Monthly Archives: January 2014

Come and Hear about Pres Longley

Posted on January 12, 2014 by nancyleek

The Annual Meeting of the Bidwell Mansion Association is coming up on Sunday January 26, and John Rudderow and I will be speaking on our book The Miner Poet: Poems of Pres Longley. There is a reception at 5:30 (cookies, … Continue reading →

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Planting Out Cherry Trees

Posted on January 6, 2014 by nancyleek

January is the time for planting bare root fruit trees, whether you are planting now or in the 19th century. Here are two entries from John Bidwell’s 1871 diary: Fri. January 6. Setting out cherry trees – Ramage & choir … Continue reading →

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The Fate of the Sutter Gun

Posted on January 5, 2014 by nancyleek

John Sutter’s little Russian 4-pounder wandered around a bit after the end of the Mexican War, from Monterey to Santa Barbara to San Francisco. When Captain Lippitt of the 7th New York Volunteers, in command of the garrison at Santa … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of the Sutter Gun, part 3

Posted on January 3, 2014 by nancyleek

It’s a little tricky to trace the movements of the Sutter Gun during the Mexican War in California. When John Sutter returned to his home on the American River after the Micheltorena incident, his Russian 4-pound bronze cannon was left … Continue reading →

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Adventures of the Sutter Gun (and John Bidwell too), Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2014 by nancyleek

John Sutter wasn’t the only American to get a grant of land from Governor Manuel Micheltorena. The governor also gave John Bidwell a land grant, his first, at a site in the Sacramento Delta called Ulpinos. Micheltorena knew very well … Continue reading →

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