Adam Hoops Dissabel

• √ Adam Hoops Dissabel
  • 1875 voter re.: age 45 New York farmer
  • in Bidwell as early as 1870 (census) 1870 United States Federal Census = California, Siskiyou, Surprise Valley
  • on map as H.A. Disabel

moved to Nevada

Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada) 1893 September 8 puts A.H. Disabel on the tax list in the "Roop District" of Washoe County

Surname

French in Origin = D'Isabel or D'Issabel

research

possible ancestor: http://www.ourgenealogy.ca/ps10/ps10_142.html

Business

associated with Charles Venning in both CA and NV

sources

A Collective History of the Early Years of Settlement in Surprise Valley by Tami Grove (1977)

additional background

following text from: http://www.ohranger.com/modoc-natl-forest/poi/north-warner-autotour "Another 2.2 miles up CR 2 finds the traveler at Mt. Bidwell viewpoint. Mt. Bidwell is to the north of the road. Just 2.6 miles west of the Mt. Vida vista is the Klondyke Gold mine. The road goes through the mine and tourists should be careful where they walk as all High Grade Mining sites are still active, though not much mining is taking place.

Travel from the Klondyke about a ½ mile to the intersection with the road to Dismal Swamp and you?ll find High Grade itself. To continue down CR 2 take the left turn, and to go into Dismal Swamp take the right. Whichever trip is taken, there will be numerous mining claims on both sides of the road. Remember that these claims are active, although they are not on private property. Most of them are on historic sites and it is illegal to pick up historic objects. Also there are dangers from mining pits, nails, and possibly chemicals.

Dismal Swamp is also worth a side trip. It is a scenic area with camping, streams, meadows, and historical values.

The area originally was named ?Disabel? for the homesteader and the name later changed to ?Dismal?. On the way in you?ll pass through the High Grade Mining District, an aspen grove with some Basque Silvaglyphs, and a meadow. The dam was originally built by the California Conservation Corps and repaired in 1991 by Forest Service personnel to preserve its historic appearance. Once past the dam, the area requires four-wheel-drive vehicles."

remarkable story

A local Disabel man was severely wounded in gunfight in Lake City in Oct 1871. He was not expected to survive long.
See source.