Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-07
SACRAMENTO AND VICINITY.
"Reminiscences Of Early Days by Pionee

"Reminiscences OF Early Days by Pioneer
Now Residing In Amador County.
EDS. RECORD UNION The Sacramento
argonauts and pioneers of '49 and so were
men who could not be daunted by fire or
food. The fire at Sacramento of Noyem-
Der, 1852, laid most of the city in ashes.
The food of December in that year and
January, 1858, which submerged the city,
daunted no one, but new city of tents
sprang up as if by magic, at Norristown,
east of the city on the south bank of the
American. The merchants delivered their
goods to their customers in the city in fiat
bottom boats during the food, and small
steamer ran around the north end of
Lyle's bridge and took their goods to the
canvas city at Norristown. Looking back
over period of nearly forty years we are
amazed by the pluck and indomitable reso-
luton Of Sacramento pioneers. Like our
Pilgrim Fathers, they came 10 remain and
spend their strength and wealth in build
| ing up the city and developing the re-
sources of the State. The public end pri-
vate buildings and charitable institutions
of the city attest how nobly they have per-
| formed their work.
For the first year the streets we're al times
almost impossible, and the country roads
in the rainy season had no bottom, but
now the streets are well paved and lighted
and the safety of public and private property
is secured by very efficient fire depart
ment. Sacramento is now one of the most
beautiful cities in the Union, and through
out the Golden State her citizens WELD an
influence second to none in support OF
moral and social virtue and in the grand
| xror- of nm biprr rA oil tho ind ;si
interests of the citizens of our State. Sac
ramento is noted for her charities, and nc
worthy or unfortunate person will appeal
| for aid TO her benevolent citizens without q
! generous response and necessary relief.
When the writer settled in Brighton
| in 1852, there was very little land
under cultivation but that of the river
| bottom on the American. In 1858 three
! young men located and built the Niue-Miie
House, what is now called the Morrison
place. The road from Perkins Station
| TO the Slough House was not then
opened. l drew the petition for opening
County Judge and ordered the survey
and the road to be opened. The
Miner mile House was the only building
then until the Slough House was reached
On the old road, By DR.. Manlove's place
at that time there was only Lords, the
| Thirteen and the Sixteen mile Houses
The change in the landscape Of that part oI
! Sacramento is wonderful. No person then
imagined that this upland plain would ever
present such beautiful scene or such
charming scenery as now delights the eye
of the traveller. The old pioneers, who
now, for tine FIRST time, see these cultivated
fields, fruit orchards, vineyards and gar
dens can hardly be made to believe that il
is the same barren plain that they walked
over on their way TO the city or to the
mines. No eneomium of mine can ade
quately repay these pioneers of civilization
for the great change wrought in converting
| this naked plain into this beautiful rural
| paradise. Z. S. HALL.
Plymouth, September l, 1888.