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

. Toon oF ROUGH AND READY RIP ROARING aN 0. UGH AND RE. =" CALLFORNIA ~~ ONE TOWN me ue GHOST THE DREAMY RIP ROARING ROUGH AND READY ONCE THE GREAT REPUBLIC In the "HEY DAY" and GOLD DAYS ELECTED A PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE GOOSE QUILLED A CONSTITUTION AND PREAMBLE April 7th, 1850 SECEDED FROM THe ee AND STATE GOVERNOLD GLORY STEPPED IN AND PLAYED A ROLE DESIRING TO USE THE STARS AND STRIPES WHEN THE FOURTH OF JULY OF 1850 ROLLED AROUND and BY-A-JUG-OF-BE-JOYFUL THE GREAT REPUBLIC OF ROUGH AND READY WAS FORGOTTEN AND PARTING OF WAYS CEASED ALTHOUGH NO OFFICIAL RECORD Rip Roaring Rough and Ready, once the Great Republic, Great events took place in camp, not a dull moment day or night Incoming tide of miners, slickers, suckers Could not be held back, claims jumped and high grading. More fights than could be counted Life ruthless and in earnest, despicted scenes In these "Hey Days" with two-fisted brochures. GOLD-GOLD-GOLD From the diggings in the first few years came five hundred millions of gold. First stampede was to get to the diggings. Why not! That is what the fortyniners came for. The gold was there, the stories became true. Common sight to see the forty-niners red shirters now one hundred years after common sight to see red hatters hunting deer. RIP ROARING ROUGH AND READY ONCE THE REAT . Gi Mining camps made up of Cousin Jacks, slaves, Missourians, Whigs, high graders, slickers, gamblers, hold-up men, suckers, Chinamen, every walk of life, and people that became famous. GOLD DIGGING OF THE FORTY-NINERS Romance of those colorful days, and tragic events, yet nothing finer than a forty-niner. The first settlement arrived September 9th, 1849, who were the Rough and Ready Company, from Wisconsin, in covered wagons with Rough and Ready printed on their wagon train. The leader, Captain, A.A.Townsend, served under Zachary Taylor (01d Rough and Ready) commander in chief of the American forces in the Mexican War at Winnebago. Others were: the Townsend brothers, Rev. Pope of Iowa, Putnam and Carpenter of New York, Hardy, Dunn and Richards of Wisconsin, Holt, Colgrave, P. Vanmetre, Slim Judson, Emanuel Comstock and Joe Sweigart. They left the East to avoid troublesome times. These Rough and Ready emigrants were rrr eal than the Donner Party, they got ere! These emigrants named the town in honor of Zachary Taylor "(Rough and Ready"); thig Google was a most fitting name, and which name the’ rugged town has proudly born for over a hundred years. Taylor, like the town was crude, rough and ready, chewed, spit, and in the nick of every fight, and ready for anything to come. The United States governmert, in honor of this great General, issued a twéive cent postage stamp, as he became the twelfth. President of the United States. NO? ALL HEATHENS December, 1856, people of Rough and Ready, met in public convention and resolved: That proper observation of the Christian sabbath required the suspension of business on that day, and agreed to close their stores on Sunday for one year, commencing” January 1, 1857. The meeting was held and these good resolutions passed in no less a place than that at the Union Saloon. September, 1849, David Dowyer, established a trading post at White Oaks Springs, where dwelt a number of Indians who had learned to collect gold dust. Ignorant of the value of gold or of beads, they were willing to exchange weight for weight, or even up. Rose built a second Corral nearer to Rough and Ready. Tragic and unparallelied events were always in the making in this Gold center. A scotechman, named Biddle, came with his wife from South America, opened up a store near town. Mrs. Biddle worked the gold cradle most’ successfully, while her husbend ate his lunch. Gold reception Karly in January, 1850, James Dinleavy, a minister, came with his wife and built the first frame house. Lumber costing 3200.00 per thousand board feet. He opened up a whiskey shop new Major Woods' store. hirs. Dinleavy was accorded a gold reception as she arrived by stage coach, she wes the first woman to reach camp. As she was about to step off the stage, after arranging her hoop skirt, twenty-one ounces of gold was dumped into her lap. The Reverend gentleman got drunk the night of the election. Naturally, Mrs. Dinleavy being the only woman in camp, attracted much attention, some troublesome times occurred, just because she was the only one wearing skirts, The Rough and Ready style company comprising of a dozen or more men crossed the rugged mountain, streams, rivers, ravines, and gullies, by covered wagons by the Truckee route, known as the promised land and emigrant trail. They arrived, a dozen wagon strong at Rough and Ready, September 9th, 1848, located on what became known as Randolph Flat, only a mile above Rough and Ready. Virgin earth realized from y300.00 to 4600.00 per day from the labor of three men. Sixteen hands were employed by the coripany. a snort time after the settlement of the Rough and Ready company, the Randolph Company from iiissouri arrived. William Gamble, Jas. Patterson, ‘im. Malone, Two Damerons, Dr. Lewis and others. They built two log cabins appeared on Randolph Flat. The Rough and Ready Company endeavored to keep their success a secret; they locat“ed on the whole ravine and had taken up claims that were known to be of no value in order to keep the others away. They maintained their monopoly by chasing prospectors off the ground, claiming same. This was the 22

. Toon oF ROUGH AND READY RIP ROARING aN 0. UGH AND RE. =" CALLFORNIA ~~ ONE TOWN me ue GHOST THE DREAMY RIP ROARING ROUGH AND READY ONCE THE GREAT REPUBLIC In the "HEY DAY" and GOLD DAYS ELECTED A PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF STATE GOOSE QUILLED A CONSTITUTION AND PREAMBLE April 7th, 1850 SECEDED FROM THe ee AND STATE GOVERNOLD GLORY STEPPED IN AND PLAYED A ROLE DESIRING TO USE THE STARS AND STRIPES WHEN THE FOURTH OF JULY OF 1850 ROLLED AROUND and BY-A-JUG-OF-BE-JOYFUL THE GREAT REPUBLIC OF ROUGH AND READY WAS FORGOTTEN AND PARTING OF WAYS CEASED ALTHOUGH NO OFFICIAL RECORD Rip Roaring Rough and Ready, once the Great Republic, Great events took place in camp, not a dull moment day or night Incoming tide of miners, slickers, suckers Could not be held back, claims jumped and high grading. More fights than could be counted Life ruthless and in earnest, despicted scenes In these "Hey Days" with two-fisted brochures. GOLD-GOLD-GOLD From the diggings in the first few years came five hundred millions of gold. First stampede was to get to the diggings. Why not! That is what the fortyniners came for. The gold was there, the stories became true. Common sight to see the forty-niners red shirters now one hundred years after common sight to see red hatters hunting deer. RIP ROARING ROUGH AND READY ONCE THE REAT . Gi Mining camps made up of Cousin Jacks, slaves, Missourians, Whigs, high graders, slickers, gamblers, hold-up men, suckers, Chinamen, every walk of life, and people that became famous. GOLD DIGGING OF THE FORTY-NINERS Romance of those colorful days, and tragic events, yet nothing finer than a forty-niner. The first settlement arrived September 9th, 1849, who were the Rough and Ready Company, from Wisconsin, in covered wagons with Rough and Ready printed on their wagon train. The leader, Captain, A.A.Townsend, served under Zachary Taylor (01d Rough and Ready) commander in chief of the American forces in the Mexican War at Winnebago. Others were: the Townsend brothers, Rev. Pope of Iowa, Putnam and Carpenter of New York, Hardy, Dunn and Richards of Wisconsin, Holt, Colgrave, P. Vanmetre, Slim Judson, Emanuel Comstock and Joe Sweigart. They left the East to avoid troublesome times. These Rough and Ready emigrants were rrr eal than the Donner Party, they got ere! These emigrants named the town in honor of Zachary Taylor "(Rough and Ready"); thig

Google was a most fitting name, and which name the’ rugged town has proudly born for over a hundred years. Taylor, like the town was crude, rough and ready, chewed, spit, and in the nick of every fight, and ready for anything to come. The United States governmert, in honor of this great General, issued a twéive cent postage stamp, as he became the twelfth. President of the United States. NO? ALL HEATHENS December, 1856, people of Rough and Ready, met in public convention and resolved: That proper observation of the Christian sabbath required the suspension of business on that day, and agreed to close their stores on Sunday for one year, commencing” January 1, 1857. The meeting was held and these good resolutions passed in no less a place than that at the Union Saloon. September, 1849, David Dowyer, established a trading post at White Oaks Springs, where dwelt a number of Indians who had learned to collect gold dust. Ignorant of the value of gold or of beads, they were willing to exchange weight for weight, or even up. Rose built a second Corral nearer to Rough and Ready. Tragic and unparallelied events were always in the making in this Gold center. A scotechman, named Biddle, came with his wife from South America, opened up a store near town. Mrs. Biddle worked the gold cradle most’ successfully, while her husbend ate his lunch. Gold reception Karly in January, 1850, James Dinleavy, a minister, came with his wife and built the first frame house. Lumber costing 3200.00 per thousand board feet. He opened up a whiskey shop new Major Woods' store. hirs. Dinleavy was accorded a gold reception as she arrived by stage coach, she wes the first woman to reach camp. As she was about to step off the stage, after arranging her hoop skirt, twenty-one ounces of gold was dumped into her lap. The Reverend gentleman got drunk the night of the election. Naturally, Mrs. Dinleavy being the only woman in camp, attracted much attention, some troublesome times occurred, just because she was the only one wearing skirts, The Rough and Ready style company comprising of a dozen or more men crossed the rugged mountain, streams, rivers, ravines, and gullies, by covered wagons by the Truckee route, known as the promised land and emigrant trail. They arrived, a dozen wagon strong at Rough and Ready, September 9th, 1848, located on what became known as Randolph Flat, only a mile above Rough and Ready. Virgin earth realized from y300.00 to 4600.00 per day from the labor of three men. Sixteen hands were employed by the coripany. a snort time after the settlement of the Rough and Ready company, the Randolph Company from iiissouri arrived. William Gamble, Jas. Patterson, ‘im. Malone, Two Damerons, Dr. Lewis and others. They built two log cabins appeared on Randolph Flat. The Rough and Ready Company endeavored to keep their success a secret; they locat“ed on the whole ravine and had taken up claims that were known to be of no value in order to keep the others away. They maintained their monopoly by chasing prospectors off the ground, claiming same. This was the 22