ANGELS CAMP
In
the foothills of the Sierra Nevada is the town of Angels Camp, founded in 1848
by George Angel, a member of Stevenson's Regiment. This outfit was a group of
young men who ventured out from New York under the leadership of a politician,
Col. Jonathan D. Stevenson, and a few regular army officers. Arriving in San
Francisco too late to take part in the Mexican War, they served garrison duty
until the regiment was disbanded in 1848. Many members of the group went off to
find wealth in the hills while others stayed to make mischief in San Francisco.
It was Mark Twain, however, who made Angels Camp famous with "The
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." That storied event is still
saluted each spring during the county fair. Bret Harte also used Angels Camp as
the setting for his story "The Luck of Roaring Camp."
Miners Protective Union
The
Miners' Protective Union was organized in the Stickle's Theatre, Saturday
evening, January 10, 1885. It was organized for the purpose of procuring better
underground working conditions and to stop "raw-hiding" that owners
of various mines were accused of doing, the result of which brought about
appalling loss of life. It was the first society for the betterment of miners
in Angel's Camp. L. J. Fowler was chosen temporary chairman and Thomas F.
Laird, temporary secretary. The following were among the miners who signed the
roll: George A. Carlow, Paul Dieren, H. M. Stephens, Santine Navone, Robert
Kean, Frank Gospodnetich, D.
Stephens, Joseph Hocking, Charles G. Daniels, George W. Glass, J. Gospodnetich, Angelo Botto, James F.
Bennett, and Andrew Swenson.
Croatian Fraternal Union No. 169
Croatian
Fraternal Union, Jupiter, was organized at Angels Camp in 1901. Croatian miners
had goldmines in this district in 1852. Many of the early goldminers belonged
to the Slavonic Illyric Society of 1857 out of San Francisco. Pioneers are:
NAME YEAR OCCUP LOCATION ORIGIN REF
ANTUNOVICH, CVJETO 1910 Society Angels Camp Gjurinci Cfu
ANTUNOVICH, MARION 1910 Society Angels Camp Mikulici Cfu
ARBANAS, MIKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
ARBANAS, PAUL 1901 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
BABICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Gradac Cfu
BAGOJE, BOZO 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
BAN, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Bani Cfu
BAN, STEPHEN 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
BELEMECICH, MATO 1901 Society Angels Camp Dubravica Cfu
BENDIS, ANDREW 1910 Society Angels Camp Radocic Cfu
BENDIS, GEORGE 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
BERBORA, PERO 1910 Society Angels Camp Cepikuce Cfu
BJELOS, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Vataja Cfu
BOKARICA, ANDREW 1910 Society Angels Camp Tusice Cfu
BOKARICA, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Gruda Cfu
BOKARICA, JAKOB 1910 Society Angels Camp Tusice Cfu
BOKARICA, JAKOV 1910 Society Angels Camp Pusica Cfu
BOKARICA, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Fuzici Cfu
BOKARICA, MIHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Tusice Cfu
BOROJE, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
BOSKOVICH, MIHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Cilipi Cfu
BOVINICH, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Brac Cfu
BRADAS, PETER 1910 Society Angels Camp Trnovica Cfu
BRAJKOVICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Zastolje Cfu
BRAJKOVICH, PETER 1910 Society Angels Camp Lastalje Cfu
CAPANICH, JOVAN 1910 Society Angels Camp Hercegovina Cfu
CHETKOVICH, MARKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
CHETKOVICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
CRNCEVICH, ANDREW 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
CRNCEVICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
CULICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Pridvorje Cfu
CVETKOVICH, BOZO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radojcici Cfu
CVETKOVICH, MARKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radojcici Cfu
CVETKOVICH, MIHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
CVETKOVICH, NIKOLA 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
DOBROTA, NIKOLA 1901 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
DOMARAC, RADE 1901 Society Angels Camp Dubrovnik Cfu
DRAKULICH, ANGELA 1910 Society Angels Camp Kamenci Cfu
DUBRETA, ANTON 1901 Society Angels Camp Cavtat Cfu
DUBRETA, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
ERBEN, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Vrbosko Cfu
FARCICH, DONKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Korcula Cfu
FERKOVICH, MIHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
FERKOVICH, TOMO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
FRKOVICH, MAKS 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
GABRJEL, CVJETKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Ston Cfu
GAVRANICH, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Korcula Cfu
GOICH, FRANK 1901 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
GRMOLJEZ, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrcine Cfu
HLAVAC, SIMON 1910 Society Angels Camp Cavtat Cfu
JANJICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Majkovi Cfu
JELOVICH, MARTIN 1901 Society Angels Camp Cavtat Cfu
JERINICH, NIKOLA 1910 Society Angels Camp Trnovica Cfu
KALINICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Veprinac Cfu
KAPETANICH, JOHN 1901 Society Angels Camp Dubrovnik Cfu
KAPETANICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Cavtat Cfu
KAPETANICH, JOSEPH 1910 Society Angels Camp Dubrovnik Cfu
KAPETANICH, LUCIJA 1910 Society Angels Camp Orasac Cfu
KAUZLARICH, GEORGE 1901 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
KOLENDICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Rusan Cfu
KOSACICH, PETER 1910 Society Angels Camp Jesenica Cfu
KOVACICH, SEPHEN 1910 Society Angels Camp Mronice Cfu
KRUZICH, LOVRO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
KUNJAS, JOHN 1901 Society Angels Camp Srebreno Cfu
KUSIJA, BOZO 1901 Society Angels Camp Rijeka Dubr Cfu
LAPTALO, VLAHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Uskoplje Cfu
LASICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
LASICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
LASICH, MATO 1901 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
LASICH, PERO 1901 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
LAZAREVICH, MIKE 1910 Society Angels Camp Vitaje Cfu
LEVANT, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Korcula Cfu
LJUBENKO, KRISTO 1910 Society Angels Camp Gjurinci Cfu
LOVKA, FRANK 1910 Society Angels Camp Krucica Cfu
LUCICH, FERDIN 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
LUCICH, PETER 1910 Society Angels Camp Oslje Cfu
MAGUD, LUKA 1910 Society Angels Camp Bacevdol Cfu
MAGUD, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Bacevdol Cfu
MAGUD, MIHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Bacevdol Cfu
MARINOVICH, LUKA 1910 Society Angels Camp Pridvorje Cfu
MARINOVICH, VLAHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Pridvorje Cfu
MARKOVICH, TOMO 1910 Society Angels Camp Plemenitas Cfu
MARTINCICH, ANTON 1901 Society Angels Camp Zadka Cfu
MARTINCICH, JOHN 1901 Society Angels Camp Veprinac Cfu
MARTINCICH, MATO 1901 Society Angels Camp Veprinac Cfu
MATICH, MIKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Radovcic Cfu
MATICH, MIKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Topolo Cfu
MATICH, VLAHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Topolo Cfu
MATKOVICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Mikulici Cfu
MATULICH, SIMON 1910 Society Angels Camp Dagole Cfu
METKOVICH, GEORGE 1910 Society Angels Camp Mikulici Cfu
METKOVICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mikulici Cfu
MIHAILOVICH, SIMON 1910 Society Angels Camp Boka Cfu
MIKICH, GUSTA 1901 Society Angels Camp Volosko Cfu
MILADIN, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Bani Cfu
MILADIN, PAUL 1910 Society Angels Camp Bani Cfu
MILISICH, JOHN 1901 Society Angels Camp Hercegovina Cfu
MILOSEVICH, JAKOB 1910 Society Angels Camp Boka Cfu
MOLIVICH, JOVO 1910 Society Angels Camp Boka Cfu
MORTAJNICH, MARTIN 1901 Society Angels Camp Gruda Cfu
MORTIGIJA, JOHN 1901 Society Angels Camp Dubrovnik Cfu
MRDALO, GEORGE 1910 Society Angels Camp Trnovica Cfu
MRDALO, PETER 1910 Society Angels Camp Trnovica Cfu
MRSICH, DUSAN 1910 Society Angels Camp Boka Cfu
MUSTAHINICH, MART 1910 Society Angels Camp Bacevdol Cfu
MUZARA, ANDREW 1910 Society Angels Camp Salano Cfu
OBULJA, GEORGE 1910 Society Angels Camp Ston Cfu
PIEROVICH, NIKOLA 1901 Society Angels Camp Vodovadja Cfu
PIEROVICH, PAUL 1910 Society Angels Camp Vodovadja Cfu
POLICH, JOSEPH 1901 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
POLICH, JOSEPH 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
PULJICH, MIKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrcine Cfu
PUSICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
PUSICH, PETER 1901 Society Angels Camp Boka Cfu
RADANICH, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Dubrovnik Cfu
RADICH, GEORGE 1910 Society Angels Camp Trncina Cfu
RADICH, NIKOLA 1910 Society Angels Camp Trncina Cfu
RADOSEVICH, STANKO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
RESOVICH, LUKA 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrcine Cfu
RUMAC, VICTOR 1901 Society Angels Camp Veprinac Cfu
SIMUNOVICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Hercegovina Cfu
SIMUNOVICH, VIDA 1910 Society Angels Camp Hercegovina Cfu
SIRGOTA, MARTIN 1901 Society Angels Camp Mikulici Cfu
SKACAN, ZVONIMIR 1910 Society Angels Camp Sv Ana Cfu
SKOCKO, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
SKOCKO, PAUL 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
SKVORCE, GEORGE 1910 Society Angels Camp Plocice Cfu
SMAJKO, PERO 1910 Society Angels Camp Palje Brdo Cfu
SPADJER, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Limnjene Cfu
SRNCEVICH, LUKA 1910 Society Angels Camp Radocic Cfu
STARCEVICH, ALBERT 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
STARCEVICH, JAKOB 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
STARCEVICH, MARTIN 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
STARCEVICH, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
SUNJICH, JOSEPH 1910 Society Angels Camp Opuzen Cfu
SUSICH, STEPHEN 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
SUSICH, VALENTIN 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrkopalj Cfu
SUSILO, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Trnovica Cfu
TELONICH, ILAR 1910 Society Angels Camp Martinovici Cfu
TIKVICA, MATO 1901 Society Angels Camp Dubrovnik Cfu
TORNICH, FRANK 1901 Society Angels Camp Planina Cfu
TRTOMAN, MATO 1910 Society Angels Camp Vodovadja Cfu
TRTOMAN, MIHO 1901 Society Angels Camp Bani Cfu
URDALO, FRANK 1901 Society Angels Camp Korcula Cfu
URLOVICH, VLAHO 1910 Society Angels Camp Mrzine Cfu
VOJNICH, MATO 1901 Society Angels Camp Gabela Cfu
VRBAN, TOMA 1910 Society Angels Camp Peteranac Cfu
VUKOVICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Radojcici Cfu
VUSICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Plocice Cfu
ZIVAC, BOZO 1910 Society Angels Camp Dunave Cfu
ZIVANOVICH, JOHN 1910 Society Angels Camp Cavtat Cfu
ZIVANOVICH, PAUL 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
ZIVANOVICH, PERO 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
ZIVANOVICH, PETER 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu
ZOVKO, PERO 1910 Society Angels Camp Drvenik Cfu
ZUZALO, ANTON 1910 Society Angels Camp Ljuta Cfu