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In 1926, The Central Pacific Railroad attained authority to build a line between Klamath Falls, Oregon to Alturas and made Cornell a stop on that line. It ended up being built in 1927 and was called the Modoc Northern Railroad.[1] Here mentioned in a guidebook from 1913.

Davis Creek grammar school built in 1926. There are rural homes and a corner store there now. Began receiving mail by train in Aug 1911. In the 40s and 50s there was a prison camp there and convicts frequently seemed to escape from it. A vein of obsidian nearby was discovered in 1936. Davis Creek Orchard Company apparently grew apples that rivaled Washington apples. Something. A picture. Another picture. Enlargement of the orchard reservoir in 1974. Wonder if there should be a combination of the Goose Lake valley articles. Mentioned in a guidebook from 1913 again.

Again goose valley. Here is one article. Here is another

CCC camp was there. Site of rail connection celebration in 1930.

Not much. Here is a picture. sometimes referred to as "Menlo Ranch"

Post office closing in 1956. PG&E installing oil compressors. Affected by Caldwell Fire in 2020. Shaw Lumber Company had its plant there. More about shaw lumber here.

Suffers from a few other places being named White Horse (one in Oregon). The name White Horse referred to an entire tract of lumber land that extended into Siskiyou County. Described here as of 1930. Described as a "main camp of the McCloud Lumber Co." in 1932. This says operations ceased in 1945. Connected to Hambone and Lookout via rail. Really nothing left there now.

Possible this should be combined with Cantrall (Central?) Mill or Brooks Mill. Not seeing much about a town called Ivy. Here is one. Based on the description of "9 miles due west of Eagleville" I'm pretty positive this should be combined with Cantrall Mill. Here is more about Cantrall.

Referenced in a 1907 Smithsonian Bulletin. This handbook is the same thing. Looks like this is already in the article as source 2.

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In 1894, Willow Ranch is described as "a little town in Modoc County" and it was reported that they had twenty-six cases of smallpox. [2] The Nevada–California–Oregon Railway was installed directly adjacent to the town around 1912, connecting Alturas to Lakeview, Oregon.[3] Willow Ranch had a junction on that line. A man from San Francisco named George D. Freeborn was organizing a company to mine in Willow Ranch in 1920. Company named Goose Lake Gold Mining Company. Neither Freeborn or the company have Wikipedia pages and it's unclear if project ever happened.[4] Willow Ranch was home to a planing mill and box factory built by the Crane Creek Lumber Company. The box factory burned down in July 1932 but was rebuilt by December 1933. [5]

  1. ^ "Details left to R. R." Blue Lake Advocate. Vol. 39, no. 2. May 11, 1926. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  2. ^ San Jose Mercury News. Vol. XLV, no. 163. June 12, 1894 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18940612.2.74.1&srpos=94&e=-------en--20--81--txt-txIN-%22Willow+Ranch%22-------1. Retrieved March 23, 2021. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Push Work on W. P. Feeder". Marysville Daily Appeal. Vol. CIV, no. 13. Alturas. July 14, 1911. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Organize Company to Mine in Modoc". The Sacramento Union. Vol. 215, no. 40. Alturas. August 8, 1920. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Modoc Lumber Plant Resumes Work". Blue Lake Advocate. Vol. 46, no. 35. Willow Ranch. December 26, 1933. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
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