BUTTE – On the Derivation and Definition of the Names …
Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 104, 30 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. Butte. — This is purely a French word, signifying hill or mound of earth. The high hills or peaks situated in the … [Read more…]