Dear Folks, James and his brothers left Grissly Flat about 1860 and went to Dutch Flat where they continued to mine. After they built a house there their Mother and little sister joined them. James married there in Dutch Flat at the age of 45, had three children and moved to San Jose about 1890 so his children could have a better education. He died in San Jose in 1898. "In their heyday the Staples Brothers owned and operated the Summerset gold claims near Dutch Flat and were one of the big hydraulic miners of the day." from the Colfax Sentinel. Judee