tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64190925219215168292024-03-26T22:45:57.606-07:00Exploring Shasta County history by Jeremy M. TuggleWelcome to Exploring Shasta County history...
With this blog, I am bringing to life the stories of the early day pioneers and some of the oft-forgotten history of a bygone era in Shasta County, California. I'll also focus on important events after the turn of the 20th century. I would like to reflect upon current historical sites of the modern age as well.
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Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-13373758452210594782024-03-15T22:05:00.000-07:002024-03-15T23:30:32.751-07:00A RAILWAY FROM BONITA TO DELAMAR: THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY & EASTERN RAILROAD.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WZw57ADazho" width="320" youtube-src-id="WZw57ADazho"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RESOURCES:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">An Electric Railroad from Kennett to Bully Hill Mines - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 20, 1902</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Work Begins on the Railroad from Kennet to Bully Hill - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 11, 1906</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kennet-Delamar Road Files Papers - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 8, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Incorporates To Build Railroad to Delamar - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 9, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A New Station Called Pitt - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 5, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Contract Let for Building the Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 9, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bully Hill Coke Stored at Pitt - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 19, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 17, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Train To Delamar in Seven Months - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 18, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pitt Is the Name of the New Station - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 19, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“BONITA” THE NAME OF NEW SHASTA TOWN - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 20, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Greeks Arriving for the Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 1, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two Hundred Men Are Building Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 8, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Carload of Steel Girders Arrives - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 10, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many Greeks Drowned Near Kennet - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 11, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Twenty Greeks Were Drowned at Bonita - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 12, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eleven Greeks Drowned While Ferrying the River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 12, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Number Of Greeks Drowned Nineteen - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Five Bodies Taken from River at Bonita - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Names Of Victims at Last Are Known - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many Mules Go to Bonita - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Names of the Dead Greeks - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 14, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fixing The Blame for The Death of Nineteen - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 14, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Accidental Drowning Verdict of Jury - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 15, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hundreds In Line at Greek Funeral - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 16, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Little Hopes Now for Recovery of Bodies - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 20, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hundred Greeks Were Discharged - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 2, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shasta County May Buy Pit River Bridge - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 18, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ten Tons to Pitt from Redding - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 7, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Graders Knock Out Juice and Smelter Stop Work - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, July 13, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cars to Delamar by November 1st - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 16, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By November Next - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 18, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rapid Work on the Pit River Railroad - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, August 29, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Town Site Laid Out on Pit River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Track-Laying on the Railroad to Delamar Will Begin This Week - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 13, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Getting In Shape - The San Jose Mercury newspaper of San Jose, October 22, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Railroad Work Near Delamar - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 6, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Railway to Electric Smelter - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, December 15, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">First Load of Freight - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, December 16, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bully Hill Smelter Has Been Remodeled - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 24, 1907</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Courier-Free Press, January 6, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another Railroad Is Now Completed - The Fresno Evening Herald newspaper of Fresno, January 16, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tracks Are Laid to Copper City - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, January 17, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Copper City A Port of Entry - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Railroad Completed as Far as Horse Creek - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 4, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tracks Laid into Delamar - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, February 20, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Delamar Furnace to Begin Reduction - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 22, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Round Trip Between Delamar and Redding - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 26, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Seek $110,000 Damages from Pit River Road - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Telephone Line Completed - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 19, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Local Traffic to Mining Towns to Be Great Factor - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 21, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Summary Of News from Many Towns and Cities - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 24, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Regular Trains from Delamar to Redding - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 25, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smoke From Stacks of Smelter at Delamar - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 28, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Enterprise at Copper City - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 14, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Freight Rates on Delamar Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Delamar Eats Up Big Store Team - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 3, 1908 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Special Train for A Sick Man - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Smelter Town Has Three Names - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 10, 1908</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Seventeen Damage Suits Call for $110,000 from the Railroad - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1909</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A High Valuation Is Placed on the Greeks - The Red Bluff Daily News newspaper of Red Bluff, January 29, 1909 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blockade Is Lifted - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 25, 1909</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Laying Track Up Pitt River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 7, 1909</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sues Railroad for $50,000 Damages - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 22, 1909</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Big Damage Suit Filed in Shasta - The Red Bluff News newspaper of Red Bluff, December 24, 1909</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Steel Company to Lease Railroad - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 18, 1915</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Railroad In Shasta County Has Deficit - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 13, 1916</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Will Extend Road 4 Miles - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, October 5, 1920</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pit River Work Started - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, October 6, 1920</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sacramento Valley And Eastern Railroad Shows Profit - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 29, 1922</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-44107517796048017632024-03-09T14:30:00.000-08:002024-03-09T14:31:41.760-08:00Elias Anderson (1817-1907), the Founder of Anderson, California.<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U0BpK5hVJl0" width="320" youtube-src-id="U0BpK5hVJl0"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">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. </div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>RESOURCES:</p><p>Elias Anderson in the <a href="https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2161">California, U.S., Pioneer and Immigrant Files, 1790-1950</a>; available on Ancestry.com</p><p>1830 U.S. Census</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/historyofclaycou00wood/page/620/mode/1up?q=Anderson&view=theater">A HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI.</a></p><p>U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971</p><p>1850 U.S. Census</p>School Districts of Shasta County 1853-1955 compiled by Veronica Satorius<p>1860 U.S. Census</p><p>Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 27, 1861</p><p>List Of Post Offices -The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 19, 1863</p><p>Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 4, 1867</p><p>1867, Shasta County Voters Registration </p><p>1870 U.S. Census</p><p>New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 1, 1873</p><p>The Shasta Courier newspaper July 19, 1873</p><p>Lots For Sale in the Town of Shasta Co., Cal. - The Sentinel Newspaper of Red Bluff, October 24, 1874</p><p>Died - The Reading Independent newspaper of Redding, August 14, 1979</p><p>1880 U.S. Census</p><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div>1885, Shasta County Directory</div><div><p>Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Anderson, California, 1881-1947</p><p>A Big Fire at Anderson - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, January 28, 1887</p><p>Anderson In Ashes - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, January 30, 1887</p><p>The Fire at Anderson - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, February 4, 1887</p><p>The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1889</p><p>The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 6, 1889</p><p>1899, City & Business Directory of Shasta County</p><p>The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 30, 1899</p><p>1900 U.S. Census</p><p>The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 23, 1901</p><p>Death of a Pioneer Woman - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 4, 1903</p><p>Aged Lady Passes Away - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 6, 1903</p><p>Oldest Man in County Lives at Anderson - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 23, 1906</p><p>Founder Of Anderson Dies at Advanced Age - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento,</p><p>Oldest Man in County is Dead - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 1,1907</p><p>Anderson To Incorporate - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 5, 1912 </p><p>Found Dead in Bed in a Home in Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 28, 1931</p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Our Storied Landmarks – Shasta County, California, written by May H. Southern, published by Balakshin Printing Company, ©1942.</span></p><p>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</p><p>Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Plaque file: AP-023 - Anderson, Elias, available on file at the Shasta Historical Society</p><p>979.424 - Anderson. Shasta Historical Society, Vertical files. </p><p>979.424 (324) Anderson (history) unknown author</p><p>Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Record: Elias Anderson, dated April 8, 1943</p><p>Shasta Historical Society Genealogical Records 7-59: Elias Anderson</p><p>Shasta Historical Society Genealogical Records 7-59: George H. Anderson</p><p>Shasta Historical Society Pioneer Record: George H. Anderson, dated: January 18, 1945</p><div>Shasta County, California A History by Rosena Giles, published by Biobooks, ©1949.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Town of Anderson Grew from Teamsters Campground Site written by Rosena A. Giles - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1951</div><div><br />Way Back When - Myrtle McNamar, published by C.A.T. Publishing of Redding, California, 1952. 282 pages.</div><div><br /></div><div>City of Anderson owes its name to early-day farmer written by Elizabeth Dellow - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 30, 1963</div><div><br /></div><div>In the Shadow of the Mountain a Short History of Shasta County, California, by Edward Petersen ©1965<br /><br />Place Names of Shasta County by <span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Gertrude A. Steger revision by Helen Hinckley Jones, ©1966 by La Siesta Pressy, Glendale, California</span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Elias's Town Has Grown by John Lawson - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 18, 1969</span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">The House That Elias Anderson Built - The Anderson Press newspaper of Anderson, March 24, 1976</span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Anderson house plan studied - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 9, 1976</span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Anderson project will be backed - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 9, 1976</span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Anderson gets plea to repair old house - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 2, 1978</span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Anderson House Wins Reprieve - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 6, 1980</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Anderson House To Be Saved - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 4, 1980</span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">House: Time Running Out - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 14, 1980</span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Old Anderson House Doomed - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 15, 1980</span></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Historic Anderson House Has to Go by Pat Lakey - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 8, 1980</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">9579.424 (324) Anderson by Laura Gurwell, January 12, 1987</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-62065327395126390892024-02-26T12:55:00.000-08:002024-02-26T13:38:40.534-08:00Experiencing the Old Diggings Railroad Grade<div style="text-align: justify;">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...</div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4znK9ONKq18" width="320" youtube-src-id="4znK9ONKq18"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">RESOURCES:</p><p>New Railroad Is Being Rushed - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 28, 1906</p><p>Quartz Railroad Ready by October 1 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 20, 1907</p><p>Quartz Hill Railroad Sold as Junk - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 1, 1918</p><p>Quartz Hill Steel Going To France - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 4, 1918</p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-39618696157986531782024-01-14T16:22:00.000-08:002024-01-14T16:22:57.686-08:00Discharged from the hospital.<p style="text-align: justify;">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.</p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-47996116472165452023-12-31T06:57:00.000-08:002023-12-31T06:57:49.991-08:00TWO DISCONNECTING MINES WITH FLOWSTONE FEATURES.<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZKrPK-NazVA" width="320" youtube-src-id="ZKrPK-NazVA"></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i>Filmed on location December 16, 2023.</i></span></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br />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.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-20262421337949135072023-12-28T08:30:00.000-08:002023-12-28T08:30:31.420-08:00A SMALL ABANDONED MINE WITH A SHAFT.<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQmOPsiL258" width="320" youtube-src-id="xQmOPsiL258"></iframe></div><br />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.<p></p><br /><br />Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-25900219378490377682023-12-23T09:26:00.000-08:002023-12-23T09:26:58.259-08:00Tower House Historic District Abandoned Mine: A Stope & An Ore Pass<div style="text-align: justify;">Ever climbed up an ore pass of an abandoned mine before? Not too many people have. An ore pass is a vertical or inclined passage for the downward transfer of ore connecting to a lower level of a mine connecting with an ore chute/ore shoot. We were expecting this mine to be plugged or gated within the boundaries of the Tower House Historic District near Whiskeytown, California, but it was wide opened, so we didn't bring a hard hat. This mine is one of those abandoned treasures which don't appear on any topography maps of the region and doesn't have a recorded history of it. Inside the mine you'll see a small stope as well which my friend Ryan Hammon and I discovered. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8tkrsjhTbK8" width="320" youtube-src-id="8tkrsjhTbK8"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Filmed on location December 16, 2023.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-4422071339684974962023-12-06T09:53:00.000-08:002023-12-06T09:53:41.897-08:00The Historic Flume Trail at Castle Crags State Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N_NDicVCEhE" width="320" youtube-src-id="N_NDicVCEhE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Video filmed on location.</i></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In this episode of Exploring Shasta County History, we will tour the remains of a historic water ditch and flume in the boundaries of the Castle Crags State Park, just 40 miles north of Redding, California. This water ditch and flume system dates to the 1890s and was constructed to channel water into the town site of Castella from Castle Creek and Indian Creek. Later on, miners utilized its water in the area for the extraction of gold at their mining claims. Some of these former sites along the present-day trail system have miner camp castoffs at their location to explore as well. This trail is an easy to moderate hike. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Castella was a railroad station which was first called Castle Rock due to the highest dome of the nearby crags. Yet that name was short-lived, and in 1890 the United States Post Office headquarters in Washington D.C., designated the site which we know as Castella today, as Leland. The town of Leland was named in honor of Leland Standford, an American attorney, industrialist, philanthropist, and a member of the Republican Party. Standford served as the sixth governor of the state of California from 1862 to 1863. Standford owned a beautiful summer home at Lower Soda Springs in Shasta County, California. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In 1890 the name of the town of Leland was changed again to Castella about the time this historic flume was erected to serve the community. The town site included a railroad depot, grocery store, hotel, school and a United States Post Office for local residents to send and receive mail. The area was mined for gold and logged for lumber as Castella boasted a population of 600 people at one-time. The town site still remains today along Interstate-5 in the Sacramento River Canyon and its United States Post Office is still in service to the public. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Resources:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 3, 1892</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Castella Items - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 2, 1893</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Castella Items - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 7, 1893</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Castella News - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 3, 1894</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Summer Resorts Up the Canyon - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 4, 1904</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Castella Is Angry At S.P. - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 19, 1907</p><p style="text-align: justify;">J.A. Rich, Miner Rescued Thursday Afternoon Several Miles West of Castella - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 30, 1907</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Cannot Locate New Shasta Post Office - The Chico Record, newspaper of Chico, January 21, 1908</p><p style="text-align: justify;">$39,000 Blaze Wipes Out Big Part of Castella - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 16, 1919</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Castella Is Now a Thriving Town - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1923</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Shasta County, California A History by Rosena Giles, published by Biobooks, ©1949.</span><br style="text-align: left;" /></p><div>Place Names of Shasta County by Gertrude A. Steger revision by Helen Hinckley Jones, ©1966 by La Siesta Press, Glendale, California</div><div><br /></div><div>U.S., Appointments of U.S. Postmasters, 1832-1971</div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-38224609967385372102023-11-23T11:12:00.000-08:002023-11-23T11:12:23.301-08:00The Three Sisters Mine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MNQHCfLNtFQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="MNQHCfLNtFQ"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Situated upon Dutch Gulch near the townsite of French Gulch is the Three Sisters mine, a gold mine which was located during the year 1894 in the boundaries of the French Gulch Mining District of Shasta County, California. Historical records relate that this mining property contains a main haulage tunnel of an adit which measures to 1,350 feet and contains 800 feet of drifts, and an open shaft also known as a winze measuring at 120 feet, including a stope of 200 feet as well. Production notes for this mine states it was a lucrative producer of gold, yet the following minerals were also found on this mining property as well: arsenopyrite, pyrite and quartz. This mine has gone through various ownerships and bonds (or leases) through the years. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The mine was owned and operated by Elias Ellery and his brother James Ellery. Production at this historic mining property ended in 1906. Presently, one of the adits on the property that Ryan and I found is covered in thorn-thick vines and is hard to get into, but it’s flooded with clear water. Water drains from the portal of the adit. Nearby this flooded adit are a couple of prospects with small tailings and a massive tailings pile which can be viewed from the main road looking up the ridge line of the gulch, but we couldn’t find the adit this waste rock came out of suggesting it may have been taken out or collapsed. On the property there is a squared stone structure of a small four corner building mixed with mortar as well. This is where my friend Ryan found a lonely square nail after shifting through the rock on the land near this stone structure. In one mine we found the bones of a dead animal as well. Filmed on location on November 17, 2023.</p><p>RESOURCES:</p><p>Mines and Miners - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 2, 1895</p><p>French Gulch Gleanings - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 16, 1895</p><p>French Gulch Gleanings - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 30, 1895</p><p>French Gulch Gleanings - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 3, 1896</p><p>Trouble About A Mine - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 12, 1896</p><p>Mines and Miners - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 29, 1896</p><p>The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1897</p><p>Mines and Miners - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 31, 1897</p><p>Successful Mining Lease - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 2, 1897</p><p>Mines and Mining - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 17, 1898</p><p>Ore From French Gulch - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 13, 1898</p><p>Proofs Of Labor - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 24, 1898</p><p>The Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 8, 1899</p><p>Miners Who Have Done Work - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 3, 1901</p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-31158333717809889842023-11-18T21:30:00.000-08:002023-11-18T21:31:17.402-08:00OLD DIGGINGS MINING DISTRICT ABANDONED GOLD MINE PART 2<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gq0t9eHkGlc" width="320" youtube-src-id="Gq0t9eHkGlc"></iframe></div><br />My return to this abandoned gold mine in the Old Diggings Mining District of Shasta County, California, only to find it being a twenty-five to thirty feet adit. I returned with my friends James, Ryan and Robert. Join us on this mine exploration which was filmed off the beaten path near Flanagan Trail off Flanagan Road which has been hidden for years along this trail system. The only thing known about it is that it's located in the boundaries of the Old Diggings Mining District of Shasta County and was mined for gold. Filmed on location November 4, 2023.</div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-14364463951687301872023-11-12T13:25:00.000-08:002023-11-12T13:25:59.734-08:00THE M.A. BURNS LUMBER COMPANY RAILROAD BOILER AT CASTLE CRAGS STATE PARK<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ML8K4r4P5ug" width="320" youtube-src-id="ML8K4r4P5ug"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">A follow up to the M.A. Burns Lumber Company abandoned railroad 36' narrow gauge video that I filmed here: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHb1459Hcqk&t=78s" style="text-align: justify;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHb14...</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> with Robert Frazier of California Unearthed. The subject focuses on a boiler which was found along the railroad grade by state park staff in 1994.</span></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-35989229126787234042023-11-01T11:53:00.000-07:002023-11-01T11:53:29.299-07:00WALKER MINE -STAMP MILL AND OPEN SHAFT MINE-<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/luA9N8WShTE" width="320" youtube-src-id="luA9N8WShTE"></iframe></div><br />In this episode of Exploring Shasta County History, I invite you to come explore the history of the historic Walker mine which gave its name to Walker Mine Road in Redding and the nearby Walker Mine Trailhead. Today, there are a few reminders that this one-time famous lucrative producer of gold and copper even existed. Join Robert Frazier, host of California Unearthed, and I as we tour its remaining ten stamp mill and an astonishing open mine shaft which was connected to the Walker brother holdings. Originally, called the Josephine and Providence mine, it wasn't until 1888 when this mining property was purchased by the Walker brothers of Salt Lake City, Utah, who were well-known millionaire bankers of that locality and had an interest in the mining industry of the western United States. They changed the name of this mine to the California and Utah mine that year. Since then, numerous people have bonded or leased the mine from them and have purchased the mine to operate it. Commonly known as the Walker mine or the Walker Group of Mines it has been idled since 1941. Filmed on location on October 21, 2023.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">RESOURCES:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>McGregor, A. ©1890, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10<br /><br />Crawford, James John ©1894, Twelfth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 12</div><div><br /></div><div>The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 23, 1896 </div><div><br /></div><div>The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 25, 1896</div><div><br /></div><div>The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 14, 1897</div><div><br /></div><div>The Walker Mine - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 7, 1898</div><div><br /></div><div>The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 14, 1899</div><div><br /></div><div>May Sale Walker Mine - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1900</div><div><br /></div><div>Walker Mine May Soon Be Transferred - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 23, 1900</div><div><br /></div><div>Will Ship Ore to Kennett Smelter - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 13, 1905<br /><br />Notes From Shasta's Gold-Quartz Mines - The Courier Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 21, 1909<br /><br />Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.<br /><br />Walker Mines in Old Diggings Have Been Sold - The Courier Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 11, 1929<br /><br />The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 9, 1931</div><div><br /></div><div>Walker Mining Group Transfer Recorded - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 9, 1939<br /><br />The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 4, 1932<br /><br />Trinity River Water to Be Used in Mining Plan; Walker Mine to Reopen - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 25, 1932<br /><br />Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, California – County Report 6 – by Philip A. Lydon and J.C. O’ Brien ©1974 by California Division of Mines and Geology<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-22356139217697147182023-10-23T14:49:00.000-07:002023-10-23T14:49:00.368-07:00UPDATE: FINDING A SECONDARY MINE SHAFT AT THE MOUNT SHASTA MINE.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2rsabgvpxQE" width="320" youtube-src-id="2rsabgvpxQE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Filmed on location.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My last visit to this mine was in 2020 and on October 21, 2023, I returned to the Mount Shasta Mine in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and is part of the Shasta Mining District. This site dates to 1897. Upon my return to the site, I found some familiar things like the old tailing/waste rock piles, a prospect, an adit, foundations of its stamp mill and the known incline shaft that's fenced off by the park service. However, I was least expecting to find something new...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What surprised me was locating a secondary vertical shaft on top of the main haulage tunnel of the adit. Possibly, it could be a raise as well from inside the main haulage tunnel which are practically the same thing, however it was a shock to me to find this plugged shaft. The known incline shaft has a fence around it and is right next to the trail with water in the incline shaft. While the new shaft is plugged at this historic mining site. I'm hoping to explore more of the area soon.</div><p><br /></p><p>RESOURCES:</p><p><br /></p><p>Mining and Scientific Press, 75 no. 18 (October 1897)</p><div>The Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 14, 1899<br /><br />The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1900</div><div><br /></div><div>Mount Shasta Mine Sold and Paid For - The Courier Free-Press newspaper of Redding, February 16, 1912</div><div><br /></div><div>Mount Shasta Mine Sold to H.O. Cummins - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 22, 1913<br /><br />Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.<br /><br />Historic Resource Study Whiskeytown National Recreation Area by Anna Coxe Toogood, May 1978, Denver Service Center, Historic Preservation Team, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://exploringshastahistory.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-mount-shasta-mine-gold-mine-on-mt.html">The Mount Shasta Mine: A Gold Mine on the Mt. Shasta Mine Loop Trail written by Jeremy M. Tuggle, September 16, 2020</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/Y_fJMZleu4U?si=hfK5NOE-LSowbrVh">THE MOUNT SHASTA MINE OF THE SHASTA MINING DISTRICT</a><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-14517954801125739962023-10-16T22:42:00.004-07:002023-10-16T22:42:46.421-07:00The Richmond Mine Aerial Tramway Part 2 <p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8q21LLptaEM" width="320" youtube-src-id="8q21LLptaEM"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">This episode of Exploring Shasta County History focusses on the Richmond Mine Aerial Tramway also known as the Hornet Mine to Matheson Tramway. It was built by the Mountain Copper Company LTD., in 1921, and this tram line was extended to the Richmond Mine in 1953. This site is located on BLM land most of it along OHV Trail No. 4. To find out more about this aerial tramway view the video. Filmed on location October 15, 2023. This site is located near the Shasta Chappie OHV Staging Area. OHV is higly recommended on this route or hike it like we did. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Resources: </p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aerial Tramway To Be Built By Copper Company - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, April 30, 1921</p><div style="text-align: justify;">Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, California – County Report 6 – by Philip A. Lydon and J.C. O’ Brien ©1974 by California Division of Mines and Geology</div><div><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-90193781318910183682023-10-13T18:31:00.002-07:002023-10-13T20:14:44.262-07:00The Richmond Mine Aerial Tramway <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8BBccZbadbk" width="320" youtube-src-id="8BBccZbadbk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Filmed on location.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Resources: </p><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Aerial Tramway To Be Built By Copper Company - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, April 30, 1921</p><div style="text-align: justify;">Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, California – County Report 6 – by Philip A. Lydon and J.C. O’ Brien ©1974 by California Division of Mines and Geology</div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-26908902010132158022023-10-10T15:03:00.001-07:002023-10-10T15:03:15.488-07:00The M.A. Burns Lumber Company Railroad: an Abandoned 36' Narrow Gauge Logging Railroad At Castella<p style="text-align: justify;">On this episode of Exploring Shasta County History, join Robert Frazier, host of California Unearthed, and I as we explore an abandoned logging railroad situated just outside of the Castle Crags State Park at Castella on the North Fork of Castle Creek which was laid in 1910 as part of the M. A. Burns Lumber Company holdings as a 36" narrow gauge line which was utilized for hauling lumber that this company was milling and producing. Later on, the company changed its name to the Castle Creek Lumber Company. This lumber company operated this route until 1929 and the tracks were removed and relocated to another undisclosed location in 1936 when this railroad grade became abandoned. Today, only the abandoned railroad grade and ties remain of this railroad logging operation. Filmed on location October 8, 2023.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WHb1459Hcqk" width="320" youtube-src-id="WHb1459Hcqk"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-14741249898895841042023-10-05T10:49:00.009-07:002023-11-03T13:30:46.482-07:00OLD DIGGINGS MINING DISTRICT ABANDONED GOLD MINE <div style="text-align: justify;">An abandoned gold mine off the beaten path near Flanagan Trail off Flanagan Road which has been hidden for years along this trail system. The only thing known about it is that it's located in the boundaries of the Old Diggings Mining District of Shasta County and was mined for gold. Filmed on location October 1, 2023.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UXQRPe08ySY" width="320" youtube-src-id="UXQRPe08ySY"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-32095213416843027082023-10-03T11:58:00.004-07:002023-10-03T12:07:12.582-07:00The Betty May Mine of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area -An Open Mine Shaft-<div style="text-align: justify;">Located in the 1920s the Betty May Mine is now located within the boundaries of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and over looks Whiskeytown Lake. My friend Ryan Hammon and I explored the abandoned mining property on October 1, 2023. It was a lucrative producer of gold during the 1920s and 1930s with miners toiling away in its mine shaft extracting gold from its veins inside. Come explore the site with us in this episode of Exploring Shasta County History. It's a rarity these days in this county to find an open mine shaft most are plugged.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zAm7-k1Iaaw" width="320" youtube-src-id="zAm7-k1Iaaw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Filmed on location October 1, 2023.</i></div><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-7716357182835739002023-10-02T12:44:00.007-07:002023-11-01T01:05:15.699-07:00Abandoned Gold Mines of the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c1-Kd5iDOok" width="320" youtube-src-id="c1-Kd5iDOok"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, was quite the mining adventure with Ryan Hammon, Riah Stevens and me. We found two abandoned gold mines in the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area that we explored. The first one we went to in the same area as the second one was welded shut, but the second mine proved exciting as we were able to get inside its gated entrance. We checked out some additional mines in the area as well which I have footage of that I'll work on releasing later this week. As for now I hope you enjoy this newest installment of Exploring Shasta County History:</div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-75856481706788233742023-09-06T09:56:00.000-07:002023-09-06T09:56:00.752-07:00HISTORY'S MYSTERY: A STONE STRUCTURE ON THE CLOVERDALE LOOP TRAIL<p style="text-align: justify;">On September 5, 2023, while hiking along the Cloverdale Loop Trail near the former pioneer settlement of Piety Hill, in western Shasta County, California. I stumbled upon this stone structure. What is it? Maybe you can answer that. Is it a chimney? Is it historic, modern or mining related? Check out this mysterious stone structure in my newest YouTube video:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FalX5qL89ek" width="320" youtube-src-id="FalX5qL89ek"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-81713991428809341222023-09-04T16:04:00.003-07:002023-09-04T16:05:06.346-07:00Clear Creek Area Abandoned Gold Mine <p> An abandoned gold mine I found on September 4, 2023, on a local trail system in the Clear Creek area of western Shasta County, California. It's a small mine but come check it out with me. Watch the video here:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FG1E2AkIgDQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="FG1E2AkIgDQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Filmed on location 9-4-2023.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-89942513507458469792023-08-28T13:44:00.001-07:002023-08-28T13:44:38.442-07:00MYSTIC MINING AT THE BOSWELL GROUP OF MINES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XzoVdG5g6mk" width="320" youtube-src-id="XzoVdG5g6mk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Video filmed on location. © 2022 & 2023</i></span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Was a medium from San Francisco really used to conduct mystic mining at the Boswell Group of Mines? I claim the account to be hogwash, but local media outlets of the time document these interesting accounts claiming that W.S. Boyd and his mining partner George W. Boswell utilized these spiritualists to gain success in their Boswell Group of Mines. Later on, this property was owned and operated by the Redding Consolidated Mines. Join my friend Robert Frazier, host of California Unearthed, and I, as we take you on a historical tour of these mystical mining grounds and see what remains of them today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Resources:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of Interest To Prospectors - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 10, 1890</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Attention Prospectors - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 31, 1890</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some of Our Mines - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 19, 1891</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Real Estate Transfers - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 8, 1897</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1900 U.S. Census</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Proof Of Labor Book 1, Page 367 - Miners Dream mine, recorded by W.S. Boyd on January 20, 1900</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Proof Of Labor Book, 1 Pages 492-493 - Miners Dream mine, recorded by W.S. Boyd on September 10, 1900</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Proof Of Labor Book 2, Page 226</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spiritually Worked Mining Property - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1901</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spirits Tell How To Work A Mine - The Red Bluff Daily News newspaper, August 16, 1901</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1902</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mrs. Ada Boswell Is Dead; Funeral This Afternoon - The Red Bluff Daily News newspaper of Red Bluff, March 15, 1922 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Construction Chief of the Boswell Mine Arrives - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 10, 1929</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Building Powerline To Muletown Consolidated - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 11, 1929</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shasta Mining Area Active - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, February 16, 1929</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>To Increase Force - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, May 11, 1929</div><div><br /></div><div>Redding Consolidated Must Pay the Estate of W.C. Stevens $11,000 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 22, 1930</div><div><br /></div><div>Personal Property At Old Boswell Mine Sold As Junk, $1,500 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 27, 1931</div><div><br /></div><div>H.F. Musser, Local Mining Man, Kills Self - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 31, 1931</div><div><br /></div><div>Last Rites Are Held For H.F. Musser - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1931</div><div><br /></div><div>Boswell Group Of Mines Leased - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 6, 1932</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mines Sold - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 6, 1933</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shasta Mine Group Leased - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, April 16, 1933</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Woman Files Many Claims In Shasta Area - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, September 17, 1932</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gravity Mill Installed - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, May 6, 1933</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Miner Slightly Injured In 30-Foot Fall - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, April 14, 1934</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">George Boswell Passes On Here At Age Of 78 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 25, 1934</div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-45471978776900096912023-08-16T11:30:00.003-07:002023-08-16T11:53:55.501-07:00Cottonwood Cemetery, Established 1886.<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1Pg9rx2Q2dk" width="320" youtube-src-id="1Pg9rx2Q2dk"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Filmed on location.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though the Cottonwood Cemetery was established in 1886, the first burial here on this property was made in 1874. This video documents the amazing history of the historic Cottonwood Cemetery. Find out more in this episode of Exploring Shasta County History.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Resources: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1867 California Voters Register</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1870 U.S. Census</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>William McClure Wilson’s in the <a href="https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246">U.S., General Land Office Records, 1776-2015</a></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-35355391176698848232023-08-10T10:45:00.000-07:002023-08-10T10:45:47.934-07:00The Bedford & Wright Family Feud of Anderson: And the Historic John F. Bedford Company Building at 2016 North Street.<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6AO_hCbzt6g" width="320" youtube-src-id="6AO_hCbzt6g"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Filmed on location.</i></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A feud similar to Hatfield’s & McCoy’s of Kentucky and West Virginia? Not quite. A separate family feud? Yes, Shasta County’s own statewide famous feud is highlighted in this YouTube video from Exploring Shasta County History, learn about the Bedford & Wright family feud which statewide media coverage of the time period compared it to the nationally famous Hatfield’s and McCoy’s family feud which was the foundation for the television game show Family Feud. I also dive into the history of the building at 2016 North Street in Anderson, a historic building which was owned and operated by the Bedford family and was also part of a shooting during the feud here in Shasta County. Find out more on this episode of Exploring Shasta County History… </span><span style="text-align: left;">©2021, 2022 & 2023</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Resources:<div><br /></div><div>1860 U.S. Census<br /><div><br /></div><div>John Franklin Bedford marriage to Ella V. Wright, June 2, 1857, Fulton, Georgia.</div><div><br /></div><div>1866 California Voters Registration <br /><div><br /></div><div>New Firm - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867</div><div><br /></div><div>Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867</div><div><br /></div><div>1868 California Voters Registration </div><div><br /></div><div>1870 U.S. Census</div><div><br /></div><div>Born - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 14, 1870<br /><br />New Store at Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873<div><br /></div><div>New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 15, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>In Brief - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 12, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>Sample - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 19, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>Bedford & Wright - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 30, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>Agricultural Implements - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 25, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>Born - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 18, 1873</div><div><br /></div><div>Anderson - The Pacific Rural Press newspaper of San Francisco, May 10, 1879</div><div><br /></div><div>Attempted Suicide - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 16, 1879</div><div><br /></div><div>1880 U.S. Census</div><div><br /></div><div>Anderson - The Pacific Rural Press newspaper of San Francisco, March 4, 1882</div><div><br /></div><div>The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 3, 1883</div><div><br /></div><div>Anderson “Echoes” - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 12, 1885</div><div><br /></div><div>Real Estate - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Anderson, June 23, 1888</div><div><br /></div><div>Anderson - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 15, 1888</div><div><br /></div><div>The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 8, 1890</div><div><br /></div><div>The Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 23, 1892</div><div><br /></div><div>Anderson Flour Mill Burned -The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, March 15, 1895</div><div><br /></div><div>Married At A Ripe Age - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 3, 1899</div><div><br /></div><div>Climax of the Quarrel - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 10, 1899</div><div><br /></div><div>It May Be Sensational - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 20, 1899</div><div><br /></div><div>Elusive Doctor Davison - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 20, 1899</div><div><br /></div><div>Says He Married Her For Her Money - The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper of San Francisco, December 21, 1899</div><div><br /></div><div>1900 U.S. Census</div><div><br /></div><div>Sent Back To Shasta County - The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper of San Francisco, February 1, 1900</div><br />Family Row Nearly Ends in Murder - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, March 14, 1900<div><br /></div><div>Much Bad Blood and Bird Shot - San Jose Herald newspaper of San Jose, March 14, 1900</div><div><br /></div><div>Mrs. J.F. Bedford Is Seriously Sick - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 2, 1901</div><div><br /></div><div>Mrs. Virginia Bedford Dead - The Chico Weekly Enterprise newspaper of Chico, April 5, 1901</div><div><br /></div><div>Death Of Mrs. Mary Lawshe - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 9, 1904</div><div><br /></div><div>From Neighboring Towns and Adjacent Counties - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, May 11, 1904</div><div><br /></div><div>Anderson Has Disastrous Blaze - Chico Record newspaper of Chico, August 8, 1905</div><div><br /></div><div>Red Bluff - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, September 30, 1905</div><div><br /></div><div>Packing House to Be Built - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 21, 1906</div><div><br /></div><div>A Fruit Packing House To Be Built - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 22, 1906</div><div><br /></div><div>Good Season for Fruit - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, September 3, 1907</div><div><br /></div><div>Pioneer Merchant Is Dead - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 29, 1910</div><div><br /></div><div>Died - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 29, 1910</div><div><br /></div><div>Pioneer Merchant Dies At the Age of Seventy-Six - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, November 29, 1910</div><div><br /></div><div>Want Will Probated - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 3, 1910</div><div><br /></div><div>James F. Bedford Beaten And Stabbed By Jeremiah Wright - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>James Bedford Beaten And Stabbed In Street -The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 24, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Shasta Man Stabs His Old Partner - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 24, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Stabbed By a Former Partner - Colusa Daily Sun newspaper of Colusa, May 24, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Bedford-Wright Feud Like Those of Kentucky Hills - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 25, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Victim of Assault Is in No Danger - Colusa Daily Sun newspaper of Colusa, May 25, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Shasta Merchant Stabbed on Street - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, May 25, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>James F. Bedford Doing Splendidly - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 25, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Many Prisoners In Shasta - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 26, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Old Feud Ends with Assault - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, May 26, 1911</div><div><br /></div>Was Attacked by Uncle - The Napa Weekly Journal newspaper of Napa, May 26, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>To Take Bedford To The Lane Hospital - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 29, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Bedford Will Not Prosecute Wright - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 11, 1911<br /><div><br /></div><div>Bitter Feud Ends in Shasta County - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 11, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Cracksmen Fail to Secure Loot - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 23, 1911</div><div><br /></div><div>Will Subdivide Tract - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, January 1, 1913</div><div><br /></div><div>Jeremiah Pearson Wright, Pioneer of Anderson, Dies At Oakland, Aged 71 Years. - The Anderson Valley News newspaper of Anderson, May 25, 1916</div><div><br /></div><div>Card Of Thanks - The Anderson Valley News newspaper of Anderson, May 25, 1916</div><div><br /></div><div>James F. Bedford Sues F.B. Collum $725 On Promisary Note - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 18, 1927</div><div><br /></div><div>James F. Bedford, Pioneer Merchant, Passes At Home - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 21, 1936</div><div><br /></div><div>J.F. Bedford's Largest In Town History - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1936</div><div><br /></div><div>Bedford Estate Is Bequeathed To Wife and Mrs. Donnelly - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 30, 1936</div><div><br /></div><div>Dunlap Buys Bedford Store - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 1, 1944</div><div><br /></div><div>Dunlaps Store In Anderson Is Remodeled - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 7, 1944</div><div><br /></div><div>The Town Of Anderson Grew From Teamsters Campground Site written by Rosena A. Giles - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1951</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68487924/john-franklin-bedford">John Franklin Bedford (1834-1911) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68487874/ella-v-bedford">Ella V. (Wright) Bedford (1838-1901) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37602192/james-franklin-bedford">James Franklin Bedford (1859-1936) Find A Grave Memorial </a> (<i><b>Note: an error on this Find A Grave claims that James Franklin Bedford died in 1935. That is incorrect.</b></i>) </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37602253/susan-lily-bedford">Susan Lily (Jones) Bedford (1861-1954) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37663728/uel-lambkin-wright">Uel Lambkin Wright (1808-1877) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68487886/mary-lawshe">Mary (Pearson) Wright-Lawshe (1820-1904) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37755050/jeremiah-pearson-wright">Jeremiah "Jerry" Pearson Wright (1844-1916) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37755189/sarah-jane-wright">Sarah Jane (Martin) Wright (1853-1905) Find A Grave Memorial</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6419092521921516829.post-2900919690445770532023-07-23T12:52:00.002-07:002023-07-23T13:07:26.944-07:00George W. Smith (1858-1891)<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXAOOa5gV2H7ObswUeoKPfVZw-zs9UKZ3H26PUTiKlVv8ocHvdae_QLf6gq0uqCGxvdPnL4ytuTjzcTD8VOiMQgM4MNI4YLGRvkjFpYockcfP8XdzoCNqE2Q9QlihdeFaSMkJcip1zzLkDDA1ob2Uxng1RT2l1BIXj-ZCqAg86zYvHGC2OeIaHpFeIC27/s1698/George%20W.%20Smith.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1698" data-original-width="1274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXAOOa5gV2H7ObswUeoKPfVZw-zs9UKZ3H26PUTiKlVv8ocHvdae_QLf6gq0uqCGxvdPnL4ytuTjzcTD8VOiMQgM4MNI4YLGRvkjFpYockcfP8XdzoCNqE2Q9QlihdeFaSMkJcip1zzLkDDA1ob2Uxng1RT2l1BIXj-ZCqAg86zYvHGC2OeIaHpFeIC27/s320/George%20W.%20Smith.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>George W. Smith (1858-1891). The above photograph was taken in September of 1877, possibly at Redding, California, at the age of 19-years-old. The photographer is unknown. From the collection of Jeremy Tuggle.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This short blog chronicles the life of George W. Smith who was born in 1858 in California, his father, Gottlieb George Kaylor Smith, was 46 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane (Lamberson) Smith, was 25 at the time of his birth. He had three brothers and six sisters during his parents' union. George W. Smith was raised at Horsetown, a son of a local farmer in Shasta County, and he attended school in the area as shown in the 1870 U.S. Census. He later became a mill worker at the Eagle Creek sawmill near Eagle Creek, (now Ono). Smith was accused of poisoning the livestock of a local rancher named George Fenwick whose ranch was on the South Fork of Cottonwood Creek. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On May 23, 1891, George W. Smith was caught by Fenwick trespassing on his property, and Fenwick charged at Smith in which a fatal quarrel took place with Fenwick shooting and instantly killing Smith on his land with a loaded gun. Smith died on May 23, 1891, at the Fenwick Ranch on the South Fork of Cottonwood Creek at the age of 33. The local sheriff was called to the scene and a coroner's inquest report was held by the local coroner the shooting was documented as suspicious and the sheriff took Fenwick into custody it was later determined that there was not enough evidence to hold George Fenwick for murder. Fenwick was discharged from custody and released from the Shasta County Jail in early June of 1891. George W. Smith (1858-1891) was my maternal great-great-great granduncle. He is supposedly buried on Rainbow Lake Road on land that is now private property. He is one of two burials at this small cemetery on Rainbow Lake Road the other burial is that of his younger brother Issac Jonas Smith (1870-1876) who died young.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sources:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1870 U.S. Census</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1880 U.S Census</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 30, 1891</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 6, 1891</div>Jeremy M. Tugglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07303180655913699702noreply@blogger.com0