Contra Costa-Sierra County CA Archives Biographies.....Stege, Richard 1832 - 
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Author: W. A. Slocum & Co., Publishers (1882)

RICHARD STEGE.—The subject of this sketch, whose portrait appears in this work,
is the son of Richard and Margaret Stege, and was born in Germany, August 10,
1832. He received his education in Bremerhaven, and at fourteen years of age
commenced a sea-faring life, which he followed until 1848. In that year he
emigrated to the United States, and first filled the position of clerk in a
grocery store in New York City. In February, 1849, he sailed for Rio de Janeiro,
where he joined his brother, and with him came to California, arriving in San
Francisco in the month of October of that year. He immediately proceeded to
Downieville, Sierra county, and prosecuted mining, an occupation he continued
for three years. At this time he commenced a grocery business, having two
stores, one at Clement's Flat, and the other at New York Flat. These he
conducted until 1858, when he returned to Downieville and opened a bakery and
restaurant. In 1859, this property was destroyed by fire, but was soon rebuilt,
however. He abandoned it on the breaking out of the Frazer river excitement,
whither he proceeded. He next carried on a restaurant at Port Wine Diggings
until 1861, when he left for Carson City and embarked in a hotel business until
1862. Mr. Stege next proceeded to the Carriboo mines, in British Columbia, where
he arrived in the Spring of 1863. In 1865, he opened a hotel in Victoria,
British Columbia, which he conducted one year. Next he transferred his
operations to Big Bend in a like scheme for a twelve-month. Mr. Stege next found
his way to Siberia, where he engaged in the fur trade; after which he returned
to Oakland, Alameda county, and opened a furniture store, which he continued one
year, subsequently moving to his present ranch of six hundred acres, where he is
engaged in farming, being as well the contractor for delivering powder to the
railroad companies from the works, which are on his land. Married in 1870, Mrs.
C. C. Quilfelt, now deceased. He has a step-daughter, residing with him.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.



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