History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . ing in Sacramento county onSeptember 12th of the above year. He went at once to the , wherehe followed mining at diffincent places for about four yeaa-s; then in 1857 CALPELLA TOWNSHIP. 577 came to Mendocino county and settled in Ukiah valley, where he residedone year. From Ukiah he removed to Redwood valley and took up thafirst claim located in that valley, being the first white man to cut a tree in thatvalley for building purposes, and erected the first house, ba
History of Mendocino County, California : comprising its geography, geology, topography, climatography, springs and timber . ing in Sacramento county onSeptember 12th of the above year. He went at once to the , wherehe followed mining at diffincent places for about four yeaa-s; then in 1857 CALPELLA TOWNSHIP. 577 came to Mendocino county and settled in Ukiah valley, where he residedone year. From Ukiah he removed to Redwood valley and took up thafirst claim located in that valley, being the first white man to cut a tree in thatvalley for building purposes, and erected the first house, barn, and corral there-Remaining there but a short time he removed to Potter valley, where heremained about a year, and thence to Walker valley, where he resided untilOctober 12, 1869, when he settled on his present place, consisting of onehundred and fifty-six acres, located in Redwood valley, where he is engagedin farming, stock-raising, and hop-growing. Mr. Wright married, March17, 18G0, Miss Josephine C. Brown, a native of Missouri. They have sixchildren: Zerelda J., Dora J., Henry M., Alma J., Minnie C, and Alice M,. 37 578 HISTORY OF MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. LITTLE LAKE. Samuel S. Baechtel, Was born in Washington county, Maryland,September 26, lcS26; received his education at the common schools of hisnative county; resided there until the spring of 1844; went to SpringfieldIllinois; remained there until the ensuing fall; left, enroute for Clarkecounty, Missouri; *passed through the Mormon citj- of Nauvoo; spent a fewdays among the saints; remained in Clarke county, Missouri, until about the1st of December; left for St. Louis, Missouri; spent the remainder of the winteron the Mississippi river between St. Louis and New Orleans, In the springof 1845 went back to Clarke county, Missouri; remained there until fall,then went to Stark county, Ohio; remained there until the spring of left for Maryland, his native place; engaged there in farming andmilling for three
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