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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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The historic California mining town of Jimtown (Jamestown) was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Dec. 18, starting in a bakery and consuming most wooden buildings, leaving 1,000 residents homeless. No fire department existed, and aid from Sonora arrived too late.
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The Famous California Mining Town Destroyed by Fire.
Sonora, Cal., Dec. 18—The old mining town of Jamestown, famous in California literature as 'Jimtown,' was almost completely destroyed by fire today. All the buildings were of wood, and the fire which started in a bakery, was unchecked until all but two or three isolated dwellings were consumed. Jimtown was the supply station for an important group of mines, including the well known Rawhide mine. One thousand people are homeless as a result of the fire. The town possessed no fire department and before assistance could be sent from Sonora the town had been obliterated.
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Jamestown, Cal.
Event Date
Dec. 18
Outcome
one thousand people homeless; town almost completely destroyed, all but two or three dwellings consumed.
Event Details
The old mining town of Jamestown, known as 'Jimtown,' was almost completely destroyed by fire today. The fire started in a bakery and spread unchecked through wooden buildings until only two or three isolated dwellings remained. Jimtown served as a supply station for important mines, including the Rawhide mine. The town had no fire department, and assistance from Sonora arrived too late to save it.