Hi, This is part of Shasta Co., CA taken from the 1885 county directory. Sorry but I have no additional information on these. Only thing is says for sure is if your Ancestor was here in 1885. If there is no occupation it is because none was listed. for this county I can check census if you find a name. This ends Shasta Co. Janie http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/famos/cemetery.html my new friend card http://www.rosescafe.net/cards/friend9.html SOUTHERN'S (See Shasta) SPRING CREEK (See Anderson) SQUAW CREEK (See Redding) STILLWATER Post office, better known as Basse's, and stage station, twelve miles northeast of Redding, on the Millville Road. Bass, John S. P. - farmer Bass, Joseph L. - farmer Boswell, George W. - farmer Bruce, Wallace Rev. - pastor Presbyterian Church Butler, -- - Butler & Ney Butler & Ney - farmers Corick, Frederick - farmer Cox, John H. - farmer DeBretteville, A. - poultry Dunning, Day H. - farmer Dunning, J. H. - farmer Fish, Frank W. - farmer Gagnon, Joseph - farmer Haines, L. C. - farmer Hardenbrook, Frank - farmer Hitts, Thomas - farmer Jordan, George - farmer James, Joseph - laborer Leighton, L. - school teacher Montgomery, W. A. - farmer Montgomery, W. T. - farmer Ney, John - Butler & Ney Parient, M. - laborer Peppers, John - farmer Peterson, L. - farmer Postmaster - Mary Price Price, Mary - Postmaster Reynolds, Thomas B. - ferryman Stewart, Charles - farmer Stewart, H. N. - blacksmith Stewart, John - farmer Walker, William B. - farmer Williams, James - farmer TEXAS SPRINGS (See Shasta) TOWER HOUSE (See French Gulch) WATSON'S GULCH (See Igo) WELLS FERRY (See Anderson) WHISKYTOWN Post Office at Blair Allen, Benjamin F. - miner Althouse, J. - laborer Andrews, William - miner Arnett, David - miner Banghart, George W. - miner Banghart Mine - John H. Carmany superintendent 44 acres Biegle, William D. - miner Blair, James - miner, saloon keeper 20 acres Blair, James D. Mrs. - Postmaster Byrnes, Edward - miner Camden, Charles - miner Carmany, John H. - superintendent Banghart Mine Collins, William - miner Cusick, Andrew - miner Cusick, Peter - miner Darrough, James - hostler Desmond, D. - hotel keeper Desmond, John - laborer Driscoll, Joseph - miner Driscoll, Timothy - miner Ellis, Augustus - miner Gaynor, Michael - laborer Green, H. W. - miner Griffin, Lawrence C. - miner Harris, Thomas - miner Harrison, John - miner, fruitraiser 148 acres Hughes, Andrew - laborer Humphrey, -- - gardener Jackson, Homer - miner Johnson, George - laborer Jones, Robert V. - miner Jurey, Richard - miner Kesler, William - gen mdse Ketcham, R. B. - miner 140 acres Kise, A. - teamster McDonald, Patrick - miner 40 acres McKeag, William - miner McNeil, Josiah - laborer Melbourne, A. P. - miner Mitchells, George - miner Morgan, -- - miner Murdock, William B. - miner Murphy, A. - toll house keeper Weaver Road Nelson, Charles N. - miner Nurse, Stewart N. - miner Parkinson, Charles E. - school teacher Postmaster - Mrs. James D. Blair Prince, James - miner Roberts, John - miner Rymer, P. J. - miner St. Auborn, William T. - miner Schnabel, Adolph H. - miner Schnabel, Augustus H. - superintendent Shasta Mill & Mining Co. Sebring, William - stage driver Shasta Mill & Mining Co. - A. H. Schnabel superintendent Shed, John - proprietor Tower House Shoemaker, Howard - hostler Smith, Jasper E. - miner Smith, Joseph - miner Strode, George C. - miner Strode, John S. - miner Taylor, Charles W. - miner Taylor, James W. - miner Tower House - John Shed proprietor Tucker, Francis T. - farmer Warfield, Robert - miner Williams, George F. - laborer Williams, Henry C. - miner Williams, James - laborer Williams, John K. - miner 100 acres Williams, Llewellyn - blacksmith Woodward, Oliver P. - hotel, gen mdse Woodward, Oliver P. Jr. - clerk with O. P. Woodward Young, George B. - miner Zent, Chase - clerk with William Kesler Zent, Isaac W. - miner