JOURNEY UP THE JOAQUIN RIVER TO STOCTON
From thence to the Gold Mines on the Toualamy River, Together with a Journal of the proceedings of the New York and California Excelsior Mining Company, of which Iam a Member.
On the 30th of October the nesesary arangements being com plete, We Set Sail for Stockton in the Schooner Lawrence a Small Vessel of only Six tons burden. When we Set Sail the wind was fair and the weather pleasent but at Sundown we got a cloudy Sky that threatened rain. the wind increased and Soon oblidged us to haul up under the Land and anchor. the hole of our craft being filled with our provisions and baggage, we had to Make our beds on the deck or els Sit up all night. to add to our awful Situation it began to rain just about the time to turn in, but by Spreading our hammocks over us we Managed to keep ourselves tolerably dry, and to get Some Sleep.