It is a small stream that flows through Janesville and is tributary to Baxter Creek. It was named for Ferdinand A. Sloss (1832-1889) who came to the Honey Lake Valley in 1859. In 1860, Sloss opened a combination saloon and bowling alley at that then booming mining community of Richmond. The boom was short-lived he relocated to Janesville along the creek that bears his name. In 1872, Sloss sold his property at Janesville and relocated at Susanville.

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