Madera ~ Monterey County California Newspapers, 1894

Madera County

This is a new county, formed from the northeastern part of Fresno county. There is a large gold region in this county, at the foot of the Sierra, on which rapid developments are being made, and in this and Fresno counties, too, there is the greatest timber belt of California, or rather of the world. Here are sugar pines from 12 to 15 feet in diameter, running up 300 to 350 feet high, the timber belt running through both counties covering an area of more than 2,000 square miles, being inexhaustible for generations to come. It contains every variety of pine, fir, cedar and redwood.

Madera,, Population 1,100

Marin County

Population, 13,072; butter-making is the chief industry. Over 1,000 acres of vineyard are now in bearing. The county seat is San Rafael, many of San Francisco's wealthiest merchants having costly and beautiful summer homes there. The assessed value of real and personal property in the county in 1891 was $11,980,177.

San Rafael, Population 3,718

Sausalito, Population 1,500

Mariposa County

Population, 3,787; mineral and agricultural. The county is scenically remarkable for containing the Yosemite Valley. Mining has been the chief industry, but the agricultural and fruit interests of the county are steadily improving. Fruit raising is a very important industry. Goat-raising and the improvement of the Cashmere goat, is fast becoming a prominent feature in this section. Assessed valuation, $1,862,795. Mariposa, pop. 500

Mariposa, Population 500

Mendocino County

Population, 17,612. Mendocino is located on the Pacific ocean, about 100 miles north of San Francisco. The chief resources of the county are lumbering, dairying, and raising potatoes. There are 25 saw mills now at work manufacturing, and the annual out-put of lumber is about 70,000,000 feet. Some of the finest sheep ranches to be found in the State are located in this section. The wool from this part of California always brings a fancy price on account of its quality. Hops are grown to a considerable extent, and the hop land is extremely productive. Assessed valuation, $11,944,705. Ukiah is the county seat.

Fort Bragg, Population 1,000

Mendocino, Population 800

Point Arena, Population 500

Ukiah, Population 1,800

Willits, Population 500

Merced County

Population, 8,085; agricultural pursuits. In this county are to be found the finest herds of cattle and horses of some of our noted stock-raisers of California. Quite a large area has been cultivated to all the cereals, fruits, grapes, hops, cotton, etc. The assessed valuation is $15,146,200.

Los Banos, Population 500

Merced, Population 2,183

Plainsburg, Population 500

Modoc County

Population, 4,986; stock-raising and agriculture. The productions of Modoc are such as are usual elsewhere in the temperate zone. The average yield of the county is about 500,000 bushels of wheat, 500,000 bushels of barley, 5,000 bushels of oats, 2,000 of rye, annually, besides corn, potatoes, beans, peas, onions, and 50,000 to 60,000 tons of hay. Hardy fruit trees, such as apples, pears, plums and peaches, are very prolific, and produce excellent fruit. About 3,000,000 feet of lumber are sawed, and 1,000,000 shingles made annually. The assessed valuation of this county is $3,158,827. Alturas is the county seat.

Adin, Population 446

Alturas, Population 600

Cedarville, Population 400

Mono County

Population, 2,002; chiefly mineral. Cattle, hogs, sheep and dairy products are raised in sufficient quantities to supply the local demand. There is much timber within its boundaries, the amount standing being estimated at not less than 30,000,000 feet, and some six or seven lumber mills occupy contiguous sites. The county seat is Bridgeport. Assessed valuation, $924,527.

Bodie, Population 500

Bridgeport, Population 400

Lundy, Population 300

Monterey County

Population, 18,637; agriculture, dairying and stock-raising. The distance by rail to the county seat, Salinas City, from San Francisco is 117.6 miles. The chief productions of this county are beef, butter, cheese, potatoes and pork; whale oil and dried fish being also extensively shipped. Assessed valuation of property in this county, $17,712,484.

Bradley, Population 500

Castroville, Population 1,678

Gonzales, Population 1,095

King City, Population 600

Monterey, Population 1,889

Pacific Grove, Population 1,381

Salinas, Population 2,239

San Lucas, Population 1, 956

California Index |Pacific States Newspaper Index

Source: Pacific States Newspaper Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San Francisco, 1894

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