The town of Spalding was the predecessor of today’s Spalding Tract. In February 1914, John S. Spalding announced his intention to subdivide his 420-acre ranch on the west shore of Eagle Lake (near Pine Creek) for a summer resort and town.
William D. Minklcer surveyed and plotted the new 200-acrre townsite of Spalding and recored his map with the County of Lassen on July 6, 1914. Streets and alleys in the town were dedicated to the County of Lassen, with Spalding obtaining a performance bond as required.
The interest generated by Susanville newspapers made it appear as though the lots would be sold out quickly. To the contrary, only one lot was sold in the Town of Spalding. On July 10, 1914 John S. Spalding sold Lot 1, Block Q to Susanville resident Asa M. Fairfield for $10.
For whatever reason, all the hoopla regarding the new Town of Spalding subsided as quickly as it began. It should be noted that there was a lot going on with the new establishment of the mill town of Westwood and the Mt. Lassen eruptions. In 1917, John Spalding sold his holdings to hid daughter and son-in-law Zella and Ben Yeakey. In 1920, the Yeakeys transferred the property to Will and Hazel Spalding, brother and sister-in-law of Zella.
In the fall of 1924, Spalding filed a petition in the Lassen County Superior Court to dissolve the townsite. It was granted. Will Spalding had other plans for a much larger subdivision that we known today as Spalding Tract.