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A. J. Huestis
left Sonoma with a company of 19 persons May 1 1850. taking nine yoke of cattle and 3 wagons. He brought two wagons to within 40 miles of Humboldt bay & to save something to eat, they abandoned them and packed out their oxen. Their route was substantially the same as McKee's up Russian R. & down Eel R. They left Eel River at the Cañon just above the mouth of the South fork, & disbanded there Brown went down to the Bay, the rest to the mines. From Eel River he pursued an easterly course, crossed 3 branches of Eel River and Mad River crossed the latter above Nipple mountain took up the divide between East fork of Mad River and Redwood & then on to the main divide between Redwood and Willow Creek, or as they called it Sonoma fork of Trinity. They struck the Trinity at the mouth of the South fork about the close of June and reached Big Bar July 4th This expedition was occasioned by the reward of $3000 offered to any one who should take wagons from Sonoma to Trinity river, which of [[strikethrough]] cann [[/strikethrough]] course was not earned.
Mr Huestis describes the country between the forks of Eel River & thence to Mad River as valuable for agri-
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culture as well as grazing, comparatively level and the rivers not much cañoned. There is a volcanic peak of considerable height on the East side of Mad river 10 or 12 miles above Nipple mountain. Above this, Mad River forks. There were quite a number of persons at Big Bar on his arrival. The Humboldt trail had already been cut & a ferry established at the South fork.
N. Duperu
Came in the Laura Virginia she entered the bay about April 10.
[[Image - map of Mad river area with places marked and Huestis's route marked with dashed line and arrow. Places marked:]]
Redwood Cr.
Volcanic Peak
Huestis' Route
Nipple Mt.
Mad RiverTranscription Notes:
I changed "about the close of time" to "about the close of June" on the first page.--thomasc
