Newspaper Notes - 1850s (NN-18.5)(1850s) (336 pages)

Short History of Nevada County 36 and Nevada, in which 169 boys and 142 girls participated. at the court house, Rough andReady carried off the prize. In the contest Miss Lizzie Burns made the best record and Master Flint tied her in spelling. In 1859 the old Lincoln school house was built. In August of that year, Horace Greeley visited here and lectured for two days on the Arabs. In 1860 a fire engine was bought for the fire department. This was later sold to the Truckee fire department and now is part of a wood sawing machine there. The County 4ospital was built in the spring of 1860. Dr. Hunt was the first physician. Préviously the old and sick had been cared for ina rented building in town. During 1861 the city was lighted with gas. The suspension bridge was built in 1861-62. After six weeks of use the structure collapsed, precipitating George Smith and two others, with ten yoke of oxen and two losds of hay, into Deer Creek. All the oxen and two of the men were killed. The +ndians devoured the dead oxen near the creek. On a Sunday of November, 1863, a fourth disastrous fire occurred. The fire started in Wm. Spargo'’s saloon, which stood where the city hall now stands. The fire wiped out the business paet of the town. All the churches except the Baptist were destroyed and the court house fell prey to the The loss was $600,000. After the fire the present court house flames. was erected and finished in August, 1864, at a cost of $50,000. The Union and National dotels were soon rebuilt. conducted the old Union Hotel. Before the fire Mr. E. W. Smith In 1865, when the news of Lincoln's assassination reached Nevada, the town was draped in black. On the day of his burial there was a funeral procession; the military companies, the civic societies and other organiGuns were fired at hal#Zations turned out, and business was suspended. hour intervals. In 1870 the Washington school house was built, at a cost of $19,798.47. The year before this, in 1869, an application was made for a United States patent for 644,86 acres for the town site, and it was granted. From 1870 to the presént date there has been marked advancements in the ounty Narrow Guage Railroad, In 1876 the Nevada growth of the city. It is needless to say that ity andColfag, was built. connecting Nevada The silver spike was it helped much in the development of the county. driven by Dr. R.M.Hunt on May 20, 1876, and Niles Searls wasorator. On that memorable day the city was clothed in a soft blanket of snow. The first man to inty In 1906 the present lighting system was installed. He installed his electric plant near duce electricity here was J. Caspar. the Canada Hill mine and he received his power from the “Big Ditch! that runs along the ridge above the mine. In 1901 the Nevada “ity Traction Line was completed, connecting this city and Grass Valley, and took the place of the old-fashioned bus. In 1902-4 the city streets were paved with asphalt. In 1907 the beautiful Carnegie Library was built as a cost of $10,000. Within the last year the city has been graced with two beautiful structures, the new Nevada City High School and the Elks Building, on the A few months ago a fire truck was corner of Pine and @immercial Streets. The new high school cost over departmen fire t. also purchased for the $30,000 and is situated on Piety Hill. The city is praised far and wide for the great interest in educational interests, and we, in behalf of the students of Nevada Sity High School, take pleasure in thanking the citizens of this city for voting us a new school. Edwin A. Quigley W. Darrel Coughlan Copied from the 1913 Quill. are According to the old newspapers and early deeds, there (Notes many mistakes in this article. D. Foley) ee.

Short History of Nevada County 36 and Nevada, in which 169 boys and 142 girls participated. at the court house, Rough andReady carried off the prize. In the contest Miss Lizzie Burns made the best record and Master Flint tied her in spelling. In 1859 the old Lincoln school house was built. In August of that year, Horace Greeley visited here and lectured for two days on the Arabs. In 1860 a fire engine was bought for the fire department. This was later sold to the Truckee fire department and now is part of a wood sawing machine there. The County 4ospital was built in the spring of 1860. Dr. Hunt was the first physician. Préviously the old and sick had been cared for ina rented building in town. During 1861 the city was lighted with gas. The suspension bridge was built in 1861-62. After six weeks of use the structure collapsed, precipitating George Smith and two others, with ten yoke of oxen and two losds of hay, into Deer Creek. All the oxen and two of the men were killed. The +ndians devoured the dead oxen near the creek. On a Sunday of November, 1863, a fourth disastrous fire occurred. The fire started in Wm. Spargo'’s saloon, which stood where the city hall now stands. The fire wiped out the business paet of the town. All the churches except the Baptist were destroyed and the court house fell prey to the The loss was $600,000. After the fire the present court house flames. was erected and finished in August, 1864, at a cost of $50,000. The Union and National dotels were soon rebuilt. conducted the old Union Hotel. Before the fire Mr. E. W. Smith In 1865, when the news of Lincoln's assassination reached Nevada, the town was draped in black. On the day of his burial there was a funeral procession; the military companies, the civic societies and other organiGuns were fired at hal#Zations turned out, and business was suspended. hour intervals. In 1870 the Washington school house was built, at a cost of $19,798.47. The year before this, in 1869, an application was made for a United States patent for 644,86 acres for the town site, and it was granted.

From 1870 to the presént date there has been marked advancements in the ounty Narrow Guage Railroad, In 1876 the Nevada growth of the city. It is needless to say that ity andColfag, was built. connecting Nevada The silver spike was it helped much in the development of the county. driven by Dr. R.M.Hunt on May 20, 1876, and Niles Searls wasorator. On that memorable day the city was clothed in a soft blanket of snow. The first man to inty In 1906 the present lighting system was installed. He installed his electric plant near duce electricity here was J. Caspar. the Canada Hill mine and he received his power from the “Big Ditch! that runs along the ridge above the mine. In 1901 the Nevada “ity Traction Line was completed, connecting this city and Grass Valley, and took the place of the old-fashioned bus. In 1902-4 the city streets were paved with asphalt. In 1907 the beautiful Carnegie Library was built as a cost of $10,000. Within the last year the city has been graced with two beautiful structures, the new Nevada City High School and the Elks Building, on the A few months ago a fire truck was corner of Pine and @immercial Streets. The new high school cost over departmen fire t. also purchased for the $30,000 and is situated on Piety Hill. The city is praised far and wide for the great interest in educational interests, and we, in behalf of the students of Nevada Sity High School, take pleasure in thanking the citizens of this city for voting us a new school. Edwin A. Quigley W. Darrel Coughlan Copied from the 1913 Quill. are According to the old newspapers and early deeds, there (Notes many mistakes in this article. D. Foley) ee.