Journal Palmetto Mining Company Voyage

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This journal is a record of the journey from Charleston, South Carolina to Coloma, California, and covers the period of March 3, 1849 to October 12, 1849. The journal belonged to Edward Keegan, but it is not known if Keegan is the actual author. The Palmetto Mining Company members traveled together on the Henrico, which sailed via the Isthmus of Panama. The company disbanded shortly after arriving in Coloma. Please note that historical materials in the Gold Rush Collections may include viewpoints and values that are not consistent with the values of the California State Library or the State of California and may be considered offensive. Materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period but views are in no way endorsed by the State Library. The California State Library’s mission is to provide credible information services to all Californians and, as such, the content of historical materials should be transcribed as it appears in the original document.

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when the Boat reached him he was going down for the last time he was quite insensible. When take [taken] into the Boat, he threw up Some Salt Water, and had all Simptoms [symptoms] of life when taken a Board [aboard] of the ship. Nesct [next] day he was Bled [bleed] and Blistered which relieved him from all Material pain, he is now Walking about.

(Sunday July 15th We are)

We had a grand celebration on the 4th of July the Stars and Stripes floated gaylay [gayly] at our Main top and and from the peek floated the flags of the City of Hamburg, and the National

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Flag of Germany and the Capt. gave a holyday [holiday] to the Sailors to honour [honor] the day. We had a very fine discourse to Suit the ocasion [occasion] with a number of very fine toasts and Sentiments. This day every Man thought of home.

Our Water getting Scarce the Capt. thought it prudent to reduce our allowance of Coffee and tea and all Seemed Satisfied, however the Weather Still Bad the Winds Blowing a head Continually he thought he Must reduce. it Still less So now we reciec [recieve] a tea cup full of Coffee in the Mornng [morning] and the Same of tea in the evning [evening]

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and dinner one tea cup of Water this is very hard for Some But we Must Submit to providence untile [until] we get a shore [ashore]. The weather is very cloudy but no rain, on July the 22 in the Morning we Spoth [spotted] the Ship Peacific [Pacific] from N. York with passengers for San Francisco all was wele [well] on Board. She Said she was 43 days Out from Calio where she put in for Water on the 29th. We Spoth [spotted] the Bark Isabela [Barque Isabella] also from N. York with passengers to the same port and on the Same Morning we also Spoth [spotted] a Bremen Brig from Sinckapoore [Singapore] she was Called

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the Johanna Ceasar [Cesar], and had Chinie [China] and Malay passengers for California in would have got Some water from some of these Vessels but it was too rough to lower a boat one of the passengers fitted a Machine to Make fresh water but his Means was limited So it did not work as well as was Expected so the Idea was given up for the presant [present]. there has been some of our passengers unwell all through or at least So far and a young man died on the Morning of the first of Augt. [August] he was found dead in his Bunk No one had Any Idea of his death at the time

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it happened he was up in the Course of the night and one of the Sailors Brought him a drink of Water, it Seems he took some perayorae [Paregoric] the Same Night it was hoped that life Might return and all Means was used by the Capt. and its doctor but no effect, the doctor opened him and Said he was consumptive his Name was John Disc [John Dix] he Said he was a Native of Florida and raised in Savanah [Savannah], he was to Sea a long part of his life as cook and Stervant [servant], he now rests in the Bottom of Peacific [Pacific] sowed [sewed] up in his hamock [hammock]

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