After spending a cold winter and making meager finds, they moved to Grass Valley on the news of a new lode.
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Another of his holdings, that his son insisted on taking control of, was the San Francisco Examiner, which became the foundation of the Hearst publishing empire.
The building was dedicated to the memory of her husband George Hearst, who had been a successful miner.
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The $1,065,000 construction cost was a gift of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, dedicated to the memory of her late husband, Senator George Hearst, who had made much of his fortune in mining.
Senator George Hearst invested in several Pinos Altos mines, including the Mina Grande and the Pacific Mine.
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He was a cousin of Jefferson Davis, and his sister Elizabeth Jane married attorney, mining magnet and thoroughbred horse breeder James Ben Ali Haggin (December 9, 1822 – September 13, 1914), a business partner of George Hearst and the owner of Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.