A collection and translation of stories, songs, tales, legends, and memories of Grace McKibbin, descendant of a Wintu Bridge Gulch Massacre survivor, transcribed and compiled by linguist Alice Shepherd.
The plaque reads "Scene of a battle between U.S. soldiers under command of Captain Lyons and Indians under Chief Augustine, April 14th, 1850. Dedicated as an historical monument by the Native Sons of the Golden West. May 20th, 1942"
Just West of Clear Lake, the Russian River was one of the sites where Pomo victims of the Bloody Island Massacre fled to escape the United States First Dragoons Army Regiment.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows drainage, counties, roads, etc. Covers also Nevada. Wheat Gold states it shows many more mining camps than any of the 1850 maps and "It is quite similar to Butler but discloses somewhat better…