Dottie, Any idea where I could buy the book? I talked to my cousin for the 1st in 50 years, and her Gparents ARE in French Gulch cem for sure, thats Syme's dau Mary Isabelle and Dalles Garvin. I respect not everyone has time. I seem to have little else. --JD in Springville At 03:47 PM 12/13/98 EST, you wrote: >I have lots of info about the Washington Mine, Milkmaid, John Souter, Syme, >French Gulch, etc. etc. I wrote a book titled The Dictionary of Early Shasta >County History and all that information is in it. It sounds like you're >looking for a lot of info. I would be happy to try and help you but my time >is sort of limited. Let me know what I can do...... Dottie Smith. >