By Susan Couso Edward Bass built the Cindercone Ballroom in Standish in 1929. In a mere ninety days from the start of construction the ballroom was ready for business and the first dance was held. The building appears to be a huge log cabin, but it...

By Susan Couso In the 1890's, the narrow-gauge railway passed through Amadee, near Honey Lake's northeast shore. It was still quite a trip to get from Susanville and surrounding areas to the train. Susanville citizens, and especially businessmen, pushed hard to get a railroad to come...

By Susan Couso The Arnold Mill, as it has been known for many years, was actually built by Lansing J. Abel, a carpenter from New York, and his partner, George W. Barley. Abel and Barley were awarded the contract to build the new Susanville Grammar...

By Susan Couso Here in Lassen County, many of the tales of our early emigrants have been told. But much less has been written about those men who came here for a better life and were placed in the middle of the wilderness to work...

By Susan Couso On a hot and dry Saturday night, August 13th, 1939, the $2,000,000 Streamliner, City of San Francisco sped through the Nevada desert with 220 passengers aboard. At 9:33 P.M., it was about 11 miles from Beowawe, west of Carlin, Nevada, when it...

By Susan Couso In the 1920's several local civic organizations worked together to try to get an airport for the Susanville area. An Aviation Committee was formed by the Chamber of Commerce to look into possibilities. It was hoped that an airport, while fueling new...

By Susan Couso Nicholas Clark was one of the early settlers in the Honey Lake Valley. He came here with his son, William H. Clark in 1856, and then returned to Plumas County. In 1857, he was back to stay. He spent the remainder of...

By Susan Couso Hy Skadan was part owner of the stage line, and he drove the stage over to Reno and back. Stagecoach drivers, in those days, were selected for the job on three qualifications; horsemanship, fearlessness and marksmanship. Hy had all three in marked...

By Susan Couso Thomas 'Tommy' Tucker is one of those people whose memory quite possibly would have disappeared into the past if it were not for his death at a young age and the tragic circumstances. He died while serving his country as a soldier in...

By Susan Couso The beautiful Victorian-style building at Susanville's west end has had a very interesting life. The land was originally owned by Isaac Roop, and went through several owners until Mrs. Sarah Hosselkus sold it to Dr. Jewitt Leonard for $450. Leonard was a traveling...

By Susan Couso The Monticola Club was created on April 20th, 1912, by Philenda Spencer. Born Lucy Philenda Montgomery in 1847, in Michigan, Spencer came to the Honey Lake Valley as a young teen. Her marriage to Lassen County's first District Attorney, Ephraim Van Buren Spencer, exposed...