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The first organized effort to battle with fire was the formation of Siskiyou Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, in the summer of 1856. At that time the city was without a regular government, but the next year it was incorporated, and the trustees then organized a fire department by the following ordinance, passed September 7, 1857 :-
JOSEPH CAVANAUGH.
MRS. JOSEPH CAVANAUGH.
JOSEPH CAVANAUGH,
Was born in Galway county, Ireland, May 13, 1828. He emigrated to the United States in 1844, and after a short time spent in New York settled at Ottawa, La Salle county, Illinois. For a short time he remained there, and in 1851 sailed, via the Isth- mus, to California. In the spring of 1852 he came to Siskiyou county, and after roaming around through the mines for a short time located on the ranch now owned by Mr. Geo. W. Arbaugh. This was in the fall of 1852. Late the next year he sold it and spent about five years in the Fraser River country. On his return to Yreka, he worked at his trade, carpentering, which he learned while liv- ing in Illinois and at St. Louis. In 1858 he pur- chased the place on which he now resides, and has since been engaged in merchandising and is the postmaster. The place, though in a very rude con- dition when purchased by Mr. Cavanaugh, is now one of the most beautiful locations in Siskiyou
county. The farm is well watered and adapted to grazing. Mr. Cavanaugh has turned his attention to dairying and the breeding of thoroughbred cat- tle, having some as fine Durhams as there are in the State, brought from the valley below at a heavy cost, ranging from $100 to $400 for each calf. His dairy consists of about fifty cows, and the butter made finds a very ready sale in the immediate vicinity. There are about 400 fruit trees, consisting of apple, peach, and pear, and small fruits of all kinds are grown in great abundance. Mr. Cavanaugh was married January 1, 1860, to Miss Ann Keating. By this union there have been four children, viz. Edward B., Mary L., Richard E., and Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Cavanaugh have by careful manage- ment surrounded themselves with a good and com- fortable home, and are giving their children a good education-the best inheritance they could have. The place is called Butteville and the name of the post-office, Edgewood, described and illustrated else- where in this volume.
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§1. That the fire department of said city be commenced in its organization by recognizing and adopting, in behalf of the city, the "Siskiyou Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1," with their own code of by-laws for their government, as at present existing; and the foreman of said company shall be ex officio fire warden of the city of Yreka, to give place, however, hereafter to the foreman of the Engine Company No. 1, when- ever such company, with an engine, shall be organized. * * * The legitimate object of such fund (a fond created by fines for violation of fire ordinances) being declared to be-
Ist, The payment of $30.00 per month to said foreman, towards defraying the amount of expenses and time lost by him in the duties preseribed. If there be a balance left then ---
2d, The payment of attendants hired at the engine or hook and ladder house, lights, fuel, etc.
3d. The accumulation of the balance (if any should be still left in the hands of the City Treasurer) to be employed, when amounting to $1,000, in sending to a manufacturer for a new and good fire engine.
This had been in effect but a month when a disastrous fire occurred in the west end of town. The heroic conduct of the firemen caused the trus- tees to pass the following vote of thanks, October 19, 1857, which is a very original piece of compo- sition :---
Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be rendered to the Siskiyou Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1, for their efficient action in arresting the progress of the disastrous fire of the night of October 18, 1857, in saving the large brick building, which, on fire itself, was in contact with an intense fire on two sides, and in conjunction, with the efforts of the citizens, in prevent- ing the crossing of the flames over Oregon street, which, if passed, would have been immense, and to express the opinion of the Board in few words-they worked awkwardly fr m want of practice and discipline, but they worked efficiently as firemen, and to the best of purpose, being successful ; and in connection with the same, the thanks of the full Board are rendered to all those citizens who took active and efficient part in the same, and especially to the owners and occupants of the Yreka Brew- ery, who turned the hose from the force pump upon the wooden buildings on Oregon street, and thns materially contributed to save crossing there; and also thanks to the Deputy Marshals and special police, who kept order and security during the night following.
The same day that this resolution was passed a mass meeting of citizens was held to discuss the subject of protection from fire, and to see what action could be taken for the better security of the city from another such disastrous conflagration. After a full and earnest discussion, resolutions were passed requesting the board of trustees to levy a tax to raise seven thousand dollars for the purpose of buying a fire engine and fixtures, and to construct cisterns, etc. A committee, of which D. D. Colton, Samuel P. Fair, William D. Batterton and G. T. White were members, was appointed, to lay the res- olutions before the board. This they did at the meeting held on the second of November, General Colton offering to collect the tax free of charge, and Mr. Fair proffering his services as assessor at the same price. A week later, the question was con- sidered, and the board decided not to levy the tax, as it was too late in the season to transport so heavy an article into the mountains, but promised to con- sider the matter early in the spring. In the mean- time the citizens were requested to observe more closely the provisions of the fire ordinance, and to aid and encourage the fire department.
In January, 1858, the board ordered a Hunneman engine from Boston. The hook and ladder company petitioned the board for the privilege of using the engine, but it was decided to form a new company for that purpose, and so Yreka Engine Company, No. 1, was organized. The engine was shipped in March, and cost alone, $725, the necessary appar- 24
atus and three hundred feet of hose, costing $625. additional. This arrived in due season and was committed to the charge of the new company. The apparatus of the hook and ladder company was pur- chased from them by the board in October, 1858, and still left in their charge.
In January, 1859, officers of the fire department were elected as provided for by statute, and annu- ally an election is held in January for officers to serve the current year.
In December, 1859, another engine, similar to the first one, two four-wheel hose carriages, and 600 feet of hose, were ordered of Hunneman & Co., costing $1,400, and on which nearly $1,000 freight was paid. The engine was offered to the hook and ladder com- pany, and by them declined, and in May, Klamath Engine Company, No. 2, was formed to take charge of it, the engine soon after arriving. In accordance with the provisions of the statute, delegates to the board of delegates were chosen by the three com- panies in 1865, but the board did not organize. The delegates elected in 1866 did meet late in the year and organized a board of delegates in due form.
In 1859 the engine house was burned, and in 1860 the present one, corner of Miner and Third streets, was purchased, and has since been occupied by Yreka Engine, No. 1, and the hook and ladder truck. In the Spring of 1861 the engine house on Miner above Oregon street was built for No. 2, at a cost of over $2,000.
September 20, 1878, the fire ordinance was amended so as to forbid the construction of any wooden building within one hundred feet of the center of Main or Miner street, from the intersection of those two streets to Center on the south and Gold street on the west.
The water supply consists of large cisterns in the streets at convenient points, kept full of water from Scheld's ditch. January 3, 1865, the board of trus- tees passed Ordinance No. 22, as follows :-
SECTION 1. A Board of Delegates of the Fire Department of the Inhabitants of Yreka City is hereby created, which shall consist of seven members.
SEC. 2. The Chief Engineer of said Fire Department shall, by virtue of his office, be a member of said Board of Delegates, and two members of said Board of Delegates shall be elected by each of the following-named companies of said Fire Department, namely :- Yreka Engine Company, Number One; Klamath Engine Company, Number Two; Siskiyou Hook and Ladder Company, Number One.
SEC. 3. Members of said Board of Delegates shall be elected at the regular annual election of said companies for company officers.
The first board of delegates did not assemble until September of the next year, when they organ- ized as per the following minutes of their first meeting :-
YREKA, September 15, 18GG.
The elected delegates of the companies of Yreka Fire Depart- ment met at the engine house to organize as a " Board of Dele- gates of Yreka Fire Department."
Of Hook and Ladder Company, Robert Nixon and Ad. Winck-
ler. Of Yreka, No. 1 Company, Frank Ranous and Frank Richards. Of Klamath, No. 2 Company, William Duenkel and Sam Pellet.
lu absence of the Chief Engineer, Robert DeWitt, on motion, Frank Ranous was chosen toact as Chairman pro tem. On motion, Ad. Winckler was elected Secretary of this Board for the ensuing term. On motion, it was ordered to contract with Frank Smith for the manufacture of a scal for the Yreka Fire Department, for the consideration of twenty dollars; the scal representing the coat of arms of the State of California, and around this, in a cir-
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cle, the words " Yreka Fire Department," engraved in copper or brass. On motion, Robert Nixon was ordered to print three hun- dred exemption certificates, for the sum of fifteen dollars. On motion, the Secretary was ordered to call upon the Board of Trustees of Yreka City, and draw the order of fifty dollars, allowed to the Board of Delegates of this department, to defray the expenses for seal, stationery, etc. On motion, the Board adjourned to meet at the call of the Chairman.
AD. WINCKLER, Secretary.
The board of delegates has met several times each year, with the exception of 1879, when no meetings were held. The business of the board has been chiefly the granting of exemption certifi- cates, to which, under the law, a man who has served five years continuously in the volunteer fire department, is entitled. He is thereafter relieved from the payment of all dues.
The holders of certificates granted by the board, with the name of the organization of which the holder was a member, and the date of issue of the certificates, are given below :-
Robert O. De Witt, Klamath, December 18, 1866. Charles Iunker, Yreka, December 18, 1866. Alexander Stewart, Klamath, December 18, 1866. Fred Ringe, Klamath, December 18, 1866. Joseph Fellows, Klamath, December 18, 1866. Robert Nixon, Siskiyou, December 18, 1866. Frank Whitten, Yreka, December 18, 1866. Louis Monnet, Klamath, December 18, 1866. August Rabellie, Siskiyou, December 18, 1866. Emil Lauer, Yreka, December 18, 1866. J. Hessenauer, Klamath, December 18, 1866. John Pashburg, Yreka, December 18, 1866. Henry Scheld, Yreka, December 18, 1866. Charles Roth, Siskiyou, December 18, 1866. Eugene Cronne, - , December 18, 1866. Walter Pitts, Yreka, October 19, 1867. Louis Huseman, Yreka, October 19, 1867. Matthew Miner, Yreka, October 19, 1867. W. W. Powers, Siskiyou, October 19, 1867. Asher Ent, Klamath, October 19, 1867. William Irwin, Klamath, October 19, 1867. George Smith, Klamath, October 19, 1867. Frank E. Ensign, Klamath, October 19, 1867. August Klinge, Klamath, October 19, 1867. G. A. Nordheim, Klamath, October 19, 1867. W. S. R. Taylor, Yreka, October 19, 1867. Christ. Schock, Klamath, March 10, 1868. Alois Wetzel, Klamath, March 10, 1868. Maurice Renner, Klamath, March 10, 1868. B. Guilbert, Siskiyou, March 10, 1868. Philip Seldner, Yreka, March 10, 1868. James Bassett, Klamath, July 15, 1868. Samuel Pellet, Klamath, July 15, 1868. H. Conroy, Klamath, July 15, 1868. August Berggren, Klamath, July 15, 1868. E. Ranous, Yreka, July 15, 1868. E. C. Spannaus, Siskiyou, July 15, 1868. H. M. Bowman, Siskiyou, December 12, 1868. Henry Geney, Klamath, December 12, 1868. Fred Buck, Klamath, December 12, 1868. William Peters, Yreka, December 12, 1868. C. F. Richards, Yreka, December 12, 1868. Thomas Walker, Yreka, July 20, 1869. A. E. Paine, Yreka, July 20, 1869. George Fried, Klamath, March 4, 1870. Joseph Lang, Klamath, March 4, 1870. Jolın Uerlings, Klamath, March 4, 1870.
Paul F. Fuchs, Klamath, March 4, 1870. Henry Egbert, Klamath, May 17, 1870. Christ Ehret, Klamath, May 17, 1870. Jacob Schlitter, Klamath, May 17, 1870. Eugene J. Jackson, Klamath, May 17, 1870. Charles Andres, Klamath, May 17, 1870. Theobald Young, Klamath, May 17, 1870. A. E. Raynes, Yreka, July 30, 1870. Robert F. Young, Yreka, July 30, 1870. Herman Pfenninger, Klamath, July 30, 1870. Henry Repp, Klamath, September 2, 1870. James Vance, Siskiyou, February 11, 1871. John M. Walbridge, Siskiyou, February 11, 1871. Charles Lebeau, Siskiyou, February 11, 1871. Oscar D. Witherill, Yreka, February 11, 1871. George S. Witherill, Yreka, February 11, 1871. Nicholas Schlagel, Klamath, February 11, 1871. Jacob Hansen, Klamath, February 11, 1871. Charles Breton, Klamath, February 11, 1871. William Klinge, Klamath, February 11, 1871. Herman Duenkel, Klamath, October 6, 1871. William Duenkel, Klamath, October 6, 1871. Benjamin F. Smith, Siskiyou, August 8, 1872. William H. Harrison, Yreka, August 8, 1872. John Walters, Klamath, January 4, 1873. George Walzer, Klamath, January 4, 1873. William Stine, Siskiyou, January 4, 1873. E. Dudley, Siskiyou, January 4, 1873. John Foal, Klamath, April 11, 1874. Jacob Hager, Klamath, April 11, 1874. P. F. McManus, Klamath, January 13, 1875. F. W. Merritt, Klamath, January 13, 1875. John Muller, Klamath, January 13, 1875. John Sehneble, Klamath, October 30, 1876. Louis Nehrbass, Klamath, January 20, 1877. Amandi Tisso, Klamath, January 20, 1877. Charles Bluhm, Yreka, January 20, 1877. F. Stockslager, Yreka, January 20, 1877. Melchior Meyer, Klamath, February 13, 1878. Valentine Keefer, Siskiyou, February 13, 1878. William Thompson, Klamath, April 10, 1878. John S. Cleland, Yreka, April 10, 1878. G. W. Webb, Yreka, April 10, 1878. Hudson B. Gillis, Yreka, April 10, 1878. William Eckhart, Yreka, April 10, 1878. Thomas Amos, Siskiyou, December 9, 1878. Frank Dumas, Yreka, December 9, 1878. Hugo Miller, Klamath, March 10, 1880. C. Schnackenberg, Klamath, December 16, 1880. Paul O. Lemay, Yreka, February 10, 1881. Orrin Champlin, Siskiyou, February 10, 1881.
BOARD OF DELEGATES. 1866.
Robert O. De Witt, chief engineer; Robert Nixon, Adolph Winckler, secretary; Frank Ranous, Frank Richards, William Duenkel, Samuel Pellet.
1867.
Louis Huseman, chief engineer; Henry Pape, Fred Ringe, Edgar W. Potter, R. O. De Witt, Adolph Winckler, secretary.
1868.
Louis Huseman, chief engineer; John Pashburg, secretary ; Charles F. Richards, Adolph Winckler, William Stine, G. D. Hickox, E. J. Jackson.
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1869.
James Vance, chief engineer; Henry Wadsworth, John Pashburg, secretary; Robert Nixon, Charles Roth, G. D. Hickox, E. J. Jackson.
1870.
Samuel Pellet, chief engineer; John M. Wal- bridge, Edgar W. Potter, secretary; Charles F. Richards, John Pashburg, Maurice Renner, F. Merritt.
1871.
Alonzo E. Raynes, chief engineer; Charles Roth, Edgar W. Potter, secretary ; William
Peters, Maurice Renner, John Uerlings.
1872.
Theobald Young, chief engineer; Charles Roth, Edgar W. Potter, secretary ; George Fried, Alois Wetzel, A. E. Raynes, Henry Wadsworth.
1873.
Robert O. De Witt, chief engineer; George Fried, Henry Repp, Henry Wadsworth, secretary.
1874.
Robert Nixon, chief engineer; Alois Wetzel, Herman Duenkel, James Vance, secretary ; Henry Scheld, William Stine.
1875.
Robert Nixon, chief engineer ; Louis Huseman, E. H. Schofield, Charles Clodi, secretary; A. Guilbert, John Uerlings, George Fried.
1876.
Alonzo E. Raynes, chief engineer ; N. Schlagel, George S. Witherill, James Vance, secretary.
1877.
Henry Scheld, chief engineer; Frank Smith, John Hart, Jacob Hager, John Uerlings, Samuel Magoffey, A. E. Paine, secretary.
1878.
John Uerlings, chief engineer; John Miller, George Fried, John Hart, George S. Witherill, sec- retary; P. A. Olmstead.
1879.
A. H. Burrows, chief engineer. [Board did not meet this year.]
1880.
A. H. Burrows, chief engineer; Alois Wetzel, William Thompson, B. F. Smith, George S. With- erill, secretary ; Charles Lebeau.
1881.
John E. Harmon, chief engineer; Nicholas Schlagel, Britton Irwin, George S. Witherill, secre- tary; Samuel Magoffey, Robert Nixon, J. T. Skinner.
DEPARTMENT OFFICES.
1859.
Chief Engineer, *Samuel P. Fair. Assistant, +Dr. J. Babb. Secretary, W. S. Moses.
1860. Chief Engineer, Dr. J. Babb.
*Ran away, and H. D. Van Wyck elected in June.
+Resigned in October, J. S. Reck appointed.
Assistant, J. M. Daniels. Secretary, W. S. Moses.
1861. Chief engineer, John S. Peck. Assistant.
Secretary. 1862. Chief Engineer, H. K. White. Assistant, D. D. Williams.
Secretary. 1863.
Chief Engineer, George W. Myers. Assistant, Charles Roth.
Secretary, R. O. De Witt.
1864 Chief Engineer, R. O. De Witt, Assistant, D. S. McClintock.
Secretary, F. J. French. 1865. Chief Engineer, R. O. De Witt.
Assistant, David Ream.
Secretary, McD. C. Houck. 1866. Chief Engineer, R, O. De Witt. Assistant, Louis Huseman.
Secretary, Matthew Miner. 1867. Chief Engineer, Louis Huseman. Assistant, John Hessenauer. Secretary, Samuel Pellet. 1868. Chief Engineer, Louis Huseman. Assistant, James Vance. Secretary, A. E. Paine. 1869.
Chief Engineer, James Vance. Assistant, Fred Ringe. Secretary, William Duenkel. 1870.
Chief Engineer, Samuel Pellet. Assistant, A. E. Raynes. Secretary, William Duenkel. 1871.
Chief Engineer, A. E. Raynes. Assistant, Theobald Young. Secretary, E. W. Potter. 1872. Chief Engineer, Theobald Young. Assistant, Robert Nixon. Secretary, A. E. Paine. 1873.
Chief Engineer, R. O. De Witt. Assistant, O. D. Witherill. Secretary, Adolph Winckler. 1874. Chief Engineer, Robert Nixon. Assistant, Maurice Renner. Secretary, Adolph Winckler.
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1875.
Chief Engineer, Robert Nixon,
Assistant, Henry Scheld.
Secretary, Adolph Winckler.
1876.
Chief Engineer, A. E. Raynes. Assistant, Theobald Young.
Secretary, Charles Iunker.
1877.
Chief Engineer, Henry Scheld. Assistant, Fred Ringe.
Secretary, P. F. McManus.
1878.
Chief Engineer, John Uerlings. Assistant, E. Ranous.
Secretary, Robert Nixon.
1879.
Chief Engineer, A. H. Burrows. Assistant, J. G. Hallick.
Secretary, Theobald Young.
1880.
Chief Engineer, A. H. Burrows. Assistant, John E. Harmon.
Secretary, Charles Lebeau.
1881.
Chief Engineer, John E. Harmon.
Assistant, Valentine Keefer.
Secretary, A. E. Paine.
SISKIYOU HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 1.
The organization of this company is best under- stood from the minutes of the meeting called for that purpose :-
YREKA CITY, July 6, 1856.
At a meeting of a portion of the citizens of Yreka City, held at the court house, for the purpose of organizing a Hook and Lad- der Company of firemen, William F. Sommercamp was called to the chair, and J. W. A'Neal appointed Secretary,
On motion, the meeting proceeded to elect officers and organize themselves into a Hook and Ladder Company, officers to be elected for the ensuing year. The following officers were duly elected to preside over said company, to-wit :-
For Foreman of the Company, H. H. Riker.
For Assistant Foreman of the Company, William T. Hanford. For Treasurer of the Company, John P. Smith.
For Secretary of the Company, J. W. A'Neal.
On motion, a committee, consisting of H. D. VanWyck, S. Alexander, W. F. Sommercamp, and H. H. Riker, was appointed to wait on the citizens of Yreka City, to solicit subscriptions for the purchase of the necessary apparatus for the use of the company. On motion, a committee, consisting of H. H. Riker, W. T. Hanford and John Loag, was appointed, to draft a code of by-laws for the company.
On motion, the meeting adjourned until Thursday evening, July the 9th, 1856.
H. H. RIKER, Foreman. J. W. A'NEAL, Secretary.
On the ninth by-laws were adopted. On the fourteenth, the committee on subscription reported $1,010 secured, also $177 received from a benefit tendered by the Ethiopian Minstrels. On the twenty- fifth, W. F. Sommercamp was chosen treasurer, vice Smith, resigned. C. C. Highby was also elected second assistant foreman, August 16th, and H. D. Van Weck was elected secretary, Sep- tember 7th, to succeed J. W. A'Neal. The truck was purchased in San Francisco, together with the requisite number of buckets, hats and belts, by J.
P. Smith, who had been sent below with $600 for that purpose. The apparatus arrived in November. Ladders were manufactured at home. In December $400 were received as the result of a benefit given by the Pioneer Troupe. January 1, 1857, the first firemen's ball ever held in Yreka was given by this company, and was a grand affair. To see the class of men who constituted this organization, it is but necessary to glance over the following list of famil- iar names, being the assignment to various branches of duty, made December 23, 1856.
LADDER MEN .- H. K. White, G. W. Stilts John Loag, Henry Pape, J. H. Heckman, M. Runkle, W. D. Sladc, R. L. Tilden, Robert Nixon, John Taylor.
AXE MEN .- George Myers, H. E. Stimmel, W. F. Sommercamp, A. J. Bonner, A. J. Hitzelberger, G. Hanson.
HOOK MEN .- Samuel P. Fair, H. Ackley, M. C. White, Alexander Coryell, W. T. Kershaw, - Lytle, W. W. Powers, F. A. Rogers, J. W. A'Neal, S. Alex- ander.
The board of trustees of the city having decided to purchase an engine, for the better security from fire, in January, 1858, this company desired the machine to be placed in its hands. It was, however, decided to organize an engine company, and to pre- serve the hook and ladder organization as it then existed. In October, 1858, the apparatus of the company was sold to the city for $600, and the com- pany theoretically disbanded, but its members sent in a petition to the trustees, asking to be constituted a company to take charge of the truck. This was granted, and the members of the new company met at the court house, October 26, 1858, to perfect an organization. Gen. John D. Cosby, was called to the chair, and F. A. Rogers chosen secretary. Offi- cers were chosen to serve until the first of January, 1859 :- H. D. Van Wyck, foreman; George W. Myers, first assistant; J. B. Oldham, second assist- ant; H. K. White, secretary; C. C. Higby, treas- urer.
The members of the new company as assigned for duty were :-
AXE MEN .- W. W. Powers (captain), D. F. Bar .. ranger, W. D. Bradshaw, J. M. Atteberry, J. D. Will- iams, W. T. Newcomb.
HOOK MEN, NO. 1-H. H. Riker (captain), Will- iam MeConnell, S. I. Moore, S. Cohen, A. J. Hitzel- berger, M. Hamberger, H. H. Brown, John Kolch, Martin Kaiser.
HOOK MEN, No. 2 .- C. C. Higby (captain), George Boas, L. S. Watson, C. Moore, J. L. Cum- mins, A. M. Herron, J. W. Keenan, Jacob Hartman, Sebastian Mauer.
LADDER MEN .- J. B. Oldham (captain), S. Alex- ander, John Daniels, L. Livingston, P. H. Hoff, Fred. Stine, August Rabille, J. H. Warren, R. L. Tilden, H. G. King, J. M. Tremble, A. J. Bonner, A. R Coryell, E. Cronne, H. H. Simpson, B. F. Hoffman.
BUCKET MEN .- Robert Nixon, Jr. (captain), James O'Brien, George F. White, John Taylor, L. Marriss, S. F. Van Choate, J. Greenwald, F. T. Kaiser, S. Alexander, George W. Sleeper, Isador Blum, J. H. Heckman, E. Bloomingdale, Adolph Winckler, A Witherill, Robert Baird.
In the Spring of 1860, a new engine having been
E.SCHULTZE.
DANIEL REAM, M. D.
DANIEL REAM, M. D.,
Was the first son and second child of Henry and Helen (Coffman) Ream. His father was born at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1804, and his mother near Hagarstown, Maryland, September 12, 1807. They were married in Maryland in 1827, and Daniel was born near Hagarstown, Washington county, Maryland, June 20, 1830. When he was about eleven years of age his parents removed to Springfield, Illinois, and in 1846 removed to Abingdon, Iowa, where they purchased a farm and kept the boys at work in summer and at school in the winter. He studied medicine with his father who was also a doctor, and in later years entered the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated. In 1852 he crossed the plains to California, via Oregon, and in the spring of 1853, was mining on Rogue river, near the mouth of Grave creek. They were driven away from there by the Indians, and the Doctor then removed to Siskiyou county with a band of cattle, in company with Sampson Smith. After disposing of the cattle he began mining on Humbug creek. Sickness began to prevail, and when it was known that he was a physician, so great was the demand upon his time for professional services, that he abandoned mining and entered actively into practice, locating at Deadwood, where, in 1856, he opened a drug store. Here he remained until 1859, when he was elected coroner, and removed to Yreka, where he has since continued to reside. In 1861 he was elected sheriff of Siskiyou county, and rendered very satisfactory services to the people. In 1867 he was elected collector. In 1877 he was elected by the people of Modoc, Siskiyou, Shasta and Trinity counties to represent them in
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