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Book Title: Illustrated History Of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

LASSEN COUNTY PIONEER SOCIETY.

   At a meeting of a number of the old settlers of Honey Lake valley, at
Johnston & Wood's hall, in Susanville, February 14, 1882, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the practicability of organizing a pioneer society,
Dr. H. S. Borrette called the meeting to order, and on motion of A. A. Smith,
Hon. J. D. Byers was chosen chairman; W. H. Crane was selected as secretary. A
brief but feeling address was made by the chairman, concluding with the
statement that the meeting had been called for the purpose of, as he understood
it, organizing a society of pioneers, who settled in the territory of what is
now Lassen county prior to January 1, 1860.

   Dr. H. S. Borrette read the following paper:

   "The territory now forming the boundary of Lassen county was but a few short
months ago a wilderness occupied by the Pah-Ute and Washoe Indians. Up to the
year 1856 but very few whites had permanently settled in Honey Lake valley, and
those were principally occupied either in stock-raising or as traders; yet these
few settlers formed a nucleus of pioneers battling for years with the savages,
and undergoing the many privations and annoyances of border life, until they
were finally joined by others, making the settlement of sufficient strength to
compel the red man to retire, and to give to the hardy pioneer peaceable
possession of the territory. But as the years rolled on, from the many
exigencies and diversities of interests, many of the first settlers removed from
our midst, and the few that remain are being absorbed in the general mass, and
are becoming lost to view; but the ties of friendship that bound them together
as pioneers for the protection of life and property can never be effaced from
memory; and although seas and continents may separate them, the kindest thoughts
and well wishes with the hand of friendship will always be extended to all the
old friends of pioneer days; and to this end it is desirable that a pioneer
association or club be formed, to be known as the Lassen County Pioneer
Association, and the object to perpetuate and cement the friendship of the
long-ago."

   E. V. Spencer, A. A. Smith, Dr. Z. N. Spalding, N. Clark, Dr. P. Chamberlin,
D. Titherington, E. G. Bangham, and W. H. Crane spoke in favor of the
organization; and on motion, a committee, consisting of W. H. Crane, E. V.
Spencer, and Dr. P. Chamberlin, was appointed to draft a constitution and
by-laws, to be submitted to a meeting to be held March 4, 1882. At the adjourned
meeting the committee reported, and the regulations submitted by them were
adopted. The following gentlemen signed the roll: James D. Byers, Frank S.
Strong, John C. Davis, John Baxter, Jerry Tyler, David Titherington, Dr. Z. N.
Spalding, Dr. P. Chamberlin, Colonel L. N. Breed, Dr. H. S. Borrette, N. Clark,
L. Woodstock, J. P. Sharp, Dr. M. P. Chamberlin, A. G. Eppstine, W. H. Clark,
Robert Johnston, R. D. Bass, William Dow, G. W. Fry, S. S. Bass, J. E. Bass, W.
P. Hall, E. G. Bangham, T. J. Mulroney, A. A. Smith, Leroy Arnold, John Lowe.
Jr., E. V. Spencer, S. R. Hall, Philip Boody, Davis C. Hall, and W. H. Crane.
(George Greeno has since united.)

   The article regulating membership reads: "Eligibility to membership shall
consist of being a male citizen who was born or actually settled within the
territory of what is now Lassen county prior to July 1, 1860."


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Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)

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