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

WALKER MINE -STAMP MILL AND OPEN SHAFT MINE-

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.

RESOURCES:

McGregor, A. ©1890, Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Shasta Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 10

Crawford, James John ©1894, Twelfth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 12

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 23, 1896 

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 25, 1896

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 14, 1897

The Walker Mine - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 7, 1898

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 14, 1899

May Sale Walker Mine - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1900

Walker Mine May Soon Be Transferred - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 23, 1900

Will Ship Ore to Kennett Smelter - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 13, 1905

Notes From Shasta's Gold-Quartz Mines - The Courier Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 21, 1909

Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.

Walker Mines in Old Diggings Have Been Sold - The Courier Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 11, 1929

The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 9, 1931

Walker Mining Group Transfer Recorded - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 9, 1939

The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 4, 1932

Trinity River Water to Be Used in Mining Plan; Walker Mine to Reopen - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 25, 1932

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

UPDATE: FINDING A SECONDARY MINE SHAFT AT THE MOUNT SHASTA MINE.

Filmed on location.

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...

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.

RESOURCES:

Mining and Scientific Press, 75 no. 18 (October 1897)

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 14, 1899

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 22, 1900

Mount Shasta Mine Sold and Paid For - The Courier Free-Press newspaper of Redding, February 16, 1912

Mount Shasta Mine Sold to H.O. Cummins - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 22, 1913

Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.

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

The Mount Shasta Mine: A Gold Mine on the Mt. Shasta Mine Loop Trail written by Jeremy M. Tuggle, September 16, 2020

THE MOUNT SHASTA MINE OF THE SHASTA MINING DISTRICT

The Richmond Mine Aerial Tramway Part 2

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. 

Resources: 

Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.

Aerial Tramway To Be Built By Copper Company - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, April 30, 1921

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

The Richmond Mine Aerial Tramway

Filmed on location.

Resources: 

Mines and Mineral Resources of Shasta County, Siskiyou County, and Trinity County, by G. Chester Brown, ©1915 published by California State Printing Office.

Aerial Tramway To Be Built By Copper Company - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, April 30, 1921

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

HISTORY'S MYSTERY: A STONE STRUCTURE ON THE CLOVERDALE LOOP TRAIL

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:

MYSTIC MINING AT THE BOSWELL GROUP OF MINES

Video filmed on location. © 2022 & 2023

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.

Resources:

Of Interest To Prospectors - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 10, 1890

Attention Prospectors - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 31, 1890

Some of Our Mines - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 19, 1891

Real Estate Transfers - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 8, 1897

1900 U.S. Census

Proof Of Labor Book 1, Page 367 - Miners Dream mine, recorded by W.S. Boyd on January 20, 1900

Proof Of Labor Book, 1 Pages 492-493 - Miners Dream mine, recorded by W.S. Boyd on September 10, 1900

Proof Of Labor Book 2, Page 226

Spiritually Worked Mining Property - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1901

Spirits Tell How To Work A Mine - The Red Bluff Daily News newspaper, August 16, 1901

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 9, 1902

Mrs. Ada Boswell Is Dead; Funeral This Afternoon - The Red Bluff Daily News newspaper of Red Bluff, March 15, 1922 

Construction Chief of the Boswell Mine Arrives - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 10, 1929

Building Powerline To Muletown Consolidated - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 11, 1929

Shasta Mining Area Active - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, February 16, 1929

To Increase Force - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, May 11, 1929

Redding Consolidated Must Pay the Estate of W.C. Stevens $11,000 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 22, 1930

Personal Property At Old Boswell Mine Sold As Junk, $1,500 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 27, 1931

H.F. Musser, Local Mining Man, Kills Self - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 31, 1931

Last Rites Are Held For H.F. Musser - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1931

Boswell Group Of Mines Leased - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 6, 1932

Mines Sold - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 6, 1933

Shasta Mine Group Leased - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, April 16, 1933

Woman Files Many Claims In Shasta Area - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, September 17, 1932

Gravity Mill Installed - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, May 6, 1933

Miner Slightly Injured In 30-Foot Fall - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, April 14, 1934

George Boswell Passes On Here At Age Of 78 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 25, 1934

Salt Creek Group of Mines

The Salt Creek Group of Mines was worked by E.P. Connor as early as 1897, and this lucrative mining property was abandoned in 1916. The largest producer of gold of this mining property is the Corrine mine. Filmed on location June 6, 2023. Find out more about the Salt Creek Group of Mines in this video from Exploring Shasta County History...

  

Noble's Emigrant Trail - Canyon House Historic Site (in Redding.)

Join me on this episode of Exploring Shasta County History as I dive into the history of the Canyon House or Canon House which predated Redding about 20 years before its establishment in 1872. This settlement's location might surprise you, and very little remains preserve this oft-forgotten locality which was pretty prominent alongside Noble's Emigrant Trail. See who, what, and where this settlement which included a popular stopping place was in this new YouTube video. Filmed on location April 3, 2023. 

RESOURCES:

Lost - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 25, 1853

Married - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 6, 1853

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 27, 1854

Dissolution - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 10, 1855

Canon House for sale! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 17, 1855

Births - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 19, 1856

Racing - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 26, 1858

Canon House - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 17, 1858

Canon House Race Course - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 3, 1858

Road From Shasta to Canon House - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 9, 1859

The Shasta Couriee newspaper of Shasta, January 7, 1860

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 12, 1860

Struck By Lightning - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 30, 1861

Shooting Affair at the Canon House - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta April 20, 1861

Banner Again - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 19, 1864

Stage Upset - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 8, 1866

Board of Supervisors - February Term - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 6, 1869

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 1, 1873

Trails of 49' - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 27, 1930

Canyon House Had a Bad Name For Shooting Scrapes In Early Days - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 4, 1943

California, U.S., Pioneer And Immigrant Files, 1790-1950: Frederick McIntosh, July 1948. In the archives of the California State Library.

Trees, Graves Mark Site Of Canyon House written by Edna R. Hollenbeak - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 29, 1948

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

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

Find A Grave Memorial: Frederick McIntosh (died: 1854)

Find A Grave Memorial: Elizabeth Ann (McIntosh) Catey (1821-1854)

The Original Site of Wright's Ferry

Filmed on location in February of 2023.

In this video you can join me on an adventure as I explore an old stage road leading down to and from the original site of Wright's Ferry at the mouth of Spring Creek, where Shasta County pioneers Eugene Wright and Otis Seamans formerly operated a ferry across the Sacramento River just 100 yards south of the mouth of Spring Creek at this location. Their ferry license was granted to them by the Shasta County Court of Sessions on October 14, 1851. I tried locating some of the ferry's iron mooring pins and ramps here which their watercraft would have used but none were found, however, it's possible that they might still exist under the water level of the river. Only the old stage road leading to and from the ferry on both the west and east sides of the Sacramento River at this location remains. Come see what we found in this historic area and learn about the early history of the ferry which was eventually relocated to another location on the Sacramento River. Later on, this ferry became the Waugh's Ferry.

Resources:

Dissolution Copartnership - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 24, 1853

Court of Sessions - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 8, 1854

$50 Reward - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 6, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 28, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 18, 1854

District Court, November Term, 1854 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 2, 1854

District Court, November Term, 1854 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 9, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 27, 1855

The Historic Wells Ferry Crossing Along the Sacramento River Near Anderson on Noble's Emigrant Trail: and the Sacramento River House

Filmed on location March 17, 2023

On this episode of Exploring Shasta County history, Jeremy takes you on a private tour of the historic Sacramento River House property at the present-day site of the Sacramento River Bridge 1 1/2 mile north of Anderson at the historic Wells Ferry crossing with its property owner, Scott Swendiman. The Sacramento River House was built circa (1875-1880) along the historic Noble's Emigrant Trail at that location, originally it was a ferry house belonging to the historic Wells Ferry, and it still stands today. Tuggle & Swendiman gives you an exclusive look into Swendiman's property here. Check out the remains of the ferry on the property which dates to 1852. In 1886 the Wells Ferry was replaced by the Anderson Free Bridge and there are remains of that bridge on this property as well. This is an episode you don't want to miss. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven't already. This is now a historic vacation rental, wedding and event venue which is available to rent online at the following website's:

https://www.sacramentoriverhouse.com/

https://www.vrbo.com/292309

https://www.reddingbridalshow.com/redding-ca-wedding-bridal-show-expo-blog/sacramento-river-house

Resources

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 22, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 11, 1854

District Court, November Term, 1854 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 16, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 12, 1856

Valuable Ferry Property For Sale - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 2, 1870

Purchased - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 1, 1870

Supervisor Proceedings - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 19, 1870

Whirlwind - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 11, 1872

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

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 27, 1886

The Bridge Matter - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 6, 1886

That Bridge - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 10, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 29, 1886

Board of Supervisors - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 10, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 17, 1886

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 14, 1886 (vilas mill Shingletown contract 50,000 feet of lumber for new bridge)

Talkin' About Ferry Boats and Changes written by Rosena A. Giles - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 1, 1951

Shasta County Had Many Ferries written by Judge Albert F. Ross Jr., - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 28, 1963

Shasta County, California, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1904

First Ferry Crossing written by Christy Milan Duke for Enjoy Magazine February 2019.

Sacramento River House

Historic Waugh’s Ferry: Westside Cable Support Iron Mooring Pins

2 historic cable support iron mooring pins appear in this video which belong to Waugh’s Ferry are embedded into the ground here at this location along the Sacramento River Trail system south of the mouth of Rock Creek and north of the present-day Ribbon Bridge and on the west side of the Sacramento River. One of them is hidden in plain site on the trail, perhaps you have noticed it before, or perhaps not? This one that is shown as the cover photo to this video is definitely the oldest one of the two blacksmith forged cable support iron mooring pins which held the cable to Waugh’s Ferry. This ferry was owned and operated by a pioneer ferryman named Joseph Waugh a local resident of the town which bore his surname near the ferry site. Waugh strung up 750 feet of cable which spanned the Sacramento River on both the west side and east side so it would stronghold the ferry against the current of the Sacramento River as it transported passengers and freight across the river on this watercraft. Click play to enjoy the video. This is a follow up to my last YouTube video I did on this subject called The Remaining Historic Relics at Waugh's Ferry and the Townsite of Waugh at Middle Creek. You can find my resources for this video at the above link.

The Remaining Historic Relics at Waugh's Ferry and the Townsite of Waugh at Middle Creek

Filmed on location. Copyright: 2022 and 2023.

Resources: 

Dissolution Copartnership - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 24, 1853

Court of Sessions - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 8, 1854

$50 Reward - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 6, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 28, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 18, 1854

District Court, November Term, 1854 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 2, 1854

District Court, November Term, 1854 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 9, 1854

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 27, 1855

District Court - May Term - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 22, 1858

Board Of Supervisors- The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 12, 1859

News of the Morning - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 10, 1859

Supreme Court Decision - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 11, 1859

Rains, Snows and Floods - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 15, 1859 

Board of Supervisors - May Term - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 11, 1861

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 25, 1862

Copper Lead - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, April 16, 1863

Ferry Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 30, 1864

Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors August Term 1854 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1864

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 10, 1866

High Water In Shasta County - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, February 15, 1866

New Boat - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 2, 1867

Stranded - The Shasta Courier newspaper Shasta, February 28, 1868

Accident - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 11, 1869

Elevations - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 18, 1870

Railroad Surveys - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1870

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 9, 1871

Death of the Waugh Brothers - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 9, 1871

Inheritance - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 27, 1872

Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors for the May Term 1872 - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 18, 1872

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 15, 1881

Railroad Notes - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 28, 1883

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 28, 1883 

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 5, 1883

Deed - May 5, 1883, Joseph Waugh to Central Pacific Railroad 

Transfers - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 12, 1883

Real Estate Transfers - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 12, 1883

The New Road - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 12, 1883

Deeds - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 12, 1883

Pacific Coast Items - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 19, 1883

Our Neighbors - The Humboldt Times newspaper of Eureka, May 20, 1883

Our Neighbors - The Humboldt Times newspaper of Eureka, June 5, 1883

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 7, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 7, 1883

The New Road - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 14, 1883

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 11, 1883

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 25, 1883

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 1, 1883

Real Estate Transfers - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 6, 1883

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 23, 1884

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 5, 1884

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 23, 1884

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 1, 1884 (Redding to Middle Creek completed)

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 15, 1884

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 24, 1885

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 19, 1885

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 26, 1885

The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 31, 1886

Middle Creek News - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 14, 1888

Middle Creek News - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 17, 1888

Middle Creek Notes - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 18, 1888

Middle Creek News - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 5, 1888

Middle Creek News - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 12, 1889

Middle Creek News - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 9, 1889

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 13, 1892

Crossed Over the River - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 12, 1892

Another Pioneer Gone - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 12, 1892

Notice For Publication - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 9, 1892

Notes From Middle Creek - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 1, 1893

Pioneer Mrs. Waugh Dies Peacefully - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 20, 1901

Middle Creek Middlings - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 11, 1901

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 7, 1901

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 11, 1901

Mongolian Pheasants - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 20, 1901

Railroad Will Build Depot at Middle Creek - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 21, 1903

Middle Creek Is Supplying Gold - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 26, 1904

Post Office at Waugh No More - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 29, 1906

Waugh Office Closes June 30 - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 31, 1906

Post Office Has Been Discontinued - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 31, 1906

Waugh Office Abolished - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 1, 1906

Middle Creek Hotel for Sale - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 27, 1907

Middle Creek Depot - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 4, 1911

Depot At Middle Creek Moved Away - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 24, 1914

Warehouse At Middle Creek Is Torn Down - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 11, 1921

Do You Remember? - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 23, 1934

Group To View Historical Spots - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 17, 1947

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

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

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

Shasta: The Queen City by Mabel Moores Frisbie and Jean Moores Beauchamp, published by California Historical Society, ©1973.

THE FORMER SITE OF THE REDDING GOLF CLUB, NOW LAWNCREST CEMETERY.

The 9-hole golf course of the Redding Golf is shown here with golfers enjoying this golf course. Now, it’s home of the Lawncrest Cemetery. Courtesy of Shasta Historical Society.

Originally, the golf course pictured in the above photograph was designed and developed by W.B. Tucker and L. Hawkins, of Redding, in 1923. It was a 9-hole golf course which was owned and operated by the Redding Golf Club. It was located on the east side of the Sacramento River and laid out on Lawncrest Road in Enterprise. The golf course stayed in business for many years. Then in 1950, a man named George Stetler, founded a new funeral parlor in downtown Redding, which he named Linn and Fulkerth Funeral Home, and the land which this former golf course was situated on transitioned into a cemetery under his ownership, and it became the Lawncrest Cemetery. Its namesake was the road it was located on. Eventually, this road was widened and later renamed Cypress Avenue. This cemetery is still in use today, and generations of my family on both my maternal and paternal side are buried here including my eldest son, Jason Meyer Tuggle (born & died on: July 16, 2009.) 

RESOURCES:

Golf Fans Are Thick On New Course Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 26, 1923

Golf Enthusiasts Organize At Meet Wednesday Night - The Courier-Free Press, March 8, 1923

Invite Redding Golfers To Red Bluff Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 28, 1923

Redding Golf Fans To Play At Red Bluff - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 11, 1923

Redding Golf Club Goes To Corning Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 31, 1923

Redding Golfers Divide Matches - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 5, 1923

Golfers Will Put On Drive For Members; Seek Grounds - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 21, 1923

Golf Schedule Is Announced - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 12, 1923

Golfers Like Fine Weather - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 27, 1923

Local Golfers Victorious At Chico Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 29, 1923

Local Golfers Beat Arbuckle Players Here - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 12, 1923

Golf Tournament Is Postponed - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 5, 1924

Local Golfers Plan Ladder Tournament - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 11, 1924

Cummins Tops Golf Ladder - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 17, 1924

Golfers Change Position On Ladder - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 19, 1924

Golfers Draw Big Gallery - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 21, 1924

Cummins Gives Few Rules To Be Observed On Golf Course - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 23, 1924

33 Match Games Of Golf Over Weekend - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 25, 1924

Klukkert New Top Player On Ladder - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 18, 1924

Redding Plays Biggest Golf Match Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 22, 1924

Cummins Now Tops Golfers - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 23, 1924

Redding Golfers Defeated - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 25, 1924

This Golf Match Ought To Create Healthy Interest - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 26, 1924

Golfers Will Work On New Course Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 15, 1924

Cummins New Golf Leader - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 24, 1924

Golfers Play For Big Store Trophy Sunday Afternoon - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 12, 1924

Ritchie Wins Big Store Golf Trophy Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 1924

New Course To Be Built Soon By Golf Club - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 15, 1924

Red Bluff Golf Players Here On Sunday - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 10, 1924

New Directors For Golf And Country Club - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 19, 1925

Red Bluff Golf Players Coming Here Tomorrow - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, November 28, 1925

https://riverviewgolf.clubepay.com/history

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/redding-ca/lawncrest-chapel/2483

19th Century Wagon Ruts Along the Sacramento River Trail Near Waugh.

In 1883 the construction of the Shasta to Middle Creek Road was completed which was also known as Middle Creek Road, and alias the River Road, which connected Shasta with the townsite of Waugh. Four years later, in 1887 construction resumed on this route which brought the road into Redding from the mouth of Middle Creek on the west bank of the Sacramento River heading south into Redding. Most of it was situated along present-day Sacramento River Trail with parts still in existence today. Wagon ruts are pretty rare and exciting to find when you locate them unexpectedly. They appear on well-traveled routes in the region like this route here which date to the 19th Century. 

Resources:

Pacific Coast Items - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 19, 1883

Our Neighbors - The Humboldt Times newspaper of Eureka, May 20, 1883

Our Neighbors - The Humboldt Times newspaper of Eureka, June 5, 1883

Shasta: The Queen City by Mabel Moores Frisbie and Jean Moores Beauchamp, published by California Historical Society, ©1973.

The Neighboring Townsites of Union and Lincoln

Could you imagine how the City of Redding would have been laid out today if the neighboring townsites of Union and Lincoln materialized into burgeoning success stories? It would be quite different. In this YouTube video you can learn about the efforts of Edward A. Reid and his brother Artie J. Reid, early Shasta County pioneer settlers who tried establishing two neighboring townsites just opposite of each other at the present-day site of the Diestelhorst Bridge, in December of 1861, to make their ferry site a port for steamboat navigation which ultimately failed due to the obstructions in the Sacramento River channel north of Latona. Maps of the townsites were surveyed but to my knowledge no copies were preserved. Check out this oft-forgotten history of our area and I hope you enjoy this episode of Exploring Shasta County history.

Filmed on location December 14, 2022.

RESOURCES:

Middle Creek Correspondence – The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 26, 1859

Two More Towns - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 14, 1861

Destruction - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 14, 1861

The San Joaquin Republican newspaper of Stockton, December 20, 1861

The Town of Lincoln - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 21, 1861

Red Bluff - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 21, 1861

Extension Of Navigation - The Red Bluff Independent newspaper of Red Bluff, December 27, 1861

THE AERIAL TRAMWAY OF THE REID MINE

The historic remains of an aerial tramway or tram line of the Reid mine is the main topic of this YouTube video. They were sometimes referred to as an “aerial ropeway” as well. At one point Shasta County had at least twelve different aerial tramways or tram lines in operation at the same time hauling 100 pounds or more of mining ore daily from lucrative mines producing gold, silver, and copper in one ore carload also known as a bucket load. Parts of the aerial tramway still exists and is marked with a marker along the present-day Freitas Loop Trail commemorating its history.

Nearby, the Reid mine was a lucrative producer of gold from the late 19th century to about the 1920s in the Old Diggings Mining District. This mine was named by its original locator Edward A. Reid. During the above interim years in 1913, the owners of this property, James Martin Sallee, a native of Florida, along with his son Harvey James Sallee, installed the above tramway or tram line. Today, only the cables and some concrete foundations of this aerial tramway remains visible to the public eye. This is what you’re about to view in the following YouTube video. Enjoy,

The Adventure:

Filmed on located November 20, 2022. Historical image of the aerial tramway of the Reid mine is provided by Shasta Historical Society.

Resources:


Mining Notes From Old Diggings - The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 14, 1885

Reid & Co.'s - The Republican Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 29, 1885

Last Payment On Mine - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, April 12, 1906


Improvements Made In Sallee's Reid Mine - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 30, 1911


Building Aerial Tram For Reid Mine - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 18, 1912


Installing Tram Line - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, December 20, 1912

Two Killed In A Shasta County Mine - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 18, 1914

Rich Strike In The Reid Mine - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 15, 1915

Prominent Shasta Miner Is Dead - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, August 29, 1916

Stillwater Indian Cemetery YouTube Video Technicality

On a technicality my newest YouTube video was deleted based on the history of the Stillwater Indian Cemetery. I shall have something new within its place soon. Best wishes!

Texas Springs, Shasta County, California -A History-

The town of Texas Springs is featured on the official 1862 map

of Shasta County. Note: it's called "Texas" instead of Texas Springs.

The former town site of Texas Springs, which is located in Shasta County, California, was designated as California Historical Landmark No. 3, on June 6, 1969, and was settled in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. This settlement was located at the intersection of Texas Springs and Honeybee Roads south of the town of Centerville. Most of this former ghost town is on private property but there are still reminders of its former hey-day such as the Upper Texas Springs Cemetery, the Lower Texas Springs Cemetery, the Lamb memorial, and the Texas Springs Rock Quarry. For a complete history please see the following YouTube video:

This video was filmed on location on September 3, 2022.

RESOURCES:

Interesting Letter From One Horse Town - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 2, 1853

The Shasta County Dry Diggings - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 4, 1854

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 25, 1854

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 20, 1854

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 6, 1855 

The Nomuckett Water Company - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 26, 1855

Married - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 27, 1855

Judges And Inspectors Of Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 21, 1858

Destructive Fire At Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 20, 1858

The Chinese Question - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 19, 1859

Fourth of July at Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 9, 1859

New Store - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 16, 1859

Weil Bros. - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1859

Ball At Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 29, 1859

Miners Meeting At Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 31, 1859

Public Schools Of Shasta County - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 31, 1860

New Butcher Shop at Middletown - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 25, 1860

Religious - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 1, 1860

Judges And Inspectors Of The Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 20, 1860

Letter From Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 23, 1861

Births - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1862

Officers Of Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 15, 1863

School Children In Shasta County - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1864

Judges And Inspectors Of The Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 15, 1864

Letter From Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 24, 1866

New Firm - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867

Chinaman Murdered - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 16, 1867

Preaching - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 16, 1867

Schoolhouse Destroyed - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 4, 1869

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 12, 1870

Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 18, 1871

New Store at Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873

New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873

Flumes Robbed - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 1, 1873

New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 15, 1873

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

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 Press, Glendale, California

THE SITE OF THE FORMER EUREKA SCHOOLHOUSE ON SALT CREEK (1875-1980)

Above: the Eureka Schoolhouse is pictured here with Olive (Meyer) Chatham (1881-1980) standing beside it. She was educated here as a child, and later in life, she was employed here as a teacher. She was a daughter of Shasta County pioneers Frederick Valentine Meyer Sr., and Caroline Louise (Notten) Meyer of Cow Creek. This photograph was taken in 1974. This building was demolished in 1980. Courtesy of Shasta Historical Society.

The Eureka School District, of Shasta County, held this school's grand opening on August 3, 1875, which pre-dated the establishment of the town of Bella Vista. The Eureka schoolhouse was a one-room clapboard style structure with a stove. The property included a well on the lot it stood on, and an outhouse. Today, nothing remains of these additions. This building was built primarily for education purposes and community meetings in the Cow Creek region. This area at that location was an agricultural area before it evolved into a busy lumber community known today as Bella Vista. 

This building was located a few hundred feet north of Salt Creek and in between the Meyer and Lemm family ranches. It was the only school within the boundaries of the Eureka School District. By the 1970s, the building was left abandoned, and the structure was not brought up to county code and regulations for it to be salvaged. Then in 1980 this schoolhouse was demolished after it was in existence for 105 years. Today, the lot this schoolhouse formerly occupied remains vacant however the landscape hasn’t changed much over the years.

The following is a partial listing of known schoolteachers at the Eureka Schoolhouse:

1887 - Mary (Meyer) Love 

1891 - Mary (Meyer) Love

1895 - Annie Durkee

1897 - Mary (Meyer) Love

1899 - Alma Sheppard

1906-1907 - Katherine (Smith) Lemm

1908 - Donna Dennis

1911-1912 - Olive (Meyer) Chatham

1912-1913 - Franklin R. Love

1915 - Ethel M. Williams

Above: formerly located on this flat surface of grassy land just off of Blue Sky Road (formerly Aloha Road) outside of Bella Vista, and a few hundred feet north of Salt Creek is the site belonging to former Eureka Schoolhouse. This land is located on private property. This photograph was taken by Jeremy Tuggle on September 27, 2022.

Resources:

Shasta County School Districts Plan Merger - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, March 20, 1920

School Districts of Shasta County, 1853-1955

The Meyer Family written by Edna (Chatham) Wallace and Suzanne Kershaw, The Covered Wagon 1974, published by Shasta Historical Society.

The Meyer Family Memories of Olive (Meyer) Chatham written by an unknown author, date unknown. Available at the Shasta Historical Society.

VF 979.424 Bella Vista on file at Shasta Historical Society

Shasta County’s Historical Rural School Eureka School by Ruth Martin and Jane Long PF 371.9 Martin (available at the Shasta Historical Society.)