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Tag Archives: Stockton
Anger spreads over the shooting of King
While the organization of the Committee of Vigilance was underway, word spread throughout California about the shooting of James King of William, and in many places created an excitement that rivaled that of San Francisco. On Thursday evening a meeting … Continue reading
A home invasion in Stockton 1849
At the San Joaquin River city of Stockton in the fall of 1849 three men on a drunken revel entered the tent of a man from Chile and attacked his wife. Her husband ran them off but as they fled … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, gold rush, San Joaquin River, Stockton
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Samuel C. Upham
Another quality of the early gold miners in California, in addition to their perseverance and energy, was their readiness to undertake and prosper in any kind of business that promised a good return. Mining, with all its toil, was considered … Continue reading
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Tagged Calaveras River, California gold rush, gold rush, San Francisco, Stockton
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The Consumnes River Mines
The Southern mines centered around the San Joaquin River city of Stockton. The dividing line between the Northern mines is usually considered to be the ridge between the Consummes and the North Fork of the Mokelumne River. But as the … Continue reading
Mail delivery in the gold rush
When gold was found in California in January 1848 only scattered Indian villages and a few trappers populated the area soon to become gold country. There were no roads, no towns, and no signs of civilization save the occasional land … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, express, gold rush, Mail, Marysville, Placerville, Sacramento, San Francisco, Stockton
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Exploding gold rush steamboat service
Before the discovery of gold, and the mad rush to California that followed, the tiny 37-foot long steamboat Sitka left San Francisco on November 28, 1847 and docked on December 4 at the embarcadero near what would soon become Sacramento. … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, gold rush, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Rafael, Steamboat, Stockton, Yosemite
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California 1848, gold discovered over a vast area
Soon after John Bidwell visited Coloma in March he realized that on his ranch near the Feather River he had seen similar indications of gold. P.D. Reading also went to the sawmill and came to the same conclusion about his … Continue reading
Early gold rush fortunes by the Mokelumne River
One of the first miners along the Mokelumne River was Charles Weber, but Weber moved on toward Coloma. Next came Colonel Jonathan Stevenson and 100 men of his 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers who arrived in August 1848 soon … Continue reading
Charles Weber, merchant of Stockton
Charles M. Weber left his native Bavaria in 1836 to come to America. He was 22 years old when he landed in New Orleans that winter. Then, in 1837, he contracted yellow fever. When he recovered he was off to … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, Charles Weber, gold rush, John Sutter, Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton, Weber
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