CIRCA 1920’s ROXBURY LODGE California KLAMATH & SCOTT Rivers SISKIYOU COUNTY

Description

CIRCA 1920’s
ROXBURY
LODGE
California
KLAMATH & SCOTT
Rivers
SISKIYOU COUNTY
DESCRIPTION:
Late 1920’s brochure advertising
The Roxbury Inn
[the “Bungalow”, a sixteen room mountain home, built by a New England capitalist as a guest house for his friends], at the junction of the
Klamath and Scott’s River
in
Siskiyou County
; Single sheet folded twice into 8 panels the dimensions closed are approximately 6–1/4 inches tall by 3-1/2 inches wide; 6 photographic images [including the cover] of the Lodge and surrounding area.
DATE:
The date was deduced by the late 1920’s vintage autos in the pictures and the history below.
CONDITION:
Very Good [see scans].
SECURITY
: ARGUS BOOKS [or other wording] in light grey may have been super-imposed over images for security and are not on the actual item.
HISTORY:
The Roxbury Lodge was named for the Roxbury placers discovered in the 1850’s which were a group of gold claims on the junction of the Klamath and Scott rivers, near Scott Bar, Siskiyou County, California. H.P. Nawn of Boston was the owner since 1916. The property also contained a blacksmith shop, a bunkhouse, and a “
bungalow”, which was rented out as a lodge for hunters and fisherman
. In 1932 Henry Day bought the Roxbury placers, which included the Reserve, Whiting Hill, Security, Daisy, Belmont, Success, Big D, Little D, and Dodge placer claims from the estate of H.P. Nawn. In 1938 and 1939 Day located the Samms, Excelsior, and the Shasta claims. Day appraised these properties in two preliminary reports written in September and November 1932. Henry and Harry Day purchased the Roxbury together, but Harry deeded his interest to his son in 1934. Henry spent much of 1933 and 1934 in California working on this project. In June 1935 Henry stopped work on the Roxbury and during the next ten years many people attempted to purchase parts of the property, primarily because of the
bungalow
, but Henry felt that it would be more lucrative to sell the property as a whole. Until an opportunity could be found to do so he occasionally leased the claims. In August 1946 he found buyers in Charles H. Brown and James J. Brown.
SHIPPING:
All paper items that are 1/4 of an inch thick or less are shipped between two double-walled pieces of cardboard [equal to 4 sheets of cardboard and virtually impossible to bend] by Media mail and at actual cost [unless other arrangements have been made with seller].