Tuolumne County Biographies

JOHN A. SAMPSON

Submitted by: Nancy Pratt Melton

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Born in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Oc�tober 3, 1831, came to 
California in 1852.  Proceeding almost immediately to Tuolumne County, he 
engaged in mining in the Corral Ranch Claims, situated on Curtis� Creek. Mr. 
Sampson was one of the proprietors of a tunnel which was run into Table 
Mountain, called Scooperville Tunnel, and which was completed to a length of 
3,500 feet.  His sojourn in the county extended over a period of twelve years, 
during which time he was one of the originators of the Republican party, in 
connection with Dr. Gunn, In 1864 Mr. Sampson came to San Francisco, and for the 
past fifteen years has been employed in the Custom House, at the present time 
holding the responsible position of Assist�ant Cashier.

�A History of Tuolumne County, California� B.F. Alley, 1882.  Pg. 413.