Plumas County, CA History Transcribed by Sally Kaleta Jul 2009 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. Illustrated History of PLUMAS, LASSEN & SIERRA Counties with CALIFORNIA from 1513 to 1850, Farriss & Smith , 1882, San Francisco. ALTITUDES The following table of altitudes has been compiled by Arthur W. Keddie, civil engineer, and compiler of the splendid map of Plumas county that hangs in the office of the county clerk. Two authorities are given, Lieutenant Tillman and J. E. Mills, between whose estimates of some points there is a slight variation. TILLMAN MILLS Feet Feet Quincy (Plumas House) 3,381 3,416 Claremont Hill 6,998 6,951 Mt. Hough 7,391 7,431 Old toll-house between Quincy and Taylorvill 5,509 Spanish Peak 6,920 Monte Christo tunnel 6,288 Spanish Ranch 3,636 3,631 Meadow Valley 3,757 3,757 Robinson's toll-gate 4,518 Buck's Ranch 5,112 Buckeye 4,938 Kingsbury (Hallsted's) 2,678 Cariboo bridge, north fork of Feather river 2,843 Deadwood Pass, head of Rich Gulch 4,628 Miller's, Butt Valley 4,055 Lott's Mine 6,309 Butt Creek bridge, Chico Road 4,692 Longville, Humbug val 4,309 Prattville, Big Meado 4,394 Geysers 5,864 Solfatara, Mud Lake 5,908 Hot Springs, Hot Spring valley 6,080 Willow Lake 5,382 Mt. Harkness, above Warner valley 8,875 Cinder Cone, top of crate 6,741 Cinder Cone, bottom of crater 6,596 Warner Creek bridge 4,826 Stover's Ranch, west arm of Big Meadows 4,464 Big Spring, east arm of Big Meadows 4,285 Dutch Hill 4,692 Grizzly Hill, above Savercool mine 5,709 Greenville 3,544 Forgay's ranch, Indian va 3,481 Ford's ranch, Indian vall 3,518 Taylorville 3,521 Hosselkus ranch 3,635 Kettle Rock 7,843 Moonlight valley, above Ford's 5,434 Crescent 3,406 Arlington Bridge 3,375 Shoo Fly Bridge 3,071 Spanish Creek, six miles from Quincy 3,136 Summit of La Porte road, above Thompson's 4,458 Bridge at Nelson Point 3,859 Parker's Ranch, Little Long valley 4,136 Elwell's marble ledge, Little Long valley 4,625 Sulphur Springs, Mohawk valley 4,466 Delaney's ranch 4,840 Beckwourth 4,887 Old Bobo ranch, Sierra valley 4,910 Summit, Sierra valley 4,975 Mape's Ranch, Sierra valley 5,039 Crow's Ranch, Red Clover valley 5,464 Bagley's Ranch, Red Clover valley 5,387 Omjumi Peak 8,293 Frenchman's Cove, Last Chance valley 5,565 Mt. Ingalls, between Red Clover and Grizzly valleys 8,471 Mt. Wellington, or Smith's Peak 7,665 Junction of Last Chance and Squaw Queen Creeks 5,268 The altitude of Eureka Peak is given at 7,520, and Eureka Mill 6,200; also the following points on the boundary line of Plumas county, taken by Mr. Tillman: Walker's Plains, Butte Line 5,000 Head of Chipp's Creek, Butte Line 5953 Summit of Humbug road, Butte Line 6,706 Butt Mountain, Tehama Line 7,831 Dear Creek Meadows, Tehama Line 4,518 Lassen Peak, Tehama Line 10,437 Mt. Dyer, Lassen Line 7,369 Summit Taylorville and Susanville Road, Lassen Line 6,428 Thompson Peak, Lassen Line 7,752 Pass south of Milford, Lassen Line 5,999 McKissick Peak, Lassen Line 7,083 Adams Peak, Lassen Line 8,432 Beckwourth Pass, Lassen Line 5,192 Summit Peak, Sierra Line 8,302 Sierra Valley, Sierra Line 4,800