Joan, Could you please check that URL again - I got this message: "Our Search Engine encountered a problem with your query. Please check that you have entered a query." You know, one of those! NEVER MIND - I chopped off the tail and got into the site then searched for Judge Benjamin Hayes - up it came..... http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query Very interesting that this book is on line!!!! Thanks, RUTH ________________ Ruth (Grady)& Don Skewis ruth4527@mindspring.com > -----Original Message----- > From: KatieGoff@aol.com [mailto:KatieGoff@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 11:20 PM > To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CAMARIPO] URL for Hayes Diary > > > Ruth, this is actually the book you told me about on William's > list -- the > "Pioneer Notes" of Judge Benjamin Hayes -- and it is online in > the Library of > Congress website under "California As I Saw It" at this URL: > > http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/calbk:@field(DOCID+@li > t(C026D0001) > > ): > > What a find! But I would not have found it if you hadn't > mentioned it during > our discussion of Southern Routes. It turns out that my ggrandpa BURNETT > stayed with the main company, while NORRIS went with the other group. > > Thanks! > > Joan > ================================================= > In a message dated 10/12/00 10:06:07 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > ruth4527@mindspring.com writes: > > > > Joan, > > > > What is the name of the book you are reading? Where/how did > you get the > > book? Looks like you've hit paydirt!! > > > > Ruth > > > > ________________ > > Ruth (Grady)& Don Skewis > > ruth4527@mindspring.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: KatieGoff@aol.com [mailto:KatieGoff@aol.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:58 PM > > > To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [CAMARIPO] My ggrandpa BURNETT mentioned in the Hayes diary > > > > > > > > > >From Judge Benj Hayes' trip diary: > > > > > > "The messes of Thos. Burnett, F. Smith, Garrett Long, and W. > > > Hines finally > > > joined us, and on the morning of the 20th, watering our animals > > > at Galisteo > > > creek, we set out for the south. Made 18 miles, having > nooned by the way. > > > Good grass, but no water; day warm. Good road to our > nooning, same in the > > > afternoon with saline encrustations. Several of the company > were still > > > behind, delayed by the "fascinations" of Galisteo. I had a severe > > > headache > > > and a cold, the first since leaving Independence." > > > > > > ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== > NEW LIST MEMEBERS- Post your querie so we can start helping you!! >