Plumas County, California 1885 Directory. TAYLORVILLE Post and telegraph office. Situated at the south end of Indian Valley, on Indian creek (branch of Feather river), twenty- two miles, by an excellent wagon road, from Quincy. Population, three hundred. Elevation, 3,479 feet. Indian Valley is a beautiful locality. It comprises 17,000 acres of rich land, whereon all the small grains and fine fruit is raised. Taylorville was settled by the late Job T. Taylor, in 1852. The log cabin, which he then built, still stands as a monument of the pioneer days. Beside it stands a commanding structure, now being conducted by his widow as a first-class hotel. The Vernon House, kept by Mr. Hardgrave, is situated in the center of town, and affords good accommodations. The surrounding country offers both mining and agricultural advantages. Adams, William H. - miner Anthony, Lewis - farmer Bacher, Andrew - farmer Ball, John - farmer Banta, Stephen C. - farmer Bicknell, Henry - miner Blades, Jasper N. - teamster Blothen, Andrew W. - miner Blough, William - miner Boyden, Carl F. - farmer Boyden, George W. - Boyden & Smith Boyden & Smith - blacksmiths, wagonmakers Brown, George - farmer Burge, James P. - deputy Sheriff, gardener, fruit raiser Cantlori, Michael - miner Chapman, Albert R. - teacher Chapman, Denis H. - stage driver 40 acres Chipman, Frank S. - miner Church, James S. - farmer Church, J. C. - Justice of the peace, gardener Church, John L. - farmer Clunnie, George A. - laborer Coffee, Wyatt - laborer Collier, George F. - laborer Colvin, William - dairyman Conyers, S. H. - bricklayer, dealer lime, etc. Cooksie, James S. - farmer Cottingham, James W. - Graham & Cottingham Cottingham, William - farmer 262 acres Cox, Levi - cooper Cunningham, John - farmer Dickey, Samuel M. - farmer Doneworth, G. M. - gardener Doneworth, M. - 80 acres Doyle, P. J. - Kincart & Doyle Drake, Charles T. - farmer Droge, Adam - farmer 311 acres Dulin, P. L. - farmer Dunlap, Jackson L. - farmer Engels, C. H. - miner Engels, Henry - miner Engels, William - miner Evans, J. F. - farmer 791 acres Fant, Thomas - miner Ford, A. J. - farmer 307 acres Ford, James - farmer 295 acres Ford, Walter J. - farmer Foreman, J. W. - laborer Foreman, Lewis A. - farmer Foreman, William - farmer 285 acres Fox, A. E. Mrs. - widow Frohlick, G. D. - miner Gaspar, Frederick - miner Gee, Andrew M. - carpenter, gardener Gee, John - miner Genty, J. C. - farmer 100 acres Genty, Roger E. - farmer Goodman, Harris - gen mdse Grabel J. L. - shingle maker 160 acres Graham, William D. R. - Graham & Cottingham, manager Indian Valley Flour Mill Graham & Cottingham - proprietors Indian Valley Saw Mill Grammer, Oliver S. - laborer Green, E. E. - carpenter Hallock, Robert S. L. - mining engineer Hardgrave, John - proprietor Vernon House 920 acres Hardgrave, William - farmer Harding, Charles - miner Harris, Julius - farmer 120 acres Harvey, A. B. - superintendent Lucky, S. Gold Mining Co. Hinchman, A. L. - carpenter Hodgkins, George W. - farmer, notary public Hodgkins, George W. - artist Hosselkus, Frank B. - farmer Hough, Jeremiah - farmer Hough, Levi F. - farmer 314 acres Hough, R. W. - farmer 545 acres Hudson, Pliny P. - farmer Hunt, A. E. - farmer Huntington, Henry - farmer, gardener Indian Valley Saw Mill - Graham & Cottingham proprietors Indian Valley Flour Mill - J. W. Thompson proprietor Jackson, R. G. - miner Johnson, Frank - miner Kaeding, Theodore E. - miner Kelley, James - laborer Kincart, Frank E. - farmer Kincart, John W. - Kincart & Doyle Kincart & Doyle - blacksmiths, wagonmakers Kline, M. - hostler Vernon House Landers, Patrick - miner Laufman, Julien - carpenter Lewis, John W. - blacksmith Light, A. C. - farmer, miner 205 acres Light, Eleazer - miner Light, Eugene S. - miner Light, Theodore A. - miner Lingle, Solomon - miner Lucky, S. Gold Mining Co. - A. B. Harvey superintendent Macalister, Wm. - dairyman Martin, Albert E. - miner Martin, Samuel L. - miner McCutcheon, Hugh - farmer 319 acres McMinn, James W. - farmer Mead, Allen - laborer 160 acres Morton, Wm. B. - miner Mosi, Louis - miner Munroe, James - miner Notson, William W. - butcher Nye, Israel - farmer Pacific Mining Co. - Lewis Parker & Co. proprietors Pattam, C. - dairyman 240 acres Peters, W. T. - farmer 425 acres Pierce, Alexander - miner Postmaster - J. C. Young Price, Wm. S. - billiard saloon Prime, David - harness maker Prime, E. M. Mrs. - widow Pushor, Timothy - teamster Remick, R. B. - laborer Remus, Peter - laborer Reynolds, W. C. - miner Rollins, Almon S. - miner Rollins, Trustum H. - miner Rosecrans, Eli - carpenter Rosenbaum, Jacob - clerk with Harris Goodman Rosenberg, Jacob - merchant Routson, Elmer E. - saloon Sheldon, Thomas - laborer Spellier, George - laborer Simpson, Thomas - farmer, gardener 80 acres Smith, Chipman G. - Boyden & Smith Smith, Erastus P. - butcher, County Assessor 40 acres Smith, P. G. - butcher Smith, William - miner Stark, John W. - farmer 348 acres Sweringen, Samuel - miner Taylor, James T. - Taylor, S. A. H. Mrs. & Son, stockraiser, miner Taylor, S. A. H. Mrs. & Son - proprietor Taylor House Taylor House - Taylor, S. A. H. Mrs. & Son, for tourist and travelers Taylor, S. A. H. Mrs. - Taylor, S. A. H. Mrs. & Son 707 acres Thompson, J. W. - proprietor Indian Valley Flour Mill res Quincy Thompson, Richard - farmer 871 acres Thompson, Robert A. - farmer Torrey, A. E. - 560 acres Troger, Henry - laborer Troger, Louis - laborer Veeder, E. P. - school teacher Vernon House - John Hardgrave proprietor Very, John M. - printer Walker, Frederick - school teacher Walker, J. W. - laborer Walker, Thomas B. - miner Walsh, Henry G. - miner Walsh, Ernest - laborer Wardlow, Benjamin F. - farmer Western Union Telegraph Co. - J. C. Young agent Wheaton, James L. - carpenter Wheeler, Martin S. - farmer Young, A. E. Mrs. - widow Young, George W. - telegraph operator Young, J. C. - gen mdse, Postmaster, agent Western Union Telegraph Co. TWELVE MILE BAR Barker, Joseph - miner Cole, William - miner Corser, Henry H. - miner Jackson, Francis - miner Halsted, Asa D. - miner Halsted, Charles R. - miner Lugefsky, C. Frederick - miner Rising, Jacob - miner Stickney, Joseph - miner UNION (See Taylorville) WASH (See also Mohawk) A post office, in the southern part of the county, on the border of Sierra and twenty-five miles distant, in a northeasterly direction, from Downieville in that county. It is the location of some mineral springs, which bid fair to make in the future a reputation for the place as a summer resort. TWELVE MILE BAR Barker, Joseph - miner Cole, William - miner Corser, Henry H. - miner Jackson, Francis - miner Halsted, Asa D. - miner Halsted, Charles R. - miner Lugefsky, C. Frederick - miner Rising, Jacob - miner Stickney, Joseph - miner Barton, W. C. - farmer 190 acres Davis, James - miner Dean, Marshall - farmer 190 acres Denton, J. W. - farmer 190 acres Elkins, George A. - miner, farmer 160 acres Fhielbar H. - farmer 240 acres Hapgood, Joseph - miner 160 acres Hapgood, N. - farmer 166 acres Jackson, Abel - miner 80 acres Jackson, Andrew - miner 160 acres Jackson, John - mining superintendent 120 acres King, R. Mrs. - farmer 640 acres Neseman, Frederick - miner Neseman, Henry - farmer 240 acres McLear, George S. - proprietor Sulphur Springs 520 acres Miller, R. - contractor 135 acres Parlin, T. H. - laborer 320 acres Poe, John - miner 40 acres + + + + + + 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.