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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Memorial and Biographical History
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NORTHERN CALIFORNI
ILLUSTRATED,
Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future ; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day.
"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay.
CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1891.
Barlow- Sinclair Printing Co.,
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Chicago.
Paulo -$20.00
COUNTIES.
ALAMEDA 95
First Settlers 95
Land Grants. 95
Organization of the County 96
Oakland 97
Berkeley
97
Alameda, the City. 98
San Leandro ... 98
ALPINE ... 100
AMADOR 100
Physical Features. 100
Pioneers. . 101
Organization 101
Political 102
Ruffians.
103
Mining
.104
Agriculture .105
Towns
.106
Discoverers
9
Spaniards North of the Bay. 9
Catholic Missions .. 14
Spaniards Press upon the Russians. 15
State and County Organization
111
Material Resources 113
115
Productions.
116
Sketch of Vallejo. 44
The Great Scourge of 1832-'33.
47
Prominent Early Visitors
48
The Ill-fated Donner Party 50
The Indians.
53
Indian Troubles
54
Modoc War
55 59
Gold Discovery of 1848
61
Early Mining 64
Drift Mining 67
69
Ilydraulic Mining ...
71
Packing in the Mountains
71
Habits of the Miners. .. 73
The Great Immigration 47
Early Navigation 75
Railroads .. 214
Governmental . 78
Assessed Valuation 8J
Geology 84
Martinez 128
Mexican Land Grants
129
Personal.
Modern Times. 130
DEL NORTE
131
EL DORADO 132
Origin of the Name.
Indians
First Points of Development .
133
Governmental 134
Newspapers. 134
County Hospital. 134
135
Placerville
136
Other Towns
136
IIUMBOLDT.
Discovery of the Bay.
139
The County in Early Times.
141
Eureka
Arcata. 141
Other Points
142
Redwoods ..
142
Stock-raising and Wool-growing. 143
.197
Mt. Diablo ..
.127
San Joaquin River.
.127
First American Settlers
1:8
Early Mexican Families. 128
191
Topography 122
Organic
Indians. . 124
Modern Times
124
The Towns
125
126
CONTRA COSTA.
126
Politics.
CALAVERAS
120
120
Organization
Mining and Agriculture.
120
Legislative Representation
121
COLUSA
121
117
Oroville
119
Society
115
Bear Flag Movement 33
Mexican War. 43
Cities and Towns
116
Bank of Chico.
BUTTE .. .
107
John Bidwell.
107
Outline of History .. 110
Spanish Colonization
20
America Invasion ..
26
Prices of Land
119
Early Gold Discoveries.
Quartz Mining and Milling.
Botany 85
Zoology.
85
California Nomenclature. 89
1225192
ANTS.
138
138
Present Condition
132
132
Topographical Features.
GENERAL HISTORY-
iv
CONTENTS.
Transportation .143
No Chinese 143
Court. House 206
Newspapers.
143
State Capital 206
Assemblymen
.208
Political .208
The Press. .212
The Kelsey Party
145
Indians. 145
Agricultural Society
221
Hospitals .
.222
Orphan Asylum.
.223
Art, Libraries, etc. .223
223
Mineral Springs
147
.226
Mineralogy
147
226
LASSEN .. 149
Nataqua. . 151
The Sagebrush War
152
Miscellaneous
153
Redding.
831
SIERRA.
.234
Early Visitors. 155
Downieville
936
American Period .155
156
Mexican Land Grants
157
MENDOCINO ...
157
The Great Luuiber District.
158
MODOC
160
NAPA 162
Indians .. 162
Early Visitors and Settlers 163
Yount and Other Eminent Pioneers. 163
County Org mization, etc. 244
Mineralogy 245
.246
SOLANO. .246
.246
Benicia ....
247
Educational
Noted Settlers 247
Bidwell and Semple 218
Vallejo
2.19
Vacaville and Valley 250
Suisun .250
Fairfield 251
Other Towns
.251
Miscellaneous
252
Minerals 252
SONOMA. 253
Location and Topography. 253
Mexican Land Grants 254
Government .
.254
Earliest Pioneers
255
Immigration
256
Railroads and Highways
.257
Minerals
257
Later History
.258
Santa Rosa
.259
Petaluma
259
In Early Day. 180 SUTTER 260
Captain Sutter and the lock Farm
.260
Auburn
184
Lake Tahoe
185
Nicolaus .
263
Stephen J. Field and Other Men 264
Sutter County at the present day. 265
Yuba City 266
Natural Features. 189 TEHAMA 266
Early History .266
William B. Ide.
267
Pioneer Navigation
267
Miscellaneous Items 268
Modern Times.
269
Red Bluff .. . .270
Railroads and Industries 2.0
Tebama
.272
Vina ..
279
The Prison Brig. .201
Cholera 201
Squatter Riots 202
County Government. 203
KLAMATH LAKE ..
144
First Settlers 145
Other Settlers .145
Formation of the County. 146
Lakeport and other Towns. 146
Mining. 147
SAN JOAQUIN.
Stockton .. Insane Asylums
SHASTA 226
Webb and the Duncan Brothers 230
232
MARIN 154
Court-House and Jail
.237 238
School. House.
238
Mining at the Present Day
238
SISKIYOU .. 239
Topography .239
Mt. Shasta. 241
Other Mountains. .243
Settlement 243
The Mexican Land Grants. 164 Government 164
Resources 165
Napa City .
.167
Insane Asylum
168
Other Towns
170
Newspapers.
172
NEVADA
172
Early Times
173 173
Indian War
174
Railroads
175
Journalism
175
Court-house. 176
Assemblymen 176
Resources and Present Conditions 177
Mining. .177
Nevada City
178
Grass Valley . 178
Rough and Ready 179
Truckee 179 180
The Press
PLACER 180
In Modern Times. 183 184
Pioneers
261
Villages
Boundary Lines.
.262
Mining 185 186
PDUMAS SACRAMENTO 189
Productions 191 Climate. 191 Mines and Minerals. 192 Land Grants. .192
Captain Sutter and his Fort 193 Noted Pioneers. 197
Founding of Sacramento City . 198 Municipal 200
Other Points
Grain and Fruit. .273
Klamath River
Mexican Times.
.168 168
Napa Soda Springs.
First officers
The Present. .
County Hospital. .
County Officers
Railroads. .214
144
V
CONTENTS.
TRINITY 273
Mining. 214
Craig, Joseph
561
De Vilbiss, J. A
513
First Visitors and Settlers.
.275
Ellisoo, J. F.
G41
The Towns.
276
Newspapers.
276
Denver
.276
HIershey, D. N
433
YOLO ... 277
Hunt, W. G ..
.577
Inglenook, Property of Gustave Niebaum
721
Agriculture and Horticulture.
.279
Woodland . .
.980
James, Bennett
737
Bank of Woodland
280
Jackson, G. II. .221
Villages. . .
.281
Kraft, Herbert.
Newspapers, etc ..
.282
Logan, M. H.
.545
Magee, Wm.
785
Martin, J. T ..
.593
Interesting Early Events
.283
Assemblymen
.285
Later History
.286
Mount Shasta.
Frontispiece
Napa State Insane Asylum
168
Nouveau Medoc Vineyard of Brun & Co
.497
Ross, Thomas
.625
Schuman, Adam.
.769
Shurtleff, Benjamin.
289
Bidwell, John .107
Blossom, R. H. 417
Brown, IJ. W. .657
Bush, C. C .. 305
Stephens, J. D. 689
Champlin, George
673
Thomas, C. F. .705
Chipman, N. P.
353
Wilkins, E. T. 491
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Abele, Abner. .
.790
Backus, Gurdon 303
Black, J. J. 672
Abshier, John.
.683
Bahney, W. H.
608
Blossom, R. H. 417
Adams, O. M
708
Bailey, Hiram 709
Bond, T. B 427
Adams, R. J .. 458
Baird, J. E.
.698
Borges, J. S. .490
Adamson, C. P. 430
Baker, V. P
758
Borreo, F. .558
Aiken, P. J ..
.800
Balis, G. W .. .584
Borrette, H. R. . 698
Aitken, A. B. . 493
.741
Balzari, C. P.
,567
Bourn & Wise. 824
Albertson, W. A
524
Albright, H. M.
654
Alexander, G. E
.394
Bardot, Jerome 819
Brammar, George .326
.735
Allison, B. F.
650
Allison, Josiah
527
Barnes, F. J. .762
Brown, A. L
.616
Allman, Jobn 540
Barnes, Watson
.381
Brown, C. A
.320
Allyn, John.
.361
Barry, Richard.
.731
Brown, C. Y. 387
Brown, H. W. 657
454
Alvord, Samuel
636
Beach, G. H.
377
Brown, J. W
681
Ames, John . .
.579
Beamer, R. H
.465
Brown, Smith
440
Anderson, Gus.
.347
Beamer, R. L.
.467
Brown, W. A ..
474
Browning, W. Y
459
Anderson, W. G.
Bee, F. M. 710
Brun, J. A. & Co
497
Armstrong, Jolın 431
428
Bell, Aaron. 401
Buck, J. W.
330
Armstrong, R. O
660
Bemmerly, Agnes .502
Buckles, A. J.
510
Beuicia Agricultural Works. .516
Buckman, O. II.
333
Atkins, Q. N. .747
Beringer Bros .. 468
Budworth, W.
.345
Atkinson, J. B 299
Bidwell, John 107
Buffington, J. M
402
Atwood, Isaac. 501
Bidwell, W. J .649
Buford, H. C. 728
Austin, J. D.
745
Bierce, R. 11 569
Bullard, W. G 446
Aylward, J.
.309
Bitzer, Urias. 415
Burgar, J. F.
755
Mccullough, Wm
369
Merritt, H. P
449
Marysville
287
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Beamer, R. H. .465
Bell, Aaron 401
Ball J. C .. 411
Boswell, W. A. 788
Akerman, A. E
Bank of Livermore .307
Bower, J. G .. 539
Barber, M. R. .495
Bradbury, J .. .603
Allen, E. A. 700
Barham, J. L
.558
Bray, William
Brigman, A. C 553
Alsip, A. B.
422
Bartlett, W. P
.333
Alviso, V .
.368
Bassett, W. D.
.384
Brown, Jackson
Anderson, Ludwig
790
698
Becker, C. J .762
Brownlie, James. ,599
Arbios, Jean. .
.451
Behrens, C. 11. .629
Buchle, J. M. 583
Armstrong, John.
Arnold, Marshall. .665
Cone, J. S. 385
Major Reading
.274
Freeman, F. S
609
Hartson, C
Favorite Place of Early Settlement ..
.277
Ink, Theron H.
.529
YUBA
.282
Cordua and Sicard .283
State House. .206
Sutter's Mill at Coloma: Site of the First Discovery of Gold by Marshall. 61
Barley, E. S. 375
Beard, J. N. .672
vi
CONTENTS.
Burger, E. G. 659
Burkman, W .682
Burland, W. H. & B. F. .725 Craig, Joseph .561
Bush, C. C.
305
Bush, C. W.
.297
Bush, E. R
.300
Bush, F. W
687
Bustelli, G. .348
Butler, A. D .. .568
Butz bach, H. H. 506
Cadenasso, N .. 05
Cadwalader, C. .591
Cahill, George .. .682
California Lustral Co. 817
Callahan, P
712
Callustro .. 638
Camden, Charles . 643
Cameron, J. S.
.566
Caminetti, A. .688
Campbell, Basil .323
Campbell, C. A.
.618
Campbell, James
.655
Campbell, William M .361
Cannedy, W. J. 544
Cannon, Charles 591
Carmer, R. O. 776
Carr, G. B .. .79.8
Carver, D. B. .316
Cassel, W. F.
736
Cassilis, 11. M.
.451
Casterson, R. H. .426
Castner, W. H.
800
Chadbourn, H. P. 729
Chambers, D. C .. .362
Champlin, George.
Chapman, G. W.
.813
Chapman, W. H.
.687
Chase, H. B.
582
Cheetham, J. D. 472
Chipman, N. P. 353
Christie, W. A 352
Clanton, E. J. 615
Clanton, D. R. 413
Clark, Ephraim 408
Clark, Jesse.
577
Clark, Jonas
315
Clark, W. 1)
683
Clauson, H. A .. 473
Cleghorn, P. M
.662
C'lements, John
655
Clevenger, J. S. .585
Coates, Leonard .346
Cochran, Ilolton 732
Cocking, George .. 563
Coleman, Mrs. D. M 624 Collins, S. W .803
Colman, Waterman. 512
Combs, J. II. 686
Conant, J. W 767
Cone, J. S. .385
Conn, F. W. .471
509
Cook, J. R.
645
Cook, Joseph.
654
Eells, E. P. 639
Gordon, G. W 743
Gorner, T. 711
Gould, G. W. 667
Gray, Edward 503
Corlett, William P. 747
Corrigan, M .745
Courtois, V. 4:4
Cousins, C. S 405
Crabb, H. W.
798
Craig, Fred .. 453
Esterle, A. MI 755
Etter, Allen W. .553 Everett, J. B. .669
Ewer, Seneca .390
Crawford, C. M 700
Crew, A. H 116
Crites, E. Q. 390
Cropsey, George.
427
Crouch, R ..
409
Crump, R. W. .672
Crumrine, B. V .463
Cunningham, F .342
Curry, H. C. .473
Cyrus, John 397
Dameron, G. M. 462
Dany, Matthias 677 Fish, C. E. 752
Davis, Mrs. L. E. 807
Dawson, W. J. G. .374
Day, Russell.
714
Day, William. 400
Dean, Emil M 630
De Fries, William J 665 Fisher, W. A
De Keyser, M .. 447
Fisher, W. F
.678
Fiske, G. D. .681
.350
Flamant, Adolphe
487
Flanagan, M
694
Flanagan, P. 714
Foutenrose, L. J. 458
Foree, G. H. .679
Foster, H. C. 782
Foster, J. H. 784
Fountain, G. C. 806
Fowler, W. J .602
Franck Bros
.515
Franklin, B. B. 697
Frazer, Donald 331
Freeman, F. S. 609
Frick, John. 720
Friedericks, H. . 816
Friedriiksen, N. P 818
Frisbie, Edward. 311
813
Fuller, F. N
.665
Fuller, Rolla.
653
Fulton, John 425
Gable & Bro. 325
Gading, Nicolaus 492
Gafford, J. W. 582
Gardemeyer, H. 373
Gardiner, Luke, Sr. 583
Gardner, A. M 827
Garey, G. J. 681
Geary, P. H. 749
George, John.
Germeshausen, Joseph
727
Gibson, F. W.
436
Gibson, W. B. 730
Gilbert, S. J. R. 467
Gilmore, John. 761
Gleaves, J. M.
775
Goeppert, J. G. B.
400
Edmunds, J. F.
.656
Coombs, F. L. 741 Elgin, W. A. .371
Cooper, John G 767
Elliott, J. L .. .. 452
Ellison, J. F .641
Ely, Benj. .488
Gray, S. C .. 502
Greene, C. E .439
Griffin, J. B.
560
Epley, T. Il
.554
Griffin, J. F.
560
Epperson, J. HI .588
Farhner, J. G. 300
Farmer, J. W. .494
Farnham, Daniel. .587
Fath, Adam
.363
Fee, G. W.
.426
Feeny, R. Il 786
Felts, W. W. .782
Fickert, C. W. .617
Filippini, Charles .585
Fillman, S. P .638
Finch, H. G. .454
Fish, Erskine
633
Fish, Lafayette 477
Fisher, Daniel .346
Fisher, Isaac.
Fisher, J. M. .358
.554
.366
Delvecchio, C. H. .528
Dennis, J. L ... 382
Dersch, Frederick .500
De Vilbiss, J. A. 513
Devin, William. 750
Dewell, Benjamin 703
Dexter, Lorenzo
.472
Diendonni, A ... .685
Diestelhorst, J. G. J .668
Dietz, Louis. 382
Diggs, D. P.
Dininger, F.
Dinsdale, John .471
Doane, Scott. .634
Dobbins, O.'P
Dolan, Leo.
Dopking, T. F
584
Douglas, J. A.
.678
Downey, J. A
Downs, J. S.
.680
Dozier, L. F.
.363
Dozier, T. B
601
Drummond, M. H.
794
DuBois, A. S.
396
Duck worth, L .796
Duhig, James 587
Duncan, B. F .376
Duncan, W. G. 619
Duncan, William .571
Dunphey, D
332
Durfor, H. W
742
Durham, J. E. .590
Durst, Barbara .695
Earl, Thomas .631
Eaton, A. M. .407
Eaton, G. W .670
Eaton, J. H. 407
Edmands, William () ..
456
Goodman, G. E.
Goodnough, A. M 600
Ely, I. . ] .699
Englebart, E. J
550
377
Chisholm, Daniel .386 Dow, C. W. 316
673
701
.498
Chard, Stephen. .544
.511
Fisher, W. H.
Craner, Heury.
498
Cramer, L
376
Connelly, F
Cooper, James G. .395
vii
CONTENTS.
Griffin, Joseph .557
Jackson, D. A .398
Magee, William 785
Jackson, G. II. .321
Majers, D. F. 710
Griffith, A
.507
Jackson, J. P .171
Major, Ebenezer. 720
Griffith, C. C
.312
Jackson, William. .543
.737
740
March, W. F. .812
Grigsby & Johnson. 822
Gritman, C. R. .643
Grossman, A. H. .637
Grotefend, F .642
Groves, George. .349
Guysi, Jacob. .660
Iladley, James T 763
Iladsell, Charles .416
Jones, Benton 353
Maxwell, T. J.
664
Ilagen, Henry .547
HIall, E. M., Jr. .794
Hall, W. R
.. 622
Judy, D. O.
.536
Ham, E. D
437
Hammans, A. J. .573
Hanna, Jacob .. .709
Keithley, John. .615
Keithly, S. T. .688
Kergel, August. .507
McConnell, J. I ..
327
McCormick, James 334
551
Harriman, S. M
.490
Harris, J. C ..
.499
Hartman, Wm. P
773
Hartson, Chancellor. . 337 King, William. .743
Hartsough, J. B
162
HIarvey, J. A .. .523
Haskey, F. G
.677
Haskin, A. S
.686
Hastie, R. S.
812
HIatcher, Wm
607
1Iawes, Wm
.805
Hays, Wm.
679
Hayward, O. E. 500
Heinz, Lorenz. . .327
Hemenway, G. W. 498
Hennessey, E. Z. 711
Lafrenz, D., Jr .330
Lahe, G. C .. .754
Langan, G. S. 748
Langan, G. W. .297
Hershey, D. N. 433 Lange, L. H. D). .598
Ilewitt, J. B.
.630
Ilext, R. & T. 496
Ilider, Frank
681
Laughlin, W. Il. .579
Hillcrest .828 Lawhead, W .429
Hogan, Henry .302
Holden, B. F 399
llolden, S. E .. 489 Lee, B. B .. .570
Hook, Henry
495 Lee, W. M. .811
Lemme, R. W 298
Liersch, Gustave .757
Lillard, J. T.
.724
Miller, M. R.
.526
Millsap, Walter.
506
Minear & Sons.
.651
Minis, William 448
Minor, N .. 505
Livermore Spring Water Co .. .. 308 Mitchell, J. M. 817
Mitchell, M. A.
.775
Mobr, J. C ... 333
Monday, S. L 606
Mongini, J. .707
Montgomery, T. B 516
Montgomery, W. S. 702
Luders, Maas 717 Mooney, C. D. 344
Mooney, Hugh 564
Lyon, D. B. .620 Morby, P. J. 666
Ink, T. H,. .529
Inglenook . 721
Inman, M. F 797
Ireland, Elias. .575
Mackinder, W. A. 410
Mull, John
596
Murray, John
.623
336
Mc Williams, M. J 587
Mecklenburg, J 4.44
Meehan, James 697
Meese, G. W .. .431
Mehrmaun, H. B.
728
Mendenhall, W. M .. 706
Menzel, William and George. 770
Lauener, Peter .458 Merrill, N. 588
Merritt, H. P. 449
Meyn, John 336
Mezger, C .680
Mezger, Fred. 518
Michaelson, Fred 441
Miller, Frederick 646
llook, M. R 559
MIoppin, C. R .. 525
flopping, W. E 765
Iloux, D. F. 671
Iloward, H. C. 491
Litsch, Frank. .788
Livermore Echo. 413
Howard. S. A. 456
Livermore MIerald . 333 Iludson, Catharine J 653 Hughes, C. D 804 Loeber, F. W .801
Hull, A. J 407
589
Logan, M. fl .545
Long, S. W. .525
Lowdon, Thos .. 518
Luce, Daniel. .381
Lyman, W. W .475
Mack, G. F. .696
Macfarlane, W. W .478
Isaacs, J. E. .772 Madison, G. W. 562
655
Martin, G. C .. .400
Jeans, W. F.
717
Martin, J. T. 593
Jessen, II. P. . . .736
Johnson, Andrew .586
Martinelli, A. L
704
Martinelli, F 684
Mathewson, Joseph 646
Johnston, F. E .416
Matthiesen, H.
732
Jones, J. P. 492
Maybee, H. N 342
Mayhew, C. R. 759
McArthur, J. B. 388
504
McBain, Thomas. 409
781
McClintic, Mrs. S. E.
702
Harlan, J. H. 735
Ilarley, E.
.511
Harling, M. O.
370
Keys, E. M. 305
Kidd, L. W. .811
McClurg, J.
McCoy, A. M .605
McCoy, A. S. J.
359
Mccullough, Wm .369
McDonald, R ... 715
McEacbran, C. T 443
Knox, G. R.
787
Koopman, A.
724 McGlashan, Robert. 716
Koopman, H. W.
727
McIntire, D. F. 417
McIntire, J. J. 804
McIntyre, H. W 744
֏46
Mckown, J. O.
347
Mc Vicar, P. H .. 717
Mc Vicker, Dennis.
Ilenrick, F. N. .795
Henry, Jacob. 636
lIerron, M. W .777
Hesse, Charles. 470
La Rné, C. L. .817
La Rue, J. E. .496
Lawson, J. D. and Joshua 445
Lechleiter, J. A. 3.45
Lincoln, IL. L. .624
Logan, J. I. 341
Hulse, J. C.
Humphrey, W. S. 352
Hunt, Charles. .477
Ilunt, W. G .. .577
HIurlbert, D. B. 461
Ingram, S. D. .388
Morette, C. N. 726
Morgan, M. W. 473
Morin, C. D .. 452
Maloney, T. 344
Griggs, S. A. .580
James, Bennett.
Manasse, E. 398
James, L. L.
Jeans, Jepbtha
Martin, W. H. 301
Johnson, H. B .696
Johnson, II. F 534
Juarez, Dolores .310
Hannum, W. W. .301
Kettlewell, J. R .648
McClory, Andiew
372
Kimball, G. G. 612
Kinchloe, Z. B. 743
Kirkham, Samuel.
.310
Klemmer, Anton 757
McElwee, C. K .. 784
Kraft, Herbert. 753
Krellenberg, P .754
Krug, Charles
.820
Mckenzie, G. S.
Kuhn, Herman. .676
Kuhn, William .727
Judy, Henry F. 625
McBain, J. W.
McCabe, T. J.
Griffin, Marion .780
Howard, N. S. 520
Miller, Mrs. H. 596
Miller, J. H.
719
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CONTENTS.
Murray, T. F .623 .827
Mushett, Ida E.
Musick, Kate F. .503
Napa College 671
Nickell, J. J. .375
Niclas, Emil. 730
Niebaum, G. 721
Nollman, George .. .555
Nunamaker, W. D 750
Nnsbaumer, A.
332
Oberhouse, Win .. 460
Olds, Lewis ... 336
Olendorf, W. D. .667
Oliver, Benjamin. 792
Oliver, G. W. and W. F .694
Osborne, J. W ·103
Ossmann, Tobias.
664
Ostrander, J. A.
522
Owens, Richard 723
Owings, Calvin. 770
Pace, J. L. .790
Paget, J. II. 319
Palisade Mines .822
Palmer, E. P .414
Palmer, J. R
.298
Palmer, P
677
Pardee, G. W. .700
Parish, Barney 792
Parker, T. R 425
Parrott, T .. 404
Peden, A. O. 480
Pellet, H. A 814
Pennington, A. R. .396
Perkins, B. G 403
Perry, Henry .400
Perry, J. W 489
Petersen, M. C. . 737
Pickett, B. H. 793
Pitcher, H. H.
.307
Pleisch, Theodore 455
Plumb, Mayne.
.750
Pockman, Mrs. E.
.568
Pone, S. P ..
.555
Poore, G. A. .521
Poston, Dallas .512
Potterton, A .795
Pratt, R. H.
.829
Price, W. F 783
Priest, J. J . . .519
Prince, A. L .. 374
Proletti, Eugene 749
Pryor, W. A 712
Pulsifer, O. F. 605
Ramage, Andrew .735
Rambo Bros. .618
Rath, J. G. .491
Rayer, Gottlob. 752
Reading, P. B.
791
Reed, E. G. 658
Reid, W. F .. 794
Stephens, L. D.
Sterling, R. H. 718
Stevens, J. B .. 365
Stevenson, A. M. 517
Steves, J. H ..
Stewart, Charles 504 Ridley, James. .670
Robbins, T. J . .. 684 Stitt. J. W. 522
Roberts, P. L .. 432
Still, W. E. 414
Roberts, T. M.
383
Stohl, C ..
.335
Robinson, Charles.
.553
Robinson, Charles. .556
Robinson, W. Il 404
Suaza, Josepb. 720
Swayze, O. W
456
Taber, G. W. 464
Tandy, George. 387
Tarter, A. P. 480
Tauzer, A 315
Taylor, S. M. 650
Teale, P. T. 314
Thomas, B. F 713
Thomas, C. F. 706
Thomas, C. S. 705
Thomann, John .818
Thompson, Wm. 703
661
Tocker, P. A.
Tool, S. M .. .348
Topley, James .497
Townsley, W. S. B.
Tozer, C. H. 394
Trainor, L. HI. .326
Trubody, W. A .373
Tubbs, A. L 828
Tufts, J. B .572
Turner, J. C. .576
Turton, G. J. .357
Tutt, J. A .479
Tutt, I. S
669
Tyler, J. C.
440
Tyther, Richard. .549
Vallejo, Platon. 597
Van der Voort, A. C. 459
Van Zee, D. 621
Vestal, G. W 537
Villa Miravalle
.404
Von Pessl, E. .683
Von Schilling. A. 324
Walker, J. 1I. .622
Walker, Wm .509
Wallace, G. P. 803
Walton, Alfred.
.574
Ward, E. H. .567
Warrington, T. Il 774
Watkins, W. W. .476
Smith, F. W 552 Weilbye, J. L .. .429
Smith, J. K.
.343
Smith, J. O 781 Welch, J. J .. 566
Smith, W. A. C. 335 Wells, Philip 574
Smith, W. H. .470
Snavely, E 384
Snider, Eli. 454
Soule, W. II. 564
Sovereign, J.
403
Spagnoli, D. B. 685
Spelman. Jobn. 774
Spencer, Dennis 716
Stairley, W. 635
Starr, A. W ... 595
Stephens, G. D
389
Wilkins, E. T .. 481
Winter, G. G .
529
Winton, Crayton .492
Withers, J. M ,573
Wood. H. B .. .371
Wood, Joel. 715
.350
Wright, Edmund.
.557
Wulff, N. H.
731
Wyckoff, N.
.364
York, M. R.
669
Zimmerman, .I. A.
376
Zvierkovich, J.
.390
Roseberry, J.
Ross, A. F. .695
Ross, H. F. 367
Ross, Thomas .625
Ruddock, Calvin 355
Ruggles, A. C
Rumsey, J. B .. 468
Rural Health Retreat .423
Rusing, E S .623
Russell, F. E .663
Russell, S. S. 676
Russell, William. 663
Rust, R. C. .457
Savage, S L. 313
Schaffers, L. 704
Schlieman, F 512
Schluer, Otto .. 726
Schoenfeld, S. D 550
Schrader, F. A .730
Schram, Jacob. 392
Schuerley, J. K. .725
Schuman, Adam 769
Schween, Ernest .332
Schweer, W. C.
724
Scott, D. S.
.661
Scott, G. W
537
Scott, J. V. 789
Scott, L. N 524
Seabold, Elias 680
Seaman, Henry. 662 Shanahan, D. N .766
Sbryock, S. .599
Shuffleton, H. II . .647
Shurtleff, Benjamin 289
Sieber, C. . 443
Sievers, Francis. .813
Simons, S. J . 734
Simpson, John. 463
Sims, William. 46.1
Slade, V. 711
Slavens, H. H. 676
Smith, D. W. .310
Smith, T. B. .318
Welch, W. H. 453
Welsh, Eliza. 666
Wenig, P. V 726
Wente, C. H. .347
West, J. M .653
Westlake, G. W. 621
Westwater, Thos. .694
Wexelberger, Jos. .663
Wheeler, J. H. 809
Whitman, G. W. .701
Stanley, G. C .. 712 Wiedeman, C. F. L 590
Stephens, I. D.
689
.485
Reynolds, J. E. .778
Rhodes, S. R. .438
Richard, II. C. .547
Richie, M. G ... .802
Rogers, T. G. 799
Rollins, J. S.
.491
.319
Stoll, Paul.
548
Strickland, F. M. 635
Tobin, J. F.
Wiley, H. R. .535
Weinberger, J. C 442
Pond, M. B. .328
HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
HE name "California " is untranslatable, being coined by a Spanish writer of fiction in the fifteenth century.
Jnan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese navi- gator in the Spanish service, was the first white man to set foot on California soil, at San Diego, September 28, 1542. He died the next year, on an island off the coast of Santa Barbara. Other visitors followed, but of them little is known until Sir Francis Drake puts in ap- pearance at Drake's or Bodega bay, in July, 1579. Juan Vizcaino discovered Monterey Bay in 1603.
The next events of importance did not oceur until a century and a half afterward, namely, the founding of Catholic missions in 1769 and afterward at San Diego, Monterey, etc., by Fathers Crespi, Gomez and Junipero Serra, under the explorer Portola. The latter visited points around San Francisco Bay. In 1792 Captain George Vancouver touched upon this coast.
In 1805 the Russians from Sitka, under the leadership of Razanof, established themselves at Ross and Bodega, in the fur trade, and pros- pered there until they sold out to Captain Sut- ter in 1841, having by that time a considerable amount of live stock.
THE SPANIARDS NORTH OF THE BAY.
Forty years had come and gone since the presidio and mission were founded at Yerba 1
Buena, and yet no fruitful attempt had been made to establish a settlement on the north side of the bay; and the first movement in that direction seems to liave been impelled by a seeming neces- sity. At the mission Dolores were many hun- dred neophytes who had been gathered in from the many Indian tribes south of the bay. Among these existed an increasing and aların- ing mortality from pulmonary disease. The padres, as a sanitary measure, determined upon the founding of a branch mission in some more sheltered and genial clime on the north side of the bay. The present site of San Rafael was the location determined upon. The establish- ment was to be inore in the nature of a rancho, with chapel, baptistery and cemetery, than a regularly ordained mission. Padre Luis Gil y Taboada was detailed to take charge of this branch establishment of the church. In refer- ence to this branch mission Bancroft says: "The site was probably selected on the advice of Moraga, who had several times passed it on his way to and from Bodega, though there may have been a special examination by the friars not recorded. Father Gil was accompanied by Derran, Abella and Sarria, the latter of whom, December 14, with the same ceremonies that usually attended the dedication of a regular mission, founded the assistencia of San Rafael Arcangel, on the spot called by the natives Nanagnani. Though the establishment was at first only a branch of San Francisco, an assist-
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HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
encia and not a mission, with a chapel instead of a church, under a supernumerary friar of San Francisco, yet there was no real difference be- tween its management and that of the other missions. The number of neophytes trans- ferred at first is supposed to have been abont 230, but there is but very little evidence on the subject, and subsequent transfers, if any were made in either direction, are not recorded. By the end of 1820 the population had increased to 590. In 1818 an adobe building cighty feet long, forty-two feet wide and eighteen feet high had been erected: divided by partitions into chapel, padre's house and all other apartments required, and furnished besides with a corridor of tules. Padre Gil y Taboada remained in charge of San Rafael until the summer of 1819, when he was succeeded by Juan Amoros."
That even the southern end of what is now Sonoma County was yet a comparative terra in- cognita to the Spaniards, is evidenced by the fact that as late as May, 1818, on the occasion of a visit of President Payeras with Com- mandante Argüello to San Rafael, they made quite an exploration of the surrounding country and reported having seen from the top of a hill " the Cañada de los Olompalis and the Llano de los Petalumas." Thus, as Moses viewed the promised land from the summit of Mount Pisgah, did priest and commandante from the summit of a Marin County hill look down upon Petaluma Valley in the year of grace 1818. The commandante referred to in this connection was Captain Luis Argüello. Governor Arril- laga having died in 1813, Argüello filled the position of acting governor until Sola was ap pointed to that position. Argüello was a man of considerable energy and dash, and it was but natural that Governor Sola should select him for a hazardous enterprise. Late in the sum- mer of 1821 the Governor determined to send an exploring expedition up north. As this was one of the most consequential explorations ever undertaken under Spanish rnle, and as it has an intimate connection with Sonoma County, we give place to Hubert IIowe Bancroft's narration
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