History of Placer and Nevada Counties California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the counties who have been identified with their growth and development from the early days to the present PDF
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4&E& SANFRANCISCOPUBLICLIBRARY 3 1223 90150 3756 Book No. Accession 979.4.-58 L322. 251525 NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY — FORM3427—3M 2"39 J HISTORY OF PLACER NEVADA and COUNTIES CALIFORNIA WITH biographical Sketches OF W The heading Men and Women of the Counties ho Have Been Identified with Their Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present HISTORY BY W. B. LARDNER and M. BROCK J. ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 1924 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS HISTORICAL SECTION Old Brick Office and Jail, Built in 1857 page 32 Old County Court-House, Built in 1854 page 32 Placer County Pioneers. Reunion of 1890 page 42 Auburn, as the Town Appeared in 1857 page 118 "Eulalie," the "Auburn Poetess" page 138 Governor Stanford's Old Home page 190 Yankee Jims in the Early Days page 202 Roseville Union High School page 292 Nevada County Pioneers. Last Picture page 314 Nevada City, as the Town Appeared in 1856 page 418 Grass Valley, as the Town Appeared in 1852 page 424 251525 ———— 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Numbers refer to pages.) List of Illustrations 2 . Table of Contexts 3 Index of Names 1 Preface 19 HISTORY OF PLACER COUNTY CHAPTER I Placer County — 33 — Location and boundaries "Old Channel" and "New C—hannel" Indefi- niteness of the boundary alo—ng the Lake Bigler trail (p. 34) Agreement on boundary line in 1919—(p. 35) Agreement on the Placer-Nevada line in 1907 Sheridan and Riego Old landmarks of the northwest corner of the —county (p. 36—). Rivers and Ravines: The American River and its bra—nches Bear River Ravines or creeks. Other topographical features (p. 37) Beginning of the modern period (p. 39). CHAPTER II The Pioneers 41 The motives -that actuated the pionee—rs in their journey to the West The American genius for self-go—vernment Group picture of —Placer County pionee—rs, reunion of 1890 (p. 42) The true pioneers—(p. 43) The Donner PTarrutcykeeTr(up.ck4e6e)—anTdhethpeeriClouonfcithleBmlouuffnstaPianrt}p-ass(eps.—45A) trTaghiec satfotreyr:hiWsthoryy hoef did not write home (p. 48). CHAPTER III John A. Sutter 40 — Account of the v—icissitudes of Sutter's journey to California His—rela- tions with the Indians His kindly aid to the early immigrants (p. 50) His losses through the disco—very of gold—and the adverse Supreme Court decision on the title to' his lands His death Shuck's—account of the life of Sutter Bryant's description of Sutter's Fort (p. 54) A deed to land in New Hel- vetia (p. 58). CHAPTER IV John C. Fremont — , — 59 Fremont's services as an explorer "Fifty-four-fo—rty or tight" Fremont's first trip over the Sierra Nevad—a Mountains (p. 60) Route of his trip over the divide in December, 1845 Extracts from his memoirs of this trip Fixing o—f the boundary between the United States and Canada by treaty. June 15. 1846 Incidents of an informal call at "Polk Place" (p. 62). CHAPTER V The Men Who Made Our First State Constitution 63 Election of delegates and conve—ning of the first State constitutional convention in Monterey. Sept. 1. 1849 Classification of membership by age. ————— TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 place of nativity, period of residence in Califor—nia, and personal occupation Delegates of the Sacramento D—istrict (p. 64) Law and order in California prior to admission to the Union —Political and economic situation in California at time of the convention (p. 65) California's bold demand f—or admission to the Union without a preliminary T—erritorial government (p. 66) North against —South; the Tefft-Jones alter—cation Elimination of the slavery ques—tion (p. 67) Discussion of boundaries—Stringent financial provisions (p. 68) The Great Seal of the State (p. 69) General character of the constitution (p. 70) Ratification of constitution and election of State Senators a—nd Assemblymen, and Representatives to Congress, November —13, 1849 (p. 71) Meeting of first legislature at San Jose, December 20, 1849—Inauguration of first Governor and election of first United Sta—tes Senators The California block—of marble ianndthaeddrWeassshitongCtoonngreMsosnu(pm.e7n2t)—TWhheymCeaalnifionrgniaofwaAsdmniostsisooonneDraaydmiMtetmedoraisala State. CHAPTER VI James W. Marshall, and the Discovery of Gold. 72 — G—old-mining in California before 1848 Marshall's account of the dis- covery Particulars of the discovery a—s obtained from Weimer and published in the —Coloma Argus in 1855 (p. 73) Hittel's comments, published in 1861 (p. 74) Scant notice by the—newspapers at the time of the discove—ry (p. 75) Bidwell, and Bidwell's Bar General Sutter's signed statement Lieutenant Beale dispatched to W—ashington to bear news of the discovery—to the govern- ment officials (p. 79) The "psychology o—f the crowd" (p. 80) Discrepancies in the various accounts of the discovery Official date of discovery adopted by legislature (p. 81). CHAPTER VII Records and Reminiscences of the Pioneers 81 — — General Sutter's notes Diary of—Julius Martin Nevins (p. 88) Early letter of Julius Martin Nevins (p. 93) The ignis fatuus—of the early immi- grants to California, the Southern—Oregon road —(p. 96) The automobilists' "shorter—and better route" (p. 97) —Prices in 1849 Occupations of early days 1(p8.51100(p). 1N0e3)w—spAadpveerrtaidsveedrtliestetemresn-—tsExpFeirristenecleesctioofn aforfrceoiugrhttteyrooffnicetsh.eMaFoyre2s6t, ( Hill Divide (p. 104). James French; advance notes from a history of his life by his daughter: Ac—count of his trip to California and—pioneer experiences - in the W—est (p. 106) —Experiences with Indians (p. 108) Gardening in 1858 (p. 110) A pet mule Notes on Towns, cattle ranges, and grants (p. 111). —Henry Thomas Holmes: Brief resume of his lif—e in New York and California Business operat—ions while in Auburn (p. 113) The lime industry in Placer County (p. 114) Mr. Holmes' promi—nent connection with industrial devel- opment in Central California (p. 115) Central Pacific Railroad. CHAPTER VIII Auburn 117 The christening of Auburn; a mooted —question, viewed in the light-of various sources of information (pp. 117-126) View of Auburn, as the town appeared in 1857 (p. 118). Choice o—f the County Seat: Early r—elations of Auburn with S—utter County (p. 126) Rivalry for—the county seat The first county officers The first session o—f court (p. 127) The court-house at Oro Aubu—rn becomes the county seat Reminiscences of John Craig Boggs (p. 131) The historic bell on Placer County's court-house (p. 132). Early fires tinheAu"bAuurbunrn(p.Po1e3t3e)s—s"Th(ep."1A3u8b)u—rnArtPio—celteesosn" "(Epu.la1l3i7e-,1C4a1l)i—foPronritar'asitFiorfst"EWuloalmiae,n" Poet," by Boutwell Dunlap (p. 139) The letter tha—t started things (p. 141) First Memorial-Day services in Auburn (p. 145) Grand Army posts and Relief Corps (p. 148). High Spots in the City's—Progress:' Slow grow—th of the city, and early —efforts to bui—ld up enterprises "Dog days" (—p. 149) The old can—non (p. 150) Music Hall A Mexi—can celebration (p. 151) The Opera House The county court-house (p. 153) Local effects of the railroad strike
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