Good Morning Everyone, Out of about 20 responses, the vote for posting to list won 19 to 1. ha So here goes.......... Will post one letter at a time which means some of these are going to be quite long. Good luck everyone!!!! Hope all of you find at least one of your Gold Rushers. ================================================ DIRECTORY OF THE COUNTY OF PLACER FOR THE YEAR 1861: Compiled by R.J. Steels, James P. Bull and F. I. Houston Printed for the publishers, by Charles F. Robbins, 418 to 417 Clay Street, San Francisco 1861 NAME OCCUPATION LOCATION note……….some names listed twice. Don’t know reason for this but I included as written……(only change I made were putting names in alpha order) -------------------------------------------------- -----A----- Abbott, A. J. livery stable Main st, Virginia Abbott, James miner Yankee Jim’s Abeel, Henry miner Dutch Flat Abeel, Jacob miner Dutch Flat Abeel, Jno miner Dutch Flat Abernethy, G. L. miner Last Chance, Michigan Bluff Able, Joseph merchant Texas Flat Able, William miner Iowa Hill Abrams, Frank miner Iowa Hill Abrams, L. miner Michigan Bluff Acker, E. M. carpenter Forest Hill Ackerman, J. miner Iowa Hill Adams, George miner Yankee Jim’s Adams, Jonathan miner Iowa Hill Adams, L. miner Yankee Jim’s Adams, Samuel butcher Forest Hill Adams, Samuel butcher Forest Hill Adams, Samuel saloon-keeper Michigan Bluff Adams, S. S. miner Forest Hill Adams, Timothy miner Yankee Jim’s Addison, William miner Michigan Bluff Addrian, A. baker, Eagle Bakery Main st, Auburn Adriano, F. miner Michigan Bluff Ailsworth, Daniel carpenter Last Chance, Michigan Bluff Airs, L. B. miner Horse Shoe Bar Aitken, B. engineer Massachusetts Mill Aikins, H. D. tinsmith Forest Hill Albeck, Charles miner Michigan Bluff Albrecht, E. C. W. merchant Grizzly Bear House Aldrich, E. K. clerk Main st, Virginia Aldrich, Geo. D. merchant Main st, Virginia Aldrich, J. M. miner Michigan Bluff Alexander, Andrew lumberman Michigan Bluff Alexander, James ranching Galt House Alers, William miner Forest Hill Alex, C. miner Iowa Hill Alix, Joseph miner Forest Hill Anderson, Geo. L. attorney-at-law Commercial st, Auburn Allen, B. C. banker Main st, Auburn Allen, Crawford clerk Dutch Flat Allen, E. miner Michigan Bluff Allen, Easten miner Iowa Hill Allen, Fred miner Long Canon, Michigan Bluff Allen, John miner Forest Hill Allen, L. T. butcher Iowa Hill Allen, T miner Forest Hill Allen, "Old Grizzly" packer Michigan Bluff Allington, John miner Forest Hill Allison, J. G. tinsmith Todd’s Valley Ambriester, S. miner Yankee Jim’s Ambrose, William steward American Hotel, Auburn Amburgh, R. miner Dutch Flat Amesberry, James miner Michigan Bluff Amisk, Peter miner Iowa Hill Amstrong, Robert miner Michigan Bluff Anderson, ------- miner Michigan Bluff Anderson, Andrew miner Iowa Hill Anderson, Andrew miner Gold Hill Anderson, B. D. hotel-keeper Mt. Pleasant House, Turnpike Road Anderson, John Z. landlord Star House Anderson, Jno. Miner Dutch Flat Anderson, L. miner Todd’s Valley Anderson, Nat miner Iowa Hill Anderson, Thomas miner Grizzly Bear House Anderson, Thos. Miner Dutch Flat Anderson, William (colored) porter Yankee Jim’s Andrews, B. H. miner Michigan Bluff Andrews, Christian miner Yankee Jim’s Andrews, George W. saloon-keeper Forest Hill Andrews, Joseph miner Yankee Jim’s Andrews, M watch maker and jew’r Commercial st, Auburn Andrews, Mathew miner Michigan Bluff Andrews, N. miner Rattlesnake Andrews, N. P. miner Iowa Hill Angell, A. J. saloon-keeper Forest Hill Angle, J. D. livery stable keeper Iowa Hill Annibal, William miner Mugginsville Annibal, Wm. Miner Mugginsville Antwerp, E. lawyer Dutch Flat Applegate, George W. farmer Lisbon Appleton, Ned miner Michigan Bluff Archie, E. Z. miner Iowa Hill Arkwell, John miner Ophir Armitage, J. laborer bds. Am. Hotel, Auburn Armsden, Joseph miner Yankee Jim’s Armstrong, Adam ranchman Forest Hill Armstrong, A. S. miner Michigan Bluff Armstrong, John stage-driver Michigan Bluff Armstrong, Jno. Livery stable Dutch Flat Armstrong, R. J. miner Iowa Hill Arnold, A. J. miner Michigan Bluff Arnold, John miner Gold Hill Arnold, L. B. lawyer Iowa Hill Arnold, Moses miner Iowa Hill Arnott, James miner Last Chance, Michigan Bluff Arnstein, L. merchant Dutch Flat Arras, Conrad boot-maker Forest Hill Arrington, William miner Iowa Hill Arthur, James miner Todd’s Valley Arthur, James Jr. Miner Todd’s Valley Arthur, William miner Forest Hill Ash, H. teamster Forest Hill Ash, James miner Michigan Bluff Ashley, James miner Michigan Bluff Ashley, J. T. miner Forks House Ashley, R. M. miner Iowa Hill Atckinson, R. farmer Rock Creek Atckinson, Thomas farmer Rock Creek Atkinson, H. S. miner Iowa Hill Atkinson, John laborer California st, Auburn Atkinson, Joseph W. miner Iowa Hill Atkinson, J. W. miner Forest Hill Atwill, J. M. miner Forest Hill Atwill, J. M. miner Forest Hill Atwood, N. teamster bds Crescent City, Auburn Ault, A. J. miner Iowa Hill Austin, E. miner Dutch Flat Austin, George miner Iowa Hill Austin, James miner Iowa Hill Austin, Jno. Miner Dutch Flat Austin, Lawrence miner Illinoistown Austin, R. miner Dutch Flat Austin, Thos. Miner Dutch Flat Averal, W. laborer Applegate’s Ranch, Lisbon Awart, Chas. Miner Forest Hill Avens, John miner Forest Hill Ayer, Osborn miner Iowa Hill Ayres, Lorenzo miner Michigan Bluff