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This is the Amador County
Directory for 1879-1880. It has
been extracted from McKenney's District Directory for the same years.
The complete
directory included the counties of Sacramento, Amador, El Dorado,
Placer and Yolo. This is
a copy of the Amador County section ONLY! It listed by town within the
county, beginning
with Amador City.
Submitted by Bill Baccus.
|
Amador City | Aqueduct City | Drytown | Ione City | Jackson
| Sutter Creek | Volcano |
AMADOR CITY
Has a
population of 600 souls,
is beautifully situated in a romantic spot on the Jackson and Drytown
wagon road, two
miles from Sutter Creek, and is very nicely built. It has daily mail
telegraphic and
telephonic communication. Mining is the pursuit most extensively
engaged in. It is the
headquarters of the Keystone Consolidated Mining Co, to whose genial
and whole-souled
superintendent O. C. Hewitt, Esq. we are under obligations, and also
the site of the
Original Amamdor Mine, J. R. Johns, Superintendent, whose courteous
treatment we shall
always remember.
|
A - G Aflick, E |
H - O Hadcock, John
engineer |
P - Z Palmer, A D miner |
Amador City Notes:
Only one female
listed....Mrs.H Whitfield
Only one "Sportingman" listed...Charles Tauner
1/4 page ad...KLING'S SALOON Large brick building east side Main St. The undersigned having completed his new saloon, will be pleased to receive his old friends and as many new ones as may call upon him at his new place of business. They will be sure to receive the best of liquors, cigars, etc., to be found in the County. George W. KLING
1/2 page ad....AMADOR HOTEL, East side of main St....F. B. henderson, Prop. Boardnig & Lodging per week = $7.00 Boarding per week = $5.00 Boarding per day = $1.50 to $2.00 Boarding & Lodging per month = $22.00 to $30.00 "The table Abounds with the Best the Market Affords"
AQUEDUCT
CITY
Aqueduct
City is on the Pine
Grove and Antelope turnpike, 12 miles from Jackson. The location is
very pleasant, the
water good, and the chief pursuit is mining. The Aqueduct House, kept
by A.C. Ham, a
genial and whole-souled gentleman, is the only hotel in the place,
where the weary
traveler will be treated with the greatest kindness.
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A - D Aldrich, D
ditch tender |
E - L Evans, Sam
laborer |
N - Z Nelson, A
coalburner |
BUENA
VISTA
[ There was no printed
description of the town]
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A - G Black, Chas
capitalist |
H - Z Hill, F
capitalist |
DRYTOWN
At one time
a busy mining
camp, but at the present time, from some cause, perhaps from a lack of
enterprise on the
part of its prominent men, it reminds one of a place where "best days"
had been
seen. There is a good hotel kept by a "right man in the right
place,"several
stores and a schoolhouse. The population is cosmopolitan in its
character, although the
American element predominates. It is surrounded by a rich agricultural
district, while
mining is acticely carried on in close proximity to the place. It is 40
miles east of
Sacramento and has daily mail carried by stages. Perhaps if a little
life were infused
into some of its best citizens, it would soon be "itself again.' It has
a population
of 200 souls.
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A - F Aguilar,
Antoine miner |
G - I Gambert
& Wells 700 acres |
J - Z J W Pearson Supt, 14
acres |
IONE
CITY
Has a
population of 800
persons, is beautifully and tastily built, and is regularly laid out.
It has an excellent
school, a weekly newspaper, and its churches are in a prosperous
condition. The residents
are intelligent and energetic, displaying a commendable pride in their
place by
constructing their business houses and residences with an eye to
convenience and
architectural beauty. The yards are rich in the possession of shrubs,
plants and trees of
rare species, and are consequently an attractive feature of the place.
It is the Northern
terminus of the Amador branch of the Central Pacific Railroad. It has
telegraphic
communication and a daily mail. The mines in the vicinity of the town
are gold producing,
though the chief suit engaged in is farming, fruit and vegetables
attaining a remarkable
size and a delicious flavor. It is 48 miles from Sacramento, via Galt.
The Veranda Hotel
is the popular hostelry, where the tourist or commercial traveler will
find a cordial
reception and meet with good treatment at the hands of it general
proprietress, Mrs. M. R.
Kingsley, and its clever young clerk Mr. Will Kingsley. The water is
pure, clear, and
cold, and its sanitary condition is most excellent. The scenery in the
immediate vicinity
is picturesque and grand.
|
A - F Abbott, Geo 160
acres |
G - O Gartland, Patrick
160 acres |
P - Z Pacific Life
Insurance Co. 210 acres |
JACKSON
The county
seat of the County,
and a place of twelve hundred inhabitants. It is twelve miles from Ione
City, on the
Jackson and Drytown Stage Road, has two weekly newspapers in a
prosperous condition,
telegraphic communication, and a daily mail. The material used in
construction of its
buildings is chiefly stone and brick, and it therefore presents a
substantial appearance.
The culture of fruit in the immediate vicinity is an important feature
in its industrial
attractions, while there are quite a number of large farms which are
annually sown to
grain. It depends some on the mining interest for its support. The
people are intelligent
as a rule and the society is represented by all nationalities. Its
hotels are good,
schools excellent and churches in a flourishing condition. To the lover
of a quiet,
retired life, it offers rare inducements, while the pursuits of the
farmer,
horticulturist, or vineculturist (sic) can be profitably engaged in.
The semi-tropical
fruits ripen in the open air. The sanitary condition of the town is
encouraging to
invalids.
The
Court House is a neat-looking
building and is on a prominent elevation overlooking the principal
portion of the town,
and the bar is composed of an array of attorneys to whom any community
might point with
feelings of pride. The good judgment of the people in the selection of
county officers is
made manifest by the presence of affable, honorable gentlemen in the
"Temple of
Justice."
|
A - G Aitken, Robert
butcher |
H - Q Hackney & Graff
280 acres |
P - Z Page, Mrs M
D 40 acres |
NEW
CHICAGO
The growth
of this place, like
its eastern namesake has been marvelous. Its location is very pretty
and its chief support
is derived from its mining interest. It has two twenty stamp mills, one
of which is in
active operation, giving employment to 100 men. It has one good hotel
and three stores,
one shoe shop, and a livery stable. It is 7 miles north and one mile
east of the Jackson
and Drytown Stage Road. The mines in the vicinity are paying well, from
which 85 tons of
ore are taken and crushed daily.
|
A - G Basso, A
shoemaker |
H - Z Hoyt, M C
carpenter |
OLETA (Formerly called Fiddletown)
Eighteen miles from Jackson, on the Oleta and Plymouth Stage Road. It has a population of almost 300, three hotels and a good school. Mining is the chief pursuit engaged in by residents. The mines in the vicinity yield well.
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A - I Adenm J G 178 acres |
J - R Jelmini, B 160 acres |
S - Z Sale, Chas farmer |
PINE
GROVE
Pine Grove
is on the Jackson
and Drytown Stage Road, ten mle north of Jackson, the County Seat. It
is nicely located,
has a very good school, and has a population of 150. It is supported by
the mining
interest.
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A - E Ames, John
laborer |
G - P Gardiner, A
farmer 160 acres |
R - Z Randall, C
B miner |
LANCHA PLANA
[No town description given]
|
B - F Brown,
Thomas sheepshearer |
G - P Gilles, N
farmer 160 acres |
R - Z Root, D A
miner |
PLYMOUTH
Is a thriving and prosperous town of 600
inhabitants, is twelve
miles north of Jackson on the Jackson and Latrobe Stage Road. It has a
graded school with
100 scholars, taught by a gentleman of experience and ability, one
church, three hotels
and several pretty business houses and nice residences. Fruit,
vegetables, and grain are
grown to a considerable extent though mining is the interest to which
it looks for its
support. The hotel Phoenix mine is located here, which employs one
hundred and fifty men. It is nicely situated and beautifully laid out.
It is claimed by
newspaper men of renown that its growth is without parallel, in the
history of California
towns. The fact that three physicians have a very limited practice
speaks highly of its
sanitary conditions. The water, like its fruits, is excellent. It has
telegraphic
communication and a daily stage mail, connecting with eastern and
western bound overland
trains. The scenery is picturesque, and the society is of high order.
The Independent
Order of Good Templar's has a membership of 105. The Forest House is
the leading Hotel.
{ [There are a few listings out of alphabetical order, which I
attempted to clarify by
listing in their proper sequence] It is curious to note that D W
Walker, is listed as a
barber, hair cutter, and hair dyer, situated on Main Street. His
competitor William
taylor, presumably also situated on main Street is listed simply as"
tonsorial
artist." Ah, the turn of a phrase. Hopefully it had a positive business
impact.}
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A - G Aden, J G farmer 178 acres |
H - P Hall, E S farmer 160 acres |
Q - Z Quinn, P miner |
SUTTER
CREEK
Is a prosperous and thriving town of 1500
inhabitants, centrally
situated, and is distant from San Francisco and Sacramento 143 qnd 45
mile respectively;
being connected by railroad and stage. Two forty stamp mills are in
active operation, and
agriculture is extensively carried on. The water is splendid, while the
health is
excellent. It is the largest town in the county. It has a graded
school, where educators
of decided ability and reputation are employed. The society
is made up of an intelligent class of people, whose public spirit is
commendable. Its
chief support is derived from the mining interest.
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A - G Adans, J Q |
F - N Fagan, P proprietor Sutter
Creek Livery Stable |
M - Z Mails, Mrs M A famcy dry
goods & minninery |
VOLCANO
The town is twelve miles from Jackson, the county
seat, and has a
population of 600 souls. The scenery in the immediate vicinity is
picturesque, the water
is excellent, and the school is in a prosperous condition. The society
is made up of
representatives of every nation, the Italian element predominating.
Placer, hydraulic and
quartz mining is very extensively engaged in, and the precious ore that
lies dormant in
the solemn but majestic hills which abound in rich profusion in the
neighborhood is
believed to exist in paying quantities. The residents are sanguine of a
prosperous future,
and are consequently in a contented frame of mind. There is but one
hotel in the place,
though an enterprising and experienced person could realize a handsome
profit in the
investment should he wish to engage in the busines therer. Indeed the
demands for another
house are so great that the citizens have offered to contribute to that
end.
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A - G About, A miner 160 acres |
H - M Hall, James 40 acres |
N - Z Nale, J K P |
Lewis
Ruddick
