History of Yuba and Sutter Counties, California : with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the counties who have been identified with their growth and development from the early days to the present

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by  Delay, Peter J., 1865-

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HISTORY OF
YUBA SUTTER
and
COUNTIES
CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the Counties Who Have Been
Identified with Their Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present
HISTORY BY
PETER DELAY
J.
ILLUSTRATED
COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
;
192+
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
HISTORICAL SECTION
Portrait, Peter J. Delay page 34
D Street, Marysville, in 1923 page 48
Marysville's First Fire, 18S1 page 132
Marysville in 1854 page 132
Portrait, Mary Murphy Covillaud page 136
Company C, Champion Marksmen page 196
BennyLynch and General Sutter's Gun page 218
Sutter Buttes, Sutter County page 226
Sutter County Court House, Yuba City page 270
Yuba CountyHeroes pages 286 and 292
Sutter Count}' Heroes page 300
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1
TABLE OF CONTENTS—HISTORICAL
(Numbers refer to pages.)
List of Illustration's 2
Table of Contents 3
Index of Names 1
Introductory — — 35
"Tierra —de las Uvas!"—Origin—of the name Yuba Location and—area of
vYilulbe.a C"oTuhne—tyGodB-omuanddeariHeosmeCloif—maTtreeeParnodduVcitnse"a—ndFenrattiluirtaylorfesSouutrtceersCoM—uanrtyys'-s
soil (p. 36) The Sutter Buttes Gen. John A. Sutter and Hock Farm Viti-
cultural and horticultural importance of Sutter County. Author's acknowledg-
ments (p. 37).
HISTORY OF YUBA COUNTY
CHAPTER
I
The Days ofthe Indian and the Trapper.. — 39
SutterY'subararivCaolu—ntGye'ns.pJloahcneAi.nSutthteerhiasntdortyheoffoutnhdeinSgtaotfeNeCwo—nHdeiltvieotniap—riSourttetor
and Bidwell's relations with Governor —Micheltorena (p. 40) Fremont's—rela-
tions with Castro and De Arce (p. 42) Fremont's camp in the Buttes The
"18B4e1a—rHFolcagk—PFaartrym.," 18E4a2r—lyCoSredtutlae'rss Ra—anndchE,ar1l8y42G—raTnhtes (Fpl.ug43g)e:GrJ—aonhtn—SSiinccalradir',s
Grant, 18—44 Johnson's Grant, 1844 Theodore—Sicard (p. 44) Don Pablo
Gutierrez Willia—m Johnsonand SebastianKyser —George Patterson,—1845, and
"Sutter's G—arden" Charle—s Roether, 1845 (p—. 45) Jack Smith, 1845 Michael
Nye. 1847 Claude Chana Baptiste Rouelle Nicolaus Allgeier (p. 46).
CHAPTER
II
The "Tragedyof the Sierras" _ — 49
William G. Murphy, survivor of the Donner Party Reminiscences of the
sufferings ofthe Donner Party, asrelatedby Mr. Murphy—to C. G. McGlashan,
and recounted by the latter in his history of the tragedy Tuthill's account
Vicissitudes ofthe Donner Partyas relatedbyJames F. Reed, amember ofthe
party, who was instrumental in procuring relief (p. 51).
CHAPTER
III
The Story of Joseph Brown— — 53
Diary of a Forty-niner Th—e Brown family Organization of the train
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feast at Lasse—n Ranch Help and advic—e from Bidwell (p. 56) Life in the
mining camps Murder of Mrs. Bader—Floods of 1852 and 1853 (p. 57)
Marysville in the—early fifties (p. 58) Indian ra—ids, and the killing of the
H(pe.a6c0o)c—kIcnhitlhderec—nattlPerobsupseicnetsisngininNeNveavdaada(p.(p6.2)5—9)ReTtruorunblofetwhiethBrtohwenInfdamiialnys
to Yuba County Early settlers in Marysville (p. 63).
CHAPTER IV
Yuba County in the Late Forties — 63
Discoveryofgo—ldinYubaCounty Realtytransactionsandchanges made
by the early settlers Credit for first discover}-—of gold north of the American
River and in th—e vicinity of Marys—ville (p. 64) Discoveries by Micha—el Nye
andJonas Spect Camp Far West Realtytransactions in 1849 (p. 65) Board
torficct—ommFiirssstioelneecrtsioneluencdteedrattheScaocdrea—m—eTnotwontooffVrearmenoancfooduendeofd—l—aCwhsanfgoersthinepdrios--
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CHAPTER V
YubaCountyin the Fifties — 68
An era of growth and progress Advant—ages in Marysville's situation
QuietingofthetitletoMa—rysvillelands (p.69) Choice oftribunal, anddealing
withthecriminalelement NicolausAllgeierandt—hetownofNicolaus (p.70)
Appea—rance and population o—f Marysville in 1850 Early public religious ser-
vices —Business firms (p. 71) Eliza, Linda, Feathert—on, and other early settle-
ments First white—child born in the county (p. 72) First election of county
officers, April, 1850 First session of district co—urt in Marysville, June 3. 1850
(p. 73)—The Squatter —movement in Marysville First—issue of the Marysville
Herald, August 6, 1850 State election, Oc—tober, 1850 Epidemic of —cholera
Citycharterdrafted forMarysville (p. 74) Settlersin the earl—yfifties Bound-
aries of Yuba Coun—ty, as established on February 18, 1850 Marysville the
count—y-seat (p. 75) Division of county into fifteen townships, Augu—st 24,
1850 Legislative bi—ll incorporating Marysville passed February 5, 1851 Elec-
tion of city officers Boundaries ofthe city, as laid—down in original charter
Boun—dariesofYubaCountychanged,Apr—il25, 1851 Farmingat Hock Farmin
A18u5g1ustPr9o.sp18e5c1tin(pg.a7t6)M—aryRsevnitlsle—inla1n8d5i1n—gACoMuarnrtiyagdieviadtedHoinctkoeFlaervemn—tRoewpneshailpso,f
the city charter, Apri—l 10, 1852 Reincorporation of Marysville, March 7, 1876,
and—new boundaries Compa—rison of county's population, 18—52, 1860, 1870 and
1877—Marysville T—ownship Gray's City Hospital (p. 77) Pr—acticing attor-
neys Newspapers Bus—iness firms and—real-estate projects Literary and
musical talent (p. 78) —Gold shipments Depressing effect of Fraser River
and Washoe excitements State Fair.
CHAPTER VI
Navigation on the Rivers — 79
Status of—navigation previous to 1849 Arrival of—the Linda at Rose's
tRraafnfcich—(Tph.e80c)hanTnheel cLlaewarreedn—ceFaatnedotfhetheGoFvearwnno—rCDa—alinfaorniSateSatmebaomatNafvairegsatainodn
Company and—Citizens' Steam Navigation Company The C. M. Small and the
Dna.viEg.atKinonig—hTtheFimlolvinegtoofrteheestcahblainsnhelnsavbiygathiyodnrauolnicthmeinFienagt,hearndRivceers.sation of
CHAPTER VII
Transportation in Earlyand Later Days.. 81
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pack —train from Downieville to Foster's Bar Extent of the traffic t—o the
mCailniefsorniTaheStwaagegonCotmrpaianns.y—SAtnageolLdinleasndm(pa.rk8.2):ThGeroPwotnhyofExtphr—eestsr:afficBroTnhzee
marker at site ofWe—stern terminal of pony express, S—acramento Significance
ofth—eponyexpress Organizationandm—ethods (p.83) Thearrivalofthe first
rider Regulations and service (p. 84) Suspension, October 27, 1861. First
Local—TelegraphLines: LinefrombusinesssectionofSan FranciscotoG—olden
Gate Line connecting Marysville, Sacramento, Stockton, and San Jose Line
fromSan Franci—scoto Placerville,viaSacramento. T—he Railroads: California
Pacif—icRailroad CaliforniaNorthernRa—ilroad (p.85) Cal—iforniaCentral Rail-
road We—stern Pacific Railroad (p. 86) Ear—lier attempts Sacramento Valley
Railroad Present railway facilities (p. 87) Remembers first train.
CHAPTER VIII
Gold MinOilndglianndYmaurbkaatCoTuimnbtuyctoo—Early-day terms, customs,—and methods 88
Development of hydraulic mining and dredge mining (p. 90) Yuba County's
leadingplaceas aminingcentre (p. 91). Proposed—Dams at Bullards Bar and
Smartsville: Int—erests behind the project (p.—92) Prospective resumption of
hydraulicmining Wate—rand powerinterests Possibilities ofda—nger (p. 93)
Letter of Major Grant Replv of the editor of the Bee (p. 94) Later details
of the project (p. 98).
CHAPTER IX
Floods anNdotFablloeodFlCooodnst:roIlndian tradition of a gr:eat flood,—about 1805—Indian 99
Peter's account of the flood in the winter of 1825-1826 Floods of the late