Thanks for sharing Jennie Hudson Surname's: Arata/Sanquinetti/Bianchetti/White/Ratto [email protected] ---------- > From: Ron A Young <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Volcano - Just over the crest of the hill > Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 8:06 AM > > After returning from a trip to see my sister in the San Juan Islands > (North of Seattle) I came across a clipping she had in her files which I > wanted to share with you good people. Unfortunately the copy of the > newspaper clipping does not include the date or source. Sorry. > > Hope you enjoy this little narrative as much as I did as my mother's > maiden name was Stirnaman and was the daughter of William Edmund > Stirnaman and Irene May Stewart. > > Ron Young > > > Volcano - Just over the crest of the hill by: Myrtle James > > Kit Carson sat relaxed on his horse looking down at the town of Volcano, > a warm and friendly appearing village in the natural bowl before him. As > he sat at the top of Dump Box Hill, in the late afternoon shadows, Carson > knew that sighting the town would give a tremendous lift to the weary > emigrants in the wagon train following him just over the crest of the > hill. > > Carson a rather small man, with fair hair, freckled face, and soft blue > eyes, might not have been readily recognized for the fearless explorer, > trapper, and guide, whose reputation was growing into a legend. > > On his first crossing of this trail with John Fremont, Kit carved his > name on a tree near the summit of the pass, which Fremont promptly named > Carson Pass. > > Back in the train, Stephen Werley rode wearily on the seat of his wagon, > while his twenty year-old wife, Louise, cared for their baby. Louise, > the only woman in the train, had together with her husband, and baby, > Mary Anne, left home in Hannibal, Missouri, and signed on as a cook. > > Along the trail an Indian found out that the baby had double-jointed > thumbs, and became much agitated, claiming the baby came as a special > gift from the great spirit. The Indians passed the word along, and many > of them visited the train asking for the baby. The young mother became > frightened for the safety of her child as these Indians continued to come > asking to see the miracle. > > Louise Werley was the grand-mother of Ed James, (Sydney Edmund James) who > married Myrtle King. Myrtle still operates the King Apple Ranch, on > Highway 88, near Buckhorn Lodge. > > The Werleys settled in Volcano, and lived on Consolation Street. Stephen > worked in the mines. > > Stephen died in 1864, and in 1866 Louise married again to Joseph Edmund > Stirnaman. The Stirnamans bought a ranch on Black Prince Road, near > Tiger Creek. A mine on the property was known as the Scatter Mine. > > The ranch, on the south slope, toward the Mokelumne River afforded an > excellent, warm place to raise fruits and vegetables which ripened early. > They marketed tomatoes, beans, potatoes, and squash, and their cherries, > apples, and walnuts were much in demand. They also produced milk and > other dairy products, and raised hogs. > > Ed James rode with his grandfather, Joseph Stirnaman, and helped deliver > produce to the workers at the Defender Mine, which provided homes for > their employees near where the Cedar Mill now piles its logs. > > Louise Stirnaman died in 1914 at the age of 82. At that time she lived > with her daughter, Rose Williams, along Highway 88, in the area now known > as Mann Haven. > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > > > ==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== > Amador County, California CAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/