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Lillian Eichelroth, daughter of Dr. William E. Eichelroth, a pioneer of Sonora, was born in that Mother Lode town in 1 864. On November 10, 1898, she married Desire Fricot, the son of Jules Fricot, who had come to California from France in 1851.

Until Desire Fricot's death in December 1940 the Fricots made their home on San Antone Ridge, near Angels Camp, in what is now known as Fricot City. Together they devoted their lives to the preservation of the beauties of the Sierras, the accumulation of knowledge of California and Calaveras County history, and the education and welfare of young people. Though childless, they gave much of their time and money to the Boy Scouts of Calaveras and San Joaquin counties.

When Desire Fricot, a patron member of the California Historical Society died, his widow became an active member. In spite of her failing health she sought in every way to carry on the good works they had shared.

Besides the Calaveras County Museum at San Andreas, the Fricots will be remembered for their participation in the crusade to have the Calaveras Grove of Big Trees preserved as a state park.

Dolores Waldorf Bryant

Samuel Knight 1863-1943

Samuel Knight, distinguished California lawyer, died in San Francisco, on January 28, 1943, after a brief illness.

Born in San Francisco on December 28, 1863, he was of pioneer stock. In 1 86 1 Abraham Lincoln appointed his grandfather, Samuel Knight, to the bench of the Federal Court in San Francisco. Mr. Knight's father, also named Samuel, was early identified with the historic Wells, Fargo express company and was killed in an explosion which wrecked the old Express Building at Montgomery and California Streets, San Francisco. An uncle, Henry Haight, was an early governor of California.

Samuel Knight was graduated from Yale in 1887. Two years later he obtained his law degree from Columbia University Law School and began practice in San Francisco. He was assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of California from 1893 ^^ i^95» ^^^ United States attorney, 1896-97. At the time of his death he was a member of the law firm of Knight, Boland & Riordan.

Mr. Knight was a member of the San Francisco, California State, and American bar associations, the American Society of International Law, Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and many clubs.

In 1 899, with the late Federal Judge William Morrow, Mr. Knight founded the local chapter of the American Red Cross, and in 1927 he became a mem-