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Bowen David, miner, N San Juan
Bowles Caleb, miner, Birchville Bowles Geo, M. miner, Birchville Bradford C. E. miner, F Corral
Bradbury David, miner N San Juan Braucher A. miner, Buckeye Hill Briggs James, miner, N San Juan Brindean Adrian, miner, Empire Flat Broderick J. C. lumberman, Shady Creek Brophy James, laborer, Cherokee Brounkhorst F. miner, Cherokee Brown A. J. miner, Sweetland
Brown J. H. foreman American Co. Man zanita Hill
Brown J. S. miner, Sweetland
Brown M. miner, Manzanita Hill Brust Peter, (of Schardin & B.) saloon keeper, N San Juan
Bryan Wm. miner, F Corral Buchel Antone, miner, N San Juan
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Buhring Lewis, N San Juan Burke P. merchant, F Corral Burnett Chas. lumberman, N San Juan Burnett Wm. carpenter, F Corral Burth Martin, miner, Cherokee Bush Philip, miner, N San Juan Butler P. H. (of Franchere & B.) druggist, N San Juan Bynon Benj. miner, Birchville Bynon Joseph, miner, Birchville C
Cadwallader N. miner, Birchville Callahan H. stable keeper, Cherokce Campbell James, butcher, N San Juan Campbell Joseph, laborer, N San Juan Campbell, J. R. miner, Sebastopol Campbell Pat. miner, F Corral Carey John, rancher, near Cherokee Carion & Fitter, brewers, N San Juan Carion Adolph, (of C. & F.) N San Juan Cariot Joseph, miner, Empire Flat Carmack F. J. laborer, Birchville Carmichael James, shoemaker, Bircliville Carmichael John, shoemaker, F Corral Carpenter, J. C. painter, N San Juan Carrol Anthony, miner, N San Juan Carrol Geo. miner, F Corral Cazneau Mons. miner, Empire Flat Chadwick J. L. carpenter, N San Juan Chapman & Dunning, blacksmiths, N San Juan
Chapman M. V. B. (of C. & Dunning) N San Juan
Charbonnae F. miner, Empire Flat Chisholm James, miner, Sebastopol Clark O. F. rancher, N San Juan Cline Sam'l, miner, Manzanita Hill Cloke Thomas, miner, Sweetland Coffey Frank, miner, F Corral Colby F. J. lumberman, Shady Creek Collins Pat. miner, Sweetland. Collodie George, confectionery, San Juan Cook Joseph, foreman Gold Bluff Co. Manzanita Hill
Cook Willard, woodman, N San Juan Cooke & Dade, livery stable, N San Juan Cooke J. B.(of Cooke & Dade)N San Juan Corkry C. miner, Cherokee, Cox Connor, miner, Badger Hill Crall S. M. miner, Cherokee Crandall Lyman, teamster, N San Juan Crane A. N. jeweler, N San Juan Cull Henry, butcher, Cherokee Curtis Henry, rancher, F Corral Cushman L. S. carpenter Cherokee
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Dade H. C. (of Cooke & D.) stable keeper, N San Juan Dailey Matthew, stage driver, N San Juan
Dalton George, miner, Birchville Daniels Henry, miner, N San Juan Dannals & Menner, merchant, Sweetland Dannals C.W.(of D. & Menner)Sweetland Darneal E. M. miner, Sweetland
Davey Henry, miner, Badger Hill Davidovitch S. merchant, N San Juan Davis C. M. miner, Sweetland Davis G. G. miner, Sweetland Davis C. W. miner, Sweetland Davis David, miner, Birchville, Davis David G. miner, Birchville Davis J. D. miner, Birchville Davis Moses, miner, Sweetland Davis O. F. rancher, Oak Tree ranch Davis T. H, miner, Birchville Davis Wm. miner, Birchville Davis W. M. miner, Birchville Dempsey John, miner, F Corral Dempsey Simon, miner, Grizzly Hill Deneker H. miner, N San Juan Desgrippes Ed. miner, N San Juan Dixon John H. miner, N San Juan Dockum Co. hydraulic mine, F. Corral Dods Hubert, miner, Empire Flat Dohrman Henry, carpenter, N San Juan Don Jose Co. hydraulic mine, Birchville Donnelly John, miner, Cherokee Donnelly Peter, miner, Cherokee Donovan Jerry, miner, Cherokee DORNIN GEO. D., ag't Wells' Fargo & Co. & Dornin's Ex. N San Juan Doucher Peter, miner, F Corral Downey John, carpenter, N San Juan Driscol J. D. miner, Cherokee Dunn Thomas, miner, Cherokee Dunn Thomas H. miner, Shady Creek Dunning R, H. prop'r Under Current Sluice, N San Juan
Dunning Wm. blacksmith, N San Juan Dutch Gap Co. hydraulic mine, N San Juan
Dwyer Pat. miner, Sweetland
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EDDY A. H. Sup't Nevada Water Co. French Corral
EDDY S. A. Water Ag't F Corral EDDY W. M. Sup't Nevada Water Co. French Corral Edwards & Mallich, blacksmiths Birch- ville
Edwards E. W. miner, N San Juan Edwards M.R. (of E.& Mallich)Birchville Edwards Wm. Effinger J. H. foreman Eureka Co. N. San Juan
Eichel Lewis, laborer, N San Juan Ellis George A. saloon keeper, Birchville Ellis J. J. ditch ag't Kate Hayes' Flat Ellis Peter, miner, N San Juan Empire Ditch Co. F Corral
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Empire Tunnel Co. hydraulic mine, F. | Gaskell C. miner, Sebastopol Corral
English Co. hydraulic mine, Badger Hill Ensign Co. hydraulic mine, N San Juan Ensign A. M. miner, F Corral Eureka Co. hydraulic mine, N San Juan Eureka Lake & Middle Yuba Canal Co. Consolidated, R. Abbey President, office N San Juan
Eurich Adam, miner, N San Juan Evans J. A. miner, N San Juan Evans J. J. miner, Sebastopol Evans Noah, miner, N San Juan Evans Orlando, miner, Buckeye Hill Evans S. D. saloon keeper, F Corral Evans E. D. miner, Birchville
Everett Henry, miner, Birchville
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Fagg Geo. merchant, F Corral Faherty T. miner, Shady Creek Fant Thomas, miner, F Corral Farley Geo. S. physician, N San Juan Farrelly M. miner, F Corral Faulkner J. H. miner, F Corral Fisher Archibald, laborer, N San Juan Fitter John, (of Carion & F.) brewer, N San Juan
Fitzgerald P. miner, Sebastopol
Fitz Patrick M. clerk with Burke, F Corral
Fitzsimmons P. B. rancher, Shady C Fitzsimmons T. rancher, Shady Creek Flanders A. J. miner, Birchville Fogarty John, miner, Birchville-
Fogarty Thos. miner, Birchville
Fogarty Wm. foreman, Irish American Co. Birchville
Folsom Freeman, miner, French Corral Folsom Wm. miner, F Corral
Foster C. D, teamster, Cherokee Foster Thos. miner, N San Juan Fowler Isaac, miner, Sweetland
Franchere & Butler, Druggists, Main st N San Juan
Franchere E. (of F. & Butler,) druggist, N San Juan
Francis Wm. miner, Birchville
Frazier Benj. shoemaker, N San Juan French A. R. blacksmith, N San Juan French M. miner, F Corral
Frew T. L. miner, Sebastopol
Frichot T, gardener, Kate Hays' Flat Furth Daniel, merchant, (of Block & F.) N San Juan Furth Simon, merchant, (of Block & F.) N San Juan
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Gale James, miner, N San Juan Galyan A. B. laborer, N San Juan Gangloff Geo. miner, Empire Flat
Gaskill J. L. miner, N San Juan Garrity John, miner, N San Juan Gavard A. jeweler, N San Juan Gayner Pat. W. saloon keeper, N San Juan
German John, miner, N San Juan Gilbert Jacob, shoemaker, N San Juan Gill Thos. miner, Badger Hill Glaister Wm. miner, F Corral Gobert Louis, merchant, F Corral Gold Bluff Co. hydraulic mine, Manza- nita Hill
Golden Gate Mining Co. N San Juan Gorman James, miner, F Corral Graham Peter, saloon keeper, Sweetland Granite Tunnel Co. Birchville
Grider T. S. farmer, N San Juan Griffith David, miner, N San Juan Groves J. O. miner, Birchville. Guffin J. A. physician, N San Juan Gurley D. miner, Manzanita Hill
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Hadley John, miner, Sebastopol Hall Patrick, miner, Badger Hill Hanralıan John, miner, Montezuma Hill Harlow George, drives Dornin's Ex. N San Juan
Harmon & Co. merchants, Birchville Harmon J. R. (of H. & Co.) Birchville Harris & Co, merchants, N San Juan Harris A. (of H. & Co.) N San Juan Hartley Sam'l, miner, N San Juan Hatfield E. V merchant, N San Juan Hatfield W. H. clerk with E. & H. N San Juan
Haymaker Edwin, miner, Sweetland Heath Silas, miner, F Corral Heath Stephen R. hotel keeper F Corral Helfrich C. E. saloon, N San Juan Helm Adam E. miner, F Corral Henderson & Bro. blacksmiths, F Corral Henderson D. (of H. & Bro.) F Corral Herrott John, miner, Sebastopol Hertwick J. miner, N San Juan Hervey Thos. miner, Jones' Bar Heyer T. W. miner, N San Juan Hill John, rancher, N San Juan Hill Mark, carpenter, Cherokee Hillards, S. R. carpenter, N San Juan Hiscox H. O. water ag't, Sweetland Hoffman F. miner, F Corral Hoing B. H. miner, N San Juan Hoit Moses F. Justice of the Peace, N San Juan
Holey Rodey, miner, Birchville Holland Dan. miner, N San Juan Hollingshead T. W. painter, N San Juan Hollow Thomas, miner, Badger Hill Hopkins Ed. miner, N. San Juan Housell C. (of H. & P.) N San Juan
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Housell & Putnam, hotel keepers, N San Juan
Howels Thos. miner, Birchville Hoyt David, miner, Birchville Huckins Robert, constable, N San Juan Hudson Abram, miner, Sweetland Huggins John, miner, F. Corral Hughes Harry, miner, N San Juan Hughes John, miner, N San Juan Hughes Bobert, saloon, Shady Creek Hunter J. B. miner, N San Juan Hunter D. R. farmer, Sweetland Hussey S. S. shoemaker, N San Juan Huston John, miner, N San Juan Hutcherson R. miner, Badger Hill Hyde W. H. miner, Birchville
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Ipsom Hans, hose maker, N San Juan Irish American Mining Co. Birchville Isbester John, carpenter, Sweetland J
James W. H. miner, N San Juan Janson Wm. miner, N San Juan JOHNSON J. B. lawyer, N San Juan Johnson J. J. miner, Sweetland Johnson John P. miner, N San Juan Johnson Wm. miner, N San Juan Johnson Cris, miner, N San Juan Johnson Robt. blacksmithı, Buckeye Hill Jolley E. gardener, Kate Hayes Hill Jones David J. miner, Birchville Jones Griffith, miner, N San Juan Jones John C. miner, Sebastopol Jones J. J. miner, N San Juan Jordan Jolın, miner, N San Juan Joyce Wm. stage driver, N San Juan Judd M. S. lumberman, Shady Creek Judson O. water agent, N San Juan
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Kanouse Jacob,laborer, Cherokee Keegan Wm. miner, N San Juan Kellan Michael, miner, Birchville Kellenberger G. D. barber, N San Juan Kelley Patrick, rancher, Cherokee Kemp Joseph, miner, Sebastopol Kennebec & American Company, hy- draulic mine, Birchville Kennedy M. miner, Montezuma Hill Kennedy Stephen, miner, French Corral Kent Richard, miner, Sweetland Keough Patrick, miner, Sweetland Kilderry Patrick, miner, Cherokee King F. M. miner, Sebastopol King H. L. miner, Cherokee Koch G. W. brewer, N San Juan Koch Christopher, miner, N San Juan Kraemer George, barber, N San Juan
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Lahay D. miner, French Corral
Lahay M. miner, French Corral Lane John, miner, Cherokee Laramie Louis, miner, Empire Flat Lay James, miner, Sweetland Lehey Thomas, miner, Birchville Levey L. dry goods peddler, N San Juan Lewellyn Wm. miner, Sebastopol Lewis A. H. miner, Birchville Lewis Evan, miner, N San Juan Lilley D, R. miner, N San Juan Lisson Joseph, clerk, N San Juan Lyttle Robert, speculator, N San Juan LOUGHEAD R. Postmaster, N San Juan Loveridge O. M. miner, French Corral Lovitt O. C. stage driver, N San Juan Loyd Hugh, miner, N San Juan Lumley Robert, miner, Sweetland Lynch Christopher, miner, Birchville Lynch Jerry, miner, French Corral
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McBride J. S. merchant, Sebastopol McBrown John, miner, N San Juan McCarthy Wm. shoemaker, N San Juan McCaulliffe Pat, miner, Birchville McClelland C. P. miner, Frencli Corral McCracken T. M. miner, Sweetland Mccullough Jas. miner, Sebastopol McDonald J. B. clerk, Birchville McEarchern R. miner, French Corral McGowen M. laborer, N. San Juan McGurk H. miner, French Corral McIntosh Alex. ranchman, Sweetland McKinley Win. miner, Yuba Tunnel McMannus J. miner, Birchville McMichael H. G. carpenter, N San Juan McMullin Jas. miner, Sweetland McMurry J. D. carpenter, French Corral McNamara James, miner, Sweetland McNeil Wm. miner, N San Juan Macklin H. miner, Sebastopol Madden Anthony, miner, French Corral Madline Emile, clerk, Empire Flat Maguire Thos. merchant, N San Juan Mahoney Thos. miner, French Corral Maillet Edrien, miner, Empire Flat Malich S. B. blacksmith, Birchville Mardon T. miner, French Corral Mardon W. miner, French Corral Marks & Co. dry goods, N San Juan Marks J. of M. & Co.
Maroney M. hotel keeper, Birchville Marr J. M. B. laborer, Sweetland Marsh Leonard, rancher, N San Juan Martin M. W. merchant, Cherokee Martin Wm. O. H. clerk, Cherokee Matterson J. E. miner, N San Juan Mattson Harry, miner, N San Juan Meehan Martin, miner, Shady Creek Menner Wm. (of Dannals & M.)Sweetland Meridith John, ranchman, N San Juan Meridith Tim, ranchman, N San Juan
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Meyers August, laborer, Cherokee Miller Jas. L. farmer, Manzanita Hill Miller N. C. water agent, Manzanita Hill Miller Philip, butcher, N San Juan Mitten John, teamster, French Corral Mobbley F. F. ranchman, Sweetland Mochague John, baker, Kate Hays Flat Moore Archer, miner, Sweetland Moore Geo. W. ranchman, N San Juan Moran Thomas, saloon, Cherokee Moreau August, miner, Empire Flat Morgan Abe, saloon, San Juan Morgan Henry, merchant, Cherokee Morgan Jenkin, miner, San Juan Morgan John T. blacksmith, San Juan Morrel Ephraim, miner, Sweetland Morris Isaac, miner, Birchville Morris D. W. miner, San Juan Morris John D. miner, Birchville Morris John T. miner, Birchville Morris John F, miner, Sebastopol Morris Wm T. miner, San Juan Morrisey Pat, miner, Birchville Morrison Jerry, blacksmith, Cherokee Morse F. A. miner, San Juan Moulton Wm, miner, Frencli Corral Moynier Philip, gardener, Kate Hays Flt Mull E. W. miner, Sweetland Murphy E. K. saloon, San Juan Murphy John, miner, Cherokee Murphy J. B. merchant, Cherokee Murphy P. S. saloon, San Juan N
Nancervis Thomas, miner, Badger Hill Nancervis Wm. miner, Badger Hill Nancollas Wm. miner, Badger Hill Nash James, miner, Birchville Neslin Robert, miner, Cherokee Netter N. (of Harris & Co.) San Juan Nevada Water Co. (ditch&mine) F Corral Neville Richard, miner, French Corral Newell & Co. merchants. Birchville Newell Geo. B. (of N. & Co.) Birchville New England Co. (mining) San Juan Nobblet W. B. miner, San Juan Norrie David, miner, French Corral Northup E. ranchman, San Juan
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O'Brien Dan. miner, Cherokee O'Brien John, miner, Cherokee O'Connor John, miner, Birchville O'Connor M. miner, Cherokee O'Meara James, miner, Birchville O'Meara Pat. miner, Birchville O'Niel James, clerk with Morgan, Cher- okee
O'Sullivan T. W. miner, F Corral Oliver H. R. carpenter, Cherokee Ovitt A. W. Stewart, San Juan Owens Owen, miner, San Juan
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Padleford John, water ag't, F Corral Parshley & Evans, saloon keeper, F Corral
Parshley G. W. (of P. & Evans) F Corral Pascoe Wm. miner, Badger Hill Pease Elijah, gardener, Badger Hill Peck J. E. blacksmith, San Juan Perkins G. W. miner, San Juan Perry A. P. shoemaker, San Juan Perry J. H. miner, Sweetland Peters. F. C. carpenter, Birchville Peterson Chris. miner, San Juan Pfister Andre, gardener, San Juan Phalen & Co. miners, Shady Creek Phalen Kerr, miner, Shady Creek Phalen Kenny, miner, Shady Creek Phalen Michael, miner, Shady Creek Phalen Thos. miner, Little Grass Valley Phillips Henry, miner, San Juan Phillips P. rancher, San Juan Phillips Richard, miner, San Juan Phillips Wm. rancher, San Juan Pierce John, miner, Birchville Pixley Mark, road overseerS, an Juan Pixley Marshall, miner, San Juan Plunkett C. M. miner, F Corral Pollard C. J. miner, F Corral Ponce Jos. gardener, F Corral Pool Zebulon, laborer, San Juan Potter S. W. miner, San Juan Poulinier H. miner, San Juan Powell David, miner, Pirchville Powell Harry, miner, Birchville Powell Hiram L. water ag't, Badger Hill Powell Geo. N. S. miner, Sebastopol Powell John. gardener, Sebastopol Powell R. T. butcher, San Juan Powell Sidney, water ag't,Grizzly Canyon Powers C. E. butcher, F Corral Pratt E. S. merchant, San Juan Pratt Swell, miner, Birchville Preston E. M. teacher, San Juan Bridgeon F. M. miner, Kate Hays' Flat Prior John, miner, San Juan Pryor B. A. express ag't, San Juan Pryor John, express ag't, San Juan Puckett C. M. miner, F Corral Purdon Peter, miner, Sweetland Purcell Peter, miner, Sweetland Putnam A. J. (of H. & P.) San Juan Putnam V. C. teamster, San Juan
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Quick James, miner, Badger Hill Quick John, miner, Badger Hill Quick Paul, miner, Badger Hill Quinn John, Sebastopol Quinn M. miner, F Corral Quinn Pat. miner, Birchville
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Ransom E. B. miner, Manzanita Hill Rathburn H. B. rancher, Cherokee Ratlıburn S. D. rancher, Cherokee Reader J. H. lumberman, Shady Creek Reed F. S. miner, Sebastopol Reese David, miner, Birchville Reese Thomas, miner, San Juan Rich H. H. miner, San Juan Richards Evan, miner, San Juan Ricolie J. miner, Empire Flat Ritchie J. H. teamster, Sweetland Roach J.clerk with Mrs Tierney, Cherokee Roberts Dan. miner, F Corral Robertson John, miner, San Juan . Rodgers Jolın, miner, Sebastopol Roncier Felix, miner, Empire Flat Roscart B. miner, Empire Flat Rosendale C. E. F Corral Ross J. A. constable, San Juan Ross John, miner, F Corral Rourke Dan. miner, Birchville Rower John, miner, San Juan Ryan Dennis, miner, Sweetland Ryan George, miner, F Corral Ryan Ned. miner, Birchville Ryan John, miner, Cherokee S
San Joaquin Co. (mining) Birchville Salter Job, butcher, San Juan Salter John, butcher, San Juan Salter Wm. butcher, San Juan Schardin Chas. (of S & Brust) San Juan Schmidt F. tailor, San Juan Schmidt J. F. hotel keeper, Cherokee Schuman A. miner, San Juan Scott James, miner, French Corral Scott M. M. teacher, French Corral Seely J. A. teamster, San Juan Sharp Wesley, miner, San Juan Sharp James, miner, San Juan Sharp William, miner, San Juan Sherman Charles, baker, San Juan Simons J. G. miner, San Juan Simpson S. V. miner, French Corral Simpson Wm. gardener, San Juan Slack P. S. miner, Sweetland Sloan John, miner, Birchville Smith A. (of Bird & S. miners) F Corral Smith Bernard, hostler, San Juan Smith Charles, miner, French Corral Smith Francis, merchant, San Juan Smith T. G. ranchman, San Juan Smith W. G. miner, Sweetland Snow Jesse, miner, Sweetland Solverson A. miner, San Juan Soule Martin, teamster, French Corral Spooner A. S. miner, Sebastopol Spooner F. P. miner, Sebastopol Spooner G. C. miner, Sebastopol
Spooner Nathan, miner, Sebastopol Spooner O. P. miner, Sebastopol Stanton N. R. tinsmith, French Corral Staples Roscoe, farmer, San Juan Star Company, (mining) San Juan Stevens John, washman, San Juan Stevens I. H. miner, San Juan Sterling R. W. dentist, San Juan Stewart James, miner, San Juan Stidger James A. lawyer, San Juan Stidger John S. miner, San Juan STIDGER O. P. Att'y at Law, San Juan Stiles George, miner, French Corral Stilwell J. P. miner, Sweetland Stone John, butcher, Cherokee Stotlar John, physician, San Juan Stotlar Organ, miner, San Juan Stotlar T. F. miner, San Juan Stott James, miner, Sebastopol Stover Peter, miner, Birchville Strahline Antone, miner, Sweetland Swan A. B. miner, Sebastopol Sweeney M. miner, Sweetland Sweetland H. P. miner, Sweetland Sweetland J. O. miner, Sweetland Sweetzer John, miner, Sweetland
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Tackitt A. J. farmer, Shady Creek Talbott James, miner, Birchville Tarbox David, farmer, Cherokee Taylor B. miner, Manzanita Hill Taylor J. N. miner, Sweetland Thomas David, miner, Birchville Thomas H. W. miner, Kate Hays Flat Thomas Richard A. miner, Birchville Thomas Sampson, miner, Badger Hill Thomas W. T. miner, Birchville Thompson C. miner, Sweetland Thompson John, hotel keeper, Birchville Thompson T. W. M. toll col, Wood's Cros Toennies August, miner, San Juan Tracy John, miner, Birchville Tracy Thomas, miner, Birchville Treanor J. M. farmer, Shady Creek Tribblehorn J. C. saloon keeper, San Juan Tripp Samuel, miner, French Corral Tufts O. H. carpenter, San Juan Turner C. W. teamster, French Corral Twamley Richard, teamster, San Juan Tweedale T. G. miner, Sebastopol
U Union Company,(mining,)Manzanita Hill V VanZandt Amos, miner, Sweetland Villain J. miner, Empire Flat Villain J. B. miner, Empire Flat VonFrigt N. miner, San Juan
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Wagar G. A. ditch ag't, San Juan Walker Wm. miner, San Juan Wanless J. H. miner, San Jnan
Warner F. C. clerk with E. S. Pratt San Juan
Warner Wm. carpenter, Sweetland Waters Thos. miner, San Juan
Waterman J. S.furniture maker, San Juan Weil Isaac, (of Harris & Co. San Juan Wells L. H. expressman, San Juan Weston Geo. B. wheelwright, San Juan White Elon, tinsmith, F Corral White J. V. farmer, Cherokee Williams A. D. butcher, San Juan Williams Daniel, miner, Birchville Williams David H. miner, Birchville Williams Evan, saloon keeper, San Juan Williams Owen, miner, Sweetland
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Williams Philo, miner, Birchville Williams Thos. miner, San Juan Williams Wm. R. miner, Birchville Williamson Geo. miner, French Corral Wilson A. L. miner, San Juan Wilson W. N. miner, Sebastopol Winans Steph, road overseer, Sweetland Wineman Jacob, miner, San Juan Wodel P. C. farmer, Oak Tree Ranch Wood F. & J. W. merchants, Sweetland Wood Frank,(of F. & J. W. W.)Sweetland Wood J. W. (of F. &J. W. W.) Sweetland Wood S. D. miner, Sweetland Wyoming Company, (mining) San Juan
Y Yates Geo, E. miner, San Juan Young John, miner, San Juan Yuba Tunnel Co. Manzanita Hill
J. B. JOHNSON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Office on Main Street
NORTH SAN JUAN, NEVADA COUNTY,
O. P. STIDGER,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
Office on Main Street,
NORTH SAN JUAN, NEVADA COUNTY.
SKETCH OF ROUGH AND READY TOWNSHIP.
BY E. W. ROBERTS.
Rough and Ready Township comprises all that portion of the county lying west of Nevada and Grass Valley townships, having the South Yuba river as the north- erly boundary, Bear river on the southerly side, and the line of Yuba county on the west. Upon extreme lines, its extent is about sixteen miles, road measurement, from east to west, and from the Yuba to Bear river, somewhere about twenty miles, and contains about two hundred square miles of land. The general topography presents quite a hilly appearance, much broken by the head branches of Penn Valley and Negro creeks, which two are confluents of Deer Creek, Little South Yuba, or Kentucky Flat ravine, running northerly into the South Yuba, and by Dry creek and Rock creek, tributaries of Bear river, whose course is westerly. Dry creek cuts through the entire length of the township, from east to west, cross- ing the county line near the Round Tent House. The general contour of the hills is gentle and rolling, with but few prominent points ; the only peaks that rise to the dignity of special note being known as Pilot Knob, at Indian Springs, and Deer Hill and Mineral Hill, on the north branch of Dry creek, commonly called Steep Hollow creek. Although the general character of the soil might be termed agri- cultural, as contra-distinguished from mineral lands, yet but few arable vallies of any considerable extent present themselves-the most extensive being Penn Valley, lying three miles west of the village of Rough and Ready, containing nearly 2,000 acres of good soil, well watered, and originally timbered with magnificently grand and giant oaks, which have been almost entirely destroyed by the vandalism of a mistaken husbandry. The whole township lies in the foothills, and in what might be termed the second section in elevation ; the rolling knolls and gentle slopes of which are mostly susceptible of cultivation, producing, with ordinary care and proper attention to early sowing, fair crops of grain and hay-the natural grasses in some cases still furnishing evidence of the native strength of the soil, after suc- cessive hay crops cut off the same ground since the earliest settlement of the country, without any addition of nutriment by manuring. The soil itself is gen- erally of a red color, usually indicative of the iron oxides produced by the decom- position of the sulphurets contained in the mineral rocks. This whole section is plentifully supplied with living springs of excellent water, and generally fairly timbered, the growth being medium in stature, hardly sufficiently dense to justify the lumberman in profitable returns for the heavy outlay necessary in California successfully to carry on the sawmill business. The timber consists mostly of white, black and live oak, of several varieties, with pitch pine, and blue or nut pine, the Q2
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latter much sought after for cutting into blocks for flume bottoms; in the canons of some of the streams may also be found cedar, madrono, alder, and a peculiar variety of live oak, very hard and tough, useful for manufacturing purposes, and which should have long since attracted the attention of our wagon and cabinet makers ; while the hills and ravines alike are thickly covered with manzanita, syringia, ceanotha, and the usual shrubbery or chapparal so well known through- out the State.
In mineral characteristics, this portion of our county, in the early days of gold mining, held a distinguished place for the richness and accessibility of its placer deposits-in locality it appears to cover the lower or westerly edge of the second or middle gold-bearing belt of the western slope ; the lowest profitable workings of which belt appearing to extend no further west than the vicinities of the line of the Anthony House and Indian Springs, and across a few head branches of Dry creek ; (in this respect the river bed workings of South Yuba, Deer creek and Bear river are not to be considered as placer diggings proper, those deposits clearly being the result of mechanical causes from the wearing away of the great gravel beds above ;) leaving a blank space of surface in which mere traces of gold may be found, from the vicinity of Indian Springs to the Round Tent, a distance of about nine or ten miles ; this, I presume, is about the average distance existing between the edges of the lower and second, or intermediate, gold-bearing belts of the whole State.
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