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An Illustrated History of California's Gold Rush by Wells Fargo Bank (PH 1-27) (34 pages)
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Page: of 34
BAGBY This town marks the north
what was John Charles Fremont’s h
Grant. After Fremont’s court martial sentence was
remitted by President Polk, Fremont resigned his
commission and retired to his land holdings where
with the aid of hired Mexican miners, he realized a
fortune in gold. As a rich and powerful man in the
new state, he was elected to the Senate and eventually ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency. At Bagby
you can see the ruins of the Benton Mill, built by
Fremont and named for his famous father-in-law
Thomas Hart Benton.
ern border of
uge Mariposa
Bear Valley had enough grizzly bears to more than
supply the needs of the miners and many early
camps were named for encounters with these rather
truculent animals. Bear Valley is probably one of
them. This is the site of a splendid mansion which
Fremont built as his residence. Unfortunately nothing remains of the home now. Gone too is the Oso
House, a hotel built by Fremont, which stood until
1930 when it burned to the ground through someone’s carelessness. But the Fremont Company Store,
the I.0.0.E Hall, the Trabucco Store and the Bon
Ton Saloon still evoke memories of the ‘50’s in California. Bear Valley was also the scene of a private
war between Fremont and a group of claim jumpers.
The “Bear Valley War” was one of the better wars
as wars go, in that no one was injured. In fact, not a
shot was fired. But it was only the intervention of
State officials which prevented a bloody conflict.
HORNITOS The road west from Bear Valley leads
to a little town first settled by Mexican miners who
had been turned off their claims in Quartzburg. The
name means “little ovens” and refers to the squat
A street in Hornitos