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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
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Miles Traveled
if Noted |
Date in Journal
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Approximate
Present Day
Location |
Platt River
|
12 |
June 1, 1863
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Near Colorado/Nebraska
Border |
Jewelsburg
|
26 |
June 2, 1863
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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
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5 miles South of Bridgeport, Nebraska |
North Platt
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|
June 6, 1863
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Nebraska |
Chimney Rock
|
8 |
June 7-8, 1863
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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
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Last major site in Nebraska |
Platt River, 18 miles from Ft. Larimie
|
20 |
June 10, 1863
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Wyoming |
Laramie Fork of Platt Draw Bridge
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23 |
June 11, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Platt River
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4 |
June 12-14, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Ft. Laramie, soldiers
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June 14, 1863
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Wyoming |
Black Hills
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25 or 6 |
June 15, 1863
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Wyoming |
Platt River
|
18 |
June 16, 1863
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Wyoming |
Dry Creek
|
16 |
June 17, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Camp Plenty
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June 17-18, 1863
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Wyoming |
Boxelder
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16 |
June 18, 1863
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Wyoming |
Box Alder
|
20 |
June 19, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Deer Creek
|
23 |
June 20, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Platt, lower crossing South side
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21 or 22 |
June 21, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Platt River, Upper Crossing
|
7 |
June 22, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Red Butes or Bluffs
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23 |
June 23, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Willow Springs
|
25 |
June 24, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Sweet Water at Bridge
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June 24, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Independence Rock, Devil's Gate
Sweetwater River
|
14 |
June 25, 1863
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50 miles from
Wyoming |
Sweetwater River
Rattlesnake Mountains
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20 |
June 26, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Sweetwater
Three Crossings
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22 |
June 27, 1863
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Wyoming |
Sweet Water
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18 |
June 28, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Sweet Water
|
about (?) |
June 29, 1863
|
Wyoming |
Sweet Water
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26 |
June 30, 1863
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Wyoming |
July Places Travelled
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