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Title: 1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County, California (979.437 COM (622.342 NEV, PH 1-4))(2000) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Catalog #: 979.437 COM (622.342 NEV, PH 1-4) Author: W. F. Prisk, J. E. Poingdestre, and Samuel Butler. Foreword and index by David A. and Ardis H. Comstock. Publisher: Grass Valley: Comstock Bonanza Press Related Items: Directories > Nevada County Mining Review (622.342.NEV)(1895) Pamphlets > Grass Valley and Vicinity (PH 1-4)(Circa 1895) Published: 2000 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Subjects: Nevada County, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Mines, Mining Industry, Who's Who, 19th Century, 1890s Notes: Full title: 1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County, California: Reissue of "Nevada County Mining Review" compiled by William Frederick Prisk Jr. and the staff of the Grass Valley Daily Morning Union and "Grass Valley and Vicinity" compiled by J. E. Poingdestre with an historical sketch by Samuel Butler: To which has been appended a new foreword and a comprehensive index compiled by David A. and Ardis H. Comstock. vi, 186 pages. # of Pages: 194 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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GRASS VALLEY AND VICINITY BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF GRASS VALLEY LOOKING EAST FROM METHODIST CHURCH. gold-bearing quartz that was said to exist in Nevada City. The approach of winter and its follower, snow, compelling them to leave Rich Bar, they proceeded to Nevada City, where they took claims on Deer Creek. These claims not being as rich as they expected, they came to Grass Valley when Gold Hill was booming and began to sluice there. Lafayette, which since became the famous North Star, being discovered, they took the adjoining claim on the hill that was named Wimabh, from an Indian chief that camped with his tribe in the flat at the bottom of the hill. They operated this claim, together with that on Gold Hill, but, on crushing, the rock did not pay. They determined to buy from Dr. Wright a mill of their own. This mill was situated in Boston Ravine on Wolf Creek. They then started to crush custom rock and continued for years so doing. Their mill became known as the French mill. Chavanne then took Brennan’s mine, after Joaning him some $45,000, and parted from the French Mill Company. Fricot continued the business of crushing custom rock and operating, when customers were scarce, claims of his own, the Fair Play being one of them. He finally bought from Lamarque the Eureka mine for $6,000. This mine did not pay at first. Fricot persevered, and in the end the mine proved to be a good one. The house pictured on another page adjoins the French Mill, and was the residence of the above parties from 1854 to 1864. The success of the Gold Hill miners prompted other prospectors to engage in the development of quartz ledges, and since that time the growth and development of our famous mines have continued without interruption. Grass Valley stands to-day without a peer in the mining world. The grand aggregate production of its mines, $120,000,000, is en evidence of the assertion that there is nota similar area in the whole world. The Gold Hill, Empire, Massachusetts Hill, Omaha Consolidated, Allison Ranch, New York Hill, Eureka, Idaho, Rocky Bar, and North Star mines have produced in the neighborhood of $60,000,000. Here is a galaxy of mines without a counterpart in the history of the State. But this is only an index of her future greatness and prosperity. Mining is yet in its infancy here, and with the introduction of cheaper motor power our resources will be illimitable. Our mines increase in wealth as depth is attained. Our deepest mines are our richest ones. There is no section in the State to-day that offers such grand inducements for judicious outlay, and many prominent capitalists who have recently invested here are loud in their praises of the exceptional advantages offered to those intending to invest in mining property. Meee ‘al