Thomas
Huntington began life as a clerk in a dry goods store in New York.
He
first went to sea in a voyage from New York to Rio in 1843 as a sailor
in Howell & Aspinwall's line. In 1844, he shipped from New York on
a four years' cruise to China, Peru, Mexico and the Sandwich Islands.
On his return, he went to Antwerp as mate on an American Ship.
In 1848, he shipped as third officer on the steamship Oregon,
which sailed from New York on December 13, 1848 under the command of Captain
Pearson, and arrived in San Francisco Bay in April 1, 1849. Huntington
went to the mines, where he worked for three months, then returned to
San Francisco to begin running supplies on the Sacramento River. In 1850,
he made a few trips to Panama on the old steamship Isthmus, but
left her to go as mate on the river steamer Jenny Lind with his
cousin, Captain Peter LaFevre.
In 1853, he was mate on the Pacific with Captain Blethen, and in 1854,
Captain Huntington joined the Sierra Nevada. After a trip to
the East Coast in 1855, he returned in 1856 to sail on the Brother
Jonathan and then took command of the Sierra Nevada. He
left her to take command of the Surprise, which he ran on the
Fraser River.
Captain Huntington then took command of another fine steamer the Sea Bird and was sent to Puget Sound on a reconnoitering voyage, returning to San Francisco in the fall, first calling at Portland on the down passage.
A Genealogical Memoir Of The Huntington Family In This Country: Embracing All The Known Descendants Of Simon And Margaret Huntington, Who Have Retained The Family Name
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