This was an interesting tidbit that appeared in the Lassen Advocate of 4 March 1910. Madeline Matters appeared every week was from the local correspondent for the newspaper.  “Dateline, February 28, 1910 –The new station of Ravendale on the eastern side the valley is rapidly being built and rumor has it will be a N-C-O division station. J.H. Williams and G. Horton are there at present writing surveying and plotting the townsite.”

It should be noted that the Ravendale post office was recently establish on February 2, 1910. Williams’s town plot of Ravendale would not be recorded with the County until November 15, 1913. What Williams’ qualifications to survey and plot is not known, but he served as the Justice of Peace for the Madeline Township.

Tim