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Title: History of Yuba County, California, with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, residences, public buildings, fine blocks and manufactories
Year: 1879 (1870s)
Authors: Chamberlain, William Henry, 1855- Wells, Harry Laurenz, 1854-1940
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Publisher: Oakland, Calif. : Thompson & West
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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from Missouri, accompanying himon his wandering tour from that State, through New Mexico and up toOregon; here he remained while the Captain went on to the SandwichIslands. When Sutter arrived in California, in 1839, Mr. Kyser camedown from Oregon and again entered the service of his old employer.After the purchase, the grant was divided, Johnson taking the easthalf, and Kyser the west. In 1846, they built an adobe house a shortdistance below the crossing. In 1845, George Patterson settled on the south side of the Yubariver, opposite Corduas, under a lease from Capt. Sutter, and constructedan adobe house. He cultivated some land and dug a ditch, which atthat period was the substitute for a fence. Jack Smith at one time livedwith Patterson on tins ranch. This was known as Sutters Garden,and the occupation of the tract was by Ids proxy, Patterson. The solwas cultivated only sufficiently to co.nply with the laws under wins;terms the land was held. During the year 1845. Charles Koether, *
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BankinsHouse of DECKER & JEWETT, No. 60 D. St. MARYSVILLE.YUBA CO..CAL. HISTORY OF YUBA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 35 German, settled on the north side of Honcut creek, is Butte County,onehalf mile from the stream ami about two miles from it« mouth. JackSmith, an old Bailor who had been in Sutlers employ, obtained from thatgentleman, in 1844, a grant of land on the south side of Yuba river, ex-tending from the site of Linda three miles up the stream and one mileback. He settled there in IH15, and built a cabin on the location of thesubsequent town of Linda. In 1846, Smith Bold the center mile of histract to George Patterson. The purchaser had come to California in1841, in one of the ships belonging to the Hudson Hay Company. Heescaped from the vessel at night and took refuge on Goat (eland inSan Francisco Hay. An attempt was made that night by John Roseto rescue him in a boat, but it was unsuccessful. Patterson found hisway to this valley and entered the employ of Mr. Sutter. In 1847,Mi

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