Plumas County, California 1885 Directory. LINCOLN (See Greenville) LONG VALLEY (See Quincy) LONGVILLE A post office, thirty-one miles northwest of Quincy, and is the business point for Humbug Valley. Anderson, D. E. - 280 acres Bogliolo, Rowe Brooks, B. S. - 160 acres Gifford, Robert Hartery, Thomas - farmer Hibbitts, Henderson - miner Jackson, Moses - miner Lansing, Robert Lazzier, Jean - miner Swan, John - miner Wagner, Lewis Wallack, Elias - farmer 320 acres Ware, Edwin - farmer Waters, A. H. - 160 acres Windrem, Samuel - miner MEADOW VALLEY A small town, with post office, situated about ten miles west of Quincy, on the main road from Quincy to Oroville. Spanish Peak, near by, which overlooks the valley, depends upon it for supplies. Andrus, W. H. - hostler with Jacob Stephan Atwood, Peter - blacksmith Bell, John B. - miner Bogliolo, Rodolph M. - miner Bone, Robert - miner Boswell & Co. - miners Brinters, John H. - miner Brooks, A. - miner Brooks, C. - miner Brown, John - jeweler Brown, Sarshel - miner Carr, Samuel - miner Challen, J. H. - miner Cook, Samuel - miner Cress, Frank - stockraiser 320 acres Daniels, W. J. - 160 acres Dean, D. H. - miner Delapp, A. J. - miner Edman, John A. - miner 365 acres Ellis, George S. - miner Folsom, D. C. - secretary Plumas Mining & Water Co. Forman, William - stockraiser Gariepy, L. L. - stockraiser 320 acres Gass, John - miner 160 acres Goodwin, Samuel McL. - miner Graves, William - miner Halsted, Alanson A. - saloon Hanson, P. - miner Hickman, Joseph C. - miner Hughes, Thomas - hotelkeeper, farmer 300 acres Jacks, E. B. - miner 71 acres Jacks, Richard - sawmill, miner, farmer 340 acres Jolly, Thomas - miner Kellogg, H. W. - Thompson & Kellogg Klumb, Jacob - miner Lake, W. H. - engineer, blacksmith Lavasseur, J. B. H. - miner Leak, George - capitalist Lee, James - miner Massey, Eleanor Mrs. Maurer, Caspard - miner Maurer, S. Mrs. - farmer 120 acres McElroy, John - butcher 80 acres McPherson, William - millwright Miller, Phillip - miner Moore, C. M. - miner Mumford, James - miner Phelps, E. E. - farmer Phelps, J. C. - miner Plumas Mining & Water Co. - D. C. Folsom secretary 1748 acres Robinson, Andrew - miner Rutherford, J. T. - stockraiser 160 acres Schneider, B. - farmer 320 acres Schneider, B. Jr. - clerk 240 acres Schneider, Charles - miner Siebert, S. J. - miner Snoyers, Charles - miner Stephan, Jacob - stockraiser Stevenson, J. F. - stockraiser 360 acres Stevenson, W. H. - stockraiser 160 acres Taylor, Stillman S. - miner Thompson, R. - Thompson & Kellogg Thompson & Kellogg - gen mdse 620 acres Tryborn, C. A. - miner Tucker, John - miner Wagner, William - farmer 1494 acres Weaver, E. L. - miner White, A. P. - miner Yager, Jacob - miner MOHAVE CITY (See Eureka Mills) MOHAWK A post office town, situated twenty-seven miles from Quincy, on the Sierra Valley and Reno roads, in the pretty Mohawk Valley, which is traversed by the east fork of Feather River. The town possesses a saw mill, store, comfortable hotel and livery stable. This is a favorite stopping place between Sierra Valley, Reno and Quincy. Good hunting and trout fishing in the vicinity. Gold Lake is six miles, Smith's Lake three miles and Long Lake four miles distant. Mohawk is the nearest point for these lakes. The valley is eight miles long and averages one mile in width. Babb, Solomon - constable Black, David A. - miner Bonta, Charles A. - farmer 480 acres Carman, Alonzo - farmer 160 acres Connelly, James - farmer Connor, Robert E. - blacksmith, wagon maker Dean, Marshall - carpenter Delaney, James - farmer 320 acres Denton, W. C. - farmer, dairyman Emmitt, Kate Mrs. - farmer 480 acres res Reno, NV Fehling, John - miner 120 acres Frank, John - miner Garbani, G. - miner Gard, Herman - laborer with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Goshen, Samuel - head sawyer with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Greer, Frank - miner Hanson, Charles - miner 320 acres Hardgrave, Frederick - farmer Hill, John W. - miner 160 acres Jackson, John - mining superintendent Knickram John C. - Knickram, Sutton & Co., civil engineer, bridge builder, contractor Knickram, Sutton & Co. - proprietors saw mill and shingle mill Knott, William - Knickram, Sutton & Co., proprietor hotel & livery stable, postmaster Langhorst Bros. - farmers 480 acres Langhorst, H. F. - farmer 80 acres Langwish, Louis - laborer Lannes, Lewis - saloon Lister, Harvey D. - stage driver Lister, Samuel D. - farmer, gardener Little, Alfred - farmer Mayne, John - Totton, Otis & Mayne McCamley, Harrison - farmer 166 acres McCrllum, Humphrey - farmer 160 acres McCollum, John W. - farmer McKenzie, John - farmer 169 acres Merkle, Michael - miner 320 acres Moreno, Randolph - laborer with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Neseman, Fred. J. - farmer Neseman, Henrich - confectioner O'Neill, Austin - miner Otis, Solomon - Totton, Otis & Mayne Parlin, Tilson H. - farmer Postmaster - Wm. Knott Sanders, Charles - laborer with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Sierra Iron Co. - 3560 acres Smith, Charles E. - farmer 400 acres Smith, Charles E. Jr. - farmer Smith, Norman - logger with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Stratton, Daniel - miner 160 acres Stroud, Charles - teamster with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Stroud, Charles E. - miner 160 acres Sutton, John B. - Knickram, Sutton & Co., gen mdse, deputy postmaster Tefft, L. V. - farmer 240 acres Thomas, Frank - sawyer with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Totton, John - Totton, Otis & Mayne Totton, Otis & Mayne - saw mill Trevethick, John D. - laborer with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Turner, F. M. - farmer Turner, Harvey - miner Vann, F. M. - logger with Knickram, Sutton & Co. Walt, Isaac - farmer Webster, James - logger Webster, J. W. - farmer Whearty, Peter - farmer Woodward, Geo. - wheelwright MOHAWK VALLEY (See Mohawk) NELSON POINT A mining town, situated about eight miles southeast of Quincy, on the road to La Porte. It has about one hundred and seventy-five inhabitants which find employment in mining and lumbering, there being two important saw mills located here. It has a hotel, general store, blacksmith shop, and is an established post office. Freight is shipped to this point via Marysville and express to Quincy. American Mine - John Kiefer superintendent Anderson, G. P. - miner Berg, Charles - miner Berg, John G. - mail carrier Blair, Samuel P. - miner Boss, Edwin H. - miner Brinkmeyer & Co. - miners Brinkmeyer, Henry - Brinkmeyer & Co. Buckeye Mine - August Holtz superintendent Burgess, H. G. - miner Cassady, Henry - miner Cavanaugh, Edward - miner Childress, H. H. - school teacher Church, John - 110 acres Coleman, J. C. - miner Coleman, Willis B. - carpenter Dennis, William - miner Dilks, William L. - miner Durrill, Orrin - miner Eaves, Thomas Eddelbrittel, J. C. Egbell, Henry - miner Egbert, Pauley Ellerman, A. C. - miner Evans, William R. - miner Fields, Edwin A. - miner Gansner, Benjamin E. - sawmill 160 acres Gansner, Florian - sawmill 640 acres Garbani, Gaspero - miner Garbani, Giuseppi - miner Gaubert, Charles H. - miner Haffenger, Henry B. - miner Hamer, John - Brinkmeyer & Co. Hammerman, George H. G. - miner Hampson, Henry C. - miner Harknis, Patrick - miner Harrington, George - superintendent Hopkins Creek Gold Mining Co. Harris, Orrin C. - miner Holm, John H. - miner Holtz, August F. W. - miner Hopkins Creek Gold Mining Co. - George Harrington superintendent Hubbell, Eura S. - saloon Jackson, Uric - miner James, William J. Johnson, Frank Jolly, Thomas - miner Jones, David - miner Kain, Frank - miner Kealy, John - miner Kelley, Bernard - miner Kelley, Marshall - miner Kiefer, John - superintendent American Mine Knowles, Williams H. - miner Lawrence, Thomas F. - miner Lawson, Peter - miner Legan, Louis - miner Lemieux, Paul - miner Long, William - miner McCauley, George - miner McMahon, Michael - miner McMartin, Finley A. - miner Mechling, Jacob J. - tinsmith Melvin, John - miner Metcalf, Peter - miner Metcalf, Samuel - miner Metcalf, William - superintendent Plumas Blue Gravel M. & L. Co. Miller, W. F. Moller, Peter C. - miner Mountaineer Mining Co. - N. Mullen superintendent Mullen, Nathaniel - superintendent Mountaineer Mining Co. Muller, Joseph - miner Nelson, Andro - laborer Nelson, John - miner O'Brien, Edward - saloon keeper Oliver, George - miner Oliver, Richard - miner Olsen, Magus - miner Olsen, N. M. - miner Page, Joseph - miner Pauly, Nicholas O. - hotel Pierce, John H. - miner Plumas Blue Gravel Mining & Lumber Co. - William Metcalf superintendent Red Slide Mining Co. - P. V. Turner superintendent 160 acres Rees, William - miner Roche, Frank - miner Rosenburg, Julius - merchant Schubert, Henry - 160 acres Silva, Manuel - miner Smith, George - miner Snyder, Francis - miner Spencer, Walter W. - miner Tead, Edward L. Thomas, D. R. - mining superintendent Tip Top Mining Co. Trembath, Thomas - miner Turner, N. J. - miner Turner, Plumas T. - superintendent Red Slide Mining Co. 340 acres Turner, Thomas A. - miner Urie, Jackson - miner Waterworth, James W. - miner Williams, Dennis - miner Williams, Peter V. - miner Winters, Gauke R. - miner Wood, William - miner Yist, August - miner + + + + + + We would like to wish you and yours the very best during this Holiday Season. ~~~~~~ Billie C. Reynolds Anita "Jean" Waters-Reynolds (Family Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com (Modoc County Genealogy) http://www.rh2o.com/modoc/ --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.