Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-21
PEDIGREE HUNTING.
ST, CLAIR, NO. 3,

l was told at Woodland that there was
a man at Sacramento, named Lewis, who
hauled sand, and had a bar-room, that
would know about the old taverns on the
Auburn road, and who kept them; also
Armstrong, who lived on the Auburn
road, would know, and | was referred to
Stanley's stables, on Case street, for in
formation. From the landlord at Wood
land. who had been formerly a teamster,
learned that there was tavern called
the "rwelye Mile House" on the Auburn
road formerly, the first tavern from Sac
ramento; he thought, not built in 1858
The next was the ''Fourteen Mile House" ::
and was built in 1853, when witness first
teamed on that road. The man that
built it died. Then there was Fifteen
Mile House." that was kept by Campbell,
built, think, by Mr.. Hopkins, who
was there before Campbell, and as early
as 1853 or before. The "SiXteen Mile
House" Neff kept. This was later. a
man kept it before whose name | have
forgotten. | think the house referred to
was the Fourteen" or "Sixteen Mile
House." The eighteen Mile House" a
man by the name of Williams kept when
] first went there, and for some time af-
ter. The Twenty Mile House. a man
by the name of Van Truce kept, and
think built it. This may have been later
than 1852 or '53.
j. Nj. Chatterton, at the IIaggin Rancho,
suggested to inquire for Bill Dunlaps
partner, of Bowdell, at Auburn. | was
told that an old lady, widow, lives now
near the "Twelve Mile House at
Frecke's, whose husband at one time kept
the "Twelve Mile House," his name
thought to be Wilson. The "Sixteen
Mile House" Thomas kept, who lives
now at Roseville.
Comptroller was bred by Cassidy and
got by May Boy, son of John Nelson;
dam or grandam Molly st. Clair, bred by
Kidd on the Sacramento river, and got
by st. Clair. The dam of May Boy was
also by st. Clair; her dam said to be
Mol gan mart. L was also tnat
Culver kept the 'Twelve Mile House,"
Mr.. Gray, interviewed at Sacramento.
said that he bought his hotel in 1852. He
thinks man by the name of Brown. a
large, slim man, kept a hotel on the
Nevada road, and had wife and two
children.
Mr.. Gray's hotel was the Fourteen
Mile House" on the Auburn road. and
which he says he bought of Pinkham.
a man by the name of johnson, who
lives now at Roseyille, kept the "Twelye
Mile House," also widow, Dutch wo-
man, whom johnson married johnson
had no children and the widow had none.
They kept the 'Twelve Mile House" sew
eral years. The widow bought out sim
gle man who built the house.
Mr.. Williams of Carson, Nevada. knew
Brown.
Mr.. Gray says: 81 bought my hotel of
David Pinkham, who died. think he came
from Vermont, from New England any
way. He had wife and girl-a baby,
thihh' lie uieu OF consumption. Pink
ham bought the hotel of AND ran it
three years before | bought, | think of
Bill Leet, who was never married. /
bought in 1852. Old man Campbell kept
the "Fifteen Mile House"-he and Thorn
as of Roseville, who is now living. Camp
bell had large family, seven or eight;
Thomas had none. The eighteen Mile
House" was kept by the old man Neh.
who had large family, four girls and
four boys, all good size.
"Brown lived on the plains, on the old
Nevada road, about % miles from Sacra-
mentO.
"Pinkham's widow married Alex. Cor
don, now of San Francisco. A cousin of