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Subject: [CAAMADOR] AMADOR CHRONOLOGICAL 1854 thru
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:36:14 EDT
HISTORY OF AMADOR COUNTY CALIFORNIA 1881 Oakland California Thompson and West
CHRONOLOGICAL page 327- 328
1854-
1854
January 1. California Stage Company began operations.
January 2. Legislature convened a Benecia.
February 25. State Capital removed to Sacramento.
March 1. California Steam Navigation Company organized.
March 23. Hanging of the SWEDE at Jackson.
April 4. Fire at Jackson, loss twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.
May 13. Act approved establishing a State Agricultural Society.
June 17. Election to determine whether the County of Amador should be formed
out of a part of Calaveras
August 3. G. F. ELLIOT killed in a difficulty by C. Y. HAMMOND.
September 10. First Court of Sessions.
September 11. J. K. PAYNE allowed twelve dollars and fifty cents for services
in building a schoolhouse at Grass Valley.
E. P. HUNTER killed at Lancha Plana by John CHAPMAN.
October 4. First State Fair held at San Francisco.
October. Joseph H. ANTONIO, Francis MUNIOZ, subjects of Coroner's
investigations.
George SIMMONS on trial for manslaughter.
November 9. Sacramento Valley Railroad Company re-organized.
November. MESSER hung by a mob at Volcano, for the murder of MCALLISTER*.
* MCALLISTER is spelled McAllister
1855
January 1. First financial report of Amador County. $10,532.50 in treasury,
which on May 4th amounted to $16,649.59; outstanding orders, $7,972.84,
leaving a net of $8,877.75.
February 27. Claim four hundred and forty-one, for "Arroyo Seco" grant,
rejected by land Commissioners.
May 5. Wm. M. SEAWELL and J. T. KING are appointed Justices of the Peace.
May 8. Townships No. 5 and 6 organized.
May 9. E. B. YATES appointed Justice of the Peace for Township No. 6.
May 15. William M. SEAWELL, Justice of the Peace, resigned and F. G. HOARD
appointed in his place.
May 16. Four dollars road tax assessed on persons between twenty-one and
fifty.
May 19. Board of Supervisors allowed J. C. SHIPMAN, five hundred dollars for
acting as County Auditor, which he declined taking, deeming it insufficient.
June 21. Supervisors ordered the building of a county jail, costing four
thousand two hundred and eighty dollars; CRAFT & BEALE, contractors.
August 6. Killing of six persons at Lower Rancheria by banditti.
August 7. Hanging of three Mexicans at the same place.
General disarming of the Mexicans.
August 12. Death of Sheriff PHOENIX at Chinese Camp.
Burning of the church and other houses at Drytown.
Samuel A. PHOENIX appointed sheriff, in place of W. A. PHOENIX.
Hanging at Jackson of Three Mexicans concerned in Rancheria tragedy---day
uncertain.
Manuel ESCOBAR was the last of the party hanged; he was also the last
executed on the famous tree.
Supervisor Districts established.
August 24. First railroad train in California placed on the track of
Sacramento Valley Railroad.
September. Board of Supervisors organized.
October 27. "Amador Ledger" commenced a Volcano.
November 15. J. C. SHIPMAN allowed three hundred and fifty-two dollars and
fifty cents for making out assessment roll and tax list.
December 21. Three professional robbers, camping about three miles below
Jackson, were attacked by Sheriff THORN, of Calaveras, detective HUME, and
J. W. SURFACE of Ione, two being captured. A large amount of burglars' tools
found in the camp.
1854 and 1855
Legislature set off territory of El Dorado as part of the County of Amador.
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