Transcription of

The Western Shore Gazetteer

& Commercial Directory,

For the State of California, Yolo County,

compiled and published annually by C. P. Sprague & H. W. Atwell,

Woodland, Yolo County, 1870, pp. 495-538.

(Sacramento County-Related Sections Only.)

(Please note: I have capitalized the surnames in the material below, but it is not presented that way in the book. Be sure to look through each entire section as some entries are not in alphabetical order where they belong.)

Business Directory

AGENTS.

GRIFFITH & CO., Cacheville; Post-office, Yolo; for BAKER & HAMILTON, Sacramento.

CATTLE FOR SALE.

KING, A. J., KING’s Mount, Elk Slough; Post-office, Freeport.

LANKEN, Michael, Post-office, Sacramento.

BRYTE, Mike, Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

CAVE, J. H., Merritt Island; Freeport; Sacramento.

COMSTOCK, E.; Post-office, Sacramento.

CONRAD, Samuel, Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

CHILDS, C.; Post-office, Sacramento.

TRUMPLER, L.; Post-office, Freeport, Sacramento County.

FERAN, Henry, Elk Slough; Onisbo, Sacramento County.

GREEN, J. B.; Post-office, Richland, Sacramento County.

McGREGOR, Peter; Post-office, Sacramento.

WRISTEN, Julius, Sacramento.

CARPENTERS.

ZERING, J.; Post-office, Sacramento.

ALLEN, Josiah; Post-office, Sacramento.

BELL, John E., Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

KNIGHT, W. L.; Post-office, Sacramento.

HALL, James; Post-office, Sacramento.

HALL, Isaac, ship-carpenter; Post-office, Sacramento.

HALL, G. P., ship-carpenter; Post-office, Sacramento.

MURRY, Robert; Post-office, Sacramento.

CAULKER.

DUNCAN, John; Post-office, Sacramento.

CONTRACTORS.

HODGDEN, Captain W., contracts to raise and move buildings, Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

MATHEW BROS., Washington, to excavate, fill, build roads, levees, etc.; Post-office, Sacramento.

CLERKS.

HUNT, Charles, Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

ROBINSON, J. H., baggage-clerk, railroad, Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

DAIRYMEN.

BRYTE, Mike, Washington, one hundred cows; Post-office, Sacramento.

COMSTOCK, E., residence 10 miles SE from Woodland; Post-office, Sacramento.

CAVE, J. H., residence on Merritt Island, thirty cows; Post-office, Freeport, Sacramento County.

GREEN, J. B., on Sacramento River, eighty cows; Post-office, Richland, Sacramento County.

HERRINGER, J., residence Elk Slough, near Sacramento River, 25 cows.

KEFERT, Jacob, twenty-five cows; Post-office, Freeport, Sacramento County.

ENGINEERS.

COOPER, James B.; Post-office, Sacramento.

ETCHELL, Wm.; Post-office, Sacramento.

HARRISON, Thomas; Post-office, Sacramento.

HOLT, Chris.; Post-office, Sacramento.

MATTHEWS, Amos; Post-office, Sacramento.

WOODS, John; Post-office, Sacramento.

FARMS TO RENT.

MATHEWS BROTHERS, grain and pasture land in Yolo, Colusa and Solano counties, Post-office, Sacramento.

FARMS FOR SALE.

MATHEWS BROTHERS, grazing and grain lands for sale on easy terms, in large or small quantities, in Yolo, Solano, and Colusa counties; cultivated lands, with or without the fallow crop, will be sold on liberal terms - a small part of payment cash, the remainder in five, ten or twenty years. Post-office, Sacramento.

MATHENA, Hadley, on Sacramento River, 2 miles below Washington, five hundred acres, Divisions 1 and 2; a portion is fine garden land, well cultivated and improved, the remainder tule grazing land. Apply on the premises to H. MATHENA, or by letter to Sacramento Post-office.

HILLER, J. B., three hundred acres of good garden and grazing land. Inquire of J. B. HILLER, Post-office, Sacramento.

BUMP, Nelson, one hundred and seventy-five acres on Sacramento River, Divisions 1 and 2; good garden or grain land. Post-office, Onisbo, Sacramento River.

KRIFF, Frederick, thirty acres of land on the Sacramento River; nineteen acres garden land, near Washington. Address F. KRIFF, Sacramento.

FERRIES.

JACKSON’s FERRY, George C. JACKSON, Freeport and Yolo shores.

HORSES FOR SALE.

DUBOSE BROTHERS, 8 miles below Washington, Post-office, Sacramento.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

CROUSE, W. W., Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL.

HESTER, Rev. R. F., M. E. Church South, residence on Sacramento river; Post-office, Sacramento.

NURSERYMEN.

BELL, George W., Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

REED, Charles W., Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

ORCHARDS.

REED, Charles F., Washington; five thousand pear, two thousand quince, as many cherry, five thousand plum and apple and peach trees in proportion, many varieties of berries, including the famous LAWTON blackberry and other choice varieties. For information prices of fruit trees, etc., address Charles F. REED, Sacramento.

POULTRY-DEALERS.

EDMONDS, J. R., 9 miles SW from Woodland.

SHEPHERDS AND SHEEP-OWNERS.

GREEN & TRAINER, Putah Township, large sheep owners; Post-office, Sacramento.

SERICULTURISTS.

HOAG, B. H., Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

JENNINGS, C. T., near Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

REED, Charles W., Washington, interested in the Davisville Cocoonery; Post-office, Sacramento.

BALLOU, H. G., Sacramento River, near Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

TEACHERS.

KENDRICKS, Thomas, Washington Township; Post-office, Sacramento.

TRADERS AND GRAIN MERCHANTS.

TODHUNTER, W. B., stock-trader, Washington; Post-office, Sacramento.

WINERIES.

GILLIG’S WINERY, Capay Valley. Address GILLIG & MOTT, Sacramento.

ORLEANS HILL VINICULTURAL SOCIETY’S WINERY, foot-hills, near Capay Valley. Address Charles FREY, Cache Creek Post-office, or Jacob KNAUTH, Sacramento.