Susanville Indian Rancheria

Notice of the pending water pipeline to the Rancheria.

This might be called a trifecta as the last two posts were about the Indian Heights Cemetery and the Indian Heights Subdivision. Adjoining the subdivision to the east is the Susanville Indian Rancheria. The thirty-acre Rancheria was created on August 15, 1923 to serve the Modoc, Paiute, Pit and Washo tribes.

There was a major hinderance that hampered development of the Rancheria, a lack of water. The. few early day hardy Indians obtained their drinking from  a small spring located on the hillside above Chestnut Street and between Roop Street and Paiute Lane. Relief came to the Rancheria in 1928 when County of Lassen approved the expenditure to construct a water line to that place.

Tim

One thought on “Susanville Indian Rancheria”

  1. The spring was still active until the City installed their natural gas pipeline, just a coincidence? I doubt it.

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