"Following is an account, copied word for word from notes made in pencil in his notebook, by my grandfather, George R. Hamerick, of travel by wagon train from Missouri to California in 1863. George M. Taylor"
| Places Travelled or Described Just as Recorded in Hamrick Overland Journal | Miles Traveled if Noted | Date in Journal | Approximate Present Day Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Grasshopper Sweet Water Summit Rocky Mountains | 7 | July 1, 1863 | Wyoming |
| Fremont's Peak Rocky Mountains | 30 | July 2, 1863 | Near 'South Pass',Wyoming |
| Little Sandy Big Sandy | 25 or 30 | July 3, 1863 | Wyoming |
| Big Sandy | 12 | July 4, 1863 | Wyoming |
| Green River | July 5, 1863 | Wyoming | |
| Green River Ham's Fork | 22 | July ,6 1863 | Wyoming |
| Ham's Fork of Green River | July 7 and 8, 1863 | Wyoming | |
| Ham's Fork Black Fork at Green River Fort Bridger | 18 | July 10, 1863 | Wyoming |
| Fort Bridges | 15 | July ,11 1863 | Wyoming |
| Bear River | 18 | July 12, 1863 | Wyoming |
| Bear River, Yellow Creek | 12 | July 13, 1863 | Close to or in Utah/Wyoming |
| Yellow Creek, Echo Canion Echo Creek | 20 | July 14, 1863 | Utah |
| Echo Canion Rock Webber River Mormon Village | July 15, 1863 | Utah | |
| Webber River, Silver Canion Creek | 12 | July 16, 1863 | Utah |
| Silver Creek, South Park Canion Great Salt Lake | July 17, 1863 | near Salt Lake, Utah | |
| Salt Lake City, Jordan River, Webber and Bear Rivers | July 18, 1863 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Great Salt Lake City, Humbolt River, A. Pekinses' | 11 | July 19, 1863 | Utah |
| Camp Perkins, Webber River | 27 | July 20, 1863 | Utah |
| Webber River, North Ogden | 10 | July 21, 1863 | North of SLC, Utah |
| North Ogden, Sulphur Springs, Point of the Bluffs, Box Alder | 23 | July 22, 1863 | Utah |
| Box Alder | 9 | July 23, 1863 | Going North around Salt Lake, Utah |
| Bear River | July 24-26, 1863 | Utah | |
| Bear River | 25 | July 27, 1863 | Utah |
| Spring Branch, Deep Creek | 15 | July 29, 1863 | Utah |
| Sinks of Deep Creek, Cedar Springs | about 16 | July 30, 1863 | Utah |
| Cedar Springs | 23 | July 31, 1863 | Go East toward Nevada, still in Utah |