Portraits of Pioneers

Samuel A. Bishop

After whom Bishop Creek and the town of Bishop were named.

He was a Virginian, born 1825; a California Forty-Niner; judge at Fort Tejon; partner of Gen. Beale in the cattle 
business.

His residence in Inyo was in 1861, in midsummer of which year he arrived after a 51-day trip from Tejon.  Camp 
was made and a house built at that was named the San Francis ranch, near John Dugan's present home in West 
Bishop.  The immediate neighborhood had a share in local history, as the first Indian treaty was made there, and 
battles were fought within view of the house.

Mr. Bishop's closing years was spent in San Jose, where he was largely interested in the street railway system.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, October 14, 1909
Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, March 10, 2005