"Gold Fever" hit the streams in Madera County in 1849. Grub Gulch got its name from the fact that "miners could always pan enough gold from the river to grubstake themselves into better times."
Grub Gulch developed after the Gambetta Mine opened . . . — — Map (db m33719) HM
Hydraulic mining using monitors was popular by large mining operations. More material could be processed daily for significantly less cost and higher profitability than other methods. Monitors larger than this one were common at the Malakoff . . . — — Map (db m148195) HM
The San Joaquin Valley and Yosemite Railroad was incorporated on February 15, 1886 by the Southern Pacific Company. The 21 miletrack ran between Berenda and Raymond. At this location, a turntable allowed the locomotive to be turned around and . . . — — Map (db m39517) HM
The first house in Raymond was home to Charles Miller. He was the first railroad station master and stagecoach agent. He filed the homestead for Raymond and is a
substantial part of Yosemite history.
California Point of Historical Interest . . . — — Map (db m20545) HM
In 1886 the Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Co. owned by Henry Washburn started daily stage service from Raymond to Wawona and on to Yosemite Valley. The next day only the wealthy could afford the $45 round trip exiting the train at Wildcat Junction . . . — — Map (db m27854) HM
