Bean's history and directory of Nevada County, California. Containing a complete history of the county, with sketches of the various towns and mining camps also, full statistics of mining and all other industrial resources, Part 1

Author: Bean, Edwin F
Publication date: 1867
Publisher: Nevada : Printed at the Daily Gazette Book and Job Office
Number of Pages: 446


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Importers and Dealers In Dry Coode


UNION HOTEL, Main Street, Nevada City, Cal., SATON & 7U LIAMSON, Proprietors. IDA A PATOS. OSJAK BELLIAMADA


One Hundred Large, Airy - Rooms,


MOST ELEGANTLY FURNISHED HOTELS IN THE STARS


THE BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS AND LURPARBED OF DOAM.


EXCHANGE HOTEL


Main Street, Grass Valley,


C. W. SMITH, .... .....


PROPRIETOR,


EXCHANGE HOTEL.


EXCHANGE


HOTEL


The Proprietor of this well known Hotel informs the public that hc has just ADDED TWENTY-FIVE NEW AND WELL-VENTILATED rooms, and that he has spared neither pains or expense to make his House cne of the best in the Mountains.


--


ONE OF THE FINEST OF BARS ATTACHED TO THE HOUSE.


AN ELEGANT BILLIARD SALOON,


CONTAINING FOUR OF


PHELAN'S IMPROVED TABLES.


Glu


H. S. CROCKER & CO., STEAM PRINTERS AND


STATIONERS,


42 AND 44 J STREET, SACRAMENTO.


SACRAMENTO


BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


H. S. CROCKER & CO.,


IMPORTERS OF Blank Books, Stationery, PRINTERS' MATERIALS, ETC., ETC., 42 and 44 J Street, Sacramento.


SHEET POSTERS, LETTER HEADS, CIRCULARS, CARDS.


LEGAL BLANKS, BRIEFS, TRANSCRIPTS, MINING PRINTING, ETC., AT SHORT NOTICE.


II


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


HERMANN WACHHORST, Watchmaker and Jeweler, No. 79 J Street, between Third and Fourth, (The only Jeweler on North side of J Street), SACRAMENTO.


JEWELRY AND DIAMOND WORK MADE TO ORDER. All kinds of Watches and Clocks carefully Repaired and Warranted.


METROPOLITAN SALOON,


Corner of J and Third Streets, SACRAMENTO. THE BEST OF WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, AND A TIP TOP LUNCH ALWAYS READY. FRED. ENGELHARDT Proprietor.


SIDDON'S' Occidental Saloon, 38 J STREET, SACRAMENTO. _


W. A. HEDENBERG & CO., Sacramento, California,


IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF WAGON MATERIAL.


H. W. BRAGG, Sacramento, California. W. A. HEDENBERG, Newark, New Jersey.


III


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


C. T. WHEELER.


I. T. GLOVER


NEWTON BOOTH.


CO.,


Wholesale


Grocers,


SACRAMENTO.


R. IRELAND,


DEALER IN


WOOD AND WILLOW WARE


AND MANUFACTURER OF CALIFORNIA BROOMS AND BRUSHES, AND TELEGRAPH FRICTION MATCHES, Nos. 200 and 202 J Street, Sacramento.


XX. MERWIN, Successor to Massol, Merwin & Co.,


HARDWARE


82 and 84 J Street, Sacramento.


DEUELL, GRIFFITTS & CO., IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN DRY AND FANCY OODS,


SMALL WARES AND YANKEE NOTIONS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 248 J STREET, SACRAMENTO.


IV


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


ADAMS, McNEILL & CO.,


IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN


QUICKSILVER, GROCERIES OILS, FLOUR, AND ALL KINDS CALIFORNIA PRODUCE, No. 95 Front Street, corner of L. AGENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS. A LARGE SUPPLY OF BLASTING AND SPORTING POWDER,


Constantly on hand and Sold at San Francisco Prices, adding Schooner Freights. The above Powder is Guaranteed Fresher and Stronger than any imported article.


SATISFACTION WARRANTED.


PIONEER LIVERY AND SALE STABLES,


T. D. SCRIVER. Proprietor, FOURTH STREET, BET. I AND J, SACRAMENTO.


BERNARD DENNERY, Importer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer In CROCKERY, CHINA WARE, QUEEN'S WARE, GLASS WARE, LAMPS, TABLE CUTLERY, &C., 166 J STREET, (Between Sixth and Seventh,) SACRAMENTO.


1


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


V


EXCHANGE AND BANKING HOUSE


-OF-


B. F. HASTINGS & CO., CORNER OF SECOND AND J STREETS, CAQUAMUMIA CALIFORNIA.


SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY ENTER


SAN FRANCISCO


PUBLIC LIBRARY


ROOM CASE


REFERENCE BOOK


Not to be taken from the Library


3 1223 90194 1840


FOR SALE, sonable Terms, Gold Bought and Sold, or Assay or Coin- lint, Advances l Security,


COLD OR CURRENCY, Tenders Bought and Sold, ng Business done.


Y BREWERY, NCISCO.


E AND PORTER,


SOLD AT SAN FRANCISCO PRICES BY


WM. HADWICK, SOLE AGENT, Front Street, between M and N Sts., SACRAMENTO.


IV


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


ADAMS, McNEILL & CO.,


IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN


QUICKSILVER, GROCERIES, OILS, FLOUR,


THANATT A


AND ALL KINDS No. 95 Front


AGEN


CALIFORNIA


A LARG BLASTING AND


Constantly on hand and S Schooner Freights. ] Fresher and Strong SATISFACTI


CALIFORNIANA *979.437 B378 68-68


Bean's history and direc- tory of Nevada County, California. v.1.


PIONEER LIVERY


T. D. SCR]


FOURTH STREET, B.


BERNARD DENNERY, Importer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CROCKERY, CHINA WARE, QUEEN'S WARE, GLASS WARE, LAMPS, TABLE CUTLERY, &C., 166 J STREET, (Between Sixth and Seventh,) SACRAMENTO.


V


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


EXCHANGE AND BANKING HOUSE -OF-


B. F. HASTINGS & CO., CORNER OF SECOND AND J STREETS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.


EXCHANGE FOR SALE, Collections made on reasonable Terms, Gold and Silver Bullion Bought and Sold, Gold Dust received for Assay or Coin- age at the U. S. Mint, Advances made on Good Security,


DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN COLD OR CURRENCY, Government Bonds and Legal Tenders Bought and Sold, And a General Banking Business done.


LYON COMPANY BREWERY, SAN FRANCISCO.


XXX ALE, PALE ALE AND PORTER,


SOLD AT SAN FRANCISCO PRICES BY WM. HADWICK, SOLE AGENT, Front Street, between M and N Sts., SACRAMENTO.


VI


SACRAMENTO BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


EBNER'S HOTEL SACRAMENTO.


18 and 20 K Street,


BETWEEN


FRONT AND


SECOND,


GOOD


Accommodations FOR Families


AND THE


Traveling Public


NEAR THE STEAMBOAT LANDING AND RAILROAD DEPOT. KUMLE & SCHAEFER. Propr's.


T. M. LINDLEY. I. LOHMAN. LINDLEY & LOHMAN, Importers and Wholesale Grocers, Nos. 46 and 48 K Street, (BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD,) SACRAMENTO. San Francisco Office : Corner Clay and Front Streets.


Importer and Dealer in


CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, Damask, Lace and Muslin Curtains, PAPER HANGINGS, MOULDINGS, AND EVERYTHING IN THE


HOUSE FURNISHING LINE, 115 and 117 J Street, north side, Sacramento. Agency for the Howe Machine, also the New England Sewing Machine.


EBNER


BEAN'S


HISTORY AND DIRECTORY


-OF -~


NEVADA COUNTY,


CALIFORNIA.


CONTAINING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, WITH SKETCHES OF THE VARIOUS TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS, THE NAMES AND OCCUPATION OF RESIDENTS ; ALSO, FULL STATISTICS OF MINING AND ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES.


COMPILED BY EDWIN F. BEAN.


NEVADA. PRINTED AT THE DAILY GAZETTE BOOK AND JOB OFFICE,


1867.


YT NU


TABLE OF CONTENTS,


STATE AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS, etc.


4


State Officers ..


Judicial Districts. 4


County Officers 5


Courts


6


Revenue U. S. Officers. 6


Post Offices. .


C


Notaries Public. 6


Military Organizations.


Quartz Mining Laws.


8


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF COUNTY. 9


Declaratory 9


Description. 10


Historical


11


Meteorology


19


Geological.


22


Natural History


24


Indianology


25


Patriotic


29


Mines and Products. 30


Improvements in Mining.


32


Political.


33


The Press.


40


Vines and Wines. 43


Quartz Mining, (by T. H. Rolfc,). 48


Cement Mining.


57


Placer Mining,


61


Canals and Ditches.


65


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF NEVADA CITY


AND TOWNSHIP. 73


B. P. Avery's Letter. 74


Table of Distances


97


Nevada City Officers.


98


Fire Department.


98


Civic and Religious Societies.


99


Schools


.107


Mines of Nevada Township 108


Industrial Establishments.


133


County Hospital.


135


Directory


137


Advertisements


153


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF GRASS VAL-


LEY .185 Hungry Convention, by Old Block 190 Grass Valley Township Officers. 193


Organizations


.193


Schools .


198


Press


.200


Sketch of Mills.


201


Mines .


.204


Notes on Grass Valley District,


by Prof. B. Silliman


233


Sulphuret Reduction Works.


,247


Iron Foundries.


247


Directory.


249


Advertisements ..


273


SKETCH OF MEADOW LAKE TOWNSHIP (by Frank T'ilford). 305


Mills.


318


Mines


.319


Directory


321


Advertisements.


326


SKETCH OF BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP. . 335


Directory


346


Advertisements.


352


SKETCH OF ROUGH AND READY


353


Directory.


364


SKETCH OF LITTLE YORK TOWNSHIP .. 367


· Directory.


373


Advertisements


.389


SKETCH OF WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP


Omega


378


Alpha


.378


Rocky Bar.


.379


Gaston Ridge


.383


Directory


385


Advertisements


300


SKETCH OF BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP. North Bloomfield. .395


Lake City. .,396


Relief Hill.


.396


Columbia Hill.


.396


Directory


397


SKETCH OF EUREKA TOWNSHIP


Eureka. .


401


South Fork.


402


The Flats .. 402


Product of the Mines.


452


Eureka Quartz District


403


Directory


405


CLASSIFIED LIST OF ADVERTISERS.


Accountant :


Ellis Edwards ..


.329 A. Barton.


Apothecaries :


Avery, Crocker & Co .. . 287


Denman & Sparks.


.. 301


James & English.


.301


Bedding :


Wm. Stone.


158


184 J. Naffziger.


165


W. C. Pope.


274 Jas. Davis.


165


Jas. Monro


165


F. Bulacher.


165


Assayers:


Hill & Farnham.


297


Hentsch & Berton.


418


Wm. Luebbert & Co ..


.331


J. J. Ott . .


184 Union Hotel. 1st cover


G. W. Kidd & Co.


180


Findley & Co.


.277


Auctioneers :


W. C. Pope


.274


Amalgamating Pan :


Stewart's Grinder


&


Amalgamator ..


412


Attorneys at Law :


A. C. Niles.


167


J. C. Palmer.


166| Booksellers & Stationers


Hawley & Williams.


.. 167 Geo. R. Crawford .. .. .. 421


J. I. & John Caldwell. . 167


David Belden.


168


Geo. W. Dixon, top lines


Grass Val'y Township


W. W. Cross.


-167


Spencer & Hobart ...... 278 A. Barton ..


.169


Sargent & Reardon.


168 Catholic Bookstore.


.281 |Avery, Crocker & Co .. . 287


J. R. McConnell.


168


C. C. Townsend.


.282 Denman & Sparks ..... 301


C. Wilson Hill.


177


Dibble & Byrne


294


E. W. Roberts.


294


J. C. Deuel.


295


Kirkpatrick & Maslin


.. 295


Myles P. O'Connor


.295


J. Sanders


Frank Tilford.


.326


J. B. Johnson


.352


H. G. Rollins.


.326


Jas. Galloway


.326


O. P. Stidger.


352


Artificial Limbs :


A. Folleau. ..... 413 & 414 M. J. Heydlauff ..


.389


Bakeries :


Davis W. J .. .


Dreyfuss Julius


158


Hollywood Jos ..


176|J. M. Lakenan


293


J. Sanders.


.281


Campbell & Stoddard. .. 279 Moynihan & Aitken ..


.. 409


Anderson G. W.


.288|Hanscom & Co.


Banks and Bankers :


Findley & Co.


277


G. W. Kidd & Co.


180


H. Mackie & Co.


161|John Blasauf.


Hentsch & Berton.


418 Goldkoffer & Braun.


B. F, Hastings & Co ..


. .


v|J. Frank


Carpets :


A. Goldsmith, top lines


Nevada Township.


Cline & Novitzsky ..


162


M. Rosenberg & Bro. . . 162


L. Samuel & Bro.


285


J. Newman & Co.


303


M. J. Heydlauff.


.389


Mason & White.


.392


W. Sharp ..


vi


Car. & Wagon Makers:


Cigars and Tobacco:


J. Greenwald.


.176


173


N. Slocovich ..


163


Chapman & Briggs.


.179


Harrington & Senner .. . 181


.281|Geo. W. Dixon, top lines


Grass Valley Towns'p


. 303 C. C. Townsend .


.282


Adams & Johnson ..


.334


Clothing Dealers :


Banner Broth'rs, bottom


lines Nevada Town.


M. J. Heydlauff.


. . .


.389


Mason & White.


.. 392


B. Gad & Co., bot'm lines Grass Valley Town.


Adams & Johnson


334


.415 S. Zerga.


334


Franklin Foundry.


416 C. A. Kellogg.


329


M. C. Taylor.


420 Smith & Perkins.


.329


Combs & McGoun.


.390


Brewers : 172 Com. & For. Merchants:


.296|J. Worrill & Co. ...... 387


.. 281 |Davenport & Weaver .. . 420


169 Binkleman & Richards.288


B. Kerkhoff. .


.332


Lyon Company Brewery


Butchers:


J. F. Bussenius ..


181


Wm. Loutzenheiser. .


282


E. F. Spence, bot'm lines


Nevada Township & 394 Jas. E. Johnston.


Smith & Ross


273


Winham & Clark.


333


Halleck & Co.


.300


Jas. Colley


169


J. W. Johnston


171


Wm. King.


174 Wood & Pierce.


290


M. FitzGerald.


298


Fox & Co.


332


B. F. Snell.


.391


H. Hays & Co.


332


Exchange Hotel, inside


cover


Wisconsin Hotel.


284


Behirisch Chas.


.289


A- Friedman.


.334


Flagg & Harrison.


392


Book Binders :


Hermann Ernst.


Smith & Ross


.273


Boots & Shoes :


Wm. R. Coe .....


. ..


Banner Brothers,bottom


line Nevada Tp


G. C. King.


.300


J. Newman &Co.


L. Samuel & Brothers. . 285


Smith & Perkins.


329


Mason & White.


.392


S. Zerga.


. 334


Combs & McGoun.


.390


164 Brass & Iron Foundries :


Heugh & Thom


.175


Smith & Hodge ..


... 286


Blacksmiths:


Ole Johnson


286


Bill Poster :


Billiard Saloons:


Carley & Beckman ..... 153


Crockery & Glass Ware :| Furniture Dealers:


Hay Grain & Feed :


Bliven & Everingham. . 181 J. E. Johnston


184 E. W. Bigelow.


.163


274 E. R. West.


290


Insurance Agents :


Campbell & Stoddard .. . 279 Groceries :


John Johnston.


.289


Gregory & Waite ..


Wm. Stone.


Halleck & Co ..


.300


Wm Wolf .


Baker & Martin.


172


Geo. Keeney ..


C. A. Kellogg.


329


Adams & Johnson.


334


B. Dennery.


iv


Constables :


E. J. Markham.


.329


Milt. Combs ..


390


Dentists :


Adams & Johnson.


334


A. Chapman


179


M. J. Heydlauff.


989


Wm. Kent.


177


Combs & McGoun.


390


C. E. Davis ..


.302


Doors, Sash & Blinds :


Geo. M. Hughes 169


W. C. Stiles.


422


Geo. E. Turne


158


P. Brunstetter ..


.376


Dress Maker&Milliner :


Mrs. A. F. Jones.


299


Drugs & Medicines :


E. F. Spence ..


J. F. Bussenius.


.181


Smith & Ross.


.273


W. Loutzenheiser.


.282


Winham & Clark.


333


Mason & White.


392


M. J. Heydlauff ..


389


Conibs & McGoun,.


390


Dry Goods :


A. Goldsmith, top lines of Nevada Township.


Cline & Novitzsky.


162


M. Rosenberg & Bro.


162


J. Newman & Co


303


L. Samuel & Bro.


285


Mason & White.


392


M. J. Heydlauff.


389


Combs & McGoun.


.390


Deuel, Griffitts & Co.


... III


Engraver & Designers :


Van Vleck & Keith .... 416


Express Company :


Gregory & English .. .. . 182 Bear Valley House. 388


Globe Hotel.


391


Starr's Exchange.


393 H. Southard & Co ..


. .


183


Ebner's Hotel.


vi P. Brunstetter .. ..


.276


German board'g House 285 W. A. Hedenberg & Co. II


Hat Store :


Metallurgical Works:


C. C. Townsend. .282 S. Novitzky


Insurance Companies :


Pacific


419


Union


278


Firemans' Fund.


273


Home Mutual.


171


Mutual Life.


171


North America ..


.345&387


Phoenix .


161


Liverpool, London, and


Globe.


180


Jewelers :


vi Otto Wiedero


280


H. Wachhorst.


II


Gun & Gunsmith :


T. Knoderer.


282


Hardware :


Geo. E. Turner.


157 M. P. O'Connor.


245


.174 Wm. S. Byrne.


.294


178 J. E. Jones.


326


285 D. E. Sykes.


226


Laundry :


Libbey & Kaiser. .


298


Harness & Saddler:


W. G. Jenkins. ..


.162


Hose Manufacturer :


S. Howard.


.411


Hotels :


Campbell & Stoddard.


.279


John Johnston


.289


C. A. Kellogg.


.329


Smith & Perkins.


329


.160 J. H. Tennent.


332


New York.


163 S. Zerga


334


.284 Adams & Johnson.


334


286 McAran & Co ..


416


289


Livery Stables :


Saxby & Lancaster.


170


Place & McCowen ...


.173


Mason & Byrne.


275


Henry Polley ..


298


T. W. MeCue & Co.


304


T. D. Scriver.


IV


Lumber Dealers:


Fancy Goods & Toys: Chapman & Briggs. ... 179


N. Slocovich ... .163


Geo. W· Dixon' top line


Grass Val'y Township


Campbell & Stoddard. . 279 W. F. Brandreth. . 345&287


John Johnston.


286


Finnie & Kinsey.


293


C. A. Kellogg.


.329


Smith & Perkins.


328


J. IF. Tennent


332


S. Zerga.


334


Mason & White.


392


Booth & Co. ..


iii


Adams, McNeill & C


iv


Lindley & Lohman.


Justices of the Peace :


John Kendall


.164


J. C. Palmer.


166


Geo. Keeney.


Gregory & Waite.


.394 Peter Johnston.


Bennett & Co


296


H. Merwin.


iii


Liquor Dealers :


Gregory & Waite.


.178


A. Isoard.


159


R. Fininger


160


Wm. Stone.


158


Union, 1st cover ..


Exchange Hotel, Grass


Val'y, inside 1st cover


Miners .


Wisconsin


Golden Eagle


International


Lake House.


328


Crystal Lake House.


.327


Tinker's Station.


.333


Coburn's Station ..


.333


Donner Lake House.


.333


Excelsior Hotel.


334


E. F. Spence.


394


G. W. Kidd & Co.


180


.. 178 H. Mackie & Co ..


161


158 S. B. Davenport ..


.171


162 J. F. Bussenius, see Occi-


Mason & White.


.392


M. J. Heydlauff.


.389


dental Insurance Co .. 159


W. K. Spencer.


... 278


281 Hill & Farnham.


.297


Gregory & Waitc. .178 \V. C. Pope


Geo. E. Turner.


157 Halleck & Co.


.300


W. C. Popc.


274 Ole Johnson ..


286


John Bennett & Co.


.296


Merchant Tailors : .R. M. Hunt .. .166 E. McSorley. .203


A. Rosenthal.


164 C. M. Bates.


166 R. Cryer ..


.299


Jas. H. Downing.


184 S. Kisfy.


Mining Secretaries:


Jas. Simpson.


301 John Corbett, Mazeppa. 298 .302 J. D. Pollard. .328


Ellis Edwards. .329 TV. Bergman


Ed. Fowler


331


Noble Martin


. 390 B. Kerkhoff.


.332


Music and Pianos : Planing Mills :


A. Kohler.


410 Geo. M. Hughes.


169


Newspaper Offices;


Daily Gazette.


154. W. C. Stiles.


422


Daily Transcript.


153


Restaurants :


Alex Gault, "Antelope" 157 Grover & Baker, 184 & 185


Daily National.


.291 \ Stokes, "Occidental" 288


Meadow Lake Sun.


330 C. E. Powers, Red Dog 392


H. S. Crocker & Co.


I


Saloons :


Notaries and Comm'srs : Flagg & Harrison .. .392


Edwin Fowler.


.321 Jack McNally ..... 392&393


D. E. Sykes.


.326 Union Hotel, first cover.


H. G. Rollins.


326 Carley & Beckman ..


158


E. W. Roberts.


294 Schmittburg & Co.


151


J. C. Deuel.


.295 Blaze.


.156


J. I. Caldwell.


167 F. Stumpf.


160


Hawley & Williams


.167 J. Blasauf ..


172


W. K. Spencer


.278 Jenkin & Sloan


177 Geo. E. Turner.


157


181 Peter Johnston.


.285


281 W. A. Begole.


.390


285 Bennett & Co ..


.296


284 Holbrook, Merrill & Co 411


Undertakers :


W. C. Pope


274


W. C. Stiles.


.422


W. C. Groves.


.171


Physicians & Surgeons : John Doling


.299


Wood & Willow Ware :


J. W. Talbott


.166.D. Meaghar.


293 R. Ireland.


III


John Heinson. .


.393


Sewing Machines :


Florence, back cover ...


Shaving Saloons:


G. H. Clay.


303


T. C. Lampe.


163


Stage Lines :


Telegraph Stage Co .. ... 157 Gregory & English. .. . 182 G. V. & Nev. Stage Line 292


Stone & Brick Mason :


S. L. Brooks. ..


290


Stoves & Tin Ware :


Paper Hanging :


Harrington & Senner ..


F. A. Potter.


.159


John Frank.


W. C. Stokes.


Parffine Oil Lubricator . W. H. Mitchell.


Geo. Fletcher ..


283 Smith & Hodge.


.286


Photographic Galleries :


J. L. Clapp.


.286


Chas. Belirisch


287


Chas. Ferrand.


.168


Bruneman & Co


.288


D. Cobb.


293


Samuel Hodge.


.289


. 177 Goldkoffer & Braun.


.296


Tucker & George.


329 Joseph Burtin,


.331


E. S. Drew.


.333


S. Zerga


.334


A. Friedman.


334


P. Brunstetter.


.276


Daily Union ..


408


INTRODUCTORY.


The size and importance of Nevada among the mining counties of Cal- ifornia ; its mines of gold of enormous product, cclipsing all others in the world; its extensive gravel ranges, in which lies imbedded wealth to enrich the nation ; its thousand ledges of gold-bearing rock that stripe its territory, inviting the capital of other lands, and which are destined at no distant day to cause its valleys and mountains to resound with the din and clatter of machinery ; its fertile soil on which can be grown all the pro- ductions of the temperate zone; its perfect adaptability to the production of the generous wines that are to rival those of France and Hungary ; its vast extent of surface that entices the agriculturist to come and clothe its hill sides with orchards and vineyards; its nearness to the great Pacific railway, rendering it accessible to the commerce and travel of the world, and the attention it is attracting among the scientific and moneyed circles of the globe-all these would seem to call for some compendious exhibit of its boundless resources, its products and its prospects. Accordingly, the task has been undertaken, and the result may be found in the following pages. Therein are contained a concise history of the county, as full as the limits of the volume would allow ; an account of all the notable mines, their location, yield, etc., as far as can be ascertaincd ; of the canals of the county, cost of construction, capacity, etc .; statistics of every branch of industry ; besides a complete directory of the county. To the citizens of Nevada county the following pages will be of interest, presenting as they do in preservable shape, the evidence of the wealth and material resources of a portion of the earth's surface, which they call " home," and which is unexcelled by any other portion of like extent on the habitable globe; and as a work of reference for business men generally, I flatter ourself, it must prove to be of far greater value than its cost.


To E. G. Waite I am indebted for the history of the county and other valuable contributions for the work. Much valuable information has been obtained from two historical sketches of the county written by Hon. A. A. Sargent, one published in a Directory of the county by Brown & Dallison in 1856, the other in a Directory of Nevada, published by H. B. Thompson in 1861; also, from W. S. Byrne, Esq., and his Directory of Grass Valley, published in 1865. To Judge Frank Tilford I am indebted for the sketch of Meadow Lake township, and to Captain E. W. Roberts for the sketch of Rough and Ready. Other gentlemen have contributed new facts, whose names will appear in the history as it comes from the pen of the writer.


EDWIN F. BEAN.


NEVADA, 1867.


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STATE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS. .


STATE OFFICERS.


[Terms expire first Monday in December, 1867.]


RESIDENCE. SALARY.


FREDERICK F. LOW Governor


Yuba


$7,000


T. N. MACHIN


Lieutenant Governor. Mono


4,000


B. B. REDDING Secretary of State Sacramento 4,000


GEORGE OULTON Controller Siskiyo 4,000


R. PACHECO


Treasurer


.San Luis Obispo 4,000


J. G. MCCULLOUGH


Attorney General


Mariposa 4,000


J. F. HOUGHTON . Surveyor General


Sacramento. 3,000


JOHN SWETT


.Supt. Public Instruction. .. San Francisco


3,000


GEO. S. EVANS Adjutant General


.Sacramento 3,000


O. M. CLAYES


State Printer.


San Joaquin Fees.


W. D. HARRIMAN .Clerk Supreme Court .. Placer. Fees.


W. C. STRATTON State Librarian.


Sacramento. 2,500


JUSTICES SUPREME COURT.


RESIDENCE.


SALARY.


JOHN CURREY.


Solano


$6.000


LORENZO SAWYER


.San Francisco 6,000


A. L. RHODES.


. Santa Clara. 6,000


O. L. SHAFTER


San Francisco 6,000


S. W. SANDERSON El Dorado .. 6,000


Regular terms held at Sacramento on first Monday in January, April, July and October,


JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.


Ist. Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara. Pablo de la Guerra, Judge.


2d. Tehama, Butte, Plumas and Lassen. Warren T. Sexton, Judge.


3d. Alameda, Monterey, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Sam'l B. McKee, Judge. 4th. Northern part of San Francisco. E. D. Sawyer, Judge.


5th. San Joaquin and Tuolumne. Jos. M. Cavis, Judge.


6th. Sacramento and Yolo. John H, McKune, Judge.


7th. Marin. Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Lake. J. B. Southard, Judge. 8th. Klamath, Del Norte and Humboldt. Walter S. Brock, Judge.


9th. Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity. E. Garter, Judge.


10th. Sutter. Yuba, Colusa and Sierra. Isaac S. Belcher, Judge.


11th. El Dorado, Amador and Calave- ras.


S. W. Brockway, Judge.


12th. Southern part of San Francisco and San Mateo. Orville C. Pratt, Judge.


13th. Fresno, Mariposa, Merced, Stan- islaus and Tulare. J. M. Bondurant, Judge.


14th. Nevada and Placer. Thomas B. McFarland, Judge.


15th. San Francisco and Contra Costa. S. H. Dwinelle. Judge.


16th. Mono, Alpine, Inyo and Kern. Theron Reed, Judge.


NEVADA COUNTY.


COUNTY OFFICERS.


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THOMAS B. MCFARLAND DISTRICT JUDGE.


A. C. NILES. COUNTY JUDGE. JOIIN CALDWELL DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


JOHN I. CALDWELL DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


R. H. FARQUIIAR. CLERK, ex officio AUDITOR.


G. K. FARQUHAR DEPUTY CLERK.


E. F. SPENCE. TREASURER.


E. F. BEAN. ASSESSOR.


C. E. MULLOY, A. F. MASON DEPUTY ASSESSORS. CHARLES BARKER COLLECTOR.


W. J. ORGAN, J. M. DAYS, H. A. ASHBURN, DEP. COLLECTORS.


E. F. BEAN, A. F. MASON, C. E. MULLOY, J J. C. GARBER. RECORDER. IRA STANLEY, W. H H. COFFMAN, G. H. FERRE, ... DEP. REC'S.


R. B. GENTRY SHERIFF.


R. B. PATTEN UNDER SHERIFF.


A. W. POTTER, STEVE VENARD DEPUTY SHERIFFS.


H. S. BRADLEY SURVEYOR. WM. C. STILES CORONER.


W. W. COZZENS. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.


G. K. FARQUHAR. DEPUTY PUPLIC ADMINISTRATOR.


M. S. DEAL.


SUPT. COMMON SCHOOLS.


R. M. HUNT


COUNTY PHYSICIAN.


The terms of the elected officers will expire on the first Wednesday in March, 1868.


SUPERVISORS.


JONATHAN CLARK, President. First District.


J. J. DORSEY Second District. J. B. JOHNSON Third District.


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COURTS, TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, ETC.


COURTS.


District Court. 14th Judicial District .- Regular terms held at Court House, Ne- vada City, first Monday in March, June, September and December. Hon. T. B. McFarland, Judge ; John Caldwell, Attor- ney ; R. H. Farquhar, Clerk ; G. K. Far- quhar, Deputy ; R. B. Gentry, Sheriff; A. W. Potter, Deputy.


County Court .- Regular terms held at Court House, Nevada City, first Monday in February, May, August and November. Hon. A. C. Niles. Judge ; John Caldwell, Attorney ; R. H. Farquhar, Clerk ; R. B. Gentry, Sheriff.


Probate Court .- Terms on first Monday in each month, at Court House, Nevada City. Hon. A. C. Niles, Judge ; R. H. Farquhar, Clerk.


TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.


Nevada Township .- Justices-John C. Palmer, John Kendall. Constables-Jos. B. Gray, John H. Gray.


Grass Valley .- Justices-W. S. Byrne, M. P. O'Connor. Constables -- J. Allison, John D. Meek.


Rough and Ready .- Justices-William Curran. E. L. Melbourne. Constables- Lucius Pomeroy, John Perkenpine.


Bridgeport .- Justices-Moses F. Hoit, George B. Newell. Constables-Robert Huckins, J. A. Ross.


Bloomfield .- Justices-Levi Ayres, W. C. Carter. Constables-G, F. Hutchinson, E. H. Henry.


Eureka .- Justices-John H. Young, J. W. C. Coleman. Constables-O. A. Pierce, J. C. Eastman.


Washington .- - Justices-Geo. Roberts, Constables-A. G. Hender- son, E. J. Markhand.


Meadow Lake .- Justices-J. E. Jones, D. E. Sykes. Constables-Steve Venard,


Little York .- Justices-R. McGoun. A. P. Schutt. Constables-Milt. Combs, John Fuller.


U. S. REVENUE OFFICERS.


S. B. Davenport, Deputy United States Collector. Office in Masonic Building, Commercial street, Nevada City.


J. B. Richmond, Deputy United States Assessor. Office in Masonic Building, Commercial street, Nevada City.


V. H. Davidson, Deputy United States Marshal. Office at National Exchange Hotel, Nevada City. -


POST OFFICES.


Following is a list of the Postoffices of the county, with the name of the Post- masters, and the salaries of those we have been able to obtain. Nevada and Grass Valley are rated as second class offices ; North San Juan and Moore's Flat as fourth class, and the others belong to the fifth class :


Nevada City F. G. Guild .. $3,200


Grass Valley


D. B. Nye. . . .


2,200


North San Juan .R. Longhead. 370 Moore's Flat. S. Caldwell. .. 190


French Corral S. B. Caswell. I00




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