Researching the Official Records of Lassen County can be challenging. The above is a perfect example how vague a document can be. The title of this document is confusing, too. “Field Notes of the Survey of County Road from Susanville and Johnstonville Road to Richmond and Susanville Road.”

John C. Partridge, spent two years as the Lassen County Surveyor. In 1871, after the U.S. Government Land Office established an office in Susanville, he was appointed to U.S. Deputy Surveyor. He spent five years conducting the initial Government Land Office surveys in the region.

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