TABLE OF CONTENTS   To Our Patrons (intro)

CHAPTER I

Early Discoveries and Exploration of the Coast and Lower California 1-5

CHAPTER II

History of the Missions in Upper California 5-10  chart:  Missions and Towns

CHAPTER III

Civil Government in California under Spanish Regime 11-14

CHAPTER IV

California under Mexican Regime 14-18

CHAPTER V

California under Mexican Regime 18-22 (continued)

CHAPTER VI

The Bear Flag War 22-27

CHAPTER VII

American Conquest - Mexican War 28-29

CHAPTER VIII

American Conquest - Mexican War (continued) 29-32

CHAPTER IX

American Conquest - Mexican War (the end) 32-36

CHAPTER X

California under American Regime 36-39

CHAPTER XI

Laws and Organizations of California 39-43  charts:  Convention Table  Population

CHAPTER XII

Early Condition, Inhabitants and Exploration in California 43-47

CHAPTER XIII

Early Condition, Inhabitation and Explorations in this Region 47-59

CHAPTER XIV

Discovery of Gold 59-67  charts: California Gold Production  World Gold Production

CHAPTER XV

The Routes of Immigrants, and How they Arrived - 67-70

CHAPTER XVI

Organization of County and County Court Seat 70-75

CHAPTER XVII

El Dorado County, Geographically 75-80  chart:  Rainfall

CHAPTER XVIII

Mining Industry - River Mining 81-86  chart:  Amount of gold of the bars on Middle Fork

CHAPTER XIX

Mining Industry - Dry Digging and Hydraulic Mining 86-90

CHAPTER XX

Mining Industry - Quartz Mmes, etc 90-97

CHAPTER XXI

Mining Laws 97-104

CHAPTER XXII

The Water Supply 104-110

CHAPTER XXIII

Farming Industry and Statistics 110-115  charts: Producing Cereals   El Dorado Population           Personal Property

CHAPTER XXIV

Internal Improvements - Roads 115-123 chart: Heights Above the Sea

CHAPTER XXV

Internal Improvements - Bridges - Stage Lines - Express Companies  chart: Messages Per Day
Telegraph Companies 123-129

CHAPTER XXVI

Internal Improvements - Railroads 129-134

CHAPTER XXVII

Journalism 134-137

CHAPTER XXVIII

Secret Societies 137-143  chart: Officers Elected

CHAPTER XXIX

County Hospital, Schools, etc 143-147

CHAPTER XXX

Criminal Annals 147-157

CHAPTER XXXI

Indian Troubles 157-160

CHAPTER XXXII

General Election Matters 160-172  charts:  General Election 1851  El Dorado Precincts 1  El Dorado Precincts 2  General Election 1854 -1  General Election 1854 - 2   Presidential Electors 1856  General Election 1872  For Supervisors 1875

CHAPTER XXXIII

Reminiscences and Anecdotes 172-176

LOCAL HISTORY
 

Coloma 177

Georgetown 187

Latrobe 199

Uniontown 180

Kelsey 191

Shingle Springs 199

Michigan Flat 181

Spanish Flat 191

Negro Hill 201

Pilot Hill 181

Mosquito Valley 192

Salmon Falls 202

Hogg's Diggings 182

Newtown 192

Cold Springs 204

Murderer's Bar 182

Grizzly Flat 193

Diamond Springs 205

Spanish Dry Diggings 184

Indian Diggings 196

Placerville 207
chart: Placerville Votes 1853/54

Greenwood 185

Saratoga, or Yeomet 198

INDEX OF BIOGRAPHIES (note: these bios are in alpha order, not the same as the book) See the biographies here

Adams, Andrew Jackson 230

Fowler, William J. 241

Mortensen, Ernest 253

Allen, Thomas 230

Fox, Daniel W. 242

Mosely, Albert 254

Armstrong, Thomas Z. 222

Gait, Thomas Augustus 246

Nagler, Charles 258

Askew, James 230

Gallanar, George W. 245

Nicholls, Francis 257

Barette, Guillaume 233

Grainger, Juan F. 245

Nicholls, William 257

Baring, August 233

Gray, Allen T. 245

Noble, Robert 258

Bassi, G. 232

Gray, William H. 245

Norris, Joseph Spencer 258

Bayley, Alexander John 223

Griffith, Maurice Griffith 243

Norris, Robert 258

Beattie, George 231

Griffith, William E. C. 246

Norton, David Edson 257

Benjamin, D. W. C. 232

Haggart, John D. 246

O'Brien, James Garlen 259

Bennett, David 233

Hakemoller, Henry 246

Osborn, Oscar W. 259

Berry, Reuben Kelly 234

Harris, Thomas 248

Palmer, William Madison 260

Berry, Solomon Adams 235

Harris, William 266

Parker, Elias L 260

Bingham, Lucien 232

Hart, Hugo T. 247

Pelton, Aylmer 261

Blundell, Joseph T. 234

Hart, Powell F. 247

Pelton, Samuel B. 261

Bosquit, A. S 232

Hartless, Benjamin W. 225

Perkins, Daniel R. 261

Brandon, Zar P. 233

Hayes, Silas 246

Phillips, Joseph W. D. 260

Brown, Gilbert N. 233

Hogan, P. B. 248

Poor, John 260

Brown, Provost D 231

Hooper, William H. 247

Ramsey, George W. 262

Bryant, Freeman 235

Hopwood, John 250

Rasmussen, Andrew 262

Buchan, William 234

Houx, John L. 248

Ricci, Felix 262

Bucknam, W. A. 235

Irish, Joseph 249

Roelke, George H. 263

Carpenter, Caleb Gardener 236

Jacobsen, Alexander 249

Rogers, Calvin S. 261

Carre, John 236

Johnson, Thomas 226

Russell, Henry Warren 263

Cartheche, John 224

Killough, John Wesley 249

Rust, William Wallace 262

Chalmers, Robert 222

Koch, John Bartholo 226

Sandfoss, C. F. 265

Chichester, D. W. 239

Kramp, William Antone 249

Sevy, Marshall 265

Coe, William Franklin 237

Lagerson, Frederick 252

Shepherd, Benjamin Franklin 264

Coffin, William H. 237

Larkin, Henry 250

Skinner, James 263

Colburn, Samuel Densmore 237

Laumann, Jonathan 226

Smith, Edward Hall 264

Connell, Alexander 236

Lawson (Larsen), Samuel 242

Smith, Thomas 265

Cox, Roger 237

Lee, Alexander T. 251

Spong, Samuel W 265

Crocker, James 236

Litten, Arthur 251

Sweeney, James 264

Currier, Ben C. 235

Long, Solomon Alexander 251

Terry, Isiah T 265

Darrington, Levi 239

Lovejoy, L. H. 251

Tinney, Henry 266

Davey, William 240

Lowry, A. J. 250

Trengove, William 266

Davis, Louis M. 238

Lyon, Jacob 251

Veerkamp, Francis Joseph Arnold 266

Day, Ephraim Cooper 238

Lyon, Joseph 250

Vignaut, Pierre J. 267

Demuth, Reuben T. 239

Mahler, Henry 255

Wagner, Henry and Horatio A. 270

Des Marchais, Simon 239

Mandes, J. A. 258

Wagner, William W. 267

Dickinson, David P. 238

Manning, Munson W. 253

Watkins, David 269

Dixon, F. R. J. 240

Mansfield, Nathan 253

Weller, Elias W. 270

Donahue, James 224

Martin, Michael 255

Wentworth, Nathan 269

Dormody, Mrs. Sarah F. 237

McDonald, Charles 238

White, William 270

Duden, Calvin W. 240

Meder, John 255

Wilton, Aretas J. 268

Edmunds, Benjamin F. 224

Metcalf, Mrs. Elizabeth 255

Winkelman, Jacob 268

Egger, Jacob 241

Mette, Henry 256

Worth, Gideon 268

Endriss, George 240

Meyers, Lewis B. 252

Worthen, H. W. A. 267

Engesser, Frederick 241

Miller, James Harrison 227

Wrenn, John Q. 270

Euer, Sophary 241

Miller, Moses 257

Wulff, Henry 269

Filippini, Rinaldo 242

Miller, Nicholas S. 254

Yough, John G. 271

Fisk, Ira A. 225

Miller, Samuel R. 254

Young, Commodore Perry 271

Fowler, Gus H. 243

Moon, James 254

Zentgraf, Jacob 271

Zimmerman, Sebastian 271

INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Bassi, G., (residence) Facing page

Koch, John Bartholo, (residence) Facing page

Bayley, A. J., (residence) " "

Litten, Arthur, (residence) " "

Bennett, David, (residence) " '*

Manning, M. W., (residence, etc.). . . " "

Blanchard, Geo. G., (portrait) " "

Mette, Henry and Mrs. Jennie Mette, (portraits) " "

Blanchard, Geo. G., (residence) " "

Mette, Henry, (residence) " "

Brandon, Zar P., (residence) " "

Miller and Fowler Mining Claim, (view) " "

Brown, P. D., (residence) " "

Mortensen, Ernest, (residence) " "

Carpenter, C. G., (residence) " "

Newell, W. H., (residence) " "

Chalmers, Robert, (portrait) " "

Pelton, Aylmer, (residence) " "

Darrington, Levi, (residence) " "

Placerville, a rose of " "

Davis, B. F., (portrait) " "

Ramsey, G. W., (residence) " "

Day, E. C, (residence) " "

Selkirk, W. A., (portrait) " "

Des Marchais, Simon, (residence) " "

Skinner, James, (residence) " "

Dormody, Mrs. Sarah (residence) " "

Smith, Edward H., (residence) " "

Duden, C. W., (portrait) " "

Smith, Thomas, (store and residence) " "

Engesser, Frederick, (residence) " "

Sutter's Mill, Coloma Frontispiece

Fowler, Wm. H. and Lawson, Sam'l, (residence) " "

Terry, L E., (residence) Facing page

Fowler, Gus, (portrait) " "

Veerkamp, Francis and Family, (portraits) " "

Fowler, Wm. H. and Lawson, Sam'l, (portraits) " '"

Veerkamp, Francis, (residence) " "

French Mining Claim, Greenwood, (view) " "

Veerkamp, Frank J., (residence) " "

Gray, A. T. and Sons, (residence) " "

White, William, (residence) " "

Hakemoller, Henry, (residence) " "

Worth, Gideon, (residence) " "

Harris, Thomas, (store and residence) " "

Wulff, Henry, (residence) " "

Hart, H. T., (residence) "

Yough, John Ge, (residence) " "

Hogan, P. B., (residence) " "