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Book Title: History Of Butte County

CHEROKEE.
    The mining town of Cherokee has its history so closely interwoven with that
of the great mine in which it is located, that having described the mine in the
chapter on mining, but little more remains to be said of a local nature. In
1853, very rich deposits of gold were found on the flat, and worked by the
Cherokee Indians. Later in the year the news spread about and a great many
whites came in to reap some of the golden harvest that had hitherto benefited
only the children of the forest. The camp took the name of Cherokee from the
original occupants. Small claims a hundred feet square were taken up, so that a
great many could be accommodated with mining ground, and the population swelled
rapidly in consequence. The usual amount taken out at the time was from twenty
to fifty dollars daily per man. Stores were started at the place in 1853, by E.
A. Pearson, Thomas McDanel and Mr. Moore. The history of Cherokee has been that
of all mining camps. Its ups and downs have followed the fluctuations of mining
in the vicinity. Since the hydraulic operations were commenced a few years ago
on so grand a scale, it has become quite a populous and thriving settlement, the
majority of the population being in the employ of the company. A large store,
kept by the company, supplies all the necessaries of life, while several hotels
and boarding-houses accommodate a large share of the population. A lodge of
Masons exists here, that was removed from Oroville some years ago. [See History
of Oroville.] An excellent school is one of the advantages possessed by the
town. The future prosperity of Cherokee as a mining town is assured by the
mammoth hydraulic workings now being carried on.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

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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