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October. Donner party arrive at Donner lake.
December 16. First Donner forlorn-hope party leave the lake for outside belp.
December 29. General Kearney leaves San Diego for Los Angeles.
1847. Jauuary. Name of Yerba Buena changed to Sau Francisco,
January 10. Commodore Stockton enters Los Angeles.
February 19. Tucker's relief party reach Donner lake.
March 1. J. F. Reed's relief party reach Donner lake.
April. Third and fourth relief parties reach Donner lake.
May 13. Work commenced on mill at Brigh- ton.
August 28. Work commenced on sawmill at Coloma. United States garrison removed from Sutter's Fort.
September 19.
November 28. Steamer Sitku left San Fran- eisco for first trip to Sacramento, arriving December 4. This was first steamer on the river.
December 22. Two thousand fruit trees received by Captain Sutter ; nearly all lost hy careless planting.
1850.
1848. January 19. Discovery of gold at Coloma. February 2. Treaty of peace with Mexico signed.
April 28. Coloma sawmill running for first time.
June 2. First gold on Yuha river found hy Jonas Spect.
Summer. Jonas Spect prospects Deer creek as far as Pen valley.
James W. Marshall finds gold on Deer creek, at Nevada City.
David Stump and Berry mine on Wolf creek, at Grass Valley.
December. Sacramento surveyed and platted by Captain William H. Warner, U. S. A. January 4. Alta California newspaper started in San Francisco.
February 7. First Pacific railroad bill intro- duced in Congress.
February 28. Steamer California reached San Francisco.
Spring. John Rose builds a corral at Pleas- ant valley.
June 3. Proclamation issued hy General Riley Military Governor of California, calling on tbe people to elect officers, etc.
Summer. Findly opens a trading post at mouth of Greenhorn creek.
David Bovyer opens a trading postat White Oak Springs.
Caldwell opens a store at Beckville, on Deer ereek.
August. First settlement in Grass Valley. September 1. First Constitutional Conven- tion met at Monterey.
September. Rough and Ready and Ran- dolph companies settle at Rough and Ready. Caldwell's store built at Nevada City.
September 23. Boston company arrived in Boston ravine.
September 28. First sermon in Nevada county, at Boston Ravine hy Rev. H. Cummings.
October. Caldwell opens his upper store on site of Nerada City.
Fall. Jeffersou and Washington settled. First mining in Little York.
Corral built at French Corral, and a store opened.
Sawmills ereeted by Holt Brotbers aud Walsb & Wheeler.
December 15. First session of Legislature held at San Jose.
December 20. Military Government of Cal- ifornia dissolved. J. C. Fremont and William M. Gwin elected to the United States Senate.
December 24. First great fire in San Francisco. February 18. State divided iuto twenty- seven counties.
1849.
1836.
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HISTORY OF NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
March. Stamps elected Alcalde of Nevada City,
April 9. State Library founded, April 18. Grand Lodge of State of Califor- uia, F. & A. M., organized. May 3. Indians attack and burn Holt's Mill -Death of Samuel Holt.
May 4. Second great fire in San Francisco. May. Gen. Thomas J. Green's Indian cam- paign.
May 25. Grecn's treaty with the Iudians signed.
Spring. Settlement of Eureka South.
June 4. Third great fire in San Francisco. June. First discovery of quartz at Grass Val- ley-The first quartz excitement was in October.
Summer. Committee of Justice appointed in Rough and Ready.
First church in Nevada City.
August. Nevada M. E. Church organized. Fall. First church in Rougb and Ready.
September 9. California admitted into the Union.
September 17. Fourth great fire in San Francisco.
September. Election of first Justice in Rough and Ready.
October 7. State election held to decide loca- tion of Capital; selected Vallejo.
November. Election of first Justice in Grass Valley.
December. Murder of Dr: Lenox in Nevada City.
Sweetland settled by H. P. Sweetlaud.
January 1. Jack Allen killed at Grass Valley.
Second session of Legislature convened at San Jose,
February 14. Act of Legislature approved, removing Capital to Vallejo.
Spring. First post office in the county.
March 11. Nevada City burned to the ground-Loss $500,000.
United States Land Commission for Califor- nia established.
March. James Knowltou hung at Bridge- port.
April, Nevada City incorporated by Legis- lature
Nevada Journal issued. Nevada Cong. Cburch organized, April 25. Nevada county formed.
Spring. First mining at Red Dog. June. First school in Nevada City. Dramatic Hall opened in Nevada City. Summer. First school in Rough and Ready. The Indian Collo hung at Rough and Ready. Fall. M. E. Church, South, organized in Grass Valley.
Nevada M. E. Church, South, organized. November 1. Dibble-Lundy duel.
November 20. Jenny Lind Theater opened, Nevada City.
First house built at Cherokee -Place first worked in 1850 by Cherokee Indians.
First settlement at Johnson's .Diggings ( Birchville. )
Moore's Flat, Woolscy's Flat and Orleans Flat scttled.
Wells, Fargo & Co. established in the Fall.
1852. January 2. United States Land Commission met at San Francisco,
January 5. Third session of Legislature met at Vallejo. January. First M. E. Church, Grass Valley, organized.
March 6. Jenny Lind Theater sailed down Deer creek.
March. Negro Brown hung at Newtown. Spring. First school in Grass Valley. Spring. Alta Theater opened, Grass Valley. Rough and Ready M. E. Church organized. July 16. John Barrett hung at Nevada City. August 4. Sacramento Valley Railroad Com- pauy organized.
August 17. Sacramento, Auburn aud Nevada Railroad Company incorporated.
September 7. Fire in Nevada City-Loss $25,000.
State Census taken.
First settlement of Humbug City (North Bloomfield).
November 2. Great fire in Sacramento. November. California State Telegraph Com- pany began constructing liues.
1853. January 3. Fourth session of the Legislature met at Vallejo.
February 4. State Capital removed to Beni- cia.
Spring. First settlement at North San Juan. March. Killing of Dick Fisher aud departure of Dicker family from Little York.
March. Grass Valley Congregational Cburch organizcd.
June 28. Rough and Ready destroyed by fire-Loss $59,700.
June 30. Engiueer's report on tbe Marys- ville & Nevada Plank Road.
Summer. Nevada City incorporated by Court of Scssious.
Death of Joaquin Murietta.
September 14. Nevada Young America issned. Afterwards Democrat.
September. Grass Valley Telegraph issucd. October. First cabin built at Columbia Hill. Fall. Gardiner-Mason ducl.
October 15. First telegraphic message to Nevada City.
December. Nevada Baptist Church organ- ized.
St. Patrick's Catholic Church organized in Grass Valley.
First fire company in Grass Valley.
First settlement of Relief Hill.
First cabin built at Lake City.
Name of Johnson's Diggings changed to Birch- villc.
Fifty houses burned at French Corral.
January 1. California Stage Company began operations.
January 2. Legislature convened at Benicia. February 25. State Capital removed to Sac- ramento.
March 1. California Steam Navigation Con- pany organized.
African M. E. Church organized in Grass Valley.
May 13. Act approved establisbing a State Agricultural Society,
October 4. First State Fair held at San Francisco.
November 9, Sacramento Valley Railroad Company rcorganized.
November 28. Fire iu Nevada City-Loss $6,000.
Destructive fire at French Corral. Fall. Frisbie's Theater built, Nevada City.
1855. February 20. Fire in Nevada City. Loss $40,000.
February 22. Pagc, Bacon & Co.'s bank closed its doors. Adams & Co. closed same day.
March 5. Grass Valley incorporated by Court of Sessions.
March 20. Emmanuel Episcopal Church or- ganized in Grass Valley.
August 24. First railroad train in California placed on track of S. V. R. R.
September 13. Grass Valley destroyed by fire. Loss $400,000.
Trinity Episcopal Church organized in Ne- vada City.
Board of Supervisors organized.
September 25. Second State Fair held at Sacramento.
January 22. Hugh F. MeDermott plays Richard III in Nevada City.
1856. February 22. Sacramento Valley Railroad completed to Folsom.
April 19. Nevada City incorporated by the Legislaturc.
Legislature gives new boundaries to Nevada county.
May. 1. Hamilton Hall opened in Grass Valley.
May 16. Vigilance Committee formed in Sau Francisco.
May 22. Casey and Cora hung by Vigi- lance Committee in San Francisco.
June 3. Governor Johnson issued a proc- lamation, calling out the State militia to suppress Vigilantes.
June 21. Arrest of Judge David S. Terry by Vigilance Committee iu San Francisco,
July 19. Nevada City destroyed by fire. Loss $1,500,000 and ten lives.
July 29. Hetherington and Brace hung by Vigilance Committee in San Francisco. August 18. Parade and disbaudiug of the San Francisco Vigilauce Committee.
October 6. Death of Thomas Hodges, alias Tom Bell, the noted highwayman.
October 7. State Fair held at San Jose.
November 3. Death of Sheriff Wright and David Jolinson.
December 1. Frisbie & Bain's theater opened in Nevada City.
St. Canice Catholic Church organized iu Nevada City.
North Sau Juan M. E. Church organized.
California Central Railroad Company organ- ized during 1857.
February 2. Nevada county divided into seven townships.
February 14. Laird's dam gave way. Daw- age $44,000,
April. Name of Humbug City chauged to North Bloomfieldl.
June 15. First stage on the wagou road completed round trip, Placerville to Carson Valloy.
September 18. Death of Chief Justice Hugb Murray.
September 29, State Fair held at Stockton. October 9. Frank V. Mooro committed sui- cide in jail on day set for his executiou. Fall. Death of Jim Webster.
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Name of San Juan changed to North San Juan. San Juan Star issued, afterwards Hydraulic Prexs.
1858. February 22. Michael Brennan cominits murder and suicide at Grass Valley.
February 26. Major C. Bolin, alias David Butler, hung at Nevada City,
May 3. Robbery of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s treasure box near Nevada City. May 9. Christian Church organized in Grass Valley.
May 23. Nevada City nearly consumed by fire. Loss $207,075.
May 31. Work commenced on California Central Railroad.
June 7. Hook and Ladder Company formed in Grass Valley.
July. Grass Valley National issued.
July 1. Fight between Dr. McMurtry and the Griffins at Grass Valley.
July 23. First overland mail, tia Placerville and Salt Lake, left Sacramento.
August 23. State Fair held at Marysville. September 16. Metropolitan Theater opened in Nevada City.
November 2. Bloomfield Township formed. Present Hamilton Hall built in Grass Valley. Nevada African M. E. Church organized. Frazer river excitement.
1859. January 13. Fire at Red Dog. Loss $8,600. Spring. Discovery of Comstock ledge.
June. Discovery of the celebrated Comstock lead announced.
July 8. Rough and Ready destroyed by fire. Loss $67,850.
September 13. State Fair held at Sacra- mento.
September 14. Terry and Broderick dnel. San Mateo county. Broderick mortally wounded.
September 20. Railroad Couvention met at San Francisco.
1860. April. County Hospital completed,
Pony Express established, and first messenger left Sacramento.
May. Massacre of Major Ormsby's party near Pyramid lake.
May 20. Fire in Nevada City. Loss §13.300. June 12. Nevada Hose Company, No. 1, formed in Nevada City.
June 13. Eureka (Pennsylvania) Hose Com- pauy. No. 2, formed in Nevada City. June 20. Van Hagan-Moves duel.
June 23. Protection Hook and Ladder Com- pany formed iu Nevada City,
Juue. Nevada City Water Works con- menced. Cost 838.000.
July 4. Touiliuson's celebration in Nevada City.
Summer. Pi-L'te Indian war.
August 9. Fire iu Grass Valley. Loss �,000. September 6. Nevada Transcript issued. Death of the Indian, Captain Truckee.
January 13. State Agricultural Society de- cided to make Sacramento a permisneu: location.
Instrumental survey of route for C. P. R. R. over Sierras made during this year.
April 15. Grass Valley incorporated by the Legislature.
May 15. Corner stone of State House laid. June 19, Protection Ilove Company, Na 1.
1851.
1854.
1857.
1861.
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organized in Grass Valley. Also Union Hook and Ladder Company. June 28. Articles of Incorporation of Cen- tral Pacific Railroad of California filed with Secretary of State. July 12. Hydraulic duel in Nevada City. August. North San Juan Theater built.
1862. January 23. Legislature adjourned to San Francisco on account of flood.
May 15. Act forming township governments. June 11. Fire in Grass Valley; loss, $24,000. July 1. Pacific Railroad Act approved by President. July 11. Falling of Pine street bridge, Ne- vada City.
August 15. Fire in Grass Valley ; loss, $40,000-
August. Red Dog destroyed by fire. Loss, $50,000.
September. Grass Valley lighted with gas. October 13. Hydraulic Hose Company, No. 1, organized at North San Juau.
October 29. Uniou Hose Company, No. 2, organized at North San Juan.
November 4. Birckbeck committed suicide in jail, while under sentence of death. Complete water-works built at North San Juan.
December 13. Western Pacific Railroad Com- pany incorporated.
1863.
Jauuary 8. Ground hroken for C. P. R. R. at Sacramento.
February 22. Construction of C. P. R. R. commenced.
March, Eureka Hose Company formed iu Grass Valley.
April 3. Thomas Burke hung in Nevada City. Act approved by Goveruor granting $10,000 per mile to C. P. R. R.
Court of Sessions abolished by amendments to Constitution.
September 27. Meadow Lake burned.
Telegraphı liue built from Truckee to Tahoe City.
San Juan Times issued.
1874. January 3. Chinese riot in Truckee. April 1. Grass Valley Foot Hill Weekly Tidings issued.
November 24. D. B. Frink killed in "601 " troubles in Truckee.
December 25. Duel at Cherokee between Wall aud Cherokee Blacksmith.
Joseph Gray built first house at Coburn's Station (Truckee).
1864. January 19. Repeal of township law. Marcb, Nevada Gazette issued.
October 6. Fire at North San Juau. October 28. Grass Valley Union issued.
1865. January 10. California Pacific Railroad Company incorporated.
January 17. The " Big Scare " in Nevada City.
May 19. Fire in Moore's Flat. Loss, $30,000. Spring. Nevada Theatre built.
August. Central Pacific Railroad purchased Sacramento Valley Railroad.
September 19. Fire at North San Juau.
Boundary between Nevada and Sierra coun- ties defiued.
1866. February 16. Formation of Meadow Lake townsbip.
Truckee Tribune issued.
March 24. Meadow Lake incorporated. May 6. Steve. Venard kills three stage rob- bers.
June 30. Bank of California organized.
October 11. Chinese Riot in Nevada City.
July 18. Eagle Hose Company, No.2, formed in Grass Valley.
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July 20. Truckee burned to the ground. Loss, $111,000.
November 9. Grass Valley Republican issued.
Ridge Telephone Line built from French Corral to Milton, Sierra county. Telephone line huilt from Truckee to Sierra Valley.
1879. January. Truckee incorporated -by Board of Supervisors.
September 1. Robbery of the Eureka stage and death of William F. Cummings.
1880. April. Rainfall 23.73 inches. Greatest ever fell in April before 7.22 inches.
June 5. Fire in Nevada City ; 56 houses burned. Loss, $50,000.
June. Discovery of Meadow Lake quartz. San Juan Press issued.
1867. July 27. Explosion in the Court House, and death of R. H. Farquhar. July 28. Burning of Indiau Rancheria, near Nevada City.
December 1. Chinese driven out of French Corral
1868. April 3. First train of cars run on Western Pacific Railroad.
July. Coburn's Station (Truckee) destroyed by fire. Towu of Boca started.
1869. March 28. Roundhouse at Truckee burned. You Bet destroyed by fire. Loss, $37,000. April. Hank Browu whips five robbers iu Truckee.
May 10. Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads met at Promontory Point.
July 31. Moore's Flat destroyed by fire. Loss, $100,000.
1876. May 26. Completion of the N. C. N. G. R. R. Great celebration. Juue 17. Trout creek murder. Von Schmidt's survey cf line between Cali- fornia and Nevada.
1877. August 4 and 5. Attempt of incendiaries to burn Nevada City.
1878. March 12. Fire in Truckee. Loss; $20,000. Nevada City again incorporated. April. San Juan Independent issued. June 26. Little York destroyed by fire. August 12. Eureka South destroyed by fire. Loss, $50,000.
October 1. George Butts hung in Nevada City.
November 18. Chinatown in Truckee de- molished by the citizens.
Summer. Grass Valley water-works com- pleted. Cost $20,000.
September 23. Souchet-Picard duel. November S. Robert Dodge hung in Nevada City.
1872.
April 30. Truckee Republican issued. August 13. Fire at Cherokee. Loss $10,000. December 17. Chinese riot in Truckee.
1873.
May 7. Fire in Truckee. Loss, $12,000. July 5. Fire in Grass Valley. Loss, 814,000. September 7. You Bet again burned to the ground.
i November 26. Murder of James L. Cooper and Joseph Kyle at Cooper's Bridge. Boundary between Nevada and Placer eoun- ties defined.
1870. January 22. Grass Valley reincorporated. July 4. Fire at North San Juan. Loss, $5,000.
California Steam Navigation Company trans- ferred all their property to the Central Pacific Railroad Company some time dur- ing the year.
1875. May 29, Fire in Truckee. Loss, $50,000. July 4. New water-works at North San Juan. November 6. Fire iu Truckec. Loss, $17,000.
August 25. Tiger Hook and Ladder Com- pany formed in Grass Valley. September 5. Fire at North San Juan. Loss, $2,700.
November 8. Nevada City destroyed by fire. Loss, $550,000.
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HISTORY OF NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
GOVERNORS OF THIK COLONY, TERRITORY AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA
From the Year 1767 to 1878.
SPANISH GOVERNORS.
From
To
Gaspar de Portala.
1767
1771
Felipe Barri.
1771
1774
Felipe de Neve .
1774
1782
Pedro Fages.
1782
1790
Jose Antonio Romen
1790
1792
Jose Joaquin de 'Arrillaga
1792
1794
Diego de Borica.
1794
1800
Jose Joaquin de Arrillaga
1800
1814
Jose Arguello . .
1814
1815
Pablo Vincente de Sola
1815
1822
MEXICAN GOVERNORS.
From
To
Pablo Vincente de Sola.
1822
1823
Luis Arguello,
1823
1825
Jose Maria Echeandia
1825
1831
Manuel Victoria.
1831
1832
Pio Pico ..
1832
1833
Jose Figueroa
1833
1835
Jose Castro
1835
1836
Nicholas Guiterrez ..
1836
....
Mariano Chico.
1836
....
Nicholas Guiterrez.
1836
Juau B. Alvarado.
1836
1842
Manuel Micheltorena.
1842
1845
Pio Pico.
1845
1846
AMERICAN MILITARY GOVERNORS.
Year.
Commodore John D. Sloat.
1846
Commodore Robert F. Stockton
1846
Colonel John C. Fremout.
1847
General Stephen W. Kearney.
1847
Colonel Richard B. Mason
1847
General Beunett Riley
1849
STATE GOVERNORS.
Year.
"Peter H. Bnrnett.
1849
John McDougall.
1851
1852
1856
John B. Weller
1858
"Mi.ton S. Latham.
1860
John G. Downey.
1860
Leland Stanford ..
1862 1863
Henry H. Haight.
1867
Newton Booth
1871
Romauldo Pacheco
1875
William Irwin ..
1875
George C. Perkins
1879
- . Resigned. t Terin of office increased from two to four years,
Altitude and Distance of Prominent Points Visible from Summit of Mt. Diablo, Given by Prof. Davidson of U. S. Coast Survey.
NAME OF PLACE.
Altitude.
Dist- auce.
Sea Horizon
83
Clay Street Hill. .
387
32
South Farralone Island.
200
66
Mount St. Helena.
4,343
68
Tamalpias ..
2,604
39
Snow Mount
7,000
114
Calaveras
885
936
916
903
Contra Costa
1184
837
1188
834
El Dorado.
1331
1441
1357
1362
Nevada
2300
1905
2318
1886
Placer
1610
1278
1668
1220
Sacramento
3837
2484
3873
2449
San Joaquin
2272
1850
2310
1806
Tuolumne
808
917
879
841
Totals
THIRD DISTRICT.
COUNTIES.
Hayos Tilden
Mc- Keuna
Lut- trell
Butte.
1665
1635
1641
1658
Colusa
766
1468
764
1469
Del Norte
186
229
185
229
Humboldt.
1637
1127
1614
1141
Lake
. 379
703
374
707
Lassen
256
227
255
229
Marin.
651
619
650
611
Meudociuo.
929
1282
919
1279
Modoc
208
322
215
311
Napa .
1153
963
1149
962
Plumas
583
501
580
507
Shasta
625
641
624
635
Sierra. .
917
509
888
536
Siskiyou.
718
861
719
845
Solano
1952
1752
1972
1708
Sonoma.
2432
2907
2420
2913
Sutter
550
553
543
563
Tehama
646
675
626
694
Trinity.
388
408
391
400
Yolo
1233
1360
1239
1349
Yuba
1250
1077
1222
1100
Tota's
FOURTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES.
Hayes Tilden
Pa- checo
Wig- ginton
Fresno
338
968
349
937
Inyo
343
375
340
373
Kern
556
844
555
831
Los Augeles
3040
3614
3187
3453
Mariposa
365
554
410
490
Merced
558
804
572
776
Mono ...
153
125
15I
126
47,000
3.8$0,735
Monterey.
1183
1011
1208
986
46.000
2,906.115
Maine.
35,000
625.279
Maryland.
11.124
657.049
10,212
315.09>
San Luis Obispo.
771
944
879
834
9,280
326.073
San Mateo ...
871
696
885
679
7.500
1,267.031
Santa Barbara.
1174
743
1263
650
7.576
672.035
Santa Clara
3336
3065
8332
3059
4,674
460.147
Sauta Cruz.
1537
1132
1531
1125
2.120
112,916
Tulare .
986
1370
1014
1319
Veutura
60S
59
664
532
182,092
11,433.743
Totals
19,104(19,103
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL STATISTICS OF CALIFORNIA.
1876.
1877.
Wheat, receipts, ctls ..
$ 10,516,913 $ 5,159,491
Wheat, exports, ctls
9,920,117
4,901,756
Value of Wheat exported.
16,971,950
10,927,668
Flour exported, bhls.
506,974
435,736
Value of Flour exported. .
2,592,566
2,681,636
Quicksilver, receipts, flasks ..
63,197
69,621
Quicksilver, exports, hy sea.
40,902
46,233
Value of Quicksilver exported
1,638,889
1,647,554
Wool, receipts of Cal., bbls ..
167,603
146,659
Amador
1172
1315
1191
1292
Wool, exports by sea, ibs ..
4,231,229
7,859,207
Total value of Wool exported
8,168,423
9,499,381
Treasure exports .
49,737,260
57,613,870
Treasure receipts.
67,279,568
71,729,454
San Francisco Mint coined. .
42,704,500
49,772,000
Duties collected
7,817,736
6,722,913
Merchandise, exports hy sea. Exchanges, S.F.ClearingHo'e Freight hy rail to East, Ibs ... Precious Metals Produced-
18,615,807|
18,174,716
California Nevada ..
49,280,764
51,580,290
Wine, exports by sea, galls. Value of the same
334.238
487,362
AREA OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. According to information htained from the United States Surveyor-General.
Acres.
Agricultural and mineral lands surveyed to Junc, 1877.
45,644,974
42,655,918
8,327,000
Mission Church property
40,707
Pueblo lands
201,835
Private grants nnsurveyed ..
59.400
Indian and military reservations
212.715
Swamp and overflowed lands surveyed.
1,584.692
Swamp and overflowed lands unsurveyed .. Salt marsh and tide lands aronnd San Fran- cisco Bay ..
100,000
Salt marsh and tide lands around Humboldt
Bay .
5,000
Aggregate area.
100,500,000
SIZE AND POPULATION OF CALIFORNIA COM- PARED WITH OTHER STATES.
Square Miles.
Population
WATERFALLS.
Cataract
900
Bridal Veil
Po-ho-no
630
Yosemite .. ..
Yosemite.
2,63.1
First Fall
1,600
Second Fall.
600
Third Fall
434
Vernal
Py-wy-ack
350
Yo-wy-ye.
700
South Fork ..
Il-lil-ouette
600
Royal Arch Falls
Yo.coy-ae
1,000
Sentinel Falls
Loya
3,000
OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF CAL. 1876. FIRST DISTRICT.
President.
Congress.
COUNTIES.
Hayes Tilden
Davis | Piper
San Francisco
21,165| 20,395|22,134|19,363
SECOND DISTRICT.
COUNTIES.
Hayes Tilden
Page
Car- penter
Alameda
4938
3348
5005
3258
Alpine
110
65
110
65
Mouut Monticello .. Vaia .
2,340
35
State Capital.
53
Marysville Buttes.
2,030
92
Lassen's Peak
10,650
183
Downieville Buttes.
8,720
157
Tola Mountains.
9,280
138
Pine Hill, Folsom
2,150
77
Pyramid Mountain.
10,290
114
Round Top ..
10,650
120
Stanislaus Peak
11,500
125
Mount Lyell
10,000
144
Hamilton
4,300
52
"
Diablo
3,856
Santa Luna Range.
6,200
132
ALTITUDE OF MOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS OF YOSEMITE.
MOUNTAINS.
NAME.
INDIAN NAME.
tude.
El Capitan
Tu-tock-a-mul-la ..
3,300
Cathedral Rocks
Poo-see-na chuck-ka ..
2,660
Cathedral Spires
1,800
Three Brothers
Pom-pom-pa-sus
3,830
Union Rocks.
3,500
Sentinel Rock.
3,043
Sentinel Dome
4,500
Glacier Rook
Pa-til-i-mah.
3,200
Royal Arches.
1,300
Hun-to.
1,875
North Dome.
3,568
South Dome
Tis-sa-ack
4,737
Mount Watkins.
3,900
Cloud's Rest
6,034
Cap of Liberty.
4,000
Monnt Starr King.
5,600
San Benito
485
663
424
668
San Bernardino
673
607
720
557
Sau Diego ..
794
668
815
623
New Hampshire.
Massachusetts
New Jersey.
Connecticut
Delaware
Stauislnus
801
1097
805
1085
1,306
184.965
California.
...
1SS,893
1 900.000
30,684,711
29,357,550
476,125,456
519,948,805
105,775,407
85,765,820
529,380
914,201
Bache
3,790
54
3,030
57
49,646,913
44,961,919
Wool, exports by rail, Ibs.
Agricultural and mineral lands unsurveyed Private grants surveyed to Jnne 30th, 1877
Lakes, islands, hays, and navigahle rivers.
1,531,700
136,059
Hep-se-tuck-a-nah Loya
19,010 19,846
To-coy-ae
Washington Columu
Way-an.
John Bigler ..
J. Neeley Johnson.
Frederick F. Low
Nevada ..
Rhode Island.
New York.
Pennsylvania ..
Vermont.
....
Alti-
20,815 15,916
YEARS.
...
211
HISTORY OF NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
ADAMS, JOHN, resides in the town of Truekee. He was boru in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1828, and was only four months old when his parents arrived in Middletown, Connectieut. Here he remained uutil 1850, and learned the machinist trade, and then moved to Illinois. He was engaged as a machinist there and was on the Chicago and North- western Railroad for seventeen years, running an express train hetween Chieago and Milwaukee. He came to California in 1872, and was engineer on the Ceutral Paeifie one year, sinee which time he has been foreman of the Round House at Truckee, a position he had also occupied on the C. & N. W. R. R., in Chicago, eight years. He married Miss Ellen J. Spoor, a native of New York, June 15, 1860. They have had four sons and three daughters, of which only one, a son, is still living.
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