Continuing with the early issues of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” in the May 14, 1852 issue we find an article about a miners meeting at Centerville, which is an early name for Pilot Hill and surrounding communities. The subject: the…
Criminal Annals,Part 90 – Mining News, etc.
Continuing with the early issues of the Sacramento “Daily Union,” we find in the May 10, 1852 edition a number of items under the general heading of “El Dorado.” Although there is no crime involved this time, there is a…
Criminal Annals, Part 89 – Letter to the Governor (Concluded)
Last week we started the letter from a group of learned Chinese gentlemen to the Governor of California, regarding his derogatory comments about the “Asiatics” and his intent to have the Legislature do something about the “Coolie” problem. This is…
Criminal Annals, Part 88 – Letter to the Governor
As we have seen, the question regarding what needs to be done about the “Asiatics” was constantly in the news during the Gold Rush and people were taking up sides on the issue. Even Governor Bigler has taken a position…
Criminal Annals, Part 87 – The Wandering Capital
The May 6, 1852 edition of the “Daily Union” has an editorial on the “Wandering State Capital,” an important and interesting part of early California history that is only lightly touched upon in our history books. In his editorial, the…
Criminal Annals, Part 86 – El Dorado County News
In the May 3, 1852 edition of the “Daily Union,” below last week’s story about Weaverville and the Indian problems, there is a whole column devoted to various kinds of news from El Dorado County. “EL DORADO. “Through Hunter &…