. History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories. e stream at thispoint, built before 1858. MISSOURI BAR NO. 2. The first work was done on this bar in March, 1800, by CaptionWilliam Mock, Wesley Mock, Moses Allen, Sampson Allen, DavidGarvin, John Perkins, Garnet, and Johnson, most of them from Mis-souri. For three or four years it was a lively place. In the heightof its prosperity there were about ono hundred men collected 1853, there were a hotel and store. The diggings were good, andpaid t
. History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories. e stream at thispoint, built before 1858. MISSOURI BAR NO. 2. The first work was done on this bar in March, 1800, by CaptionWilliam Mock, Wesley Mock, Moses Allen, Sampson Allen, DavidGarvin, John Perkins, Garnet, and Johnson, most of them from Mis-souri. For three or four years it was a lively place. In the heightof its prosperity there were about ono hundred men collected 1853, there were a hotel and store. The diggings were good, andpaid the miners well. It is still being worked by the Chinese. Thebar lies just where the line between this and Foster Bar Townshipintersects the river. BUCKEYE HOUSE. The first settler at this point, four miles above Strawberry Valley,was a Mr. Ruby, in 1851. The old house was built by him the sameyear. The Buckeye House was built by Bracy & Taylor. Bracykept a store here for some time. STRAWBERRY VALLEY. Situated in a beautiful valley on the Butte county line, forty-threemiles from Marysville, Strawberry Valley is the most thriving locaht). Ranch and Residence of , Wheatland LindaTp. Yuba HISTORY OF YUBA COUNTY CALIFORNIA. 97 Ul ifei,JWiishi]i. It was named early in 18S] by . ,• Mock, the l bein8 suggested bv ll large number of wild , ™ vinos found around the head of the valley. During the i lKlO someone kept a whisky saloon under a brush Bhed,iiimii11, ? f wWa the Columbus House was afterwards built. 01 »» . || joneg, of Nicolaus, sayB that he and a party went there in i«ki Tlifv found the remains of :i man in a thicket ofjunuury, i ??. .„ (j„. ,.ear of the shed. The body had a rope around its neck, j it „:1 evident the man had been murdered. The party M r. JonesffM with consisted of himself, Captain William Mock, Wesley Mock, „.,,„! Garvin, Got hristopher, Willia hristopher, Joseph yMg]ui, and John E. Perkins. The party came
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