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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Mercury |
E. E. Vincent |
Daily |
Rep. |
1892 |
Mercury |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Rep. |
1885 |
Tribune |
W. J. Deater |
Daily |
Dem. |
1892 |
Tribune |
Weekly Edition |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1892 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Marin Journal |
W. B. Winn |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1861 |
Tocsin |
Jas. H. Wilkins |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1879 |
Sausalito, Population
1,500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
SausalitoNews |
J. E. Slinkey |
Friday |
Rep. |
1885 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Gazette |
Frances A. Reynolds |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1854 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Advocate |
Chas. J. Cavanagh |
Wed. |
Ind. |
1889 |
Mendocino, Population 800
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Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Beacon |
Win. Heeser |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1877 |
Point Arena, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Record |
Wm. Hauen |
Friday |
Ind. |
1888 |
Ukiah, Population 1,800
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Dispatch & Democrat |
Jno. Buckingham |
Friday |
Dem. |
1869 |
Republican Press |
Pounstone & Mathews |
Friday |
Rep. |
1877 |
Willits, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
The Willits News |
Weeks & Curtis |
Friday |
Ind. |
1892 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Enterprise |
Carlos O. Freeman |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1891 |
Herald |
Willard Beebe |
Friday |
Populist |
1893 |
Merced, Population 2,183
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Evening Sun |
C. D.Radcliffe |
Daily. |
Ind. |
1869 |
County Sun |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1869 |
Express |
J. A. Xorvell |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1875 |
Star |
Harris Bros |
Thur |
Rep. |
1880 |
Plainsburg, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Globe |
E. J. Page |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1893 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Argus |
E.M.Wilson |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1881 |
Alturas, Population 600
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Herald |
H. L. . Herzinger |
Wed. |
Dem. |
1891 |
New Era |
Anderson & Sloss |
Friday |
Ind. |
1888 |
Cedarville, Population 400
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Surprise Valley Record |
R. H. Stanley |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Miner |
A.V.Morgan |
Friday |
Ind.-Rep. |
1882 |
Bridgeport, Population 400
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Chronicle-Union |
R. M. & A. C.Folger |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1863 |
Lundy, Population 300
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Index |
James W. E. Townseud |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1888 |
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
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Mercury |
Geo. E. Maloney |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1892 |
Castroville, Population 1,678
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Enterprise |
Louise E. Francis |
Friday |
Ind |
1891 |
Gonzales, Population 1,095
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Tribune |
Renisou & Farley |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1891 |
King City, Population 600
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Settler |
W. A. Beebe |
Sat. |
|
1890 |
Monterey, Population 1,889
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Cypress |
E. Miehaelis |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1889 |
New Era |
Wm. Kay |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1890 |
Pacific Grove, Population 1,381
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Review |
Anna A. Gallanar |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1889 |
Salinas, Population 2,239
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Democrat |
Smeltzer & Barnwell |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1867 |
Index |
W. J. Hill |
Thur. |
Rep. |
1871 |
Journal |
Smeltzer & Barnwell |
Daily |
Ind. |
1889 |
San Lucas, Population 1, 956
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Herald |
Eugene F. Rogers |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1889 |
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Source: Pacific States Newspaper
Directory, Sixth Edition, Palmer & Rey Type Foundry, San
Francisco, 1894
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