practice of surgery he has been very successful.
now the examining physician for the Chosen Friends,
and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. For his
second wife he married Miss Elizabeth M. Keyser, of
Covington, Kentucky.

COMMODORE PERRY YOUNG

Is charitable purposes than does John Ge Yough. He has adopted the American style of dress throughout. Is a believer in the golden rule, and would that there were more such, both among his and our own countryJACOB ZENTGRAF

men.

Was born in Saxe-Weimar-Eisnach, Germany, August 12, 1821, is a son of George and Mary Zentgraf, Was the tenth child of a family of twelve. He was who were natives of the same place. When 16 years born in Hawkins county, East Tennessee, on the 15th old he learned the stone cutters trade from his father, day of March, 1816. His father died when he was but 12 years old, he remained with his mother at work also a stone cutter, and continued to work at the trade on a farm until he acquired manhood. In 1830 his in Germany, until 1852, during that year he emigrated mother moved to Missouri and settled in Pettis to the United States, and followed the trade at Butler, county. In 1849 he crossed the plains to Oregon and Pennsylvania, for a few months. In 1853 he came to California via Nicaragua route, landed at San Franin '50 came to California, late in the same year he returned East, and in 1852 again crossed the plains to cisco, December 11th, same year, and began mining the golden west, this time to remain. His first at- on Weber creek. In the fall of 1854, in company tempt at mining was at Diamond Springs, in company with his brother Antone, bought the place where he with M. G. Griffith. From 1861 to '64 he was ennow lives and began setting out vines the same year; gaged in mining at Grizzly Flat. In 1850 he mined 32 vines had been planted on the place in 1849, by a at Georgia Slide. For several years he has been Jus- Mr. Stevens. This was perhaps the first vineyard in tice of the Peace in Coloma township. Is a member of the country, and all those others of early days were the Masonic fraternity and was Master of Acazia Lodge furnished from it. Mr. Zentgraf has sold vines as four years, Treasurer two years and is now Secretary. high as $25,00 per thousand. As early as 1857, 1800 He was received into the order at Georgetown, Mis-gallons of wine was made on this place and all of it souri, in 1851. Sold at $1.50 per gallon. In 1859 a small distillery was set up by Mr. Zentgraf and brandy made at $2.50 per gallon. He now makes from 12 to 14 barrels of brandy and from 4 to 6 thousand gallons of wine. In 1871 he erected his present home. The farm consists of about 520 acres of land, on which there is abun dance of water and good improvements. The place is located on the Coloma road about ten miles from Folsom.

JOHN GE YOUGH,

The Chinese shoe-maker of Garden Valley, was born in the province of Canton, China, Aug. 10, 1846, and is a son of Ge Ya-Ho. In 1862 he was possessed of a desire to visit the United States, and contrary to the wishes of his parents he joined in with a company of about thirty and started on what he expected would be a pleasure trip, as he fully intended to return to He was married in August, 1858, to Mary Fisher, China. After arriving on this coast he heard all his who was born in Germany. There have been nine countrymen and friends say they were going to the children born to them, seven sons and two daughters, mountains to dig gold, so he joined in and with the as- viz: George, John, Gabriel, William, Lambert, Frank, sistance of friends purchased a claim at Johntown. Jacob, Johanna and Mary. In 1857 he bought the He could not make mining pay, however, and aban-interest of the brother and has owned and controlled doned it to take a place in the home of Mr. Borland, the place alone since. Mr, Zentgraf is one of the suca shoe maker in the village. He began driving nails and pegs to assist Mr. Borland, and in a short time became master of the trade. Mr. Borland and his good wife were kind to him and taught him the English language, which he can read, write and speak quite well. In 1871 he purchased the residence and business of Mr. Borland and has since conducted a Was born in the Canton Aargau, Switzerland, near the lucrative business, he has the confidence, good will Rhine. His father was a farmer and wine grower. and co-operation of all the best American citizens in When Sebastian was 24 years old he came to the the vicinity. He embraced the Christian religion soon United States and settled in Seneca county, and later after coming to our shores, is temperate and steady in in Hancock, Ohio. In 1852 he crossed the plains all things, and no man in the community contributes with an ox team to California, and his first venture more liberally to the support of church, school or was mining at Webertown. After about one year he

cessful men of El Dorado county, when he landed in
California he had a family on hand and $5 in money.
Father died in Germany and mother came to the
United States in 1857.

SEBASTIAN ZIMMERMAN

went to Amador county, and two years later to Dia- business and he engaged in farming. Has 700 acres mond Springs, here in company with Dr. Adams and of good land. He was married in 1857 to Catherine a Mr. Hines, he took out $63,000 in gold in nine Sullivan. There have been eight children, viz: Mary, months. In 1858 he purchased the Ohio House deceased, Kittie, Addie, Theresa, Mattie, Joseph, property, on which he erected several buildings and Robert E., and Arthur. When at Diamond he opened a hotel. There were from 50 to 80 teams mined on what was called Bean Hill, and paid as stopping every night at that time, but the completion much as $750 for a one quarter lot in the village at of the railroad to Shingle Springs, broke up the hotel that time.