In an 1866 hoax, a skull was “found” in the foothills of this mountain range that F. W. Putnam used to claim that humans had been in the Americas since the Pliocene. The socialist Kaweah Colony was founded in this mountain range, (15[1])where they named a prominent natural feature after Karl Marx. A former Confederate geology professor died in this mountain range shortly before the first of one organization’s “High Trips.” James D. Savage led attacks against peoples like the (*) Ahwahneechee in this mountain range. Using his connections with The Century magazine, Robert Underwood Johnson popularized writings about this mountain range. (10[1])An early November snowfall in this mountain range trapped the Donner Party (10[1]-5[1])for several months. For 10 points, name this mountain range of eastern California which names a conservationist organization founded by John Muir ■END■ (10[1])