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At this time Ralph Kilburn had begun the erection of a saw mill on Napa River, just a little north-east of Krug's wine cellar, and for this work, and the running of the mill for a certain length of time, Dr. Bale was to give him three-quarters of a league of land. Dr. Edward Bale then lived in an adobe house, which was about 60 x 20 in size, and situated near the foot-hills west of Pine Station. The next settler was George C. Yount, who also lived in an adobe, near the present mill property of F. W. Ellis. The next place was the Salvador Vallejo estate, on which there were three adobes, one at the site of Barth's wine cellar, one at the Trancas, and one on the opposite side of the river. He made his home when in the county at the former. Nicolas Higuerra had an adobe (wicker, plastered with mud) at the Patchett place; Cayetano Juarez had an adobe between Napa and the Asylum, and General Vallejo had an adobe on the Suscol Rancho, where he kept a few of his retainers. The Pope family were living in the valley of that name; the Berryessas in the valley of that name, and Col. Chiles, and William Baldridge in Chiles Valley. Peter Storm was living on the Kilburn place at that time. Nathan Coombs came into Napa Township during this year.
When Mr. York arrived in Napa County he proceeded at once to the vicinity of Calistoga, then known as Aquas Caliente, as did William Hud-
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son. William Elliott and family also spent the first winter there. Of the young men who came over the mountains with Mr. York, Benjamin Dewell, John Gibbs, H. Sanders, - Ford, B. Fowler, who was so brutally murdered during the Bear Flag excitement near Santa Rosa, all settled in the county. David Hudson's first house at Calistoga, built in the fall of 1845, was a cabin constructed of little round logs, " chinked" with mud, and covered with shakes. Mr. York cut and split a redwood log, and con- structed his cabin out of slabs, and covered it with shakes. It was 10 x 12 in size, but afforded ample protection against the rigors of a California winter.
In 1846 there came in Enoch Cyrus and family, William H. Nash and family, John S. Stark and family, Col. M. D. Ritchie and family, Charles Hopper and family, and John Cyrus. In this year F. E. Kellogg and family arrived from Illinois, and settled on what is now known as the Lyman place.
In 1847 the Bale mill was completed, and John York drew the first logs to it from the adjacent hills. It was during this year that the first celebration of the natal day of our country occurred. The place of meet- ing was under the shade of a mammoth oak tree at the mouth of Rector Cañon. The families of York, Hudson, Bale, Vines, Yount, Rector, and Grigsby were present, and a good social time generally was had. During the day singing was indulged in, and the grand strains of the "Star Spangled Banner " echoed through the hills and up the canon for the first time. It will be remembered that California was yet a part of Mexico, and the celebration of the day on foreign soil was rather incongruous, but prophetic. Among the settlers who came in in 1847 were William Edg- ington, who settled in Chiles Valley, J. W., S. J., R. P. and G. W. Tucker, who settled near Calistoga.
In 1848 there came in John Custer, who settled near Napa; John Adams, also near Napa; George N. Cornwell, at Napa. At this time John Kelley, Frank Kellogg, William McDonald and Hiram Acres are known to have been in the county, but it is not known just when they came. Also William Russell, J. P. Thompson and Capt. Brackett.
In 1849 there came Peter D. Bailey, George Linn, Turner G. Baxter, and James H. McCorcle.
In 1850 J. H. Seawell, William Dinning, in Hot Springs Township; Leonard Tully, in Yount ; P. D. Grigsby, in Napa ; William A. Haskin, Hot Springs ; T. F. Raney, Napa; H. Amesbury, Napa; E. G. Young, Napa ; J. S. Trubody, Yount; and Jesse Grigsby, Napa. In 1851 William Locker, T. Grigsby, Yount ; P. G. Gesford, Hot Springs ; J. H. Howland, Napa. In 1852 A. W. Norton, Napa; John M. Davis, Napa; Matthew Vann, Hot Springs ; John Lawler, Hot Springs; John T. Smith, Napa ;
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P. T. and G. W. Teale, Hot Springs; W. S. Jacks, Napa. In 1853 M. A. Elgin, Napa ; J. G. Randall, Napa ; B. Little, Napa ; William Middleton, Napa; Charles Robinson, Napa ; C. H. Allen, Napa; H. Goodrich, Napa; H. H. Harris, Yount; H. A. Pellet, Napa; W. A. Fisher, Napa. In 1854 Joel Barnett, Hot Springs; Robert Miller, Napa ; John S. Kister, Hot Springs ; Jesse Barnett, Knox ; R. F. Lane, Knox; J. Watson, Napa. In 1855 Connelly Conn, Yount; W. E. Anderson, Napa. There are many other pioneers whose names will be found mentioned elsewhere, that are omitted here. The reader is referred to the township histories, and to the biographical departments for further names. Of course it is impossible at this late date to make the list complete, but we have it as full as it is pos- sible to make it.
We will now take up the principal events which have occurred in the history of Napa County, and record them in the order of their occurrence.
As early as 1841, John Rose and John C. Davis built a schooner and launched it from a point of land just above the stone bridge on First street. This must have been a small affair, probably not much larger than a whale boat. In 1845, they built a barge which was used as a trading boat in all the bay inlets. In 1847, they constructed a saw-mill for Salvador Vallejo, on the east side of Napa River, about seven miles above town, and the site is still visible.
Among the early pioneers who came over the unknown and untraveled desert and mountains to California, in 1846, was ex-Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. In those days, it will be remembered that California was a Mexican province, and it was necessary for an American citizen to have a passport from his Government to secure his safe passage through the country. The passport given to Governor Boggs was as follows :
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To all to whom these Presents come, Greeting :
No. 951.
I, the undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States of America, hereby request all whom it may concern, to periuit, safely and freely to pass, Lilburn W. Boggs, wife and eight children, a citizen of the United States, and in case of need to give him all lawful aid and protection.
Seal of Department of State.
Given under my hand and the impression of the seal of the Department of State, at the City of Washington, the 25th day of April, A. D. 1846, in the seventieth year of the Inde- pendence of the United States.
(Signed) JAMES BUCHANAN.
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August 1, 1849, an election was held at Sonoma, in the Territory of Cal- ifornia, at which James Cooper, John G. Ray and Nathan Coombs acted as Judges, and Richard H. Maupin and George Pearce acted as clerks. The poll list was certified to by H. W. Halleck, then Brevet-Captain and Secre- tary of State. Ex-Governor Boggs, as First Alcalde of the District of Sonoma, filed the following certificate in regard to this election :
ALCALDE'S OFFICE, Sonoma, August 21, 1849.
I, L. W. Boggs, First Alcalde of Sonoma, do hereby certify that the above returns are correct, with the exception of the vote for First Alcalde, which office is not vacant.
Given under my hand and seal at my office in Sonoma, the 2d day of August, 1849. (Signed) L. W. BOGGS, First Alcalde.
The vote certified to above was as follows: For Delegate to the Con- vention, Schoolcraft, 1; Stephen Smith, 3; M. G. Vallejo, 4; Salvador Val- lejo, 23; Robert Semple, 32; John B. Frisbie, 16; Lilburn W. Boggs, 34 ; James Clyman, 37; Jasper O'Farrell, 38; Joel P. Walker, 65, and Richard A. Maupin, 75. For Judge of the Superior Court, J. E. Brackett, 85. For Prefect, Charles P. Wilkins, 45; William E. Taylor, 26; José Berryessa, 19, and John Cameron, 7. For First Alcalde, John G. Ray, 19 ; John A. Griffith, 5 ; George Yount, 3, and Peter Campbell, 1. For Second Alcalde, Ralph Kil- burn, 43. For Justices of the Peace, Peter Campbell, 28, and James Griffith, 14. For Sheriff, Israel Brockman, 86.
The first record of the Alcalde's Court in Napa County is under date of October 20th, 1849, when the following proceedings were had: “Napa Valley, Territory of California, District of Sonoma. For Petty Larceny : And now comes the said parties, Charles L. Cady appearing for the Territory of California, being ready for trial, a jury of six men was subpoenaed and sworn, viz: D. Q. Tucker, William Russel, J. Brown, William Edgington, William Morgan and John Taylor. Case adjourned till 6 P. M. Parties and jury appeared, and after hearing could not agree on a verdict. Case ad- journed till 10 o'clock Sunday, 21st October, 1849. Sunday, October 21st, 1849, parties appeared Another jury subpoenaed and sworn, viz: H. John- son, C. Briggs, A. Guthrie, N. Kennedy, William Watson and I. Boles. N. McKimmy, Constable or Sheriff, and R. L. Kilburn, Alcalde.
The next case recorded is under date of November 8, 1849, and was a civil action, entitled " Nicholas Agara vs. - Jarrus." The judgment rendered in the case was as follows: "Judgment is hereby rendered in favor of said Nicholas for damages, $75.00, and for costs of the suit, also the
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further sum of $10; total, $85.00. On further proof that said Jarrus has no property, and with his consent, and the petition of said Nicholas, it is ordered that the said Jarrus work for said Nicholas, at wages to be agreed upon between them, at as high a rate as Jarrus could obtain elsewhere, continuously from day to day until the said sum of $85.00 is fully paid and satisfied."
The District Attorney at this time was Joseph W. Brackett. In August, 1850, the Justice for Napa County was John S. Cripps, and in November of that year S. H. Sellers is found to hold that position. Charles P. Wil- kins was Prefect in Sonoma in 1849.
Among the curiosities of the olden days, many of our readers will re- member the pioneer carriage of this section, which was the property of General Vallejo. It was at one time the state carriage of the Duke of Wellington. General Vallejo purchased it in London in 1833, and brought it to California shortly after. The driver rode on one of the horses.
The first election held in Napa County after its organization was on the first Monday in April, 1850. The first deed recorded in Napa County is dated April 3, 1850, and is from Nicholas Heguera to John C. Brown, and acknowledged before M. H. N. Kendig, Recorder. The second is 'dated February 15, 1850, from Nathan Coombs and Isabella, his wife, to Joseph Brackett and J. W. Brackett, " of Napa Valley, District of Sonoma, in the Northern Department of California." The property conveyed was "lot 3, in block 5, Napa City," acknowledged before R. L. Kilburn, Alcalde. The next deed is dated November 29, 1848, from Nicholas Higuera to Joseph P. Thompson, acknowledged before L. W. Boggs, Alcalde of Sonoma. Another early deed is dated October 18, 1845, from George Roch to Jacob P. Leese, conveying the grant called "Guenoc." It is in the Spanish lang- uage, and acknowledged before José de la Rosa, seventh Constitutional Alcalde of Sonoma. As an illustration of the value of money in those early days, we may mention that a mortgage was given October 20, 1850, from José S. Berryessa to W. R. Bradshaw for $1,000, at 10 per cent. interest per month. The principal and interest were paid in a few months.
The first Grand Jury in Napa County comprised the following gentle- men : Thomas Knight, Enoch Cyrus, William A. Haskin, William D. Dearing, George C. Yount, Joseph Green, George W. Moodie, Angus L. Boggs, Edward H. Cage, John Barbour, Anderson Farley, Horatio N. Ames- bury, Lyman Chapman. The following persons were subpoenaed for this jury, but did not put in an appearance; Thomas Hensley, Leonard Miller, Joseph Mount, Joseph White, Turner G. Baxter and Joseph Reed. The meeting of this jury was held August 4, 1851.
On the same date the following gentlemen were subpoenaed, comprising the first Trial Jury in Napa County : Preston G. Gesford, Henry Boggs,
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William Baldridge, John Grigsby, Anson White, F. J. Benjamin, John Guthrie, Isaac McCoombs, and Edward McGarry. The following were absent, William James, Em. A. d'Himicourt, Robert Catherwood, and John S. Cripps.
In December, 1851, Edward H. Cage, better known as " Ned " Cage, was appointed to the position of Judge of the Plains, for the lower precinct, and the Sheriff of the county was delegated to perform the same duties for the upper precinct. As that position and its duties are long since things of the past, a word of explanation will not be out of place here. It will be remem- bered that in the early days everybody's cattle ran at large here, and as a matter of course the bands got very promiscuously mixed up during the year. Once each year there was a general grand gathering up of all the cattle in the county, and the young stock was branded. This was called by the Spainards a rodeo, pronounced "rodero." It often occured that disputes arose among the stockmen in regard to the ownership of the stock, and it was to arbitrate these matters that the Judge of the Plains was appointed.
The first Board of Supervisors of Napa County convened December 6, 1856, and was composed of the following members. John M. Hamilton, Florentine E. Kellogg and Jessie Whitton. J. M. Hamilton was chosen chairman of the Board. Pressley Thompson presented the first claim against the county, which was for building a bridge across Napa Creek, and the amount of the claim was $1,190.00.
May 17, 1853, Napa River was declared to be a navigable stream by the Legislature.
April 10, 1855, the following Act of the Legislature was approved. " The people of Napa County may levy a tax not to exceed one-half of one per cent., half of which is to be applied to the removal of snags from the Napa River, and the other half to the construction of a wagon road from Napa Valley to Clear Lake via Pope and Coyote Valleys."
November 7, 1855, the Board of Supervisors ordered that the Treasurer purchase a safe for the county, not to cost more than $200.
April 7, 1856, the first school districts were organized in what is now Lake County, but was then a portion of Napa. There were two of them organized.
May 19, 1856, the Board of Supervisors issued an order for funding the county debt. The new bonds were to be of the denominations of $50, $100 and $500, and the rate of interest was to be 10 per cent. per annum.
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The condition of the finances of the county in 1856 is indicated by the following report of the Treasurer, rendered October 31st of that year :
Balance in County Fund. $1,319 78
Balance in Contingent Fund. 171 82
Balance in Road Fund. 444 20
Balance in Sinking Fund. 427 74
Balance in School Fund. 287 63
Total on hand. $2,651 17
The indebtedness could not be ascertained at that time.
Among the historical curiosities which we have unearthed in Napa County, we present the following copy of an old political poster, which was issued in 1856, as being of considerable interest :
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
" There will be a meeting of the Republican party at the Court-house in Napa City on Saturday, October 18, 1856, at 2 P. M., to adopt such measures as will promote the success of Republican principles, and the triumph of the party. Trenor W. Parks, Esq., of San Francisco, will be present and address the meeting. Let all come who are in favor of the im- mediate construction of the (Central) Pacific Railroad ; opposed to violence and bloodshed at the National Capital, and who believe that the truths of the Declaration of Independence are practical. Come one! Come all !! " (The following names were signed to the call.) C. Hartson, Dr. Henry, James Glasford, Thomas Knight, William Hargrave, S. Wing, William McDonald, J. M. Mansfield, Reese Smith, Seth Dunham, Isaac Allen, John Wilford, Jacob McCoombs, Levi Hardman, J. W. Osborne, Josiah Trubody, Isaac Pastelow, Dr. W. W. Stillwagon, J. McCoombs, George C. Yount, James Lefferts, A. L. Haven, Phil. Howell, Charles H. Allen, Ed. Chesebro, Silas Ritchie, John McCloud, Capt. L. T. Wilson, Dr. White, Capt. Clayton, William Fisher, Lyman Chapman, D. L. Cheeney, H. R. Curtis, L. G. Lillie, Israel Putnam, Benjamin McCoombs, A. C. Welch, John Wolf, Samuel Cook, James Blake, Stephen Broadhurst, S. T. Mount, Simon Loveland, James Record, Capt. Nichols, James Buckman, David Howell, Pierce Wig- gins, William Lord, W. S. Jacks, Joseph Baker, George F. Reeves, Henry Baker, William Sherman.
The first move toward telegraphic connection in Napa County was made in 1857. In November of that year we find that twenty-five shares of stock at $100 each had been subscribed towards constructing a line of telegraph from Napa to Vallejo. . Only ten shares more were required to be sub- scribed to insure the success of the enterprise. February 13, 1858, the
JOHN YORK.
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first meeting of the Napa and Vallejo Telegraph Company was held, and the following officers were elected : President, James Lefferts; Vice-Presi- dent, R. D. Hopkins ; Treasurer, Richard Dudding ; Secretary, Robert R. Pierpont. Directors-G. N. Cornwell, W. H. James, Smith Brown, Henry Sage and Thomas Earl. It would seem that nothing further than getting the thing to booming on paper was accomplished until 1859. On the 25th day of January of that year the first pole was set, and the line was soon after completed.
NAPA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY .- There was a small Agricultural Society organized in 1854, but it did not amount to very much, there being only a small exhibition in a building in Napa City. October 17, 1857, active measures were taken looking to the organization of an Agricultural Society in Napa County, and a meeting was called on that day of the citi- zens of the county to take the matter under advisement. This convocation was organized by calling J. W. Osborne to the chair, and J. M. Dudley was chosen to act as Secretary. Hon. Pulaski Jacks introduced the following resolutions :
Resolved, That a committee of three citizens be appointed to make pre- liminary arrangements in reference to holding a County Agricultural Show on or about the 5th of November next, said committee to make the neces- sary inquiries, and make report to this meeting by Wednesday next, the 21st instant, at 2 o'clock P. M., and also report the probability of reorganiz- ing the old society. The following gentlemen were appointed on that com- mittee : A. D. Pryal, B. Grimes and Thomas Earl.
On motion of Mr. Ogden, it was resolved that a committee of three be appointed to devise ways and means, and collect subscriptions necessary for incidental expenses. The following gentlemen were appointed: Smith Brown, Major Easterbrook and George E. Goodman.
It was also resolved that the Secretary be requested to place in several of the stores subscription lists, that those wishing to subscribe can specify the articles for exhibition.
In pursuance with the resolution above quoted, another meeting was held October 21st, when the committee first mentioned above reported in favor of reorganizing the present Agricultural Society, and, on motion, the report was adopted. The following officers were then elected : J. W. Os- borne, President; George C. Yount, First Vice-President; Thomas H. Thomp- son, Second Vice-President; W. A. Haskins, Third Vice-President; L. T. Musick, Fourth Vice-President, and Boone Fly, Fifth Vice-President ; James McNeil, Corresponding Secretary; Robert R. Pierpont, Recording Secretary; Thomas Earl, Treasurer, and R. C. Haile, Pulaski Jacks, L. F. Baker, James Hornbeck and Brice Grimes, Directors.
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The Board of Directors met at Napa on the 22d, and, upon consulting the best interests of the Society, it was decided by the Board that an exhi- bition of stock, farm, orchard, dairy, household and manufacturing products be held at Napa, on the 4th and 5th days of November next (1857), and that the following programme of exercises and amusements be adopted, viz: For Wednesday, the first day, there will be a plowing match, trial of teams on draft, ladies' riding on horseback, and an address. For the second day, a trial of road teams, gentlemen riding and practicing with the lasso. The exhibition to close with a ball in the evening. Certificates of member- ship may be had of the Treasurer, Thomas Earl. Tickets for the ball were held at $3.00 each, and the ladies of Napa were requested to turn out and adorn the building in which the ball was to be held. We know nothing of the success of the exhibition, and find no mention of its repetition.
February 1, 1858, the following Act of the Legislature was approved : The Board of Supervisors of Napa County shall levy a tax, not to exceed one quarter of one per cent., for the purpose of constructing a public road from the city of Napa, by the way of Knight's Valley in Napa County, to Russian River Valley. Said road to pass up Napa Valley on the west side of Napa Creek ; and also for the purpose of constructing a public road from Napa City, running up the east side of Napa Creek to Clear Lake by the way of Chiles Cañon.
In 1861, William Baldridge experimented on cotton growing in Napa County; it did not do very well, as the soil and climate is evidently much better adapted to growing grapes than cotton. We would remark en pas- sant that to Mr. Baldridge belongs the honor of introducing the black locust tree upon this coast. The seed was sent to him about 1845, and he planted it, and from that came the stock now in California.
March 3, 1863, the Legislature passed an Act, providing for the levying of a tax of fifteen cents on the $100, in both Napa and Lake Counties, for improvement of the road running through Chiles and Butts Cañons.
August 11, 1863, Charles Britton was hanged in Napa, which was the first execution that ever occured in the city.
September 7, 1863, the Board of Supervisors of Napa County, by a special motion, added the word " forever" to their order, for a road from the Benicia road to Gordon Valley, thus making it a "highway forever." We do not know that the order has ever been rescinded, nor do we know how it will affect matters in the eras yet to be.
December 24, 1863, Samuel Brannan advertised for five hundred and seventy-five telegraph poles, with which to construct a line from Napa City to Calistoga.
April 4, 1864, the following Act of the Legislature was approved : The Board of Supervisors of Napa County may levy a tax of twenty cents on
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each $100, in Napa County, for the purpose of purchasing Fair Grounds and constructing suitable buildings thereon, for the use of any Agricultural Society now formed or that may be formed hereafter. Said tax to be levied whenever the San Pablo Bay District Agricultural and Mechanical Society is permanently located at Napa City, or whenever two hundred tax-payers of said county shall, in writing, petition said Board to make such levy.
Native or wild tobacco has been found on the Pacific Coast, from Cape St. Lucas in Lower California to the Upper Sacramento, which in every respect closely resembles the cultivated article. The first account of it is given in the history of the voyage of Cabrillo, in 1541, who met with it in common use among the savages. Sir Francis Drake also mentions it at Point Reyes. The plant is found very generally dispersed all through Napa County, and the writer has seen it in rank growth all over the hillsides in the vicinity of Knoxville. In 1864, Messrs. George N. and John Cornwell, planted a crop of tobacco near Napa, which grew well, and there is no doubt but that it would do as well here as anywhere in California.
In 1864, the stage business between Napa City and Calistoga was in a flourishing condition. In that year, the line was owned by Messrs. Brannan & Coombs, who ran a 24-passenger coach on it. Mr. Coombs also had a stage line between Napa City and Benicia.
The condition of the county finances in August, 1864, was as follows :
Total indebtedness $21,678.25
Cash on hand.
3,964.09
Balance of debt. $17,714.16
From the report of the Internal Revenue officer, in 1865, we find that there were in Napa County, business subject to tax as follows: Retail dealers, 12 ; retail liquor dealers, 6; butchers, 1 ; hotels, 5; dentist, 1; doc- tors, 4 ; lawyers, 4; pianos, 1; buggies, 3, and billiard tables, 1.
PETROLEUM .- Pursuant to a notice, a meeting of persons owning or interested in oil lands in Napa County, was held at the office of G. W. Towle, in Napa City, on the 30th day of September, 1865. The committee ap- pointed for the purpose, reported the following rules and regulations for the district, which were adopted :
The district shall be bounded by the county lines, and be called the " Napa Petroleum District."
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