To Morris Bros at Chinese Camp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chine...,_CaliforniaChinese Camp is the remnant of a notable California Gold Rush mining town. Between 1849 and 1882, thousands of Chinese immigrants arrived in the area to look for good fortune on the legendary "Gold Mountain."[5]
The Chinese Camp post office was established in the general store on April 18, 1854.
An 1892 Tuolumne County history indicates that, in 1856, four of the six Chinese companies (protective associations) had agents here and that the first tong war (between the Sam Yap and Yan Woo tongs) was fought near here
The settlement was first known as "Camp Washington" or "Washingtonville" and one of the few remaining streets is Washington Street. Some of the very first Chinese laborers arriving in California in 1849 were driven from neighboring Camp Salvado and resettled here, and the area started to become known as "Chinee" or "Chinese Camp" or "Chinese Diggings". At one point, the town was home to an estimated 5,000 Chinese.
"strawberries..crate of 16 bskts $1.10.......eggs 15˘ dz.
WELLS FARGO EXPRESS COMPANY BUILDING - This building, erected in 1849 by the Walkerly brothers, was subsequently owned by the Morris brothers. It housed a general merchandise store in connection with the office of Adams Express Company, predecessor of Wells Fargo & Company. The original express agents were Sol Miller, C. W. H. Solinsky, and the Morris brothers.
https://www.californiahistoricallan...arks/chl-140The Sierra Railway Company of California was incorporated on February 1, 1897 by founders Thomas S. Bullock, Prince Andre Poniatowski, and William H. Crocker. In May, the first rails were laid in the grain fields just east of Oakdale, and the stops grew to include Occidental (Now called Arnold), Paulsell, Warnerville, Cooperstown, Chinese, and finally on November 8, 1897; Jamestown, California. The railroad owners had no intention of ending the line there, and the line was extended to Tuolumne, some 16 miles from Jamestown. By 1900, the line had been completed, the same as it is today.
Still can catch a ride today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railt...istoric_ParkRail Map of California 1904
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https://oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb.../?brand=oac4https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_RailroadThis part shows the Sierra Ry Co. lines (in green)
You can see a few of the towns (Carter, Sequoia) mentioned in the post about Frank Otis travels to Yosemite.
Posted 02/21/2023 6:45 pm
