Cajon Pass Highway & Mountains
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| The Cajon (Sp., box) is one of the main roads into Southern Calif. The first record of its use is when Pedro Fages traversed the area in 1772. The first American to cross the mountains was Jedediah Smith in 1826. Because Mojave Indians were used as guides they used the Indian Trails and did not follow the present highway route. They went up the Mojave River and crossed the mountains some 8-10 miles east of the present road, came down between Devil & Cable Canyons, crossed Cajon Creek near Devore and followed the foothills to Cucamonga. . . M.P. |
