Volume 011-2 - November 1957 (2 pages)

pouring down, the wagon train had dwindled down to ten wagons. By a clever movement the wagon train was placed end to end under cover of the bridge for protection from the rain. S'.oy reached Marysville via the Anthiny =louse after six months of travelwe : * Cot» worked for Captain William ‘:ms0n, a sea captain whose crew ivwd his ship in 1849 to ruzh to the so'd ficol’s, which comnetie’ the captain to fo lew sult and some to California. Capi ir Thom;oscen left a request that Vee fe marric] his widow, which rett) wes complied with a year later. .2.0"2 Cole was first married to ‘i horapson. “eres Know'and was hanged on the *. vart bridge from a cross beam. Ul» luvor Eritgeport Road became faBe) 18 Aa evimes anid hold-ups, Black E of ah: aeont and the Blac Bart bts [ter semaine that he hid behind waitug for the stage to come. On the road at a junction remains an ol} 1859 structure as a plain backhouse (a ia Chic Sale), or plain privy, now used to deposit U. S. mail. Nearby on a ranch on the old Vinyard Bourn place stands the old Hangman Tree wtih a chain imbedded in a limb which held the hangman’s noose. Capiain Thompson, among others, is buried in the quaint cemetery located on the ranch. PATERSON, MELROSE, CHEROKEE, OR TYLER—TAKE YOUR PICK The first house was called Oregon and Utter. Henry Morgan married Martha Dliion, 1855, in Canada. They came to San Francisco via the river route through Wheatland over the covered bridge via Smartville to Cherokee. Henry had a store, bought gold and kept a post office, John O'Conner came to California via Isthmus of Panama in 1867. Voters numbered 295. There was more than one hotel. Indians were mining here in 1850. M. Martin, postmaster at Paterson had a salary of $33 monthly in the year of 1867. Population in 1852 was 430, on*y two women; 1879 two hotels, one store, later become Melrose. There being discovered another post office ca‘led Melrose in California, Melrose post offic. was changed to Paterson, but there being another Paterson post offi e, l’at»:son was changed to Tyler. It hai tw» saloons. SWEETLAND James Woods came here via Isthmus of Panama in 1852. He had the post office, store, hotel, and Wells Fargo later. Place settled in 1850, and later had 600 population. Cherokee Journal and the Stidger Newpapers in North San Juan had a pretended fued and kept up a sham fight through their editorials, yet they were really friends, one calling the other fellow mean words. Nevada County Historica! oad society November, 1957 Volume 11. No, 2 French Corral Old Schoolhouse Now Community Hail GOLD CAMPS OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH By ANDY ROGERS Rough and Ready, California Situated in the mountains on the Henness Pass Road, where freight teams with their bells on their hames ringing, stages rolling through, the famous Whip Keenbone driving and cussing six to ten mules with two wagons, and bad men traveling through. Join the Nevada County Historical Society; contribute historical articles. Send dues to Mrs. Geneva Rogers, Rough and Ready, California. Ed Fellerson, president; Andy Rogers, chairman publications committee and author. FRENCH CORRAL DOIN’S IN THE DIGGIN’S French Corral is an old, picturesque, historical town, located at the foot of the south side of San Juan Hill. It gets its name from a Frenchman who built a corral for his mules. One of the earliest settlers was Michael Ruth, who came to California via the Isthmus of Panama. Daniel Ruth married Miss Alice Calanan of North Columbia, and she was the daughter of early pioneers who came across the Plains to California. Property was cheap, selling for $1.00 per front foot, so by July 1853 there were seventy houses, two hotels, one store, a bakery, and a saloon. This town, like other mining towns, had a disasterous fire in 1853, and of the seventy buildings fifty were destroyed, The residents made a quick come-back, however, and rebuilt only to be burned out again in May 1854. At one time this town had the biggest Chinatown in the West. On December 1, 1867, the citizens organized a drive to rid the town of Chinamen and destroyed their filthy cabins. Twentyrioters out of one hundred were arrested. It was hard to get a jury and David Norrie was the goat and arrested and fined $100 and the others were turned loose. There was an attempt to establish a post office bearing the name of Carrolton. This was unsuccessful and in 1852 the French Corral post office was established. Some of those who served as postmasters over a number of years were Black, Boardwyne, Mrs. Filer, Williams, Darnell Brothers, M. Treuna, W. E. Moulton, and S, B. Caswell. When Caswell served as postmaster in 1867, his salary was $100 per annum, On January

pouring down, the wagon train had dwindled down to ten wagons. By a clever movement the wagon train was placed end to end under cover of the bridge for protection from the rain. S'.oy reached Marysville via the Anthiny =louse after six months of travelwe : * Cot» worked for Captain William ‘:ms0n, a sea captain whose crew ivwd his ship in 1849 to ruzh to the so'd ficol’s, which comnetie’ the captain to fo lew sult and some to California. Capi ir Thom;oscen left a request that Vee fe marric] his widow, which rett) wes complied with a year later. .2.0"2 Cole was first married to ‘i horapson. “eres Know'and was hanged on the *. vart bridge from a cross beam. Ul» luvor Eritgeport Road became faBe) 18 Aa evimes anid hold-ups, Black E of ah: aeont and the Blac Bart bts [ter semaine that he hid behind waitug for the stage to come. On the road at a junction remains an ol} 1859 structure as a plain backhouse (a ia Chic Sale), or plain privy, now used to deposit U. S. mail. Nearby on a ranch on the old Vinyard Bourn place stands the old Hangman Tree wtih a chain imbedded in a limb which held the hangman’s noose. Capiain Thompson, among others, is buried in the quaint cemetery located on the ranch. PATERSON, MELROSE, CHEROKEE, OR TYLER—TAKE YOUR PICK The first house was called Oregon and Utter. Henry Morgan married Martha Dliion, 1855, in Canada. They came to San Francisco via the river route through Wheatland over the covered bridge via Smartville to Cherokee. Henry had a store, bought gold and kept a post office, John O'Conner came to California via Isthmus of Panama in 1867. Voters numbered 295. There was more than one hotel. Indians were mining here in 1850. M. Martin, postmaster at Paterson had a salary of $33 monthly in the year of 1867. Population in 1852 was 430, on*y two women; 1879 two hotels, one store, later become Melrose. There being discovered another post office ca‘led Melrose in California, Melrose post offic. was changed to Paterson, but there being another Paterson post offi e, l’at»:son was changed to Tyler. It hai tw» saloons. SWEETLAND James Woods came here via Isthmus of Panama in 1852. He had the post office, store, hotel, and Wells Fargo later. Place settled in 1850, and later had 600 population. Cherokee Journal and the Stidger Newpapers in North San Juan had a pretended fued and kept up a sham fight through their editorials, yet they

were really friends, one calling the other fellow mean words. Nevada County Historica! oad society November, 1957 Volume 11. No, 2 French Corral Old Schoolhouse Now Community Hail GOLD CAMPS OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE GOLD RUSH By ANDY ROGERS Rough and Ready, California Situated in the mountains on the Henness Pass Road, where freight teams with their bells on their hames ringing, stages rolling through, the famous Whip Keenbone driving and cussing six to ten mules with two wagons, and bad men traveling through. Join the Nevada County Historical Society; contribute historical articles. Send dues to Mrs. Geneva Rogers, Rough and Ready, California. Ed Fellerson, president; Andy Rogers, chairman publications committee and author. FRENCH CORRAL DOIN’S IN THE DIGGIN’S French Corral is an old, picturesque, historical town, located at the foot of the south side of San Juan Hill. It gets its name from a Frenchman who built a corral for his mules. One of the earliest settlers was Michael Ruth, who came to California via the Isthmus of Panama. Daniel Ruth married Miss Alice Calanan of North Columbia, and she was the daughter of early pioneers who came across the Plains to California. Property was cheap, selling for $1.00 per front foot, so by July 1853 there were seventy houses, two hotels, one store, a bakery, and a saloon. This town, like other mining towns, had a disasterous fire in 1853, and of the seventy buildings fifty were destroyed, The residents made a quick come-back, however, and rebuilt only to be burned out again in May 1854. At one time this town had the biggest Chinatown in the West. On December 1, 1867, the citizens organized a drive to rid the town of Chinamen and destroyed their filthy cabins. Twentyrioters out of one hundred were arrested. It was hard to get a jury and David Norrie was the goat and arrested and fined $100 and the others were turned loose. There was an attempt to establish a post office bearing the name of Carrolton. This was unsuccessful and in 1852 the French Corral post office was established. Some of those who served as postmasters over a number of years were Black, Boardwyne, Mrs. Filer, Williams, Darnell Brothers, M. Treuna, W. E. Moulton, and S, B. Caswell. When Caswell served as postmaster in 1867, his salary was $100 per annum, On January