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6 The Nevada County Nugget Wed., June 20.1973
Prominent people
ARTHUR DE WINT FOOTE
An illustration of the opportunities offered by California to men of
perseverance and energy is demonstrated in the achievements of
Arthur De Wint Foote, who came to California fifty years ago, and
despite many discouraging circumstances encountered by him has
risen to a position of responsibility. Since 1895 he has been in the
employ of the North Star Mines Company and for a number of
years has been consulting engineer for this company. He was born
in Guilford, Conn., on May 24, 1949, a son of George Augustus and
Eliza (Spencer) Foote, both of English descent. George Augustus
Foote was a Connecticut farmer all his life.
Arthur De Wint Foote began his education in the grammar
schools of his native county and completed it in Yale University. He
came to California in 1873 and was active in his profession as a civil
engineer here until 1878, when he went to Dakota Territory and ran
the canal line which brought water to the first mill on the
Homestake Mine. In the fall of 1878 he went to Leadville, Colo., thencéin-1881, to Old Mexico, and in 1882 went to Idaho, where for
twelve years he was engaged as a hydraulic engineer, doing
irrigation work on various irrigation projects, some of which are
now included in the government surveys. In January, 1895, he was
employed by the North Star Mines Company as civil engineer in
charge of laying the pipe line and building the power plant at Grass
Valley; and immediately thereafter took charge of the mines as
superintendent, continuing in that capacity for fifteen years when
he was advanced to his present position of consulting engineer.
At Milton, N.Y. , on February 9, 1876, Mr. Foote was married to
Miss Mary Hallock, and they are the parents of two children:
Arthur Burling, whose sketch will also be found in this history; and
Elizabeth Townsend, now Mrs. Swift, who lives in Massachusetts.
Mr. Foote is non-partisan in politics, preferring to vote for the man
best fitted to serve the public.
JOHN W. CULVER
The proprietor of the Corral House, in French Corral, since
1906, is John W. Culver, who was born in Dixon, Solano County,
September 5, 1860, a son of William and Mary (Bagley) Culver,
natives of Detroit, Mich. The father came to California via Panama
about 1854. He was ninety-three years old when he died in Solano
County. The mother died at the age of forty-five.
John W. Culver attended King’s district school in Solano
County and started out for himself at the age of twenty-two. He took
up a homestead near French Corral, Nevada County, and went into
stockand fruit-raising. On December 25, 1893, he was married to
Lillie M., daughter of John and Louise (Schmidt) Kuhlman, natives
of Baden, Germany. Mr. Kuhlman came to California in the early
-days and was a hotel keeper at Yuba Dam. Lillie Kuhlman had
previously married J. W. Wilcoxson, a native of Missouri, who
settled at Yuba City and followed ranching. By this marriage she
had two children, viz.: Edward, chief operator of the Wise Power
House; and Benton, fireman at the Drum Power House. By the
present marriage Mr. and Mrs. Culver have two children, William,
of San Francisco, and Dorris, at home.
Mrs. Culver is a member of the Daughters of the Golden West
at French Corral. Mr. Culver still has the homestead of 160 acres
and also sixty acres which he bought from the Kuhlman estate,
which now belongs to Mrs. Culver.
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ELIZA KETU
A native daughter of Nevada C
was born in the Selby Flat distric
(Kreamer) Arbogast, pioneers of
be found on another page of the his
Jacob P. Arbogast. Eliza Keturah
Nevada City Grammar and Hig!
marriage occurred, on Novembe
Davis, a native of Douglass Fl:
occurring April 20, 1862. His pare
Davis, were natives of Wales. .
Pennsylvania on coming to the U1
and there he was married. Some ti
and David Davis engaged in minin
William Benjamin Davis was
educated in the Calaveras schools.
bride spent six months in British (
and then returned to Nevada Cour
mining for the balance of his ac
death, which occurred atthe early
superintendent of the Texas Mine
Five children were born to Mr.
Arthur W., Harry Mz Gitbert J J.,
William Harvey, Ahe son‘f Willi
home life of the family. Gilbert J. ;
High School and. the Humboldt Si
following his graduation he taugh
Washington stil shod of Neve
the North San Juan School, and he
Nevada City Grammar Schools, w1
has been principal. The grammar s
pupils, with eleven instructors c
member of the Nevada County Bos
interested in advancing the cause 0
Mrs. Davis is the owner of a .
Nevada City, on the Bloomfield 1
Davis, manages for her. She supp
political matters, and is keenly ali
made in this part of California, no
reaching in effect.
CURTH ST ABOVE SOUTHEAST S{DC.
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