San José, Oakland, Benicia, Sacramento, Folsom, Diamond Springs, Placerville, Coloma, Auburn, Grass Valley, Nevada, Forest City, Downieville, and from Placerville to Volcano, Jackson, Mokelumne Hill, San Andreas, Murphy's, Columbia, Sonora, and the intermediate towns and mining camps. 3. NORTHERN TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Organized 1857; number of miles of communication, two hundred and twenty, connecting Marysville with Oroville, Chico, Tehama, Red Bluffs, Shasta, Weaver and Yreka. 4. HUMBOLDT TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Organized 1858. This line, now in the course of construction, will connect Placerville with Salt Lake, via Carson Valley, and from this point it is proposed to extend the line to St. Louis, Missouri. 5. PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Organized by act of the Legislature, 1858. This company propose to construct a line of communication from San Francisco to San Antonio, Texas, via Los Angeles and the line of the Great Overland Mail Route from San Francisco to Memphis, Tenn. XX.-FRATERNITY OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS. 1. THE MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE OF CALIFORNIA. The M. W. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California was organized on the 18th day of April, 1850; when there were represented three chartered lodges viz.: California Lodge, No. 13, holding under the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia-now California Lodge, No. 1; Western Star Lodge, No. 98, holding under the Grand Lodge of Missourinow Western Star Lodge, No. 2; and Connecticut Lodge, No. 75, holding under the Grand Lodge of Connecticut-now Tehama Lodge, No. 3. Since that time to this date, (Sept. 7, 1858,) one hundred and twenty-seven lodges have received charters from the Grand Lodge of California, one hundred and seventeen of which are now in prosperous existence, besides five lodges under dispensation, having an aggregate membership, in all, of about five thousand. The officers of the Grand Lodge for the present year, are: N. Greene Curtis, M. W. Grand Master, Sacramento; P. W. Shepheard, R. W. Deputy Grand Master, San Francisco; William McCormick, R. W. Senior Grand Warden, Grass Valley; James W. Bicknell, R. W. Junior Grand Warden, Volcano; Addison Martin, R. W. Grand Treasurer, San Francisco; Alexander G. Abell, R. W. Grand Secretary, San Francisco; William H. Hill, Rev. and W. Grand Chaplain, Sacramento; James L. English, W. Grand Orator, Sacramento; Lawrence C. Owen, W. Assistant Grand Secretary, San Francisco; Thomas P. Hawley, W. Grand Marshal, Nevada: John M. Ting ley, W. Grand Standard Bearer, St. Louis; Isaac N. Barnes, W. Grand Sword Bearer, Placerville; George C. Yount, W. Grand Bible Bearer, Yountville; William McKean, W. Senior Grand Deacon, Grizzly Flat; E. H. Van Decar, W. Junior Grand Deacon, Iowa Hill; Gilbert Lanphier, Johnson's Bar, and Lewis Reynolds, Downieville, W. Grand Stewards; Henry L. Davis, W. Grand Organist, San Francisco; N. Dennis Witt, W. Grand Pursuivant, Oroville; O. D. Chafee, W. Grand Tyler, Sacramento. 2. LIST OF LODGES, Now Existing under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of California. Parfait Union.. Occidental Madison. Santa Cruz. Martinez... 8 Sonora.. 9 Marysville 10 San José 12 Napa... 14 Sonoma 16 Auburn 17 San Francisco. 29 Diamond Springs 36 Bidwell's Bar 37 Yreka 39 Marysville. Santa Clara... "L Nevada. แ San Francisco. May San Joaquin.. Tuolumne San Francisco. " 5, 1853 66 El Dorado.. แ แ " แ แ 66 Unity Valley Carpenter..... 122 Alamo... 125 San Francisco. 127 San Francisco. U. D. Visalia... U. D. Nicolaus U. D. San Bernardino.. County. Tuolumne Date when Charter was ordered. May 14, 1857 Siskiyou Nevada Santa Cruz Butte.. San Joaquin.. El Dorado.. U. D. Foreman's Ranch... San Joaquin.. U. D. Wood's Ferry.... San Joaquin.. The Grand Lodge holds its Annual Communications at the city of Sacramento, on the second Tuesday in May. 3. GRAND CHAPTER OF CALIFORNIA. The M. E. Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of the State of California, was organized on the 8th day of May, 1854, there being present, by their legal representatives, three constituted Chapters, viz: San Francisco Chapter, No. 1; Sonora Chapter, No. 2; and Sacramento Chapter, No. 3, all holding under the General Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the United States of America. There are now twenty-two chartered Chapters under its jurisdiction, besides one under dispensation, having an aggregate membership of about seven hundred. The officers of the Grand Chapter for the present year are: Thomas H. Caswell, M. E. Grand High Priest, Nevada; Whiting G. West, E. Deputy Grand High Priest, Shasta; James A. Jackson, E. Grand King, Columbia; Henry Hare Hartley, E. Grand Scribe, Sacramento; Phillip W. Shepheard, E. Grand Treasurer, San Francisco; George I. N. Monell, E. Grand Secretary, Sacramento; Adolphus Hollub, E. Grand Captain of the Host, San Francisco; Aaron D. Park, E. Grand Royal Arch Captain, Diamond Springs; Morris Evans, E. Grand Chaplain, Grass Valley; O. H. Dibble, E. Grand Lecturer, Grass Valley; O. D. Chafee, E. Grand Guard, Sac ramento. LIST OF CHAPTERS Now in Existence under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of California. Where In what High Priest. Secretary. 1San Francisco... San Francisco L. C. Owen Tuolumne...... Charles M. Radcliff Hugh G. Platt...... 3 Sacramento....... Sacramento.... J. II. Culver......... G. E. Montgomery 4 Diamond Springs El Dorado...... A. D. Park ...... Alex. Siesbuttle... San Francisco R. E Raimond.... E. W. Bourne...... Nevada.......... Thos. H. Caswell... J. F. Rudolph..... Solano ........ 5 San Francisco 6 Neva la 7 Benicia Solumbia 9 Shasta. .......10 Forest City. Nevada..... Benicia.... Shasta. Forest..... Volcano Calaveras.... Howard.. Cyrus.. St. James... Libanus.. Washington......13 Marysville ...14 San José. ...16 Placerville... Grass Valley.....18 Grass Valley. ...19 Weaverville.. ...2) Oroville. Sierra..............21 Downieville Trinity Franklin Oliver Petaluma.........22 Petaluma.... U. D. Todd's Valley.... Placer......... The Grand Chapter holds its Annual Communications on the Thursday next preceding the second Tuesday in May. 4. GRAND COMMANDERY OF CALIFORNIA. The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar and the appendant orders for the State of California, was organized, by authority of a warrant from the Grand Master of the Order in the United States, on the 10th day of August, 1858; the following Commanderies being represented, comprising all now existing in the State, viz: Name and Number. Place of Location. Date of Charter. California Commandery, No. 1.. San Francisco San Francisco Nov. 1, 1853 Sacramento Commandery, No. 2 Sacramento.. Sacramento.. Feb. 6, 1854 Pacific Commandery. No. 3.... Columbia.... Tuolumne. Sept. 10, 1856 The Grand Commandery holds its Annual Conclaves in the city of San Francisco, on the fourth Saturday in June; and its officers for the present year are as follows: Sir Isaac Davis, R. E. Grand Commander, Sacramento; Sir Leander Ransom, V. E. Deputy Grand Commander, San Francisco; Sir John S. Graham, E. Grand Generalissimo, Columbia; Sir Stillman H. Fickett, E. Grand Captain-General, Columbia; Sir James H. Culver, E. Grand Prelate, Sacramento; Sir James L. English, E. Grand Senior Warden, Sacramento; Sir James W. Marshall, E. Grand Junior Warden, Columbia; Sir Eli Cook, E. Grand Treasurer, San Francisco; Sir Alexander G. Abell, E. Grand Recorder, San Fran |