Charles G. Yale

With William C. Ralston, founder of the Bank of California, he cofounded the San Francisco Miners' Association, renewing interest in hydraulic mining.

[1] He also wrote various articles and books on the mining and gold industry, and was candidate for mayor of Oakland, California, against Melvin C.

[3][4][5] His father was one of the early mining and maritime lawyers who sailed to San Francisco with his family, arriving there December 28, 1849.

Henry S. Foote, the Vice President of the Republic of Lower California, Col. Watkins, and was himself involved in a duel against a man named Bailie Peyton.

[4] Bleecker was a commander during the American War of Independence along with the Marquis de la Fayette, and was a personal friend of George Washington, whom he escorted during the First Presidential inauguration in 1789.

He then joined the U.S. government as a statistician, playing a leading part in mapping the mineral resources of the Pacific Coast.

He was made a member, board director and secretary for 16 years of the San Francisco Yacht Club, now the oldest on the West Coast, under Commodore R. L.

He was regarded as a well known journalist and official of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps by the club, and helped them negotiate the acquisition of a ship named Casco.

[30] Yale gave a painting of the residence of Samuel Brannan, San Francisco's first millionaire and founder of its first newspaper, the California Star, to Edward Bosqui, another member of the Bohemian Club.

His offices were located in the Appraiser's Building, which wasn't much damaged during the event, allowing him to study its structure and give a report to the director of survey.

[33] One of Yale collaborators was geologist George Davidson, who worked with surveyor Alexander Dallas Bache, of the family of Benjamin Franklin.

[35][36] Yale was present as a delegate to the American Institute of Mining Engineers convention of 1911, and gave a talk about California's wealth in gold and land products.