Butte County CA Archives Biographies.....Smith, David F. And J. Buck 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

    DAVID F. AND J. BUCK SMITH.—Both brothers are natives of Pittsfield, New
Hampshire. David emigrated to the Pacific coast in 1857, when he engaged in
mining at Yankee Jim's, in Placer county In the year following, J. Buck Smith
joined his brother, at Oregon city in Butte county, which at that time was quite
a lively camp. Here they were engaged in partnership at mining for several
years. The two brothers are still together, living on what is known as Smith
Brother's ranch, eight miles from Oroville, on the Cherokee road. An
illustration of their elegant home appears elsewhere in this work. The ranch
contains 240 acres, and is well adaped to fruit-raising. The principal varieties
of fruit raised on the ranch are grapes, figs, and oranges. Large quantities of
wine are made yearly.

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HISTORY OF BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,
IN TWO VOLUMES.

I.
HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM 1513 TO 1850.
BY FRANK T. GILBERT.

The Great Fur Companies and their Trapping Expeditions to California.
Settlement of the Sacramento Valley. 
The Discovery of Gold in California.
BY HARRY L. WELLS.

II.
HISTORY OF BUTTE COUNTY,
From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 
BY HARRY L. WELLS AND W. L. CHAMBERS.

BOTH VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED WITH VIEWS AND PORTRAITS.
HARRY L. WELLS,
517 CLAY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO
1882.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by HARRY L. WELLS, in
the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.

FRANCIS, VALENTINE & Co., Engravers & Printers
517 Clay St., San Francisco

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