Sisson California 1881 Mt Shasta Meat Market Billhead 8 x 3

This 1881 billhead from Mt. Shasta Meat Market in Sisson, California documents a wholesale and retail meat transaction during the early commercial development of Northern California communities tied to rail expansion and regional trade routes.

Sisson, now known as Mount Shasta, emerged as a key service town during the late nineteenth century, supporting travelers, railroad activity, and local industry in the shadow of Mount Shasta. Businesses like meat markets played an essential role in provisioning both residents and transient populations, and printed billheads served not only as transactional records but also as branding tools that conveyed reliability, scale, and product offerings within a growing regional economy.

The piece features a narrow horizontal format with printed business identification for Mt. Shasta Meat Market, operated by Chas. Gooch, with text advertising fresh meats of all kinds including hams, bolognas, and sausages. A small vignette of Mount Shasta appears at left, reinforcing geographic identity, while handwritten ink entries record the specific transaction across the dated line. The document shows period typography and structured layout typical of late nineteenth-century commercial stationery, with punch holes along the top edge indicating filing or ledger storage.

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