Plumas County, CA History

Transcribed by Sally Kaleta Jul 2009

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Illustrated History of PLUMAS, LASSEN & SIERRA Counties
with CALIFORNIA from 1513 to 1850, Farriss & Smith , 1882, San Francisco.


                                                 
INDIAN VALLEY 
  
  
RED CLOVER VALLEY. - This valley lies on the stage road between 
Flournoy's and Beckwourth, and is in Beckwourth township. It takes its name from 
the native clover that grows there in great abundance. It was first settled by 
Richard Bagley, a Swede, and an early pioneer of the state. He acquired a 
possessory claim there in 1863, where now the Bagley or Chase Hotel stands. 
Elliott Holmes settled in the same vicinity about the same time. In 1872 Mr. 
Bagley erected the large hotel which still bears his name, though at present 
owned by Moses Chase. In 1879 a post-office was established here, with Mr. 
Bagley as postmaster. In 1871 a wagon road was laid out, and the construction of 
it commenced by Thomas E. Hayden, a resident lawyer of Reno, Nevada, the 
terminus of which was Flournoy's ranch, there connecting with the Taylor-ville 
road. It was completed in three years. Over it runs a tri-weekly stage carrying 
the US mail from Greenville to Reno. Charles Beard, Peter Anderson, Stanley, 
Harrison Davidson, S. B. Hinds, J. L. Crow, B. S. Crow, have, subsequently to 
Bagley, taken up lands in this valley for dairy ranches. Immense quantities of 
fine butter are here made, and shipped to Reno for the San Francisco market. 
Sufficient hay is made to provide for the cows during the winter months. 
Considerable snow falls here, sometimes reaching a depth of eight feet. Squaw 
Queen, Grizzly, and Last Chance valleys are also dairying points, and all lie 
within the limits of Beckwourth township.