Chever, Edward English, 1828-1905.

Edward E. Chever sailed on the first vessel to leave Boston for the gold regions of California, the "Saltillo". It left Boston on December 27th, 1848. When the "Saltillo" reached the Straits of Magellan Mr. Chever boarded the "Sea Witch" from New York and completed his journey to California on board that ship. He arrived in San Francisco on June 15th, 1849. After five days in San Francisco Chever sailed on the "Sea Witch" to Sacramento. He then visited Sutter's Fort and Yuba City. He also went to Coloma, Greenwood's Valley, and from there Grass Valley, and finally the Yuba River where he engaged in placer mining. Mr. Chever settled in Yuba City in September 1849.

From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Edward English Chever : "First Settlement of Yuba City", San Francisco, 1901. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldCat record id: 55979341

...