Calaveras Heritage Council

ANGELS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
(FERC PROJECT NO. 2699)
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
EVALUATIONS

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Matteson shaft, also on the western slopes of Bald Hill, was reportedly sunk in 1866 by James Matteson, a blacksmith from Illinois.

The earliest routes into the gold regions followed long-established Indian trails.

Water for placer mining was first brought into Angels Camp in 1853 by the Union Water Company.

The histories of Angels Camp and Altaville are typical of many other towns in the California foothills, with their booms and busts, colorful characters, and almost century-long dependence on mining.