Diestelhorst's River Camp of Redding, California.

Filmed on location.

More than likely, you have been to this historic site within the City of Redding and know of its history but this presentation complete with photographs and video contains in-depth information and provides a much deeper look at the history of Diestelhorst’s River Camp, also known as the Diestelhorst auto camp which was established by John Diestelhorst in 1921. Diestelhorst was member of a Shasta County pioneer family. This site is one of the last surviving relics of a historic property in Redding, and one that contributed to the historic Route Highway 99, also known as the Pacific Highway, which became a luxurious roadside rest stop with swimming accessibility, dancing, concerts, and ample accommodations for automobiles along the scenic highway next to the state highway bridge. This site hosted many weary travelers utilizing this route over the years and business boomed for Diestelhorst. Find out more at the video above.

Resources:

Burning Chimney Fired a Dwelling - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 18, 1905

City Trustees Accept Plans for New Bridge - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 17, 1914

Bridge Plans Ready for Commissions O.K. - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 17, 1914

A.V. Saph - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 20, 1914

No Report on Bridge - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 12, 1914

Work On New Bridge Will Commence June 20 - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 12, 1914

George Baker Serves Notice on Redding - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 8, 1914

Baker's Cable Pole Is Taken Down - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 11, 1914

Many Men at Work on Redding Bridge - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 11, 1914

Bring them through Redding - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 3, 1915

George Baker First - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 30, 1915

Crosses Bridge - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 30, 1915 

City Begins Suit Against County - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 3, 1915 

Contractors Commence on State Highways - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 25, 1917

Get Busy on the Auto Park - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 26, 1919

Redding and the Chamber of Commerce - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Redding, September 23, 1919

Failure to Build Free Auto Camping Grounds Is Causing City to Lose $40 Per Day - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 10, 1919

Free Auto Camp Open - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 22, 1920 

Free Auto Camp Open - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 22, 1920

Showing of Tractors at Campground - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 24, 1920

Making Automobile Park Along River - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 25, 1921

Auto Campground - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 25, 1921

The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, June 30, 1921

Arch for Campground - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 15, 1921

Redding Has Finest Summer Camp in the North - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 16, 1921

Campers Attention - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 17, 1921

Enterprising - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 19, 1921

Favor Charge at Auto Camp This Summer - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 8, 1922

Classified Section - For Sale - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 20, 1922

Diestelhorst is to Have Large Open-Air Dance - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, California, April 17, 1923

Redding Will Hold Water Carnival in Old Swimming Hole - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 22, 1923

Dance Platform at River Soon Complete - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 15, 1923

Redding Will Hold Water Carnival in Old Swimming Hole - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, May 22, 1923

The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, August 16, 1923

Diestelhorst Gets Old Street Area - The Courier-Free Press of Redding, March 25, 1924

Impersonates Officer; Robs Campground - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 29, 1926

Sheriff Nabes Thief Suspect - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, October 29, 1926

Campground Thief - The Courier-Free Press of Redding, October 29, 1926

Sneak Thief Caught - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, October 30, 1926

Officers Busy on Traffic Mishaps - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 1, 1930

Flood Stage Reached by River; Inundation Near at Diestelhorst Place - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 15, 1936

Tension Relaxed as Respite Comes in Heavy Storms; River Is Falling - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 16, 1936

City Wins in Suit Over Right Away - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, July 7, 1936

Land for Span Is Purchased - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 24, 1938

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 2, 1940

Redding Isolated - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 28, 1940

The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, March 1, 1940

Pictorial Story of Area's Greatest Flood - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 2, 1940

John Diestelhorst, Redding Pioneer, Dies - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 11, 1944

Early Photo's Offers Scenes of Redding's Past - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 23, 1972

Redding Urged to Buy Parkland written by Tony Shultz - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 1, 1972

Diestelhorst Property Still Wanted for a Park written by Al Morrell - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 11, 1973

George Diestelhorst Dies at Age 80 - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 7, 1973

Electrical Plant Proposal Will Be Aired - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 24, 1974

Redding Council May Purchase Land for Park - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 31, 1974

City of Redding Buys Diestelhorst Property - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 4, 1974

Flames Destroy Old Diestelhorst Estate - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 12, 1975

Earth Day Offering - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 19, 2011

Highlights from history - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 20, 2016

The Casino Club & Monroe's Night Club; the Former Home of the Showcase Theatre of Redding.

Redding’s brand-new Showcase Theatre 

during January of 1968. 1899 Hilltop Drive.

Above: an advertisement from the Showcase Theatre  promoting “Grand Prix” and “The Sound of Music” from the Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 26, 1968.

The present-day home of the Casino Club which features Monroe's Night Club is located at 1885 Hilltop Drive in Redding, this building wasn’t always a local hotspot for dancing, karaoke, drinks, dining, and casino games for people 21 years-old and older, yet to some people’s surprise, and for those who remember it, this building was once the location of a former movie theater in Redding called the Showcase Theatre. It was one of Redding’s last single screen room movie theatres in operation during its prime.

Its original owner was Robbert L. Lippert who owned and operated the Lippert Theaters Company, also found as the Lippert Company in the historical record, and co-owned by the United Artist Theater Circuit Incorporated. This brand-new theater building was 6,000 square feet and designed by architect Gale Santocono whose company was based in San Francisco the building which cost $475,000 to erect on site next to the Sky-Vue Drive-In Theater, also on Hilltop Drive.

The Showcase Theatre opened to the public on the night of January 10, 1968, at its original address of 1899 Hilltop Drive with the Hollywood motion picture of “Grand Prix" starring actor James Garner, after the movie exited the box office it was followed by the celebrated and iconic movie release of “The Sound of Music” starring actress Julie Andrews. The silver screen at this cinema was 13 feet high and 30 feet wide for the audience to enjoy these entertaining flicks of all genres. Like today’s theater experiences the venue also offered concessions for the customers to purchase from the snack bar.

Prices were as follows: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and weekend matinees were $2.50 for adults and students with their student body cards were $2.00, and children were $1.  Admissions from Monday through Thursday nights including a Wednesday matinee were $2 for adults and $1.50 for students and 75 cents for children. The one-room theatre had a seating capacity of 429 semi-reclining seats.

Above: an advertisement for the 1971 film "Dirty Harry" starring Clint Eastwood is being promoted here by the Showcase Theatre. From the Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 4, 1972.

Just look at the design of the building’s interior when you visit this place next time. You’ll see some interior theatre designs which will intrigue you; and if you carefully look around, you’ll discover memorabilia showcasing the building's earliest history pertaining to the Hollywood movies which once premiered here, and or featured here as a rerelease. This movie theater closed down in May of 1981, after thirteen years of business serving the Redding area. The cinema showcased its final Hollywood motion picture release of “Windwalker” starring Trevor Howard on April 30, 1981.

Above: A later remodel occurred to the front of the building as shown here. This photograph was taken by Jeremy Tuggle on March 4, 2023.

Above: front sideview different angel. 

This photograph was taken by Jeremy Tuggle on March 4, 2023.

In May of 1981 it was announced that the cinema would be converted into a card playing room and that this location was just recently sold by its owners to the Casino Club, of Redding, at that time, one of the owners was Jim Westburg and his unnamed partners. After the conversion happened inside and outside the building its address at this location was changed to 1885 Hilltop Drive, in 1982, according to local directories and advertisements. Years later, Monroe’s Night Club was added to the Casino Club to bring an exciting night club atmosphere to the already popular gambling joint in 1995, and these businesses continue to thrive at the former location of the Showcase Theatre today. What are your memories here, what movies did you watch here?

Above: an advertisement from the Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 29, 1982.

Above: an advertisement from the Casino Club for a seven-card stud tournament. From the Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 4, 1993.

RESOURCES:

Hilltop Theater to Open - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 9, 1968

Theater Meeting Towns Best Show - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 9, 1968

Redding Woman to Manage New Theater - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 19, 1968

Theater To Get Fire Safety Devices - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 23, 1968

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 26, 1968

1968 City of Redding Directory 

Theater Extends “Romeo & Juliet” - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 13, 1969 

1969 City of Redding Directory

Area Offers Concerts - Theaters written by Mike Harris, The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 21, 1970

1970 City of Redding Directory

1971 City of Redding Directory

Cinema - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 4, 1972

1972 City of Redding Directory

1973 City of Redding Directory

1974 City of Redding Directory

1975 City of Redding Directory

1976 City of Redding Directory

“Rocky” Comes to Redding - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 22, 1977

1977 City of Redding Directory

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 10, 1978

1978 City of Redding Directory

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 29, 1980

1980 City of Redding Directory 

1981 City of Redding Directory

Silver Screens Go Dim for Viewers in Redding - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 20, 1981

Review Board Clears Way For Theatre Project - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 30, 1981

Walk-up spaghetti stand OK'd - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 14, 1981

1982 City of Redding Directory

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 29, 1982

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 2, 1982

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 7, 1982

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 8, 1982

http://www.reddingpoker.com/

1992/1993 City of Redding Telephone Directory

1993/1994 City of Redding Telephone Directory

1994/1995 City of Redding Telephone Directory

1995/1996 City of Redding Telephone Directory 

1996/1997 City of Redding Telephone Directory

The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 20, 2023

The Shasta Sun Newspaper, of Redding, California, Published by Herbert G. Moody (1924-1925).

Above: the front page and the masthead of the Shasta Sun newspaper of Redding, California, from the March 21, 1924, edition.

One of the most oft-forgotten local media outlets of Redding, Shasta County, California, is the Shasta Sun newspaper, which was established on March 21, 1924, and last published on July 17, 1925. It was owned and edited by Yreka, resident Herbert G. Moody, and was affiliated with the Siskiyou News newspaper of Yreka, Siskiyou County, California when it debuted. Moody was a son of Herbert L. Moody, also a printer and publisher of local newspapers in the area.

Herbert G. Moody was born and raised in Redding, California. Later on, Moody relocated to Redding, and merged this short-lived publication with the Searchlight newspaper, of Redding, in 1925 when Moody purchased that well-known media source. Every edition of this newspaper survived and preserved into microfilm in the archives of the Library of Congress. It's available to read in a few online newspaper archives as well.

RESOURCES:

"Shasta Sun" Is Born at Redding - The Siskiyou News newspaper of Yreka, March 27, 1924

The Shasta Sun newspaper of Redding, March 21, 1924

The Shasta Sun newspaper of Redding, July 17, 1925

Library of Congress; the Shasta Sun newspaper archives, 1924-1925, Redding, California.

H.G. Moody Ex-Newspaper Man Dies - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, December 14, 1962

PIECES OF HISTORY FROM THE EMPIRE HOTEL AT SHASTA.

Filmed on location.

Come see some unique pieces of history on display at the former Shasta County Courthouse and Museum in (Old) Shasta at what is now the Shasta State Historic Park. These items belonged to the luxurious, commodious, and comfortable, Empire hotel, a three-story brick hostelry, which stood towering above Main Street at Shasta, it offered lodging and meals to the weary travelers passing through the area. This hotel was erected in that town for $30,000 in 1857. It went through many changes of ownership during the years.

This hostelry operated well into the turn of the 20th century, and it was closed down in 1913, later on, it fell into decay and ruins like most of the former buildings of (Old) Shasta did. The Empire hotel was demolished in January of 1923. Its last owner was Sarah J. Hill, a resident of Redding, California. The Empire hotel boasted of the following famous guests lodging here during its prime which included California Governors Standford, Haight and Bigler. Along with Joaquin Miller, the famous Poet of the Sierra's. The lot in Shasta which the former hostelry stood upon has been turned into a park on the left side of the present-day, Shasta County Courthouse and Museum building.

On my maternal side my great-great-great grandparents, Valentine Doll, and his wife, Harriett (Schmidt) Doll stayed here. They were residents settling upon Huling Creek near Eagle Creek (now Ono, California). At one time Valentine Doll operated the local meat market in (Old) Shasta. He was also a local farmer and a miner in the area. On my paternal side my great-great-great-great grandparents George McFarlin, and his wife, Martha (Miller) McFarlin along with their kids, their kids at this time who were actually young adults their youngest being 17 years old, when they stayed here as well. George McFarlin was a local farmer, and this family also resided at Eagle Creek (now Ono). Please like, share, comment and subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven't yet. Look out for the next episode, article, or blog on my website: Exploring Shasta County History as well.

RESOURCES:

Administrators Sale of Real Estate - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 12, 1853

Terrible Conflagration!! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 18, 1853

Dissolution - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1853

The Empire Property for Sale - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 10, 1853

Empire Hotel - The Shasta Republican newspaper of Shasta, January 31, 1857

Empire Hotel - The Shasta Republican newspaper of Shasta, April 4, 1857

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 2, 1858

The Empire Bar - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 30, 1858

Travel - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 30, 1858

1867 - Pacific Coast Directory, available on Ancestry.com 

Oregon & California Stage Office - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 20, 1872

Anniversary Ball - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 20, 1873

Among Our Citizens - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 24, 1895.

John V. Scott - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 17, 1899

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 4, 1900

Shasta Hotel Man Now in Bankrupt - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding,

The Empire at Shasta - The Redding Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 7, 1900

For Sale - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 21, 1901

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 30, 1903

John V. Scott Has Gone to Long Rest - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 28, 1904

Old Landmarks to Go - The Sacramento Bee newspaper of Sacramento, January 16, 1923

Two Landmarks Are to Be Town Down - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, January 19, 1923

Mrs. John V. Scott Pioneer Shastain Is Called Beyond - The Courier-Free Press newspaper of Redding, July 3, 1924

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 13, 1952

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

Shasta State Historic Park Brief History and Tour Guide, published by Shasta State Historic Park, ©July 1985

John Varner Scott: The Shasta Hostelry Man written by Jeremy M. Tuggle, published on March 20, 2019.

Shasta, California's Historic 1860's Courthouse.

Filmed on location.

In this episode of Exploring Shasta County History, I explore the interior of Shasta, California's Historic 1860's Courthouse, and its history, which still stands in the present-day town of (Old) Shasta. This wasn't the first courthouse in Shasta County's history, due to Major Pierson B. Reading's Adobe housing county records, and it wasn’t the first courthouse in Shasta either. It was actually the second courthouse in this ghost town. Come learn more in this episode of Exploring Shasta County History.

Resources:

Pacific Coast Dispatches - The Sacramento Bee newspaper of Sacramento, August 27, 1874

The Gallows - The San Francisco Examiner newspaper of San Francisco, August 27, 1874

Execution of Baker and Crouch - The Appeal-Democrat newspaper of Marysville, California, August 27, 1874

Hanged By the Neck Until Dead - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, September 17, 1903

Here's More About Romantic History of Old Shasta - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, March 10, 1940

Museum Impress Fourth Graders - The Record Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 24, 1965

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.

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

THE DEMISE OF REDDING'S HISTORIC TURNTABLE WAS BEING RELOCATED TO MONTAGUE.

One of the most iconic features of this terminus was the turntable system which rotated iron horses around on the rail line which came north towards Redding from Anderson and south from Redding to southern localities already in existence by rotating them on this circular contraption. Redding became the end-of-the-line at that time for trains traveling north in California for about a decade from 1872 until construction resumed north in 1883. At this location Redding’s iconic turntable once stood off of Tehama Street, in the railroad yard at Redding. Find out more in my newest video from Exploring Shasta County history.

Filmed on location.

SOURCES:

New Town - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 15, 1872

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 22, 1872

Redding City - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 29, 1872

Redding - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 13, 1872

Redding - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 3, 1872

First Train - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 7, 1872

Trip To Redding - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 28, 1872

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.

Redding Loses Old Turntable - The Tehama County Daily Republican, October 27, 1910

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 Helene Bacon Boggs. Published by Howell-North Press ©1942

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

Outpost On Poverty Flats by Charles J. Gleeson, ©1978 published by Redding Printing Company

Redding & Shasta County – Gateway to the Cascades – by John D. Lawson ©1986 published by Windsor Publications Inc.

Redding the First Hundred Years by Edward Petersen, ©1972 published by North-Cal Printing & Litho.

A History of Redding the Early Years, 1872-1875 by Al M. Rocca, ©2014 published by Renown Publishing.

BRINGING HORSETOWN TO LIFE; A SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH SETTLEMENT.

Filmed on location. 

During the California Gold Rush in September of 1849, miners descended into the vicinity of Clear Creek’s rapidly flowing channel in western Shasta County, California, and they started pitching up tents at an alarming rate upon a popular flat of the creek which was producing lucrative gold. From that point on Horsetown began to unveil its lucrative future as a burgeoning mining community which took off and stayed prominent until its demise which made it become one of Shasta County's present-day ghost towns. Come examine the lucrative history of this town site with me as I dive into old records, reports, articles, newspaper clippings and more to bring its history to life as much as possible in this episode of Exploring Shasta County History. 

Picture of Horsetown. Used Courtesy of Library of Congress, Special Collections. Western States, Shasta County, California. Contributor: Historic American Buildings Survey - McPartland, Mary Horsetown, General View, Redding, Shasta County, CA HABS CAL,46-SIRVI,1-

RESOURCES:

1850 U.S. Census

1852 California State Census

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 23, 1853

Rhodes And Lusk’s Express - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 30, 1853

From the Interior - The Sacramento Day Union newspaper of Sacramento, May 4, 1853

Middletown and One Horse Town Road - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 7, 1853

Staging Into Shasta - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 7, 1853

Adam’s & Company’s Express - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 7, 1853

Letter From Briggsville - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 28, 1853

Died - The Daily Alta newspaper of San Francisco, July 7, 1853

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

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 4, 1854

Mining In Shasta County - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 1, 1854

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 3, 1854

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 19, 1854

Fire at Horsetown  - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 16, 1854

Fire In Horsetown - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, September 18, 1854

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

The Shasta Mines - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 17, 1855

Report - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 9, 1855

Dissolution of Co-Partnership - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 28, 1855

Dissolution of Co-Partnership - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 25, 1855

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 6, 1858 

Births - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 17, 1858 

The Shasta Courie newspaper of Shasta, April 24, 1858

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1859

1860 U.S. Census

Horsetown Correspondent -The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 7, 1860

The Courier in Horsetown - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 14, 1860

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 3, 1860

A Case of Abortion and Death - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 17, 1860

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, June 23, 1860

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 7, 1860

Northern Argust - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 4, 1860

E. Clampus Vitus - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 15, 1860

Fire In Horsetown - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 12, 1861

Death After Amputation - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 23, 1861

Died From the Effect of the Heat - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 20, 1861

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper, September 14, 1861

Murder Near Horsetown, Shasta County, By Indians - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, June 2, 1862

Robbery Near Horsetown - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, September 7, 1863

Died - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 28, 1863

The Late James L. Hart - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 2, 1864

Administrators Sale -The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 5, 1864

Large Union Meeting in Shasta - Destructive Fire at Horsetown - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, November 1, 1864

St. Valentine’s Day - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 10, 1866

Richards & Co. - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 13, 1866, 

Christmas Tree - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 15, 1866

Killed - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 29, 1868

Simpson & Leiter - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 30, 1869

Horsetown Store - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 30, 1869

Fire - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 18, 1869

1870 U.S. Census

The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, January 1, 1870

A Shooting Affray - The Marysville Daily Appeal newspaper of Marysville, January 4, 1870

Married - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 5, 1870

Sold Out - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 1, 1871

The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, January 25, 1872

Murder and Wholesale Robbery - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, March 10, 1873

Assaulted - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 22, 1873

The Sentinel newspaper of Red Bluff, November 13, 1875

A Deserted Village - The Trinity Journal newspaper of Weaverville, June 17, 1876

The Weekly Butte Record newspaper of Red Bluff, June 24, 1876

1880 U.S. Census

The San Jose Herald newspaper of San Jose, June 15, 1881

Mike Sweeny Passes Away - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, February 15, 1890

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, December 10, 1895

1900 U.S. Census

The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 5, 1900

The Daily Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 19, 1900

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 12, 1901

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, January 19, 1901

The Free Press newspaper of Redding, April 20, 1901

In Days of Old - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 13, 1903

Nelson Waite Critically Ill - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, April 8, 1904

Nelson Waite Dead - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1904

Nelson Waite Was Old Indian Fighter - The Free Press newspaper of Redding, September 6, 1904

Dredging In Shasta - The Marysville Democrat newspaper of Marysville, February 3, 1905

Oroville Man Buys Interest in Redding Mine - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, February 3, 1905

Big Mining Deal in Shasta County - The Chico Record newspaper of Chico, December 23, 1905

Two Big Mines Reopened - The San Francisco Call newspaper of San Francisco, January 7, 1906

The Horsetown Dredger - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, April 5, 1907

Two New Dredgers Go in Near Redding - The Marysville Daily Appeal, November 19, 1907

Shasta County Dredgers - The Trinity Journal newspaper of Weaverville, November 23, 1907

Electric Substation Is Burned to Ground - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 1, 1908

$125,000 Gold Dredger Is Burned in Shasta County - The Los Angeles Herald newspaper of Los Angeles, August 8, 1908

Horsetown Dredger - The Tehama County Daily Republican newspaper of Red Bluff, May 12, 1909

1910 U.S. Census

Shasta County’s Oldest Pioneer Claimed by Death - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, February 1, 1910

Lived Fifty in Old Shasta Town - The Sacramento Daily Union newspaper of Sacramento, July 15, 1914

Building a Pole Line - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, June 4, 1915

Horsetown and Briggsville - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, August 20, 1915

1920 U.S. Census

The Courier Free Press newspaper of Redding, November 19, 1924

Former Resident of Centerville Dies in Her Old Home in Ohio - The Searchlight newspaper of Redding, May 6, 1926

Final Chapter Mining Town - The Madera Tribune newspaper of Madera, July 10, 1928

1930 U.S. Census

Shasta’s Last Dredger Being Torn Down - The Blue Lake Advocate newspaper of Blue Lake, September 6, 1930

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.

Echoes of the Dim Past - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta written by Rosena Giles, June 21, 1951

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

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

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

Title: Northern Argus[microform] : 1860-1863.
Format: Book Publisher, Date: Shasta County, Calif. : Northern Argus newspaper. Description:
v. Subjects:  Horsetown (Calif.) -- Newspapers.