Wheels West Day in Susanville History – October 25th, 1940

A panorama made up of three Eastman’s photographs.  Combined from Eastman’s negatives D1742a, D1742c and D1742 this panoramic view is taken of the Coffin ranch north of Susanville off of Highway 139. ~ Click on the picture for a big version!

Downpour Cheers Lassen Ranchers
October 25th, 1940

All Lassen county was gladdened by the best drenching of the season Thursday and Friday night when a total of .61 of an inch of rain fell in the Susanville area and close to an inch in the surrounding foothill and grazing areas, making a total for the season of 1.28 inches, against .41 of an inch for the corresponding date last year.

The rainfall has softened parched and burned areas in all parts of the county, Big Valley’s potato-land in particular, receiving a heavy drenching.

Streams and sloughs in all parts of the county began to flow early yesterday, after a season of dryness.

Frogs Planted In Lassen Area
Five thousand frogs were planted Thursday and Friday in the sloughs and tule ponds of the Honey Lake Valley from Susanville to Standish.

The frogs were taken from nearly dried up ponds and streams around Nelson in Butte county.

Ten milk cans full were gathered and moved to Lassen County by Capt. E. Wraith of the state fish and game patrol in this area.

The frogs were transplanted to this area at the request of the Lassen county fish and game conservation league.

We are always looking for new pictures to preserve and share in our historical photo collection and we would love to see yours.Your picture will be added to our digital archive for future use and we will make sure you receive credit whenever possible. Email your contribution along with your name and a short description of what you’ve sent to webxtra@susanvillestuff.com. A digital copy of every submission will also be donated to the Lassen Historical Society for preservation in their files.

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