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Book Title: History Of Butte County

NORD, ANITA AND CANA.

   The town of Nord is situated seven miles north of Chico, on the California
and Oregon railroad. In 1858, G. W. Colby had a store at Colby's landing on the
Sacramento river. When the railroad was built through, he moved two miles east
to the track, where a station was established. In 1870, J. B Haughton was with
Colby in the general merchandise traffic. Afterwards the firm became Colby, Pond
& Haughton, and did a large business. In 1871, Mr. Colby laid out the town into
lots. It is situated in the centre of the finest agricultural land in Butte
county, and has great wealth surrounding it. The population of the place is
about one hundred. The Nord Hotel is run by Calden & Co. There are a blacksmith
and wagon-shop, a saloon and a livery-stable there. C. L. Pond is agent of the
railroad company and Wells, Fargo & Co. More grain is shipped from Nord than
from any other point in the county. The grangers' warehouse is owned by a
joint-stock association of farmers, who handle nearly all the grain of this
region. A. M. Barnard is superintendent. The only secret organization at Nord is
a lodge of Good Templars, which is in a flourishing condition. Mr. Pond is at
present postmaster of the village. Nord received its name from Mrs. Colby, it
being the Teutonic for north. The scenery surrounding the place is very beautiful.

    Three miles north of Nord is the flag-station Anita, where there is a switch
for loading the grain into cars. Two miles further north is the small village of
Cana. It is on the railroad and was laid out in 1871, by J. Hubble. The agent
for the railroad at this point is B.W. Levens, who is also postmaster. There is
a store, a blacksmith-shop and a saloon, all in a thriving condition.


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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