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