iLOTS AND ACRES IN MARIN COUNTY, Beyond Sausalito, ~ SO MINUTES FROM CITY IN MILL VALLEY, ._ j Among the Redwoods 10 IJOUOR SELLIlfG OR PICKICS. Roads Through the Property Reserved to Buyers. !ATAUCTION TO-DAY. 8ATVItDAY.. .................... MAY 31,1890 At 1 o'clock on tbe premises, near THE OLD MILL, " The Homestead", above, was Samuel Throckmorton 's name for his treasured hunting lodge. Partly occupied by ranch superintendent Jacob Gardner and family , pictured here , and partly by T hrockmorton and his party w hen they visited , the site is near Linden Lane and Mon tford, east of the small apartment com plex. A palm tree is all that remains. The Library H istory Room is grateful to Jacob's granddaughter, Gene Gardner Stocking, for this valuable photo. Pictured from left to right are: Annie Roberts Gardner, with Lillian Margaret G ardner Roseveare on her lap; Leslie Jacob Gardner on rocking horse; Cora Elizabeth Gardner Burt, standing; Jacob Gardner; G eorgina Gardner Burt . Throckmorton's land hold ings stretched from Blithedale Canyon to t he Pacific; from t he highest peaks of Mount Tam down its slopes to the Bay. It included all of Sausalito and the Marin Headlands. Cover Photo Tum of the century view of Mill Valley from future site of T am H igh School. House in distance is Jacob Gardner's "Maples". President's Note T his issue bears a new name-the Mill Valley H istorical Review. This n ame was recently selected by the Board of Directors of the Mill Valley Historical Societ y, who felt that this new title would give more latitude to put out our publication at times which can be coordinated with important events in Mill Valley. Accordingly, this issue, in keeping with the celebration of M ill Valley's 80th Birthday, is mainly devoted to life in Mill Valley in the late 1890's. In connect ion with Mill Valley's birthday celebration , we are h olding our Annual Walkabout on Sunday, May 25th. This year we are featuring historical buildings and other landmarks on Miller Avenue. We urge all to take advantage of this interesting event, which will start at the O utdoor Art C lub. O ne of our important continuing projects is our effort to secure a H eritage Resources Preservation Ordinance in Mill Valley . The Society's Ordinance Research Committee, chaired by Dory Bassett, has reviewed ordinances from all of the cities in our area, Petaluma to Sausalito. T his research has enabled the Board to submit to the City a model ordinance. The matter is n ow in the hands of th e C ity's Planning Director and Plan ning Commission and we hope to have an ordinance on the books by this fall. We have other projects in the develop ment stage, which we will report on from time to time. Meanwhile, we appreciate greatly the work of our many volunteers and the support of the many citizens who are taking an interest in M ill Valley's history. Joh n R. Barnard , President Editor's Note As always, thanks are due Thelma Percy and the M ill Valley Library for continued support in allowing our access to historical files and other resources. Than ks to Jean Hitchcox for her guid ance in locat ing those materials and for her suggestions on content. Joe and Ruth Wilson, with Jean , have researched an d assembled the detailed chronology on page II. The Review wishes to thank Greg Jennings for his well-written feature story of the great '29 fire in the fall edition. We apologize for omitting his byline. A prominent Mount Tamalpais historian , Greg will give a talk with slides at the First Thursday Program on June 5 at 8:00 p .m. at the Library Gallery. Jeremy Gorman Editor In Mill Valley, MArin County. 1 w il l Bell to tb e blgb es t bIdder tbe UN StiR PASSED SUBURBAN TRACTS of EASTLAND & MILLWOOD, Beine a 8ubd.lvlolon of 600 Acre. In Old Mill Valley and AdJacent Land•• TERMS OF SALE .-One-tb Jrd c as b . b alance In ON1I: and TWO YZ.ll:!!. wa h inLfreet at 7 per c ent per a nnu m. Te n per cen t to be paid on the day of !Sale a nd balan ce of cash paymen t at explraUon of 15 days , wbl ch w fll be a nowe d fo r e xamination of tItle. Ab straCLl\'l11 be f u rn ished to eac h buy er free of cost. A ll deed a an d contract.!! will cont..R.1n a cl au se pro· hlbl tlng th e m an ufact ur e or sale of Intoxicating U· Quor s on t·b e prem ises. The free and unin terrupted u se of all st reete and alleys w1ll be deed ed t o pu rch a sers but no pu bl1 c de dlcatien of tlJe ~8me w fIJ be made, tbua mak ing I bi s property dl.U n ctl,·ely the choic es t place In eyery way for 8 suburb a n hom e. ADVANTAGES AND ATTRA~ONS EASTLAND AND M11LWOOD. OF FU'ty minute. from San Francl8co. 1'0 tunnel8 on the route . Pure water and plenty of It. Perfec t dralnaa-e. Practically no foga. No harlh windl. Summer climate uneIceUed; winter cli mate better than any other place around the bay. l\Jountatn streams and cascades. Redwood fore8t., lnteropersed with oak. and B 'Variet.y of e'Verg-reen trees. Yiew. of bay, 181aodll, 'mountains and cltle• • Mlle. of delightful drive. completed. A con diti on 01 tb e 51l1 e vd \1 br tb a l tb e T a mRl p n l~ Land a nd 'V oler cumpan y will fnr D I ~b water to the purcl.Jasers , t.o be take n 11'0m tb e Hrcam s hlgb up ou tb e 61u pes of )It. Ta ma lp a t s and to be co ndu ct ed an d di stri bu t ed t o e v e ry pan of the tract now t o h e otfered 10r sale b y a cump le t e b,Yste m 01 iron pi pes. T b p water t h u s t o be f ur nls b e d, be fng tb e pure et and coo lest to be f o. od In th t' St a t e, wil l b e s upplied to pu rCba&e r8 at r eas onabl e rn t e s. T he company ow ni ng thi s propert y Is c omposed of th e f Oll owing ge ntleme n : JO l!tCPl'l G . E as tland., AJ· bert ~Illle r. T homa s Magee. Lu Yell Vl blfl} ..Jobn ' ''. Colema.n, Lou is L. J8Df" S. H en ry C. Cam pbdl. TLe m ent ion 0 1 tb ese Dames Js 8 s u tfl c lenl guarant)" of tb e utm os t good f ai Th In t b e carryin g out of all promlbes a s to future de velo pment of t he prope r ty. .. OUT OF THE PAST·· iLOTS AND ACRES Chinese Lanterns and Barbe.cue Mark Auction Sal~ of Lots Here by Tamalpais Land eSc Water Co. By Bell e M. Ahr aham IN (Con tinu ed ) MARIN COUNTY, Beyond Sausalito, SO MINUTES FROM CITY ' -1 IN MILL VALLEY, Among th e Redw-oods 10 LIQUOR SELLIlfG OR PICKlCS. Roads Through the Property Reserved to B uyers. !ATAUCTION TO-DAY. SATUltDAy .. . . . ... . .. . .......... MAy 31,1890 .At 1 o'clock on the Pl'em iaes , near THE O L D to h ave an ordinance on the books by this fall. We have other projects in the develop ment stage, which we will report on from time to t ime. Meanwhile, we appreciate greatly the work of our many volunteers and the support of the many citizens who are taking an interest in Mill Valley's history . Jo hn R. Barnard, President Editor's Note As always , thanks are d ue T helma Percy and the M ill Valley Library for continued support in allowing our access to h istorical files and other resources. T hanks to Jean Hitchcox for her guid ance in locating those materials and for her suggestions on content . Joe and Ruth Wilson , with Jean, have researched and assembled the detailed chronology on page II. The Review wishes to thank Greg Jennings fo r h is well-written feat ure story of the great '29 fire in the fall edi tion. We apologize for omitting his byline . A prom inent Mount Tamalpais historian , Greg will give a talk with slides 3t the First T hursday Program o n Jun e 5 it 8:00 p .m. at the Library Gallery. Jeremy G o rman Editor M I LL, In Mill VaUey, Marin C o unty, I will 8ell to tbe blgbest bidder tbe UNSU R PASSED SUBUHBAN TRA CTS of 'EASTLAND & MILLWOOD, Beln&, a Subdivision of 600 Acres In Old M1lJ VaUey aDd AdJacent Landi. T E R MS OF BALE.-On e·tblrd c a.b, b alance In ON. aod 'fWO YE.u:.e, wJtb ioteree t a t 7 pe r cenL per an num. T en per ce nt to be paid on t he day at ISale an d balance of cash payment at expiratioD of 16 days , which wIll be allowed tor examlnat·loo of titl e. Abst ractw1Jl be fUrnish ed t o e ach buye r fr ee of cost. A ll deed . a nd contract8 wtll cont.Rtn 8 clause pro hibitIng t.b e manufac ture or Bale of Intoxicating 11 quo rs aD t.h e premi ses. The fr ee a nd un int err upted us e ot all streets and all eys wHl be deeded to purchasers b ut DO publ1c dedica ti on at t.h e s ame w!Il be mad e, t.hus making th is pro pert y dlstln cth ' ely th e cholcen place In e,"er y way tor a su burban h ome. ADVANTAGES AND ATTRACTIONS EASTLAND AND MILLWOOD, OF FIt"ty minutes from San Francl8co, No tunnels OD the route. Pure water and plenty at It. Perfec t dralna&e. Practically no t'ogs, No harlh " ' indl. Summer climate uneIcelled; wiDter cU mate better than any other place around the bay. !tlounta1n 8treams and call cades.. Redwood forests, Interspe rsed with oaks and a varIety o f evergreen t.reell. "iewl of bay, blanda. 'mouDtainll and cities. Miles of delightful drive. completed. A conditi on of the ~ al e w tll br t ha t t b e Tamal pnt s La.nd s ud 'Vcl.Icr Cllmpau y 'Will fllTD1 ~ h w at er 10 tlt e purCl18 ~ er6, to be l akeu fl'om tll e :;:trcltDiS hl g b up uu tb e s lup e s o f !ti t. Tamalpals a Dd t o be coodu c t ed and distrIbuter! to e \-c rr p art uf tb~ trac t now t o he o Uered for sale by a comp ltl c &ystcrn of iron p ipe s , Thf' water thus t o he furni shed, be ing tb e pures t and cooleS t to be fo_nd 10 tht' Stat e, will be snpplled to purcbaeeTs at r ea s onahle Tates _ T b e compa ny owni ng this pro perty Is com posed of t h e f o ll o win g g eutl cmen: Jo seph G. Easllal'lC\., A l bert Miller, Thom as Mag e e, LuvclI -Ylblrc, ,Jo bo ' V. Coleman. Lo ui s L. .J8n os. Henry C. Ca mpb ell. TI,e m enti on of t h e se nam e s Is a s u1ficien l guaran t)' o f t b e utmos t good faith 10 th e carry In g out of a ll prom l&es as t o fut ure cJ cy elopme n t of tbe prope rty. • All THE PRELIMINARY det ai ls had been duly com p leted and the airectors of th e Ta m a lpais Land and Water com pany advertised an a uction sale and barbecue for Memorial Day, May 30, 1890, to offer the first lots f or sale in this beautifu lly wooded' area, already well adver .tised by Dr. Sidney B. Cushing's sanatoriu m in t he Blithe dal e canyon, which was known' as a h ea lth resort. The sulphur springs, located on the present Old Mill school grou nds, had a lso a ttracted m uch atention. It was to be a gala day. this M emorial Day in 18YO. Two rows of Chinese lanterns were strung from the old freigh t shed below Brown's, which was the first station in the little town to be, to the "Old Mill," where the auc tion sale was to be conducted. The histuric "OldMill" it self was select ed for the auction block, a semi-circle of seats facing the fam ous structure had been roughly made of planks for the occasion On t h a t memoraiJle day wer~a thered the d irectors of the company , Joseph Eastland, its president; Lovell White, Thomas Magee, Albert Miller, Louis J anes and many others who had participated in the pre_ liminary work. It is maintained that almost a h undred m en, women and children ca me from San Fran cisco a nd other places by ferry, by train , by horse and buggy, some even on horseback and on foot to this first auction sale of lots. Under the persuasive salesman present -library building we re ship of Phineas Ferguson, a fa Thomas K elly, 1M., M. O'Shaugh mous auctioneer of that day, con nessy, the W lndm'olllers and Alon siderable property was sold . Most zo C offin. Flrank LE. Bostwlck is the of the lots purchased were along father of S tew art A. Bostwick. the Corte Madera and Old Mill I n the BIlthedaJe canyon along creeks, as i t was believed a t that time that Mill Valley would never the Corte M adera creek th e pu r were George Sm ith , be more than a summer resort chaser.;; town. These lots aJong the George E. Billings, W illiam H ar streams were shady and cool an d rold, H enry Bridge, Mor ri s Marcus, afforded swimming a nd fishing, fathe r ' of WillIam A. M arcus ; Reu for then no water had been t aken ben Hil ls of Hills Brothers coffee out for domestic use and t he fame, the CO/l tigans , Dan Hayes, streams had a large flow of water Thomas Magee, Mrs. C ui len, owner of the Eastland · h\'>tel, and Lovell in them. White, who purchased the Hrst hill Following the auction sale, p roper ty in the Blithedal e can large chucks of lam.b were put yon on Magee avenue where he on spits and screens and bar built a hom e called the Arches, becued over roaring fires which whIch stili stands. had been laid in pits under the Those ",ho bought lots on redwood trees. Miller avenue were 'Jacob Gard The following , as far as can be ner, Caspar Gardner, Wheeler ascertained, p urch 3.sed lots on M e Mariin, the Mackays; -William morial Day, 1890. Along Old Mill McCann, the HartIBI!s, the Len creek were otto Frese, Sr., Roger harts, and w~~ Steele, m&D Magee, cap tain Ernest Bingham, !LIft. or the ralll'Oa4l Into captain M elvin Staples , a former MIll ·VatW• • buDt 'be FInn town marshal; Dr. Barkan, Violet home on Miller avenue. S hlliTpe, Arthur EJoesser, an d Gus Almost Immed iately following tave Marcus . this sale t hese pioneers pI tched A few chose h ill propert y in the theIr tents, buil t their campfires, Cascade canyon, namely : Frank carried water from t he s treams, Bostwick, and and h is fat her -in and cooked their m eals. They were law, J ohn S tewart; Charles F. pioneers a n d " it was fun." This Runyon, Ernest L . Heuter, and was the spirit wh ich inspired t hose James Thompson , father of Kath early Mill 'Va lley !pioneers to en leen Norris.' On the hill above the dur e a nd build l or t he futur e. ¢ First railroad scat ion in Mill Valle}'. 1890 phoco . T he Tamalpais Land and Water Co. had alread)' ar ranged completion of the railroad inco Mill Valle)', a -.wter suppl)' and a road s),stem in time for the lot auction. Country Camping in 1890's Mill Valley <;. ~ ollowing acquisition of lots at t he Memorial Day 1890 lot auction, camping ~~~~~established itself in old M ill V alley-Eastland, though some residential an d 0;, commercial construction commenced as well. Camping, primarily in the Cascade and Blithedale canyons, and along t he Miller Avenue approach to "town," was practiced with zeal. Weekend an d summertime escapes to this scented countryside often took th e scale of grand celebrations, especially among t he larger families. Even form al invitations were prin ted and sent from one camp to others promising mirth filled evenings of entertainment around giant campfires. Chinese lanterns were usually strung about to identify the host camp. Bright, striped tents and awnings, mats and rustic furnishings were set about to furth er warm the settin g. Indeed, "rustic" construction was raised practicall y to an art form wh en applied to furniture, fences, even homes, so in love were residents with t heir environment. Notice examples throughout these photos and on Page 10. lot auction, camping orne residential and !llong the Miller Avenue ime escapes to t his ially among the larger 1p to others promising mirth ~ ltern s were usually strung l ats and rustic when applied to vironment . Notice examples S A N F R A N What follows is more of the prose of the day, this piece filled with a color and authenticity no contemporary writer could (or perhaps would care to) match. "Victors" is tho ught to have been roughly on the present site of the Buckeye Restaurant . T his is a fi rsthand account of a hi ke and campout in M ill Valley, surrounded by the abundant, over-rich d iscourse so typical of the time. It's good reading, all the same. ~ ~~N~~Y'~ ij~lIN~ Between Sausalito Mill Valley. and What Oame Under Notice Dur ing a Seven-Mile Tramp. The Hunters and Their Stories at Vic tor'a-The Restfu l Tent at Night. I felt !lite a n "outing" on S unday m orn an !; last. Sometimes I feel cramped 'b y the cobb le-stones a nd th e narrow ch y st reets that h ound th e _ mon otonou~ b locks Qf 'brick and mort ar, a nd long fo r a good, slUt tra mp In the count ry that will stretch one's legs; 'p a cify an unruly llv er and set t h e blood In m otion. I thou g ht of 'Ihe 7-m!le spin b etwee n Sau sali to a nd !Mm Valley, a hd con su lting a f ri end , w ho ,b oas ted a -s t ron g bod y, wore a s trong s ti ck a nd had a stout pair of legs, we resolved :to make the journ ey in company. I pass o ver th e u sual sights and sounds u n boaro th e ferry boat San Raf ael, " t he skimmer of ·th e b ay," the Germ an and flls frau , bound for a h ol!day th at in cluded ,beer; the n ic e English g ir ls and their escorts In Irreproaehab le at tl re of ~he latest L on don s t yle, g oing to spend the Sunda y w Hh t h eir friends In ·t h e old country colony of t he town ot the little w'iIlow; the Portu guese ccmtlngent ; the amateur hunt ers a nd their leash es of !'D'I-Ongrf!1 hunting dogs ; >t h e s melt fish ers; the rowing men a n d a ll the rest of the !motley cr owd b egotten of a fine Sunday an d a spIrit of unrest. It Is not m any years ago s ince MlII V.al Dey, now di v ided .Int o th e more .sp ecific names o f E asna n d and MllIwood, the "Swltzerland of Marin ," as It Is called, 'Was .In a condition ot nature entl rely H Is partly sa n ow-I ts giant t rees ·stand ~ng In h oary m assl ness, Its open spaces covered wi t h an affluent g ro wth of wild 'Oats and pas t u r es of many-colored n atlv.e !ftowers, with Its casc·ades of p u re m ount oaln water and -its pellucid stream that c I S c o ** B U L L E T I N w;1'ngs In t h e r ocky channel as it 'h as t ens to lPay Its tribute t o the Pacifi c Ocean .by 'Way of R ichardso n' s Hay. Seldo m was It h ere a n Intr u der i nto this w ilderness, excepting It m.!gh t -h ave been t he adven t u rou s h u n t er seeking the stately b u ck, Ithe g raceful doe a nd th e timid ,fawn in Ithel r ch osen ·haunt s. It must n ot b e u nderstood , th ou gh , that ItMs valley was'always w h Ollly un occupied . Con temporan eou s w ith the Am erican oc lCupation of California. a p arty ot l u m Iberer s ~et u p .on <the str eam that runs lthrough it a s aw mill, from whi ch this p art of M a rin t akes its ,name, and th e ISllls 'Or w hich ye t remain. From t h is !primitive sou rce a ll, or nearly all , of t he nu m ber requ ired by Ithe early white set t Jers was -suppl ied, When, a tew y ears aate r, large r 'a nd m ore profi table sources ''Of s u pp ly opened to meet the Incre8>Slng idemand, Mill V a lley dropped .out of line IliS a lumbe r ·producing region oand re w;lgne d that buslnellli1 to Mendocino c ounty, further north. T h en the valley, over w hich Tam.al pals il!tands lik e a mighty s entinel, went 'back _ito Its fo res t days again, as have been de I8crlbed , and r emai ned undisturbed by t he J umb erm a n 's -ax an d t -he "Haw, buck!" IShout ot th e b ull ock driver to his te-am !hauling the ·huge 'I.ogs 10 the old mill, The only cam pe rs I read of from ·the /lime the lIaws or the old mm went out of :l!er v lce are C<llonel Jake Short, lately In _the ba'nklng house of A. P . Hotalin g -at S 'an R afael, and Major Dan T aylor, his great cro'n y, wh o had their w ickiup :near '!the ancient mill. These old-timers used t o tell a strange iltory about the Indian 'chlef, Marin, after whom the county '115 .lIl·amed. He was fty.lng fro m h is enemies, IOllce up-on a. time, a nd turn eu up suddenly li t th eir 08Jm,p some t wo w eeks aft er he !had jl!mped Into the wat er n ear a place called Tom 's ranch to escape them , and everybody supposed he was drowned. H e Itold Short and Taylor that he had oa ·hol ao w r eed in his hand a t th e time be plu n g ed Into t h e bay, and by placing one end of it In ll is mouth while h e kept the (l ther jus t abov e the s urface of the w ater , !he mana·g e d to breathe withou t expos in g !his bo dy . By this m eans he w as e nabl ed :to reach the opposite is1ands, and eve nt !Ually Mill V alle y, '.late from his enemies' Ib u ll ets. T h is story, however, may be. as f; omebod y h as d esc ribed history In g en eral "th e ·lies of yes terday to ld to-da y :wIth n obod y at han d to contradict the m ." Half w ay from Sausalito to the valley ty ou come to Victor's, t he only roadsid e !hou se on tbe r ou t e, and the chosen ren dezv ous .of city s port6me n who are o ut Ifor a S unday's hunting In th e neighbo r 'ng ·m ountains, or .i n te nt on making a b ag or gray plo ve r, s an'dpeep s ·a·n d je"ck "nlpe in the contig uou s m arshes when !they 'l!.r e uncove r ed 'b y t he ret reati ng tlde 'Waters of th e ba y. The pedes trl a'n alw ays IItops a t V ictor's to bait. The r e is u su a ll y cotton In one 's m outh a nd dirt in hi!! !throat by the time h e arrives at th is h ost elry t h a t requi re ·at the 'hand s o f th e po li t e little F r enchman'll d raft of cool beer lOr a glaes of effervesc in g Apolllnaris to "",ash away. Th e locati ng of t hi s inn mld di stant between Sa u sall to a n d Mill Va ll ey llieem. IlL ~18pensat i on of Providen ce. T h e rtimely re lie f .it -a ff or d s b r a ces the >t ramper for the ·rest of -the jou rney •to lthe coun try bey on d. Ther p. are always two or three city ·nw n in the re g u lation ilrish velv e teen hunt ing -coa t and En glish knlckerbockers, )oltering a rou nd V ict or's S E p T credulous minds the tales would be con vincing; and the pause that follow! the onarration of a stiff one just now 15 only :broken 'by the I!;ound of hoots as B!J1y IBrown of the hunting set {la.shes by on his iron-g ray horse, riding In Comanchelike free d om, w it h , at the same time, the s eat of a cavalry officer. L ooki ng o ut f rom Vict or's acro ss -the of a S u nday spinning yarns of hunting d'ea tR past and what they expect to do' in It.he f u tu re. Y ou list en ·to the -stories with R feelin g of s urpr ise follow ed by one of d (lub t. Th e work wo uld s ee m impossible Qn th e part of th e In divi dual w·ho relates its performan c e, -a.n d on ly possible t o 6u ch m igh ty n imrod s as V,rjJllam He nry Hel'ben wl'lt es of, the ol d forest range rs '" 1/ ~rl(/ I 11/1 II! THE SAGE OF MARIN. o f Am erica's e:uly wide We.st or to Sir G ordon Cum m.lng, wh o foll owed the Epo ors 'Of lion s, ti g ers a.nd elephants on rt he burning sand!; of Afr ic a . B ut -the vel "eteen-coa ted boys tell -their tales with $u ch f!. pp.arent ear ne-stnelts, stroking at :the same ti me fI, sjlky-coat ed setter or a ibony poi n ter, a s if the canjnes were silent vo uchers for th e truth of them . 'It) some tre stle work of t h e railroad I see on the point of marsh b eyond a couple of hunt ers. a man a n d ·a boy, a· -little youngster who h'a nd les his fowling-piece as if he were born with 'One in his hand instead of the proverbial s ilv er spo on in his mouth. They are carrying destruction to the fiigh ts of gray plover circling above them. 'Who are they?" I inquire. U L L E p T E M B E R T I N of Ii Sunday spinning yarn s of hUnt ing t.eats past and what they exp ect to do' In othe future. You lis t e n to th e $tories with WI. feeling of surpri~e follow ed by o n e of doubt. The wo r k wo ul d seem Impossible on the part of th e Individual who r elates Hs p erfo r mance , a n d Dnly possibl e t o ~ uch m ig hty n imrods as W HIIam Henry Hel'ben w rit es of, t h e ol d fDrest r·am.ge r s credulous minds the tales would be co n v incing; and the pause t h at f ollo w! the ;narrati on of Ii st iff one just n ow Is only ~rol\e n 'by the s ou n d of h oo r. as B\1Iy (Brown of t he hun ting set -da.l&hes by on his i ron- g ray h orse, riding In Coma-nche. like freed o m, wi th, a t the ,s ame ti me, t he seat of a ca val r y officer. Loo ki ng .o u t from Victor's ac r oss the THE SAGE OF MARIN. of _~.meri('a'l! ea.rly wide West or to Sir Gord on Cumming, who f ollowed the Epoors of lions, ti gers and elephA.n ts on rlhe burning sands of Africa. But -the vel 'Veteen-coated bo ys tell their tales with /!lu ch apparent earnestne!ffl, strok ing at .t he same time a silky-coated setter or a :bony pointer, as if the cani n es were silen t vouchers for the truth of them. To >som e trestle work of the r ailro ad I see on the p oIn t of m ars h beyon d a co uple of h u nt ers, a m an a nd a boy, a ·li t tle y o ungste r wh o h'a ndles h is fo w ling-piece as if h e were ·born wit h 'One .in his h and inst ead of the proverb ial si lv e r s poon in h is mo u th. They are carry in g destru ction to the fiights ot gray plover circli ng above them. 'Who are t hey?" I i nq u ire. 7 " a , t hat's Da n O ,Co nnell a n d h is s on, ,th e 'J u dge,' a s w e call h.lm , doing a bit of m ud- larking. T h ey hav e had g ood sport. The plo v. a re p lenty, an d the y a re bo th good g u n s. W ai t a b i t ; th ey are cominl\' in." Present ly the hea lthy and hearty Da n iel a n d ·hIs sha rp shoot ing so n unl o·ad t he ir game bags a t t he inn, :a nd I tind that fo rt y brac e of th Is de li ci ous p lover tha t co me s to t h e ta bl e wi th the g out of a n Dr tola n joi ned to t he piquan t fi a v or of a >sn.ipe are counted to the credit or t he t w o guns. So much attached to nature Is this de scen-dant of the Liberator, and so fo nd is he of s tudyi ng th e good ol d dame an d p e r works a t ·his home In Wildw ood Gl en, Sausalito, that::: think of D avid He nry Thoreau in his connection, a n d ·am a bo ut t o call hi m the Tho re au {)f MarIn cou nty. But I pause wh e n it comes to mind t ha t the grea t N ew. En g lan d author and phil osopher wa.ll. a marv el of self-renuncia Han ; 'h e w as bred to no ·p rofession, never married, lived a lone , never w en t to c hurc h , n E!'ve r voted , r efused to pay t a xes. ate no flesh, dr.ank no win e, never used tol:Yacco, and though ·a naturalist, used neith er trap nor gun. Those who are a c quainted with Mr. O'Connell's habits will concede that, saving hi s IDve for Natu re and th e non-pay m e nt of taxes, he Is not to 'be named in the s ame brea th w ith D a vid Henry, th e Mas sac husetts S'age. Be sides Mr, O'Conn ell h as -done ·h ls du ty to his adopted State by rearing a family of stalwart boys and handsome girls that must m a ke bachelors and childless hus bands green with envy. So, stimulated by rest, refreshment a nd the hunters' talk , my compa nion and my self -leave Victor's, and, like Bu nyan ' s pllgrims. a ddress ourselv es to the road aga in just as th e 1 :30 tra in f or th e vall e y swee ps p'ast with it s load of pleasure seekin g passengers. To th e ped es tr-i an that s tre tch of the county r oa d betw een Victor's and the v all ey p r op er Is the pl easantest part of the journey. The {ace of the co untry begins to v ary a ft er you leav e the h a lfway hou se. The low a nd marshy marg e of R ichardson' s Bay is left, and th e t rav ele r comes to high er a nd more picturesque surrDund lngs . You leav e th e shri eking, sw eepI n g sea. wi n ds behin d you, too , a n d t he unob s tructed ray'S of th e f erve n t sun , for calmness , quietud e and a de lici ous ly coo l pro ~e n- ' ad e, -as you appro a.ch the valley , under tall tre es t hil t a lm os t In t e rlace t h eir bran c h es overhead , wi th the wind mak ing m us ic in the ir coronas. It Is a littl e Dver five ye ars ago s in ce enterpr l·se, personified b y such S an Fran cisco c lt1:;;e ns as Jos eph G. E as tland , Lov ell Wh ile, Th oma s M agee, He n ry C . Camp be ll 'and MGses L. Janes , lai d h'a nds on Mill Va lley. O n Ma y 31, 1890, th ey of fe red lots a n d' a cr es tor s a le 'by a ucti o n on t he p rem ises neal' "th e ol d mill" t hrough t he ir a ge nt. S. W. F ergu son, of "the Ta ma lp a is Lan d ·and 'Wate r Com pany ," ~ ;, the org aniz ation Is call ed . Naill M ill Valley boas ts of mo re than 250 hand some r es iden ces, a large permane nt p op ul a t ion, an<l is co nsi d e red the thi rd to wn in imp ortance in the co un ty of Ma r in. I take in t he s urpri s in g p ro gre s s ev i denced h ere as we wear o ur way u p the main road (both somewhat s tiffened, I am f ain to s ay , by the tramp) , and fee l In c lined t o cha lle nge th e imput atIon made by Eastern p eople that Califo rnians are -slo w to move In b u siness matters. 1 8 9 5 ** Exchanging views with ml:' traveling compan io n , I find he ag r ees w ith me, and furth er offers t h e op inio n th at in a few y ea rs t he r elation be tw ee n Sausalito an d t h is th r ivin g p lace w ill be the 8ame as t hat ex is tin g between Valpa raiso and Santi'ago , a nd ot h er .sea ·b oal·d a nd in te ri o, 'town s on the wes t co ast of So u eh A me rica. Sausa lito, w hich , by the way, looks like . a m in iat u re Va lparaiSO, will be t he e mbar cade r o {I f a. large a n d pros perous city in t hi s va ll ey. Past th e p r e tt y little cottage of M r. R oger Magee, w here , in ·th e $eason , he di ape n seil h osp itality to a leg ion of friends and s o on to our des t inati on, where I fi nd th e we ll-k no w n J . B. Gi ll , w h o has leased a. co u pl e or more of acres for the ·sE!ll.aon for n lAntv of J'OQm and f reed om ·t rom un pleasant 'associatio ns al\d is camp ing out In a r ight royal ana in depen den t s ty le-combining t h e f r ee do m a nd w hole so meness of th e coun try w ith all the comforts of city li t e. "AJIoa ba ma ," I saId to my friend atterln trodu c tlo ns an d mutual greetings. " Here ·we rest. " "And n o t 'a bi t t oo soon," ·be munnurs In repl y, as he dro ps on the nea r es t s eat. By and by, as the gloaming d eepe ns a n d the " s~ntinel stars eet th eir w&tch in t he iky," the ca m p- tire is lighte d In the open a ir . More g uest l! haye arrive d, w ho gather around the c heerfu l blaze as it leaps heavenward, ted by w oods that d iffuse a p leasa nt odor. I n the stro ng lI gh t s and shades that the s cene p r esents it Is li ke a Rem brandtesqu e picture- the fire on one s id e, ·t he dark n ess on the o th er, pro duce the effects, lli nd f!Om etimes th e y a re grotes qu e. There are several g ood sing~ ers In th e part y , part icular ly M r . M y r tle a nd M r. C larence How land, .an d s oon th ere is music in the JLir . T h e strains at Shakespeare's " U n der the G r eenwood Tree," M ackay' s " Here's a' Song t o the Oa k ," a nd ot h ers sugges t ed b y th e sur roun dings, fioa.t off in to the dep t hs of the forest , an d th e sleepy r ed w oods and s e. q uoi u s r us tle the ir fo li a ge in respo nse. My tramp Is II.t an e nd . Aft er the musi c co m es " ti r ed Nature's swee t res torer, ba lmy sl eep." I n th e m orning my friend asks: "Are y ou gam e to w a lk back ?" " Certainly; bu t u nd er the c lrcum e t a nc es I preter to t ake the train . There Isa limit t o the most a ctive ambrtl on." GEORGE E. BARNES, - Rep rinted from The Sa n Francisco Bulletin, September 7, 1895 No , it's not Teddy Rooseve lt , it's Daniel O'Connell - "the sage of Mari n". He was a dearl y loved poet of his da y who, Ju dging from the space this article devotes to his portrait, must have bee n well known in Sa n Francisco as well. H e lived in Marin much of his life, d yi ng in Sausalito in [899 . A huge memori al bench commemorating O'Co nnell was dedicated after his death , and still sta n ds at Har ri son and Buckley in Sausalito . Rare 1890's photo of Miller Avent., looking ·non h toward Throckmorton. Cupola-topped Wh eeler Martin gracE occupies present site of Old Mill Tavi Train station faces Miller Avenue at 1 of picture. (Courtes y of Bancroft Ubr The courtly gardens and residence of Captain Bingham and his wife Helen near the site of the Mill Valley Rest Home, 297 Miller Avenue . He was a captain for the old Pacific Mail Steamship Company, plying in and out of San Francisco. Mrs. Bingham authored the well-knotlJn early Marin book, In Tarnal Land . The garden and large palm trees can still be seen, and the paths and fountain are much as they were Mill Valley and Miller Avenue, 1890's Miller A venue was n amed for Albert D. Miller, a founder ofTamalpais Land & Water C o . it was the T L&W Co. which acquired rights to the Throckmorton Rancho, hired surveyor M ichael O'Shaughnessy to layout a town, in strumented th e building of a railroad spur from Almonte Junction and, finally, st aged the famous May 1890 lot auction. The first lot sold for $575 at the corner of Mi ller and Throck morton. The o riginal cupola-topped building- Wheeler Martin 's grocery -is seen in an extreme ly rare earl y photo (top , page 9). The John Finn home, 160 Miller A Originally seven acres, reaching to U Way (Park intersection), this estate b( tenn is courts of crushed Indian shellm material. Courts were on present site Inn esbTUck apartments, and were fou sit e of Mill Valley Tennis C lub. Ma ny of the earliest hom es, among them the Gardner Villa on this page, were built along Miller, th en only a d irt road beside the tracks. Located at 239 Miller, this late V ictorian was buil t for Peter Gard ne r, brother of Throckmorton Ranch superi ntendent Jacob. It was bui lt as a hotel, but was n ever used as such, and re mained in th e fa mi ly unt il its remodeling for offices in 1972 . Mackie house at Park and Miller, about 1890. Propert )' ran from MillE the creek and was wider, as Park die exist then. Long occupied b:-; a count countess, the count tl'as recalled to F during W\X1I and ~l.'Qs killed in actio countess remained long after and th( became identified as Countess Saint . Rare 1890 '5 photo of Miller Avenue looking nOTCh toward Throckmorton. Cupola-topped Wheeler Martin grocery occupies present site of Old Mill Tavern. Train station faces Miller Avenue at right of picture. (Courtesy of Bancroft Library) ; they were. The John Finn home, 160 Miller Avenue. Originally seven acres, reaching to Una Wa,' (Park intersection), this estate boasted ten;is courts of crushed Indian shellmound material. Courts were on present site of Inn esbruck apartments, and were founding site of M ill Valle )' Tennis Club. Mackie house at Park and Miller, built about 1890. Propert}' ran from Miller to the creek and was wider , as Park didn 't exist then. Long occupied by a count and countess , the count u'as recalled to France dtlring W\XI ] and «:as killed in action . The countess remained long after and the house became idemified as Coumess Saint Seine 's . This early view shou:s track s winding, probably, over culvert where Old Mill and Cort e Madera creeks join -about w here Vogue Clean ers stands nou·. (Court es:,>' Bancroft Library) r- Jacob Gardner's "Ma ples", 491 Ethel h !enlle, above M iller- Mont fo rd shopping area. Btl ilt in 1889 prior to the lot auct ion as a model to encourage hillside construction. Jacob and Annie Gardner lived there umil the \'earof the earthquake, when the\' mo~)ed to a nett' Svcam ore Park home. c ~'\(I'I 'tn "'J. rr A )yhl d i~ "PAt t :::: :::::: :: ::~ GRAND lNDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRA TION :,lJ,*n:'hi.: : : : : : }F;.;.t.: :;\111, I, YA],1,E'Y 1856 1859 1866 F IRE '. DE PA RT ME NT ,'\ I ) , I I~ :.! f 1I 1 1 t 1-01 11- ' , . . . ..!' !~. . . At M ill Valley Beautiful July .sth, 1822 1826 1834 1836 1838 1842 1845 1850 1853 (J) PJ,cp IOog 1865 01 ]) a,:ttrJtJ~ • 1868 1873 " "~j)"1 . "111<1 \ 11n ; .. n.! 1. OR DER ( . 00 10 .<,0 A. IV. A I.; DA Y OF ~NCAMPM E NT or REDSKIN) ,\T OLl· MILL PAk AI>f FORMS AT OUTDOO r. M<.f CLUe followed by EYER C I SE ~ AT 1883 1884 J""I\..\ OLD Mill. " "..1 1, 1885 1889 ....· h.)!1 ..... l" 1!'u.. lt l1t ~ Lu n c h Ho ur 1890 \ "11.. \~ ~ 1t ~ 1 ,1,e r' 1/. ~ ,\ls Y fo,~j, PARArl[ • <1( I! 10r1' >;;tI01\ S:" ·:a ,. He P. M JUNIOR FIRE DEPARTMENl k." .1 1md HO!>l COlt•.S! for 2 .' .0 P M h. I HIFTIC y(.) P M BASESAU. GA.Ml AT BOY LE PA.IlK 1> 1\«<:,. , Ma" i,:d a;rd Sin"I" M·o ,.:t-P t'. j' ,i '! ~ Wi , GAI 1ES AT 8d fl[}o;r OLD t..1 IIA II Good OU llx)()p' N ig hi F'lLr'~ !:;:,Ir ~frJn~r I ~ ~ to/.h..;. ART " 1900 \"" 11.1 1" ', h: l ! Mill \\ .,11 I I H I Il .n" ' . ,J " I ILLUMINA Tloo AN~ POW WOW OF INDi ~. N ) Ir. C··r,r A.t O. d Mill (Jk n.NO 1892 1896 1•. 11 N o" .,·tl.... · h ~ : ::: ~ : : :-:::: : ~ ;~ ; ~~: : : ~ : -: : ;: : ;-; , ~ : .i ~: I: ~ 1902 1903 1904 1906 11 1" ..... ...... ":" I I ' CLUB BUETTI, JOHN I. Tqa ~iU i'alley lu~Ue &eOQntor RUSTI C F O R SALE (f}iL:j' "J lf lJ ..... lJu ilds . 'eu ces, Sea ts, Arch es, G a tes, Tabl4!s. S nnuu cr H ou ses a nd Log C aoill~ of nn y ViJll c u l'!l l on~. 1910 1910 1913 1929 1936 193 7 1941 1942 1954 1955 1966 1968 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 H R Willi am Ric hardson, Englishman John Thomas Reed, Irishman . an Reed o btains 8,000'acre Mexican Reed builds sawmill (Cascade & I Richa rdson obtains J9.000-acre t Reed bu ilds ].In-stOry adobe (LaC Hilaria Reed marries Bernard ino California becomes a state and M H il ari a's son , Ricardo Reed, and I Mi ll Valley, incl uding Alto, Stra, Richardson , 60, dies; Samuel Thr Richardson's heirs deed rancho tc Throckmorton bu ilds hunting loe ra nch supervisor. -1872 M arriages of Hilaria Reed-Gal Carlota Suarez; Hilarita Reed to I Hil ari a Reed-Garcia dies; M ill Va Dr. John Cush ing homesteads 44 : after his death in 1879. Throckmorton dies . San Francisc North Pacific Coast Railroad is ex Deffebach I die. Dr. Alexander Warner settles in ~ North Pacific Coast Railroad add! Tamalpais Land and Water Comp Roads, pedestrian lanes and steps May 31 auction oflots at Old Mil! for $575 . During next 10 years but plu s four new hotels (E astland , T I "Eastland" Post O ffice opens. "C rookedest Railroad in the Wor! More than eight miles of track , wi Clause in original deeds banning ! successful incorporation election i Ch arles Storck , and Jacob Gardn. G rethel 's Hall over Eastland Bake strict licensing ordi nance banning enl arged in 1927.) Outdoor Art C lub is organized, w Town votes $50,000 to replace pia Post Office changes fro m Eastl and Refugees from San Francisco eard Carmelita Boyle donates 2.3 acres Park School {E . Blithedale & Elm -1920 City streets are paved; grmV1 Mt. Tam alpais Scenic Railway adc Middle Ridge fire destroys more tl New C ity Hall (26 Corte Madera) Golden Gate Bridge opens. Post Offi ce (Su nnyside and E. Blit Voters approve city manager forrr City purchases bus depot (Thr oc~ C rews remove or pave over railrol Mi ll Valley Publi c Library opens; Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Catholic -1977 Drought years . Mari n Muni Pu blic Safety Building (595 Sycarr Lucretia Hanson Little History R. C ity Hall is remodeled . N inetieth anniversary of Mill Val POSTUFFICE ADDRESS, EAi;TLA ND, MI LL \' ALLE Y, CALlFOR :\IA . Compiled l ~/-~~~:-i ~h ~ O ther Coun try Orders soliciLeu a ud promptly nUeuued to. ~ J INhS ;:,o;urdcy Al~a:.l!::; 5. H 1 89~ R ustic woodworking was an adverti sed specialty in old Mill V alley. Tho ugh n ot entirely local , it refl ected an en ch antment wit h na tural beauty. H o mes and camps everywhere were adorned with rust ic gates , porch es and furni shings, ran ging from in tentionally crude to symmetrically ornate. M any examples survive around Mill Valley. 1890 Mill Valley f Avenue, with fa Richardso n Bay. W in 1856 and T hro his heirs ' huge l Mill Valley. He t c H R o N o L o 1822 1826 1834 1836 1838 1842 1845 1850 1853 TMENT It-(f,, "! •• ~S, ::::<Ii~~: BUETTI, auW~ Ueoantijr FOR SALE SnJllJucr Houses [\D(1 Log Ca.bins of any DiJllCDl'JIlODS . y William Richardson, Englishman, arrives in San Fr ancisco. John Thomas Reed, Ir ishman, arrives in San Francisco. Reed obtains 8,000-acre Mexican land grant, Rancho C orte Madera del Presidio (in Mill Valley , east of Miller A ve nu e a nd 8 1ithedale Canyon). Reed builds sawmill (Cascade & Molino) and marri es Hilaria Sanchez. Richardso n obtains 19,OOO-acre Mexica n land grant, Rancho Saucel ito (in Mill Vall ey, west of Mill er Avenue and 81 ithedale Ca nyon). Reed builds I- I/z-story adobe (LaGoma & Locke Lane); dies at age 38. (Other sources list date as (843). Hil aria Reed marries 8ernard ino Garcia . Cali fornia becomes a state and Marin a county, making Hil aria Reed-Garcia subject to taxes; squatters settle on Reed ra ncho . Hilari a's son, Ricardo Reed, and husband, 8ernardino Garcia, die; Land Commission hold hearings to prove widow's ow nership of land east of Mill Valley, including Alto, Strawberry, Tiburon, 8elvedere. Succession of guardians in following years "administer" estate for Reed children and widow. Richardso n, 60, dies; Samuel Th rockmorton administers Rancho Saucelito estate for heirs. 1856 1859 Richardson's heirs deed ra ncho to T hrockmo rton. 1866 Throckmorton builds hunting lodge , "The Homestead," (Linden Lane & Montford) in present Homestead Valley; Jacob Gardner hired as ranch supervisor. 1865 -1872 Marriages of Hilaria Reed-Garcia's children: Inez Reed to Thomas Deffebac h I; Carmelita G arcia to Hugh Boyle; John joseph Reed to Carlota Suarez; Hil arita Reed to Dr. Benjamin Lyford. 1868 Hilaria Reed-Garcia dies ; Mill Valley sections of rancho go to Inez Deffebach a nd Carmel ita Boyle . 1873 Dr. john Cushing homesteads 442 acres in 81ithedale Canyon along Corte Madera Creek; builds hotel and resort which remain popular fo r yea rs afrer hi s death in 1879. 1883 Thtockmorton dies. San Francisco Savings Union forecl oses loan and by 1889 takes over 13,OOO-acre rancho. 1884 North Pacific Coast Railroad is extended fro m Marin City area across Mill Valley marshland to Corte Madera; Reed adobe burns; Inez and T homas Deffebach I die. 1885 D r. Alexander Warner settles in Warner Canyon (Mill Vall ey golf course). North Pacific Coast Ra ilroad adds spur from Almonte to Mill Valley. Michael M. O'Shaugh nessy surveys western po rtion of Mill Valley for 1889 Tamalpa is Land and Water Company Joseph Eastla nd , president; other officers: Rober Magee , Louis Janes, Lovell White, C. O . G. Miller. Roads, pedestrian lanes and steps are built; Cascade Dam built to supply water. May 3 1 auction of lots at O ld M ill site for town of Eastland and Millwood (Mill Vall ey ). Lot I, 810ck I (Old Mill Tavern) goes to Henty Bornemann 1890 fot $5 75. During next 10 years businesses, homes, summer cottages , and a school are built; also Catholic, Episcopal, and Congregational churches , plus four new hotels (Eastla nd, The Abbey, Madrona , Kenilworth Inn) in addition to existing 81ithedale Hotel. 1892 "Eastland" Post Office opens. 1896 "Ctookedest Railroad in t he World" starts running from Mill Valley to top of Me. Tamalpais and remains popular tourist attr action until 1930. More tha n eight miles of track, with 281 curves , end at hotel-tavern at 2,353 feet 244 feet below actual summit of mountain . 1900 C lause in original deed s banning sale of hard liquor inside city is rules unconstitutional, and saloons start to appear. Need for control leads to successful incorporation election August 25 . First Board of Trustees: Frank F. Bostwick, president; Oscar C. Cappelmann, Alfred W. 8ush, Charles Sto rck, and Jacob Gardner , trustees; A. L House, treasurer; james McDonald, town marshal. First Board of Trustees meeting in Grethel's Hall over Eastl and 8 akery and Confectionary (Lockwood's Pharm.) Sequoia Saloon (Wells Fargo 8 ank) September 4. Trustees pass strict licensing ordinance banning "objectionable" saloons. Tamalpais Land and Water Company donates six-acre Old M ill Park to city. (park is enlarged in 1927.) Outdoor Art Club is organized, with primary purpose of protecting town's natural beauty. 1902 Town votes $50,000 to replace plank sidewalks with cement. Trains on Miller are electrified . 1903 Post O ffi ce changes from Eastl and to Mill Valley. 1904 Refugees from San Francisco earthquake and fire cause rapid growth of Mill Valley. Outdoor Art Club and Tamalpais High School are built. 1906 C armelita Boyle donates 2.3 acres for original Boyle Park. (Additional land purchased in 1908, '30, '33, '37 .) Park School (E. 8lithedale & Elm) and Carnegie Library (52 Lovell) open. 8lithedale Hotel burns. 1910 1910 -1920 City streets are paved; growth includes 81ithedale, Sunnyside, and Park subdi visions. 1913 M e. Tamalpais Scenic Railway adds spur line to Muir Woods using gravity cars; c hanges na me to Me. Tamalpa is and M uir Woods Railway. 1929 Middle Ridge fire destroys more than 100 homes and burns to edge of business district . 1936 New City Hall (26 C orte Madera) is dedicated . 1937 G olden G ate 8 ridge opens. 1941 Post Office (Sunn yside and E. 8lithedale) opens. Greyhound buses replace railroad and ferries. 1942 Voters approve city manager form o f government. City pu rchases bus depot (Throckmorton & Miller) and railroad right-of-way along Miller and C amino A lto. 1954 1955 Crews remove or pave over railroad tracks on Miller and extend Sunnyside A venue to Miller. 1966 M ill Valley Public Library ope ns at 375 Throckmorton. O ur Lady of Me. C armel Catholic Church opens; has spire of 134 feet, at t hat time ta llest b uild ing in Marin County. 1968 1975 -1977 Drought years. Marin M unicipal Water District slashes water use 57 percent; builds pipeline across Richmond-San Rafael 8 ridge in 1977. 1976 Publi c Safety 8u ildi ng (59 5 Sycamore) for police and fire d epartments is ded icated. 1977 Lucretia Hanson Little History Room in M ill Valley Public Library is dedicated. City Ha ll is remodeled . 1978 1980 Ninetieth anniversary of Mill Valley lot auction and city's 80th anniversary . AND, MI LL " ALLE Y, C.\L1 FORXI.-I. . Compiled from Lucretia Hanson Little's 1975 chronology and material in the History Room cited and promptly attended to.-Q n g was an advertised Valley. Tho ugh not cted an enchantment Homes and camps )rned with rustic gates, ngs , ranging from in symmetrically ornate . ive around Mill V alley. G 1890 M ill Valley from a pastoral Summit Avenue, with four-m asters at anchor in Richardson Bay. W illiam Richardson died in 1856 and Throckmorton administered his he irs' huge rancho, which included Mill Valley. He gained complete control by 1859. 17 Madrona (off Throckmorton) Specializing in Continental & American Desserts, Croissants, Rye Bread and Brioche. SUPERVISOR 3RD DISTRICT We use only the finest fresh ingredients: pure butter, whole eggs, natural flavoring. 388·3832 ELECTION JUNE 3 ..".. D. ~ ~ o • Open Tues.Sat, 9·6 MILL VALLEY BOOK DEPOT & CAFE (THE OLD RAILROAD DEP01) STATE FARM INSURANC E CO'S Offering a fine selection of BOOKS • PERIODICALS • GOOD FOOD J 1 1 MI LLER AV ENUE 388- 5 6 79 Mil L VALL EY. CA LI FORN IA 9" 9 4' 87 THROCKMORTON AVENUE 383·7455 s. P.A. by advance appoi ntment GORDON'S OFFICE SUPPLY 4 FREE HOT TUB/SAUNA IF YOUR HOUSE WAS BUILT BEFOR E 1950 Shi atsu Prac ti c ioners As soc iation Massage, Hyd roth erapy & Saun a Center 61 Camino Alto, Suite 103, M ill Valley, 383- 1586 388-4415 7 LOCUST AVE. (Near Miller Ave.) MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE LIN E OF OFFI CE SUPPLIES IN MILL VALLEY. • • • • • XEROX COPI ES FILE CABINETS SCHOOL SUPPLI ES FREE DELI VERY SAM E WEEK DELI VERY ON SPECI AL ORDERS GORDON & VIRGINIA TJ~MJ~I.PJ~IS I·IJ~BI)\\~~BI: MARTINIZING 30 MILLER AVENU E THE MOST IN DRY CLEANING 388.255 7 AND QUALITY CLEANING GI:NI:I~J\I. SiCI~I: 19 THROCKMORTON AVENUE iJ\MJ\I.I'J\IS 3 88·743 7 RUTH & HERB SCHNEIDER, PROPRIETORS FINISH LAUNDRY ALTERATIONS-REPAIRS 31 MILLER AVENUE 383·2930
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