Collection Guide
Brief record only
Collection Title:
Collection Number:
Get Items:
Records relating to land in and around Gualala, Calif., 1860-1911.
BANC MSS 89/133 c Carton 1; BANC MSS 89/133 c Oversize Box 1; BANC MSS 89/133 c
No online items
Collection Overview
Title:
Records relating to land in and around Gualala, Calif., 1860-1911Creator/Contributor:
Gualala Mill CompanyCreator/Contributor:
Empire Redwood CoCreator/Contributor:
Gualala River Railway CompanyAbstract:
Contains deeds, abstracts, indentures, agreements, U.S. land grants, records of taxes, and other transactions concerning property
in Mendocino and Sonoma counties, along with related surveys, field notes, maps, and sketches. Records chiefly concern the
acquisition of land by the Gualala Mill Company from various local families. Includes certificates of grants for school lands,
1868-1875. Some records relate to Empire Redwood Co. and Gualala River Railway Company. Also includes agreements to clear
logged land and transport lumber, particularly with Bender Brothers (W.A. & George L.), San Francisco commission merchants
for railroad ties and telephone poles.
Date:
1860 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caBender Brothers (San Francisco, Calif.)
Land tenure -- California -- Gualala
Land grants -- California
Logging -- California -- Mendocino County
Logging -- California -- Sonoma County
Gualala (Calif.)
Mendocino County (Calif.)
Sonoma County (Calif.)
Note:
In 1903, Gualala Mill Company was sold to C.T. Crowell and William B. Allen.
Collection was rescued by the donor from a building in Gualala, formerly a general merchandise store, that was being torn
down.
Type:
Deeds.Leases.
Land grants.
Maps.
Abstracts.
Field notes.
Physical Description:
print
1 carton, 1 oversize box, 5 oversize folders (1.5 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 89/133 c Carton 1
BANC MSS 89/133 c Oversize Box 1
BANC MSS 89/133 c