Humboldt County, CA and Trinity County, CA Biographies

Pioneer days in California: (1891)
By: Carr, John, 1827-1896
Humboldt County (Calif.) - Biography; Trinity County (Calif.) - Biography
Publisher: Eureka, Cal., Times publishing company

CHAPTER XLVII. BIOGRAPHY. 

Transcribed by Peggy Hooper

This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm

 



LONG, C. W. � A pioneer business man of Eureka ; is a native of 
New Brunswick, and emigrated to California, leaving his home in 1849, 
and arriving in California in 1850. He came to Humboldt Bay in the 
employ of Ryan & Duff, and was employed in building the first sawmill 
on the bay built by that firm. He remained in the lumber business for 
some time, and then went into the mercantile business with Daniel Pick- 
ard under the firm name of Pickard & Long. In 1863, during and after 
the outbreak of the Indian war, C. W. Long was appointed Captain of 
Company A, California Mountaineers, by Governor Stanford � a battal- 
ion raised for the purpose of subduing hostile Indians, then at war with 
the settlers of Northern California. He served three years in the field. 
For his good conduct as a soldier and officer, he was promoted to the 
rank of Major. After the war with the Indians was brought to a success- 
ful close, Major Long went into the livery business with A. H. Gilbert, on 
the corner of E and Second streets. Eureka. He was appointed one of 
the commissioners to lay out and accept the overland wagon-road. He 
remained in the livery business for several years. Residence, Eureka. 
Occupation, real estate dealer.