JD, What county is Jordan Peak in - down your way in Tulare Co?? HISTORIC SPOTS IN CALIFORNIA does list Jordan Peak in it's index but there are three Jordan gents named - ALBION P; DAVID STARR; & LUIS..... Ruth ___________________ Ruth(Grady) & Don Skewis ruth4527@pacbell.net > -----Original Message----- > From: djtaylor@puc.edu [mailto:djtaylor@puc.edu] > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 3:19 AM > To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Re: Surname Interests RANCE / JORDAN > > > I wish it was for my Jordan TAYLOR!!! > > He was listed as living in California when his father, John > Taylor, died in > 1858 in Stone County, MO. I can only assume, at this point, that it was > somewhere in our Goldrush area?? > > Diane Biggar-Taylor > > PS: Maybe someone will share the answer to your question with us. dt > > ---------- > >From: James Drumm <drummj@ocsnet.net> > >To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Surname Interests RANCE / JORDAN > >Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2000, 7:03 PM > > > > > Wonder who we named Jordan Peak for ?? > > > > > > --JD Tulare co > > > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > Automatic Administrative Reminder: > Information on Copyright Laws for e-mail & internet lists: > http://www.pitt.edu/~skvarka/education/copyright/ > Info on Copyright Myths: http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html > Info on the effects of Copyright disclaimers: > http://www.techlaw.com/TextOnly/WhatsNew/copyright.html >

I'll appreciate your looking to see how Zumwalt Meadow in King's Canyon National Park got its name. Was it in honor of Daniel Kindle Zumwalt? Alexandra On Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:54:33 EST ALDENTAG@aol.com writes: > In CAlifornia Place Names, Erwin Gudde says, "Jordan, Mount (Sequoia Natonal > Park)Named in 1925 by the Sierra Club in honor of the educator and scientist, > David Starr Jordan(1851-1931), president and chancellor of Stanford > University." > > > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > Automatic Administrative Reminder: > Information on Copyright Laws for e-mail & internet lists: > http://www.pitt.edu/~skvarka/education/copyright/ > Info on Copyright Myths: > http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html > Info on the effects of Copyright disclaimers: > http://www.techlaw.com/TextOnly/WhatsNew/copyright.html >

Wonder who we named Jordan Peak for ?? --JD Tulare co

In CAlifornia Place Names, Erwin Gudde says, "Jordan, Mount(Sequoia Natonal Park)Named in 1925 by the Sierra Club in honor of the educator and scientist, David Starr Jordan(1851-1931), president and chancellor of Stanford University."

I wish it was for my Jordan TAYLOR!!! He was listed as living in California when his father, John Taylor, died in 1858 in Stone County, MO. I can only assume, at this point, that it was somewhere in our Goldrush area?? Diane Biggar-Taylor PS: Maybe someone will share the answer to your question with us. dt ---------- >From: James Drumm <drummj@ocsnet.net> >To: CA-GOLDRUSH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GOLDRUSH] Surname Interests RANCE / JORDAN >Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2000, 7:03 PM > > Wonder who we named Jordan Peak for ?? > > > --JD Tulare co

Hi listers, I am new to the list and I am looking for information about my great grandfather John Trenley RANCE and my great great grandfather Richard JORDAN. John Trenley RANCE married Eliza Martha JORDAN, daughter of Richard and Isabella JORDAN in 1848 in Tasmania Australia. They had a son in 1849 also in Tasmania. They had another son in 1851 in New Zealand. I have been unable to find where they went between the birth of their second child and the birth of their fourth child a daughter in 1856 in gold field of Victoria Australia. I have been unable to find a birth for their third child George Trenley RANCE in either Australia or New Zealand although his marriage certificate says he was born in Sydney Australia. Richard JORDAN is listed as a gold miner and although Eliza Matha's mother Isabella went to Victoria to live with the RANCE family I have been unable to find any trace of the death of Richard JORDAN or any marriage or death of Richard JORDAN's son Francis JORDAN. I am wondering if they may have travelled to California America in search of gold, only to find that the alluvial gold had run out. Richard may have died and son Francis may have decided to stay in America while the RANCE's decided to return to Australia. Could SKS tell me if there would be any possibility of finding if there was a birth of a George Trenley RANCE in 1853-1854 in America and any trace of Richard JORDAN or his son Francis JORDAN. Thanking you Allan Rance Australia

This is very interesting. Sandra > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Smith [mailto:jrs50@eng.amdahl.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 8:03 PM > > To: CASANFRA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [CASANFRA] California Death Index on CD > > > > > > Sandra Harris, Colleen Norby & I have been chasing down a rumor that the > > CADI is being > > sold on CD. Sandra was told that by a kind person out of state. What > > I'd like to know is... How do they know these things before we do??? > > > > The rumor is a FACT! > > > > Here's the info on the CADI CDs! > > > > __ 1990-1997 ($80) __ 1980-1989 ($100) > > __ 1970-1979 ($100) __ 1960-1969 ($100) > > __ 1940-1959 ($200) > > > > Text Format > > > > 1998 will be out within a month ($10) and 1999 will be out about a year > > from now. I have an order form as an attachment (not attached here) so > > if you want it, just ask. It's being offered by: > > > > California Department of Health Services > > Office of Health Information and Research > > Vital Statistics Section > > 304 S Street, 3rd Floor > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > Attn: Robin Jones > > http://www.dhs.cahwnet.gov/hisp/chs/OVR/ovrindex.htm > > (This offering is NOT on their WebPage yet.) > > > > Birth and Marriage Indices are under development. So much for the rumor > > these and the CADI won't be supported. Looks like Fiche is out, PCs are > > in! > > > > Counting my change, > > Jim > >

"Historic Cemeteries of Nevada County, California" Well, Group, I finally got my new web page to a point where I feel I can say "Go take a look." http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~historic/Index.htm Of course, I have fine tuning to do, pictures to resize, information to add and many many more photographs. This project will keep me off the streets for a long time to come. My main goal is to assist genealogist who are searching ancestors in California's Gold Country, ~~~~~ Nevada County, CA. If you feel the site is worth passing on, please do so. Karen sumrg@jps.net ~~~~ Karen's Genealogy Site & More http://members.xoom.com/KGDYER ~~~~ Historic Cemeteries of Nevada County http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~historic/Index.htm

Sorry for the cross-post, but want all to know that the new Nevada County CAGenWeb Surname Index is ready. Took it apart and alphabetized it, putting on different pages to make it easier to get around in, etc. If you find an error or want to add to the Index, please follow any web/board instructions and let me know! Thanks. Hope it helps you! PatriciaR Rootsweb Sponsor Nevada Co CAGenWeb Coordinator <http://www.compuology.com/cagenweb/nevadcty.htm> Nevada Co CAGenConnect Admin (7 Boards, start here) <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/Nevada> et al

Anyone for mine history?? Anyone live near Mad Canyon? (from a cousin) One of Clementina De Maria�s relatives, possibly her brother Rafael Defanti, with some other Swiss, the names Laurence Berati and "Little Antone" come to mind, had a mining claim near Michigan Bluff on the Middle Fork of the American River between Ladies Can- yan and Mad Canyon. They took out a sizeable pocket of gold and decided to return to Switzerland, leaving the mine to Clementina. As a young man Clemente DeMaria worked the mine with a partner named Louis Garbe. When Garbe retired, Jack Greenwood was sub- stituted as a partner. Louis Garbe boarded at my grandmother�s in Spring Garden until 1932. About 1931 Clementina�s health deteriorated to the point where my father had to remain at home to care for her. He hired Norman A. Brown to work in his place with his partner Jack Greenwood and Greenwood�s son Charles "Bud" Greenwood. In 1933, my brother John took his place and worked with the Greenwoods. In 1934, my father bought an old two-stamp mill. We dismantled it, hauled it to the end of the road at the edge of the canyon and slid the pieces down the steep slope to the mine on sleds, snubbed by ropes to trees along the way. The mill was assembled at the mine and was used to mill a large amount of low grade ore which had accumulated over many years. As the various tunnels penetrated deeper into the mountain, the rock became harder and drilling by hand was no longer practical. Sometime in the 1920s an air compressor and machine drills were Installed. My father suffered from silicosis as a result of the dust from drilling dry holes without using water injection. The partnership with Greenwood ended in 1935 or 1936. My brother John and I worked the mine intermittently from 1937 through 1940. After that little work was done for many years except for assess- ment work. In 1947, the Forest Service built an access road for log- ging through the mine property and it became accessible by car. In 1960, the mine area was swept by a forest fire and everything was lost, including the cabin, the blacksmith shop, the tool house, the compressor, the stamp mill, and even the timbers at tunnel portals. In 1964, as Administrator of my parent�s estate, I sold my sister�s and my one-third interests in the mine to my brother John for a nominal sum. At that time the mine consisted of three contiguous claims. My father must have refiled on the two original claims and added one more, They were the Black Dandy quartz mining claim recorded in 1930, the Red Ink Maid quartz mine claim recorded in 1907, and the Louise Parker quartz claim recorded in 1920. My brother John located two more claims. One, the Moonshine quartz claim was the old Chris Rumble claim located above the three and the other was Big Seam claim located below the original three. The County Assessor has now combined all five claims for the purpose of tax billing and the filing of assessment work. My brother John deeded a one-half interest in the mine to his son, My brother�s widow, Mildred De Maria sold her one-half interest in the mine to Dick Sykora in 1992. Dick Sykora�s wife, Eunice, is the granddaughter of my father�s old partner Jack Greenwood. Dick had been leasing the mine from my brother and had been working it for a number of years. The gold from the De Maria mine has a unique crystalline appear- ance found nowhere else in the world. Some gold from the Black Hills in South Dakota is similar, but slightly different. It is highly prized for Jewelry and display. Placer County bought a collection from De Maria and Garbe and exhibited it at the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1915. A specimen was given to ex-President Theodore Roosevelt. Some is on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. My father had an exhibit at the Worlds Fair at Treasure Island in 1939 and exhibited at the California State Fair a number of times. 14

Tim, Thanks for the updates. I have been waiting patiently for you to post those. Laura Tyler laurat@succeed.net

Hi folks, I have not forgotten, but I have been involved in researching a water right issue on Cold Springs Creek. It is involves tremendous research who settled the region in the 1870s through the 1920s, how they farmed, used the water etc. Then I just received news that final editing of my history of Fruit Growers is now complete, so within another week, will also be working on book design, layout, etc. So it will be a few months before I can start posting the Tunison diaries. Just thought I would let everyone know. Tim

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Some slaves were brought to California during the goldrush. I know of one case where the slaves were promised their freedom after a year's work in the gold fields, and it was granted. The former slaves went on to become more successful and prosperous than the one who brought them.

This is a letter written to my Grandmother in 1930 by Emanuel A. Speegle He was a toddler when he came to Calif. in 1849 by wagon train with his parents, fathers brothers, and Grandparents. His Grandparents died while on the journey. Los Angeles July 4, 1930 My Dear Mrs. Maggie Belle Speegle, Connell I was much surprised to receive a letter from a distant relative. My father David R. Speegle, James L. Speegle, Andrew Jackson, and Madison Monroe Speegle were all brothers of your grandfather the late William Russell Speegle, they have all passed away. We all came to California in a covered wagon train over the Santa Fee Route in 1849. We crossed the Colorado River into California at old Fort Yuma on Sept 3, 1849. Thence to San Diego, following the Camino Real to San Francisco. Sold our outfit and went on boat up the bay, Sacramento River, and the Feather River. Landed at Captain Sutter's Hock Farm just below where Yuba City is now located. Father died in 1853. About that time your Grandfather came to Monterey County and took up a piece of land next to the foot hill about half way between the Old Adobe and the Lagoon. I stopped with him about a month or more in the summer of 1864 when I enlisted Co. A. Inf. Cal. Volunteers. All the Speegle boys came to Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties a few years after your grandfather settled in Monterey County. Your Grandfather traded his farm next to the hills for the Old Adobe. I came back after he moved into the Adobe and built the house he lived in prior to his moving north. Uncle Monroe's widow and several children live in Berkley, Uncle Jackson's wife passed away and all his children are gone but one Phoebe Speegle, now married to Mr. Brooks, proprietor of the Paso Robles Mineral Water Springs, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County. I think there is some Speegles grandchildren of Uncle Monroes living in Watsonville and some in San Jose. Uncle James did not have any children. I had one son who was a traveling salesman back East for the Quaker Oats Co. He drowned in Dayton, Ohio at the time of the flood in Dayton, Ohio several years ago.Was your mother Uncle Willaiams daughter or John Speegle's his son who married the Miss Stowe. P. S. I do not wear whiskers now my wife says I am now good enough looking to hug and kiss. Yours Truly Emanuel Abraham Speegle 2601 North Workman St. Los Angeles, Calif. " A 49er, son of a 49er and grandson of 49er A relic of "The days of old, The days of Gold, The days of 49."

Hello.I thought I would post the surnames I am researching to see if any people who have joined recently might also be researching the same surnames. It would be great to find anyone with whom to share back and forth. So here are some of the CA names I am researching and their main counties: WEST/LESH (Stanislaus Co.) TRIPP/DAVIS (Tuolumne Co., Calaveras Co., San Joaquin Co.) TUPPER/NOBLE (Tuolumne Co., Santa Clara Co.) Cottrell, also with this line LAUGHTON (Calaveras Co., San Joaquin Co., San Francisco Co.) BENDER/RHODES (San Francisco Co., Sacramento Co.) SCHMADEKE (San Francisco Co., Calaveras Co.) LANYON (Humboldt Co.) Thank you, Stephanie in Denver

Hello. I also have an article (1 Oct 1889) about the golden wedding anniversary party of Dr. and Mrs. Gunn. It is quite interesting to me and I thought I would share some of it with you. It describes how Mrs. Gunn and the children sailed for six months around Cape Horn to join Dr. Gunn in Sonora in the summer of 1851, and how Mrs. Gunn would knit "(for this busy woman could not sit with idle hands), listening to the able discussion of social and political problems carried on by men, some of whom afterward became famous in the annals of the state." "But few of the present residents of California are aware that a struggle was maintained for years to preserve it as a free state. The First Constitution contained a provision for calling a convention to form a new Constitution whenever the Legislature might pass a bill to that effect but it did not require the work of such a convention to be submitted to the people for ratification. The propagandists saw their opportunity and immediately began plotting to have a convention called and by a secret circular the friends of slavery all over the state were instructed to secure the nomination and election of only such legislators as would favor the measure. The pretext for calling a convention was to be the anti-banking clause in the Constitution; but the new Constitution was to be silent on the subject of slavery simply dropping the free State clause. If their scheme had succeeded there would have been nothing to prevent the introduction of slavery, and there was to be a vigorous colonization of masters and slaves. Failing in this, an effort was to be made to divide the state, and have all the southern portion revert to a territorial condition, into which slavery could be introduced and made perpetual. Dr. Gunn became early advised of these movements and determined to make a vigorous opposition. Becoming possessed of the _Sonora Herald_ in the fall of 1850, he fearlessly expressed his convictions at a time when party feeling was so great that it was at the peril of his life to take so bold a stand. The _Herald_ became a power and wielded an influence that was felt over the whole state. For several years, the fight was maintained and the final defeat of the pet measures, both in the Legislature and the State political conventions, was due to the vote of Tuolumne County. Only those who were behind the scenes knew how much was due to the untiring efforts and secret influence of Dr. Gunn." Wouldn't you love to read those editorials!!! I enjoyed this snippet of mid-1800s CA history and hope you did, too. Stephanie in Denver

Unfortunately the date is not marked on it. He arrived in CA in 1849 as I recall it said in the diaries, and the obit says he had been a resident of CA for 43 years so a date can be approximated. Stephanie ***************************************************************** Death Of Dr. Gunn An Honored and Useful Pioneer and Citizen A Well-Rounded Life Goes Out Something About the Career of One of San Diego�s Residents and A State [can�t read] Dr. Lewis C. Gunn, father of the late Col. Douglas Gunn, Mrs. Charles S. Hamilton, Mrs. Geo. W. Marston, Mrs. Lee [can�t read] and Supervisor Chester Gunn died at the residence of Mr. Hamilton at Seventh and Ash Street late Saturday night. He was 79 years of age. He had been in infirm health for a long time. In the death of Dr. Lewis C. Gunn, California loses one of her earliest pioneers he having been a resident of the state for forty-three years. Dr. Gunn�s parents were educated and refined people who made their home for many years in Bloomingdale, then a suburb of New York City. Here his father, Dr. Alexander Gunn held the pastorate of the Dutch Reformed church. At the early age of 13 years, their son Lewis entered Columbia college from which he graduated with honor at 17. He had already decided to pursue a theological course and entered Princeton seminary with that intent. Ill health compelled him to relinquish the completion of his course and several years were devoted to recuperation. Two of his brothers had entered the medical profession and having a decided taste in that direction he,. too, pursued the study of medicine. During the early years of his life in California he practiced with great success but the profession was too trying for his health and he was again forced to seek other lines of work. His health remained delicate throughout his long life but his rigid adherence to a simple and regular mode of life enabled him to accomplish an unusual amount of work. He filled many positions of honor and trust � notably those of deputy surveyor of the Port of San Francisco, collector of the port at Port Angels, Washington, internal revenue assessor of the port, including the district of San Francisco, and he was for some years deputy collector of the port in San Diego. He attended to the duties of these and all positions with a conscientious exactitude and an integrity that impressed itself upon everyone who knew him. During several periods of his life, he engaged in the profession of teaching and had the pleasure of receiving, up to the day of his death, many expressions of the gratitude and reverence in which he was held by his old pupils. Perhaps no line of work which he pursued was as agreeable to him as that done for the press. He edited, for some years, the Sonora _Herald_ making it the vehicle of pure thought. noble principles, and stern morality. Later he edited the San Francisco _Times_ with conspicuous ability and in San Diego he did considerable work for the San Diego _Union_ which was for so many years so ably edited by his son, the late Douglas Gunn. His last years have been spent in the quiet enjoyment of his home and his books taking a great interest in the work of the Presbyterian church where he has been an elder for many years, and where he will be sadly missed. Dr. Gunn leaves a wife and four children to whom the public extends their warm sympathy. He has been a resident of San Diego since 1871. He will be held in affectionate remembrance by all who came in professional and social contact with him. The funeral will take place from the Presbyterian church tomorrow at 2 p.m.