▁by ▁snow sh oe ▁tre k ▁back ▁to ▁V ancouver , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁another ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁tra pper ▁John ▁Work ▁( c . 1 7 9 2 - 1 8 6 1 ), ▁searching ▁for ▁a ▁route ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁to ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁River , ▁reported ▁in ▁his ▁journal ▁travel ing ▁through ▁Mexican ▁California ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁from ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁fur ▁trad ers , ▁stay ing ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁S is ki y ous , ▁by pass ing ▁M t . ▁L assen , ▁along ▁Cow ▁Creek , ▁through ▁the ▁areas ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Mill ville ▁and ▁Pal o ▁C ed ro , ▁finding ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Valley . ▁In ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area , ▁Work ▁noted ▁there ▁were ▁local ▁Indians ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁h uts , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁various ▁wild life ▁and ▁numerous ▁animals , ▁including ▁de er , ▁el k , ▁and ▁g ri zz ly ▁be ars . ▁Local ▁Indian ▁men ▁gave ▁Work ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁food . ▁ ▁Work ▁called ▁Cow ▁Creek , ▁C ano e ▁River , ▁and ▁his ▁men ▁cho pped ▁down ▁p ine ▁trees ▁to ▁make ▁can o es , ▁camp ed ▁near ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁Anderson . ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁stay , ▁while ▁his ▁men ▁were ▁making ▁the ▁can o es , ▁Work ▁said ▁the ▁Indians ▁were ▁we eping