Sacramento Daily Union, 2 January 1871 JULY. 1st — The residence of Captain Blair, near Stockton, burned ; loss, $25,000. 2d — W. D. Walsh, while riding with his wife at Oakland, was thrown from the buggy and his neck broken …. P. Breen was drowned in Pajaro river. 3d — A party of fourteen … [Read more…]
Sacramento Daily Union, 2 January 1871 MAY. 1st — The straw sheds of the paper mill company near Santa Cruz were burned. 3d — Soundings show the removal of Blossom Rock to be complete. . . .Surveying parties for Stockton and Visalia Railroad commenced work. 4th — Creed Haymond, John C. Burch and Charles Lindley … [Read more…]
Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 40, Number 7063, 2 January 1871 RECORD OF NOTABLE EVENTS FOR 1870 (January-February). We subjoin a record of the more prominent events and industries of the State and county for the past year : JANUARY. 1st — A. McGimsey and John Ornbaum quarreled near Cloverdale. McGimsey was killed … Colored people … [Read more…]