 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.He and his friend helped an old man by the name of Thomas Cochran build a hut for a country tavern and soon after proceeded on their way to the northern mines.