77-548: The Caspar, South Fork & Eastern Railroad provided transportation for the Caspar Lumber Company in Mendocino County, California . The railroad operated the first steam locomotive on the coast of Mendocino County in 1875. Caspar Lumber Company lands became Jackson Demonstration State Forest in 1955, named for Caspar Lumber Company founder, Jacob Green Jackson . Siegfrid Caspar settled in 1860 at
154-518: A 58% majority vote, making it the first county in the United States to declare prosecution of small-scale marijuana offenses the "lowest priority" for local law enforcement. Measure G does not protect individuals who cultivate, transport or possess marijuana for sale. However, Measure G was passed at the local government level affecting only Mendocino County, and therefore does not affect existing state or federal laws. The city of Berkeley has had
231-712: A branch of the California Trail first used in 1850. SR 20 east of US 101 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System , although it is mostly a two-lane surface road; west of SR 29 and east of SR 53, it is part of the National Highway System , a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration . All of SR 20
308-431: A correction or change, and T indicates postmiles classified as temporary ( for a full list of prefixes, see California postmile § Official postmile definitions ). Segments that remain unconstructed or have been relinquished to local control may be omitted. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column. State Route 20 Business ( SR 20 Bus. )
385-472: A female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
462-700: A large and modern lumber mill at Pittsburg, California , and owned a portion of the Mendocino Lumber Company, acquired during Krebs-Wilkins' administration. The railroad was incorporated as the Caspar, South Fork and Eastern in 1903 with authorization to build to a connection with the Northwestern Pacific Railroad at Willits, California . A 1000-foot (300) meter tunnel to reach the South Fork Noyo River
539-496: A length of 3.5 miles (5.6 km) and equipped with ten railcars available for transporting logs. Sawmill capacity was 45,000 board feet per day. A trestle was built over Jughandle Creek in 1884 to reach logs in Hare Creek to the north. The trestle was 1,000 feet (300 meters) long and rails were 160 feet (49 meters) above Jughandle Creek. During dry weather, locomotives sprayed water onto the trestles as they approached to reduce
616-647: A similar law (known as the Berkeley Marijuana Initiative II) since 1979 which has generally been found to be unenforceable. In 2008, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors placed Measure B on the June 3 county-wide ballot. After three months of hard-fought campaigning and national attention, voters narrowly approved "B", which repealed the provisions of 2000's Measure G. However, opponents of Measure B intend to continue
693-520: A two-lane highway. The roadway climbs from Nevada City and follows Harmony Ridge and Washington Ridge before descending into the Bear Valley via a series of hairpin turns , and then climbing, just north of Emigrant Gap , to its end at I-80 at Yuba Pass . The Pioneer Trail, a National Recreation Trail , parallels SR 20 from a point on Harmony Ridge to the Bear Valley, and includes parts of
770-481: Is a business route of California State Route 20 in Williams . It provides access to downtown Williams as E Street and Husted Road . The business route follows the original routing of SR 20 from its western terminus to Interstate 5 . East of I-5, the original routing, which headed northeast out of Williams, has since been abandoned. The present-day route continues on E Street east to Husted Road, then turns north to
847-613: Is a county located on the North Coast of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2020 census , the population was 91,601. The county seat is Ukiah . Mendocino County consists wholly of the Ukiah, California Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) for the purposes of the U.S. Census Bureau . It is located approximately equidistant from the San Francisco Bay Area and California/ Oregon border, separated from
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#1732793256561924-617: Is a heritage railway (that formerly connected Fort Bragg, California with Willits ) using steam locomotives. For commercial service, passengers in Mendocino County need to go to Eureka , one county to the north in Humboldt County , or to Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa , Sonoma County , one county to the south. More comprehensive service is available from Sacramento to the east or San Francisco , well to
1001-527: Is actually located in adjacent Humboldt County ), which was probably named in honor of either Antonio de Mendoza , Viceroy of New Spain , 1535–1542 (who sent the Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Expedition to this coast in 1542), or Lorenzo Suárez de Mendoza , Viceroy from 1580 to 1583. Mendocino is the adjectival form of the family name of Mendoza . Neither Spanish nor Mexican influence extended into Mendocino County beyond
1078-762: Is on the Interregional Road System , a highway system that connects major economic centers of the state, and has been selected by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as a High Emphasis Route and Focus Route from US 101 to SR 29 and SR 53 to I-80, with the designated corridor following SR 29 and SR 53 around the south side of Clear Lake. It is also eligible for the State Scenic Highway System from SR 1 to SR 16 and SR 49 to I-80, and has been designated as such for 6 miles (9.7 km) near
1155-405: Is represented by Glenn McGourty, and serves the central-eastern region of the county, including Potter Valley , Redwood Valley , Calpella , and Talmage . The second district, represented by Maureen Mulheren, serves Ukiah . The third district, in the northeastern quadrant of the county from Willits north to Laytonville and Covelo , is represented by John Haschak. The fourth district covers
1232-471: The 1906 San Francisco earthquake and was rebuilt. The first Mallet locomotive in the Redwood Empire was delivered in 1910. Like the others, it was assembled in Caspar after arriving in pieces on ships. Wyes were constructed at Caspar and at Camp 1 to turn this large locomotive. Locomotives had previously burned wood, but Mallet number 5 had the capability to burn oil, and locomotives 2, 3 and 4 and
1309-700: The Anderson Valley Advertiser , the Willits Weekly and the Independent Coast Observer. Four formerly independent newspapers are now owned by the national conglomerate media company Digital First Media , they are: The Ukiah Daily Journal, The Mendocino Beacon , the Willits News , and The Fort Bragg Advocate. These four papers have seen a precipitous decline in the size of editorial staff and in coverage over
1386-548: The California Secretary of State reports that Mendocino County has 54,505 registered voters. Of those, 26,648 (48.9%) are registered Democratic; 11,387 (20.9%) are registered Republican; 4,389 (8.1%) are registered with other political parties, and 12,082 (22.1%) declined to state a political party. In 2000, Mendocino County voters approved Measure G, which calls for the decriminalization of marijuana when used and cultivated for personal use. Measure G passed with
1463-543: The Feather River , which it crosses on the 10th Street Bridge into Marysville . Within the central part of that city, SR 20 makes several turns, first turning south from 10th Street onto E Street, then east on 9th Street (overlapping SR 70 ), north on B Street, and east on 12th Street (splitting from SR 70). The highway leaves Marysville to the northeast, paralleling the Yuba River on its north side as it enters
1540-689: The Grass Valley portion of the route to freeway standards. State Route 20 begins at SR 1 in southern Fort Bragg , less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Pacific Ocean. It heads east, quickly climbing into the Mendocino Range along a ridge and crossing through Dunlap Pass . The highway continues to rise alongside the North Fork Big River and tributaries, crossing another summit and then descending to Willits in
1617-805: The Little Lake Valley via Broaddus Creek . An overlap with US 101 begins in Willits and heads southeasterly to Calpella , north of Ukiah in Redwood Valley . There SR 20 turns east again, crossing the Russian River , passing the north shore of Lake Mendocino , and rising to a summit via the East Fork Russian River and Cold Creek . The roadway again descends alongside the Blue Lakes and Scotts Creek to
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#17327932565611694-574: The Pacific Turnpike (Culbertson Road and Bowman Lake Road between Dutch Flat and Bowman Lake ) in 1864. By the end of the 1910s, a passable dirt and gravel road connected Ukiah and Nevada City via the south side of Clear Lake and Marysville. The portion between Lower Lake and Wilbur Springs was impassable in wet weather, at which times the Bartlett Springs and Bear Valley Toll-road via Upper Lake and Bartlett Springs
1771-441: The Russian River valley near Hopland . Mendocino is a strongly Democratic county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Republican to win a majority in the county was Californian Ronald Reagan in 1984 . However, in the 2016 election, Mendocino County gave Hillary Clinton a reduced margin of victory of any Democrat since Al Gore (though support for third-party candidates more than doubled from 2012). In 2020
1848-725: The Sacramento Valley to the east by the California Coast Ranges . While smaller areas of redwood forest are found further south, it is the southernmost California county to be included in the World Wildlife Fund's Pacific temperate rainforests ecoregion , the largest temperate rainforest ecoregion on Earth. The county is noted for its distinctive Pacific Ocean coastline, its location along California's " Lost Coast ", Redwood forests , wine production , microbrews , and liberal views about
1925-658: The Sacramento Valley , SR 20 intersects SR 16 and curves north and back east, entering the valley via Salt Creek . Once it enters the flat Sacramento Valley, SR 20 takes a generally straight path, crossing I-5 in Williams , overlapping SR 45 near the west bank of the Sacramento River southeast from Colusa , and then turning back east to cross the Sacramento River and Sutter Bypass on its way to Yuba City . The route crosses SR 99 west of central Yuba City, and runs east through northern Yuba City to
2002-625: The U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 3,878 square miles (10,040 km ), of which 3,506 square miles (9,080 km ) is land and 372 square miles (960 km ) (9.6%) is water. The 2010 United States Census reported that Mendocino County had a population of 87,841. The racial makeup of Mendocino County was 67,218 (76.5%) White , 622 (0.7%) African American , 4,277 (4.9%) Native American , 1,450 (1.7%) Asian , 119 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 10,185 (11.6%) from other races , and 3,970 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,505 persons (22.2%). As of
2079-510: The census of 2000, there were 86,265 people, 33,266 households, and 21,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (9.7 people/km ). There were 36,937 housing units at an average density of 10 units per square mile (3.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 80.8% White , 0.6% Black or African American , 4.8% Native American , 1.2% Asian , 0.2% Pacific Islander , 8.6% from other races , and 3.9% from two or more races. 16.5% of
2156-471: The poverty line , including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over. As of 2023, the District Attorney of Mendocino County is C. David Eyster, the elected Sheriff - Coroner is Matthew C. Kendall and the chief executive officer is Darcie Antle. Mendocino County is legislatively governed by a board of five supervisors, each with a separate district. The first district
2233-492: The " Emerald Triangle ", along with Humboldt and Trinity counties. Mendocino County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Due to an initially minor settler American population, it did not have a separate government until 1859 and was under the administration of Sonoma County prior to that. Some of the county's land was given to Sonoma County between 1850 and 1860. The county derives its name from Cape Mendocino (most of which
2310-559: The 2 mile wide strip of land belonged to themselves and not the other, with both counties attempting to levy and collect property tax land in said strip. In 1907, Trinity County sued Mendocino County in a Tehama County court to settle the dispute. The trial court in Tehama County ruled in favor of Trinity County, even though the land was situated south of the 40th parallel and state law stated that lands south of that parallel belonged to Mendocino County. The appellate court upheld
2387-701: The 20th century. Other tribes from the Sierra Nevada mountains were also relocated to the Round Valley Indian Reservation during the "California Trail Of Tears", where the Natives were forced to march in bad conditions to their new home in Round Valley. Many of these tribes thrown together were not on good terms with the other tribes they were forced to live with on the reservation, resulting in tensions still evident today. In
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2464-494: The California Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. A coroner's jury ruled that the 2018 Hart family crash in Mendocino County was deliberate. Mendocino County is considered part of the San Francisco Bay Area television market, and primarily receives
2541-657: The California surveyor-general to survey the line and establish the boundaries between the two counties. The new line, as surveyed by Sam H. Rice and approved by the California Attorney General on December 18, 1891, was found to be 2 miles north of the common boundary surveyed by W.H. Fauntleroy, thereby resulting in Trinity County exercising jurisdiction two miles south of the 40th parallel north. Between 1891 and 1907, both counties claimed that
2618-657: The English singer-songwriter John Howard on his 2007 E.P., and also by Bette Midler on her 2014 album It's The Girls . A song written by Matt Serletic and Bernie Taupin , " Mendocino County Line " which was released in 2002, is about a love that could not last and cites the 'Mendocino County Line' in the chorus. Many films and movies have been filmed in and around Mendocino County , including Dying Young , The Russians Are Coming ; Overboard ; The Dunwich Horror ; The Karate Kid Part III ; Dead & Buried ; Forever Young ; Same Time Next Year ; Racing with
2695-749: The Moon ; Pontiac Moon ; and The Majestic . California State Route 20 State Route 20 ( SR 20 ) is a state highway in the northern-central region of the U.S. state of California , running east–west north of Sacramento from the North Coast to the Sierra Nevada . Its west end is at SR 1 in Fort Bragg , from where it heads east past Clear Lake , Colusa , Yuba City , Marysville and Nevada City to I-80 near Emigrant Gap , where eastbound traffic can continue on other routes to Lake Tahoe or Nevada . Portions of SR 20 are built near
2772-760: The area, like the Yuki , the Pomo , the Cahto , and the Wintun . The systematic occupation of their lands, the reduction of many of their members into slavery and the raids against their settlements led to the Mendocino War in 1859, where hundreds of Indians were killed. Establishment of the Round Valley Indian Reservation on March 30, 1870, did not prevent the segregation that continued well into
2849-551: The challenge in court, as the wording of Measure B relies heavily on S.B. 420's state limitations which were recently ruled unconstitutional by the California supreme court. On July 3, the Sheriff and District Attorneys offices announced that they would not be enforcing the new regulations for the time being, citing pending legal challenges and conflicts with existing state law. In April 2009, Sheriff Tom Allman issued his department's medical marijuana enforcement policy, which includes
2926-415: The counties named herein", thereby making the law in the political code which defined the boundary as the 40th parallel north only a suggestion and not a fact. The legislature subsequently affirmed this decision, with the modern statute defining the borders of the two counties referencing the survey of Fauntleroy as being the boundary between the two counties instead of the 40th parallel north. According to
3003-501: The county was won by Joe Biden with an increased margin of victory from the previous election. Federally, Mendocino County is in California's 2nd congressional district , represented by Democrat Jared Huffman . In the state legislature Mendocino is in the 2nd Senate District , represented by Democrat Mike McGuire , and the 2nd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Jim Wood . As of February 2021,
3080-504: The creek on 30 April 1940. Locomotive number 7 had to be dismantled, and rebuilding at Caspar was not completed until late 1941. All branch lines had been dismantled by 1944. Trucks brought the logs to Camp 20, and Mallet locomotives 5 and 7 pulled trainloads of logs from Camp 20 to the mill at Caspar. The other locomotives rested unused. A labor strike closed the sawmill and railroad in December, 1945. Rail operations were not resumed when
3157-420: The death of Jacob Jackson in 1901, his daughter, Abbie E. Krebs-Wilkins , took over as president. In the management of the business, she demonstrated ability and served as its president for more than 20 years. She carried forward the construction of 800 feet (240 m) of tunnel railroad. Under her direction, the company also owned and had in commission several steam schooners. The concern also owned and operated
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3234-534: The early 1890s to load logs onto railway cars. The logs were typically 32 feet (9.8 meters) long and up to 12 to 14 feet (4.3 meters) in diameter. Screw jacks had previously been used to load the logs. Steam Donkeys encouraged laying some branch lines too steep for the locomotives. Cars were lowered or raised over these inclined tramways using steam donkey cables. One steam donkey could do the work of ten oxen skidding logs to railway loading points; and bull teams were replaced by steam donkeys between 1907 and 1915. After
3311-549: The east end; this is part of the federally designated Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway , a National Forest Scenic Byway that uses SR 20 east of SR 49. The east end of SR 20, from Bear Valley (just below Emigrant Gap) to Nevada City, closely follows a branch of the Truckee Route of the California Trail, first used by California-bound emigrants in 1850. Later a turnpike was built here by the same company that opened
3388-727: The establishment of two Mexican land grants in southern Mendocino County: Rancho Sanel in Hopland, in 1844 and Rancho Yokaya that forms the majority of the Ukiah Valley, in 1845. In the 19th century, despite the establishment of the Mendocino Indian Reservation and Nome Cult Farm in 1856, the county witnessed many of the most serious atrocities in the extermination of the Californian Native American tribes who originally lived in
3465-482: The extension simply stated that it would connect "Ukiah to Tahoe City"; the state decided in September 1925 that it would run the highway along the north shore of Clear Lake, combining with the planned Rumsey-Lower Lake Highway ( Route 50 , now SR 53 and SR 16) east to Wilbur Springs. With the completion of this segment in mid-1932, the highway was ready for heavy travel, and became Sign Route 20 in 1934 as part of
3542-486: The first half of the 1850's the California State Legislature established that the boundaries of Mendocino and Trinity Counties was the 40th parallel north . Both county board of supervisor's hired the surveyor W.H. Fauntleroy to survey the parallel, which he completed on October 30, 1872. The accuracy of the boundary was doubtful, and by 1891 the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors requested
3619-513: The following table is based on the 2010 census of Mendocino County. † county seat "Mendocino" by The Sir Douglas Quintet was released in December 1968 and reached No. 27 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 by early 1969, spending 15 weeks in the chart. Kate McGarrigle 's song "(Talk to Me of) Mendocino," is one of the songs on the McGarrigles' 1975 debut album; it has been covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1982 album Get Closer , and by
3696-780: The foothills of the Sierra Nevada . SR 20 rises into the Sierra along the north side of the Yuba River, crossing to the south side near Smartsville and then climbing through several ravines to the Penn Valley . The current alignment, built in the mid-1980s as a mostly two-lane freeway , continues east across rugged terrain to the city of Grass Valley , where it joins SR 49 on the Golden Center Freeway. The two routes travel northeast to Nevada City , where SR 49 turns northwest and SR 20 resumes its eastward course as
3773-506: The initial signed state route system. In 1953, the legislature added an extension of Route 15 from US 101 at Willits (north of Ukiah) west to SR 1 near Fort Bragg. This was constructed (over an existing county road ) and became part of Sign Route 20 prior to 1964, when the Route 20 designation was legislatively adopted. Subsequent improvements include the construction of the Golden Center Freeway, connecting Grass Valley with Nevada City, in
3850-592: The junction with SR 29 and the settlement of Upper Lake in the Clear Lake Basin . SR 20 closely follows the northeast shore of Clear Lake, staying right above the water line to avoid the adjacent hills. Where the lake ends, SR 20 continues east, intersecting SR 53 and then following the North Fork Cache Creek and tributaries to the Lake – Colusa county line. During its final descent into
3927-428: The late 1960s, and a new alignment of SR 20 west from Grass Valley, bypassing Rough and Ready, in the mid-1980s. Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured on the road as it was in 1964 , based on the alignment that existed at the time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. R reflects a realignment in the route since then, M indicates a second realignment, L refers to an overlap due to
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#17327932565614004-530: The major Bay Area TV stations . The county is also served by local and regional newspapers as well as a community radio stations. Community radio stations include KZYX , operating out of Philo, and KLLG , operating out of the Little Lake Grange in Willits. The Humboldt County-based KMUD is also receivable in large parts of the county. Local independent newspapers include the online news service The Mendocino Voice , and The Laytonville Observer,
4081-636: The mill at Caspar. On 19 April 1923 locomotive number 5 derailed and wrecked after hitting runaway horses on Digger Creek trestle. Locomotives 2 and 4 were damaged when the Camp 1 engine house burned two months later. The railroad had grown to a length of 30 miles when the last locomotive (Mallet number 7) was delivered in 1924. The branch line up the North Fork of the South Fork of the Noyo River
4158-471: The mouth of a stream on the coast of Mendocino County. The stream and the community which developed at the mouth are named for him. A sawmill was built at the mouth of Caspar Creek in 1861. In 1864 this sawmill was purchased by Jacob Jackson, who had been born in Vermont in 1817. About 1870, Jackson purchased the schooner Cora to transport lumber from his sawmill to San Francisco. A second schooner "Elvenia"
4235-568: The northwestern quadrant of the county, including the coast from Caspar northwards through Fort Bragg ; its supervisor is Dan Gjerde, who previously served on the Fort Bragg City Council. The supervisor for the fifth district is Ted Williams; his district covers the southern portion of the county, including the coast from Mendocino to Gualala , the Anderson Valley , the western outskirts of Ukiah , and portions of
4312-531: The past several years, in keeping with the nationwide tactics of DFM. The Sonoma County-based Press Democrat also covers the area. School districts include: Unified: Secondary: Elementary: The Mendocino Transit Authority provides local and intercity bus service within Mendocino County. Limited service also connects with transit in Sonoma County . Greyhound Bus Lines currently serves Ukiah . Amtrak Thruway operates connecting bus service to Ukiah, Willits and Laytonville. The historic Skunk Train
4389-407: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 12.2% were of German , 10.8% English , 8.6% Irish , 6.1% Italian and 5.6% American ancestry according to Census 2000 . 84.4% spoke English and 13.2% Spanish as their first language. There were 33,266 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.7% had
4466-446: The possibility of smoldering sparks from the smokestack igniting the trestle. The 6-mile (9.7-kilometer) railway from the sawmill to Hare Creek became known as the Caspar & Hare Creek Railroad. Conventional ungeared locomotive number 2 was purchased for better efficiency on the longer rail line. The locomotive was delivered disassembled on schooners. The largest piece weighed 8 tons. The pieces were transported from San Francisco aboard
4543-434: The provisions of Measure B and also cites the California Supreme Court Ruling narrowly defining "caregiver" in the state's medical marijuana law. In 2004, Measure H was passed in Mendocino County with a 56% majority, making it the first county in the United States to ban the production and cultivation of genetically modified organisms . On November 4, 2008, Mendocino County voted 63.1% against Proposition 8 which amended
4620-433: The railway down the South Fork to connect with the California Western Railroad at South Fork was never completed; and the railway never reached Willits. Caspar Lumber Company acquired the Redwood Manufacturers Company plant in Pittsburg, California for seasoning and planing lumber milled at Caspar, and preferred to use its own steamships to transport lumber from Caspar to Pittsburg. The Jughandle Creek trestle collapsed in
4697-405: The routing of what was first a wagon road and later a turnpike in the late 19th century. This road was extended through the state highway system all the way to Ukiah in the early 20th century, and the missing link near Clear Lake was completed in 1932 before the official designation of this highway as SR 20 in 1934. There have been subsequent improvements to the road, such as the conversion of
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#17327932565614774-404: The ruling of the trial court since Section 10 of the special act of March 30, 1872 (Stats. 1871-2, p. 766), which concerned this boundary and was the act under which Fauntleroy acted under, authorized the survey of the theretofore unknown location of the 40th parallel north, stated that "the lines run out, marked and defined as required by this act are hereby declared to be the true boundary lines of
4851-417: The sawmill reopened; although locomotive number 3 would be fired up once a month to move a tank car of fuel oil into the woods from Caspar through 1948. Most of old growth timber on Caspar Lumber Company lands had been cut by 1947. The sawmill operated until 18 November 1955. Dismantling of the sawmill commenced in September 1956 and was completed within a year. Railroad equipment which had been kept in storage
4928-401: The schooner "Abbie" in 1885 and transferred to lighters for assembly ashore. The steam schooner "Caspar" was built in 1888. Rails had been extended up Hare Creek for a total distance of 8 miles (13 kilometers) from the Caspar sawmill by 1890, and the logging train was making five trips per day. Larger locomotive number 3 was purchased in 1894. Caspar Lumber Company began using steam donkeys in
5005-430: The south. Emergency services for the largely unincorporated county are coordinated through Howard Forest Station , a local Cal Fire station just south of Willits. Mendocino County has nine Indian reservations lying within its borders, the fourth most of any county in the United States (after San Diego County, California ; Sandoval County, New Mexico ; and Riverside County, California ). The population ranking of
5082-489: The state highway system as part of the first (1910) bond issue , specifically as Route 15, connecting the west Sacramento Valley trunk ( Route 7 , now I-5) with the county seat of Colusa. This state highway was significantly extended in both directions in 1919, west to Ukiah and east to Emigrant Gap, creating what was known as the Tahoe-Ukiah Highway, connecting Ukiah and Lake Tahoe in combination with Route 37 (now I-80) and Route 38 (now SR 89 ). The law that defined
5159-438: The steam donkeys were retired when the first Diesel -powered tractors arrived in 1936. Logging headquarters shifted from Camp 19 to Camp 20 in 1939 when Caspar Lumber Company terminated steamship operations and began trucking lumber from Caspar to Pittsburg. Hare Creek canyon was so narrow the track had been built on cribbing and trestles over the stream. Mallet locomotive number 7 derailed on one of those trestles and rolled into
5236-517: The steam donkeys were shortly converted to burn oil. A January, 1914, storm caused a landslide closing the tunnel. The sawmill was closed until the tunnel was reopened that summer. Locomotive number 1 was retired in 1914. Shay locomotive number 6 was purchased to work on an isolated branch line on Three Chop Ridge connected to the remainder of the railway by an inclined tramway. Locomotives 2, 3 and 4 worked on branches out of Camp 1 while Mallet locomotive number 5 pulled trainloads of logs from Camp 1 to
5313-434: The use of cannabis and support for its legalization . In 2009, it was estimated that roughly one-third of the economy was based on the cultivation of marijuana. The notable historic and recreational attraction of the " Skunk Train " previously connected Fort Bragg with Willits in Mendocino County via a steam-locomotive, before a tunnel collapse in 2013. Mendocino is one of three Northern California counties to make up
5390-411: Was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 35,996, and the median income for a family was $ 42,168. Males had a median income of $ 33,128 versus $ 23,774 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 19,443. About 10.9% of families and 15.9% of the population were below
5467-431: Was available for $ 1.50 each way or $ 2.50 round trip. This route generally followed the present SR 20, except around Clear Lake and between Marysville and Rough and Ready (where it used Spenceville Road). Beyond Nevada City to Emigrant Gap, the old turnpike was not passable; instead the present SR 174 was available for eastward drivers. Between Williams and Colusa, the road was paved in concrete , as it had been added to
5544-481: Was built in 1872. When all timber close to the sawmill had been cut, Jackson build a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) railroad north to Jug Handle Creek in 1874. This "railroad" had ties spaced at 6-foot (2-meter) intervals, and the "rails" were 6-by-8-inch (15 by 20 cm) wooden beams. Logs were transported to the sawmill from Jug Handle Creek on small cars towed by a horse and 5 mules. The wooden rails were shortly capped with iron straps to improve durability. The animal power
5621-558: Was completed in 1904 passing under the present alignment of California State Route 20 near milepost MEN 7. Camp 1 was constructed on the South Fork Noyo River in 1904; and became the headquarters of logging operations. In addition to redwood logs, carloads of tanoak tree bark were shipped to Caspar and San Francisco from the Noyo River drainage for tanning hides into leather . By 1904 the 15-mile (24 km) railroad had 4 locomotives and 58 cars. A proposed extension of
5698-516: Was dismantled in 1927. Caspar Lumber Company began using gasoline -powered Caterpillar tractors in 1928, and the Three Chop Ridge branch line was dismantled that year. Logging headquarters shifted from Camp 1 to Camp 19 in 1929. The Great Depression closed the sawmill from 1931 to 1934. Geared locomotives 4 and 6 were seldom used after the mill reopened as Caterpillar tractors were used in preference to building new branch lines. The last of
5775-493: Was largely scrapped when the mill was dismantled; although the two Mallet locomotives survived until it was determined their unsuitability for ICC interchange service made future use impractical. Caspar Lumber Company land was acquired by the State of California for Jackson State Forest. One of the locomotives was preserved for display at Camp 20. Camp 20 was the easternmost extent of the 35-mile (56 km) railroad. The locomotive
5852-760: Was moved to the California Western Railroad depot in Fort Bragg, California after being damaged by vandalism at Camp 20. In 1978 the locomotive was moved back to the Parlin Fork Conservation Camp (on the site of Caspar Lumber Company Camp 5) for restoration. The former railroad grade may be observed where it closely parallels California State Route 20 from McGuire Pond at milepost MEN 13.5 to Camp 20 at milepost MEN 17.3. Mendocino County, California Mendocino County ( / ˌ m ɛ n d ə ˈ s iː n oʊ / ; Mendocino , Spanish for "of Mendoza ")
5929-469: Was replaced in 1875 by a geared locomotive formerly used to transport sand fill behind the Embarcadero (San Francisco) seawall . The strap rail proved troublesome for the locomotive, and was replaced by French iron rail salvaged from a shipwreck. Two more schooners "Abbie" and "Maxim" were purchased in 1876. Caspar Lumber Company was incorporated in 1880. By that time the railroad had been extended to
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