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This is the Amador County Directory for 1879-1880. It has
been extracted from McKenney's District Directory for the same years. The complete
directory included the counties of Sacramento, Amador, El Dorado, Placer and Yolo. This is
a copy of the Amador County section ONLY! It listed by town within the county, beginning
with Amador City.
Submitted by Bill Baccus.
Amador City | Aqueduct
City | Drytown | Ione City | Jackson | Sutter Creek | Volcano |
AMADOR CITY
Has a population of 600 souls,
is beautifully situated in a romantic spot on the Jackson and Drytown wagon road, two
miles from Sutter Creek, and is very nicely built. It has daily mail telegraphic and
telephonic communication. Mining is the pursuit most extensively engaged in. It is the
headquarters of the Keystone Consolidated Mining Co, to whose genial and whole-souled
superintendent O. C. Hewitt, Esq. we are under obligations, and also the site of the
Original Amamdor Mine, J. R. Johns, Superintendent, whose courteous treatment we shall
always remember.
A - G Aflick, E |
H - O Hadcock, John engineer |
P - Z Palmer, A D miner |
Amador City Notes:
Only one female listed....Mrs.H Whitfield
Only one "Sportingman" listed...Charles Tauner
1/4 page ad...KLING'S SALOON Large brick building east side Main St. The undersigned having completed his new saloon, will be pleased to receive his old friends and as many new ones as may call upon him at his new place of business. They will be sure to receive the best of liquors, cigars, etc., to be found in the County. George W. KLING
1/2 page ad....AMADOR HOTEL, East side of main St....F. B. henderson, Prop. Boardnig & Lodging per week = $7.00 Boarding per week = $5.00 Boarding per day = $1.50 to $2.00 Boarding & Lodging per month = $22.00 to $30.00 "The table Abounds with the Best the Market Affords"
A - D Aldrich, D ditch tender |
E - L Evans, Sam laborer |
N - Z Nelson, A coalburner |
A - G Black, Chas capitalist |
H - Z Hill, F capitalist |
A - F Aguilar, Antoine miner |
G - I Gambert & Wells 700 acres |
J - Z J W Pearson Supt, 14 acres |
A - F Abbott, Geo 160 acres |
G - O Gartland, Patrick 160 acres |
P - Z Pacific Life Insurance Co. 210 acres |
The Court House is a neat-looking
building and is on a prominent elevation overlooking the principal portion of the town,
and the bar is composed of an array of attorneys to whom any community might point with
feelings of pride. The good judgment of the people in the selection of county officers is
made manifest by the presence of affable, honorable gentlemen in the "Temple of
Justice."
A - G Aitken, Robert butcher |
H - Q Hackney & Graff 280 acres |
P - Z Page, Mrs M D 40 acres |
A - G Basso, A shoemaker |
H - Z Hoyt, M C carpenter |
A - I Adenm J G 178 acres |
J - R Jelmini, B 160 acres |
S - Z Sale, Chas farmer |
A - E Ames, John laborer |
G - P Gardiner, A farmer 160 acres |
R - Z Randall, C B miner |
LANCHA PLANA
[No town description given]
B - F Brown, Thomas sheepshearer |
G - P Gilles, N farmer 160 acres |
R - Z Root, D A miner |
PLYMOUTH
Is a thriving and prosperous town of 600 inhabitants, is twelve
miles north of Jackson on the Jackson and Latrobe Stage Road. It has a graded school with
100 scholars, taught by a gentleman of experience and ability, one church, three hotels
and several pretty business houses and nice residences. Fruit, vegetables, and grain are
grown to a considerable extent though mining is the interest to which it looks for its
support. The hotel Phoenix mine is located here, which employs one
hundred and fifty men. It is nicely situated and beautifully laid out. It is claimed by
newspaper men of renown that its growth is without parallel, in the history of California
towns. The fact that three physicians have a very limited practice speaks highly of its
sanitary conditions. The water, like its fruits, is excellent. It has telegraphic
communication and a daily stage mail, connecting with eastern and western bound overland
trains. The scenery is picturesque, and the society is of high order. The Independent
Order of Good Templar's has a membership of 105. The Forest House is the leading Hotel.
{ [There are a few listings out of alphabetical order, which I attempted to clarify by
listing in their proper sequence] It is curious to note that D W Walker, is listed as a
barber, hair cutter, and hair dyer, situated on Main Street. His competitor William
taylor, presumably also situated on main Street is listed simply as" tonsorial
artist." Ah, the turn of a phrase. Hopefully it had a positive business impact.}
A - G Aden, J G farmer 178 acres |
H - P Hall, E S farmer 160 acres |
Q - Z Quinn, P miner |
SUTTER
CREEK
Is a prosperous and thriving town of 1500 inhabitants, centrally
situated, and is distant from San Francisco and Sacramento 143 qnd 45 mile respectively;
being connected by railroad and stage. Two forty stamp mills are in active operation, and
agriculture is extensively carried on. The water is splendid, while the health is
excellent. It is the largest town in the county. It has a graded school, where educators
of decided ability and reputation are employed. The society
is made up of an intelligent class of people, whose public spirit is commendable. Its
chief support is derived from the mining interest.
A - G Adans, J Q |
F - N Fagan, P proprietor Sutter Creek Livery Stable |
M - Z Mails, Mrs M A famcy dry goods & minninery |
VOLCANO
The town is twelve miles from Jackson, the county seat, and has a
population of 600 souls. The scenery in the immediate vicinity is picturesque, the water
is excellent, and the school is in a prosperous condition. The society is made up of
representatives of every nation, the Italian element predominating. Placer, hydraulic and
quartz mining is very extensively engaged in, and the precious ore that lies dormant in
the solemn but majestic hills which abound in rich profusion in the neighborhood is
believed to exist in paying quantities. The residents are sanguine of a prosperous future,
and are consequently in a contented frame of mind. There is but one hotel in the place,
though an enterprising and experienced person could realize a handsome profit in the
investment should he wish to engage in the busines therer. Indeed the demands for another
house are so great that the citizens have offered to contribute to that end.
A - G About, A miner 160 acres |
H - M Hall, James 40 acres |
N - Z Nale, J K P |
Art
Michaelis / Albuquerque, NM
