. History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories. iles above Oamptonville onHorse Valley creek, in 1853, but abandoned on account of the dilK-culty of working it. The place derived its name from a miner namedWeed. In 1865, work was resumed and has been continuous eversince. The Weed Point mine consists of twenty feet of sand, finegrave] and pipe clay, forty feet of coarse gravel, pipe clay and sand*ten feet of boulders, gravel, sand and clay to the bed rock. The mineis rich, especially the last ten
. History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories. iles above Oamptonville onHorse Valley creek, in 1853, but abandoned on account of the dilK-culty of working it. The place derived its name from a miner namedWeed. In 1865, work was resumed and has been continuous eversince. The Weed Point mine consists of twenty feet of sand, finegrave] and pipe clay, forty feet of coarse gravel, pipe clay and sand*ten feet of boulders, gravel, sand and clay to the bed rock. The mineis rich, especially the last ten feet. The blasting is done in the sum-mer, when eight or ten men are employed. In the winter, only m emen are at work. The company has its own water, and makes aclean up four or five times a year. Petrifactions of oak and niadroneand impressions of leaves are found in the clay. At one time tlieiewere a store, saloon, hotel, etc., at this place, but they have all beenabandoned. There are thirty men here at present. The Atchison Brothers first located the ranch now owned by JohnRainm. They were public spirited men, building roads and bridges. OF JAMES STRAIN, YUBA HISTORY OF YUBA COUNTY CALIFOR NIA. lOi lltltough this region. D. 0. Adkison worked the ranch on sharesj afterwards took charge of the dairy, peddling milk in the ,.,,. j« hut one quartz ledge being worked in the township, theHoneycomb The owners are preparing to erect a stamp mill. Fre-Hl( grelj in the forest call out the all population to save their homes„„l property from destruction. SAW MILLS. JonesMill in Oamptonville was built in 1853, and was the firstnM|l i„ the township. Since moved away. Campbell Mill was built by M. Campbell in 1854; sold to Hall &Iiiirhnnks in 1856. 1 IKfi8, they sold to J. D. Andrews who ran ituntil it was abandoned. Weeds Point Mill was built by Munte in )5. It was sold byliim to Ids son-in-law in 1866, and has since been abandoned. Oak Val
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