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

CHUNK OF GOLD NEAR DOWNIEVILLE Hayes Steelmen mined on Gold Lake, and on June 14th, 1886, picked up by Thomas “Scooty" Mosses, while cleaning out a ditch, embedded in the root of a tree, a chunk of white quartz, 540 ounches, 39-3/4 pound, gold seven pounds and sold for $6,510.00, today's value, 1950 ~ $18,950.00. T.J.Smith was an officer on hydraulicing, case of Spy met Spy. Naturally, all Federal officers became unpopular with the miners. Smith was up in his hotel room at Dutch Flat, when the hotel-keeper came to the door and warned Smith that the miners were downstairs, getting liquored up, and were coming up to get him, and asked if he would saddle up his horse and let him out the back door. Smith asked, "Are you requesting me to leave?" "No," replied the hotel-keeper, "Do as you wish." Smith pulled out a long barrel pistol and layed it on the table, and told the hotel-keeper, "Tell the gang to come up and try to get me.” No miners came. At one time, a mine owner showed him a sack of gold nuggets, and said, "These are yours, if you let us alone." Smith refused to get rich all at once. It has actually happened time and time again, whereby a slicker paints a common brick color of gold, and sells it to a sucker as gold. Here is a new winkle, a jew trick. A jew having a piece of no good mining property with a mine dump on, wishing to unload it on some sucker that is born every minute, he wore a plain wide gold ring and found a prospective buyer. Said the jew, let me show you, and scooped up a hand full of mine tailings, carefully scratching the tailings around in his hand, until part of the gold ring showed, than said "Didn't I tell you that there was gold here?* ; APEX LEAD A gold vein running off on an angle "Apex," belongs to the first one to discover and work it, and can follow it through. Owning surface rights 100 feet on top of the surface; miner's rights 100 feet below the surface downward. The gold rush to Feather River; Feather River named from a flock of pigeon feathers floating in the River. Early day advertisement read: “Get your picture taken. Leave a resemblance of yourself with your friends. Should you ever return it, will be interesting to see the change in yourself after the. hardship of nining. And should your friends find a frozen crave, they will have something to cherish." California had been valued for its fertile soil and its delightful climate. It also had the makings of a fine harbor at San Francisco. These attractions drew a few settlers, who in 1848 made a great discovery, some workmen digging a millrace for Captain Sutter, a Swiss emigrant, discovered shining particles of gold in a stream flowing in the river about one hundred miles from San Francisco. Upon examination of the surrounding country the soil, the river peds, and the rocks were found rich in Google gold. It was a wonderful discovery before the close of 1861 these mines yielded more than ¥500,000,00.00. SEBASTOPOL 1868 The American Hydraulic Company realized from their gravel claim here, an annual revenue of 365,000.00, and although the cost of opening their claim has been small, compared with that incurred by the Blue Gravel Company. They have a valuable piece of property, owing to sufficient ground to keep their Sluicing profitable, employed for a long time. It is estimated that the gold washed from a group of hydraulic claims situated at Quaker Hill, You Bet, and other small mining camps in this vicinity, has since their first opening, amounting to over $15,000 ,000.00. The Granite Co., washing by hydraulic pressure at Birchville, averaged a gross yield during the past winter and spring of 7150.00 per day. The Kenne Beck Company, at the same place, $250.00, and the Buckeye $500.00 at French Corral. Nearby, Eddy & Co. took out $30,000.00 in a run of one month. While the Dockum Company, operating at the same place, have cleared $335,000.00 within the past two years. These are not cited as extreme cases, put average cases. GOLD COINS One dollar denominations were minted between 1849 and 1889. There also were commemorative $1.00 gold pieces issued between 1902 and 1922; oites gold coins were issued from 1854 to ° It has been said and in print That Columbia should be made of the South Restored mining memories which is being done, and that Rough and Ready should be of the North to be Restored. RIP ROARING ROUGH AND READY : ““ONCE THe GREAT . RouGH:” If it had to be done READY: For anything to come The great Republic once it stood A State within a Statehood Digging for gold I am told By acts of being smart 1850 the Union last part of its fold Where they uncovered gold Old Zachary Taylor who spit and chewed Was not notified of the loss of a few The old mine mule did his part Also there was Tom Bell and Black Bart Our gold poke started the U.C.College To turn out knowledge Miners wore belts around their waists To carry gold in haste. More fights than could be counted As soon as they dismounted With a gold pan In rock, gravel and sand They struck it rich Which enabled them to take a snitch Thar's still gold in them thar hills For all the Toms, Jacks, and Bills. 20

CHUNK OF GOLD NEAR DOWNIEVILLE Hayes Steelmen mined on Gold Lake, and on June 14th, 1886, picked up by Thomas “Scooty" Mosses, while cleaning out a ditch, embedded in the root of a tree, a chunk of white quartz, 540 ounches, 39-3/4 pound, gold seven pounds and sold for $6,510.00, today's value, 1950 ~ $18,950.00. T.J.Smith was an officer on hydraulicing, case of Spy met Spy. Naturally, all Federal officers became unpopular with the miners. Smith was up in his hotel room at Dutch Flat, when the hotel-keeper came to the door and warned Smith that the miners were downstairs, getting liquored up, and were coming up to get him, and asked if he would saddle up his horse and let him out the back door. Smith asked, "Are you requesting me to leave?" "No," replied the hotel-keeper, "Do as you wish." Smith pulled out a long barrel pistol and layed it on the table, and told the hotel-keeper, "Tell the gang to come up and try to get me.” No miners came. At one time, a mine owner showed him a sack of gold nuggets, and said, "These are yours, if you let us alone." Smith refused to get rich all at once. It has actually happened time and time again, whereby a slicker paints a common brick color of gold, and sells it to a sucker as gold. Here is a new winkle, a jew trick.. A jew having a piece of no good mining property with a mine dump on, wishing to unload it on some sucker that is born every minute, he wore a plain wide gold ring and found a prospective buyer. Said the jew, let me show you, and scooped up a hand full of mine tailings, carefully scratching the tailings around in his hand, until part of the gold ring showed, than said "Didn't I tell you that there was gold here?* ; APEX LEAD A gold vein running off on an angle "Apex," belongs to the first one to discover and work it, and can follow it through. Owning surface rights 100 feet on top of the surface; miner's rights 100 feet below the surface downward. The gold rush to Feather River; Feather River named from a flock of pigeon feathers floating in the River. Early day advertisement read: “Get your picture taken. Leave a resemblance of yourself with your friends. Should you ever return it, will be interesting to see the change in yourself after the. hardship of nining. And should your friends find a frozen crave, they will have something to cherish." California had been valued for its fertile soil and its delightful climate. It also had the makings of a fine harbor at San Francisco. These attractions drew a few settlers, who in 1848 made a great discovery, some workmen digging a millrace for Captain Sutter, a Swiss emigrant, discovered shining particles of gold in a stream flowing in the river about one hundred miles from San Francisco. Upon examination of the surrounding country the soil, the river peds, and the rocks were found rich in Google gold. It was a wonderful discovery before the close of 1861 these mines yielded more than ¥500,000,00.00. SEBASTOPOL 1868 The American Hydraulic Company realized

from their gravel claim here, an annual revenue of 365,000.00, and although the cost of opening their claim has been small, compared with that incurred by the Blue Gravel Company. They have a valuable piece of property, owing to sufficient ground to keep their Sluicing profitable, employed for a long time. It is estimated that the gold washed from a group of hydraulic claims situated at Quaker Hill, You Bet, and other small mining camps in this vicinity, has since their first opening, amounting to over $15,000 ,000.00. The Granite Co., washing by hydraulic pressure at Birchville, averaged a gross yield during the past winter and spring of 7150.00 per day. The Kenne Beck Company, at the same place, $250.00, and the Buckeye $500.00 at French Corral. Nearby, Eddy & Co. took out $30,000.00 in a run of one month. While the Dockum Company, operating at the same place, have cleared $335,000.00 within the past two years. These are not cited as extreme cases, put average cases. GOLD COINS One dollar denominations were minted between 1849 and 1889. There also were commemorative $1.00 gold pieces issued between 1902 and 1922; oites gold coins were issued from 1854 to ° It has been said and in print That Columbia should be made of the South Restored mining memories which is being done, and that Rough and Ready should be of the North to be Restored. RIP ROARING ROUGH AND READY : ““ONCE THe GREAT . RouGH:” If it had to be done READY: For anything to come The great Republic once it stood A State within a Statehood Digging for gold I am told By acts of being smart 1850 the Union last part of its fold Where they uncovered gold Old Zachary Taylor who spit and chewed Was not notified of the loss of a few The old mine mule did his part Also there was Tom Bell and Black Bart Our gold poke started the U.C.College To turn out knowledge Miners wore belts around their waists To carry gold in haste. More fights than could be counted As soon as they dismounted With a gold pan In rock, gravel and sand They struck it rich Which enabled them to take a snitch Thar's still gold in them thar hills For all the Toms, Jacks, and Bills. 20