The internet is filled with things. Here is one of them.
Christian Iverson and William Page2023 Aug 29
Buried in this article about a 2012 effort to save some big old redwoods is this fascinating nugget of local history expanding on the story of Christian Iverson, snippets that aren't sourced but which I can find scant other account of online. The juicy bits are about halfway through the article, but I'll copy/paste them here for posterity:
Iverson split redwood shakes and shingles for a living and, in the 1880s, served as a bodyguard for the wife of Capt. Harry Love, a California ranger who supposedly captured and beheaded the famous outlaw Joaquin Murrieta. One day Love flew into a jealous rage and opened fire on his wife and her protector, only to be shot to death by Iverson.
In 1889, Iverson sold his property to William Page, who had built the first of two sawmills along Peters Creek, which was named after another early immigrant named Jean Peter, who ran a dairy and grew hay and grain.
Page, who also operated a general store and served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, used the lumber to make shingles. He later built a logging road that became known as Page Mill Road. The road, which still exists, was used to transport lumber to Palo Alto.
Buried in this article about a 2012 effort to save some big old redwoods is this fascinating nugget of local history expanding on the story of Christian Iverson, snippets that aren't sourced but which I can find scant other account of online. The juicy bits are about halfway through the article, but I'll copy/paste them here for posterity: