Rare 1890 STOCKTON LODI TRACY LATHROP San Joaquin County CALIFORNIA CA 1st Ed
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A scarce antique historical / genealogical volume, this is:AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY CALIFORNIAContaining a History of San Joaquin County from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Future Prospects; with Full-Page Portraits of Some of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of Many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of Today
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company 1890. 1st Ed...
9 1/2" by 11 1/2" hardcover (full leather, all gilt page edges). 666 pages. Illustrated with portraits and a few views.
NOTE: We found only a couple of originals available from the online booksellers - priced very high. This one has some condition issues (see notes following contents below) but is still a highly desirable and scarce first edition.
CONTENTS:CHAPTER I. Topography, Natural History, Etc. — Name, Position, Boundary, etc - Rivers - Soil - Geology and Mineralogy. - Vegetation - Wild Animals - Meteorology (Temperature and Rainfall) - Floods - Healthfulness of the Valley CHAPTER II. Mexican Times — Early Discoveries - Indians - Scourge of 1833 - First "Americans" and Foreigners - Weber and the Conquest of California - Weber and the Indians - Mexican Customs CHAPTER III. Pioneer Society — Organization and Officers - List of Members - Sketches of Deceased Members - Some Prominent Living Pioneers CHAPTER IV. Stockton in Early Days — Names for the Place - Survey - Discovery of Gold - Weber's Expedition - Weber's Return and First Boom of Stockton - Fiist Buildings and Enterprises - Development of Manufactures - Other Improvements - Gambling Establishments - Scarcity of Women - Contrast — General View in 1849 - Channel Crowded with Vessels - Incorporated - First Officers - Revival of Business in 1850 - List of Business Men - More Buildings - Pioneer Ruffianism - "Mickey" and other Villains - Pit River Bill CHAPTER V. County Government — Rush of Immigration - Organization of the State - The San Joaquin District - First Constitutional Convention - First Legislature - Formation of the County - First Officers - Irregular Election - Court of Sessions - List of Officers - List of Supervisors. - State Chronology CHAPTER VI. Political — First Contest - Democrats and Whigs - San Francisco Vigilance Committee - Republicanism - General Political Complexion of the County - Sketch of Hon. David S. Terry - Sketch of Hon. D. J. Oullahan CHAPTER VII. Land Titles — Mexican Laws and Usages - Mexican Grants - Moquelemos Grant - Moquelemos " War " - Court-House Square - Mokelumne Hill Road CHAPTER VIII. Agriculture, Etc. — The Soils - Early Mining Period - Reclamation of Swamp Lands - Irrigation - Transition from Grain to Other Products - Artesian Wells - Grain Raising - The Specialties - Agricultural Society - Board of Trade - Farmers' Union - Grangers' Union - Natural Gas CHAPTER IX. Travel and TRANSPORTATION — Primitive Methods - Navigation - Mokelumne River - Railroads CHAPTER X. Stockton in Later Times — Business - Education - Public Library - Fire Department - Water- Works - Cemeteries - Municipal CHAPTER XI. The Stockton Press — Principal Periodicals. CHAPTER XII. Stockton Churches and Societies — Churches Societies CHAPTER XIII. Public Institutions — Court-House - Jail - County Hospital - State Asylum for the Insane - Dr. Clark's Asylum for the insane - Land Office CHAPTER XIV. Villages - Lodi - Woodbridge - Lockeford - Elliott, Clements and Linden - Farmington - Lathrop - Tracy CHAPTER XV. Townships — Castoria - Dent - Douglass - Elkhorn - Elliott - Liberty - Tulare - Union CHAPTER XVI. Miscellaneous — Public Free Schools - Military - Capital Executions
The second 2/3 of this work is comprised of biographical sketches of late nineteenth century residents. Several are accompanied by portrait and a couple include views of homes.Following are some of the surnames from the biographical index:Alegretti; Alling; Ashley; Bachman; Bailey; Barnhart; Beckman; Belding; Benton; Billinghurst; Blankenship; Bowers; Buckley; Budd; Butters; Buttrick; Campbell; Carter; Castle; Chase; Christensen; Clements; Cogswell; Conrad; Cowell; Crittenden; Cunningham; Davis; De Vries; Dickinson; Dorrance; Douglass; Ducker; Dunham; Ellenwood; Elliott; Ellis; Farrington; Foster; Fowler; FreemanGarrett; Geddes; Gibbons; Gillingham; Gordon; Graham; Graves; Green; Grupe; Guernsey; Haines; Hammond; Harrison; Harrold; Hefferman; Hemphill; Henderson; Hickman; Hildreth; Holt; Hook; Howland; Hunter; Hutson; Inglis; Irvin; Jefferson; Johnson; Kaiser; Keller; Kerrick; Kile; Knight; Koontz; Ladd; Langford; Langridge; Lawrence; Leadbetter; Learned; Litchfield; Locke; LongMadden; Martin; Mayberry; McDowell; McIntosh; McNeil; Messick; Meyer; Miller; Mollenhauer; Moseley; Moulton; Murray; Neal; Needham; Nelson; Nicewonger; Northrup; Nutter; Odell; Oullahan; Overholtzer; Owen; Payton; Pearson; Peters; Peyton; Pope; Potter; Putnam; Ralph; Reynolds; Rhodes; Robinson; Rohrbacher; Rossi; Ruggles; Rumrill; RyanSalmon; Sanders; Sargent; Schmidt; Sedgwick; Sharp; Shaw; Sherman; Smith; Smucker; Spellman; Stafford; Stockwell; Stowe; Tallmage; Taylor; Thompson; Thornton; Tretheway; Tripp; Turner; Van Valkenburgh; Wakefield; Waterman; Weaver; West; Wheaton; Whipple; Whitaker; Wilhoit; Wilson; Wolf; Woods; Wootten; Wyman; Yolland; York; Youngmore.
CONDITION: Front board and spine leather are detached as one piece, rear board dangling by cords. Leather worn at extremities. A few leaves detached but present with edge tears. Two leaves are detached with a biography cut out - copies are laid-in to replace the missing text.
SHIPPING: U.S. media rate s&h as shown, includes tracking. Priority with insurance as shown. We combine multiple wins for savings on shipping.See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories, bound periodicals and more.
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company 1890. 1st Ed...
9 1/2" by 11 1/2" hardcover (full leather, all gilt page edges). 666 pages. Illustrated with portraits and a few views.
NOTE: We found only a couple of originals available from the online booksellers - priced very high. This one has some condition issues (see notes following contents below) but is still a highly desirable and scarce first edition.
CONTENTS:CHAPTER I. Topography, Natural History, Etc. — Name, Position, Boundary, etc - Rivers - Soil - Geology and Mineralogy. - Vegetation - Wild Animals - Meteorology (Temperature and Rainfall) - Floods - Healthfulness of the Valley CHAPTER II. Mexican Times — Early Discoveries - Indians - Scourge of 1833 - First "Americans" and Foreigners - Weber and the Conquest of California - Weber and the Indians - Mexican Customs CHAPTER III. Pioneer Society — Organization and Officers - List of Members - Sketches of Deceased Members - Some Prominent Living Pioneers CHAPTER IV. Stockton in Early Days — Names for the Place - Survey - Discovery of Gold - Weber's Expedition - Weber's Return and First Boom of Stockton - Fiist Buildings and Enterprises - Development of Manufactures - Other Improvements - Gambling Establishments - Scarcity of Women - Contrast — General View in 1849 - Channel Crowded with Vessels - Incorporated - First Officers - Revival of Business in 1850 - List of Business Men - More Buildings - Pioneer Ruffianism - "Mickey" and other Villains - Pit River Bill CHAPTER V. County Government — Rush of Immigration - Organization of the State - The San Joaquin District - First Constitutional Convention - First Legislature - Formation of the County - First Officers - Irregular Election - Court of Sessions - List of Officers - List of Supervisors. - State Chronology CHAPTER VI. Political — First Contest - Democrats and Whigs - San Francisco Vigilance Committee - Republicanism - General Political Complexion of the County - Sketch of Hon. David S. Terry - Sketch of Hon. D. J. Oullahan CHAPTER VII. Land Titles — Mexican Laws and Usages - Mexican Grants - Moquelemos Grant - Moquelemos " War " - Court-House Square - Mokelumne Hill Road CHAPTER VIII. Agriculture, Etc. — The Soils - Early Mining Period - Reclamation of Swamp Lands - Irrigation - Transition from Grain to Other Products - Artesian Wells - Grain Raising - The Specialties - Agricultural Society - Board of Trade - Farmers' Union - Grangers' Union - Natural Gas CHAPTER IX. Travel and TRANSPORTATION — Primitive Methods - Navigation - Mokelumne River - Railroads CHAPTER X. Stockton in Later Times — Business - Education - Public Library - Fire Department - Water- Works - Cemeteries - Municipal CHAPTER XI. The Stockton Press — Principal Periodicals. CHAPTER XII. Stockton Churches and Societies — Churches Societies CHAPTER XIII. Public Institutions — Court-House - Jail - County Hospital - State Asylum for the Insane - Dr. Clark's Asylum for the insane - Land Office CHAPTER XIV. Villages - Lodi - Woodbridge - Lockeford - Elliott, Clements and Linden - Farmington - Lathrop - Tracy CHAPTER XV. Townships — Castoria - Dent - Douglass - Elkhorn - Elliott - Liberty - Tulare - Union CHAPTER XVI. Miscellaneous — Public Free Schools - Military - Capital Executions
The second 2/3 of this work is comprised of biographical sketches of late nineteenth century residents. Several are accompanied by portrait and a couple include views of homes.Following are some of the surnames from the biographical index:Alegretti; Alling; Ashley; Bachman; Bailey; Barnhart; Beckman; Belding; Benton; Billinghurst; Blankenship; Bowers; Buckley; Budd; Butters; Buttrick; Campbell; Carter; Castle; Chase; Christensen; Clements; Cogswell; Conrad; Cowell; Crittenden; Cunningham; Davis; De Vries; Dickinson; Dorrance; Douglass; Ducker; Dunham; Ellenwood; Elliott; Ellis; Farrington; Foster; Fowler; FreemanGarrett; Geddes; Gibbons; Gillingham; Gordon; Graham; Graves; Green; Grupe; Guernsey; Haines; Hammond; Harrison; Harrold; Hefferman; Hemphill; Henderson; Hickman; Hildreth; Holt; Hook; Howland; Hunter; Hutson; Inglis; Irvin; Jefferson; Johnson; Kaiser; Keller; Kerrick; Kile; Knight; Koontz; Ladd; Langford; Langridge; Lawrence; Leadbetter; Learned; Litchfield; Locke; LongMadden; Martin; Mayberry; McDowell; McIntosh; McNeil; Messick; Meyer; Miller; Mollenhauer; Moseley; Moulton; Murray; Neal; Needham; Nelson; Nicewonger; Northrup; Nutter; Odell; Oullahan; Overholtzer; Owen; Payton; Pearson; Peters; Peyton; Pope; Potter; Putnam; Ralph; Reynolds; Rhodes; Robinson; Rohrbacher; Rossi; Ruggles; Rumrill; RyanSalmon; Sanders; Sargent; Schmidt; Sedgwick; Sharp; Shaw; Sherman; Smith; Smucker; Spellman; Stafford; Stockwell; Stowe; Tallmage; Taylor; Thompson; Thornton; Tretheway; Tripp; Turner; Van Valkenburgh; Wakefield; Waterman; Weaver; West; Wheaton; Whipple; Whitaker; Wilhoit; Wilson; Wolf; Woods; Wootten; Wyman; Yolland; York; Youngmore.
CONDITION: Front board and spine leather are detached as one piece, rear board dangling by cords. Leather worn at extremities. A few leaves detached but present with edge tears. Two leaves are detached with a biography cut out - copies are laid-in to replace the missing text.
SHIPPING: U.S. media rate s&h as shown, includes tracking. Priority with insurance as shown. We combine multiple wins for savings on shipping.See our other auctions for more books including rare, antiquarian, history, genealogy, Civil War, directories, bound periodicals and more.
