. History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories. l with about twentyscholars, of which he was Superintendent. The school now has fromsixty to seventy scholars, and is presided over by Rev. M. D. first school in Camptonville was a private one in 1854, taught byMrs. A. Brookes, at her residence. The same year a public schoolwas opened, where the drag store now stands. Miss Budden, whostill resides in town, was the teacher,. In 1852, the Gold Ridge Ditch Company was formed. The company broug
. History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories. l with about twentyscholars, of which he was Superintendent. The school now has fromsixty to seventy scholars, and is presided over by Rev. M. D. first school in Camptonville was a private one in 1854, taught byMrs. A. Brookes, at her residence. The same year a public schoolwas opened, where the drag store now stands. Miss Budden, whostill resides in town, was the teacher,. In 1852, the Gold Ridge Ditch Company was formed. The company brought water in a ditch from Oregon creek to Gold Ridge mining district. The owners of theditch were N. A. Watson, Jos. Demars, Bennet Demars, Win. Wag-ner, Jas. Graham, Aaron Calvin, David Calvin, and Geo. Myers- Fortkefirst six months they charged fifty cents an inch for water, then reduce!to twenty-five cents for the next two years. It was .then reducelfifty per cent which price remained fixed. The great gravel mineswere opened in 1857 by the Camptonville Ravine Tunnel Company-This company was composed of William Elwell, Charles Twig, J- H-.
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