ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, hiː mˌeɪd hɪz fˈɜːst vˈɪzɪt tə dˈɛθ vˈæli, æz pˈɑːɹt əvə kɹˈuː sɚvˈeɪɪŋ ðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniənᵻvˈædə bˈoːɹdɚ.
In 1884, he made his first visit to Death Valley, as part of a crew surveying the California-Nevada border.