Sierra-Nevada-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Jones, I. G. 1832 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

I. G. JONES, the present county surveyor, was born in Ireland, November 25,
1832. In 1842 his parents emigrated to this country, and after stopping a short
time in Ohio and Illinois, settled at St. Louis, in 1847, where our subject
studied surveying. In 1850 he took the southern route to California, arriving at
Los Angeles in November; soon after which, he went to Nevada county, and engaged
in mining at Nevada City. In September, 1851, he came to Downieville, and bought
the Washington claim on Durgan flat. In the following spring he reorganized the
Jersey company, and flumed the river, which operations paid well. In December,
1853 he started for New York on the steamer Winfield Scott, which was wrecked on
the Anna Cappa rock off Santa Barbara, where the passengers were seven days on
the rock, when they were taken off by the California and continued the voyage.
In July, 1854, he returned to Downieville, and resumed mining in the Jersey
company. In the following year he commenced surveying, and has followed it since
that time. Mr. Jones was appointed U. S. deputy mineral surveyor in 1872. He was
elected county surveyor in 1872, which office he has held continuously since. In
1875 he organized the Bald Mountain Extension Gold Mining company. He was
married in San Francisco, in October, 1877, to Miss Mary Tibbey of that place.

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Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)

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