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" Kearney.
One of the saw-mills referred to, was probably the one erected that fall at Wire Bridge. They also advertised, June 3, 1850, for proposals to remove obstructions to navigation on Bear river as far as Kearney, but nothing seems to have been done further than that. J. L. Burtis set- tled here in 1849, and built a hotel. A blacksmith shop, store, and post-offiee were also establisbed here. The town, however, never pro- gressed to any, extent beyond the laying out of the lots. The first bridge at this place was built in 1850, by Claude Chana and others. The timber was obtained at the saw-mill at Wire Bridge. This bridge was washed away in 1852, and in 1854, anothor was built. . This lasted
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RESIDENCE AND RANCH OF GEO. MUCK, WHEATLAND, EAST BEAR RIVER TP. YUBA CO. CAL.
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until 1861, when it was carried away by high water. Another was built the same year by William B3. Campbell, which met the saine fate in 1862. The last bridge, built a few years later by Claude Chana, was taken down in 1878.
CAMP FAR WEST,
The U. S. Goverment established a military post a mile above the town of Kearney in September, 1849. Løg houses were erectedl for soldiers' barracks minl officers' quarters, us was also a log fort. It was first ocenpied by a detachment of the Second U. S. Infantry, under the command of Captain Day. Usually but one company was stationed hore, though sometimes there were three or four. Major Mckinstry, and Captain, afterwards General, Lyon, who was killed at the battle of Wilson Creek, Mo., in 1861, were occasionally there. Tho camp was wmundoned in May, 1852, und an auction sale was hekl of the property, May 1. At that timo the post was occupied by Company E, First Infantry, muider tho command of Lientenant Davis. Supplies for the Fort were unloaded at Nicolaus, und carted to tho camp.
WIRK BRIDGE.
This point, formerly known us MeDonald's Mills, is five miles above Kenrnoy. Hero, in November, 1849, Jolm S. Moore built a saw-mill, which was then known as Mooro's Mill. Alexander Van Court bought the mill, in 1850. In 1854, J. I. McDonald bought tho place and converted the saw-mill into a grist-mill. Ho beenme involved in liti- gation with the miners who divorted tho wator for mining purposes. This was very expensive, and ruined his business. He paid Bryan and Filkins of Marysville $13,500 attorney fees. In 1862, he sold the mill to Graham & Stoddard who ran it until 1875, when it was given over to their assignees, and has not been much operated since. In the spring of 1879, the machinory was removed to Sacramento. The mill wlin started hund two run of stone, and two more were added in 1859. The first bridge was constructed in 1855, by J. L. McDonald, just above his mill. Tho north end of this bridge fell into the water car- rying with it a man, an ox-team, n load of lumber and a lot of cattle; all were rescued safely. The remainder of the bridge was washed away. In 1862, J. R. Rush of Grass Valley built the present bridge, which Is supported on wiro cables and is hence known as Wire Bridge.
MCCOURTNEY'S.
A little distance above tho Wire Bridge, Jolm H. McCourtney settled in 1850, and established a trading post. He built a bridge across the river in 1850, and opened a new route from Sacramento to Nevada City, by his place. The bridge was washed away by the flood. and never rebuilt.
GRAHAM'S HOTEL
This place was a few miles back of Wire Bridge, on the stage route from Sacramento to Nevada City by the way of Johnson's Crossing and the Round Tent. A man muned Graham built a hotel here, in 1853, and a store was built soon after. The old deserted hotel can still be seen here.
MELON'S HOTEL.
This was built a few years later than Graham's, and was not in very good odor among the settlers. It was considered to be the rendezvous of the bud characters that infested the neighborhood. There is noth ing left of the obl placo now, except the ruins of two oll walls, which stund by the side of the road from Wheatland to Smartsville, where it leaves the Jolinson's grant.
CABBAGE PATCH.
Two negroes settled in 1852 on Dry creek where the Spencevill. und Smartsvillo roads separate, and ruised a field of cabbages. Th: teamsters who passed the place called it the Cabbage Patch, which appellation still clings to tho locality. A man from Arkansas name.] Hambleton built a hotel and blacksmith shop in 1854. The place is nuw owned by W. T. Foster.
ROUND TENT.
A little further up the Spenceville road a large round tent was put op in 1851 by a man nived Baker. This was used as a public house, and the stages from Sacramento to Nevidla City changed their route, which Ind formerly been by the Empire Ranch, and passed by this place. Con- siderable surface mining was done lcre, and the place was called Round Tent.
I'LUMAS LANDING.
A man named Robinson settled on Feather river just below the mouth of Reed's Dry creek in 1850. He died that year but his son, Jesse Robinson, remained at the landing. This point was made it steamboat landing, considerable goods for the settlers being unloadedl here. On account of deep water and high bank this was a favorite landing place. In the spring of 1850, a town was laid out here by Caut. Suiter and George H. Beach. The town was called Plumas, but never amounted to anything, the only building being Robinson's hotel. The Robinson family consisted of one son and seven daughters, who were objects of interest for miles around. We find the following glow- ing exposition of the advantages of Plnmas City in an advertisement in the Placer Times, of Sacramento, in its issue of March 30, 1850 :-
" PLUMAS CITY,
" The Paradise of California, and will be the Emporium of trade on " Feather river, is beautifully situated on the east bank of the river,
"about 10 miles above Nicolaus, and 5 below Elizaville, on high " land and can be approached by vessels drawing from & to 10 feet. " of water, as proved by the schooners Felipe and Alfred within a " few days. and will be arversible by steamers the senson through. " It's locality to the mines insures a vast amount of trade, being nearer " to the Bear River. Rough and Ready, Deer Creek, and Dry Creek " mines than any other township, and will conunand a portion of the " North Fork and Yuba mines trade the year through. and in smomer, " probably, a large share. The city is laid ont jointly by John A. "Sutter, Esq., and G. Il. Bench, in shares of $1,000 cach, payable " half down, the balanco in 10 days-ubont 36 to 38 lots to the share. " Three fourths of the shares are positively sok, and the lots will " be drawn for at Phimas City, about tho 2d to Ith dny of April, at " which time a Hotel will be completed."
" For shares apply to G. T. WEAVER, agent of the steamers law- " rence and Plumnix, at the bargo Wmn. Ivy, or to 6. 11. BEACH, SAC. " ramento street, San Francisco.
" San Francisco, March 22, 1850.
A correspondent to the same paper under date of April 24, 1850, in giving un account of a trip up Feather river on the Governor Dana, says :- " Passing by Plumas, where now reside in rustic retiromont " our fair friends, tho Misses Robinson."
EL DORADO CITY.
Between the towns of Plumas and Eliza, and opposite Hock Farm, e town was laid out in the spring of 1850. It is now known as the Mesick Ranch. In reference to this place the Placer Times, of Sacra- mento, has the following advertisement in its issue of May 1, 1850 :---
" EL DORADO CITY.
" The sharchoklers in El Dorado City are requested to be present " on the ground the 10th of May, at 12 o'clock,
" TO DRAW FOR SHARKS.
" Those wishing to purchase can do so by applying to either of the " proprietors immediately." " P. S .- 60,000 feet of lumber will be shipped for El Dorado this " week." 53-5t
Lots were sold at anction in Sacramento, but beyond this the town never had any existence.
AEED'S STATION.
Where the railroad crosses Reed's Dry creek, a settlement was made in 1850 by Henry Reed, after whoin the creek and station are named. After the railroad was constructed a depot was built here to accommodate the shippers from this region. Quite a large shipment of grain is made from here yearly. The station consists simply of a depot and two dwelling houses.
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MCDONALD'S DISTILLERY.
Ou Bæk Creek about one mile back from Wire Bridge, J. L. MIc- Donald built a distillery iu 1861. The capacity was one hundred gallons per day, and stemin power wux nord. Large quantities of wheat and barley were consunnyl. The distillery was run for two years when ij was finally abandoned, it being impossible to work it successfully on account of the high price of gruin and the large revenue tariff imposed by the Government ou account of the war.
VON SCHMIDT'S MITJ.
Just Hunthenst, of Wheatland, u stemm grist mill was built by A. W. Von Schmidt, in 18GO. This was before the railroad was built, or there was any thought of a town like Wheatland. Some of the tim- bers in the mill wore those that had been in the bridge at Johnson's crossing, which the floods hul washed away. The mill wus completely litted up wil ready to be started, let the wheels never turned. The wachivory was removed, mad the mill abandoned. The obl frame yet stands, mil is quite un objet of curiosity.
WHEATLAND.
This flourishing town is situated in East Bear River township, ou the southeast quarter of section twelve of the Johnson grunt. The elmin of title to the town lots, may be briefly stated, as follows :- In 184], Don Pablo Gutteiroz received n grunt of five Spanish leagues of Innl on the north bank of Bour river. He was killed in 1845, and the grunt was sold at auction by John A. Sutter, us magistrate, to William Johnson, April 28, 18.15. Sebastian Kyser owned one-half interest in Johnson's purchase. November 10, 1819. Kyser sold to Eugene Gilles- pie und Houry E. Robinson. March 24, 1819, Johnson sold to James Kyle, Jounthan B. Trueschule, Jumnes Emory, and William Cleveland. Truesdale deoded his interest. to Cleveland, Kyle, und James Imbrie. August 13, 1819, Cleveland, Kyle, and Imbrie deeded to Gillespie mind Robinson, thus giving the title to the whole grant to these gentlemen. September 28, 1851, Robinson deeded a one-half interest to Elihu Woodruff. By a partition dred. March 28, 1856, Jolm W. Bray was deeded, among other traets, the cast half of section twelve of Johnson's rauch. November 14, 1857, Bray sold the southeast quarter of section twelve to Eli A. Harper. August 3, 1857, the United States con- tirmed the Mexican grant in the name of William Johnson, thus per- freting the title. November 20, 1863, Harper deeded the tract to E. W. Holloway and C. Canthron. October 26, 1865, Holloman and Can- throu conveyed it to George S. Wright, In 1866, it was laid out in lots by C. L. Wilson. March 13, 1871. Wright couveyed to C. L. Wilson, all except the lots previously sold. February 20, 1872, Wilson couveved the unsold lots to C. Holland and C. Bellkup. lu 1866, the town was
surveyed and lait ont by George Holland. under the management of C. 1. Wilson. The Oregon division of the C. P. R. R. was completed to this qwint in the sanne year, and a post-office established. The first building in the town was a salom, which was built in 1866, before the town was surveyed. It stood where Chinatown now is, but when the town was laid out it was moved to Main street, opposite the depot, where it still stands. The next building was Ziegenbien & Co.'s store, a woudeu structure on the corner of Main and Front strects. The first residence was Imilt the same year by C. Holland, corner of Main and D streets. E. W. Sheets built a blacksmith's shop corner of Main and ('streets, and Asa Raymond built a hotel ou Main street, near the mast end of the town. These were all the buildings erected during the first year of the town's existence. It grew very slowly until about 1871-2, when the sales of lots were quite numerous. On account of the inability of the town to protect itself against fire, and to provide sanitary regulations, etc., the citizens decided to have the town incor- jwrated, which was accordingly done by act of the Legislature, March 13, 1874. The charter provides for a Board of Trustees of five mein- bers, to be elected on the first Monday in April of each year. The salary is fixed at one dollar per annum, and the board is given power to fill vacancies. The other officers are Treasurer, Assessor, and Mar- shul, to he elected at the same time as the Trustees. The Marshal is ex-officio Tax Collector. The charter requires the new board to assent- ble withiu ten days after their election, and choose a President and Clerk from among their number. The board passed an ordinance September 2, 1878, creating a Police Judge, to be appointed by the 'Trustees. The officers of the town of Wheatland since its incorpora- tion, are as follows :-
1874 .- Trustees: D. P. Durst, President; H. C. Niemeyer, Clerk; H. Lohse, C. Holland, and S. Wolf; Treasurer, David Irwin; Asses- sur, C'yrus Stoddard; Marshal, Joseph Trimmer; City Justices of the Pence, A. M. Bragg and W. L. Campbell.
1875 .- Trustees: H. C. Niemeyer, President; A. Bowne, Clerk ; C. Holland, D. P. Durst, and John Landis; Treasurer, David Irwin; Assessor, J. E. Moody; Marshal, J. Trimmer, who resigned January 12, 1876, and G. W. Ashford was appointed; City Justice of the Peace, Charles Justis.
1876 .- Trustees: C. Holland, President; J. F. Baun, Clerk; John Landis, Thomas Shields; and C. Bellknap; Treasurer, M. A. Scott; As sessor, P. S. Larrabee; Mar-hal, John Davis. The Marshal did not qualify, and G. W. Ashford was appointed. December 14, 1876, J. W. Bedford was appointed Marshal, vice G. W. Ashford, who had defaulted to the amount of $192.37, as ascertained by a committee cf the board. The boudsinen settled with the board for $100.
1877 .-- Trustees: P. S. Larrabee, President; J. F. Baun, Clerk; H.
C. Niemeyer, John Steineman, and John Landis; Treasurer, W. W. Holland; Assessor, Frank Dalby; Marshal, T. E. Bevan.
1878 .- Trustees: Thomas Shields, Presideut; George M. Vance, Clerk : Thomas Judy, Edward Bevan, and Frank Dalby; Treasurer Albert T. Lipp; Assessor, Byron Lanyon; Marshal, Charles D. Wad- dell; Police Judge, P. M. Bray.
1879 .- Trustees: P. S. Larrahee, President; J. F. Baun, Clerk; W. W. Holland, W. O. Armstead, and Edward Bevan; Treasurer, L M. Justis; Assessor, M. A. Scott; Marshal, Charles D. Waddell; Police Judge, P. M. Bray.
Wheatland at the present time has a railroad depot, freight warehouse and water house, four warehouses, one flour quill, one winery, one hunlwer yard, four saloons, two dry goods and grocery stores, one grocery store, one furniture store, one hardware store, ono drug store, one variety store, one millinery, one dressmaking establishment, one meat market, two harness shops, three blacksmith and wagon shops, three carpenter shops, one paint shop, one shoemaker shop, one barbor shop, three hotels, one livery stable, one bank, one newspaper, threo physicians, one lawyer, a postoffice, one Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express office. The buildings may he classified as four brick buildings, thirty-soven other business buildings, one city hall, one Odd Fellows' hall, thuee churches, one school house, and about eighty dwelling houses. Tho population is six hundred whites and two hundred Chinese. The railroad accom- . modations are four trains daily, a passenger and freight each way. The town is twelve miles from Marysville, and as a shipping point has become quite important. The amount of freight shipped by rail during the year 1878, was 11,984,690 pounds. The amount received was 6,295,590 pounds. The amount shipped was only a little less than half that from Marysville. In addition to the railroad shipments, about one thousand tons of grain were sent to the mountains in wagons by Landis & Goodkind, and two thousand tons of flour, etc., by the Wheatland Mill Co., making 6,000,000 pounds, or a total of 17,984,690 pounds of home produee. Besides this, large quantities of hay, potatoes, ete., were shipped by wagons, the figures for which it is impossible to obtain.
Landis & Goodkind's warehouse, with a capacity of eight hundred tons inside and two hundred tons outside, had in store at various times, in 1878, one thousand five hundred tons of grain. The Spenceville copper mines in Nevada county, are chiefly supplied from Wheatland, and ship their product, copper cement, from the same point. The post-office statistics will help to give an idea of the business done in one year. They are kindly furnished by John Landis, Postmaster. For the year ending December 31, 1878 :- Weight of mails sent, nine hun- dred and sixty pounds; number of registered letters sent, one hundred and twenty-eight; number of registered letters received, one hundred
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and sixty -six ; number of boxes rented, bock boxes, forty-one, glass boxes, one hushed and thirty-seven. July 1, 187 4, this was made a money order oflice, and since then it has issued one thousnul three Imulred and ninety-six orders, in the total amount of $19,013.65, and paid one hundred and ninety-three orders, mounting to 86,104.25. In 1871, the Bear river school house was moved into the town. Tlo. present school house was built that year, at an expense of $3,000. The school term is ten mouths, with a vacation during the Christmas holidays Two teachers are employed with a combined salary of 8175 per month,
"The fimmacial exhibit of the town is as follows :-
Receipts.
Expemlitures.
$2,396 16
$2,361 57
1874-75
2,014 96
2,038 06
1875-76
954 80
919 30
1876-77
1,172 89
1,100 70
1877-78
1878-79
1,252 25
1,087 87
'I'ha rate of taxes and the amount collected are as follows :-
Rate per $100.
Amount Collected.
1874
1,3-17 31
1875
0.75
6.17 50
1876 -
0.50
551 05
1877
0,50
1878
0.50
642 51
The assessment rolls show the following valuations ;-
Real Estate,
Improvements.
Personal Property
Total.
1874
$35,900
$60,905
$18,970
$145,475
1875
12,200
64,040
75,255
181,405
1876
33,760
60,700
17,370
141,830
1877
23,800
56,060
.1.4,715
124,665
אזאן
2.1,205
60,120
52,905
137,320
THE FARMERS' BANK OF WHEATLAND,
This bank was incorporated, October 22, 1874, with a capital stock of $125,000, divided into one thousand two hundred and fifty shares of $100 euch. The officers of the Ink at that time were :- Crawford Holland, President; A. W. Oakley, Secretary; W. W. Holland, Cash- ier. March 16, 1875, Che capital stock was increased to $250,000 and two thousand five hundred shares. The present officers of the - bank are :- T. S. Ewing, President; A. W. Oakley, Secretary; W. W. Hollmul, Cashier.
WHEATLAND FLOUR MILLS.
This mill was built in 1872 by Jonathan Clark, Olie Torson, and H. lohse. In 1876, it went into the hawls of assignees and in 1877, was purchased by the Wheatland Mill Co. The Directors of the company
are :- M. V. Sparks, President: F. R. Initon, Superintendent : C. K Dam, J. M. C. Jasper, and Perkin- Hutchinson. The mill has tive nm of stone and is operated by steen power. It manufactures white and graham flour, com real, etc. It is now doing the new proces milling. Eight meu are employed. The manufacture in 197 was four thousand tons, valued at $200,000. A barley null was built by Joel Stodblard in 1871 on Fourth street, war the mailraul. It hand one run of stone and was steam power. It was not operated lunch after 1876, al in 1878 the machinery was taken ont and carried to Sacramento.
" WHEATLAND RECORDER."
The date of the inaugural issue of the first newspaper here coubl not be obtained but it was called the Wheatland Enterprise. 1. C. Pratt was the editor and proprietor. The paper was eightern by twenty-four, issued weekly, and had a brief existence of but a few months. April 27, 1874, W. L. Campbell aml F. M. Walsh pur- cluse the paper and it was issued as the Wheatland Free Press. September 12, 1874, Mr. Campbell beende sole proprietor. Novem- ber 28, 1871, Mr. Walsh was again associated with Mr. Campbell, and the firm remained Campbell & Walsh until January 10, 1875, when the paper fell into the hands of Walsh & Larrabee, P. S. Larrabre being the editor. July 24, 1875, Mr. Larrabee becano: sole proprie tor. Jaummary 1, 1876, the name was changed to The Free Press. April 1, 1876, W. L. Cmapbell again took the paper. April 21, 1877, W. C. Cullomm became the editor and conducted it until it sus- proled, July 14, 1877. December 21, 1877, Frank F. Carndott pur- chased the material and with the aid of new material connueuced thr issne of the Wheatland Rerorder. The paper is twenty-four by thirty-six, four pages, and is issued ou Friday. It is strictly indr. pendent in politics.
NICOLAUS LODGE, NO. 129, F. AND A. M.
This lodge was organized May 13, 1858, in the town of Nicolaus, Sutter county, with the following charter members :- E. Grain, C. W. A. Arens, Timothy Wharton, M1. Gray, J. Hart, R. D. Carlos, W. Il. Bentty, and S. M. Clay. Mr. Beatty is the only one who is still an active member. A dispensation was granted by the Grand Master of the bulge to be removed to Wheatland, aud the first tuceting of the lodge was held in this place, April 27, 1871. At that time there were but ten members in good standing. The membership at present is forty-eight, and has been as bigh as fifty-one. Since January I, 1872, the lodge had disbursed 8640 dollars in charitable objects, and now owns property valued at $2.100. The regular lodge meeting is held on Friday evening on or before the full moon. The present officers are :- J. E. Hollingshead. W. M .: W. O. Wilson. S. W .;
Pourl Click. J. W .: J. Il. Keyes, Treasmer: J. P. Bunun, Secretary : $ Wolf. S. D .; V. Williamson, J. D. ; J. M. C. Jaspar mml F. F. Carn Inf. Stewards. F. Kushner. Tyler.
SUTTER LODGE, NO. 100. I. O. D. F.
This lodgy was organized November 1. 1860, at Nirolans, Sutter county, but was removed to Wheatland, April 2. 1868. This was dowe Tweenase the majority of its members had moved to this place. The charter moules were :- D. Ray. N. C; P. McMahan, V. C .: James T. Le. Secretary; Francis MeMalan. Traster; Francis Hey- land. Eli W. Sheets, and John Me Namara. The number of members is seventy nine; the highest number at any one time was eighty then. The value of the lodge property is $3,000. Regular meetings are lol every Saturday night at their hall in Wheatland. The present. officers are :- Charles Schlosser, N. C .; 11. 6. Niemeyer, Seeretury.
ODD FELLOWS' HALL ASSOCIATION.
This association was formed February 20, 1877, for the purpose of controlling the hall and cemetery. It is composed of the numbers of Sutter Lalge, No. 100, 1. 0. 0. F. The hall, which is a two-story frame building, twenty-six by tifty feet, was erceted in 1867, aml dedicated April 3, 1868, It cost $3,000. Tlm: Imell room is used by tlm various societies of Wheatland, and the lower floor for morean tile: purposes. The associati also owns a beautiful cometery of ninety-six lots, tastefully ormoented with walks, trees, mud shrubbery. Ihr Directors un ::- W. W. Holland, J. F. Baun, and Daniel Fruzer. The annual meeting of the associatim is held February 20.
WHEATLAND LODGE NO. 54, A. 0. 17. W.
This lodgy was organized September 24, 1878, by the following charter members :- Frank F. Caruduth, P. M. W .; George W. Man- well, M. W .; Matt. A. Scott, G. F .; H. Coruforth, O .; T. K. Bevan, Recorder; A. J. Swift, Receiver; Jolm Stewart, F .; B. Lanyon, ( .; Charles Francen, 1. W .; J. H. Filley, O. W .; the following Tras- tres, - James Cass, Ist; Il. Cornforth, 2d; M. A. Scott, 3d; II. C. Babcock, Elward Il. Coffery, and Walter Neustadt. The above gentlemen are still active members, except Messrs. Lanyon and Find- ley. The lodge membership has been thirty-six, though at present it is thirty-four. It is in good financial condition, and owns property to the value of $100. Since its organization it has disbursed $300 in benefits. F. F. Carndnfl' of this badge is Grand Lecturer of the Order in California. The present officers are :- 11. Cornforth, P. M. W .; H. C. Niemeyer, M. W .; J. Stewart, G. F .; A. J. Swift, O .; M. Nou- stadt, G .; M. A. Scott, Recorder; John Landis, Financier; Jacob Levy, Receiver; Ogden Mallory, L W .; C. W. Manuel, O. W. The lodge meets every TImrsday at Odd Fellows' Hall, Wheatland.
$1.00
$1,517 60)
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WIIRATLAND LODGE, NO. 353, I. O. G. T.
This lodgy was formed May 25, 1969, with twenty-six charter members, and the following officers: E. W. Sheets, W. C .; Mrs. P. 11. Onines, F. 8. ; 8. 1. Jasper, W. S .; Rachel Dalley, W. V. T .; 1. I. Thompson, W. T. The lodge at one time had a membership of mighty lives, and owned property to the value of $100. Interest in the badge gradually waved, and after nu existence of ten years the charter was surrendered, January 22, 1879, mul the lodge disbanded, The meetings were held Wednesday evenings at Odd Fellows' Hall, Wheatland.
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