover had relocated with his family to California via the Old Spanish Trail, leading a party that included Pope and others who would later become prominent settlers in …

William Pope (1805–1843) was born in Kentucky and became a trapper living in New Mexico. Pope went to California on the Gila route in 1827, and returned to New Mexico. In 1835, Pope …

In late 1837, Isaac and George Pope, with their wives, travel the northern route of the Old Spanish Trail and reach Los Angeles where they reestablish friendships with Wolfskill, Pryor, and other …

Mar 7, 2023 · They relocated to California's San Bernardino Valley in 1837, and--along with other New Mexican emigrants--founded the communities of Agua Mansa and La Placita de los …

Two members of this party, Isaac Slover and William Pope, escaped and returned to New Mexico. They later followed the Old Spanish Trail to live in California.

Wolfskill and Yount and 20 trappers leave New Mexico in September 1830 and arrive in California in February 1831. They apparently followed portions of the route of Domnguez and Escalante …

In 1837, Slover, Doña Bárbara, Mr. and Mrs. William Pope and maybe John Wolfskill left Taos for California on the Old Spanish Trail, apparently the first to move their goods by two-wheeled …

Wolfskill and Yount and 20 trappers leave New Mexico in September 1830 and arrive in California in February 1831. They apparently followed portions of the route of Domínguez and Escalante …