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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
Major Events and Occurences
Documented in Hamrick Overland Journal
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Date in Journal
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Crossing Rocky Mountains
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July 1 and 2, 1863
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George writes letter to brother Jesse in California
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July 5, 1863
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Yoke of Peterson buggy broke
See first Cal Vol
Mountain fever in train
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July 6, 1863
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Make new tongue and shoe ox
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July 7, 1863
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Still shodding ox
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July 8, 1863
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Garison of soldiers with 600-700 Indians
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July 10, 1863
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Passed place where Indian attack had occured 3-4 weeks earlier
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July 13, 1863
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Camp at mail station
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July 14, 1863
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Buy vegetables, chicken and more
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July 15, 1863
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Mail stage runs into buggy on narrow mountain road which tears off one wheel
Stage also runs into ox waggon
Buy
oats, pasture for stock
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July 17, 1863
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Describes Salt Lake Citty and Mormons
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July 18, 1863
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Pay $21 for grass
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July 19, 1863
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Scott child is run over by wagon wheel
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July 20, 1863
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Pay 10 cents a head for cattle pasture
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July 22, 1863
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Pay $2 a wagon for river "farriage" (fare)
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July 23, 1863
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Washing day
Join up with other wagons for protection from Indians
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July 24, 1863
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Preaching
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July 26, 1863
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Horses run off brakeing buggy
B. England is crippled in the accident
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July 27, 1863
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Grass grows as high as horses back
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July 31, 1863
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Rest in camp, frost in the morning
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August 3, 1863
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George Hamrick is sick
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August 4, 1863
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Horse owned by Mr. Henry Ford is stolen by Indians
7 men pursue the thief
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August 8, 1863
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10-12 Indians visit the wagon train
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August 10, 1863
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Went after a forgotten cow
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August 11, 1863
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Met 3 men prospecting for gold that Indians said was in nearby snowy mountains
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August 12, 1863
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Indians visit seeking food and clothes
Left 2 head of stock dead where they camped
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August 13, 1863
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John Hamrick's waggon Broke Down
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August 15, 1863
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Hunt for Pather's cow
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August 19, 1863
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Reach "abode of the white man"
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August 21, 1863
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Reach silver mine "neighborhood"
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August 23, 1863
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Train divides
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August 25, 1863
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Train finds a boy left by his father and they "convince" father to take him
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August 26, 1863
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Pay $10 to pasture
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August 27, 1863
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Mule follows a Frenchman named Sharp out of camp
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August 28, 1863
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Reach Murphies and brother Jesse Hamrick
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August 29, 1863
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