Titus Hale was born Feb. 2, 1834, arriving on the California line Sept. 1, 1849. A month later he arrived at Lawsons where his company separated. When Sacramento flooded, Hale boarded the brig "Toronto". On March 4, 1850, Hale and his party headed for Georgetown and settled at Oregon Canon, from there they went on to Spanish Bar and Shirt-Tail Canon. From Shirt-Tail Canon, they went back to Sacramento. From there they went to Rough and Ready and then Deer Creek. They saved $1500 and headed for Missouri. After working as a clerk in Missouri he saved up money and returned to California in 1855 and settled in Santa Cruz. He eventually bought 1000 acres near Collinsville. In 1872, Hale was Director and Treasurer of a company building a railroad connecting Pajaro with S.P.R.R. for San Francisco. The road was finished in 1876, but the company suffered financial and legal burdens.
From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of Titus Hale, Oakland, 1901. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldCat record id: 55986819
