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Historical Clippings Book (HC-11) (314 pages)

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iia French Corral: ireasure’s lure brought miners It was 1849 when a Frenchman chose a pastoral Northwestern Nevada County spot for his mule corral. Soon rich gold deposits were found nearby, Miners flooded in until, in 1854, French Corral was a booming town of 2,000. The town at one time boasted the largest Chinatown in the west; while the world’s first long-distance Phone line had its terminus there. In 1853, French Corral had 70 houses, two hotels, a Store, bakery, salodn and post office. The Anti-Debris Act of the early 1880's killed the area’s hydraulic mining inmunity on the western end of San Juan Ridge, condemning many of French Corral’s buildings to perish slowly with age. FRENCH CORRAL -/£97 This famous mining town is the last on the Ridge between the Middle and South Yuba Rivers, It has an altitude of 2000 feet and is about 18 miles from Nevada City. The climate is most delightful, and oranges and other fruits thrive here. This was one of the first settle ments in the county, mining being carried on in the ravines here in 1849, Here is located the celebrated hydraulic mine of the Milton Mining Co. However, no hydraulicking isnow being done. French Corral . has a good hotel, stores, etc., and hasa population of about 200, 7 a : AL. HYDRAULIO MINING, AT FRRNOH CORR.