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Title: A Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California (1891) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Publisher: Lewis Publishing Company Published: 1891 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Source(s): Google Books # of Pages: 713 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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562 . AISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. trade. He followed the sea regularly until 1857, when he came to America, sailing from Hambnrg on the ship Werser, and landing in New York after a stormy voyage of about six weeks’ duration, in the progress of which a man was lost, while the ship had a mast carried away. This vessel suffered so severely in this storm that she was condemned. Mr. Haselbusch did not remain long in New York city, but went immediately to Chicago, where he remained until fall, engaged in work upon the Illinois Central Railroad. He next went to St. Louis, and thence on the Mississippi River to New Orleans. For a couple of months he was engaged in the navigation of the river on the big boats that ran from the southern metropolis, but in the latter part of 1857 he took passage on a steamer bound for Havana, his destication being California. At Havana he took steamer for Aspinwall, and, crossing the Isthmns to Panama, he left the latter port by steamer for San Francisco, where he arrived in November, 1857. He went at once to Butte County and commenced mining in the Morris Ravine. When he arrived in Oroville he had but three “bits” in money, and this he spent for bread. He met success almost at once, and took out $1,000 in four weeks. He mined in the Morris Ravine until 1860, then moved into Oroville, where he followed hydranlie mining for several years, About 1868 he rented a place in the valley, and after three or four years spent upon it he rented the lands he now cwns, and some three years later bought it. The tract contains 360 acres of good farming land, and is situated about three and one-half miles northeast of Biggs; and here he and his family live in peace and contentment. . He was married in this county April 27, 1873, to Miss Sophia Lohse, a native of Ermshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, born April 2, 1843. She is a daughter of Peter and Mcta (Hoff mann) Lohse, the father a weaver by trade. Ter father died when Mrs. [aselbusch wae avout four years old, and her mother died in 1875, at the age of seventy-five years, Mre. Haselbusch sailed in 1871 on the Teutunia trom Hamburg to Aspinwall, thence crossed by rail to Panama, and froin there proceeded by steamer to San Francisco, where she arrived August 15, 1871, after a voyage of seven weeks and two days. Mr. and Mra. Haselbusch have had two children born to them, one of whom, Rebecca, died at the age of three weeks and four days. Their surviving child is a son, John Henry Frederick William (generally known as Henry), who was born January 28, 1874. He makes his home with his parents, and is an exeinplary young man of considerable promise, who bids fair to do credit to the good name of his parents, who are univereally respected by all who know them. Mr. Haselbusch is a Democrat: politically, but, thongh he takes commendable interest in public affairs, he is ir no sense a politician or an office-seeker. He is a fine type of the generous, open-hearted, hospitable miners who made for California a name throughout the entire civilized world. Now, retired from that enticing occupation, he lives on hie ranch, enjoying the fruits of a well spent life. ES O. DAVIS SPROUL, a prominent member of the bar of Butte County, was born in Solano County, California, June 6, 1859. His father, Dr. S. M. Sproul, was a native of Kentucky. His ancestors came from Ireland in 1700, settled in Virginia, and were among the influential families of the Old Dominion. Dr. Sproul married Margaret Stephenson, also a native of Kentucky. Her grandfather, Joseph Davis, a civil engineer, was sent to Kentucky by the Government, and was there contemporaneons with Daniel Boone. He became a pioneer planter of Clark County, and was a prominent figure in the early settlement of Kentucky, actively participating in the public affairs of both Clark and Bourbon counties. Dr. Sproul and wife emigrated to California in