Introduction
The U.S. Forest Service was established in 1905...(more)

Small Is Beautiful
They talk about, and you read about, the bigger forest fires...(more)

The First Bullard's Bar
Construction of the first Bullard's Bar Dam was well underway...(more)

The Little Jail
Camptonville's China Town was also the location of the jail...(more)

The House
Many oldtimers, including prospectors, called it the Our House...(more)

Oregon Creek 1922
Orders came through from the supervisor's office...(more)

The Bear
It being in the late fall of 1920 on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains... (more)

Loot
The N.I.R.A., a forest service work camp, was set up in the spring of 1941...(more)

History and Life of Dutch Jake
Notes from the 1920s...(more)

Company
Dutch Jake and his mining partner lived at the Tannery Ranch...(more)

A Federal Case
The Indian Hill hydraulic gold mine was located high up ...(more)

In Honor of Frank Meggers
Frank Meggers crafted a ladder in Camptonville in 1920...(more)