History of San Joaquin County, California : with biographical sketches of leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present PDF
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Book No Accession 979,455 T495S 298379 NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY FORM 3427 5M 12-39 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsanjoaqOOtink HISTORY OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY CALIFORNIA \'\'ITH Biographical Sketches OF The heading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from, the Early Days to the Present HISTORY BY GEORGE TINKHAM H. ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY LOS ANGELES^ CALIFORXIA 1923 1 398379 —————— • CONTENTS CHAPTER I SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY THE GATEWAY OF THE VALLEY — — — —: 33 The Valley Gateway The Inland Sea Nature, the Soil Builder The Work Complete The — — — — Spring Floods The Tule Land Fish Aplenty The LTnderground Springs A Climate Llnsur- — passed Varieties of Soil. CHAPTER 11 THE FIRST LANDOWNERS 38 — — : — Indian—s Everywhere Found N—ame and Location—of Tribes Their —Food Supply Indians versus Bears Physical Appearance Indian Wikiups Their Clothing Courtship and Marriage Woman's Degraded Position—Childbirth—Form of Government—Famous Chiefs—Estanislao, the Warrior Chief—His Fight with Soldiers—He Defeats General Vallejo—Jose Jesus, the White — — — — Man's Friend The Indian's Religion The Sweat House The Ravages of Disease A Night of Mourning—Disposal of Their Dead—A Sorrowing People—Calaveras River, How Named—An — — Extinct Race A Brutal Law The Barr Collection. CHAPTER III THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION 46 — — —Moraga Discovers the San Joaqui—n Valley Hunters and Trapper—s The Trail of Jbhn C. Fremont First Family in San Joaquin—Captain Charles M. Weber—El Campo de los Fra—nceses Weber's Treaty with the Indians Indians Kill James Lindsa3' The Murder Avenged Gulnac — — Sells His Half of Grant Weber .Again Tries to Locate Settlers Tuleberg's First Inhabitants Indian Raids. CHAPTER IV THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD 52 — — ^Marshall Discovers Gold Great Excitement at Tuleberg The Stockton Mining Company — — — Stockton's First Mercantile Store The First Murder The First Merchants Christmas and July 4th—The Great Fire on Christmas, 1849—Stockton a Lively Burg—The Rush of '49—The Popu- lation of State, Coimty and City. CHAPTER V COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND LAND GRANTS 57 — — — The Alexican War The Rush to California First Constitutional Convention Fight to Seat — — — Delegates San Joaquin County Elects Senators The Van Buren-Fair Contest Resignation of — — — Assemblyman Boundary of County Origin of Name San Joaquin The County Land Grants — — — Settlers Fight with Southern Pacific First County Election Citizens Oppose Taxation The — — — . — People Score the Court Creation of Townships Statcn Island Efforts to Divide County The — — Scheme a Failure Court House Square and Title—The Court House and Citv Hall The Old — Time Dirt Roads- Beginning of Good Highway^^/The Father of Good Road^<^The Educational — Campaign The Result. CHPTKR VI BUSINESS DAYS AND BUSINESS WAYS 74 — — — The Ru—sh to California Mountai—n and Valley Population The Magic City Sto—ckton's Business Center Benjamin F. Cheatham Importation and Exportation of Merchandise Food Prices Business Losses—Foreign Miners' Tax—Ships Block the Harbor—The Brig Adelaide^—Great Fires — — — — in History The—Era of Frame Buildings Fire of— July 30. 1855 Fire of—February, 1855 Fir—e Limit Ordinance The Specta—cular Fire of 1864 —-A Block of Fire Traps .^ Horrib—le Death- Destruction of City Property Building Progress The First Up-to-Oate l-!uildings Merchants and Their Locations in 1864. ————— A CONTENTS CHAPTER VII COMMERCIAL EVENTS UP TO 1869 85 — — — South Stockton The Pioneer Steamer Criminal Neglect of Life Explosion of Steamer Stockton — — — The American Eagle on Fire —The Mosquito Fleet E—xcitement Over Steamboat—Competition Merchants' Steamb—oat Company The Project a Failu—re Merchants' Social Cust—oms State Tele- '' graph Established Stockton Boys Learn Telegraphy An Enthusiastic Editor Atlantic Cable Celebration—Advertisements and Boycotting—Early Auctioneers—A Wild Horse Sale—The Drayman on Duty. CHAPTER VIII EARLY DAY TRANSPO—RTATION — — ^ 93 The Pio—neer Ferryman—First River Ferry Boat —Heath & Emory Fer—ry The Benson Ferr—y Tragcd}- Woods Ferry Th—e Fighting Ferryman Th—e Staples Ferry Brid—ges of County Stockton the Mining Depot The Mule of Commerce A Pack Mule Train First Freighting — — — — Business The Mogul Teamsters The Commission Merchants China John Prairie Schooners — — — Hauling Big Loads Expert Mule Drivers The Bell Mule Team Heavy Freight Shipments — — — Miners Short of Food The Road Stations TheCamping Ground Highwaymen Hold Up Stages — — — — Decrease of Minin—g Population The Cop—per Excitement Teamsters' As—sociation Marrying the Mountain Maids Staging to the Mines Fisher Brothers' Stage Line The Live Yankee — — Stage Man The Coaches and Routes Overland Mail Line. CHAPTER IX JUSTICE COURTS——SQUATTERS——MOB LAW.- —- — 105 tRoensspeAcltcalfodresL—aTwrag.iA.cRDieoatthofoCfrAilmcealdeCoBuerltts—aPnudniLsahwmentDavfoird CS.riTmeer—ryT'sheFiCrshtaiDnueGlangT—heAStFoackke- — — — Shakespearean—Actor Judge Reynol—ds Holds Court in Saloon—The Prison Brig Susa—nna Heavy Jail Expenses Ma—rket Street Jail Imperfe—ct Land Titles The —First Squatters A R—ough- handed Proceeding Th—e Battle of Waterloo The Comstock .Affair .\ Mob Law Court Rus- sell, the Sydney Duck The Vigilance Committee. CHAPTER XI THE MAYOR AND THE COMMON COUNCIL 115 — — Necessity of Law The Unfortunate Town Council Preliminary City Government Meeting — — — Report on Ci—ty Government Judge Williams Ord—ers an Election .A Nonpa—rtisan Ticket First City—Election Samuel Pu—rdy and David S. Te—rry The First City Survey Lay—ing Off a Big City Namin—g th.e Streets The Flood of 1852—Reception to Peter Rothenbush T—he Bridgers and Diggers Mayor Kenney's Administration Assassination of William A. Brown Disposal of — — — •t—heVicDteoardy oTfhetheCitAymeBruirciaaln PPlaarctey—J.AM.BanBukfeirfinfgotron'MsaAydomri—niDsetsrearttiionng Tthhee CDietmyocRreanttisc PPraorpteyrty Mayor Bours' Farewell Message. CHAPTED XI THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT 126 — — , — The Fire Heroes Social and Civic Leaders Preliminary Organization of the Department The — — First Hook and Ladder Truck The Weber Bucket Company Organization of Weber Engine — — — Company—City Buys Fire Engine—Protection No. 1 Organized—Reorganization of Weber Company The New Yorkers Secede The Eurekas' Housewarming The Button & Smith En- — — — — gine San Joaquin No. 3 The Firemen's Favorite Daughter Presentation of Diamond Pin — — — Gift of Banners Howard Engine Company Visits Stockton Eurekas Make a Return Visit — — — Patriotic Firemen The Weber's Flag Pole First Steam—Fire Engine Dedication of Engine — — — House The Horse-Drawn Steamer- The City Fire Wells "Old Betsey" Members of Weber Engine Company—The Young Fire Volunteers-—Water Playing Contests—Eureka Members — — — DMaorusbhlael-lDeHcokokEngainndes—LaTdhdeerEuMreemkbaerAsssocofiatPiroont—ecEtuiornekaNo.Ste1am TFhiereEuErnegkiane—Se"rTehnaederDsay TWhee — — — — Celebrate" Decoration of Graves The Fire Bejl The Babcock Chemical Engine San Fran- — — — cisco Exempts Visit Stockton Stockton Exempts Bad Morale of Fire Department The Paid — Department in Politics The Splendid Department of Today.
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