Trail Diary Places of Travel - June 1863

Hamrick's of California 1850

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"A Journal of our Travels across the Mountains to California"

"Following is an account, copied word for word from notes made in pencil in his notebook, by my grandfather, George R. Hamerick, of travel by wagon train from Missouri to California in 1863. George M. Taylor"

Months of Journal

Places Travelled or Described
Just as Recorded in Hamrick
Overland Journal

Miles Traveled
if Noted

Date in Journal

Approximate
Present Day
Location

Platt River
12 June 1, 1863
Near Colorado/Nebraska
Border
Jewelsburg
26 June 2, 1863
Julesburg~
On Border at Colorado
Platt River at Jewlsburg, cross river
5 or 6 June 3, 1863
Colorado/Nebraska
Pole Creek
28 June 3-5, 1863
They head North again to Platte
Mud and Muddy Springs
38 June 5-6, 1863
Nebraska
Court House Rock
18 or 20 June 6, 1863
5 miles South of Bridgeport, Nebraska
North Platt

June 6, 1863
Nebraska
Chimney Rock
8 June 7-8, 1863
West of Bayard on the
Platte River in Nebraska
Express Office, on Platt 1/4 mile from
12 June 8, 1863
Nebraska
Scotts Bliffs and Bluffs
26 June 9, 1863
Last major site in Nebraska
Platt River, 18 miles from Ft. Larimie
20 June 10, 1863
Wyoming
Laramie Fork of Platt Draw Bridge
23 June 11, 1863
Wyoming
Platt River
4 June 12-14, 1863
Wyoming
Ft. Laramie, soldiers

June 14, 1863
Wyoming
Black Hills
25 or 6 June 15, 1863
Wyoming
Platt River
18 June 16, 1863
Wyoming
Dry Creek
16 June 17, 1863
Wyoming
Camp Plenty

June 17-18, 1863
Wyoming
Boxelder
16 June 18, 1863
Wyoming
Box Alder
20 June 19, 1863
Wyoming
Deer Creek
23 June 20, 1863
Wyoming
Platt, lower crossing South side
21 or 22 June 21, 1863
Wyoming
Platt River, Upper Crossing
7 June 22, 1863
Wyoming
Red Butes or Bluffs
23 June 23, 1863
Wyoming
Willow Springs
25 June 24, 1863
Wyoming
Sweet Water at Bridge

June 24, 1863
Wyoming
Independence Rock, Devil's Gate
Sweetwater River
14 June 25, 1863
50 miles from
Wyoming
Sweetwater River
Rattlesnake Mountains
20 June 26, 1863
Wyoming
Sweetwater
Three Crossings
22 June 27, 1863
Wyoming
Sweet Water
18 June 28, 1863
Wyoming
Sweet Water
about (?) June 29, 1863
Wyoming
Sweet Water
26 June 30, 1863
Wyoming

July Places Travelled

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