ðə nˈeɪm kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɡˈoʊld ɹˈʌʃ wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈɛmɪɡɹənts hˌuː kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ ðə lˈæhɔntən vˈæli vˈaɪə ðə hˈʌmboʊldt ɹˈɪvɚ.
The name comes from the California Gold Rush where the emigrants who came into the Lahontan Valley via the Humboldt River.