One has to be cautious about items found on the internet. Even sources that are reputable have their flaws. For some odd reason, I checked out Wikipedia’s entry for Hayden Hill. It states that Hayden Hill, Lassen County’s largest mining community was named for geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden (1829-1887). While most of his work was done in the Rocky Mountains, it is doubtful he ever set foot in California.

In 1870, when news of gold discovery south of Adin, some 500 prospectors descended upon the scene, initially known as Providence. On December 5, 1870 the mining district was named after veteran miner Joseph Warren Hayden, who at the age of 56, was the oldest miner there. Hayden died there on Christmas Day 1884 and was buried in the Hayden Hill Cemetery.

Now, I am prone to err, also. However, I do my utmost to correct my mistakes. One in particular, that I need to update is Hill’s Market, wherein I omitted Mildred (Long) Hill. One item, that I am still working on is problematic, was the management/ownership after Mildred’s passing in 1967.

Tim