Rancho Boga
Encyclopedia
Rancho Boga was a 22185 acres (89.8 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Butte County
and Sutter County, California
given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena
to Charles William Flügge. The grant extended south from present day Gridley
along the west bank of the Feather River
across from fellow German, Theodore Cordua's Rancho Honcut
, and encompassed present day Live Oak
.
came to California with the Bartleson-Bidwell Party
in 1841. He became John Sutter
's friend and served as his legal adviser, business manager, and representative. He was granted the five square league Rancho Boga in 1844. Sutter and Flügge had a falling out over a land dispute in 1845, and Flügge went to Los Angeles and established himself in retail business with James McKinley. He became enamored of Adelaida Johnson who eventually married Francis Mellus
. In 1852 Flügge wandered off and his dead body was found several days after he was missing.
Thomas O. Larkin
(1802–1858) bought Rancho Boga from Flügge.
With the cession
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Boga was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was patented
to Thomas O. Larkin in 1865.
Larkin failed in an effort to have it located in the mining regions. Rancho Boga, on the Feather River, was thought to be so rich in gold that Larkin eventually offered it on the London market for $1 million. In 1873, a conflict between the north boundary of Rancho Boga and the south boundary of the 1846 Rancho Fernandez
grant went to the US Supreme Court..
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
in present day Butte County
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
and Sutter County, California
Sutter County, California
Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. Sutter County is part of the Greater Sacramento CSA....
given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena
Manuel Micheltorena
Manuel Micheltorena was a Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant-General of the same, Governor, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the California...
to Charles William Flügge. The grant extended south from present day Gridley
Gridley, California
Gridley is a city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 6,584 at the 2010 census, up from 5,382 at the 2000 census.-History:...
along the west bank of the Feather River
Feather River
The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is about . Its drainage basin is about...
across from fellow German, Theodore Cordua's Rancho Honcut
Rancho Honcut
Rancho Honcut was a Mexican land grant in present day Yuba County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Theodore Cordua. The rancho is named after Honcut Creek which bounded the grant on the north...
, and encompassed present day Live Oak
Live Oak, Sutter County, California
Live Oak is an incorporated city in Sutter County, California, United States. It is part of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area within the Greater Sacramento CSA, and includes a hamlet historically named Stafford...
.
History
Charles W. Flügge, born in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
came to California with the Bartleson-Bidwell Party
Bartleson-Bidwell Party
In 1841, the Bartleson–Bidwell Party led by Captain John Bartleson and John Bidwell, became the first American emigrants to attempt a wagon crossing from Missouri to California.-The trail:...
in 1841. He became John Sutter
John Sutter
Johann Augus Sutter was a Swiss pioneer of California known for his association with the California Gold Rush by the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall and the mill making team at Sutter's Mill, and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the...
's friend and served as his legal adviser, business manager, and representative. He was granted the five square league Rancho Boga in 1844. Sutter and Flügge had a falling out over a land dispute in 1845, and Flügge went to Los Angeles and established himself in retail business with James McKinley. He became enamored of Adelaida Johnson who eventually married Francis Mellus
Francis Mellus
Francis Mellus , brother of Henry Mellus, was a Los Angeles County Supervisor and a successful California business man....
. In 1852 Flügge wandered off and his dead body was found several days after he was missing.
Thomas O. Larkin
Thomas O. Larkin
Thomas Oliver Larkin was an early American emigrant to Alta California and a signer of the original California Constitution. He was the United States' first and only consul to the California Republic.-Early years:...
(1802–1858) bought Rancho Boga from Flügge.
With the cession
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession of 1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the present day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S...
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Boga was filed with the Public Land Commission
Public Land Commission
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 . The Commission's purpose was to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican land grants in California.California Senator William M...
in 1852, and the grant was patented
Land patent
A land patent is a land grant made patent by the sovereign lord over the land in question. To make a such a grant “patent”, such a sovereign lord must document the land grant, securely sign and seal the document and openly publish the same to the public for all to see...
to Thomas O. Larkin in 1865.
Larkin failed in an effort to have it located in the mining regions. Rancho Boga, on the Feather River, was thought to be so rich in gold that Larkin eventually offered it on the London market for $1 million. In 1873, a conflict between the north boundary of Rancho Boga and the south boundary of the 1846 Rancho Fernandez
Rancho Fernandez
Rancho Fernandez was a Mexican land grant in present day Butte County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Dionisio Zenon Fernandez and Máximo Zenon Fernandez. The grant extended along the west bank of the Feather River, and encompassed present day Oroville and...
grant went to the US Supreme Court..