Table of Contents
Glenn
County
Sketchbook
by
Thelma
B.
White,
introduction
by
Lois
McDonald
Historic
Glenn
County,
California,
stories,
geography
and
events
taken
from
the
author's
Willows
Journal
and
Wagon
Wheels
columns.
Preface
Acknowledgements
An Introduction to Glenn County History
Valley Promise Untapped
Valley Salt -- Indian Treasure
Salt Spring Valley Visit
Bidwell Reaches County
Indian Dance House
Unique Cult Lives Today
Indian Garb
Area Indian Builders
Simple Indian Diet
Swift Adobe First in County
Swift Settles in County
Swift Finds Gold
Swift Builds Sonoma Home
Fatal Fall Ends Swift's Days of Glory
Plat of Montroeville, Upper Sacramento
Monroeville -- Teamster's Town
Monroehouse -- Wayside Inn
Monroeville Loses in an Imbroglio
Colusi County
Newville in Its Heyday
Newville -- A Unique Way of Life
General Store -- Community Center
Newville Church -- A Lingering Relic
Artisans Provide Special Services to Community
Traveling Peddlers Bring Enjoyment
Country Doctor
Newville Becomes a Ghost Town
Merry-Go-Round Brings Fun
Chrome -- A Vanishing Past
"Grandpap"
The Making of Soap
Washday
The Outhouse -- Symbol of a Bygone Era
County Trails
Valley Stage Lines
The Sacramento River
River Steamboats
River Races
Traders Use River
Barges Ply River
Head of Navigation Fight
Diary Report on a Flood
Commercial Fishing
Shorty
Chinese Aid Valley
Prosperous Chinatown in Willows
The Chinese Contribution
Goose Herding
Germantown -- Disputed Name
Dr. Hugh James Glenn Buys Land in Valley
Glenn Acquires More Land -- At a Cost in Blood
California Becomes the Bread Basket of the World
Glenn's Management System
Era of Animal Power
The Life of the Hired Hands
Feeding the Glenn Work Crews
Glenn Ranch Headquarters at Jacinto
The Sacramento -- Shipping Highway to the Sea
Glenn Asked to Seek State Office
The Murder of Doctor Hugh James Glenn
Justice Done
Saddle Bags to Station Wagon
Index
