Lassen County Directory Transcribed by Janie Edwards This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Lassen County, CA 1885 Directory ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ List of names by town - County History at bottom ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BIEBER This most important town of the northern part of the county is situated seventy-five miles northwest of Susanville, via Hayden Hill. Its location is an admirable one, lying a little west of the center of the Big Valley, of which scope of country it is the business metropolis; it commands an unbroken view of some twelve miles of sandy upland to the east; to the south and west four miles of level, black adobe land, and to the north, looking over the same character of rich land, the town of Lookout, six miles distant, can be seen. The people of this town, relying upon these fine agricultural surroundings, have pushed with commendable energy the improvement and development of the place, and are only awaiting the time when railroad connection will establish the place as the commercial center of Northeastern California. Two miles northeast of the town are found a series of hot sulphur springs, the waters of which, thrown out in large quantities, are always above the boiling point in temperature, and are said to possess great curative qualities. The town has good school facilities, fair hotel accommodations and possesses a bright, lively newspaper in the Mountain Tribune, published by Mr. Thomas P. Ford, which enjoys considerable influence and circulation. It has post and express offices, and has outside connections by stage routes to Susanville, and via the Redding, Bieber, Alturas and Lake View route to a railroad connection for San Francisco and other points. Apple, J. H. - farmer 160 acres Arnett, W. C. - farmer 160 acres Avala, Matthew J. - farmer Avala, Joseph - farmer 160 acres Babcock, Andrew - farmer Babcock, Chester - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres Babcock, William - farmer 320 acres Bassett, I. W. - farmer 320 acres Bassett, J. M. - farmer 156 acres Bean, George H. - farmer/stockraiser Bieber, N. - gen mdse, agent, Wells Fargo & Co., postmaster Boyd, Archibald - J. T. Boyd & Bro. J. T. Boyd & Bro. - farmer/stockraisers 800 acres J. T. Boyd - J. T. Boyd & Bro. Brown, F. J. - farmer Brown, Levi H. - cooper Brownell, Dewitt C. - Attorney at law, - stockraiser, 480 acres Calavan, J. J. - farmer Calavan, W. L. - stockraiser 160 acres Carmichael, M. A. - sawmill 320 acres Carroll, Charles W. H. - machinist Clark, Samuel - farmer Clark, William R. - farmer Coats, Amos - farmer Cook, Albert W. - farmer Cook, William - farmer Covell, Frank - farmer Covell, James - farmer Crowley, J. L. - engineer Crowley, Randolph - farmer Crowley, Robert L. - farmer Curry, J. D. - stockraiser 322 acres Davis, S. E. - farmer 310 acres Dowell, Elisha - farmer Dunlap, L. A. Miss - school teacher Earle, Charles F. - farmer Elliott, G. W. - farmer/stockraiser Elliott, George W. - compositor Mountain Tribune Estell, George J. - stockraiser Estell, W. K. - farmer/stockraiser 680 acres Etzenbrouser, Elias - farmer 520 acres Eustis, F. W. - manager C.L. Holley's Estate Finley Bros. - farmer 160 acres Finley, James - Finley Bros. Finley, John - Finley Bros. Ford, Edward S. - compositor Mountain Tribune Ford, Thomas P. - editor & proprietor Mountain Tribune Frazier, A. F. - farmer Fulcher, David - farmer Fulcher, F. G. - farmer Fulcher, J. C. - farmer Fulcher, R.W. - stockraiser 800 acres Fulcher, Thomas J. - stockraiser Gibbins, E. H. - farmer Gibbins, John T. - Gibbins & Page Gibbins, Joseph R. - sheepraiser Gibbins, L. A. Miss - school teacher Gibbins & Page - proprietor of Steam Planing mill Goerig, Antone - stockraiser/dairyman 128 acres Goerig, Charles - Goerig & Parker, livery stable 240 acres Goerig, William - stockraiser 880 acres Goerig & Parker - tollroad Green, Lemuel T. - stockraiser Green, Wright F. - blacksmith Gummer, Joseph - stockraiser 320 acres Hansen, Christian - farmer 160 acres Hansen, Lewis J. - farmer 160 acres Hardin, Henry - farmer Hardin, James H. - farmer Hensley, J. G. - teamster Herrick, A. C. - farmer/stockraiser 640 acres Herrick, Elsie - farmer/stockraiser 470 acres Hockman, Jacob - farmer Holcomb, Charles A. - farmer Holcomb, Isaac W. - farmer Holcomb, James H. - farmer Holcomb, J. W. - farmer 160 acres Holcomb, Stephen N. - farmer Holcomb, W. H. - farmer Holland, William A. - farmer Holley, C. L. - F.W. Eustis manager estate, stockranch, 320 acres Huber, Antone - hostler with Goerig & Parker Jacks, T. H. Mrs. - milliner 160 acres Jackson, G. W. - farmer/stockraiser 600 acres Jones, Henry - stockraiser 320 acres Jones, J. M. - stockraiser 360 acres Jones, Wm. R. - stockraiser Kennedy, Edward - stockraiser Kenyon, C. M. - stockraiser 320 acres Kenyon, Lewis - stockraiser 320 acres Kenyon, W. H. - stockraiser Knox, G. W. - farmer Knox, Noah - sheepraiser Kruze, August - farmer 160 acres Lamburth, C. M. - farmer Lamburth, William F. - blacksmith, wagon maker, farmer, co. supervisor 160 a. Lampton, James L. - farmer Leonard, Charles - farmer Leroy, William - farmer Loomis, Martha Mrs. - proprietor Hill Side Stage Station 320 acres Maynard, Rufus S. - farmer McCrary, James - teamster McGinness, Frank - steam sawmill McWilliams, James - farmer Minthorn, Hiram P. - farmer Monroe, Dennis D. - horse trainer Mountian Tribune - weekly Thomas P. Ford Editor/ proprietor Murphy, E.T. - saloon & billiards Myers, Frederick - farmer/stockraiser 480 acres Nichols, Frank A. - farmer Nix, John T. - butcher Packwood, J. K. - farmer/stockraiser 800 acres Packwood, William - clerk Page, H. O. - Gibbins & Page Parker, William H. - Goerig & Parker 160 acres Paulk, S. H. - teamster 640 acres Perkiss, Arthur R. - Perkiss Bros. Perkiss Bros. - cheese factory Perkiss, C. W. - stockraiser 320 acres Perkiss, S. E. - Perkiss Bros. Peterson, Peter - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres Philliber, Clinton - farmer Powers, George A. - farmer/stockraiser Powers, Lewis - stockraiser 520 acres Powers, Samuel - farmer Ralls, Alexander - farmer Ralls, L. L. - county assessor Ralls, Morgan - farmer Reavis, J. J. - stockraiser 320 acres Reeves, Halsey - farmer 160 acres Richardson, Joseph - farmer Ricketts, R. A. - stockraiser 320 acres Rogers, William L. - blacksmith, horseshoer Roney, W. H. - Justice of the peace, school teacher, farmer 160 acres Rucker, Richard S. - farmer Schafer, Ernst H. - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres, proprietor stallion Bismarck Schooler, W. R. - school teacher, county supervisor 154 acres Shiber, Joseph D. - shuke and rail maker Shirer, Joseph - dairyman Smith, Agustus - stockraiser 160 acres Smith, Green M. - farmer Smith, J. W. - teamster Smith, M. G. - stockraiser 160 acres Smith, William L. - farmer Southard, James W. - farmer Southard, T. W. - lumberman/ shakemaker 146 1/2 acres Stainbrook, Hiram - farmer 160 acres Stonebreaker, W. N. - farmer/stockraiser, proprietor Hot Springs, 360 acres Summers, Perry - farmer Summers, Thomas - stockraiser 160 acres Swigard, George - butcher Swigard, John T. - farmer Symonds, H. K. - millwright, engineer 160 acres Thompson, George - farmer/stockraiser 320 acres Thompson, Samuel - farmer Thompson, William - physician & surgeon Vansickle, Egbert E. - farmer 160 acres Volcklandt, John - painter, clerk with N. Bieber Walker, Joseph - stockraiser 160 acres Walsh, John - stockraiser Walsh, Peter - stockraiser Watson, Archibald - farmer Watson, David - farmer/stockraiser 1160 acres Watson, Milton - farmer 160 acres Watson, S. N. - farmer 440 acres Wilson, T. W. - stockraiser 480 acres Woodin, James - sawyer Woodin, M. P. Mrs. - school teacher Woodmansee, S. A. Mrs. - farmer Zwyssig, John - stockraiser 640 acres BIG VALLEY (See Bieber) BUNTINGVILLE (See Janesville) CEDAR RUN (See Bieber) CENTRE (See Bieber) COPPER VALE A small town, with post office, situated about midway between Prattville and Susanville, sixteen miles from the latter place. It has a tri-weekly stage route each way between these two points. Mountain Meadows, in which the town is located, has an area of twelve thousand acres, principally devoted to stockraising and dairying. Over seven thousand acres of the meadows are on the market, for which liberal arrangements can be made. Anthony, John D. - stockraiser & dairymam 160 acres Charles, -- - sawyer & millwright With P. Cowles Chipman, Frank - miner Chipman, George A. - miner Cowles, P. - sawmill Cronan, Patrick - stockraiser, hotel 1000 acres Dennem, Thos. - hotel 160 acres Faleger, J. A. - stockraiser 600 acres Goodrich, C. C. - postmaster, hotel keeper, stockraiser 7640 acres Hendricks, Thomas T. - Ricketts & Hendricks Holladay, -- - stockraiser 160 acres McCoy, Levi - stockraiser McIntosh, L. H. - stockraiser 1200 acres Miller, -- - sawyer with P. Cowles Monroe, James - miner Pond, Wash. - horse raiser Ricketts & Hendricks - stock & sheep raiser 1600 acres Rider, Eldridge C. - miner Sibley, Joseph - miner Williams Bros. - Sheep raisers Williams, John J. - Williams Bros. Williams, Wm. - Williams Bros. GRASSHOPPER VALLEY (See Merrillville) HAYDEN HILL A small mining town situated fifty-five miles nouthwest of Susanville. The town has two hotels, a schoolhouse, and a postoffice. It is supported entirely by the mines which, in this locality, yeild readily and largely in decomposed quartz, easily worked, and realizes good profits. The population ia about 100 over 60 being employed directly in the mines. Anderson, Harmon - miner Anderson, N. A. Mrs. - widow Banks, John - miner Blue Bell Mining Co. - Preston, Howard, & Dillion Bradshaw, B. S. - miner Burgett, W. H. - miner Cady, Frank - stockraiser 400 acres, res San Joaquin Co. Cady, Frederick R. - stockraiser Castro, Mansel - miner Castro, Morris L. - miner Daniels, Francis M. - miner Dillion, N. B. - Blue Bell Mining Co. Dunbar, William A. - miner Evening Star Mine & Mill - G. F. Hoes proprietor Fluent, James S. - miner Golden Eagle Mine & Mill - Hopkins, Nash & Co. proprietors Hall, James G. - stockraiser 160 acres Hall, Charles C. - miner Harbert, W. F. & Co. - miners Harrold, James P. G. - miner Highet, Edgar F. - miner Highet, Samuel M. - miner Highet, William W. - miner Hoes, G. F. - proprietor Evening Star Mine & Mill 40 acres Holland, John R. - stockraiser Hopkins, L. H. - Hopkins, Nash & Co. 24 acres Hopkins, Nash & Co. - proprietors Golden Eagle Mine Hopkins, W. H. - Hopkins, Nash, & Co. res Calistoga Howard, W. C. - Blue Bell Mining Co. Juniper Mine - John McFailing superintendent Knight, George H. - Roseberry, Harvey & Co. res Adin, Modoc Co. Lacert, Aimee - miner Lake, T. H. - farmer/stockraiser Lee, William M. - miner Lewis, S. S. - miner Lewis, J. C. - Roseberry, Harvey & Co. res Adin, Modoc Co Lonkey, Xavier - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres Loveland, Simeon - farmer Loveland, C. F. - stockraiser 320 acres Massingill, W. A. - Roseberry, Harvey & Co. McBride, W. M. - farmer/stockraiser McBride, W. P. - blacksmith McCurdy, Norton V. - miner McDonnell William - Don't Care Mine, res Calistoga McFailing, John - superintendent Juniper Mine, res Oakland McFarling, George W. - miner McFarling, Johnston H. - painter McKean, West H. - miner McLaine, Daniel - miner Nash, C. H. - Hopkins, Nash & Co. res Calistoga Nebineker, E. F. Mrs. - Roseberry, Harvey & Co. res Adin, Modoc Co Nelson, John C. - miner Norton, Eben - miner Parrish, I. B. & F. P. - stockraisers Parrish, A. - stockraiser Peck, J. L. - Roseberry, Harvey & Co. Perrault R. - stockraiser Preston, R. - stockraiser Preston, E. B. - Blue Bell Mining Co. 160 acres Ritchey, Alonzo P. - miner Rose, Jerry - miner, hotel keeper Roseberry, Thomas A. - Roseberry, Harvey & Co. Adin, Modoc Co. Roseberry, Harvey & Co.- gen mdse Sain, Homer J. - laborer Saling, Richmond - miner Shelby, John C. - miner Smothers, Jacob C. - farmer Snider, Michael - stockraiser 160 acres Spaulding, Ida Miss - school teacher Stearns, William G. - miner Summers, William T. - hotel & stable Trout, J. S. - stockraiser West, Samuel D. - farmer White, John - stockraiser Willis, Clara Mrs. - postmistress HORSE LAKE VALLEY (See Merrillville) JANESVILLE A small town, with post office, twelve miles south of Susanville, in Honey Lake Valley, and is surrounded by fine grain, fruit and dairy lands. It has a hotel and a steam flouring mill of 30 barrells per day capacity. Daily connections by stage to Susanville and Reno are had each way daily. Alexander, Abraham - Blum & Alexander Arnold, John D. - farmer Ashley, Augustus F. - mechanic Babcock, C. M. - 120 acres Bailey, George B. - farmer Bailey, Ira E. - teamster Bailey, J. R. - hotel, fruit raiser, gardener, 80 acres Bailey, Walter - farmer Bailey, W. R. - farmer Baldwin, Henry D. - farmer Baldwin, Jerry - farmer Bandy, William J. - laborer Barham, Charles - Conger & Barham Barham, T. M. - farmer 210 acres Barnett, David - farmer Barry, J. N. - farmer 400 acres Barry, N. J. - school teacher Bass Bros. - stockraisers Bass, Ed. - Bass Bros. Bass, John E. - farmer Bass, R. D. - farmer 840 acres Bass, Richard - 559 acres Bass, Stephen S. - Bass Bros. Bass, Wm. B. - farmer Bird, Albert D. - Eustice, Bromby & Co.; school teacher Boggs, J. Robert - blacksmith, wagon maker 160 acres Bond, Jeremiah - farmer, teamster, 320 acres Boody, Rachel - widow Bouchard, Alexander - miller Broadwell, Jacob - farmer Bromby, Albert - Eustice, Bromby & Co. Brubeck, L. W. - farmer 311 acres Buchard, Alexander - miller Byers, J. D. - cattle raiser Cain, Geo. M. - farmer Clark, Charles - farmer Clark, N. & Son - 235 acres Clark, Wm. H. - farmer Clinton, Duncan - laborer Conger & Barham - farmers Conger, Joseph - Conger & Barham Cornelison, Wiley - saw mill 320 acres Dakin, H. H. - Dakin & McClellan Dakin & McClellan - proprietors Honey Lake Mills Davie, G. B. - dairyman Day, Lewis A. - teamster Decious, J. W. - farmer 174 acres DeForest, Clinton - farmer 160 acres Dill, Andrew - farmer 600 acres Dukee, Joseph - farmer Duncan, Clinton - teamster Dunn, James - farmer Dunn, J. R. - farmer 650 acres Dunn, John T. - farmer Dunn, Lizzie Miss - school teacher Dunn, W. D. - farmer 160 acres Elledge, Millard F. - farmer Epley, T. R. - farmer 320 acres Eustice, Bromby & Co. - farmers Fairfield, A. N. - school teacher Fairfield, E. W. - farmer 160 acres Faringer, J. - laborer Faulkner, Jacob A.- engineer Fisher, J. L. - farmer 160 acres Foley, R. E. - physician & surgeon Foot, Alfonso - farmer Foot, Lorenzo - farmer Frazier, Samuel - farmer 200 acres French, T. J. - farmer 348 acres Fry, G. W. - farmer 640 acres Gaddy, Collins - farmer Gamron, Vincent - farmer Gray, A. Mrs. - farmer 80 acres Haley, E. E. - teamster Haley, H. N. - teamster Haley, James L. - farmer Hallett, Isalah E. - farmer Hartson, Charles - farmer Hemler, Oscar - McMurphy & Hemler Hicks, Leonard - farmer 880 acres Hoffman, Floyd B. - farmer Hoffman, Samuel - farmer 560 acres Holmes, Edgar B. - farmer Honey Lake Mills - flouring, Dakin & McClellan proprietors Hostetter, F. M. - farmer 160 acres Hostetter, Frank M. Jr. - teamster Hudson, A. J. - farmer Hudson, E. - miner 320 acres Hudson, J. - miner 60 acres Hudson, James M. - farmer Hughes, John - laborer Hughes, Thomas W. - carpenter Ingram, John J. - farmer Jellison, John E. - carpenter Johnson, John - farmer Kelley, J. D. - Kelley & Winchell Kelley & Winchell - farmers/stockraisers Kirby, Henry - farmer Kirby, N. - farmer 212 acres Lane, Andrew - wagon maker Lane, A. W. - carpenter Lane, Louis L. - laborer Lax, S. - farmer 160 acres Leitch, Peter - farmer Leitch, William - farmer 295 acres Lowe, Alonzo - farmer 80 acres Lowe, John - farmer 218 acres Lybarger, Geo. R. - farmer Lynch, Peter - farmer Madden, Geo. W. - mason Masten, J. T. - farmer 400 acres Masten & Ramsey - farmers 400 acres McClellan, H. E. - Dakin & McClellan McGranahan, G. B. - hotel McMurphy, Abner - farmer McMurphy, Harry H. - McMurphy & Hemler 357 acres McMurphy & Hemler - stockraisers 400 acres McShane, David - laborer Meylert, G. W. - proprietor stage lines, mail contractor, farmer, gen msde 3920 acres Meylert, H. W. - manager with G. W. Meylert and postmaster Moe, H. M. - farmer 325 acres Moore, Cornelius A. - lumberman Moyer, Hiram - laborer Moyer, James T. - farmer Moyer, N. - farmer Moyer, Peter - farmer 160 acres Moyer, Samuel - farmer Moyer, Urias - farmer Mulroney, T. J. - farmer 320 acres Myers, Ed. - blacksmith Nett, Frank - farmer Painter, S. H. - teamster Parker, Frank L. - farmer 160 acres Parker, Sarah Mrs. - farmer Parks, Fred. W. - farmer 45 acres Parks, Hiram B. - farmer Parks, Myra Miss - school teacher Sharp, J. P. - farmer 271 acres Sifford, Alexander - farmer Smith, George M. - farmer Smith, James M. - farmer Smith, J. D. - farmer 320 acres Smith, Jonathan A. - farmer Smith, J. W. - sheepraiser Smith, J. P. M. - farmer 120 acres Spencer, Moses T. - farmer Spoon, A. J. Rev. - farmer 360 acres Spoon, Preston J. - farmer 158 acres Stinger, Frank P. - laborer Summers, Francis M. - farmer Tanner, Martin - farmer Tatum, S. C. - farmer Terrill, George P. - laborer Thompson, Richard - farmer Tyrrell, Henry - farmer Wales, G. R. - farmer 292 acres Winchell, F. N. - school teacher Winchell, Hiram - Kelley & Winchell Woodruff, Benjamin C. - farmer Yanner, J. M. - engineer JOHNSTONVILLE (See Susanville) JUNIPER (See Bieber) LAKE (See Susanville) LONG VALLEY A Post Office, situated at the extreme southeastern part of the county. Bacon, F. W. & Bros. - 400 acres Bennett, T. D. - hotelkeeper, farmer 320 acres Black, A. D. - miner Booard, C. M. - farmer Bryan, Richard C. - hotelkeeper Calligan, W. H. - farmer 200 acres Cameron, D. - farmer 320 acres Cameron, David Jr. - farmer 320 acres Church, Charles G. - laborer Clark, Charles B. - stockraiser Craig. John S. - farmer Crowder, Thomas P. - laborer Cutting, W. B. - 160 acres Dalton, Ed. - farmer Dooley, Charles - farmer 160 acres Dooley, R. M. - farmer Doyen, H. J. - mechanic Doyle, John W. - farmer 400 acres Farley, Thomas - farmer 185 acres Ferris, E. - farmer Greeno, George - farmer 158 acres Harwood, Charles A. - farmer Harwood, John T. - farmer 40 acres Hartery, Thomas - farmer 320 acres Hopkins, W. S. - laborer Ingram, Hugh L. - farmer Ingram, Robert - farmer 80 acres Jones, Charles E. - farmer Jones, W. E. - farmer 120 acres Leonard, Samuel - laborer McKissick, Jacob - stockraiser 4780 acres McNamara, Mary Mrs. - farmer 538 acres McQuarrie, Malcolm - farmer Miller, James - stockraiser Miller, Robert - stockraiser Rhodes, J. M. - farmer 1640 acres Rhodes, Lloyd B. - farmer Riley, William - farmer 320 acres Robert, Joseph L. - farmer Roberts, J. C. - farmer 160 acres Roberts, Jonathan B. - farmer Robinson, John - farmer Robinson, J. H. - farmer Robinson, William J. - farmer Ross, A. E. - farmer 1580 acres Rowland, F. M. - 280 acres Steinberger, J. M. - stage station 400 acres Talbot, Basil H. - teamster Templar, James A. - stockraiser Thompson, George A. - teamster Tipton, Jasper J. - farmer Trudell, Charles - laborer Waltz, William - farmer 320 acres Ware, D. W. - farmer Williams, J. F. - farmer Williams, Joseph - farmer Wilson, Addison N. - laborer Wood, Iris C. - farmer MERRILLVILLE A small town with post office, twenty miles from Susanville, located on Willow Creek, in the valley of the same name. Hurlbut's sawmill at this place has a capacity of 3000 feet per day. A large hotel is now in process of erection. Blair, A. V. Mrs. Blair, J. J. - farmer 320 acres Blair, Robert - farmer Blunck, J. H. - farmer Buchannan, Ervin - farmer Burris, Frank V. - stockraiser Cramer Bros. - stockraisers 1980 acres Cramer, Charles - Cramer Bros. Cramer, Daniel - Cramer Bros. Cramer, David - farmer Davis, J. H. - farmer/stockraiser 160 acres Davis, William S. - farmer/stockraiser 483 acres DeFanti, Pasquale - dairyman Dow, William - stockraiser 160 acres Eicher, Wm. B. - farmer Fairhead, James - stockraiser Fluery, Frank M. - saloon, stockraiser 160 acres Fluery, Firman - farmer Folsom, M. O. - stockraiser 2438 acres Folsom, Olsen - stockraiser 480 acres Fox, Albert A. - laborer with Wm. S. Davis Frilter, James W. - farmer Gaerig, William - dairyman Gattleman, Herman - laborer Gerking, David - laborer Grass, Leonard - farmer Hallstead, James - cook Healey, Matthew - stockraiser 1400 acres Heavy, John - sheepraiser 330 1/2 acres Henry, Lucas - farmer Hoagland, Henry L. - farm overseer Hurlbut, Charles E. - farmer Hurlbut, Timothy J. - farmer Hurlbut, P. D. - postmaster, proprietor sawmill, 600 acres Jacobs Bros. - farmers 320 acres Jacobs, Adam - Jacobs Bros. Jacobs, John - Jacobs Bros. Jacquis, Alfred - carpenter Jones, Newton - Jones & Summers Jones & Summers Knudson, Louis - farmer 660 acres Lake, John - farmer Legalle, John T. - farmer Loveland, Anderson - stockraiser Loveland, Frank - stockraiser Losey, Allen - farmer Mawer, William - farmer Menefee, Breckenridge - laborer Menefee, James B. - farmer Menefee, N. W. - farmer Newhouse, Benjamin - farmer/stockraiser Penman, John T. - laborer Penman, William F. - miner Prime, Henry S. - laborer 160 acres Rankin, Andrew J. - laborer Richards, Reese - farmer Ridgeway, E. W. - laborer Rogers, William B. - farmer Shumway, B. E. - stockraiser 520 acres Shumway, George - farmer Shumway, M. Mrs. - 640 acres Shumway, Nathan - farmer Siebert, Charles - laborer Small, John - farmer Summers, J. H. - Jones & Summers Thibault, E. Mrs. Tuneson, A. L. - stockraiser 960 acres Vadney, Milton - dairyman Vallier, Alfred A. - farmer Williams, W. R. - 160 acres York, J. C. - hotel, stockraiser, farmer, dairyman Young, John P. - mechanic MILFORD A post office, in the southeastern part of the county. Freight for this point is shipped to Reno, Nev. Express matter to Janesville. Adams, Wellington - laborer Andrus, W. F. - stagedriver Bass, Ed. - stockraiser Bell, J. C. - farmer 240 acres Bennett, Richmond - farmer Benoist, John - farmer Boyd, George - lumberman Bull, Benjamin - sheepraiser Cannon, Wm. M. - carpenter Cashman, Samuel - 640 acres Cole, Amos J. - laborer Crosby, James - laborer DeWitt, K. A. Mrs. - school teacher Disch, Henry - farmer 320 acres Downing, Samuel - gardener 160 acres Downing, Samuel N. - farmer Doyle, James - farmer 440 acres Doyle, John E. - farmer Doyle, S. A. - gen mdse & postmaster Doyle, Thomas B. - stockraiser Epstein, A. G. - farmer Epstein, Joseph M. - machinist Forkner, Albert - sheepraiser Forkner, Charles A. - sheepraiser Glasscock, George W. - farmer 160 acres Grass, Leonard - farmer 160 acres Hay, Addison J. - laborer Hay, Colwell J. - farmer Hostetter, Frank - farmer Lawson, Wade - laborer Lindsey, F. H. - stockraiser 160 acres Loomis, C. A. - sawmill Marty, C. - dairyman 244 acres McCarthy, John H. - stage driver McDermott, James - stockraiser 577 acres Monahan, Patrick C. - laborer Nowells, Addison G. - laborer Parker, George F. - 327 acres Parker, William - 400 acres Post, L. B. - farmer Ragen, Patrick - laborer Raker, George - farmer Raker, William - farmer Renfrow, Jasper - laborer Rice, C. S. - farmer Rice, George - farmer Rice, Joshua B. - farmer Roberts, S. M. - hotelkeeper Sifford, W. H. - farmer 80 acres Skinner, Homer - farmer Skinner, M. - physician, farmer Squires, Robert L. - laborer Stevens, James - farmer True, Thaxter - blacksmith, wagon maker Tyler, Jerry - farmer 320 acres VanCleave, Arthur M. - laborer Vannetter, Frank - carpenter Washburn, H. I. - painter 160 acres Washburn, L. B. - farmer 258 acres Wemple, Joseph C. - farmer, county supervisor, 500 acres Whiting D. P. - apple raiser 320 acres Wilbur, F. A. - farmer 120 acres Williams, E. A. - superintendent schools Williams, E. A. Mrs. - school teacher Woolen, J. R. - farmer 240 acres MISSOURI BEND (See Susanville) MOUNTAIN MEADOWS (See Copper Vale) OAK GROVE (See Milford) PLEASANT BUTTE (See Bieber) PROVIDENCE Post Office, Adin, Modoc Co. Brown, Charles - farmer Chase, John G. - farmer Hendricks, Henry C. - stockraiser Hoyt, Robert C. - farmer/stockraiser Parault, A. - farmer, sheepraiser Parrish, Frank P. - stockraiser Parrish, Joseph F. - farmer Parrish, William B. - stockraiser Purdham, F. - farmer Robb, John A. - mechanic Sains, Lewis M. - teamster Stratton, Charles M. - laborer Witt, Thomas - stockraiser RICHMOND (See Susanville) RIVERSIDE (See Susanville) SECRET VALLEY (See Susanville) SOLDIER BRIDGE (See Janesville) SUSANVILLE The county seat of Lassen county, is situated about one hundred and fifty miles northeast from Sacramento, and ninety- five miles northwest from Reno, Nevada. The location itself is a peculiarly attractive one, lying as it does just at the base of the Sierra Nevadas, where the mountains give way abruptly to a comparatively level plateau and an unobstructed view over thirty miles is obtained, including almost the entire expanse of the Susan River Valley. The river itself rises in the mountains west of the town, flows past on the south side, thence in a southeasterly direction to its mouth, some twenty-five miles distant where it empties into Honey Lake. For about half of this distance (that part adjacent to Susanville) the land is thickly settled; small farms, well built and attractive residences, and large and commodious barns and outbuildings being the rule. The remaining portion of the valley will, with irrigation, unquestionably develop as well. The United States Land Office, located at this place, shows a record of 1694 cash, 1279 final homestead and 73 final desert entries, and there still remains within the limits of this district much valuable timber lands open to claimants, as well as so rated desert land which only needs irrigation to bring it up to a standard in fertility which will compare favorably with any land of the State. Susanville has one newspaper, The Lassen Advocate, weekly, which is the official county paper. It is ably conducted by Messrs, McKinsey & Hayden, proprietors. The school facilities of the town are fully up to the times; the Methodists and Congregationalists have fine and commodious church buildings, and the organizations are well sustained. Its hotel accommodations are amply provided for in two hotels, the Johnston House, a well conducted establishment, kept by Messrs, Dowling & Myers, being worthy of special mention, and among its business interests may be specially noted the Lassen Mills, with a capacity of forty-five barrels of flour per day, which is kept constantly running. Outside communications are had by daily stage line to Reno, twenty miles of this route on the end next to Reno being by rail. Two other lines are run during seven months of the year, one to a connection with the California and Northern Railroad to Oroville, and the other to Chico, connecting at that point with rail to all parts of the State. It has a money order post office, and Wells, Fargo & Co's Express. Able & Archibald - farmers Able, Lansing J. - Able & Archibald Adams, Isaac - farmer 160 acres Adams, Napoleon B. - laborer Adams, William W. - laborer Alexander, John T. - farmer Alexander, Julius - Blum & Alexander Alexander, Abraham - Blum & Alexander res Martinez Alexander, Samuel G. - farmer 320 acres Alverson, Cary S. - County Surveyor, & U.S. Deputy Surveyor Antelope Gold & Silver Mining Co. Anthony, John D. - miner Archibald, Charles H. - Able & Archibald Armstrong, Daniel D. - butcher with J. W. Glasscock Armstrong, E. Mrs. - farmer 160 acres Armstrong, James A. - laborer Armstrong, John A. - hostler with D. Houk Armstrong, Thomas J. - farmer Arnold, Alexander T. - proprietor Water Works, fruitraiser 79 acres Arnold, Isaac N. - with A. T. Arnold Arnold, Leroy D. - planing mill Arnold, Leroy N. - miner Arrowsmith, Henry - clerk Asher, Morris - Greehn & Asher Asher, Wm. - clerk with Greehn & Asher Bagin, Patrick - farmer 188 acres Bagwell, James W. - woodchopper Bangham, E. G. - farmer 187 acres Bantley, Antone - farmer 760 acres Barber, Joseph B. - laborer Basil, George - carpenter Baxter, George W. - farmer Baxter, John - horseraiser Benjamin, Charles - farmer Benjamin, F. J. - farmer 80 acres Benjamin, W. M. - farmer Bennett, Herbert - barber with Benjamin Hamilton Bereman, Henry- saloon & billiards Bergstrom, John - miner Bird, Cecil - architect Bishop, M. C. - farmer 320 acres Blake, J. C. - Justice of the peace, farmer, gardener 160 acres Blakesley, Charles W. - laborer Blum & Alexander - gen msde, stoves, & tinware Blum, Simon - Blum & Alexander res Martinez Bogard, John J. - sheepraiser 160 acres Bonyman, Edward - stockraiser 22 1/2 acres Borette, John S. - farmer Branham, James - agent Wells, Fargo, & Co., notary public, insurance agent Branham & McDow - quartz mill & mine Brashear, W. S. - road overseer Bridges, Joseph M. - carpenter Brockman, William - farmer 280 acres Brodwell, Jacob - farmer 320 acres Brophy, Charles C. - saloon Brown, Samuel A. - teamster Buck, John W. - sheephearder Burges, Thomas L. - laborer Burnie, Alexander - saloon Burnie, C. N. - saloon Burris, W. - farmer 320 acres Bynon, Jos. R. - miner Cadle, J. F. - foreman Lawrence & Nelson sawmill res Greenville Cahlan, John - Scholl & Cahlan Cain & Glasscock - butchers Cain, J. R. - constable & cattle dealer Cain, Mollie Miss - school teacher Cain, W. M. - farmer 525 acres Carter, Oscar L. - laborer Cavanaugh, Michael - herder Chamberlin, Philander - Chamberlin & Titherington, & physician Chamberlin & Titherington - bee raisers Chapman, George W. - laborer Clark, Walker B. - farmer Coalman, James C. Cohn, Bros. - gen mdse Cohn, Jacob - Cohn Bros. Cohn, Simon - Cohn Bros. Coldthruth, Isaac - farmer Cole & Clark - farmers Cole, Conrad - miner Cole, Jesse - Cole & Clark Coleman, Jane Mrs. - seamstress with Mrs. J. H. Slater Collins, Charles C. - laborer Conkey, Albert - farmer Conkey, Amos - laborer Conkey, Elizabeth Mrs. - farmer 160 acres Cooper, J. F. - farmer Copple, D. E. - barber Connell, H. C. - farmer 42 acres Coulthirst, Isaac - farmer 130 acres Coulthirst, M. J. Mrs. - farmer 70 acres Cowles, Harlan P. - lumberman Craig, Milton - teamster Craig, Rulif - laborer Cummins, A. B. - carriage & sign painter David, F. L. - farmer Davie, John L. - farmer Davis, John C. - farmer 160 acres Davis, Richard L. - school teacher DeForest, A. E. - farmer 320 acres DeForest, G. E. & C. - farmers 320 acres DeForest, Henry L. - farmer DeMars, Isaac - miner Dempster, James - dentist Detrick, Edward L. - tinner with Blum & Alexander DeWitt, Arthur F. - farmer Dexter Stable - D. Houk proprietor Dibble, S. C. - supervisor Dobbins, Frank - bartender Johnston House Dobyns, M. A. Mrs. - farmer 160 acres Dodge, E. R. - District Attorney Dornin, Franklin B. - laborer Dowling, David A. - Dowling & Myers Dowling & Myers - proprietors Johnston House Doyle, Otis - school teacher Drenon, Jackson C. - laborer Duncan, John W. - teacher music Dungan, Elmer - laborer Dungan, James - laborer Dunn, Daniel - farmer Durkee, Joseph - farmer Eaves, Ambrose - physician & surgeon Edwards, D. A. - farmer Edwards, William H. - farmer Elledge, Frank M. - carpenter Elledge, James - laborer Elledge, John R. - sheepraiser Elwood, Robert - sheepraiser Evans, Morgan E. Fischer, Fabian - clerk with Cohn Bros. Fiske, Solon H. - laborer Fitzell, Henry G. - farmer Forkner, Charles - deputy Sheriff Fox, Charles L. - laborer Fox, Samuel - teamster Freeman, J. C. - farmer Frost, L. L. - correspondent Gardner, Wm. C. - sheepherder Garrett, Charles L. - blacksmith Garrett, John P. - farmer 240 acres Gaskill, Caleb - laborer Gates, R. F. - sheepraiser 320 acres Gehring, John P. -saddler with C. M. Stoll Gilman, Jerome A. - furniture & bedding, 80 acres Glasscock, J. W. - butcher Glasscock, J. W. Mrs. - millinery & dressmaking Goering, Henry - cooper Goumaz, P. J. - farmer/stockraiser 483.23 acres Gowenlock, Robert - real estate Grabel, Joseph T. - lumberman Graham, Byron - hostler Empire Stables Grass, F. S. - farmer Grass, Josiah - farmer Greehn & Asher - gen msde, stoves, & tinware Greehn, Hattie Miss - dressmaker with Mrs. J. H. Slater Greehn, William - Greehn & Asher 320 acres Greenville Bottling Works - J. R. Murray proprietor branch at Susanville Gross, Franklin - speculator Groton, W. D. - physician & surgeon Hale, Joseph - saloonkeeper Haley, James - farmer Hall, C. E. - butcher Hall, Ezra B. - farmer Hall, Joseph - speculator Hall, Samuel R. - farmer Hall & Snyder - proprietors Lassen Mills Hall, S. R. - gen mdse Hall, William H. - Hall & Snyder, 160 acres Hall, Wright P. - register U. S. Land Office, farmer/stockraiser, wooldealer 932 acres Halpine, John - painter Hamilton, Benjamin - barber shop & baths Hanson, John A. - photographer Harbin, J. B. - teamster Harbin, Wm. - teamster Harris, Wm. A. - blacksmith Harrold, Josiah - miner Harrison, Dennis A. - stockraiser Harrison, Geo. W. - carpenter 271 acres Harrison, S. N. - musician Harrison, W. R. - speculator Hart, C. F. - farmer 160 acres Hart, Jefferson - teamster Hayden, E. W. - McKinsey & Hayden Heckart, Frank A. - laborer Heaps, Mary - widow, realestate Heller, David - bookkeeper with Blum & Alexander Hendrick, J. W. - farmer 362 acres Higgins, John A. - laborer Hines, Fred. - farmer Holmes, Nathaniel - farmer Horne, Frank E. - farmer/stockraiser 1529 acres Hosselkus, John W. - farmer, stonemason, 320 acres Houk, D. - proprietor Dexter Stable Howell, Oscar - carpenter Hughes, Henry - farmer Hulsman, Frederick W. - painter Hulsman, John F. - farmer 800 acres Huntsinger, Benjamin F. - farmer Huntsinger, Wm. C. - laborer Hyer, D. C. - books, stationary, & varieties, asst. postmaster, Co. Treasurer Jennison, Albert B. - miner Jensen, Jurgen - farmer Jensen, Judd - farmer 160 acres Jenison, William H. - T. N. Long & Co. Johnson, David - farmer 130 acres Johnson, Florence - domestic Steward House Johnson, Samuel - painter Johnston, Chester - farmer Johnston, Frank - farmer Johnston House - Dowling & Myers proprietors Johnston, Martha M. Mrs. - farmer 160 acres Johnston, Robert - farmer 160 acres Jones, Mrs. - boarding Jones, Isaac M. - farmer Kelley, Clarence G. - attorney at law 160 acres Kelley, G. F. Mrs. - widow farmer 880 acres Kelley, John D. - Kelley & Winchell Kelley, Seth - farmer Kelley & Winchell - stockraisers Keyes, Jerome - farmer Kingsbury, Edward - farmer 160 acres Knoch, David - capitalist 690 acres Langley, H. C. Rev. - pastor Congregational Church LaPoint, Frank - laborer Lassen Advocate - weekly, McKinsey & Hayden proprietors Lassen County Land & Cattle Co. - John H. Marker superintendent Lassen Mills - flouring Hall & Snyder proprietors Lawrence, C. H. - Lawrence & Nelson Lawrence & Nelson - sawmills, & 10,000 ft capacity, 7mi w. Susanvanville Lawrence, Thomas K. - sheepraiser Lawson, Charles - farmer, teamster 340 acres Lawson, George W. - painter Lawton, Benjamin F. - stockraiser Leakey, Jeremiah M. - Sheriff Leavitt, Benjamin H. - farmer 480 acres Leonard, J. G. - dentist, branch office Quincy Litch, Joseph - farmer Liter, Abram L. - farmer Littlejohn, Thomas J. - farmer Loder, John W. - carpenter & stockman Long, Allen J. - farmer Long, George B. - farmer Long, John T. - farmer, sheepraiser Long, M. E. Mrs. - farmer 192 acres Long, Thomas N. - T. N. Long & Co.; County Supervisor Long, T. N. & Co. - hardware, groceries Long, W. B. - farmer Lowe, Stephen B. - farmer Lute, Nicholas - farmer 170 acres Luther, Nathan P. - moulder Lynch, Joseph - miner Lysinger, E. L. Mrs. - school teacher Lysinger, H. C. - farmer 160 acres Maltby, J. E. - bartender with C. W. Burnie Mapes, Ira C. - farmer Marker, John H. - superintendent Lassen County Land & Cattle Co. Marker, Julius P. - bookkeeper Marsteller, Massillon - attorney at law, collector & Superior Judge Mason, Robert B. - miner Masten, John - farmer Masten, W. T. - County Clerk Maxwell, Jefferson H. - farmer 280 acres McClellan, W. M. - farmer, fruitraiser, 150 acres McColm, James D. - millhand, Lassen Mills McCormick, Wm. D. - laborer McCrimmon, Alexander - blacksmith, wagonmaker McDiamid, Chauncey - farmer McDow, L. D. - Branham & McDow, 16 acres McElroy, Frank C. - farmer McElroy, John J. - farmer McGlinchey, Mamie Miss - school teacher McGranhan, Geo. L. - laborer McKinsey, Andrew J. - farmer McKinsey & Hayden - proprietors Lassen Advocate McKinsey, Samuel N. - McKinsey & Hayden McKissick, Howard - stockraiser McKissick, John B. & Daniel - farmers/stockraisers 600 acres McKissick, John P. - farmer McLeod, D. - bootmaker McLeod, Kenneth - carriage painter & wagonmaker Merrill, A. P. - teacher music Merrill, Charles A. - farmer Merrill, Charles H. - laborer Miles, Thomas R. - stockraiser Miller, Andrew - farmer 46 acres Miller, Orlando C. - farmer Miller, Philip - tinner with Greehn & Asher Minckler, William D. - postmaster Moll, Herman - farmer Montgomery, Thomas - capitalist Moody, Daniel R. - master mariner Moody, Robert F. - physician, watchmaker, jeweler, & druggist Moore, Charles W. - farmer 260 acres Morgan, C. H. - sheepraiser Moulton, D. L. - stockraiser Moyer, David - laborer Murray, James - fruitraiser Murray, J. R. - soda manufacturer, branch of Greenville Bottling Works, res Greenville Myers, Albert - farmer Myers, Cyrus R. - blacksmith with A. McCrimmon 160 acres Myers, Jacob - Dowling & Myers Myers, Philip - farmer 640 acres Myers, Zebulon M. - farmer Nathan, Marcus - Nathan & Schmidt Nathan & Schmidt - gen mdse Nathan, Sol. - clerk with Nathan & Schmidt Neely, Walter - laborer Neff, Henry - miner Nelson Bros. - farmers 120 acres Nelson, George J. - Nelson Bros. Nelson, Larsen - Lawrence & Nelson res Greenville Nelson, Luis - miller Nelson, William H. - Nelson Bros. Newhouse, Henry - 300 acres Newington, J. H. - teamster Newton, Eli - farmer Nixon, Charles - druggist Northrop, Edwin C. - clerk with Blum & Alexander Norton, James L. - laborer Osterman, Peter H. - painter Otto, Albert - A. Otto & Son Otto, Anthony - blacksmith Otto, A. & Son - blacksmiths & wagon makers Otto, Fred. - blacksmith with A. Otto & Son Page, John S. - blacksmith Partridge, H. E. Mrs. - widow, real estate Pedroni, Philipo - watchmaker & jeweler Peregoy, Bernard P. - bricklayer Perkins, J. R. - farmer & sheepraiser, 280 acres Peyser, Abraham L. - D. Peyser & Brother Peyser, D. & Brother - gen Variety Bazar, furnishing goods, etc. Peyser, David - D. Peyser & Brother Peyser, Samuel - proprietor Steward House Phillips, M. - variety peddler Pickard, Edward - compositor Lassen Advocate Pollard, J. D. - laborer Pollard, John G. - miner Postmaster - William D. Minckler Powers, William P. - woodcutter, 40 acres Pyle, Thomas - carpenter Raker, George F. - miner Raker, John E. - student with E. V. Spencer Ramsey, Thomas A. - farmer Ranker, Otto P. - farmer Richardson, E. Mrs. - farmer Richter, L. E. - sewing machine agent Riddle, George - farmer 320 acres Ridenour, David W. - sheepraiser 292 acres Ridenour, Timothy D. - farmer Ridgeway, C. C. - farmer 140 acres Ridgeway, James D. - farmer Riley, George - sheepraiser Robertini, James - brewer Roby, Joshua C. - surveyor Rodman, Asa B. - laborer Rountree, Jane Mrs. - restaurant Ruff, John - dairyman Runge, Frank - proprietor Susanville Brewery Rupert, Henry - farmer Sampson, C. A. - steamfitter Sanders, F. Mrs. - varieties Sanders, J. B. - fruitraiser Sanders, L. - gen mdse Sanders, Plumas - compositor Lassen Advocate Sanders, T. B. - carpenter Sayles, George W. - farmer 181 acres Schmitt, Jacob W. - proprietor Schmitt's Hotel Schmidt, Joseph - Nathan & Schmidt res San Francisco Scholl, Peter D. - farmer Scholl & Cahlan - farmers 280 acres Scholl, Wallace W. - Scholl & Cahlan 360 acres Scottini, Innocent - farmer 320 acres Sellick, James - farmer 240 acres Shaw, Clarence W. - farmer Shepperd, Charles C. - farmer Sherer, Josiah - farmer, dairyman 1400 acres Shinn, A. L. - District Attorney Shinn, Allen - farmer Shinn, John W. - farmer Shirley, Thomas L. W. - farmer Shuler, Adolph R. - farmer Shumway, Emerson B. - farmer 160 acres Sirley, Jos. - wagonmaker Sifford, H. - farmer 240 acres Skadan, H. A. - proprietor Empire Livery Stable Slater, J. H. - deputy County Clerk Slater, J. H. Mrs. - millinery & dressmaking Smith, A. A. - land agent, conveyancer & surveyor Smith, C. E. - farmer Smith, Isaac - stockraiser Smith, Jacob W. - brewer Smith, Jessie Miss - school teacher Smith, J. M. - stockraiser Smith, L. S. - money order clerk post office Snadan, Geo. - vaquero, farmer 160 acres Snyder, Henry - Hall & Snyder 210 acres Soule, E. P. - Arnold & Soule Spalding, John B. - Z. N. Spalding & Son Spalding, Z. N. & Son - druggists Spalding, Z. N. - Z. N. Spalding & Son, physician Spencer, Edgar - carpenter Stenzel, August - gardener Spencer, E. V.- attorney at law Stevens, Abijah M. - farmer Stewart, Isaac M. - farmer Stifford, Henry - farmer Stifford, Thomas F. - farmer Stiles, Alice Mrs. - school teacher Stiles, L. C. - capitalist, stockraiser 40 acres Stinson, Walter C. - stockraiser Stoll, Charles M. - manufacturer & dealer, harness & saddles, carriage trimmer Stout, Cornelius - carpenter Stout, Daniel B. - laborer Stout, Neil - carpenter Stresly, Madison - miner Strong, Frank S. - butcher with J. W. Glasscock Sugro, Michael - farmer Sultan, Hyman - clerk with Greehn & Asher Susanville Brewery - Frank Runge proprietor Sylvester, Azel U. - farmer Taylor, Edmund J. - farmer Theodore, John - farmer 1500 acres Thibault, Louis - teamster Thomas, David E. - laborer Thomas, Thurston - butcher Tithrington, Al. - farmer Tithrington, David - Chamberlin & Tithrington Todd, John B. - farmer Todd, John F. - farmer Todd, Joseph B. - farmer Trotter, Samuel B. - blacksmith Trussell, James - farmer U.S. Land Office - W. P. Hall register, F. G. Ward receiver Utterback, Jefferson - teamster Valentine, Charles A. - mechanic VanLoan, Elmer - farmer/stockraiser 320 acres VanNorton, Joseph - farmer Vickers, Edward L. - school teacher Vogt, Henry - lumberman Vogt, John H. - farmer 160 acres Vogt, Peter H. - farmer, sawmill 520 acres Ward, Frank G. - receiver U.S. Land Office Ware, Andrew J. - farmer Watson, Thomas - capitalist, real estate, farmer 960 acres Weisenberg, Bemoist - farmer Wells, Fargo, & Co's Express - Jas. Branham agent West, Wm. H. - farmer Wheeler, D. C. - farmer, sheepraiser 160 acres Wheeler, Wm. P. - farmer White, John N. - farmer, teamster Willard, Edwin - laborer Willard, Georgie Miss Williams, Jefferson L. - farmer Williams, Morgan - carpenter & joiner Williams, S. S. - farmer 172 acres Winchell, Hiram - Kelley & Winchell Winchester, Elliott - farmer 160 acres Winchester, Lorenzo E. - farmer, teamster Winslow, Asa C. - farmer Winters, George - farmer/stockraiser 450 acres Wisenburg, Benjamin - laborer Wood, Allen - farmer 120 acres Wood, Benjamin - Wood Bros. Wood Bros. - farmers 80 acres Wood, Dennis - stockraiser Wood, James - Wood Bros. Wood, James H. - cattle dealer Wood, Jeremiah - hotelman Wood, John C. - stockraiser & dealer Wood, Thomas F. - cattle dealer Woods, B. B. - farmer Woodstock, Loyal - farmer 160 acres Wooldridge, Jesse - farmer 300 acres Worm, A. W. - bootmaker 9 acres Worthen, William - farmer 160 acres Wright, C. A. Mrs. - farmer 160 acres Wright, Isaac S. - farmer Yanner, George - laborer Zaspel, Rudolph T. - farmer Zimmerman, Fred W. - laborer WASHINGTON (See Bieber) WILLOW CREEK (See Merrillville) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ History of Lassen County, CA From 1885 Directory This county is situated in the northeastern part of the State, being the second county from the north in the eastern tier. It is bounded on the north by Modoc county, on the east by the State of Nevada, on the south by Plumas, and on the west by Shasta and Plumas counties; contains an area of about five thousand square miles, and ranks in this respect as the eighth county of the State. The topography is uniform in character with the mountain counties of the State; flanked on the sough and west by the main chain of the Sierra Nevadas, the surface of the country gradually becomes less rugged and broken as it falls away to the east, detached mountain ranges, smaller in character, breaking away from the range proper, together with isolated mountains, cuts the county into many valleys, large and small. Intersecting these valleys fine streams of cool, clear water exist, rising from mountain springs in which fish, principally the California trout, are found in abundant numbers. Numerous lakes dot the surface, some of which are large enough to deserve distinctive notice. Honey Lake, the largest, situated in the southeastern part of the county, is fully one hundred miles in circumference, and has an average depth of about eight feet. The water of this lake is alkaline, and uninhabitable for trout, although certain species of white fish of an eatable quality are quite plentiful. The lake has no apparent outlet, and the disposal of the great volume of water it receives still remains a mooted question, the advocates of the evaporation theory being strongly contested by others who forcibly assert the existence of a subterranean outlet. To the northwest of Honey Lake and about twenty-five miles distant, Eagle Lake is found, entirely different in character from Honey Lake, its waters being cool, clear and fresh, abundantly stocked with splendid fish of all descriptions, and the home of many species of wild fowl. It is fifteen miles long by about seven and a half wide. Like Honey Lake, it has no apparent outlet, but about a mile from it to the southeast large springs, which continually pour forth great quantities of water, are logically thought to derive their supply from the lake. Horse Lake, an alkaline sheet, about three miles long by two wide, lies about twelve miles northeast of Eagle Lake. The Swan or Feather Lakes, a group in all about eight miles in length by four in width, situated forty miles northwest of Susanville, and Lassen Lake, in the extreme northeastern part of the county, completes the list of the most important. The last two are of fresh water, and well stocked in fish. In climate, Lassen challenges comparison with any part of the State or of the country at large. The lowest of its vallies lies at an altitude of from thirty-five hundred to four thousand feet above the sea, insuring perfect immunity from all malarial impurities, and although the temperature occasionally reaches to nearly 100 degrees, which is its extreme limit, the dryness of the atmosphere enables one to endure it as easily as a temperature of 75 or 80 degrees in the Eastern States. In the winters, the snow falls to a considerable depth in the mountains, and remains on the ground in many places to even as late as July, but in the vallies and foothills scarcely a winter occurs, in which for the whole season stock is able to range at will, requiring no feed save that which they find for themselves. The mining developments have thus far only given an index of the possibilities within the reach of an enterprising and comprehensive investment of capital. Up to the present time but three districts, known as the Antelope in the extreme southern, the Lassen in the southwestern, and the Hayden Hill districts in the northern central portion of the county, have been worked to any considerable extent, and these only upon the capital taken from the mines themselves, not a dollar, it is said, having come from the outside. The Hayden Hill district, by far the leading locality of the county, yielded a gross product for the years 1881 and 1882 of $260,00, and when it is remembered that the companies are still using the most primitive milling processes, by which the owners are claiming that a loss of at least 40 per cent. occurs, it will be at once apparent that in these mines a profitable source of investment may be found. In its agricultural growth, Lassen county may be said to be yet in its infancy; in 1880, out of a total of 200,000 acres of arable land, as shown by the assessment rolls, but 20,800 acres were under cultivation. A large part of all the vallies are susceptible of cultivation, and with irrigation the whole can be made available. To this end various irrigating schemes have been projected, the principal of which, the Lassen Flume and Land Company, is now well under way. The timber supply of the county, which is most abundant, consisting principally of pine, spruce and fir, has as yet been scarcely tapped, there being at present no market, save that made by home consumption, but with the completion of the Nevada and Oregon Railroad, which is now in process of construction, a market can be reached in Nevada which will prove a wonderful stimulus to this industry. The population of the is now about four thousand. The total value of all the property of the county, according to the assessment rolls of 1883, was $1,833,540, of which real estate and improvements amounts to $836,266, city and town lots and improvements $114,215, and personal property $880,659.