A Hundred Years of Rip and Roarin Rough and Ready By Andy Rogers (1952)(Hathitrust) (117 pages)

PREALBLE {Cont 'd) ARTICLE II All political power is inherent in the people. The government is instituted solely for the protection, security, and benefit of the governed. The people shall have the right to alter or change in any manner whatsoever, and at any time, the government being created herein. ARTICLE III THE GREAT REPUBLIC OF ROUGH AND READY comprises that portion of Nevada County, within the Sovereign Territory of California, laying west of Nevada and Grass Valley Townships, having the South Yuba River as the northerly boundary, Bear River on the southerly side, and the marked line of Yuba County in the West. Upon extreme lines, its extent is about sixteen miles, road measurement, and contains upwards of two hundred square miles of land. aRTI CLE IV There shall be freedom of religious worship and profession. ARTICLE V. The right of trial by jury shall be inviolate and secured to all. ART ICLE Vi any citizen of this Republio shall have the right to speak or write freely, and publish his sentiments for all to behold. ARTICLE VII There shall be elected by the people, a President, who shall vested with executive power. The President, upon election, shall appoint a Cabinet and other officials, who shall be deemed necessary. ARTICLE VIII The legislative body shall consist of a Council of seven honorable men duly elected by the people. ARTICLE IX The Judicial body shall consist of the Committee of Vigilance. The three members of which body shall be appointed by the President. ARTICLE X 411 property in the Republic, including mining claims, shall be taxed in proportion to the worth of aforesaid properties. ARTICLE XI The law enforcement body shall come within the scope of the powers of the Committees of Vigilance, which body shall appoint such officials as are deemed necessary for the protection of life, the safe-guarding of property, and shall have the power to take whatsoever steps are necessary to safeguard THE GREAT REPUBLIC OF ROUGH AND READY, and from attack or invasion. ARTICLE XII This constitution shali take effect and be in force at twelve o’clock meridian, the seventh day of April in the Year of Our Lord, 1850. C.E.Brundage, President Attest: Hans Q. Roberts, J Secretary of State oP. In 1850, Rough and Ready boasted more then 300 substantial buildings. Hotel built in 1853. Scars of 01d emigrants trail in the mountains with rope scars on the trees, whereby they had to tie ropes around the base of the trees to let the wagons down the mountain sides. Oxen shoes found and oxen used here, also camels. Dead oxen covered the trails, broken-down wagons, also ones burned, Google graves, arrows stuck in bodies of men, women, children and oxen. It was in the year of 1850 when everything -:as new, the government of a legal kind yet, & stranger to the town of Rough and Ready, California, than un emergency arose resulting in a mass meeting of the leading citizens. Our forty-niners left sluice boxes, came out of mining shafts, tunnels and diggings, dropping picks and shovels, strapping on their pistols and packs, and placed daggers in their boots; crossing gulches, oreeks, ravines, gullies, rivers, and rugged mountains, dressed in red shirts, patched — pants, and boots,coming to town the hard way to exchange their gold, fight, drink, gamble, dance, and make love. Truly remarkable and unique is the story of the Great Republic's re-entry into the Union, and bolting from the federal and state governments. A STATE WITHIN A STATE Episodes in the history of the town unique Rough this new gold camp, Ready for anything to come. The excitement over the secession was practically forgotten until the fourth of July, 1850, rolled around. Red Dog, Tinbuctoo, and surrounding camps were talking of celebrating. This stirred Rough and Ready to went to put on a big celebration on the Fourth. In June, 1850, the same leading citizens met to plan a celebration on the Fourth. “Why celebrate the 'Fourth'", asked a member, "When you are no longer a part of the United States?" Brundage called for a vote, and the citizens having an unanimous desire to celebrate, and a desire to use "Ola Glory," the crowd unanimously dissolved the State of Rough and Ready, and returned to the Union. Yet, no proper official action was taken to go back into the Union, as in the first place, not notifying the President of the United States of volting from the Union, they thought the parting of the ways could cease without any proper act. THE BIG SCARE G The Sheriff, a northerner, of Nevada City, hearing of the horrid news of the attempt to form the Rough and Ready Great Republic, and having a free self-government, independently, and they intended to send forces to capture their camp and sack the City. Immediately the Sheriff called out the Vigilantees. Vedettees were posted down the road to Rough and Ready. women and children were removed to Banner Mountain (or Sugar Loaf,) under guard. A night of ghastly suspense passed. In the graying dawn, a sentry pacing before the Sheriff's tent, spied a shadowy figure approaching, bearing something between its hands, which might be a bomb. *Down went the old sharps musket Halt! Who come here? Friend, with a JUG OF BE JOYFUL For the Sheriff and his sentry Advence Friend with the Jug of be joyful . And the "Hell" with the counter sign. Whereupon, Nevada City entered upon a large day, while the Independent State of Rough and Ready nursed a head. An attempt to set up a State within a State failed in the Hey Day of 1850. Rose and Kimball started a trading post on the Yuba River. First boat landed, oalled the Linda, in 1650. Rose married a Miss £1 Dougherty of Smarbville. 28

PREALBLE {Cont 'd) ARTICLE II All political power is inherent in the people. The government is instituted solely for the protection, security, and benefit of the governed. The people shall have the right to alter or change in any manner whatsoever, and at any time, the government being created herein. ARTICLE III THE GREAT REPUBLIC OF ROUGH AND READY comprises that portion of Nevada County, within the Sovereign Territory of California, laying west of Nevada and Grass Valley Townships, having the South Yuba River as the northerly boundary, Bear River on the southerly side, and the marked line of Yuba County in the West. Upon extreme lines, its extent is about sixteen miles, road measurement, and contains upwards of two hundred square miles of land. aRTI CLE IV There shall be freedom of religious worship and profession. ARTICLE V. The right of trial by jury shall be inviolate and secured to all. ART ICLE Vi any citizen of this Republio shall have the right to speak or write freely, and publish his sentiments for all to behold. ARTICLE VII There shall be elected by the people, a President, who shall vested with executive power. The President, upon election, shall appoint a Cabinet and other officials, who shall be deemed necessary. ARTICLE VIII The legislative body shall consist of a Council of seven honorable men duly elected by the people. ARTICLE IX The Judicial body shall consist of the Committee of Vigilance. The three members of which body shall be appointed by the President. ARTICLE X 411 property in the Republic, including mining claims, shall be taxed in proportion to the worth of aforesaid properties. ARTICLE XI The law enforcement body shall come within the scope of the powers of the Committees of Vigilance, which body shall appoint such officials as are deemed necessary for the protection of life, the safe-guarding of property, and shall have the power to take whatsoever steps are necessary to safeguard THE GREAT REPUBLIC OF ROUGH AND READY, and from attack or invasion. ARTICLE XII This constitution shali take effect and be in force at twelve o’clock meridian, the seventh day of April in the Year of Our Lord, 1850. C.E.Brundage, President Attest: Hans Q. Roberts, J Secretary of State oP. In 1850, Rough and Ready boasted more then 300 substantial buildings. Hotel built in 1853. Scars of 01d emigrants trail in the mountains with rope scars on the trees, whereby they had to tie ropes around the base of the trees to let the wagons down the mountain sides. Oxen shoes found and oxen used here, also camels. Dead oxen covered the trails, broken-down wagons, also ones burned, Google graves, arrows stuck in bodies of men, women, children and oxen. It was in the year of 1850 when everything -:as new, the government of a legal

kind yet, & stranger to the town of Rough and Ready, California, than un emergency arose resulting in a mass meeting of the leading citizens. Our forty-niners left sluice boxes, came out of mining shafts, tunnels and diggings, dropping picks and shovels, strapping on their pistols and packs, and placed daggers in their boots; crossing gulches, oreeks, ravines, gullies, rivers, and rugged mountains, dressed in red shirts, patched — pants, and boots,coming to town the hard way to exchange their gold, fight, drink, gamble, dance, and make love. Truly remarkable and unique is the story of the Great Republic's re-entry into the Union, and bolting from the federal and state governments. A STATE WITHIN A STATE Episodes in the history of the town unique Rough this new gold camp, Ready for anything to come. The excitement over the secession was practically forgotten until the fourth of July, 1850, rolled around. Red Dog, Tinbuctoo, and surrounding camps were talking of celebrating. This stirred Rough and Ready to went to put on a big celebration on the Fourth. In June, 1850, the same leading citizens met to plan a celebration on the Fourth. “Why celebrate the 'Fourth'", asked a member, "When you are no longer a part of the United States?" Brundage called for a vote, and the citizens having an unanimous desire to celebrate, and a desire to use "Ola Glory," the crowd unanimously dissolved the State of Rough and Ready, and returned to the Union. Yet, no proper official action was taken to go back into the Union, as in the first place, not notifying the President of the United States of volting from the Union, they thought the parting of the ways could cease without any proper act. THE BIG SCARE G The Sheriff, a northerner, of Nevada City, hearing of the horrid news of the attempt to form the Rough and Ready Great Republic, and having a free self-government, independently, and they intended to send forces to capture their camp and sack the City. Immediately the Sheriff called out the Vigilantees. Vedettees were posted down the road to Rough and Ready. women and children were removed to Banner Mountain (or Sugar Loaf,) under guard. A night of ghastly suspense passed. In the graying dawn, a sentry pacing before the Sheriff's tent, spied a shadowy figure approaching, bearing something between its hands, which might be a bomb. *Down went the old sharps musket Halt! Who come here? Friend, with a JUG OF BE JOYFUL For the Sheriff and his sentry Advence Friend with the Jug of be joyful . And the "Hell" with the counter sign. Whereupon, Nevada City entered upon a large day, while the Independent State of Rough and Ready nursed a head. An attempt to set up a State within a State failed in the Hey Day of 1850. Rose and Kimball started a trading post on the Yuba River. First boat landed, oalled the Linda, in 1650. Rose married a Miss £1 Dougherty of Smarbville. 28