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141.	Benicia artist dabbled in oils and rescues / Delaplane, Kristin [295] [ECHOS-1996-295] In the spring of 1857, a drove of 200 head of cattle passed through Solano County on its way to the mountains. It was noted that the cattle looked as if a bite or two of fresh spring grass would do them no harm. A few firms were going out of business. G [...] Detailed record - Similar records
142.	Cost of business in 1857 Benicia lowered / Delaplane, Kristin [294] [ECHOS-1996-294] Just before New Year's 1857, there was a snowstorm in Benicia that lasted four to five hours and left 2 inches of snow on the ground. To citizens' knowledge, it was the first snowfall since the city was founded. Hatch, Brackett and Co., proprietors of the Brick Store at 1st and E, celebrated New Year's Eve with an old-fashioned housewarming to thank customers for their patronage. Business was apparently so brisk the owners had just completed an extensive addition to the store [...] Detailed record - Similar records
143.	Nut Tree: American as Mom's apple pie / Delaplane, Kristin [293] [ECHOS-1996-293] By 1951, the famed origi-nal tree for which the Nut Tree got its name was uprooted and the event was properly noted by Herb Caen, columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle: "Historic note: The world's largest black walnut tree at the Nut Tree nr. Vacaville on the Sacramento highway was uprooted Wed. On acct. It was about to topple over [...] Detailed record - Similar records
144.	Grizzly Island slowly evolves to preserve / Delaplane, Kristin [292] [ECHOS-1996-292] In the 1880s through the 1900s, the industry on Grizzly Island was pretty well given over to dairies. Cows were milked only in the spring and then they were milked by hand. Their fresh milk was separated and fed to the ranchers' calves and pigs. It was Steve Staffane's job to stop at each ranch to collect the cream, which was hauled by barge on the sloughs to Dutton's Landing where, the White Rose Creamery was established [...] Detailed record - Similar records
145.	Before it was Grizzly Island, was it 'Grisly'? / Delaplane, Kristin [291] [ECHOS-1996-291] Some old timers would say Grizzly Island was named from the days when the grizzlies called the island home. That the bears from Mount Diablo came to feed on the island's wild hips and blackberries. Supposedly in those days they were said to be able to cross at a point where the lands of Contra Costa and Solano very nearly met and where the water was quite shallow. Detailed record - Similar records
146.	Vallejo detained in revolt 150 years ago / Delaplane, Kristin [290] [ECHOS-1996-290] By the 1840s, the Mexican hold on California was weakening. There were less than 10,000 Mexicans living in California, and they were not a particularly powerful group, as they were scattered throughout the area in small towns and settlements. Many Californians, including Mexican nationals, were unhappy with Mexico's rule, which was very slack and provided the settlements with little support. Thus, the Union, the United States, was in a good position to win support and take over. Detailed record - Similar records
147.	Strange medicines and standard crimes / Delaplane, Kristin [289] [ECHOS-1996-289] Last in a series In the fall of 1856, several families traveling in wagon trains and with cattle passed through Solano County from Santa Clara County bound for some of the northern counties. A great many families were said to be immigrating to the north. Detailed record - Similar records
148.	Horse racing popular in summer of 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [288] [ECHOS-1996-288] Third in a series Citizens of Solano County celebrated Independence Day 1856 with balls in Suisun City and at Tufts on Putah Creek, where a large crowd gathered. Between Benicia and Vallejo was A.P. Ryerson's Half Mile Track, and the races were on. For a purse of at least $40, there was a free-for-all, one-mile race with trotting horses [...] Detailed record - Similar records
149.	Solano enjoyed glorious spring in 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [287] [ECHOS-1996-287] Second in a series Springtime 1856: gardening chores were on people's minds. The editors of the Solano County Herald approvingly noted that citizens were taking advantage of the pleasant weather to improve their lots by planting trees and flower and vegetable gardens. Garden Seeds were the hot item at the Benicia Drug Store and Judge and Co. at the Bunker Hill House was set to do business gardening, teaming, well digging and whitewashing. Detailed record - Similar records
150.	Benicia a bustling, growing town in 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [286] [ECHOS-1996-286] First of four parts New Year's 1856 was celebrated in Vacaville with a ball. The people were crowded in a local building to the point of suffocation. Editors of the Solano County Herald advised that their friends in that section of the county build a large hall for the purpose of future balls. Detailed record - Similar records

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