tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post1018642394047553599..comments2024-03-16T14:54:12.445-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: Mussel Slough: Searching for the Gray AreaEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-76652138776205278972013-12-29T14:55:45.358-05:002013-12-29T14:55:45.358-05:00This was a personal tragedy to our family in that ...This was a personal tragedy to our family in that my great grandmother's first husband, Mills D Hartt, was one of the people killed in this conflict. He bought his land from the railroad and he felt he needed help from the local law to remove the "squatters" from his land. He must have realized it would get heated as he put my g-grandmother and their very young daughter on a train and sent them to stay with a relative in Georgetown, CA. The next day my g-grandmother heard of her husbands fate. She and her daughter went back to Hanford and finally settled his estate in August of 1880. She was heartbroken. Mills was the love of her life. She left California to make a new life for her and her young daughter in Colorado near her parents, never to return. There she met and married my g-grandfather.<br />Linda Amo Siders<br />Native CalifornianAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10909745923167936967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-85380662335639522842013-08-26T21:09:11.934-04:002013-08-26T21:09:11.934-04:00So why is it called mussel slough. Were there Mus...So why is it called mussel slough. Were there Mussels? I have always wanted to know this. neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823606808422304813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-23854813414593633402013-02-05T08:44:13.697-05:002013-02-05T08:44:13.697-05:00In the beginning you say that the Mussel Slough Tr...In the beginning you say that the Mussel Slough Tragedy occurred on May 11, 1888 and later in the article you say May 11, 1880. It happened in 1880 not 1888 you had it correct later in the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-84966821424762752572012-06-25T19:55:08.606-04:002012-06-25T19:55:08.606-04:00I had found the original link on a PDF from Bakers...I had found the original link on a PDF from Bakersfield College. When I searched the quote today....6-25-12..I also found it on Google Books. The book title is "Sunset Limeted:The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930". There is a chapter titled "Mussel Slough" and the quotation is taken from the first page of the chapter. You can find this book on Google Books and access the particular chapter. I hope this helps.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-34229082310023175052012-06-25T19:45:40.632-04:002012-06-25T19:45:40.632-04:00Hi...thanks for the comments everyone especially r...Hi...thanks for the comments everyone especially regarding the broken link. I'm trying to find out the issue and will post my findings soon. :)EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-74899638245369092962012-06-21T18:47:51.453-04:002012-06-21T18:47:51.453-04:00The link to the [web] site that states this incide...The link to the [web] site that states this incident dominates a 4th grade text, yields a message that site can't be found or something similar, does author or any reader who mighta got there earlier know the name of the site or text? <br />--XOCBoyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-11104843407922968052011-12-11T14:22:03.857-05:002011-12-11T14:22:03.857-05:00An unfortunate incident in which greed and corrupt...An unfortunate incident in which greed and corruption took its toll. Living in the area, I am very familiar with the site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-91531201435158678982011-10-03T23:00:29.692-04:002011-10-03T23:00:29.692-04:00Very interesting! Thanks for covering this.Very interesting! Thanks for covering this.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915948349223137648noreply@blogger.com