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Newspaper Notes - 1850s (NN-18.5)(1850s) (336 pages)
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Page: of 336
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e 1852 NOTES
Nevada Journal, Jam. 3, 1852¢
The city: is upom the hillsides and om the ridges, among the streams
and over them, the muddy water rushing beneath houses, stores and
hotels, and through the streets splashing and gurgling as if uttering
self-congratulatimg hymns for their escape: from man's torturing
interuptioms, cradles, long toms, sluices, flumes, mills, canals and
tunnels.
Not until after a personal observation of the natural riches of
Nevada County had I anything like an adequate conception of the fold—
en abundance which rests in the bosom of our state, a;though from the
indications fiven, our neonle have scarcely yet passed the threshold
of the auriferious valace, richer im its substantial treaures than
the f ancy nictures of the Arabian Nights. ‘he amount of gold taken
from the nlacer diggings in the vicinity during two years would almost stagcer belief, could it be stated. Much of the earth has been
washed.
May 15, 1352s Colburn Hotel established at Little York
July 3, 1852: Our old frined P.P.Hull, esq. of the San Francisco Whig,
has been spending a few days in this place during the past
week.(This was before he mét Lola Montez. ))
July 4th, 1852: Held in Grass Valley
Sept. 17, B52: Hook and Ladder Co formed.
@ Merch 4th: Gold strikes
Jan 29: River Steaners listeds:
Confidence
The Esvress — hole i> side 16 miles off Colusa
Comanche
iarysville stwasis snag two miles below Yehana
Orient around on Orient Lar.
Feb. 5, 1852: Mr. E.F.W.Ellis in repealing the city charter of
Nevada. His letter on the front page.
Mars 11, "523%. Bridges to be replaced over Deer Creek after flood.
Mar. 18559522. Mies before Jegislature = Creation of Boards of Supervisors for each county. =
Mar. 25, 1852: Death of T.S.Fairchild, the actor in Sacramento. 4is
wife was Miss Carpenter.
Apre"9, 1852: Little Deer Creek of mining fame.
Apr. 15: Report of County “reasurer Hiram C. Hodge
Apr. 22, New bridge over Deer Creek at Main
May 1: County Debts The debt of Yuba and Sutter Younties to be
divided among the new cotinties. Nevada's share, $3000.
May 8: Laws passed by Legislature. N.C.Charter repealed.
r ) May 15: County jail bids given to Wm. Endicott and Wm. Wilson for $5800.
; June 5: Criticisms of Younty Jail bid
July 3: National Hotel, the old house known as the Express Hotel, by
Mr. Phelps has been refitted or rebuilt we should say and opened
under the name of the National Hotel. The house is now perhaps
the neatest of the kind in Nevada, and in fact has but few superiors if any in the mountains of California. “he finishing is neat.