APPENDIXG 
LIST OF CAMPS, WITH DISTANCES, ALTITUDES, LATITUDES AND 
LONGITUDES WHEN ASTRONOMICALLY DETERMINED, ETC. 
I. Route of the main party from Benicia to the point where the command separated near the 
Three Sisters, Oregon Territory. 
Camp. 
Locality. 
Air-line distance 
' from preceding 
camp. 
Altitude above 
mean tide at 
Benicia. 
{Latitude. 
Longitude. 
Remarks. 
Fed. \ 
o t t' 
o ' " 
1 
Near Benicia_ 
101 
From camp 1 to camp 13, in- 
2 
Near Cordelia_ 
10. 5 
69 
elusive, the route lay through 
3 
Near Vacaville_ 
10. 6 
304 
a fertile and settled region, 
4 
Cache creek__ 
27. 7 
295 
where supplies of all kinds 
5 
Near Nicholas_ 
15. 6 
289 
could be easily obtained. 
6 
Yuba river, opposite Marys- 
16. 4 
281 
ville. 
7 
Feather river.. 
5.5 
252 
39 11 37.3 
121 34 44. 1 
8 
Near Hamilton_ _ 
15. 8 
2G0 
9 
Chico creek_ 
22. 0 
308 
10 
Deer creek_ 
19. 2 
363 
11 
Antelope creek.. 
17.7 
420 
40 10 31.8 
122 07 20.9 
12 
Liver creek___ 
13. 0 
Fort Beading_ 
8.4 
518 
40 28 57. 2 
122 10 50.0 
13 
Asbury’s rancho. . 
18. 1 
2985 
14 
McCumber’s flat- 
9. 2 
4187 
40 31 43.8 
121 39 27.0 
Wood, water, & grass, abundant. 
15 
Lost creek__ 
12.7 
5337 
40 34 37. 3 
121 25 43. 7 
Do. do. 
16 
Canoe creek_ 
11. 6 
4271 
Do. do. 
17 
Near Canoe creek__ 
4.8 
3860 
40 45 13.9 
121 20 13.2 
Do. do. 
! 18 
Junction of large branch 
8. 8 
3271 
40 53 54. 8 
Do. do. 
with Canoe creek. 
19 
Pit river___ 
4. 2 
2784 
Do. do. 
20 
Near mouth of Fall river_ 
7.4 
1 3304 
41 00 20.8 
Do. do. 
21 
Lower end of upper canon 
10. 0 
3346 
40 57 00.3 
Water and wood abundant; 
of Pit river. 
grass scarce. 
22 
Upper end of upper canon of 
6.7 
4103 
r 41 01 46. 2 
Wood, water, & grass, abundant. 
Pit river. 
23 
Leave Pit river............ 
18.5 
4212 
41 17 51.4 
Do. do. 
24 
On small creek ..... 
10.4 
4876 
41 27 06.7 
Do. do. 
