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Subject: [CAAMADOR] Amador Cronological 1861- 1863
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 05:54:30 EDT


HISTORY OF AMADOR COUNTY CALIFORNIA, published 1881 Oakland, California
Thompson and West
CHRONOLOGICAL pages 328- 329
1861- 1863

1861
January 13. State Agricultural Society decided to make Sacramento a permanent
location.
Instrumental survey of the route for the Central Pacific Railroad over the
Sierras made during this year
February 16. Meeting in Volcano regarding the building of a wagon road to
Nevada.
February 19. Joseph WORTHY killed by a slide of earth at Irishtown.
February 23. Meeting in Jackson regarding the building of a wagon road to
Nevada.
May 15. Corner-stone of State House laid.
June 28. Articles of incorporation of Central Pacific Railroad of California
filed with the Secretary of State.

1862
January 23. Legislature adjourned to San Francisco on account of flood.
July 1. Pacific Railroad Act approved by President.
August 8 and 9. First fair held in Amador County.
August 8 and 9. First bale of hops raised in Amador County on exhibition at
the county fair by J. D. MASON.
August 23. Fire at Jackson, destroying the town.
Hanging-tree at Jackson cut down.
August. MANDEVILLE's survey, on appeal from District Court, confirmed by
Judge HOFFMAN.
October. Fire at Volcano destroying the St. George Hotel and other property.
November 4. Earthquake shock felt at TARR's Mill.
November 14. FITZGERALD killed by the caving of a bank at Lancha Plana.
November 18. William GOLMAN found dead near his residence; cause of death
heart disease.
December 13. Western Pacific Railroad Company incorporated.

1863
January 8. Ground broken for the Central Pacific railroad at Sacramento.
January 20. BEESON's store entered by masked men. BEESON "bucked and gaged,"
and then robbed; names of robbers unknown.
February 3. Appeal to United States Supreme Court from the decision of Judge
HOFFMAN in the matter of locating the survey of the Arroyo Seco Grant
dismissed without a hearing.
February 9. Jerry CONLEY killed at Lancha Plana by the caving of a bank of
gravel.
February 11. Harry HATCH long known in Amador County, died at the residence
of D. C. WHITE.
February 22. Construction of the Central Pacific railroad commenced.
Act approved by Governor granting ten thousand dollars per mile to the
Central Pacific railroad.
April 25. A colored boy, aged eighteen, fatally stabbed by his father.
May. CAPP killed on his claim at Pokerville by A. MOORE.
June 2. J. S. PORTER appointed Justice of the Peace for Township No. 4., vice
H. WOOD, resigned.
June 5. Conny MAHONEY fatally stabbed by Jack WILLSON.
July 7. Precinct established at Copper Center.
July 7. Precinct established at ELLIOTT's Ranch.
July 14. James H. ALLEN drowned in Sacramento River.
July 20. House of Edward DOSH, Ione Valley, destroyed by fire; loss, two
thousand five hundred dollars.
July 21. Philip MORGAN fell two hundred feet in a shaft of the Eureka Mine,
killing him instantly.
August 8. Amador wagon road opened to the public.
August 17. Fernandino BELLIUOMINI killed a French Camp by the falling of a
timber.
September 7. Three prisoners escaped from the jail by making a hole in the
brick walls.
September. Child of Sylvester ROGERS, near Willow Spring Creek, crushed by
the displacement and rolling of a rock.
October. A. F. NORTHRUP exhibited an apple weighing thirty and one-half
ounces, of the Glori Mundi variety.
November 4. Frederick FERNSNER, of Drytown, committed suicide by shooting
himself.
November 14. Charles K. WILLIAMS killed by a fall in the shaft of the
Plymouth mine.
November 15. A heavy wind blew down a tree on the house of B. HENDERSON, near
Volcano, fatally injuring him.
November 17. Stage stopped and express robbed of two thousand dollars between
Fiddletown and Drytown.
December 16. Peter MCCABE* died from injuries received by being thrown from a
wagon.
December 31. Two teamsters robbed of five hundred dollars by highwaymen on
the Carson Grade.
Three cases for murder came before the District Court.
Thomas HODGE found dead in COOK's Gulch. No clue to the murderer
Thieves were plentiful around Jackson.
Nevada City destroyed by fire. Loss, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
*MCCABE is spelled McCabe

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