Is That A Coincidence,
Gregory from the 1860's to operate the Old Pioneer Sawmill. It had been founded from the 1850’s on Little Deer Creek and encompassed the land now bounded by Nimrod, Nile and Clay Streets. The above map can be a detail from your 1871 Birdseye View of Nevada City which appears below.Early newspapers mention a steam saw mill on Little Deer Creek belonging to a “Russell and Hirst” in 1854 and of “Marsh, Palmer and Perry” in 1861. The sawmill and lumber operation of M.L. Marsh and A.B. Gregory on Nimrod Street in 1859 is shown on-page 107 inside the 1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County.
The 1864 Nevada County Assessor's roll shows the exact property as the Old Pioneer Sawmill of “A.B. Gregory.” Early tax assessments show stockpiles of lumber and 'working’ cattle on the exact property. Martin Luther Marsh and his awesome large family resided inside the historic Marsh-Christie house on Boulder Street. Caleb Greenwood, the scout to the Stevens Party in 1844, found a means to bypass top of the Truckee Canyon in 1845. Known because Dog Valley Section from the Truckee River Route of The California Emigrant Trail.
From 1845 into it became THE route, basically a horseshoe detour from what's now Verdi, Nevada, to what on earth is now Donner Lake, California. That little jag to Nevada (City) is necessary to the Judah connection. In 1859, after gold was discovered from the Comstock, two different companies were formed to push freight and individuals to and from Virginia City, Nevada.
The first was the "Truckee Turnpike Company". Marysville, the highway actually began in North San Juan, as connecting roads after that and Camptonville already existed. The TTC was really two roads, the NSJ road and also the Camptonville Road. Current "topo" maps show the Camptonville route as being the Henness Pass Road, but also in truth the NSJ road was more heavily used. In reality, these are "bifurcations" because they joined as you just east of Forest (City). The second company were only available in Nevada (City), and was known because "Heness Pass Turnpike Company". The two roads with the TTC that became one after Forest (City), as well as the HPTC, all became one at Jackson Meadows, now the site in the Jackson Reservoir. From that point on, the highway was generally known as "The Henness Pass Road", as well as the companies involved worked together, under the name HPTC, by way of Virginia City, Nevada. Of interest for your requirements initially include the site of "Marsh Mill".
This site sits directly within the HPTC route between Graniteville, (Eureka), as well as the site of Bowman House. Marsh Mill was certainly owned and operated by Charles Marsh! In 1864, another road connected into your Henness Pass Road system. Known officially since the Pacific Turnpike, it turned out also often known as "Culbertson's Road". From a business viewpoint, let's check Charles Marsh. His place sat roughly four miles west of Bowman House, directly within the HPTC road. The Pacific Turnpike intersected the HPTC Road at Bowman House. The Pacific Turnpike, A/K/A Culbertson's Road, was "owned" by an additional company, "The Nevada City Turnpike Company". 20, a heavily-used emigrant road inside the 1850's. Both road connected at Bear Valley. This is complicated, so please bear with me at night.
The Dutch Flat Tahoe Wagon Road, also started at Dutch Flat. Is that a coincidence, On the surface it would appear that Judah and political in addition to business allies were looking to control wagon routes a long time before the existence of rail! My indicate all of this is the fact I have found newspaper accounts in the 1850's and 1860's of Marsh and Judah for the Henness Pass Road.
It would be a prime candidate, per the accounts, for rail. Marsh's interest needs to be obvious. Considering where rail was laid, and further for the position of Charles Marsh within the grand scheme, how it happened, I will give back the accounts of the I have should you are not aware about them.
I was recruited to behave as a scout, guide and mule skinner/teamster for your official California 150th celebration. The Missouri crew was short-handed once they reached Fernley, Nevada, in addition to being I know that old wagon roads, I was drafted within the spot. Two weeks later, we arrived at Sacramento. We had four wagons, all Conestoga's almost thirty feet each long. The mules didn't like the few times we hit pavement, once in Reno and when near Truckee. In Truckee, some motorist honked quite a few times, as well as the mules certainly "went south". The result was two runaway teams, one needless to say was mine! Wouldn’t it be possible great with the family in order to save the town,
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