 Leaving New York December 1, 1848, they were out only five days when the ship suffered mechanical difficulty and was forced to set sail back to New York.That winter, Mr. Griffith worked as a clerk in a store until July 15, 1849, when he again was given the opportunity to work for his passage to California, this time on the steamer "Empire City" to the Isthmus of Panama, then aboard the steamer "Oregon", arriving in San Francisco September 16, 1849.On the night of October 2 he camped on the bank of Cache Creek (Sacramento River) where Cacheville was situated.