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+@lit(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." > >