From Kirk's Wagon Road Expedition August 17, 1857 The northern part of Honey Lake Valley is a fine piece of country, and is fast being settled; there is already quite a number of families here. The Valley runs north 45 degrees west, and on the western...

Honey Lake Matters August 16, 1857 The fact that a collision has taken place between the Settlers in Honey Lake Valley and the Washo Indians, is fully established. A committee from the Settlers appeared a day or two since, with a petition quite numerously signed, asking...

Judge Accused of Drunkenness Fines Town Marshal $500 and Sends Him to Jail August 15th, 1907 The Town Marshal in custody of the Sheriff for contempt of court, and the County Judge under arrest for assault and battery, on a charge preferred by a prominent citizen,...

Western Pacific Agent Gives Assurance to Merchants in Lassen August 14, 1910 J.K. Junkins, traveling freight agent for the Western Pacific Railway company, has been in Susanville for several days past interviewing the business men here. The bulk of the freight for this place will undoubtedly...

Honey Lake Valley News August 13, 1856 Mr. Isaac Roop, formerly of this place, who has just returned from Honey Lake Valley, furnishes us with the following interesting items: There are now about forty-five settlers in the Valley, and they are rapidly building houses and improving their...

Susanville Scouts Get Annual Picnic August 10, 1926 The Susanville boy and girl Scouts are taking their annual camping trip the first two weeks in August. The Boy Scouts have gone to Silver Lake for the first 15 days of August in charge of Al Breitweiser and...

Prominent Susanville Men Get Sage Hens and Arrested All In A Day August 9, 1924 Five prominent business and professional men of Susanville returned yesterday with 38 sage hens and one escort. Said escort being a game warden from a neighboring county, who informed the downhearted...

Lassen Fire Near End August 8, 1924 One of the most destructive and stubborn forest fires in the history of Lassen County is at last burning into a section where control is assured after destroying over 4000 acres of timber in the Fruit Growers’ Supply Company’s...

Susanville is Prepared to Receive Journals Get-Acquainted Excursion August 7, 1911 The business men of this place are enthusiastic for the Journal’s ‘get-acquainted’ excursion to this county, and arrangements will be made to entertain the Reno boosters. While no details have been perfected as yet it has...

Delegates Pour in from All Parts of State for Conclave August 6, 1926 With more than 1600 delegates to the California Department convention of the American Legion at Susanville which opens tomorrow, registered last night, the Legion Memorial building was thrown open for the first time...

WORK PROGRESSING ON NEW RAILROAD Bridge Construction, Ballasting and Building Going Forward on Fernley-Lassen Line August 3rd, 1913 Telegraph communication between Susanville and Wadsworth will be established within a week, according to General Foreman Woods, in charge of the construction of the Fernley and Lassen railroad. Poles are...