Don, In the index to the Mariposa Gazette Commemorative 1979 heritage of law and press (by Dorothy O'Brien) there are 3 pages of Williams. One notes Williams, Mr. & Mrs W. W., 1954 (article date) "Mariposa's Early Settlers" by Mary Wass page 208, Col 1. and another titled "Williams Family History", page 208. I will try to read through the references this a.m. and get back to you in case you don't get an answer any sooner. I would love to see your picture of Fremont Peak above Bear Valley in fact any of them. Thanks, Harriet. -----Original Message----- From: Don Rose [mailto:darose@yosemite.net] Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 6:18 AM To: CAMARIPO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [CAMARIPO] WILLIAMS Ranch & WILLIAMs Peak I took a hike yesterday to the fire look-out tower on WILLIAMS Peak. On the USGS Topo Map there is a WILLIAMS Ranch just below it in Hunters Valley. I assume they are connected. Does anyone know which WILLIAMS established the ranch and when? By the way, I took some pretty good digitals from the tower looking into Yosemite Valley which is about 30 crow miles away if anyone is interested. I also got a nice shot of Fremont Peak above Bear Valley where Jessie Benton FREMONT used to ascend to cool off and camp to get away from the oppressive heat in the summers. Don Rose Mariposa, CA ==== CAMARIPO Mailing List ==== If you have any good California History or Genealogy Links let us know!