Sacramento, CA
Diamond Springs Hotel
History
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Also below are recorded portions of hotel history
from API's routine preliminary interview.
American tribal crematorium for the northern Miwok Indians and Southern Nisenan Indians.
They traveled up to an estimated 100-200 miles to lay their dead to rest in ceremonies lasting up
to ten hours. In 1852 one such burial was a chief from Georgetown, according to witnesses.
In 1850ish a twenty-five pound gold nugget was pulled from the area. Settlers from Missouri
looking for a place to rest along the Carson Emigrant Trail stayed perhaps in search of more
riches. Miners set up camp and a town sprang up.
Hotel Land History: In 1852, the Howard House was built. Depending on the source, the original
hotel was on the opposite side of the street or where the Diamond Springs Hotel stands today. Either
way, the hotel and several town buildings and homes were destroyed by fire in 1856. In 1916 Antone
Meyers erected a new Diamond Springs Hotel. The well-respected family remains in the area to this day.
Reported Activity: According to employees and patrons, they have seen an elderly man in a
very dark suit with a dark lab like dog sitting in the corner of the restaurant. At lunch time a
customer watched her water glass rise up from the table and dump over. When the waitress asked
her how she managed to spill her water, she told her what happened. All staff and owners at some
point have watched objects move on their own accord behind the work station for the employees.
Coffee pot tops, knives, utensils all find a way to launch horizontally through the air by unseen
hands. “It's not scary or anything, just weird. Like somebody's trying to get our attention.”
In July of 2006 the activity seemed to launch to a new level. Ruled by the fire department
spontaneous combustion, surveillance cameras recorded a suspicious fire in the laundry basket on
the counter of greatest activity. To view small clips from the security camera that night, click
HERE. After review of the full tape no person could be seen at any time starting the fire.
However, it is very dark, as you can see.
Sources:
1. Ralph Herbert Cross, “The Early Inns of California” 1954
2. Paolo Sioli, “Historical Souvenir of ElDorado County” 1883
3. Debi Drake-Maurer, “ ElDorado County’s Diamond in the Rough”
4. W.H. Fellows, “Resources of ElDorado County”
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