I was pretty sure that's what was meant. Very little was covered from South Fork (the southern extremes of the county). In the dry season it was a rough trip...in winter it was often impossible to get to Eureka with news and document submissions. I've been pouring over records now since January and found few mentions of South Fork. I'm having enough trouble finding records from the area around Fortuna in the 1890s. Even today it takes almost two hours to get to the Mendo-Humboldt county line going slightly above the speed limit....my usual speed. I really need to watch that. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Did the Steinmans buy land? Land records might be a possibility for a better timeline. It's really too bad California didn't take 18?5 censuses like other states did. I haven't done any land record research yet, since I don't have land descriptions for my focus group. I also haven't been to the Humboldt Historical Society yet and they have some different records. EdrieAnne