History of Alameda County, California : including its geology, topography, soil, and productions, Part 1

Author: Munro-Fraser, J. P
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Oakland, Calif. : M.W. Wood
Number of Pages: 1206


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HISTORY


OF


Alameda County, California,


INCLUDING ITS


Geology, Topography, Soil, and Productions;


TOGETHER WITH


A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants;


THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND AMERICAN PIONEERS; A FULL POLITICAL HISTORY, COM- PRISING A TABULAR STATEMENT OF OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY SINCE ITS FORMATION;


SEPARATE HISTORIES OF EACH OF THE TOWNSHIPS, SHOWING THEIR ADVANCEMENT AND PROGRESS.


ALSO


INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE,


The Raising of the Bear Flag, and Biographical Sketches of Early and Prominent Citizens and Representative Men,


AND OF ITS Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc.


ILLUSTRATED.


OAKLAND : M. W. WOOD, PUBLISHER. 1883.


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Copyright: 1885-by :MM. W. Wood.


RAGIFIG PRESS, PRINTERS AND BINDERS. OAKLAND. CAL.


PREFACE.


AFTER a year of incessant labor the HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY is now presented to our patrons. From the outset of the undertaking we have given the public to understand that the volume should contain naught but a plain and unvarnished record, as far as it was within our power to obtain, of the chief doings in Alameda, which have been instrumental in placing her in the proud position among the other counties of Cal- ifornia which she holds to-day.


To do this has been no easy task, yet, if the task has been laborious, it still has been a toil in which we have received much kind and valuable assistance.


To the pioneer settlers the following pages should be found most interesting, relating as they do the experiences gained in a new country; while the volume, as a whole, should be cherished by their children, embodying as it does the tale of hardships endured by their sires.


In the history of the city of Oakland we have been especially careful that little that is interesting should be left out; the chronicles of its early days, though lengthy, will be found replete with much valuable information.


In conclusion we would here tender our best thanks to those who aided us with appropriate suggestions and valuable information. To the gentlemen of the Oakland journals, the Tribune and Times ; to Mr. Bartlett of the Livermore Herald and to Frank Moffitt of the Newark Enterprise are our thanks due for many kind notices and several other courtesies ; while we owe a debt of gratitude to the officials of the county and city-one and all -- for making easy the task of gathering notes from the records, when it would otherwise have been most tedious and difficult.


Mr. D. D. Fagan had an interest in the publication of this work, and during the most of the time of his con- nection with the firm was active in procuring subscriptions.


Our work has gone far beyond the limits originally intended, thereby necessitating much extra expense. But if what has been done finds favor with the community, then our undertaking shall not have been in vain.


M. W. WOOD.


J. P. MUNRO-FRASER, Historian.


INDEX.


Page


Page


Geography.


9


1860


221


Area ...


9


I861.


222


Geology and Mineralogy.


IO


1862.


223


Contra Costa Hills.


15


1864.


227


Monte Diablo Group.


2C


1865.


230


Monte Diablo.


24


1866.


232


Topography.


31


1867.


234


Climatography.


32


1868


236


Soil and Productions.


34


1869


238


Pomology


36


I870.


239


Salt-making


37


1871 242


I872. . 244


253


EARLY HISTORY


47


1874


262


THE BEAR FLAG.


131


1875.


271


LEGISLATIVE HISTORY ..


164


1876.


273


Organization of Alameda County.


165


1877.


275


Original Boundary of Contra Costa County


165


Creation of Alameda County


166


1879.


280


Original Boundary of Alameda County. 166


I880.


283


Present Boundary of Alameda County. 167


18SI


285


Senatorial Districts. 168


1882 .. 286


287


Table of County Officers.


288


MEXICAN GRANTS ..


297


El Valle de San José.


297


San Ramon.


297


Contra Costa.


I71


Clinton.


171, 172


Eden


171, 172


Washington


171, 172


Murray. 171, 172


Table of Ranchos.


335


CRIMINAL HISTORY


336


Alameda 172


1853.


338


Brooklyn 172


1854


339


Eden. . I73


1855 ..


339


I856, 1857


340


I858.


340


1859


340


I 860.


34I


Election Precincts


175


1861


341


Road Districts


176


1863.


342 342


School Districts.


I78


IS65.


178


IS66.


343


Military Government


IS2


IS67


344


Constitutional Convention.


IS3


1868


348


San José made State Capital.


184


IS69


35I


Members of First Legislature IS5 I870.


Senators. . . I85


Assemblymen IS6


I87


State Capital removed .


187


1874.


365


Gilman (Twelfth Street) Bridge


The Records. 191, 201 IS76.


196 1853.


197


1854


200 1855.


204


1856.


207


1857


209


1858.


210


1859


21I


IS80. .


369


ISSI, 1882.


371


ALAMEDA TOWNSHIP


372


Geography


Topography.


372


365


1877.


368


1878.


368


1879


352


1871.


353


I872


360


1873.


362


363


Political History prior to 1853. 191 IS75.


174


Oakland.


174


Washington. 174


I68


Court of Sessions. .


169


Original Township Boundaries.


I71


Oakland


171, 172


San Lorenzo. 298


San Leandro. 302


El Sobrante. .


308


Table of Land Claims


333


1878.


277


Congressional Districts. 168


Table of Taxation.


Earthquakes


39


Aborigines


40


IS73.


Judicial Districts


Present Township Boundaries 172


Murray .


Board of Supervi-ors. 175


POLITICAL HISTORY


Governor Burnett assumes office.


367


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INDEX.


Streams. 372


Climate. 372


East Oakland Planing Mills ... . 428 Soil 373


Brooklyn Manufacturing Company 428


East Oakland Brewery. 428


Brooklyn Brewery. 428


Badger's Park. .. 429


Cotton and Jute Factory 430


Early Settlement. 374


1850 374


1851


375


Pacific Reduction Works. 430


Fitchburg 430


432


1855 to 1869.


377


Geography


432


Topography


432


1870.


379


1871.


380


1872. ..


381


1873.


383


1874.


386


Products.


433


Mexican Grants. 433


Early Settlement 433


1849 435


436


1851 4.36


1852. 437


1853.


437


1854. 438


Haywards 433


1876 439


1877 440


441


IS79


First Presbyterian Church. 407


Garden City Lodge, No. 1745, K. of H .. 408


West End Lodge, No 175, A. O. U. W 408


Alameda Council No. 192, A. L. of H. 408


Whidden Hose \o., No. 2, A. F. D .. 409


Alameda Oil Works ... 409


Pacific Coast Oil Co .. 409


Alameda Planing Mill. 409


Encinal Lumber Yard 410


Schuetzen Park .. 410


Newport Swimming-baths. 410


Terrace Baths .. . 410


Long Branch Swimming-baths 410


BROOKLYN TOWNSHIP 411


Geography. 411


Topography 411 1872. 446


Valleys. 411


Streams.


411


Climate


411


Soil


412


Products


412


T mber.


412


Mexican Grants.


Early Settlement. . 412


413


East Oakland or Brooklyn


417


First Baptist Church


Church of the Advent. . 420


421


East Oakland M. E. Church. 421


East Oakland Y. M. C. Association 421


Mills' Seminary. . 422


Brooklyn Lodge, No. 225, F. & A. M ..


424


Orion Lodge, No. 189, I. O. O. F .. 424


Evening Star Lodge, No. 263, I. O. O. F. 425


Brooklyn Rebekah Degree Lodge. 425 Brooklyn Lodge No. 32, K. of P. 425 Brooklyn Lodge No. 3, A. O. U. W .. 426 The Pioneer Pottery 426


California Pottery. 427


East Oakland Pottery 427


Oak Grove Tannery 427


Geography


453


1850.


1 879.


397 398


1881.


399


1882.


40I


Schools. 401


.. Alameda School District. 402


Encinal School District ..


404


Schools under the Incorporation. 404


Methodist Episcopal Church 406


1880.


441


1881


442


1882.


442


1883 442


Alameda Encampment, No. 28, I. O. O. F. 443 Sycamore Lodge, No. 129, I. O. O. F. 443 Haywards Lodge, No. 18, A. O. U. W. 443 Hercules Council, No. 139, O. C. F. 444 Haywards Weekly Journal 444


New York Brewery 444


Lyons Brewery. .. 444


Eden Landing 444


Mount Eden .. 445


Mount Eden Grove 445


San Leandro 445


1873.


447


1874.


447


1875 447


1876. 448


IS77 448


1878.


448


1879


448


ISSO


448


1881. 449


1882.


449


Presbyterian Church ..


449


Roman Catholic Church. 449 Eden Lodge, F. & A. M .. 449


San Leandro Lodge, No. 231, I. O. O. F .. 450


San Leandro Lodge, No. 12, A. O. U. W. 450 San Leandro Lodge, No. 180, I. O. G. T . 450 Chatauqua Literary Society . 451


San Leandro Reporter. 451


San Leandro Sentinel. 451


Central Manufacturing Company.


451


San Leandro Plow Company. 452


San Lorenzo.


452


MURRAY TOWNSHIP


453


432


Streams


432


Climate 432


Soil 433


1875.


387


1876.


388


1877


389


1878.


392


1852.


375


1853. 376


EDEN TOWNSHIP


1854. 376


1869.


378


Valleys.


Brooklyn Tannery. 428


Products 373


Timber. 373


Mexican Grants. 374


Melrose 430


Castle Dome Smelting Works. 430


1878.


1880


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INDEX.


Topography. 453


Valleys. 453


Streams. 453


Climate 454


Soil. 456


Products 457


Timber 458


Minerals 458


Mineral Springs. 459


Mexican Grants


459


Early Settlement.


459


Altamont


467


Dublin


468


1868 ...


663


1869.


665


I870.


674


I871. 676


677


1874.


686


1875. 687


1876


689 693


Livermore Lodge, No. 200, I. O. G. T.


474


Livermore Council, No. 1070, A. L. of H Livermore Public Library ..


474


Herald. 475


Livermore H. & L. Company No. I 475


Niagara Fire Engine Co. No. I. 475


Livermore Spring Water Co. 475


Warehouses, W. Waterman & Co.


476


Lumber Yard, Horton & Kennedy 476


476


Olivina Vineyard 476


476


Midway. 477


Pleasanton. 477


Pleasanton Lodge, No. 225, I. O. O. F. 481


Carriage Factory, J. A. Bilz .. 481


Suñol. .. 481


OAKLAND TOWNSHIP 482


Geography. 482


Topography . 482


Valleys, Streams, etc 482


Climate


482


Soil and Products 482


Timber 482 Mexican Grants. . 482 Early Settlement 483


CITY OF OAKLAND. 483


Early Settlement 483


City Lot, Abstract of Title to


485


1852. 487


Incorporation of Town 487


First Election . 488


Water Front Controversy 488-541 Ferries 541-560 1853.


Streets, Bridges, etc 560-577


Lake Merritt 577 Webster-street Bridge. 579 Sewerage 581


Schools .


587


Fire Depar ment 596


City Marshal Howe.


602


City Marshal Hogan. 603


603


City Bonds


607


Police Department 609


1854 611 Incorporation of City 611


620


1855


1856 623


1857 ...


624


Railroads 626


1858.


633


1859.


634


1860.


634


1861. 635


1862 .. 635


1863. 636


1864. 639


Street Railroads. 639


1865.


645 649


Water Supply.


649


1867


659


Livermore 468


First Presbyterian Church. 471


.


Livermore Public School ...


472


Livermore Lodge, No. 218, F. & A. M.


473


Livermore Lodge, No. 219, I. O. O. F 473


Vesper Lodge, No. 62, A. O. U. W. 473


1877


'. July Riots


694


1878.


697


1879


697


1880


710


1881


714


1882-83.


716


Table of City Officers . 717


Churches


722


First Presbyterian Church .. 722 Independent Presbyterian Church 723 St. John's (Episcopal) Church. 724 St. Paul's (Episcopal) Church. 725


St. Andrew's Mission (Episcopal). 726


First Baptist Church. . 726


. Church of the Immaculate Conception 727 First Congregational Church. 728 Second Congregational Church. 729 Plymouth Avenue Church. . 730 German Methodist Episcopal Church. 731 Methodist Episcopal Church (South) 732 Seventh-Day Adventist Church 732


Central Mission Sunday School. 733


Young Men's Christian Association. 734


Schools


736


Public Schools. . 737


Pacific Theological Seminary 743


California Military Academy 743


Hopkins Academy 744


Sackett School.


745


Ladies Schools.


745


Miss Bisbie's School


Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. 746


California Medical College, Eclectic. 747


Ladies' Relief Society. . 747


Women's Temperance Union


748


Women's Christian Association. 748


Home for Aged Women. 749


California Sheltering Home 749


Lodges, etc ..


750


Masonic Temple. 750


Oakland Commandery, No. 11, K. T. 751 Oakland Chapter, No. 26, R. A. M .. 752 Royal and Select Masters. 752 Live Oak Lodge, No. 61, F. & A. M. 752


Oakland Lodge, No. 188, F. & A. M. 753


Oak Leaf Chapter, No. 8, O. E.S. 753


Oakland Lodge, No. 118, I. O O. F .. 753 Fountain Lodge, No. 198, I. O. O. F. 754 Evening Star Lodge, No. 263, I. O. O. F .. 754 Oakland Rebekah Lodge, No.16, 1. O. O. F. 754


Wagon Factory, John Aylward.


Livermore Coal-mines.


474


1866


Livermore College. . 472


1872


Snell Seminary. 746 746


Finance.


iv


INDEX.


Pacific Lodge, No. 7, A. O. U. W. 75^


Oak Leaf Lodge, No. 35, A. O U. W. 755


Live Oak Lodge, No, 17, K. of P. 755


Oakland Council, No. 20, O. C. F 755


Brooklyn Council, No. 50, I. O.C. F. 756


Oakland Lodge, No. 252, I. O. B. B. 755


Appomattox Post, No. 50, G. A. R 756


Army and Navy Republican League. 756


St. Andrews Society. . . . 757


"Daughters of Israel" Relief Society 757


Hebrew Benevolent Society. 757


Danish Society


757


Oakland Guard ..


757


Hofburg Brewery 803


Oakland Stockyards. So4


Stockyards Tannery 804


Carbon-bisulphide Works. 804


Wheelan's Flour Mills. 805


Pioneer Starch Works. 805


Berkeley Lubricating Oil Works 805


Standard Soap Works. 805


Wentworth Boot & Shoe Company 806


Berkeley Advocate. 807


Shell Mound Park. 807


Oakland Trotting Park. So7


So7


Temescal .


So8


St Lawrence Parochial School .. 808


Silver Star Lodge, No. 2, D. of H. 808


N. Tem. Temple Lodge, No. 11, A O. U. W. So8 Temescal Grange, No. 35, P. of H. 808 Golden Gate Council, No. 40, O. C, F .. 809


Claremont Council, No. 74, I. O. C. F 809


Piedmont


809


WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. 810


Geography. SIO


Topography 810


Valleys SI0


768 Streams 810


Climate


810


Soil


811


Products


811


Alvarado 821


Crusade Lodge, No. 93, I. O. O. F. 822


Reliance Lodge, No. 93, A. O. U. W. 823


Beet-root Sugar Industry. 823


Union Pacific Salt Company 824


Centreville. . . . . 826


Centreville & Alvarado Pres. Church. 827 Alameda Lodge, No. 167, F. & A. M .. 829 Centreville Council, No.34, I. O. C. F. 829


Pioneer Association .. 829


Washington & Murray Township Water Co. 830 Decoto. . 831


Mission San José 831


Newark .


832


Newark Lodge. No. 169, A. O. U. W. 833


Crystal Salt Works .... 833


Newark Coursing Grounds. 834


University of California. 782 Niles . . 834


Deaf, Dumb & Blind Institution 793


Berkeley Gymnasium. . . 796


Harmon Seminary. 797


St. Joseph Presentation Convent. 797


West Berkeley Presbyterian Church 799


West Berkeley Methodist Ep. Church ..... 800 Berkeley Lodge, No. 270, I. O. O. F. .. 800 llearts of Oak Lodge, No. 61, A. O U. W. 801 Berkeley Lodge, No. 10, A. O. U. W .. .. Eo1


University Lodge, No. 88, A. O. U. W .. . 801 West Berkeley Lodge, No. 206, I. O.G. T .. 802 Berkeley Council, No. 73, I. O C. F ..... 802 Le Conte Lodge, No. 945, A. L. of H1 .... 802


Tahoe Lodge, No. 1876, K. of H. 802


West Berkeley Planing Mills 803


West Berkeley Brewery. 803


Oakland Light Cavalry. 759


Hancock Rifles. 759


Fire Department. 760


Engine Co. No. I 760


Engine Co. No. 2.


760


Engine Co. No. 3.


761


Engine Co. No. 4. 761


Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1. 761


Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2.


761


Hose Company No. I


76 1


Mountain View Cemetery


761


Oakland Bank of Savings


763


Union Savings Bank.


763


Union National Bank


763


First National Bank. . 763


West Oakland Mut. Loan Association.


764


Oakland Gas-light Company.


Pioneer Carriage Manufactory . 765


Western Carriage Company.


765


Oakland Carriage Factory


766


Oakland Iron Works. . 766


Judson Manufacturing Company 766


Pacific Iron & Nail Company.


Lanz Bros. Soap Works. 770


California Hosiery Company. 770


Samm's Mills .. 770


Oakland City Flour Mills. 771


Williamson's Flour Mills. 771


Kelly's Marble Works. 771


Dwyer's Marble Works ..


771


Knowles & Co.'s Granite & Marble Works. . 771


Pacific Press Publishing House 772


Oakland Brewery. 775


Washington Brewery 775


Reuter's Dye Works


775


Oakland Planing Mills.


775


Trunk Manufty. of Bt. Colin 776


Odd Fellows ' Library. 776


Oakland Free Library


776


Oakland Daily Evening Tribune. 778


Oakland Daily Times 779


Oakland Press.


782


Berkeley 782


Warm Springs.


834


Washington Corners.


835


Washington College. 835


Dwight Way Park Nursery.


Cosmo. Mut Bdng. & Loan Association 7€4 764


Oakland Boiler Works. 766


V


INDEX.


BIOGRAPHIES.


Adams, Edson .. 1000


Adams, Herbert Lester, LL.B 836


Davis, Hiram. 873


Ager, Mark. 837


Decoto, Ezra. 873


Allen, James M 837


Delmue, Carlo. 873


Andrus, Washburne R .. . 838


Anthony, F. A.


839


Dimond, Hugh. S74


Anway, Loren B. 839


Dixon, Hon. M. W 874


Arff, Fred. D .. 839


Donohue, Martin . 874


Arnold, Rawdon, M. D. 100I


Dougherty, Hugh. 875


Atkinson, Capt. George


840


Dougherty, James W (deceased). 875


Babb, Nathaniel L 841


Dresco, Lorenzo 875


Babbitt, S. M .. 1001


Duerr, Carl. 876


Badger, Capt. Thomas W 841


Dugan, John 877


Baker, J. Edward 842


Dusterberry, Henry.


877


Bankhead, Hugh ..


842


Dutcher, N. D.


878


Bardellini, Antonio 842


Dyer, E ..


878


Barlow, H. S. (deceased).


843


Dyer, E. H.


881


Bartlett, W. P. .


843


Eggers, Harman. SS2


Barron, Richard.


843


Ehrman, Solomon. SS2


Barry, William .


844


Eiben, F. G. 883


Elliott, R. W


883


Beard, E. L. (deceased).


845


Emerson, James.


883


Beard; John L. . 846


English, John M 884


884


Benedict, Benajah.


847 847


Bennett, Robert H.


848


Frese, John L.


885


· 4 Bernal, August.n.


848


-Bernal, Dennis F.


849


Foster, Elijah. 885


Gerhardy, P. J. 8So


Gibbons, W. P., M .D. 886


Gibbs, W. T ..


SS7


Bishop, Amasa W 849


Gibson, Col. E. M


887


Black, Joseph F 851


.Gilson, J. C ..


888


Glascock, Hon. J. R.


888


Blacow, Robert (deceased).


Godfrey, George.


889


Bond, Capt. George W ..


853


Gorner, Theo.


890


Bothsow, Christian (deceased).


853


Bowen, William J


853


Brannan, B. F. 854


Brewer, James A. 854


Brown, Edward


854


Brown, Hon. L. H.


854


Haley, C. S.


892


Haley, Sr., Ebenezer 892


Haley, J. E. 893


Haley, W. W. 893


Burdick, Edwin E. 857 Hampel, John. 893 894


Burdick, J. F., M. D


858


Burrall, Will. H


858


Button, Fred. L. 858


Byrne, N. B.


858


Cameron, Duncan. 859


Campbell, Edwin H


859


Carey, T. P. .


860


Hays, Col. John C. (deceased). . 897


Carpenter, D. S.


860


Hayes, Timothy. 905


Hayes, William 905


Cheney, Z. D.


861


Healey, Comfort. 906


Chabot, Anthony.


861


Church, Hon. A. M.


862


Hill, Otis. . 907


Clark, Alson S.


864


Clark, Henry C.


864


Hirshberg, Samuel (deceased). 907


Holtz, William. 908


Hortenstine, J. B. 908


Huff, Socrates. 908


Hussey, W. H. H. 909


Hutchison, James. 912


Ingersoll, W. B. . 913


Cushing, John .. 871


Cutter, L. H., M. D. 871


Inman, Hon. Dan.


913


Dalziel, Robert. 872 Inwall, Harry. 913


S90


Greene, Theodore. 890


Gregory, H. C. 890


Hadsell, Charles 891


Haines, I. B. . 891


Brown, Samuel R 855


Bucknell, Dr. B. F. (deceased). 856


Bushen, D. 857


Hardy, Lowell 1


Hare, A. J. 894


Haskell, W. W. 895


Hassinger, Samuel K. 100I


Hawley, F. H. 896


Hayward, William, £95


High, W. H. 906


Hinckley, D. B. 907


Clough, B. D. T. . . 864


Cockefair, William H 864


Craig, Homer A. 865


Crane, Addison M. 865


Crosby, Judge E. O. 869


Dargie, W. E. 872


Fath, Adam.


Fonte, Antonio 884


Benedict, Newton.


Francis, Samuel. 885


Fritch, J. Homer 885


Bernal, José. . 849


Bigelow, Elijah. 849


Bilz, J. A. 849


Barton, John. 844


Beazell, Hon. James 846


Blackwood, William C. 852 852


Greene, A. J .


Carter, H. K . 860


Dieves, Joseph. 873


vi


INDEX.


Irish, Hon. John P'. 914


Jacobs, Aaron.


914


Overacker, Adam A. 956


Jamison, John W ... 914


Overacker, Howard. 956


Jarvis, F. C .. 914


Owen, R. Owen. 957


Jarvis, Howard S. 915


Patten, Robert Foster 957


Jessup, William H 915


Patterson, George W. 957


Johnson, John. 920


Patterson, Nathaniel Greene 958


Jones, Andrew . . 921


Pedrini Cipriano 959


Jones, Edmond (deceased). 921


Pinkerton, Thomas Hamel, M. D). 959


Keller, Michael J .


921


Plummer, Chas. A ... 959


Klinkner, Charles A 922


Plummer, John Allen, Jr. 960


Kohler, Ernest F


922


Pohlmann, Hermann. 960


l'oinsett, William. 960


Knox, William 922


Pope, Richard T. 961


Kottinger, John W


923


Proctor, John.


961


Lawrie, A. G


924


Pullen, C. J.


961


Lehrbass, Richard.


924


Pumyea, Peter. 962


Lewis, C. R.


925


Ralph, Joseph (deceased)


962


Lewis, Capt. J. M. R. (deceased)


925


Redman, Hon. R. A


962


Liston, W. M ..


925


Livermore, Robert (deceased).


926


Remillard, Hilaire. 964


965


Luders, Maas


927


Richmond, Edwin A


965


Lyon, John L.


927


Riser, John J. .


955


Mack, W. H.


928


Roberts, William ..


966


Malley, Frederick


930


Robinson, Charles Kingsley


966


Mark, I. N, M. D ..


930


Robinson, Hon. Henry.


967


Marshall, Earl (deceased).


932


Robinson, Jesse, M. D.


957


Marston, Phineas F.


932


Rose, A. P ..


967


Mathews, John (deceased)


933


Rose, Frederick.


968


Mathews, Peter (deceased).


934


Rose. J. A.


968


May, August.


935


Rosenberg. Lasery.


969


May, George.


935


Rosenberg, Morris


969


McAvoy, H. B


935


Ross, Edward.


969


McFeely, F. P.


935


Russell, Joel


969


McGovern, A. J.


936


Rutherford, Charles B.


970


McKeany, Peter.


936


Sackett, D. P., A. M.


971


McLeod, A. J. 936


Sanburn, Daniel Moody


97 1


McVicar, Philip H


Schafer, A. W


971


Schellhaas, Henry


97 1


Mendenhall, 'Martin


937


Mendenhall, William M .


937


Scribner, George W


972


Selna, Leopold


972


Miller, Albert . .


943


Milton, Capt. Anthony


943


Mitchel, John L


943


973


Sinclair, Duncan ..


973


Mongelas, Charles J


944


Montross, Abraham Bruyn


945


Moody, Volney Delos


945


Smith, Henry 975


975


Smith, Henry T ...


976


Morrison, Perry


948


Smith, Lewis Cass


976


Mortimer, William


948


Smith, James Dale


976


Mowry, Origin


948


Smith, Thomas A


977


Mulford, Thomas W


949


Smyth, Henry


979


Mulqueeny, Michael


950


Munyan, Emery .


950


Stein, Adolph ..


979


Myers, Frederick F


951


Nebas, Henry F


Stivers, Simeon


980


Nicholson, John H


952


Stokes, James Johnstone 980


Stone, Leonard 981


Stone, Lysander . 981


Sturges, Mahlon Beach 981


Nor, Andrew J 953


Sunderer, Joseph. 983


Nusbaumer, Louis (deceased) 953


Suñol, José Narcisco 983


Nye, Stephen G. 954


Taggart, Grant I


983


Olive, John H


955


Taylor, John.


983


972


Sherk, Jacob B


973


Shinn, James. . 973


Silva, Manuel Francisco.


Smalley, David S. 973


Smith, George. 974


Moore, Capt. John Milton


Moore, W. W 946


947


Morin, Francis D


947


Smith, Leonard 976


Sohst, Henry J


979


Murphy, Edward (deceased)


951


Stevens, Calvin J.


979


Stevens, Capt. Levi (deceased). 979


Newcomb, William 951


Niehaus, Edward 952


952 Nissen, J. K 953


937


Meek, William . 937


Scoville, Ives. . 972


Meyer, George S .. 942


Millard, Thomas Wale 942


Siebe, Capt. Ludwig.


Moffitt, James 944


Reid, William W 964


Livermore, Robert.


927


Rice, Chas. 11.


Lancaster, Joseph 924


Prowse, John Harvey. 961


Knox, Lewis. 922


Osgood, Luther E ... 955


Smith, Hon. Henry C (deceased).


vii


Taylor, Joseph H. 984


Webster, John Nelson


993


Taylor, Dr. William Stewart . 984


Weller, Conrad.


993


Teeter, Daniel M 985


Wells, Thomas D. . 993


Thom, George 985


Whidden, William (deceased).


993


Thorn, Philip. 985


Wheeler, Charles Carroll


994


Thornburgh, M. K 986


Whitney, Hon. George Edwin.


994


Threlfall, Richard .


986


Wiard, Edward. 996


Tifoche, Ivan James 986


Tisch, David .. 987


Wonderlich, John P


997.


Trask, Charles O. 987


Woods, Thomas S .. 997


Tyson, William (d ceased). 988


Woodward, Gideon 997


Valpey, Capt. Calvin (deceased) 989


Woolley, John. 998


Vrooman, Hon. Henry . 989


Wyman, J. B. 998


Wales, William (deceased) 991


Wynn, Watkin William. 998


Walker, Jared Tuttle 992


Yule, John.


999


Webb, Otis.


902


PORTRAITS.


Crane, A. M. Title


Overacker, Howard. 376%


Chabot, A ...


S


Marston, Phineas F. 384


/' Livermore, Robert.


16


Stone, Leonard. 392


Marshall, Earl


24


Nusbaumer, Ls 408


Hayward, Wmn.


32


Webb, Otis 416


Adams, Edson.


40


Russell, J 424


Smith, Thomas A.


48


Munyan, E. 432


440


Vrooman, Henry.


64


Barton, John.


448


Brown, L. H


72


Stevens, C. J.


80


Hare, A. J.


464


Blacon, Robert. 88


Cushing, John


472


Huff, Socrates 96


Davis, Hiram.


480


Dyer, E. H. 104


II2


Stone, Lysander.


120


Jessup, Wm. H 504


Dargie, W. E ...


128


Valper, Calvin. 512


Blackwood, H. B.


136


Meyer, Geo. S. 520


Whidden, Wm.


144


Threlfall, Richard.


152


Fath, Adam. 536


Stevens, Levi .. 168


Siebe, Capt. Ludwig 544


. Suñol, Jose Narciso


176


Trask, Chas. O.


552


Decoto, Ezra ..


184


Bishop, A. W. 560


Mulford, Thos. W.


192


Daerr, Chas.


200


Lancaster, Joseph 576


584


Tyson, Wm. 216


Buhsen, D.


592


Church, A. W


224


Lyon, J. L. 600


Black, Jos. F


232


Dixon, M. W


240


English, John W


248


Walker, J. T.


256


Dieves, Joseph. 632


Nebas, H. F. 640


648


Crosby, E .. O.


280


Haley, E. .


664


Redman, R. A.


288


WViard, E. 680


Gerhardy, Phil. J. 696


Klinkner, Chas. A. 704


Adams, H. L 712


Mitchel, I. L.


320


Hussey, W. H. H


328


Mathews, John.


3.36


Rose, J. A.


344


Prowse, John H. 776


Millard, T. W. 352


Mach, W. H 792


Smith, J. D .. 360


Take, Geo. J. 808


Patten, R. F


368


Jamison, J. W 824


Mark, I. N ..


272


Poinsett, Wm


Benedict, B. Pinkerton, M. 1)., T. H.


296


304


Cameran, Duncan. 312


Taylor, John. 728


Silva M. F. 744


Niehaus, Edward. . 760


Johnson, John.


264


Luders, Maas. 608 616


Moury, Origin


Bernal, Dennis F 624


Jones, Andrew. 568


Barron, Richard 208


Wicks, Moses .


Mathews, Peter 488 Hardy, L. J. 496


Meek, Wm.


Smalley, David S


1 ' Mendenhall, Wm. W.


56


Knox, Wm


456


Haines, I. B .. 528


-


INDEX.


Wicks, Moses 997


Gray


Alhaboh


HISTORY


OF


ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.


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A LAMEDA COUNTY is bounded on the north by Contra Costa County ; on the south by Santa Clara County ; on the west by the Bay of San Francisco ; and on the east by San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.


The immense advantages of location which the county possesses will be imme- diately made apparent by reference to a map of the State of California. Having a geographical position as near as may be about the center of the State, its entire west- ern front is laved by the world-famous Bay of San Francisco, while on its opposite shore is situated the metropolis of the Pacific, whose forest of masts, well-planned streets, and noble edifices, proclaim a more than ordinarily prosperous city. On its water front are the termini of the great overland line of the Central Pacific Railroad, connected with which are the less prominent railroads that find their way to every practicable portion of the State, and the South Pacific Coast Railroad, a narrow-gauge line going southward to the sea-coast watering-place of Santa Cruz, in connection with both of which, half-hourly ferry-boats carry immense loads of passengers to and from the parent city. What advantage San Francisco may boast of, that Alameda County also possesses, for in thirty minutes after arrival there from the Orient and Australia, Europe and Africa, the northern or southern coasts of the American Con- tinent-in short, all the great sea-routes terminate here-one may land on its shores, while the railroad joins it with the continent of Europe, the great cities of the Atlantic Coast, and those of the western prairies. It is the center of travel and the half-way halting place for the world's commerce.




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