Dear Sharon: As you are a rather new subscriber, are you aware of the CA-GOLDRUSH web page where we post our queries on the "Most Wanted Early CA 49'ers?" You can visit the page at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/8861/goldrush98.htm If you decide to add a query on your CATES family, please send it to the [email protected] address with the Subject: "Most Wanted...(ancestor's name)" Good luck, and thanks for your nice words about the list. PatriciaJ - ListMom Rootsweb Sponsor [email protected] wrote: > > I was wondering since I have just started looking into my gr,gr, grandfather > and families life in CA during the gold mining time, if anyone out there would > have any good ideas which books might hold information about my ancestors? > > They went to CA from MO in the early 1870's and I have found them in Calaveras > Co and also in Butte co and Shasta Co. I know they mined for gold and even had > a claim on a gold mine. I don't know which one. Their name was CATES. > (John Mathis or Mathew and also his sons, John Mathew and George Washington) > > I suppose I should try to find land records on them... > > I would be delighted to have someone point me in the right direction. Or share > anything that might give reference to them in those Co.'s from 1872 to 1900's > or so. > > I enjoy reading what all of you submit about the Gold Rush. Very interesting > reading. Thank you. > > Sharon Moore > [email protected] > > ==== CA-GOLDRUSH Mailing List ==== > Automatic Administrative Reminder: > Remove (snip away) as much of the Original Message as > possible when REPLYING to a List message. Include only > the part(s) of the original message important to your > reply.