by
Julianne Rekow Peterson, Gem County Historical Society
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
The Payette River and some of its tributaries serve Gem County from border to border. An abundance of water, a mild climate with protected valley floors, and natural vegetation beckoned to those on Placerville�s Umatilla Trail. Having reached the ocean, many of those who had not found their utopia...