
Listing those in the 1900 census... Modoc County, CA
(project in formative stage) A .pdf file will be added at a later date that cross-references and provides notes...
Districts being entered as of Dec 2018
mining fascination
After the initial boom of having a military post subsided and Alturas was chosen as the county seat, the goal for Ft. Bidwell became: "how to maintain development" for the future that is, how to stay viable.... Scams promoting great mining possibilities was one such tactic.
especially in Surprise Valley!
related sources
- The Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiutes (Isabel Kelly)
- http://archives.csuchico.edu/digital/collection/coll14/id/1602 = A Collective History of the Early Years of Settlement in Surprise Valley by Tami Grove