West Coast Gazetteer &
Directory ~ Mad River ~ Noyo, California
Mad River P O
Humboldt County, is situated
15 miles north-east of Eureka. The principal industry in
this section is the manufacture of lumber. Daily
communication is maintained with Eureka and Arcata.
Chartin C, hotel and
postmaster
Holsworth Thomas, liquor
saloon
Minor, Kirk & Co, lumber
manufacturers
Scott W M, hotel
Vance John, lumber and
shingle manufacturer and general merchandise
Manchester P
O
Mendocino County, is situated
5 miles north of Punta Arenas, on the stage road to
Mendocino City. The principal pursuits carried on are
the manufacture of lumber and dairying.
Manchester Mill Co, lumber
manufacturers
Taylor S H, blacksmith
Savage & Co, general
merchandise
Mendocino P
O
Mendocino County, is situated
on the sea-coast about 175 miles north-west of San
Francisco. The town occupies a pleasant site on a point
of land gradually rising from the water, affording a
fine view of the ocean. It contains several stores,
which carry on a good trade, two banks, four hotels, and
other business places. One paper, the Mendocino Beacon,
is published weekly. In the surrounding country are
excellent timber lands, which constitute the main
resource of this section. Stages leave daily, connecting
at Duncan's Mills with the North Pacific Coast and at
Cloverdale with the San Francisco and North Pacific
Railroad. Communication is also maintained with San
Francisco weekly by the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.
Armbruster W, watch maker and
jeweler
Bank of Mendocino
Bever Bros, hotel
Brown Eugene, general
merchandise
Carlson J E, hotel
Everson O W, varieties
Ferral Walter, attorney at
law
Flanagan John, liquor saloon
Galbraith C, liquor saloon
and restaurant
Goodsir T H, physician
Hall George, blacksmith
Hanson Peter shoe maker
Heeser A, justice of the
peace
Heeser William, publisher The
Mendocino Beacon, notary public, and insurance agent
Jansen J P L, shoe maker
Jarvis H H, postmaster
Jarvis & Nichols, general
merchandise
Kelly & McCallum, general
merchandise
Kent W H, butcher
Lynch P, shoe maker
Marks & Cohen, general
merchandise
McClelland P H, merchant
tailor
McCornack W A, physician
Mendocino Beacon, William
Heeser publisher
Mendocino Discount Bank
Milliken & Potter, tinsmiths
and hardware
Mosher M E, physician
Murray J D, druggist
Norton W H, hotel
Packard C O, druggist
Packard J E, watchmaker an
jeweler
Pascoe T, hotel
Rogers A T, blacksmith
Smith G Canning, attorney at
law and notary public
Switzer & Boyd, livery stable
Thomas Manuel, hotel
Wells, Fargo & Co. E Brown
agent
Wilson W T, liquor saloon and
restaurant
Monterey P O
Monterey County, situated on
Monterey Bay 85 miles by water and 125 miles by rail
southeast of San Francisco, contains about 1,400
inhabitants. The bay is a magnificent body of water
twenty-eight miles in extent, and the harbor one of the
best on the coast, having a secure anchorage, and being
amply protected from gales. It has a beautiful beach
unsurpassed for bathing purposes, where may be found
shells, agates, and sea mosses in great variety.
The majority of the buildings
in the town are adobe, there being but one built of
brick, which is said to be the first of the kind erected
in California. The first billiard table and first piano
ever brought to California are also to be found here,
both of which are in a good state of preservation. The
place is one of the few in California where the customs
of the Spanish race are still retained to any great
extent. One of the most noted among the objects of
interest is the ruins of San Carlos, or Carmel Mission,
situated about four miles from town. The building,
originally a noble looking edifice, is fast falling into
decay. In the church yard of the mission lie the remains
of fifteen governors of this province and State, and
here is the tomb of Junipero Serra, a noted founder of
missions on this coast, who died in 1781. Another place
of interest, especially during the summer months, is the
Pacific Grove Retreat, situated about one mile west of
the town. Cypress Point is also a beautiful spot well
worthy of notice. The Hotel del Monte is one of the most
magnificent seaside establishments in the United States.
It is surrounded by extensive grounds exquisitely laid
out, and the bathing pavilion connected with the hotel
is said to be the largest and most complete in the
world.
The town contains a public
school with an average attendance of 275 scholars, and
three churches, an Episcopal, Methodist, and Roman
Catholic. The latter, a white stone edifice, was erected
in 1794. The altar is considered a fine piece of art,
and upon the walls are to be seen many paintings of
great age and beauty. The secret orders organized are
the Masons, Odd Fellows, Ancient Order United Workmen,
and Good Templars. A well conducted journal, the
Monterey Argus, is published weekly. The climate of this
section is unsurpassed, it being noted for its even
temperature the year round. The principal industries are
dairying and stock raising. Whale fishing is also
carried on to some extent, the catch some seasons being
very large.
Communication is maintained
with San Francisco and other points by the Southern
Pacific Railroad, and with San Francisco and way ports
by the steamers of the Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
Abrego A & Co, general
merchandise
Addison J H, house and sign
painter
Alexander William, dry goods
and clothing
Baccigalupi G B, fruits and
vegetables
Bird C Mrs., proprietress
Monterey House
Borden J, groceries
Bostrom John, shoemaker
Canet V, liquor saloon
Chaine A, carpenter and
painter
Chaine C, restaurant and
saloon
Davis liquor saloon
Diaz M, liquor saloon
Dodge W, blacksmith
Doud Frank, butcher
Escolle H, general
merchandise
Gilman Joseph C, livery and
feed stable
Goldstein A, dry goods
Gomez Felipe, postmaster and
groceries
Hadsell & Reed, druggists
Hammond R P Jr, agent Pacific
Improvement Co
Hampton O, proprietor Hampton
House
Heintz J P E, druggist
Hotel Del Monte, George
Schonewald manager
Hotel Del Monte Stables,
Hiram Palmer superintendent
Hotel Del Monte Swimming,
Baths, J O Hastings sup't
Houghton D, house and sign
painter
Jackson J, boarding
Jackson & Burgess, fruits and
furniture
James W W, stoves, tin, and
hardware
Johnson J O, superintendent
Pacific Grove Retreat and
livery stable
Johnson W W, photographer
Keating A C, physician and
druggist
Koffle F, barber and liquor
saloon
Lambert T G, lumber dealer
justice of peace, and notary public
Lambert T G Mrs., sea-moss
and shells
Laporte J M, general
merchandise
Laporte William, proprietor
Laporte's Hall
Levy M, dry goods
Little Nelson & Co, general
merchandise
Long P, restaurant
Manuel Louis, billiard and
liquor saloon
Marks J, physician
Masters Henry, and wagon
maker
Mauck Frank, agent Southern
Pacific R R Co
Maulden Bros, builders,
contractors
McDougal John, saddle,
harness maker
Michaelis E, barber
Miller John W, butcher
Monterey Argus, Rubell &
Hedges publishers
Monterey House, Mrs. C Bird,
proprietress
Monterey Livery Stable,
Joseph C Gilman proprietor
Monterey Whaling Co
Norton J B, groceries
Pacific Coast Steamship Co,
William Towle agent
Pacific Grove Retreat, J O
Johnson superintendent
Pacific Improvement Co, R P
Hammond Jr agent
Perrin A, general merchandise
Pietri A, bakery
Prinz H, lumber dealer,
carpenter, and undertaker
Pyburn Henry, billiard and
liquor saloon
Ray F H, hardware, stoves,
etc.
Rodriguez A, groceries and
dry goods
Rodriguez Charles, billiard
and liquor saloon
Ruards John, attorney at law
Rubell & Hedges, publishers
Monterey Argus
Sanchez A, blacksmith
Sanchez Bros, billiard and
liquor saloon
Schmidt E H, groceries and
provisions
Schonewald George, manager
Hotel Del Monte
Snively James, groceries, and
agent Wells, Fargo, & Co and Western Union Telegraph Co
Symes TT H & Co, Insurance
and real estate agents
Tibbetts William, liquor
saloon
Toothacker L S, carriage
maker
Towle William, agent Pacific
Coast Steamship Co
Wells, Fargo, & Co, James
Snively agent
Western Union Telegraph Co,
James Snively agent
Whitcomb Bros, carriage
makers and blacksmiths
Wolter Manuel, livery stable
Wornes Charles, proprietor St
Charles Hotel
Moro P O
San Luis Obispo County, is
situated on Moro Bay, 185 miles south of San Francisco.
It has a natural land-locked harbor which vessels of
light draft can enter at all times of the year without
difficulty. The town occupies a pleasant site
overlooking- the broad expanse of ocean to the westward,
while to the eastward is a fine view of the coast range
of mountains. Moro Rock, an immense pile of granite, its
base covering about sixty-five acres, and rearing its
head 580 feet above sea level, guards the entrance to
the harbor. The surrounding country is mostly rich
farming and grazing lands. In close proximity to the
town are fifteen large dairies
Jones J B, physician
Jordan J M, warehouse
proprietor, lumber and produce
Kirkland .James, general
merchandise
Page E W, real estate agent
Shepard B .J, carpenter
Smiley H A, physician
Spooner D E, boat builder
Stocking E B, general
merchandise and postmaster
Stocking J C, blacksmith and
wagon-maker, and justice of the peace
Moss Landing,
Monterey County, is situated
at the mouth of the Salinas River. It is a shipping
point for a large quantity of grain and other produce.
Communication is maintained with San Francisco by the
steamers of the Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
Kelly P, proprietor Mountain
View House
Laughlin S N, agent Pacific
Coast S S Co
National City
P O
San Diego County, situated on
the Bay of San Diego, 4 miles south of San Diego City,
contains a population of about 800. It is a growing and
flourishing place, and is the terminus of the California
Southern Railroad. There is at present one school,
having an average attendance of one hundred scholars,
and three churches, Episcopalian, Congregational, and
Independent. The climate and soil of this section are
well adapted for the cultivation of all kinds of
tropical fruits. In the vicinity of the town are several
expensive olive groves.
Adams A, proprietor Railroad
House
Bennis Samuel, restaurant
Cooper Henry E, attorney at
law
Ferish M, groceries
Grigsby M E, cigars and
confectionery
Hardy Charles, butcher
Heffner George, liquor saloon
Irmscher H, shoe-maker
Kimball Frank A, real estate
Kimball Warren C, real estate
Kinsell D C & Son, stoves,
tin and Hardware
Knevels H J, liquor saloon
Littleton C B Mrs.,
restaurant
Parsons George, postmaster
Priest R, merchant tailor
San Diego Land & Town Co,
Frank A Kimball agent
Sanders & Tower, general
merchandise
Schmitt Otto, liquor saloon
Sleppy J, tinsmith and stoves
Thorn F W, liquor saloon
Navarro Ridge
P O
Mendocino Co, is situated on
the sea-coast about 15 miles south of Mendocino City.
The principal industry in this section is the
manufacture of lumber.
Cameron George A, shoe-maker
Furlong T P, harness and
saddle maker
Severance H, hotel
Tichenor H B & Co, lumber
manufacturers
Wells, Fargo, & Co, Charles
Wintzer agent
Western Union Telegraph Co, F
J Walton manager
Wintzer Charles, general
merchandise
New Jerusalem
Ventura County
Cohn Simon, general
merchandise
Herbst S, general merchandise
Newport
Mendocino Co, is situated on
the sea coast, 1 mile south of Kibesillah.
Stewart & Hunter, general
merchandise and lumber chute
North San Diego
P O
San Diego County, is situated
about 4 miles from San Diego City, on the site of the
old mission established in 1769
Neale George, general
merchandise
O'Neil P, hotel
Rose Louis, postmaster
Noyo P O
Mendocino County, is situated
at the mouth of the Noyo River, 10 miles north of
Mendocino City. The principal resource of this section
is the timber lands, although farming and stock raising
are carried on to some extent. Communication is
maintained with San Francisco and other points by stages
to Cloverdale and Duncan's Mills, connecting with the
trains of the San Francisco and North Pacific and North
Pacific Coast Railroads, also with San Francisco and way
ports by the Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
Byrnes J C, hotel
Erickson John, liquor saloon
Macpherson T, general
merchandise
Mortier F, hotel
Noyo Mill Co, lumber
manufacturers
Smith Emma Mrs., liquor
saloon
White & Plummer, general
merchandise
West Coast Gazetteer

Source: Disturnell's Business
Directory and Gazetteer, of the West Coast of North
America, W. C. Disturnell, Publisher, San Francisco,
California, 1882
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