History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present . In 1880 he came to Madera, and then to FresnoCounty, and here he secured work with the Madera Flume & Trading Com-pany, now known as the Sugar Pine Company. He had charge of the flume:and as foreman responsible for keeping the lumber moving, he rode horse-back up and down the waterway. For six years he was on the job, dayand night when necessary, especially in storms, continuing with the firm un
History of Fresno County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present . In 1880 he came to Madera, and then to FresnoCounty, and here he secured work with the Madera Flume & Trading Com-pany, now known as the Sugar Pine Company. He had charge of the flume:and as foreman responsible for keeping the lumber moving, he rode horse-back up and down the waterway. For six years he was on the job, dayand night when necessary, especially in storms, continuing with the firm until1886, when he resigned to engage in farming. In that year he bought thetwenty acres in the Scandinavian Colony, which he improved, and on whichhe erected a residence and other buildings; and afterwards he purchased atract in the \\olters Colony consisting of forty acres, which he set to vines;but this he gave to one of his sons. Later he purchased another twentv acresin the Wolters Colony, which he set out to grapes, but later sold at a goodprofit. Lately, he has rented his own vine^ard, but has continued an activemember and supporter of the California Associated Raisin Company. ^«^«^. ^L-AsJ
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