Feverish mining fever grips northern Frazer river district
In Campo Seco and nearby camps the mining population races to Frazer river diggings. Reports from Poverty Bar and Sandia Plana show many claims paying well, especially Van Gordon Co and Waise man Co. hydraulic work prospers though panic and emigration widen across Clay's Bar and Winters' Bar. The piece notes vivid comparisons and local hospitality while citing a malarial scare subsiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campo Seco
Poverty Bar
Sandha Plana
Frazer
Clay’s Bar
Pat’s Bar
Frazer River
Sand Hill
Owen & Co
Tredway” River
Messrs. van Gorden & Co
Messrs. Cooper & Naftzger
Pompey’s Hill
Chaparel Hill
Amador County
Johnson
Springer
Amador
Lariat
Katy
Tom
den Zeitung
Sandia Plana
Messrs. Kelly & Co
Shoemaker & Co
Beebe & Co
Joe. Debold & Co
Geo. Gardner & Co
Creal & Co
Cochran & Co
Messrs
Wattles & Co
Poker Hill
Leary & Co
Oregon Bar
Winters
Clay’s
Messrs. Wilcox & Co
Riffes
Camro Sreco
Jessie Thompson
Kinderhook
Cincinnatus
Thompson
Thompson’s
Mammon
Lurch
Sancha Plana
Supsipep
J. E. Cooper
Cooper
Goia Bluff
Rica
Vallecito letter urges Big Tree road repairs and funding
A Vallecito letter from Rienzi describes extensive ditching needs along the Big Tree road from Hope Valley to Silver Valley. He argues for a two thousand dollar fund to improve drainage and surface quality so loaded wagons can cross soon after snow melt. He notes local hospitality, compares efforts with Placerville and Sacramento, and adds commentary on reporter reports about snow on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Valley
Walker's River
Big Tree
Shearer
Placerville
Sacramento
Hope Valley
Carson River
Faith Valley
Charity Valley
Summit Valley
Twin Lakes
Clover Valley
Deer Valley
Silver Valley
Mokelumne
Bear Valley
Domingo
Onion
Hangtown
C. Rienzi
Sacramento Union
Thompson
Dowd
Union
Expressman Thompson
Stanislaus Meadowks
Stanislaus
Pacific
Expressman
Mr. Thompson
Expressman Dowd
Carson Canon
Sierra Nevada
W. Shearer
Teres Nayell
Frazer River mania and California mining woes in 1858 letter
Sacramento June 13 1858 letter cheers Frazer River excitement while warning of climate hardship and volatile markets. It urges fire proof towns near San Andreas, notes Victoria and Whatcom acquisitions, grimly describes Moon-eyed and Chinese migrants, laments the Flame failure, reports a Sunday law backlash on miners, and calls for one final push to strike at Central Hill Red Hill Owlsburg Missouri Gulches as Frazer River venture grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
San Andreas
Mokelumne Hill
Angel’s. Wood
James
Victoria
John
Whatcom
Thomas
Jack
William
Boston
Frazer River
Oregon
Frazer
Thompson Rivers
Maryatt
Steam Navigation Company
San Francisco
Alameda
Claverhouse
Zachariah Markley
Feargus O'Connor
Ledru Rollin
Bell
California
Tommy Noddy
Sam Weller
Bill
John Chinaman
Box
Hope
Aboukir
Cressey
Banockburn
Chester
Stanly
Iere
Central Hill
Red Hill
Owlsburg
Pennsylvania
Missouri Gulches
Mazegrpa
Death & Crooks
Hawkeye
County of
Calaveras
S. Rt. Death
Sheldon R
A. J. Crooks
S. B. Stevens
A. D
AML
OTICE
Phenix Brewery
J. P. Wagner & Co
J.C. Gebhardt
Mokelumne Brewery
Mok. Hill
The Blight of Autumn in June 1858 at Monony
Correspondence from Murphy's notes the June 16 1858 scene at Monony describing drought heat parched hills and a scarce spring bloom. It laments dwindling flowers and birds, reflecting a town troubled by an early autumnal feel and fading natural beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Independent
Monony’s
Air
Miners Flee Chili Gulch Nevada County Notes
From Chili Gulch correspondence reports depopulation as miners leave for northern gold fields. The Fraser River epidemic prompts many to pull up stakes, leaving claims to others and altering activity in Chili Gulch Mokelumne Hill Shocking City Copenhagen Diggings and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Independent
Cun Guiin
Chili
Mokelumne Hill
Chili Gulch
Shocking City
Copenhagen Diggings
California Gold Diggers Fever at Chili Gulch and Carved Valley Turmoil
A long report describes a gold rush in Chili Gulch and Tunnel Ridge with numerous tunnels and hydraulic workings yielding $6 to $50 per day, drawing workers from nearby camps like Shocking City and Mokelumne Hill. It also recounts a violent raid in Carson Valley as vigilantes seize routes and arrest locals linked to the murder of a Frenchman, amid plans to ambush Major Ormsby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Dorado
Pacific Coast
California
Chili Gulch
Neil & Co
Red Hill
Lawson & Co
Cobb & Co
Worth’s Hill
Stoddard & Co
Frazer River
Messrs
Wade
Kitridge
Dellnap
Tibbets
Albright
Kelly
Porter
Malay
Williams
Sheldon
Beals
Atwater
Buttermore
Hamilton
Sport Hill
Cole
San Francisco
Stockton Hill Range
Mokelumne Hill
Shocking City
Messrs. Brown & Co
Kelleg & Co
Innes
George Bushh
Cui
Carson Valley
Sacramento Union
Genoa
Honey Lake Valley
Honey Lake
Snow
W. B. Thornton
Lucky Bill
Jerome Thornton
Luther Olds
Orrin Gray
McBride
Olds
Ike
Utah
Wm. Ormsby
Placerville
Edwards
Snelling
Merced River
Major
Dagget
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Che Independent
Ben. P.kooser
Thos, Boyd
Pacific Division
John Bull
Hudson Bay Company
Vallecito
Simon S
Talapoosa
Col. Lovelace
Saw Mill Express
Mazeppa
Alta Express CO
Inland Express
Sacramento Letter
Murphy’s
Willow Creek
Dennis, Wyllie
Dennis, Wyllie & Dunning
Calveras Co
Winters’ Bar
Corral
Tredway, Kettleman & CO
Specimen Hill
Jotice
J. M. Wooster
Angel's
J. C. Powett
Sheriff’s Sale
District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Calaveras County
Jane
M. L. Cozine
George C. Blane
George
Old Gulch
Eard Ranch
Joseph Bennett
Upper
Calaveritas
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