The Contra Costa Gazette Martinez, Contra Costa County, California Saturday, 18 September 1875 ************************************** BORN - RIEDER - At Pinole, Sept. 11th, to Mr.&Mrs. Fred. RIEDER, a daughter. BORN - FRAZER - In Martinez, Sept. 17th, to Mr.&Mrs. George M. FRAZER, a son. PROBATE COURT - -In the matter of the estate of Thomas JOHN, deceased. A decree showing that due and legal notice to creditors had been given was entered, upon proof of notice having been published as directed by the previous order of the Court. -In the matter of the estate of Adolf A. CAMMARSTEDT, deceased. N.N. SONNIHSEN filed a petition praying for Letters of Administration on said estate. The hearing was fixed for the 28th of September instant, at 10 o’clock a.m. -In the matter of the estate of Sara P. MINER, deceased. W.M. HALE and G.W. TERRILL filed their first annual account in said estate. The settlement thereof was fixed for the 28th of September instant, at 10 o’clock a.m… Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit www.newspaperabstracts.com/

Does anyone know where there is a list of the victims? ----- Original Message ----- From: "N SCHULENBERG" <nd_howard@yahoo.com> To: norcal@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2013 11:12:39 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Monument honors victims of 1853 steamboat disaster    Hi,    I thought you'd like this:    [1]http://soa.li/SnJKB1F    Monument honors victims of 1853 steamboat disaster    ALVISO, Calif. ��� The year was 1853, and the steamboat Jenny Lind departed    Alviso at the southern tip of San Francisco Bay for its standard voyage to    the city.    To unsubscribe [2]click here. References    1. http://soa.li/SnJKB1F    2. http://www.gigya.com/site/landing.aspx?ut=stAQbPGhDCy6zR8PSshuPo4Sn7IRyqEBXhuqWInTgGkLwC62LHCTuHyqs4u-1fJxkSMk-Ja6xy4mw3SAHMIpyXrqsSZmf_dt5SVbeyb9V0Wmxc4KWxa2hNPK58kM5zVzkjh ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

She was not good at picking husbands who obviously married her for the ranch and her other assets.Not much left anymore and a lot of history is not remembered.Huey had the biggest piece up until the late 70's or early 80's On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Bill Roddy <billroddy@cox.net> wrote: > My great-grandmother Encarnacion Ortega's second husband died from injuries > as a passenger on the Jenny Lind. > Here is the Alta California story from Bancroft Works. > Bill > > > http://www.americahurrah.com/California/MontereyMurders/Sanchez6.html > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of pierini@comcast.net > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:41 PM > To: norcal@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Monument honors victims of 1853 steamboat disaster > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

My great-grandmother Encarnacion Ortega's second husband died from injuries as a passenger on the Jenny Lind. Here is the Alta California story from Bancroft Works. Bill http://www.americahurrah.com/California/MontereyMurders/Sanchez6.html -----Original Message----- From: norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of pierini@comcast.net Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 2:41 PM To: norcal@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Monument honors victims of 1853 steamboat disaster

"Our Marble Quarries." ("California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences," Vol. 15, No. 19, July 12, 1861, pp. 149) "It is a well known fact that we are and have been quite large importers of foreign Marble for our fireplaces, our ornamental work, and even our grave stones and monumental work. Now we can announce with satisfaction that such have been the discoveries that the purest and best, the finest and most beautiful grained marbles are easily obtained in our own State, not only enough for our own use, but to send abroad too, if needed. "The extensive marble quarries recently discovered and opened at Columbia, Tuolumne county, by P. J. Devine, who has been prospecting for the last year, has proved that we need no longer look abroad for Marble, as we have now enough in California to supply the world. "The extensive quarry of Devine & Brother, to which we refer, is a mile and a-half long, and a broad rich vein. They are now erecting a mill that will run three hundred saws, and turn out marble better and cheaper than can be imported, and thus stop all foreign competitors. Devine & Brother have done much to give an impetus to Marble work, have wrought some as fine work as has ever been shown, and done themselves honor by their great taste, genius, and enterprise. We wish them unbounded success." Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo

"The Hotel at the Coral Cave." ("California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences," Vol. 15, No. 19, July 12, 1861, pp. 148) "We but brieflly (sic) alluded to the Hotel at the Cave in our last number. We desire now to speak of the 'Alabaster Hotel,' so that visitors may know they can truly enjoy a trip to the Cave, and be well cared for while there. Last year there was no place where visitors could obtain attention or good refreshment; now a new, neat and good Hotel has been built, where good rooms, and good beds, and excellent food can be had, so that visitors need not fear but that they will be well cared for. "The hotel is kept by Mr. D. A. Wilson, and with Mrs. Wilson and her mother, the very best care and attention is always sure to be given to visitors. The host and hostess take great pains to make their visitors happy, and for a constant attention to their wants, the charges are also very moderate indeed. Visitors to the Cave can take a carriage at Folsom and ride over in an hour and a half, Be sure and go by the way of Horse Shoe Bar and see the gardens there and purchase fruits. There are good stables at the Alabaster Hotel, so that horses are well cared for." P.S. More info. re the Alabaster Cave and Alabaster Hotel can be found in the online article: http://www.stylemg.com/El-Dorado-County-Foothills/April-2012/Wonders-Never-Cease/ Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo

The Contra Costa Gazette Martinez, Contra Costa County, California Saturday, 11 September 1875 *************************************** MARRIED - FERGUSON-LLEWELYN - Near Clayton, Sept. 1st, by D.S. CARPENTER, Esq., J.P.; Andrew FERGUSON of Nortonville, and Miss Maggie LLEWELYN of Clayton. MARRIED - NILSON-JOHNSON - In Martinez, Sept. 2d, by Rev. E.B. TUTHILL; Mr. A.P. NILSON and Miss Sophia JOHNSON. MARRIED - LEGHORN-BABBE - In Martinez, Sept. 7th, by Hon. T.A. BROWN, County Judge; George LEGHORN and Caroline BABBE. SUICIDE - John ENGLER, a shoemaker, with a large family living at Nortonville, died on Saturday evening last from the effects of strychnine. He survived in much agony some 2 hours after taking the poison, for the acknowledged purpose of destroying his life. PROBATE COURT - -In the matter of the estate of John H. SOBEY, deceased. The account of the Administrator came regularly on for settlement, in pursuance of previous notice and the order heretofore made, and, after hearing, the account was settled and allowed. -In the matter of the guardianship of Emily J. McCLELLAN, minor child of J.C. McCLELLAN, deceased. The account of Lafayette DICKEY, guardian of said minor, as such guardian, was settled and allowed by the Court. SINGING SCHOOL - The undersigned is prepared to receive young pupils for instruction in Vocal Music at her home, Saturday afternoon at 2 o�clock. Mrs. Emma TITCOMB FOR THE INDIAN WAR - Under orders from General SCHOFIELD�s headquarters, Company D, of the 1st United States Cavalry, stationed at Benicia, left that post by the steamer �Julia,� on Tuesday last, to join the forces being organized for suppression of the Indian outbreak in Nevada. NEW PATENTS - Through dispatches to Dewey & Co., Patent Agents, S.F., we receive the following advance list of U.S. Patents to Pacific Coast inventors, viz: C.R. DONNER, S.F., horseshoeing tool W. EPPELSHEIMER, S.F., device for propelling cars W. EPPELSHEIMER, S.F., means for turning cars on short curves A. PARAF, S.F., fluxing composition J. WALKER, Sonora, Cal., stamp mill feeder M.P. BOSS, Virginia, Nev., distributing quicksilver in quartz mills A.S. BUCKELEW, Colusa, Cal., watch case spring P. HINKLE, S.F., device for operating throttle valves W.H. RICHARDSON, S.F., air and water heater F.H. RUHL, Stockton, Cal., lift pump valve J. STEINER, Mendon, Cal., wagon wheel L.D. STEPHENS, Gold Run, Cal., ore washer KWONG on CHEONG, S.F., trademark for tea Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit www.newspaperabstracts.com/

http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ccl/history/default.asp this is their website............... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Demas" <theschoolbell@yahoo.com> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Sacramento city archives? Barbara,It's still there. Name and phone number has changed. I think you can GOOGLE Sacramento City Archives trhough and get there. It may be more digitized but youstill have to make an appointment etc.marilyn Thanx Barbara ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://www.cityofsacramento.org/ccl/history/default.asp This is the website.................... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara/Bill" <bandbpompei@comcast.net> To: <norcal@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:48 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Sacramento city archives? >I remember going to some sort of record depository many years ago...on > Richards Blvd in Sacramento.....that had odd hours and required an > appointment. I think I looked at books that contained divorced and > perhaps > other court stuff. > > Has that place changed? digitized? become more open to researchers? > > Thanx > Barbara > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >

Alviso was a center for collected and dredged Oyster shells that were crushed and baked for there lime]Calcium Carbonate] and then shipped to Permanente to be processed. On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:48 AM, Marilyn Demas <theschoolbell@yahoo.com>wrote: > Peggy,You have been busy! Most Interesting!!!marilyn > > --- On Sun, 4/14/13, Peggy B Perazzo <pbperazzo@comcast.net> wrote: > > From: Peggy B Perazzo <pbperazzo@comcast.net> > Subject: [NORCAL] Paving stone quarry competition between Rocklin CA & > China in 1876 > To: Norcal@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 9:44 PM > > There was competition between California quarries and Chinese > quarries even in 1876. > > > "Our Granite Quarries," "Daily Alta California," Vol. 28, No. 9763, > December 29, 1876, pp. 1 > > "A member of the Pacific Granite Quarries now in this city, says they > are pushing the work in the granite quarries at Rocklin, where they > have spent large sums of money in developing. Now they meet with a > ruinous competition, in the way of pavement blocks brought from China > as ballast, and sold at any price that can be had at quick sale; a > price so very low that it would not pay freight from our California > quarries. > > "This competition is so discouraging that it is a question whether > they can continue to get out that class of stone. Should they be > compelled to suspend, it would throw out of employment a large number > of men who have families to support. He thinks there is a tariff on > such stone, if so, it ought to be enforced, for if our own quarries > can be stopped by such competition, then the persons bringing stone > from China will make our citizens pay well for their former loss. > > "This may become a serious question, for the ships from China cannot > bring enough to meet the demands of this city, while our quarries > cannot be started up at any time merely to supply a temporary demand > for this pavement. To make such pavement at a reasonable price and > profit, the business must be kept up with all the advantages of > experience in working the quarries." > > > Peggy B. Perazzo > pbperazzo@comcast.net > Stone Quarries and Beyond > http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ > All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus > <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ > > New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or > Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to > join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join > Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) > http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond > https://twitter.com/pbperazzo > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to > NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Barbara,It's still there. Name and phone number has changed. I think you can GOOGLE Sacramento City Archives trhough and get there. It may be more digitized but youstill have to make an appointment etc.marilyn --- On Mon, 4/15/13, Barbara/Bill <bandbpompei@comcast.net> wrote: From: Barbara/Bill <bandbpompei@comcast.net> Subject: [NORCAL] Sacramento city archives? To: norcal@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, April 15, 2013, 2:48 PM I remember going to some sort of record depository many years ago...on Richards Blvd in Sacramento.....that had odd hours and required an appointment.  I think I looked at books that contained divorced and perhaps other court stuff. Has that place changed? digitized? become more open to researchers? Thanx Barbara ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I remember going to some sort of record depository many years ago...on Richards Blvd in Sacramento.....that had odd hours and required an appointment. I think I looked at books that contained divorced and perhaps other court stuff. Has that place changed? digitized? become more open to researchers? Thanx Barbara

Peggy,You have been busy! Most Interesting!!!marilyn --- On Sun, 4/14/13, Peggy B Perazzo <pbperazzo@comcast.net> wrote: From: Peggy B Perazzo <pbperazzo@comcast.net> Subject: [NORCAL] Paving stone quarry competition between Rocklin CA & China in 1876 To: Norcal@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 9:44 PM There was competition between California quarries and Chinese quarries even in 1876. "Our Granite Quarries," "Daily Alta California," Vol. 28, No. 9763, December 29, 1876, pp. 1 "A member of the Pacific Granite Quarries now in this city, says they are pushing the work in the granite quarries at Rocklin, where they have spent large sums of money in developing.  Now they meet with a ruinous competition, in the way of pavement blocks brought from China as ballast, and sold at any price that can be had at quick sale; a price so very low that it would not pay freight from our California quarries. "This competition is so discouraging that it is a question whether they can continue to get out that class of stone.  Should they be compelled to suspend, it would throw out of employment a large number of men who have families to support.  He thinks there is a tariff on such stone, if so, it ought to be enforced, for if our own quarries can be stopped by such competition, then the persons bringing stone from China will make our citizens pay well for their former loss. "This may become a serious question, for the ships from China cannot bring enough to meet the demands of this city, while our quarries cannot be started up at any time merely to supply a temporary demand for this pavement.  To make such pavement at a reasonable price and profit, the business must be kept up with all the advantages of experience in working the quarries." Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public.  (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions.  You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo  ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL.  Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Everyone,   I have a question that I hope I can explain since I can't add the attachment for the visual!  I have a copy of a single page document, the top is the Marriage License and the bottom is the Certificate of Marriage dated 02 October 1922, Los Angeles. The bride and groom are Dollie Hester McClain and Olin Martin Wygal.  That part is all well and good, but my question is about the witness signature.  There is a place for the witness to the marriage which is clearly signed, BUT, below that there is a line that says: "Residence", and It looks like this:   Signature of Witness to the Marriage:  Edna Presley Residence: Walter Hockstrasser    But, wait, it gets worse.  Edna Presley and Walter Hockstrasser were married on the same day, and I have a copy of their Marriage License/Certificate of Marriage too.   The Wygal/McClain doc states: Signature of Witness to the Marriage: Edna Presley Residence: Walter Hochstrasser The Hochstrasser/Presley doc states: Signature of Witness to the Marriage: Olin M. Wygal Residence: Mrs. O. M. Wygal, Los Angeles   So, the question is, does anybody know what the "residence" line was intended for?  I thought it was supposed actually be for the residence address of the witness!   I know this is a little convoluted and thanks in advance for any and all thoughts!   Susan

"Sandstone Industry" ("Amador Ledger," September 2, 1910, pp. 8) "Between forty and fifty men are to be given steady employment in this city by the lone Sandstone Company, which is to make Sacramento its permanent distributing point for alll (sic) places where it can market its product. The company is to have its works located temporarily on the sand lot just north of I street. It will be prepared to move to permanent quarters, however, when the Southern Pacific Company builds its new passenger depot upon the site. "The company owns five quarries of desirable building rock near lone, Amador county. From one of the quarries is obtained a pure white sandstone, which resembles closely the Cahen stone of France. It makes a handsome material for finishing a building. From another quarry is obtained red stone. Rock from this quarry was used in the construction of the California National Bank Building. The character of the stone is such that it is easily chiseled, and for an ornamental stone it is not surpassed. The rock is taken from the quarry in huge blocks, and almost any sized piece desired can be obtained. The company now has a seven ton piece at its works, which it proposes to exhibit at the State Fair. The demand for the stone has been heavy because of the great increase in building all over California. For this reason the company proposed to locate its works here. The rock will be shipped from the quarries to Sacramento in the rough, to be worked over and distributed in finished form."

"The Lime Trade of Santa Cruz," "Daily Alta California," Vol. 6, No. 152, June 18,1855, pp. 1 "Among the many valuable products of the soil of California, not the least important is that of lime, which is found in various parts of the State, but particularly in the vicinity of the Mission of Santa Cruz. The time has been since the commencement of the building of San Francisco and other cities in California, when lime imported from the Eastern States would not pay for the freight and storage; and we can recall more than one instance where large quantities of the article were thrown overboard in the bay from ships rather than incur the expenses of attempting to dispose of it in any other way. That, however, was when the extraordinary enterprise lately displayed in building had not commenced. As the construction of fine brick buildings here and in Sacramento and Marysville became more general, the use of lime has increased so that from Santa Cruz alone, not counting the numerous other quarries in the State, about 700 barrels a week have been brought, though at present less than 400 barrels are got out, owing to the decline in the building business. The Santa Cruz lime quarries are situated about a mile to the eastward of the Mission of that name, upon the third of a series of plateaus or table lands running inland from the sea coast. "The lime is of such excellent quality, that although there are numerous other quarries in the State, orders are constantly received at the depot in this city from all the principal towns in California as well as from Oregon. Last year one company (Messrs. Davis & Jordan,) got out 35,000 barrels, all of which was shipped to San Francisco. There are also other companies engaged in quarrying lime in the vicinity of Santa Cruz, the result of whose labors added to the above swell the amount to over 50,000 barrels yearly. When we consider that lime is used for little else than in the construction of houses, we can form from the above some idea of the large amount of the article consumed for such purposes. The trade employs quite a fleet of schooners, each as the Odd Fellow; the A. Adams; Queen of the West and others the greater part of the time, coming to Davis & Jordan Brennan & Co. The former firm has had at one time 50 men employed in their quarries, but have now less than 30. Thus the lime business alone in California may be safely estimated as giving employment to three or four hundred persons, and the gross value of the article extracted from the various quarries in the State per year at not far from $200,000." Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo

"Angel Island Stone." ("Daily Alta California," Vol. 42, No.14061, 29 February 29, 1888, pp. 1) "Harbor Commissioner English has addressed a letter to the California Representatives in Congress calling attention to the stone quarries on Angel Island and the adaptability of the stone for seawall purposes. He asks the delegation to unite in requesting the Secretary of War to allow the quarries to be opened. The Secretary of War is expected to refer the whole matter to General Howard for a report, and he will examine the arguments for and against the plan." Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo

There was competition between California quarries and Chinese quarries even in 1876. "Our Granite Quarries," "Daily Alta California," Vol. 28, No. 9763, December 29, 1876, pp. 1 "A member of the Pacific Granite Quarries now in this city, says they are pushing the work in the granite quarries at Rocklin, where they have spent large sums of money in developing. Now they meet with a ruinous competition, in the way of pavement blocks brought from China as ballast, and sold at any price that can be had at quick sale; a price so very low that it would not pay freight from our California quarries. "This competition is so discouraging that it is a question whether they can continue to get out that class of stone. Should they be compelled to suspend, it would throw out of employment a large number of men who have families to support. He thinks there is a tariff on such stone, if so, it ought to be enforced, for if our own quarries can be stopped by such competition, then the persons bringing stone from China will make our citizens pay well for their former loss. "This may become a serious question, for the ships from China cannot bring enough to meet the demands of this city, while our quarries cannot be started up at any time merely to supply a temporary demand for this pavement. To make such pavement at a reasonable price and profit, the business must be kept up with all the advantages of experience in working the quarries." Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net Stone Quarries and Beyond http://quarriesandbeyond.org/ All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton AntiVirus <http://www.symantec.com/>http://www.symantec.com/ New additions to our web site will be listed on our Twitter or Facebook pages, which is open to the public. (You do not need to join Facebook to view the new additions. You only need to join Facebook if you want to receive automatic notifications of new additions.) http://www.facebook.com/StoneQuarriesAndBeyond https://twitter.com/pbperazzo

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The Contra Costa Gazette Martinez, Contra Costa County, California Saturday, 4 September 1875 ************************************** BORN - HALE - In Martinez, Aug 29th, to Mr.&Mrs. Wm. M. HALE, a son. BORN - ROWELL - In Martinez, Aug. 27th, to Mr.&Mrs. David ROWELL, a son. BORN - LARKEY - In Pacheco Valley, Aug. 31, to Mr.&Mrs. John LARKEY, a daughter. DROWNED - Antioch ‘Ledger’ Aug. 16th: Willie GOLDEN, of Nortonville, aged about 14 years, was drowned on Sunday last, while bathing in Marsh Creek, near the Stone House. In company with other boys, he asked permissions of Mr. LORD to allow them to swim in the little pond formed by damning the creek at that place. Mr. LORD inquired if all the boys could swim, and being answered affirmatively, reluctantly consented, and admonished the boys to “be careful and not get drowned.” In about half an hour thereafter the boys ran to the house with the information that Willie was drowned. The body was shortly recovered, but life was extinct. WELCOME to the BRIDLE - On Friday night of last week some person entered the barn of Mr. T.W. HUCKSTEP, on the Hook ranch, through a small aperture in the rear, and retired through the same hole, taking with him a set of double team harness, except one of the bridles. Lest the thief may be put to inconvenience in hunting for the bridle over the ground passed in retreating from the premises, Mr. HUCKSTEP desires him informed that it has been found within the barn, where it was probably dropped in getting the harness out through the small opening, and will be delivered to him if he will call for it, as it is of small use to the owner without the harness. PROBATE COURT - -In the matter of the estate of Wm. McNEILL, deceased, the executors of said estate filed their final account for settlement… -In the matter of the estate of John G. TILTON, deceased. The Executrix of said estate, Minerva TILTON, filed her petition praying for an order authorizing her as Executrix to sell the real estate of said deceased for the payment of debts and expenses of administration… -In the matter of the estate of Henry BUSH, Sr. An order was made setting apart certain personal property which is exempt from execution for the use of the family of the deceased. -In the matter of the estate of E.S. SAYLES, deceased. A paper purporting to be the last Will of the deceased, E.S. SAYLES, was filed with a petition by the sister of the deceased, praying that the said Will and Testament of said deceased. The hearing of the petition was fixed for the 2d of October… Transcribed by Dee Sardoch To see more old newspapers, visit www.newspaperabstracts.com/