Download or read book A History of Volcano Amador County from the Gold Rush to the Seventies written by Stuart C. Lane and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Early Mining in Amador County written by Pearl Emma Brown and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amador County written by John Poultney and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the heart of California's gold country, rural Amador County has retained much of its gold rush'era atmosphere, even as modern times have influenced the populace and the landscape. In the early days, life was quite rugged here, and lumberjacks, hard-rock miners, and railroad men were a common sight. Today much of the community's stunning natural setting remains nearly as sylvan and pristine as it was when the county was incorporated in 1854. Proud of an extensive and colorful history that includes mining, lumber, mountaineering, Native Americans, wine making, agriculture, and railroads, Amador County residents truly enjoy this slowly evolving place they call home.
Download or read book History of Amador County California written by Jesse D. Mason and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Amador County California written by Jesse D. Mason and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gold Rush Days in Amador County written by Mary Edith Crosley and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Amador County California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers written by Jesse D. Mason and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-28 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Download or read book Gold Rush Days in Amador County written by Mary Edith Crosley and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amador City A Haunting History written by Claudine Burnett and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2024-05-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amador City is a small Gold Rush era town in Amador County, which has more dead than living. The .3 square mile hamlet of just 201 “living” souls is the smallest incorporated city in California. It was once the center of a thriving mining industry, with over 1000 residents. The town has seen its population ebb and flow, along with mining. It has experienced several fires, and frequent deaths. It is a city with much history lying buried along with many who once called it home. It is a city where fortunes were made. There was Alvinza Hayward, who consulted mediums before staking a mining claim, and well-known individuals such as Leland Stanford and George Hearst. However, there were many who never found the elusive gold that evaded them in life. Perhaps their spirits are responsible for the orbs of light seen flashing through Amador City’s buildings, and the ethereal voices still heard echoing along the banks of Amador Creek. Some spirits have been seen in physical form, others seemingly expressing themselves through moving objects, cold spots and unexplained noises. Then there are those wandering souls still seeking a resolution to their murder, restless miners whose deaths could have been avoided, and suicides who ended their lives abruptly. It is a city where the past still haunts the present. Read and explore tales of the dead and more — forgotten byways, neighboring towns that have disappeared, robberies, saloon brawls and how 1872 mining claim laws are still in effect, and how you too, may become rich by becoming a present-day gold miner.
Download or read book The History of Amador County California written by Aron Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1982-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Amador County History written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Amador County California written by Jesse D. Mason and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Amador County California written by Jesse D. Mason and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Amador County, California: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers Many things will creep in which were better left out, and others of importance are omitted. Some matters will receive undue importance, and few will be accurately related. Not until edition after edition has been brought before the public will the prominent events receive due notice, or the doubtful ones have justice done them. A thousand eyes will be sharp ened to criticise the narrative. A thousand new witnesses will arise to contradict, affirm, or correct. The publishers hope that the public will make due allowance for errors unavoidable in the first attempt to collect the facts pertaining to the early history of the county. In many instances the testimony, even of eye-witnesses, is very conflicting. This is true of the aifairs of August, 1855. Hardly any two agree in their narratives of the circumstances. In this, as in other matters, the most probable statements are recorded. Nothing has been set down in malice, and some things have been left out as being too much like tales told out of school; as far as possible con signing them to oblivion. Having resided over a quarter of a century in the county, and acted a part, though a humble one, in many of the circumstances narrated, the writer has drawn largely on his own memory for many of the incidents. The chapters on geology and mining, will, it is hoped, furnish interesting and profitable reading to all, especially those engaged in mining. The facts and theories are the result of years of observation, and many miles of travel, and are not retailed at second hand from Whitney or other scientists. The observations on mining have been compiled from the statements, opinions and experiences, of hun dreds of intelligent miners. Thanks are due to all the superintendents, especially to those of the Amador Consolidated, the Keystone, the Oneida, the Empire, the Downs and the Zeile mines for valuable information on gold mining, and to Edward Johnson of the Newton mine, for statistics and methods of copper mining. The habits of the early miners will be read with interest. The writer hopes that some of the false impressions, produced by Bret Hart, Joaquin Miller, and other writers, regarding early Californians, will be dissipated by a true description thereof. The stories of the YubaDam, Tuolumne Debating Society and others of that kind, have truth enough for a hint to a lively imagination arid no more; and those who, in after years, judge California by those things, will be wide of the mark. The writer, having been a resident of the State since 1850, has an interest in the good reputation of the pioneers, and is glad to enter his protest to such absurdities being re corded as history. With him, the work has been one of love, and a design to do justice to our countrymen, with no desire to hold them up to derision. The publishers intended to give statistics of the growth of the mining and agricultural industries, but found the published returns entirely worthless. In some instances, the estimations were utterly ab surd. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Index to the Volcano Weekly Ledger Amador County California written by Amador County Genealogical Society (Sutter Creek, California) and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Amador County California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers written by J. D. Mason and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Amador County, California, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers By JD Mason Contents I--Knowledge of the Pacific Coast Fifty Years Since II--Big Canyon of the Colorado III--Permanent Occupation of California IV--The Missions of St. Francis V--Downfall of the Old Missions VI--Primitive Agriculture VII--Sir Francis Drake's Discoveries VIII--The American Conquest IX--San Joaquin county from the Time Capt. CM Weber first Saw it in November, 1841 until the close of 1847 X--Biographic Sketch of General Sutter XI--The King's Orphan XII--Sutter's Fort in 1846 XIII--The History of the Donner Party XIV--The Discovery of Gold XV--Early Condition of this Region XVI--Amador County XVII--Domestic Habits of the Miners XVIII--Organization of Amador County XIX--Rancheria Murders XX--Political Parties in 1855 XXI--Amador County at the Beginning of 1860 XXII--End of the Second Decade XXIII--Condition of the County at the Beginning of the Third Decade--1870 XXIV--Financial Matters in 1876 XXV--Geology of Amador County XXVI--Geology of Amador County by George Madeira XXVII--Origin of Mineral Veins XXVIII--Quartz Mining XXIX--Quartz Mining East of the Mother Lode XXX--Jackson XXXI--Ione Valley and Vicinity XXXII--Lancha Plana and Vicinity XXXIII--Volcano and Vicinity XXXIV--North-Western Part of the County XXXV--North-Western Part of the County XXXVI--Eastern Part of Amador County XXXVII--Arroyo Seco Grant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windham Press is committed to bringing the lost cultural heritage of ages past into the 21st century through high-quality reproductions of original, classic printed works at affordable prices. This book has been carefully crafted to utilize the original images of antique books rather than error-prone OCR text. This also preserves the work of the original typesetters of these classics, unknown craftsmen who laid out the text, often by hand, of each and every page you will read. Their subtle art involving judgment and interaction with the text is in many ways superior and more human than the mechanical methods utilized today, and gave each book a unique, hand-crafted feel in its text that connected the reader organically to the art of bindery and book-making. We think these benefits are worth the occasional imperfection resulting from the age of these books at the time of scanning, and their vintage feel provides a connection to the past that goes beyond the mere words of the text.
Download or read book History of Amador County California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers written by Jesse D. Mason and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Plymouth and Northwestern Amador County written by Deborah Coleen Cook and Amy Elizabeth Champ and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Plymouth and Northwestern Amador County mother and daughter authors Deborah Coleen Cook and Amy Elizabeth Champ present a look into the chronological past of the region from the native Miwok people to the 21st century with photographs gleaned from local families and historic repositories. Situated near the Sierra Nevada foothills in the northwestern region of Amador County is the small town of Plymouth. This hamlet, and other surrounding towns such as Drytown, Fiddletown, and River Pines, have been home to farmers, ranchers, and merchants since the early days of the California Gold Rush. Plymouth, known to be the gateway to the world-famous Shenandoah Valley wine country, is a thriving community with a hometown feel. History lives here, from the aged buildings along Main Street to the ruins of the Plymouth-Consolidated Mine, one of the largest gold producers in California. Cook, a retired historic archaeologist and former Amador County archivist, spent much of her professional career studying the history of Amador County and is a former longtime resident of Plymouth. Champ has been a resident of Plymouth since obtaining her doctoral degree at the University of California at Davis. She currently teaches in Amador County.
