Stockton Astronomical Society
George Madeira Employment
Marshal F. Merriam
January 2006
George Madeira did many things in his working life, from what today we would call 'blue collar' to what we would call 'professional'.
As stated to the census taker:
| 1860 | Age 23 | Volcano | Miner |
| 1870 | 33 | Santa Cruz | Painter |
| 1880 | 43 | Santa Cruz | Mining |
| 1890* | 53 | Healdsburg | Reporter |
| 1900 | 63 | Healdsburg | |
| 1910 | 73 | Healdsburg | Mineralogist/Mining Engnr |
| 1920 | 83 | San Francisco |
Or The County Authorities (Great Register Of Sonoma County)
| 1892 | 55 | Healdsburg | Editor |
| 1896 | 59 | Healdsburg | Mining Engineer |
As reported in county directories:
| 1863 | Gardener | (First Directory of Nevada Terr. compiled by J.W. Kelly 1862. Update 1863, p.106) |
| 1885 | Painter | (Sonoma County Directory and Gazetteer 1885, publ. Distinell and Harrington, San Francisco) |
As revealed by newspaper accounts:
1852-62 Mining In Volcano
1862-68 Prospector
Geological Survey Assistant
1866-68 Grocery Store (Carson City)
1868 Painting Business (Santa Cruz)
Newspaper Reporter (Santa Cruz)
1869 Prospecting (Nevada)
1870 House Painting (Santa Cruz)
Prospecting (Nevada)
Newspaper Reporter (Santa Cruz)
Circus Musician (San Francisco)
1873 Newspaper Reporter (Santa Cruz)
1876 Mining Developer (Paint Mine, Sonoma County)
1878 Prospector, Mine Investment Consultant (Arizona)
Mining Developer (Volcano)
1879 Prospector (Fresno, Yosemite)
Mine Developer (Volcano)
1880 Newspaper Reporter (Amador)
Mine Developer (Volcano)
Prospector (Volcano)
1881 Newspaper Representative
Traveling Reporter For
New York Mining Record, Mining & Scientific Press
Mine Evaluator (Arizona, Calif.)
Lecture Tour (Eastern States)
Mine Sales Representative
Mining Geologist (Calif, Arizona)
1882 Traveling Reporter-Nymr
Lecture Tour (Eastern States)
Consulting Geologist (Arizona)
1883 Traveling Reporter-Nymr
Employed By Railroad (Calif)
1887 Paint Shop (Healdsburg)
Newspaper Reporter (Sonoma)
1888 Newspaper Reporter (Healdsburg)
Paint Shop (Healdsburg)
1889 Newspaper Reporter (National, Also Healdsburg)
Lecture Tour (California)
1890 Newspaper Reporter (Healdsburg)
Paint Company President ( " )
1891 Paint Company President ( " )
Solicitor For Newspaper ( " )
1892 Newspaper Editor ( " )
1894 Consulting Geologist (Trip To Uk)
Traveling Reporter
1896 Mining Gold (Sonoma County)
1897 Fish & Produce Market (Healdsburg)
Mining Marble (Sonoma County)
Prospecting (Trinity County)
Correspondent, State Mining Bureau
Newspaper Reporter (Healdsburg)
1898 Mining, Prospecting (Trinity County)
Newspaper Reporter (Healdsburg)
1899 Newspaper Reporter ( " )
Prospecting (Trinity County)
1900 Mining ( " " )
Journalism (Healdsburg)
1901 Prospecting (Sonoma County) For Copper And Oil
Prospecting (Kern County)
Journalism (Healdsburg)
Journalism (SF Oil Record)
Mineralogy Survey (Lake County)
1902 Mining Geology Survey (Lake Cty) For State Mining Bureau
Journalism (Healdsburg)
Manufacturer's Representative
1903 Assembling Mineral Collection For State Mining Bureau
1904 Curator for State Mineral Collection at St. Louis World Fair
Journalist (Healdsburg)
1905 Prospecting (Sonoma County)
Journalism (Healdsburg)
Mine Owner--Magnesite
1906 Asst Curator, State Mining Bureau
Mine Owner--Quicksilver
Mining Consultant
Journalist (Healdsburg)
1907-17 Occasional Journalist
General Conclusions
1. He nearly always worked for himself, as an independent contractor or an entrepreneur.
During the short time he was employed as curator of the California mineral exhibit in St
Louis his writings show he had difficulty in cooperating with less capable people.
2. He was fast off the mark with new projects, not so good at carrying them to completion.
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