Monday, October 15.
We did not move our camp today.
Tuesday, October 16.
We traveled down the Sacramento 23 miles and camped on a creek. We have found fine grass since we entered this valley.
Wednesday, October 17.
We traveled 24 miles down the river and crossed Feather River and camped on the southern bank.
We are now very near Feather River mines, which we were told we could reach in 180 miles from the forks of the roads on the Humboldt at Winnemucca. Instead, as per my account, which I believe is very nearly correct, the distance is 514 miles as we have traveled it.
We left the Humboldt River, September 14, and reached here October 17, being 33 days on the “Greenhorn’s Cutoff,” as it is now commonly known. Probably nearly one-half of the immigrants came by this route.
Thursday, October 18.
We remained encamped here today, endeavoring to make some division of the property of the Granite State and California Mining and Trading Company, but did not agree upon any plan that was satisfactory to a majority.