Modoc County CA Archives News.....Articles August 2, 1888
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Adin Argus August 2, 1888
Thursday, August 2, 1888

	THE FIRST CHILD - The Independent says: A Lake City correspondent of the Adin
Argus, speaking of Mrs. Charles Silvers, nee Miss Ella Bissell, says she was the
first white child born in Surprise valley.  This correspondent is evidently a
little mistaken, as we have authentic information of a white child in that
valley in the year 1848, long before the settlement of Surprise valley by the
whites began.  The person alluded to was the late George W. Welch, formerly
Clerk of this county, and the deceased husband of our worthy School
Superintendent, Mrs. Alice Welch.  In the spring of 1848, Mr. Welch's parents
left the State of Missouri for the Pacific Coast.  They came in the Lassen route
and upon reaching Surprise valley, George was born, and it is safe to say that
he was the first white child ever born in that valley.

FROM LAKE CITY
	We are sorry that we omitted in our last, mention of the death of Mrs. Mary
Church.  Her death occurred about a month since.  Mrs. Church was an excellent
woman of whom we never heard any one speak ill.  She leaves a husband and three
children - two sons and a daughter.  In common with many friends we extend our
heartfelt sympathy to the sorrowing husband and to the children who will "seek
in vain to find love like a mother's."  It is not given to mortal vision to look
beyond the gate which Death opens, but we trust that, "through sad, sorrowful
mists," our dear friend has "gone on into a great brightness."
SIDNEY

	Parties living in Big valley between Lookout and Adin can by looking closely
notice three letters, C. A. W., on the east side of Mt. Shasta.  The C and A are
quite plain, but it requires some imagination to properly see the W.  They are
caused by the rocks projecting through the snow.

	NEW CITIZENS - Judge Harris last week, on evidence of A. K. Long and James
Wylie, naturalized John Stewart of Nova Scotia and Joseph Abram of Canada.

	Born - STEVENSON - In Red Bluff, July 23, 1888, to the wife of W. T. Stevenson,
a daughter.

	Born - OSBORN - Near Lookout, July 26th, 1888, to the wife of O. M. Osborn, a son.



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