Sierra ~ Sonoma County California Newspapers, 1894
Sierra County
Population 5,051 chiefly mining. The
chief industry of the county is now, as it always has been,
mining, the annual gold product of Sierra county being in round
figures about $1,000,000. The county seat is Downieville, which
was located as early as 1849, and whose early history forms a
very important part of the annals of California. Assessed
valuation, $1,534,188.
Downieville, Population 600
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Mountain Messenger |
Downer & Tibbey |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1851 |
Sierra Valley, Population 700
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Sierra Valley Leader |
M. Pritchard |
Friday |
lnd. |
1882 |
Siskiyou County
Population
12,163; mining, stock-raising, lumbering, farming, and dairying.
The finest of butter and cheese, in great quantities, are
shipped to San Francisco every winter. The mining interests are
varied and very extensive, forming the richest mining district
in Northern California. Yreka is the county seat. Assessed
valuation $8,005,738.
Dunsmuir, Population
500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
News |
G. D. Cummings |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1890 |
Fort Jones, Population 450
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Scott Valley News |
L. D. Clark |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1878 |
Glacier, Population 250
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
McCloud River Pioneer |
W. & L. Carter |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1889 |
Sisson, Population 1,000
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Mascot |
J. L. Keunon |
Thur. |
Ind. |
1890 |
Yreka, Population 1,719
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Journal |
Robert Nixon |
Wed. |
Rep. |
1856 |
Union |
A. Montgomery |
Thur. |
Dem. |
1853 |
Solano County
Population 20,946; agricultural. Solano
is essentially a farming county. Her products of wheat, barley,
hay, butter, cheese, live stock, poultry, fruit, wine and wool,
are conclusive arguments to prove the productiveness of her
soil. The United States Navy Yard, on Mare Island, near Vallejo,
the principal city in the county, furnishes employment to from
500 to 1,200 men, and contributes largely to the general
prosperity of the town. The assessed valuation is $19,617,193.
Benicia, Population 2,850
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
New Era |
Alfred Dalton Jr. |
Sat. |
Ind.-Rep. |
1877 |
Dixon, Population 1,079
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Tribune |
Tribune Pub. Co. |
Friday |
Dem. |
1873 |
Rio Vista, Population 700
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Sacramento River News |
D. G. Holt |
Friday |
Ind. |
1890 |
Suisun, Population 1,200
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Republican |
Bowen & Dinkelspiel |
Friday |
Rep. |
1854 |
Vacaville, Population 2,712
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Reporter |
R. B. Stitt |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1881 |
Vallejo, Population 6,995
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Chronicle |
Penuycook & Harrier |
Daily |
Rep. |
1867 |
Chronicle |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Rep. |
1867 |
Times |
Geo. Roe |
Daily |
Dem. |
1875 |
Times |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1875 |
Sonoma County
Population 32,721; wines, agriculture and dairying. The article
of greatest aggregate commercial value produced at present is
grapes, from which wine and brandy are manufactured. Sonoma
stands today third in the list in the production of wine and
table grapes. The lists of fruits that thrive and mature here
may be said to include almost the entire list. Hops are
extensively grown, and last year the yield of the county was
1,000,000 lbs., valued at $280,000. The annual output of dairy
products is about 3,000,0000 pounds. Assessed valuation,
$30,038,886.
Cloverdale, Population 1,554
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Reveille |
G. B. Baer |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1877 |
Healdsburg, Population 2,500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Enterprise |
M. Menihan |
Sat. |
Ind. |
1868 |
Sonoma Co. Tribune |
Meyer & Abraham |
Thru. |
Rep. |
1888 |
Petaluma, Population 3,686
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Argus |
McNabb & Gassidy |
Sat. |
Rep. |
1855 |
Courier |
John Michaelsen |
Daily |
Dem. |
1891 |
Courier |
Weekly Edition |
Wed. |
Dem. |
1874 |
Imprint |
J. T. Studdert & Co |
Daily |
Dem. |
1884 |
Imprint |
Weekly Edition |
Friday |
Dem. |
1891 |
Santa Rosa, Population 5,300
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Cyclone |
Alva Porter Moore |
Tues. |
Ind. |
1893 |
Democrat |
R. A. Thompson |
Daily |
Dem. |
1857 |
Democrat |
Weekly Edition |
Sat. |
Dem. |
1857 |
Republican |
A. B. Lemmon |
Daily |
Rep. |
1874 |
Sonoma Co. Farmer |
E. D. Svveetser |
Friday |
Non-Pol. |
1892 |
Sonoma Co. Farmer |
Weekly Edition |
Thru. |
Rep. |
1874 |
Transcript of Records |
A. P. Moore, Sr. |
Daily |
Com. |
1886 |
Sebastopol, Population 500
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Times |
Edwin S. Fyfe |
Wed. |
Ind |
1889 |
Sonoma, Population 1,200
Publication |
Proprietors |
Issued |
Politics |
Year |
Index-Tribune |
H. H. Granice |
Sat. |
Ind |
1879 |
California Index |
Pacific States Newspaper Index

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