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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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HISTORY OF NURTHERN UALIFORNIA. 883
terest in public affairs, and is an influential Republican, has been a leading factor in politics, .
and has done active service on the County Central Committee. In 1884 he was elected to the .
Board of Supervisors of Trinity County, and,
having been re-elected in 1888, is now serving
his second term, and has been all this time its
chairman. He is a member of Trinity Lodge,
No. 27, F.& A. M., and of Trinity Chapter, No. .
19, R. A. M. Mr. Mason has been identified
with Trinity County since the early days, and,
besides being well known, enjoys a high degree
of prosperity.
at iat ea
Weaverville, is a native of Franklin Coun.
ty, New York, born February 24, 1839,
his parents being E. K. and Sophronia H. (Townsend) Smith, the father a native of New York
State and the mother of Vermont. Our subject was only seven years of age when, his father
dying, the family removed to the vicinity of .
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and there he was reared
on his mother’s farm. He was educated at
Lawrence University, Appleton, after which he
commenced teaching. In 1860 he came to California as one of a party of seven, all from the .
neighborhood of his home. They went to St.
Joseph, Missouri, and after fitting out there for
the journey crossed the Missouri River early in
the spring, and thence westward via Forts Kearney and Laramie and Salt Lake. They struck
the Humboldt near Gravelly Ford, crossed the
desert without mishap, and thence on by way
of Honey Lake, bringing up at Susanville
about the first of September. From there they
proceeded directly over the mountains to Plumas
County, and stopped in Indian Valley, where
Mr. Smith worked on a ranch about a month.
He then came to Weaverville, where he commenced mining in the Basin. He mined about
three years with fair success, and then, being
engaged as principal teacher in Weaverville, he
devoted the succeeding tour years to his old pro.
Giver ON W. SMITH, a banker of .
fession. He then resumed mining, which he
followed steadily until 1879, when he was
elected Clerk of Trinity County, serving until
1885 by virtue of two subsequent re-elections.
. In the spring of 1889 he engaged in banking,
which has since claimed his attention. He is
still considerably interested in mining. Among
other properties he owns a half interest in the
Bailey mine, a fine prospect.
He was married in Weaverville, October 21,
1867, to Miss N. Z. Norcross, a native of
Massachusetts. Mr. Smith is a member of
. Trinity Lodge, F. & A. M., of Trinity Chapter,
R. A. M., of North Star Lodge, I. O. O. F., and
of Stella Encampment. He is a Republican
politically, and takes an active interest in public
affairs. He is Chairman of the County Central
Committee of his party.
Postmaster of Marysville, was born in
Lanesborongh, Berkshire County, Massa. IA sn SIDNEY SMITH, the present
. chusetts, in 1820. His father, Silas Smith, was
a farmer. Augustus, the subject of this sketch,
moved to Syracuse, New York, attended school,
and began as an apprentice at the printer’s trade in the office of the Onondagu
Standard, in Syracuse. He served seven
years, and all he obtained for his, services
his board and clothes and a little
schooling. He had four brothers, who published
fuur different papers: one at Watertown, New
York, one at Oswego and two at Syracuse. Out
of the family of six brothers five were newspaper men. At the time our subject completed
his apprenticeship three of his brothers comwas
_ menced the publication of the Weekly Journal,
in 1838.
was added.
In the course of time a daily issue
At first Mr. Smith commenced on
_ the paper as a journeyman, and afterward was
admitted as a partner, from which time the
paper was published by the firm of A. S. & S.
F. Smith, and edited by Vivus W. Sinith. The
office was burned in 1849, and Mr. A. S. Smith