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1849 June 25^th James C. Sly’s Book and [Journal] of life and his travels in 1849

On the 25th of June I left the [Great] Salt Lake [City] in Company with father Thomas [Guston] and Wilmer Brunson as a guide for a Train of wagons from the United States to go the [Sacramento]. James Stuart - The Captain

The first night the 25th we camped at herd Creek, about 28 miles

26^th [Cross] weaver and Camped on [Ogden] 20 miles

27^th at [Clear] Spring 25 miles

28^th at [Bear] River 12 miles

Being 85 files from [Salt Lake City]

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On the 29^th at the Blue Spring 25 miles

The water Brackish

On the 30^th at the twin springs 32 miles

On the 1^st of July camped on Cash Creek 27 miles

On the 2^nd at Goose Creek 25 miles

On the 3^rd at a spring at the foot

of the [valley] of the well 32 miles

On the 4^th at the Warm Spring 25 miles

On the 5^th at the forks of the [Humbolt] 40 miles

From the [Bear] river 206 miles

On the 6^th to the 2^nd fork 25 miles

On the 7^th to the 2^nd [Canyon] 30 miles

On the 8^th to the 3^rd [Canyon] 6 miles

[across] the hill 12 miles

[across] the next hill 10 miles

On the 9^th to the big Bend 24 miles

Camped in the Bend 18 miles

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On the 10^th at the 4^th canyon 30 miles

On the 11^th at the Sand hill 32 miles

On the 12^th around the bend 27 miles

On the 13^th down the river 25 miles

On the 14^th at the sink 44 miles

Which Being from the forks 283 miles

On the 15^th we Crossed the Sandy Plaines

and Camped on Carson river 36 miles

On the 16^th up the river to

the Big Bend 20 miles

On the 17^th to the next Bend 18 miles

On the 18^th at the Big Bend of

Pilot Fork 25 miles

On the 19^th in Smokey Hollow 10 miles

On the 20^th at the Frost Canyons 10 miles

On the 21^st at the head of Canyon 5 miles

On the 22^nd at the foot of the

Cierey [Siera] Nevada 10 miles

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On the 23^rd in Lake Valley 5 miles

and camped at Rock valley 11 miles

On the 24^th at Leek Springs 16 miles

On the 25^th at Sly’s Park 25 miles

Here we lay by two days and prospected for gold. But not finding enough to suit us we Continued our Journey and

On the 28^th we camped at ??? town 20 miles

On the 29^th to Daylys ranch 25 miles

Being from the sink of Humbolt

to Daylys ranch 236 miles

Making the distance from Great Salt Lake City to Daylys ranch on Sacramento City 810 miles

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During this Journey I suffered greatly with canker in the mouth. I eat scarcely any thing during the journey. On the 1^st of August a Company of nine men prevailed upon me to go and prospect for gold and agreed to board me. I led them to a ban on the Cossumnis River to a mine that had never been opened before, where we were getting considerable gold. But a friend of theirs having told them that on the Macalimna River about 100 miles distance was a place were it could be picked up in large chunks but that

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the Indians had killed those men that went there and no body dare go there. Every one of them was up in arms to go to the place where they could make their fortune. I told them it was nothing but a gold tale and they had better stay where they were. But father [Gustin] was a most angry and said I must be foolish if I wouldn’t go. I at last consented to go and on the 9^th of August we took up our Journey for the great prize. And on the 10^th we arrived at the Big Bear 50 miles below

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the great prize, and I told them as we could get no further with the wagon that if two men would go with me we would go and see the place. Accordingly two of them volunteered and on the 12^th we started. We followed up the river Climb rocks and mountains until we came to the spot. But to our great astonishment we found no dead men, and worse than all no gold. And my two friends turned about very humble and said I wish we had taken your advice.

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We might have had two or three hundred dollars in our [packs]. We then started back and arrived in camp on the 18^th after a tedious journey of six days. On the 20^th we started back to the Cossumnis. We arrived there on the 23^rd and the company broke up. And father Guston and Willmer Brunson and my self in company with two other men went to work. On Friday the 8^th of September father Guston was taken sick with a fever. On Tuesday the 12^th he seemed much better and talked

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of going to work. But on Wednesday 13^th he got so much worse that I called a Doctor and on Sunday 17^th he died at 15 minutes before 8 o’clock in the morning. On the 8^th of October we left that place and moved 12 miles up the river. Willmen and my self was taken sick and I began to think that all sorts of bad luck attended us. About the 12^th of November the rainy season commenced and we were with out a tent or any thing to cover us. We moved down the river 15 miles and I left Willmen with some friends

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and went to the city for a tent and our winter provisions. It was a very rainy time and all the creeks were high. And after fording some six streams some of them to my waist, there and back again, I arrived on the Cossumnes again on the 23^rd of November. The rain continued to the first of December and all the mines is idle on account of the high water.

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15^th Feb We had our gold stole from us which reduced us to poverty

1^st March I was taken with Scurvy very sick

On the 12 father Bun was taken sick and died on the 17^th 1850

Family Births

Names and Births

of James C. Slys

Family

Names Births

James C. Sly son of Josuhua &

Eliza Sly was born Aug 8^th 1807

in Town Sodus Wayne County

New York State

Mary Bassett Born April 19^th 1808 daughter of Nemiah & Mary Basset

in the Town Ranclervile State

of New York

Neamiah Sly Born

November 19^th 1829 in the Town of Sandinia, Erie Co.

State New York

Margriet Fuller daughter of David & Elizabeth Fuller

Was Born February 28^th 1805 in the Town of Niagara Province

Upper Canada

David C. Sly Born April

The 6^th 1832 in the Town of

Granthim, Upper Canada

Susannah Guston Born

May 23^rd 1832 in the Town of

Try Fountain Cost Indianna

[Vernner, Van Buren, Iowa]

Daughter of Thomas & Mary Guston

Amos Sly Born January

The 19^th 1850 in Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, Son of James C. & Susannah Sly

Lodemina Sly Daughter of J. C. &

Susannah Sly was Born

April 15^th 1852 in the City of

Manti, San Pete Co., Utah State

James C. sly Junior Born

March the 27^th 1854

In the Town of Nephi,

Juab Co., Utah Territory

Mary Catherine Sly

Born August 30^th 1856

In Nephi City, Juab Co., UT

Daughter of J. C. & Susannah Sly

Nancy Bruster Daughter of

Thomas and Mary Guston was born March 21^st 1842 Town Vernon, Van Buren Co., Iowa State

Nancy Eliza daughter of

James Calvin and Nancy Sly

Born in the City of Sanaquin, Utah

Co., Utah Territory

On the 5^th of December 1857

Thomas Guston Son of James C.

and Susannah Sly Born Sept 16^th

1858 in Santaquin, Utah County

Utah Territory

Solloman Son of James C. &

Nancy B. Sly was Born February

The 21^st 1860 in the Town of Moroni, San Pete Co., Utah Territory

Susannah Daughter of James C. and Susannah Sly was Born March 15^th1861

In the Town of Moroni, San Pete Co., Utah Territory

Calvana Daughter of James C. and Nancy Sly Born April the 9^th 1862

Mary Jane Daughter of James C. and Nancy Sly Born the 15^th of June 1864

Daniel Samuel Son of James C & Susannah Sly Born Sept 7 1864 at Chicken Creek, Juab Co., Utah

Family Marriages

Marriages

James C. Sly was married to Mary Bassett January 25^th 1829 in the Town of Manchester, Ontario Co., State of New York

James C. Sly was married to Margriet J. [Jane] Fuller September 1^st 1831 in the Town Granthim, Upper Canada

James C. Sly was Married to Susannah Gustin March the 25^th 1849 in Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory