A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898 . John H. Crocheron. Jacob Hilliam H. Dr\(len. Mrs. Hllllam H. Dry den. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOXTILDEN FOUNDATION ? ,, , I ? I - - - ---iTiT- ? ? - I * OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. 105 where he found employment and remained two years. Then farmed in Illinoisfor about three years, and in 1852 crossed the plains for California, where helocated in HcMiey Lake: engaged in mining there until the spring of 1864,when he left for Silver City. At Silver City he was engaged in butchering,mining,


A historical, descriptive and commercial directory of Owyhee County, Idaho, January 1898 . John H. Crocheron. Jacob Hilliam H. Dr\(len. Mrs. Hllllam H. Dry den. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOXTILDEN FOUNDATION ? ,, , I ? I - - - ---iTiT- ? ? - I * OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO. 105 where he found employment and remained two years. Then farmed in Illinoisfor about three years, and in 1852 crossed the plains for California, where helocated in HcMiey Lake: engaged in mining there until the spring of 1864,when he left for Silver City. At Silver City he was engaged in butchering,mining, stable-keeping and woodhauling. until 1879. In 1875 and 187C he an<lColonel W. H. Dewey opened up the Black Jack mine, the (nitput of whichwas considerable, but was expended in improvements. About that time he wasof the wholesale butcliering firm of Smith. Mann & Catlow, San Francisco,and also owned large cattle ranges in the Stein mountain country, and stillhas large holdings in that locality, where he now resides. He was interestedwith James G. Fair at the Flint district, and on one occasion saved the lif


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