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mothers at home. The educational advantages offered by this insti- tution. its healthful location and the watchinl supervision of Mrs. Knox, will soon rewler it a favorite and prosperous school for young ladies.
BROWNSVILLE LODGE, NO. 283, 1. 0. 0. F.
This helge was instituted July 26, 1879, at which time their first officers were installed. The charter members are :- William Howell, N. G. : Daniel Foss. V. G .; T. M. Hawley, & ; H. A. Omwell, T. : Soth Townsend, A. M. Leach, C. A. Parlin, R. M. Johnson, Louis Clark, awl E. B. Sparks, Nine new members were initiated at the first meeting. The bulge meets in the new Old Follows' Ilall. This hall was built in 1878, by an association formed for the purpose, with a capital of three thousand five hundred dollars. A. M. loach is President; Martin Knox, Treasurer; T. M. Hawley, Secretary.
KNOXDALE LODGE, NO. 108, 1. O. d. T.
This lodge was organized October 30, 1878, with eighteon charter members. The first oflicors were :- Mrs. Martin Knox, W. C. T .; Lizzie Recom, W. V. T .; Eliza Longley, W. S .; Alice Mock, W. T .; Thomas Sharer, W. F. S .; Myra Boynton, W. A. S .; Mary A. Mook, W. C .; William Ruff, M .; Jessie C. Iharvey, W. D .; Lizzio V. Bir- mingham, W. J. G., Samantha L. Way, W. O. G .; Martin Knox, W. R. 11. S .; Jennie Kumle, W. L. H. S .; Mrs. E. K. Hill, P. W. C. T. The lodge has a membership of thirty-six, and incets every Saturday at the hall in Brownsville. The present officers are :- Lena A. Knox, W. C. T .; Lizzie L. Beckham, W. V. T .; Eliza Longley, W. C .; I'bomas Sharer, W. S .; Alice Mcek, W. A. S .; Lizzio V. Birming. lam, W. F. S .; Minnie Orken, W. T .; William Dale, W. M .; Jessie C. Harvey, W. D. M .; Ella Dale, W. I. G .; Win. Ruff, W. O. G .; E. K. Hill, W. R. H. S .; Annie Kinnear, W. L. H. S .; Mrs. E. K. Hill, P. W. C. T.
From 1861 to 1878 the town was without a store, hut in the latter year, Hawkins & lawley opened one with an excellent assortmont of goods.
The first religious services were held by a minister of the M. E. denomination, at the residence of Mrs. Foss. A church was built by subscription, at a cost of tive Inmdred dollars, and dedicated October 20, 1866. The pastor in charge was Rev. C. A. Leaman. The attendance npon the services is from thirty to fifty. The Sunday Sebool bad been held at Sharon Valley, with William Buckelew and George Batts as Superintendents. After the dedication of the church, Mrs. Knox organized a Sunday School, which mnet in her parlor for a year, when it moved to the church. It has an attendance of twenty- five scholars. T. J. Rumery is the Superintendent.
The town of Brownsville now consists of one store, one hotel, black-
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smith shop, carpenter shop, shoemaker shop, two millioncry establish- meuts, post office, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express office, church, school house, Kuoxdale Institute, fifteen dwelling houses, and a population of about one hundred. It is a temperance town, und no liquor is sold within its limits.
PAIGE'S MUIL.1 ..
P. B. Paige built a water-power onw-mill on Dry creek, one and one-half miles sonth of Brownsville, in the spring of 1852. It was carried away by the freshet that winter, and relmilt by Paige the next yonr. It was abandoned in 1860, after changing hunds several times.
UNION 3111.1 ..
Esano Allen and (. W. Colby built a steam saw-mill on Rice Turn- pike, one mile vast of Paige's mill, in 1852. It was destroyed by fire in 1855. It was rebuilt the next year by Allen & Colby, at the New York House. In 1857, it blow up und was repaired. It was abandoned in 1872, at which timo it belonged to the Union Lamber Company.
JEFFERSON HOUSE.
"This house was built for a hotel and bar in 1852, by its present owner, James Evans. It is on the Branch Turnpike and Dry creek, memur' tho south lino of the township. He ceased to keep a hotel in 1863.
STEWART'S OR WHITE SULPHUR SPRING HOUSE.
This house is situated on the Central Turnpike, one and one-half miles south of Brownsville. The house was built in 1852. and has been kopt nan hotel ever since. The present proprietor, John Mc- (frank, has owned it since 1871.
NEW YORK POINT.
This was onee a flourishing mining place at. the head of New York Flat, near Odd Fellows' ravine, The first claim was taken up by N. S. Williamis, in the fall of 1853. A store was also opened here in 1853, by two men, whom Williams bonght ont. the next year. In 1855, a hotel was built by Rumery & Moore. Other hotels, stores, suJoons, ote., were kept, and the population reached six hundred. It was puroly n mining town, and when the miners abandoned it, the stores and hotels were moved away. A few people still livo here, and considerable mining is yet being done. A school house was built at the head of Odd Fellows' ravine, in 1853.
CLAYTON'S RANCH.
J. F. Clayton settled in the fall of 1853, just above the Sharon Valley till. In 1854, ho established a tinding-post here. He sold it to W. (. Buckelew and Hall, the same year. A school house was built
between the ranch and Crane's mill, in 1860. Miss Woodson was the first teacher. It was removed to Brownsville in 1867.
WASHINGTON MILL HOUSE.
This house was built in 1855, near the Washington mill, by Rice Brothers. It was kept as a hotel nutil 1864.
JACK'S RANCH.
This was a hotel built in 1855, by J. South, on Branch Turnpike, between Union hotel and Washington mill. It ceased to be kept as a hotel in 1860. It is now the property of Charles Beever.
UNION HOTEL.
One-half mile above Jack's Ranch, Allen & Colby, proprietors of the Union mill, built this hotel iu 1855. It ceased to be a public house in 1864. Charles Beever now owns the property.
CHALLENGE MILL.
This mill was built in 1856, by Cook & Malory. It is two miles north of the New York House. Its present owner is A. M. Leach, who bought it of the Union Lumber Company, in 1874. It has a capacity of eighteen thousand feet per day, and is now receiving improvements that will increase the capacity to forty thousand feet. Fifty men are employed here by Mr. Leach.
PAULINEVILLE.
I. E. Brown first settled bere in 1857 and huilt a store. It is on the Honcut and Marysville road, twenty-six miles from Marysville. Pauline Rauzé bought the place and planted a vineyard and orchard here. He kept a storo, and engaged largely in wine and raisiu mak- ing, shipping his product East. He named tbe place Paulineville. He erected a large brick building with a wine cellar under it. Quite a little town sprang up here, but has since been abandoned, no one living here at the present time. The ruins of the old hrick building still stand to mark the spot.
PIKE COUNTY HOUSE.
This place was built for a hotel in 1860, on the Rice road, above the New York House, by Mr. Thompson. It ceased to be a hotel in 1864, and is now the property of the Union Lumher Company.
OHIO MILL.
This was a saw-mill, built in 1859, hy P. P. and James Cain. It was worked until 1873, when it was abandoned, the timber having failed.
SWITZER'S, OR MONITOR MILL.
This mill was built in 1860, by Switzer & Rule, on the Beaver ranch, on Central Turupike. It came into the possession of the Union Lumber Company and was called Monitor Mill. They abandoned it in 1863 because the timber had been exhausted.
WILLOW GLEN.
Martin Knox built a toll house and hotel on the Knox Turnpike, in 1860. It is twenty-four miles from Marysville. The prosent pro- prietor is T. H. Waistell.
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE.
After Jackson South sold Jack's Ranch, he built a hotel in 1860, one-half milc ahove the New York House. In 1863, he sold it to Woodson Brothers, who built a tannery, which was burnod in 1865. Tbe place is now a sheep ranch.
HEDGE'S HOUSE.
Joseph Hedge huilt a hotel, two and one-half miles below Browny. ville in 1863, which he still continues to keep.
PLASKETT'S MILL.
A new saw-mill was built on the Oroville and La Porte road, three miles from Brownsville, in 1878, by William Plaskett. It commenced operations this year.
WOODVILLE MILL.
Mr. A. M. Leach has just completed a mill on the La Porte road, thirty-seven miles from Marysville. It has a capacity of forty thou- sand feet daily, and will employ about sixty men.
Stock-raising commenced as early as 1850 on a small scale, and later became a great enterprise. Since the depreciation of mining this business has also decreased. Large bauds of sheep and cattle are kept on nearly every rancb. Orchards and vineyards have become numer- ous since 1853, and a great deal of fine fruit and grapes are raised annually. The present road from Marysville to the Woodville House was opened in 1851 hy I. E. Brown, then proprietor of the Barker House (Woodville Honse). It passed then through Natchez, and down the Houcut. In 1860, an incorporated company, with Martin Knox at its head, huilt tbe Central Turnpike from Marysville to Woodville, a distance of nearly thirty-seven miles. They bought out the Rice road in 1864. The Rice road or Branch Turnpike runs from the Oregon House to the Woodville House, and was opened by the Rice Brothers in the early days. Prior to 1852, the Indians were quite tronhlesome, but that year a party killed a few of them in retribution for some depredations, and there has since heen no trouble.
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RESIDENCE AND RANCH OF J.L.PERKINS, ROSE BAR TP. YUBACO. CAL .
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CHAPTER XXXI.
FOSTER BAR TOWNSHIP.
Fixt Townwhipa-Present Bomularies-Descriptive-Fuster Bar -Bullard's Bar-The Bullard Guards Stoney Bar Poverty Bur flurse Bar-Rice's Crossing Comlenme Bar French- IHMI'M Bar -Missouri Bur- Negro Bar Clingman's Point Mouth of Middle Yuba English Bar Voure Wing Dam Winslow Bar Kunaka Bar Long Bar No. 2 Oregon Bar-l'itts- burg Bar Rock Island Bar Elbow Bar Missouri Bar No. 2-Indiana Ranch-Dobbins' Ranch -- Greenville - Munntain Outtage -- Keystone Hotel Myjde Springs House-Eagle Bird Hotel-Fountain Honso-Riverside Hotel -- MeRuth Place-Benninger's Ranch-Saw Mills -- Quartz Mills-Indians.
By the first subdivision of the county, made by the Court of Ses- sios, August 24, 1850, the territory now included in this township was called the town of Rose; the town of Foster embraced all of Yuba county cast of the month of Middle Yuba, and a part of the west end of Sierra county. The next division was made Angust 7, 1851, after Nevada county was cut off. Foster Bar Township was then wado to include all the land between the month of Deer creek mul Middle Yuba, extending to Butte county line. October 7, 1852, Siorm county having been taken away, Yuba county was divided into Won townships. This time the territory was pretty well cut up; the southern portion was in Dobbins' Township, the eentral in Foster Bar, aud tho mathorn in Keystone. Thus it remained mutil October 10, INÆG, when the Board of Supervisors altered the township boundaries, making Foster Bar about the same as it is at present. August 19, 1868, tlus California Honse was taken from Foster Bar and added to Parks Bar. May 13, 1867, the strip included between the Yuba river wul n line drawn from near the mouth of Oregon errek to near the mouth of Mill creek was annexed to Foster Bar from Slate Range. At the same time tho north line was changed, leaving the Woodville House in North East Township. These various alterations leave the present boundaries as follows :- Commencing where the Yuba river internets the east line of Township No. 17 North, Range No. 6 East; tlmnce north on said line to the northeast corner of said township; tunee north 8 degrees enst, two miles (see change in this line below) ; thiene north 5 degrees east, three miles and thirty-six chains; thence worth 56? degrees east, seventy-six chains; thence north 133 degrees east, two miles and twenty-nine chains; thenee north 15 degrees cast, to a point ilireetly south of a point on Butte county line, one-half mile west of the Woodville House; thence sonthreasterly in a direct line to Mis- souri Bar, on North Yuba river; thence down said strenin to the mouth of Mill creek; thence up said creek six hundred feet; thence in a direct line to a peint on Yuba river one thousand feet below the mouth of Oregon creek; thenec down Yuba river to the place of beginning. The change in the western line required to set the California House off into Parks Bar is as follows :- Commencing where the line crosses California House ercek, south of the California House; thence up said stream tifty rods; thenee due west to the old line.
formerly well covered with sturdy oaks and pines. The mutterons aw- mills have converted all of this timber into lumber, and in its place a yong growth of oak. pine, fir. atl manzanita have sprung up, which in a few years will again be ready for the saw. The township is bor- dlered on the south and east by the Yule river. Through its fertile valleys, many creeks nud streams fiwl their way to the river. The larger of these are Dobbins, Oregon, Indiana, Keystone, California, and Clear creeks. The many little valleys anumig the hills are well cultivated, and large quantities of grapes, apples, pears, peaches, and plains are aummally raised. Large bamls of stock graze on the hill sides.
This famous bar is situated on the west bank of North Yuba. be- tween the mouths of Willow and Mill creeks. It was here that mining in this township received its initiation. William Foster, one of the original proprietors of Marysville, Charles Howell and Elijah, a civilized Indian, commenced mining below Rose Bar in June, 1848. Early in 1849, Foster pushed up the stream and located at this point, whiel afterwards became known as Foster Bar. Here he worked for some time, employing Indians to assist him. When it grew Inter in the season a few miners wandered up the stream, smue of them stop- ping at the bar. Still later in the season the bar became thickly populated by the many miners who had just arrived from the East. As soon as there was a demand for merchandise Foster opened a store. Early in 1850, Blake & Taylor opened a meat market, mul soon otlar stores were established. The bar rapidly became populous, and was the most thriving one in this vicinity. In 1850, a post-oflice was estab- lished here, and the bar was made the voting precinct for all the people in this region. In 1850, the population is set at various figures, ranging from five to twelve hundred. Both extremes may be correct, for in the winter season the population was largely increased by those who had been working in the surrounding comtry during the summer. The number of votes cast that year in the precinct was about tiftern hundred. There were several hotels, tive stores, a nmuher of saloons, gambling houses, butcher shops, blacksmith shops, etc. The leading hotel was the El Dorado, kept by the Atchison Brothers, who are well remembered as the most enterprising gentlemen of the town. Some of the prominent business men were, Whitcomb & Brothers; Hawley, Simmons & Company; Hart & Hall; a gentleman. now Presi- deut of the German Savings Bank of San Francisco; Dixon Brothers, butchers, one of whom, John Dixon, is still living here; Jas. Stewart, the original in the celebrated Tunner case, and who was hanged by the Vigilance Committee in San Francisco, kept a trading post here. D. O. Adkisou. a prominent man in the county, was also a resident of the
The township lies among the foothills of the Sierras, which were bar. In March, loin, the miner elected officers for a local gover ment. De. Pike was elected First Alcalde, William Hawley, Seand Alcalde and Henry Spighe. Sheriff. These officers hold nutil the first of Jour, when James Parker and O. P. Stidger were elected Jus tives of the Peace and Altre I Choyer, Constable. Mr. Stiger was afterwards editor of the Marysville Herald aml Justice of the Court of Sessions. He now resides at North San Juan, Nevada county. Williant Hawley, Second Alable, was married in 1850, the first wedding on the bar. Mix. .. H. Atchison was one of the pioneer bodies of 1850, and is highly spoken of for her many estinalde quali ties, The Atchison Brothers had a ranch in Slate Range Township, FASTER BAR. was D. O. Alkison occupied the place, peddling milk in the mines. The prices for the necesarios of life ruled very laugh in ISan; bort was from thirty to forty cents per poml, milk fifty cents per quart., when it could be obtained at all, pork one hundred dollars per barrel, tour thirty dollars per hundred, bitter our dollar per pound, etc. In March, 1850, the miners regulated the size of claims, allowing ench man thirty feet front on the river, and extendling us far back un he chose. Dirt was at first carried in buckets mul washed ont. in a cradle. Later, wheelbarrows were introduced und the long tom rocker. Still later, the sluice box catir inta general use. In 1851, they com- meneed mining the hills by the hydraulic process. A toll bridge was constructed across the river in the fall of 185D, by E. S. Gifford & Company. Githird was u Quaker, ml was killed by holiaus in 1852. The bridge was carried away in the winter of 1850 7 by high water. It was rebuilt the next snummer and again carried away that winter. JJames Stewart had an iron boat at this point that. le ared for fortying purposes. Atchison & Rice constructed the bridge called Fuster Bar bridge in 1854. The fond of 1862 raised the river lifteen feet, carried off' Batcheller's store, and did other daings. The river be l has filled up from fifteen to eighteen feet with tailings from the mines. In 1851, the town began to decline. The popula tion was reduced to two humleed mil fifty, and the number of storck to three, William Hawley, Hart & Brown, und O. P. Stidger. The two former sold that summer to Mr. Stidger, leaving him alone in the business; others, however, were soon started. In the spring of 1850, the Foster Bar Mining Ditch Company and Star Minding Ditch Com priny nudlertook to turn the river, but failed. Afterwards the bed of the stream was worked by means of cofferdams. The hydraulic mining kept the town on its feet for a number of years, but it becane: gradually deserted.
BILLARD'S BAR.
This was another large mining bar three-fourths of a mile below Foster Bar. Work was commenced here in 1849, and the bar soon became a populons one. It was named after Dr. Bullanl of Brooklyn,
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New York, who was one of the pioneer miners. Dr. Bullard was afterwards lost in a shipwreck while on his way to the Sandwich Ixlauds. Among the early settlers were :- Charles E. Delong, after. wirls Minister to Japan; C. E. Lippincott, editor of the Sierra C'iti- zen. in 1855, mil recently Auditor of the State of Illinois; William Sharkey, now editor of the Butte Register; Mix Smith, John Sullivan, Ungh Shirkbund, James P. Conffrey, Daniel Getting, aul Rogers MeMouomy. C. E. Lippiucott was engaged in a duel with Robert Tovis, in which the latter foll. The first lady to make an appearance at the har was Mrs. Colonel Ewing. She emne in 1850, and assisted her husband in mining. He carried che dirt in buckets to water and she rocked the cradle, au oreupation usually considered the portion of the losttor half, at least in its domestic sense. A company of sixteen shareholders was formed in January, 1850, for the purpose of turn- ing the river so as to mine the river bed. They worked uutil Septem- ber aud made a failure of the project, after having expelled forty- Novou thousand dollars. The river was afterwards turned by a thu, minl the bed found to be worthless. The first. bridge in the township was orceted here iu 1850, by E. S. Gifford. It was the custom to orvet a light structure in the snunnor, so that if the high water of the winter season should carry it away, the loss would be comparatively light. After passing through soveral hamels it came into the possession of Georgo Mix, who, in 1858, erected the first perumnent structure, at a cost of seven thousand dollars. He also constructed wagon roads to the bar. The great Wood of 1862 carried the bridge away, and Smith constructed unothor further up the strom, which he after- wards soll to John Raum. la the flood of 1875 this bridge was also destroyed. Mr. Ramm thou built the present tive bridge, at an oxpienso of fifteen thousand dollars. Catholic services were held here in 1852. by Rov. Father Acker. While on his way to Downieville his minle was accidentally killed, and he stopped at the bar. The services were held in a canvas store belonging to James Lawrence. From the collection taken the reverend gentleman was enabled to roplenish his wardrobe that had been seriously damaged by the acci- dont. In 1852, a military company called the " Bullard Guards," was organizod. The officers were: John Sullivan, Captain; Daniel Gottins, First Lieutenant; John Norris, Second Lieutenant .; Peter MeQueen, First Sergeant. The uniform cousistod of blue shirts with a sash around the waist. Bullanl's Bar declined in importance with the depreciation of mining, but has still an existence. There is one hotel, kopt by A. B. Clark, two stores, kept by A. J. Grove and Wm. R. Gritlin, and a population of about fifteen whites and the same mm- hier of Chinese.
STONEY BAR.
At this point almont five hundred men were at work in the early
days. Walter Burns was Justier of the Peace. Albert Northup, now residing at North San Juan, Nevada county, kept a large hotel. At one time he accommodated two hundred and fifty men. John Flattery kept a store. At prescut four Frenchmen are located bere.
POVERTY BAR.
At one time seveuty-five men were mining ou this bar. A store was kept hy Dr. Groves. At present tho bar is nearly deserted, only une family residing here.
HORSE BAR.
This was quite a lively mining point in 1851, but was soon worked out, and abandourd.
RICE'S CROSSING.
Abont one mile above the month of the South Yulma was a mining bar worked by a Indred men. It was called variously " Lousy level," then " Liar's Flat," afterwards Liases Flat, and finally, Rice's crossing. A bridge was built hero by Mr. Rice. There are at present two white men and several Chinamen at the crossing.
CONDEMN BAR.
There were seventy-five men at work here, at the month of Dobbins' crerk. A store was kept by Henry Warner. At present three white men and a number of Chinamen form the total population.
FRENCIIMAN'S BAR. .
This bar is on the opposite side of the river, between Rice's Crossing and Condenm bar. It was occupied by abont one hundred and fifty ineu, and received its name from the great number of Frenehmen at work here. Chinamen are now its only occupants.
MISSOURI BAR.
This place was named by a company of Missouri men, who were at work here. At present a company of white men and some Chinamen are at work.
NEGRO BAR.
This was once a lively mining camp, ocenpied first by negroes. company of white men and some Chinaman are working here now.
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CLINGMAN'S POINT.
A sharp bend in the river, between Dobbins' creek and the Middle Yuba, was the scene of considerable mining. It was named after a man named Chingman, who settled here.
MOUTH OF MIDDLE YUBA.
Quite a large number of miners commenced work here, and at one time there were fifty or sixty men. At present it is worked by a comjainy of white men.
ENGLISHI BAR.
This was a small bar, saul to have receivod its name from two Englishinen, who worked here with poor success in 1851. ' They gave their claim to a man named Wilkins, who formed a company, and iu the summer of 1852, took ont ninety thousand dollars.
VANCE WING-DAM.
At this point a man named Vance constructed a wing-lam in 1850. In 1852, B. P. Hugg purchased it and worked out several thousand dollars.
WINSLOW BAR.
Some of the early settlers on this bar wero John B. Trask, General James Allen, afterwards editor of the Marysville Herald, Gouoral Rowe, and Captain Williams. The bar was named after Captain Winslow, of the Sandwich Islands. Captain Winslow was in Chim at the time of the gold excitement, and brought over the first lend of Chinamen and worked them at this bar. A number of hotels, stores, saloons, etc., were kept here in the palmny days of mining. Charles More, who kept a store here, was murdered at Chilians' camp, near Dobbins' Ranch, in 1851, while on his way to Marysville for goods. At present a company of Chinamen are working here.
KANAKA BAR.
This bar, which is now deserted, was located by a party of Kanakas from the Sandwich Islands. It was a small place, and was soou worked out.
LONG BAR NO. 2.
This was quite a long bar, two miles above Foster Bar. It derived its name from its length, being named subsequent to the one uear Marysville. There are fifteen Chinamen at work here now.
OREGON BAR.
This place, once the scene of thriving mining operations, is now deserted except by a few Chinamen. Bliss Brothers kept a store here in the early days. Hugh Murphy, now of Oregon Hill, Tom Joues, and Captain Lewis were residents of this place.
PITTSBURG BAR.
This place, situated just above Oregon Bar, was successfully worked by about forty men. John Peacock accumulated here considerable money, and afterwards became erzy. He was sent to the Stockton Asylum, and apparently recovered. He went to England, where he shot a man, while laboring under a fit of insanity, and was recom- mitted to an asylumn.
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