Volume 042-1 - January 1988 (10 pages)

is shown, parallel to Kate Hayes street, a little to the east of this street. Kate Hayes Flat and Diggins In the history of Bridgeport Township, fa™ published in the 1867 directory”, we find mentioned that a number of Frenchmen from the wine counties of Europe lived near Empire Flat and Kate Hayes Flat, engaged in making wine with excellent success. “The soil abounds in the elements, necessary for the wine grape, and we may well anticipate the time when this portion of our county will be noted for its wine-clad hills and when its wines shall excel the famous vintage of the Rhine.” In addition, this section of the directory lists seven persons at Kate Hayes Flat, one a ditch agent, one baker, two miners and three gardeners. Thompson and West!® noted that the construction of the Bed Rock Tunnel in 1871 made the working of the ground between Birchville and Kate Hayes Flat possible. And they mention that the Esperance Mining Co. held patents for, among others, half the Kate Hayes and Tracy claims, the other half belonging to the Milton Co. The County map!? of 1813 shows a Kate Hayes placer mine, directly south of French Corral at TI7N-R7E, section 26. In Errol McBoyle’s review?° of mining in Nevada County we find the River Mines Company (Eureka Lake and Yuba Canal Company) mentioned. This company owned a large number of claims, among which the Kate Hayes Placer Mine, located at TI7N-R7E, sections 25 and 26. f""\ Finally, we found a Kate Hayes claim on the map’? of 1913, near English Reservoir at TI8NRI3BE, section 4. Speaking about small parks in San Francisco, Oscar Lewis wrote: ‘One was Hayes Park, situated in Hayes Valley, a few blocks southwest of today’s Civic Center?” On modern maps, we still find a Hayes street, which ends at Market Street, at the same location where Ninth Street joins Market. However, it is uncertain whether these locations were named for Kate Hayes. Who was Kate Hayes? Considering how many times the name of Kate Hayes was bestowed on streets, hills, mines etc. it would be of interest to know who Kate Hayes was. Old timers told me that Kate Hayes was a woman who lived where Kate Hayes Street is now. Some claim that she was a nurse. However, since Kate Hayes Street came in existence only at the turn of the century, this is unlikely. However, the Kate Hayes Hill near Allison Ranch was without doubt named for a woman by that name. There was a notorious murderess in England by the name of Kate Hayes??, who was burned at the stake in London on 9 May, 1726. But one would hardly name streets or hills for her! Finally, there was a singer by the name of Kate Hayes, who visited California in the early fifties. In this article we will show that the topographical features were named for her. NOTES FOR SECTION ONE 1 Directories: oo 10 BEGRE= 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 a, N.P. Brown and J.K. Dallison, Nevada, Grass Valley and Rough and Ready Directory, Volume I. San Francisco, Town Talk Office, 1856. There are no other volumes. b, Hugh B. Thompson, Directory of the City of Nevada and Grass Valley. (San Francisco), Charles F. Robbins, 1861. c, William S. Byrne, Directory of Grass Valley Township. San Francisco, Charles F. Robbins, 1865. d, Edwin F. Bean, Bean's History and Directory of Nevada County. Nevada Daily Gazette, 1867. e, Anonymous, Nevada County Directory for 1871-72. Sacramento, H.S. Crocker and Co., 1871. f, John E. Poingdestre, Nevada County Mining and Business Directory. Oakland, Pacific Press, 1895. Samuel Bethell, Map of Grass Valley Townsite, 1972. Sanborn Perris Map Co., Grass Valley, 5 sheets, January 1891. Sanborn Perris Map Co., Grass Valley, 21 sheets, September 1898. H.L.Wells, History of Nevada County, Oakland, Thompson and West, 1880. See p. 67. W. Lindgren, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Nevada City Special. Washington DC., U.S. Geological Survey, 1896. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Grass Valley Quadrangle, 7.5 minute series, Washington DC., 1949. Byrne, l.c., p. 93ff. JG. Hartwell, Map of Nevada County, 1880. Bean, l.c., p. 260. Bean, l.c., p. 189. Bean, lL.c., p. 231. Wells, I.c., p. 187. Poingdestre, I.c. p. 164. C.E. Uren, Map of the vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1897. W.D. Johnston, The Gold Quartz Veins of Grass Valley, California. Washington D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940. U.S.G.S. Professional Paper, nr. 194. See p. 86. Bean, l.c., p.335 Wells, I.c., p.185 FEM. Miller, Nevada County Official Map. 1913. Errol McBoyle, Mines and Mineral Resources of Nevada County. Sacramento, California State Printing Office, 1919. See p. 107. Oscar Lewis, San Francisco, Mission to Metropolis. Berkeley, Howell-North Books, 1966. See p. 101. Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 9, p. 288. Il. THE EARLY LIFE OF KATE HAYES It appears that no book has been written about Kate Hayes. There are a number of articles on her in British magazines, well over one hundred years old, and thus hard to trace. And there is a short article about her in the Encyclopaedia Britannica’, one in the latest edition of the ‘old‘ Groves?, and another one in the New Groves. Finally, there is a two column article on her in the Dictionary of National Biography’. It is therefore curious to find that a quite good biography of her was published in the San Francisco Whig, which was reprinted in the Nevada Journal of 26 November 1852. This article is anonymous and it states that it was compiled from ‘scraps in our possession’. It is hard to believe that some person in San Francisco would have so much information on Kate Hayes; we may therefore suspect that the story was supplied by her agent. Here is the story, as found in the Journal. “Catherine Hayes is a native of Limerick, having been born in Patrick street in that city’, where she resided with her mother and sisters up to the period of her departure for Dublin, to be placed under the care of Signor Antonio Sapio. The development of her musical talent was early and almost without precedent. From her childhood she exhibited a precocity of vocal power that excited astonishment and admiration and won for her the patronage of the Bishop of Limerick to whose warm and liberal encouragement she owes the eminence she has gained. “An incident, somewhat romantic in its character, formed her first introduction to the Right Reverend Edmund Knox. Near the See House’, then situated in Henry street, is the town mansion of the Earl of Limerick, in whose family an aged female relative of Miss Hayes resided. The gardens, attached to those grounds stretched in parallel lines towards the Shannon and were remarkable for their picturesque beauty. It was the chief apparent delight of Catherine Hayes, then a young and timid girl, to sit alone, half hidden by the leaves and warble the beautiful Irish ballads with which her memory was stocked, hour after hour. One evening, while thus employed, some pleasure parties on the river, were attracted to the place by the clear silvery tones of her voice and the correct taste, she even then displayed. “Boat after boat dropped silently down the river and paused in the shadow of the trees whence, as from a bird-cage came the warblings that attracted them. Not a whisper announced to the unconscious child the unseen audience she was delighting until a rapturous shout of applause went up; the first intimation the blushing child received of their presence. “The Right Rev. Edmund Knox was one of those listeners and his correct taste and refined discrimination at once discerned the germ of that talent, the mature growth of which has proved the soundness of his judgement. That evening, the open air practice terminated and the timid girl, who knew not the glorious natural gift she possessed, found herself suddenly a musical wonder and heard with a kind of incredulous

is shown, parallel to Kate Hayes street, a little to the east of this street. Kate Hayes Flat and Diggins In the history of Bridgeport Township, fa™ published in the 1867 directory”, we find mentioned that a number of Frenchmen from the wine counties of Europe lived near Empire Flat and Kate Hayes Flat, engaged in making wine with excellent success. “The soil abounds in the elements, necessary for the wine grape, and we may well anticipate the time when this portion of our county will be noted for its wine-clad hills and when its wines shall excel the famous vintage of the Rhine.” In addition, this section of the directory lists seven persons at Kate Hayes Flat, one a ditch agent, one baker, two miners and three gardeners. Thompson and West!® noted that the construction of the Bed Rock Tunnel in 1871 made the working of the ground between Birchville and Kate Hayes Flat possible. And they mention that the Esperance Mining Co. held patents for, among others, half the Kate Hayes and Tracy claims, the other half belonging to the Milton Co. The County map!? of 1813 shows a Kate Hayes placer mine, directly south of French Corral at TI7N-R7E, section 26. In Errol McBoyle’s review?° of mining in Nevada County we find the River Mines Company (Eureka Lake and Yuba Canal Company) mentioned. This company owned a large number of claims, among which the Kate Hayes Placer Mine, located at TI7N-R7E, sections 25 and 26. f""\ Finally, we found a Kate Hayes claim on the map’? of 1913, near English Reservoir at TI8NRI3BE, section 4. Speaking about small parks in San Francisco, Oscar Lewis wrote: ‘One was Hayes Park, situated in Hayes Valley, a few blocks southwest of today’s Civic Center?” On modern maps, we still find a Hayes street, which ends at Market Street, at the same location where Ninth Street joins Market. However, it is uncertain whether these locations were named for Kate Hayes. Who was Kate Hayes? Considering how many times the name of Kate Hayes was bestowed on streets, hills, mines etc. it would be of interest to know who Kate Hayes was. Old timers told me that Kate Hayes was a woman who lived where Kate Hayes Street is now. Some claim that she was a nurse. However, since Kate Hayes Street came in existence only at the turn of the century, this is unlikely. However, the Kate Hayes Hill near Allison Ranch was without doubt named for a woman by that name. There was a notorious murderess in England by the name of Kate Hayes??, who was burned at the stake in London on 9 May, 1726. But one would hardly name streets or hills for her! Finally, there was a singer by the name of Kate Hayes, who visited California in the early fifties. In this article we will show that the topographical features were named for her. NOTES FOR SECTION ONE 1 Directories: oo 10 BEGRE= 16 7 18 19 20 21 22 a, N.P. Brown and J.K. Dallison, Nevada, Grass Valley and Rough and Ready Directory, Volume I. San Francisco, Town Talk Office, 1856. There are no other volumes. b, Hugh B. Thompson, Directory of the City of Nevada and Grass Valley. (San Francisco), Charles F. Robbins, 1861. c, William S. Byrne, Directory of Grass Valley Township. San Francisco, Charles F. Robbins, 1865. d, Edwin F. Bean, Bean's History and Directory of Nevada County. Nevada Daily Gazette, 1867. e, Anonymous, Nevada County Directory for 1871-72. Sacramento, H.S. Crocker and Co., 1871. f, John E. Poingdestre, Nevada County Mining and Business Directory. Oakland, Pacific Press, 1895. Samuel Bethell, Map of Grass Valley Townsite, 1972. Sanborn Perris Map Co., Grass Valley, 5 sheets, January 1891. Sanborn Perris Map Co., Grass Valley, 21 sheets, September 1898. H.L.Wells, History of Nevada County,

Oakland, Thompson and West, 1880. See p. 67. W. Lindgren, Geologic Atlas of the United States, Nevada City Special. Washington DC., U.S. Geological Survey, 1896. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Grass Valley Quadrangle, 7.5 minute series, Washington DC., 1949. Byrne, l.c., p. 93ff. JG. Hartwell, Map of Nevada County, 1880. Bean, l.c., p. 260. Bean, l.c., p. 189. Bean, lL.c., p. 231. Wells, I.c., p. 187. Poingdestre, I.c. p. 164. C.E. Uren, Map of the vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City, California, 1897. W.D. Johnston, The Gold Quartz Veins of Grass Valley, California. Washington D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1940. U.S.G.S. Professional Paper, nr. 194. See p. 86. Bean, l.c., p.335 Wells, I.c., p.185 FEM. Miller, Nevada County Official Map. 1913. Errol McBoyle, Mines and Mineral Resources of Nevada County. Sacramento, California State Printing Office, 1919. See p. 107. Oscar Lewis, San Francisco, Mission to Metropolis. Berkeley, Howell-North Books, 1966. See p. 101. Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 9, p. 288. Il. THE EARLY LIFE OF KATE HAYES It appears that no book has been written about Kate Hayes. There are a number of articles on her in British magazines, well over one hundred years old, and thus hard to trace. And there is a short article about her in the Encyclopaedia Britannica’, one in the latest edition of the ‘old‘ Groves?, and another one in the New Groves. Finally, there is a two column article on her in the Dictionary of National Biography’. It is therefore curious to find that a quite good biography of her was published in the San Francisco Whig, which was reprinted in the Nevada Journal of 26 November 1852. This article is anonymous and it states that it was compiled from ‘scraps in our possession’. It is hard to believe that some person in San Francisco would have so much information on Kate Hayes; we may therefore suspect that the story was supplied by her agent. Here is the story, as found in the Journal. “Catherine Hayes is a native of Limerick, having been born in Patrick street in that city’, where she resided with her mother and sisters up to the period of her departure for Dublin, to be placed under the care of Signor Antonio Sapio. The development of her musical talent was early and almost without precedent. From her childhood she exhibited a precocity of vocal power that excited astonishment and admiration and won for her the patronage of the Bishop of Limerick to whose warm and liberal encouragement she owes the eminence she has gained. “An incident, somewhat romantic in its character, formed her first introduction to the Right Reverend Edmund Knox. Near the See House’, then situated in Henry street, is the town mansion of the Earl of Limerick, in whose family an aged female relative of Miss Hayes resided. The gardens, attached to those grounds stretched in parallel lines towards the Shannon and were remarkable for their picturesque beauty. It was the chief apparent delight of Catherine Hayes, then a young and timid girl, to sit alone, half hidden by the leaves and warble the beautiful Irish ballads with which her memory was stocked, hour after hour. One evening, while thus employed, some pleasure parties on the river, were attracted to the place by the clear silvery tones of her voice and the correct taste, she even then displayed. “Boat after boat dropped silently down the river and paused in the shadow of the trees whence, as from a bird-cage came the warblings that attracted them. Not a whisper announced to the unconscious child the unseen audience she was delighting until a rapturous shout of applause went up; the first intimation the blushing child received of their presence. “The Right Rev. Edmund Knox was one of those listeners and his correct taste and refined discrimination at once discerned the germ of that talent, the mature growth of which has proved the soundness of his judgement. That evening, the open air practice terminated and the timid girl, who knew not the glorious natural gift she possessed, found herself suddenly a musical wonder and heard with a kind of incredulous