William Manley and John Rogers crossed this pass while seeking supplies for forty-niners trapped in Death Valley. Later, as they led the Bennett and Arcane families to safety, they came here to view the land ahead, and looking back, one said, "Goodbye, Death Valley!" The date was Feb. 14, 1850. It is believed they crossed the Panamints by way of Butte Valley and Redlands Canyon, crossed the Slate Range by way of Fish and Isham canyons, then went to Providence Spring at Great Falls in the Argus Range, up Wilson Canyon and across the valley to Indian Wells spring on the way to a Spanish ranch near Newhall. All of this party survived.