SHASTA COUNTY'S PIONEER GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE: THE McCORMICK-SAELTZER COMPANY, AND IT'S BRANCHES.

Where would your ancestors have purchased a Studebaker horse drawn wagon during the late 19th century in Redding? What was Redding's biggest store, who were the entrepreneurs behind this annual million-dollar general merchandise business. Other than Redding, where were the other branches located? Find out more in my newest episode of Exploring Shasta County History.

RESOURCES:

1860 U.S. Census

California Voter Register, 1866

Dentistry (advertisement) - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 30, 1866

City Drug Store (advertisement) - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 11, 1868

1870 U.S. Census

Dissolution Of Partnership - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 5, 1877

McCormick-Saeltzer & Co. - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 29, 1877

Dr. Wellendorf - The Reading Independent newspaper of Redding, October 31, 1877

Our Merchants - The Reading Independent newspaper of Redding, October 31, 1877

McCormick Saeltzer & Co. - The Reading Independent newspaper of Redding, May 22, 1879

1880 U.S. Census

Misfortune - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 20, 1883

Our Merchants - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 10, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1884

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 14, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 4, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 16, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 11, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 1, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 29, 1885

Delta - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 12, 1885

Our Business - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 12, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 2, 1886

New Incorporation - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 21, 1888

Holt & Gregg - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 2, 1888

Consolidated - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 24, 1888

1900 U.S. Census

Two New Buildings to Be Erected - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 22, 1900

Louie Autenreith (branch store at Carrville) - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 25, 1901

Carrville Is Growing - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 9, 1901

Big Store Clerks Have Falling Out - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 17, 1901

Big Store Firm May Soon Build Large Addition - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 20, 1902

W.L. Smith's Estate Goes to Probate Court - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 7, 1902

W.L. Smith's Will Goes to Probate - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 22, 1902

Mrs. Boggs Wants Her Money Back - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 18, 1902

Mrs. Boggs Temporarily Suspended as Administratix - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 9, 1902

Smith's Stock in Big Store Stands in Boggs' Name - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 10, 1902

They Acknowledge Smith's Widow of Smith - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 23, 1902

Smith Will Case is Set Down for Trial - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 4, 1902

Executrix Point is Passed Along - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 4, 1902

Fire In Big Store Building - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 19, 1902

The Smith Estate Comes Up in Court - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 21, 1902

Will Contests Are Dismissed - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 1, 1903

Big Store Company Sues Smith Estate - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 20, 1903

Two Suits Over Stock in the Big Store - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 23, 1903

Vast Changes in McCormick-Saeltzer Store - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 18, 1903

The Big Store to Be Made Bigger - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 19, 1903

Smith's Will Is Twice Attacked - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 21, 1903

The Big Store's New Building - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 11, 1903

Smith Estate to Be Settled Soon - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 9, 1903

James McCormick Is Number with the Dead - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 9, 1905

Says Her Father Was Unduly Influenced - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, July 4, 1905

Several Wills Filed - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, June 21, 1905

Chico Record newspaper of Chico, July 7, 1905

Makes Offer of Compromise - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, December 1, 1905

The McCormick-Saeltzer Co. Offers Reward - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 26, 1906

Saeltzer Clerk Is Arrested - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 1, 1907

Jeffords Is Found Not Guilty - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 12, 1907

Delamar Eats Up Big Store Team - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 3, 1908 

Rudolph Saeltzer Wins Promotion - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 25, 1909

1910 U.S. Census

1920 U.S. Census

Old Timer Passes In San Francisco - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 22, 1923

Court Adjourns in Honor of Merchant - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 14, 1927

Final Tribute to Be Paid Monday to R.M. Saeltzer - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 14, 1927

Chamber Honors R.M. Saeltzer - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 16, 1927

R.M. Saeltzer Estate Estimated At $250,000 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 16, 1927

1930 U.S. Census

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 12, 1933

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 14, 1933

Klement Buys Big Store - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1938

1940 U.S. Census  

Fire Levels Block; Still Burns - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 13, 1940

Big Store Will Be Rebuilt Immediately - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 14, 1940

To Start Big Store Salvaging - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 18, 1940

Big Store Claims Paid - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 1940

Pioneer Store May Purchase Big Store Lot - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 29, 29, 1940

Saeltzers to Rebuild Soon On Old Site - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 5, 1940

McCormick-Saeltzer to Rebuild; Labor Dispute on Job Settled - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 6, 1940

Pioneer Will Rebuild Big Store - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 31, 1940

Pioneer Store to Buy Big Store Property - The Redding Record Searchlight of Redding, April 1, 1940

To Build Big Store Soon - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 1, 1940

More Than $200,000 Will Be Spent in Construction of Big Store Building - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 2, 1940

Big Store Lot Sold For $55,000 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 17, 1940

Issue Permit for Big Store - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 30, 1940

Revocation of Permit Halts Big Store Job - The Redding Record Searchlight of Redding, May 13, 1940

Wm. M. Klement Buys Hardware Depat., and Big Market Real Estate; to Retire As Pioneer Store President - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 15, 1940

City to Require Inspector On Pioneer Store - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1940

Beautiful New Pioneer Store Block to Open Tomorrow - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 18, 1940

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 19, 1940

First Stores of New Block Opened Today - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 19, 1940

My Playhouse Was a Concord Coach, an anthology of newspaper clippings and documents relating to those who made California history during the years 1822-1888, by Mae Hélène Bacon Boggs. Published by Howell-North Press ©1942

Three Years Ago Today: Million Dollar Fire Destroyed Big Store - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 13, 1943

R.M. Saeltzer's Itchy Feet Brought Him Here - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 10, 1950

The Redding Record-Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 29, 1961

MP-019 McCormick, James Pioneer Plaque file on file at Shasta Historical Society

SP-033 Smith, Williamson Lincoya Pioneer Plaque file on file at Shasta Historical Society

R.M. Saeltzer, Adventurer by Florence M. Saeltzer - The Covered Wagon 1951, published by Shasta Historical Society. Pages 19-24

A Redding Landmark for Sixty-Three Years McCormick-Saeltzer Company - The Covered Wagon 1972. Pages 32-38

TRINITY JOURNAL 1992 - The Carrville Inn by Kit Waller, pages 11-31. Published by the Trinity County Historical Society.

Shedding New Light on James McCormick by Karen Taylor - The Covered Wagon 2012, published by Shasta Historical Society. Pages 47-54.

A RAILWAY FROM BONITA TO DELAMAR: THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY & EASTERN RAILROAD.

The town of Delamar was established in the area in June of 1900 while construction on the Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad began on December 11, 1906, this railroad company was incorporated on January 8, 1907, the purpose of the Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad, was to conduct a 15-mile standard gauge, ore, delivery, and passenger train from Bonita 3 miles north of Kennett to the Bully Hill smelter at Delamar. It was completed in 1908 and operated until 1939, due to the flooding of Shasta Lake for Shasta Dam. Between 1942 and 1945 Shasta Dam was under construction and its reservoir flooded this railroad system under Shasta Lake. It's often seen during drought seasons. The grade and railroad bed with its ties are still intact under the lake along Pit River and Squaw Creek which is seen here in this general overview of its lucrative history. What's not well-known to railroad enthusiasts and local history buffs is the fate of Engine #2 which succeeded after Engine #1 was taken out of commission. Where is this second engine located and what became of it? Find out more in this episode of Exploring Shasta County History.

RESOURCES:

An Electric Railroad from Kennett to Bully Hill Mines - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 20, 1902

Work Begins on the Railroad from Kennet to Bully Hill - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 11, 1906

Kennet-Delamar Road Files Papers - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 8, 1907

Incorporates To Build Railroad to Delamar - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 9, 1907

A New Station Called Pitt - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 5, 1907

Contract Let for Building the Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 9, 1907

Bully Hill Coke Stored at Pitt - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 19, 1907

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 17, 1907

Train To Delamar in Seven Months - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 18, 1907

Pitt Is the Name of the New Station - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 19, 1907

“BONITA” THE NAME OF NEW SHASTA TOWN - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 20, 1907

Greeks Arriving for the Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 1, 1907

Two Hundred Men Are Building Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 8, 1907

Carload of Steel Girders Arrives - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 10, 1907

Many Greeks Drowned Near Kennet - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 11, 1907

Twenty Greeks Were Drowned at Bonita - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 12, 1907

Eleven Greeks Drowned While Ferrying the River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 12, 1907

Number Of Greeks Drowned Nineteen - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907

Five Bodies Taken from River at Bonita - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907

Names Of Victims at Last Are Known - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907

Many Mules Go to Bonita - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907

Names of the Dead Greeks - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 14, 1907

Fixing The Blame for The Death of Nineteen - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 14, 1907

Accidental Drowning Verdict of Jury - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 15, 1907

Hundreds In Line at Greek Funeral - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 16, 1907

Little Hopes Now for Recovery of Bodies - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 20, 1907

Hundred Greeks Were Discharged - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 2, 1907

Shasta County May Buy Pit River Bridge - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 18, 1907

Ten Tons to Pitt from Redding - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 7, 1907

Graders Knock Out Juice and Smelter Stop Work - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, July 13, 1907

Cars to Delamar by November 1st - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 16, 1907

By November Next - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 18, 1907

Rapid Work on the Pit River Railroad - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, August 29, 1907

Town Site Laid Out on Pit River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1907

Track-Laying on the Railroad to Delamar Will Begin This Week - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 13, 1907

Getting In Shape - The San Jose Mercury newspaper of San Jose, October 22, 1907

Railroad Work Near Delamar - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 6, 1907

Railway to Electric Smelter - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, December 15, 1907

First Load of Freight - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, December 16, 1907

Bully Hill Smelter Has Been Remodeled - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 24, 1907

The Courier-Free Press, January 6, 1908

Another Railroad Is Now Completed - The Fresno Evening Herald newspaper of Fresno, January 16, 1908

Tracks Are Laid to Copper City - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, January 17, 1908

Copper City A Port of Entry - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1908

Railroad Completed as Far as Horse Creek - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 4, 1908

Tracks Laid into Delamar - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, February 20, 1908

Delamar Furnace to Begin Reduction - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 22, 1908

Round Trip Between Delamar and Redding - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 26, 1908

Seek $110,000 Damages from Pit River Road - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1908

Telephone Line Completed - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 19, 1908

Local Traffic to Mining Towns to Be Great Factor - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 21, 1908

Summary Of News from Many Towns and Cities - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 24, 1908

Regular Trains from Delamar to Redding - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 25, 1908

Smoke From Stacks of Smelter at Delamar - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 28, 1908

New Enterprise at Copper City - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 14, 1908

Freight Rates on Delamar Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1908

Delamar Eats Up Big Store Team - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 3, 1908 

Special Train for A Sick Man - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1908

The Smelter Town Has Three Names - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 10, 1908

Seventeen Damage Suits Call for $110,000 from the Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1909

A High Valuation Is Placed on the Greeks - The Red Bluff Daily News newspaper of Red Bluff, January 29, 1909 

Blockade Is Lifted - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 25, 1909

Laying Track Up Pitt River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 7, 1909

Sues Railroad for $50,000 Damages - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 22, 1909

Big Damage Suit Filed in Shasta - The Red Bluff News newspaper of Red Bluff, December 24, 1909

Steel Company to Lease Railroad - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 18, 1915

Railroad In Shasta County Has Deficit - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 13, 1916

Will Extend Road 4 Miles - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, October 5, 1920

Pit River Work Started - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, October 6, 1920

Sacramento Valley And Eastern Railroad Shows Profit - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 29, 1922

Elias Anderson (1817-1907), the Founder of Anderson, California.

 

How did the City of Anderson receive its name? Who was the person this burgeoning present-day city is named for? When was the City of Anderson incorporated? Find out more about Elias Anderson and the city which bores his surname in this newest installment of Exploring Shasta County History from local historian and author, Jeremy M. Tuggle. 

RESOURCES:

Elias Anderson in the California, U.S., Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950; available on Ancestry.com

1830 U.S. Census

A HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.

U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971

1850 U.S. Census

School Districts of Shasta County 1853-1955 compiled by Veronica Satorius

1860 U.S. Census

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 27, 1861

List Of Post Offices -The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 19, 1863

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 4, 1867

1867, Shasta County Voters Registration 

1870 U.S. Census

New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 1, 1873

The Shasta Courier newspaper July 19, 1873

Lots For Sale in the Town of Shasta Co., Cal. - The Sentinel Newspaper of Red Bluff, October 24, 1874

Died - The Reading Independent newspaper of Redding, August 14, 1979

1880 U.S. Census

History and Business Directory - Shasta County - 1881 by B.F. Frank and H.W. Chappell. Redding Independent Book and Job Printing House, Redding, California, ©1881.

1885, Shasta County Directory

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Anderson, California, 1881-1947

A Big Fire at Anderson - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, January 28, 1887

Anderson In Ashes - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, January 30, 1887

The Fire at Anderson - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, February 4, 1887

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1889

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 6, 1889

1899, City & Business Directory of Shasta County

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 30, 1899

1900 U.S. Census

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 23, 1901

Death of a Pioneer Woman - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 4, 1903

Aged Lady Passes Away - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 6, 1903

Oldest Man in County Lives at Anderson - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 23, 1906

Founder Of Anderson Dies at Advanced Age - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento,

Oldest Man in County is Dead - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 1,1907

Anderson To Incorporate - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 5, 1912 

Found Dead in Bed in a Home in Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 28, 1931

Our Storied Landmarks – Shasta County, California, written by May H. Southern, published by Balakshin Printing Company, ©1942.

My Playhouse Was a Concord Coach, an anthology of newspaper clippings and documents relating to those who made California history during the years 1822-1888, by Mae Hélène Bacon Boggs. Published by Howell-North Press ©1942

Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Plaque file: AP-023 - Anderson, Elias, available on file at the Shasta Historical Society

979.424 - Anderson. Shasta Historical Society, Vertical files. 

979.424 (324) Anderson (history) unknown author

Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Record: Elias Anderson, dated April 8, 1943

Shasta Historical Society Genealogical Records 7-59: Elias Anderson

Shasta Historical Society Genealogical Records 7-59: George H. Anderson

Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Record: George H. Anderson, dated: January 18, 1945

Shasta County, California A History by Rosena Giles, published by Biobooks, ©1949.

The Town of Anderson Grew from Teamsters Campground Site written by Rosena A. Giles - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1951

Way Back When - Myrtle McNamar, published by C.A.T. Publishing of Redding, California, 1952. 282 pages.

City of Anderson owes its name to early-day farmer written by Elizabeth Dellow - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 30, 1963

In the Shadow of the Mountain a Short History of Shasta County, California, by Edward Petersen ©1965

Place Names of Shasta County by Gertrude A. Steger revision by Helen Hinckley Jones, ©1966 by La Siesta Pressy, Glendale, California

Elias's Town Has Grown by John Lawson - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 18, 1969

The House That Elias Anderson Built - The Anderson Press newspaper of Anderson, March 24, 1976

Anderson house plan studied - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 9, 1976

Anderson project will be backed - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 9, 1976

Anderson gets plea to repair old house - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 2, 1978

Anderson House Wins Reprieve - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 6, 1980

Anderson House To Be Saved - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 4, 1980

House: Time Running Out - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 14, 1980

Old Anderson House Doomed - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 15, 1980

Historic Anderson House Has to Go by Pat Lakey - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 8, 1980

9579.424 (324) Anderson by Laura Gurwell, January 12, 1987

Experiencing the Old Diggings Railroad Grade

Come experience the Old Diggings Railroad Grade with me and my friend Robert Frazier, host of California Unearthed, and learn the history behind this former railroad grade which is located on BLM land, and part of the Hornbeck Trail System in Shasta County, California. You may notice some new features I'm working with in my film editor like music and additional things to come, so this is the first of many to be released with a new look for my YouTube channel as well after recovering from a stroke I had back in January of 2024. It feels good to be back in action and as always, please like, share and comment on the video, best wishes...

RESOURCES:

New Railroad Is Being Rushed - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 28, 1906

Quartz Railroad Ready by October 1 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 20, 1907

Quartz Hill Railroad Sold as Junk - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 1, 1918

Quartz Hill Steel Going To France - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 4, 1918

Discharged from the hospital.

I just got discharged from being in the emergency room and then transferred to the hospital at Shasta Regional Medical Center earlier this week for having a mild stroke. Please keep me in your prayers for a speedy recovery. Thanks to everyone.

TWO DISCONNECTING MINES WITH FLOWSTONE FEATURES.

Filmed on location December 16, 2023.

I haven't found too many mines Shasta County with natural flowstone features in them; however, these small disconnecting mines are among the few I have found. Located in French Gulch inside the boundaries of the French Gulch Mining District of Shasta County, are these two small disconnecting mines with flowstone features in them. Usually, I see flowstone in natural caves of the region rather than inside the local mines here that I have been to and researched over the years as a local historian of the area. Flowstone is a sheetlike deposit of calcite or other carbonate minerals caused by the natural flow of water seepage over the years into the back, face, left and right ribs of the main haulage tunnel of a mine.

A SMALL ABANDONED MINE WITH A SHAFT.

Located in French Gulch in the French Gulch Mining District of Shasta County is this abandoned small mine with a raise or a shaft. The natural lighting from the raise inside the mine was pretty cool to see. It appears that this mine was mined for gold. This video was filmed on location December 16, 2023. Featuring Ryan Hammon from Explore with Ryan.