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A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) (713 pages)
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Page: of 713
868 HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
charge of the Pittsburg, where he was for several
years. In 1878 Captain White went to Nevada
City, in charge of the Mount Auburn mine,
which he carried on for two years, and in which
he is still interested. Since then he has not
been actively engaged in mining, but is enjoying in comfort the well deserved fruits of an
active and useful life. He is considered one of
the leading mining authorities on this coast,
having had a life-time experience in the business in several different countries and in all
kinds of rock. Probably there is no better informed man on underground business in the
county than Captain White.
He was married in 1842 to Miss Mary D.
Harvey, also a native of Cornwall, England,
where the marriage. was solemnized. They
have had eight children: James H., born in
England, and now engaged in mining; Fred
John, of the firm of White & Moore, Grass
Valley, was born in Nevada; James married
Miss Hamilton, of Grass Valley; a daughter,
Mrs. Vollmer, resides at San Luis Obispo, her
husband being engaged in general merchandise.
James H. married Miss Theresa Hamilton, of
Grass Valley, and is residing here with his
family. Captain White is a Republican in
politics, and a man of fixed principles.
YRRORRIS VAN MATRE, proprietor of
the hotel at Lewiston, and one of the
active men of Trinity County, is a
native of Wisconsin, born near Mineral Point,
November 25, 1849, his parents being Peter
and Elmira (Heath) Van Matre, natives respectively of Maine and Ohio. In 1852 the
family came to California via New York and
Panama. landing at San Francisco from the
steamer Golden Gate. They stopped for two
weeks at Lewiston, on account of sickness, and
then packed across to Weaverville, where Mr.
Peter Van Matre began mining. He afterward
removed to what became known as the Van
Matre Ranch, near Minersville, where he farmed
for eighteen years, in partnership with Fordyce
Bates. Then he bought out Mr. Bates’ interest
and carried on the place alone thereafter, as
well as looking after some mining interests
until his death, which occurred August 9,
1584. He was a member of Trinity Lodge,
F. & A. M., for many years previous to his
death. In politics he was a starch Democrat,
and twice made almost a successful race tor the
oflice of Sheriff. His widow yet resides on the
old home place. They were the parents of ten
children, five suns and five danghters, all of
whom are living.
Of these children, Morris, whose name heads
this sketch, is the second in order of age. He
commenced mining when yet a boy, on Buckeye
and on Mill Creek, working in all five years in
both. He then engaged in the butchering business in Lewiston, which he carried on until June
1, 1888, with the exception of four years, during
which time he ran the Kansas City Hotel in
Los Angeles, in what ie known as the old depot. He has not, however, given up mining by
any means, but is the lessee of the mining property known as the Phillips claim at Lewiston,
which has an assured future.
He was married in Wisconsin, April 18, 1870,
to Miss Mary E. Leavitt, a native of that State.
They have had three children, of whom one,
Bertram Bennett, is deceased. Those living
are Clarence F. and Hattie May. Mr. Van
Matre, though a com paratively young man, has
witnessed almost the entire mining development
of this section, and well knows by experience
and observation the ups and downs of that most
fascinating of pursuits.
HE
"AMES W. BARTLETT, District Attorney
gc Trinity County, is a native of that
county, born at Junction City, May 15,
1862, his parents being Charles H. and Mary
B. (Kennedy) Bartlett. The father, a native of
Dover, New Hampshire, was reared there, and
came to Califurnia in 1852, via Panama, land-