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

rear, chasing strays back in line. One way to train a young dog keep him tied to a trained dog. Around the barrel stove, with boots on the rail, swapping lies after each drink, still bigger lies chewing tobacco, sometimes hitting the spitoon, other times a good miss. stories of gold nuggets found bigger and bigger, with no home ties. ANOTHER OUTSTANDING MANIFEST Hun Convention Another Big Scare, Severe, 1852 and 1853 At a meeting of miners and citizens in convention assembled and adopted resolutions were preamble and adopted; Bluecoat Judge Murphy in the chair, "Whereas, when in the course of human events, and with the will of God and FloodGates of Heaven, it becomes necessary for the people to protect themselves against want and starvation, when they are at the mercy of souless speculators, who demand provisions of our need and at prices which we are unable to give. A decent respect for opinion of the world induces us to give catalogue of our grievance, in order to show justice of our cause, therefore, we declare: That in consequences of impassable roads, we, are short of supplies to support human life, that the merchants refuse to sell at reasonable prices, and there are abundant supplies of flour and other necessaries in San Francisco, which souless _ speculators take advantage of our condition, are holding for exhorbitant prices, and refuse to sell, therefore be it: Resolved, that appealing to the high heavens for justice of our cause, we will go to San Francisco and obtain the necessary supplies, peaceably, if we oan but, forcibly, if we must." Declaring desperate diseases require desperate remedies, become necessary than to starve. "Gracious Heavens!" here was San Francisco, with a population of only forty or fifty thousand souls, threatened with sack and ruin by a hungry mob of miners amounting to the overwhelming force of perhaps hundred able-bodied men armed with picks, shovels and long toms. Alas, poor San Francisco, what a volcano you are reposing on. The wave of revolution was hanging over you from the mountains -was there NO ESCAPE? But preamble and resolutions met with strong opposition, but the eloquence of the Judge of a sage Bluecoat of members of the Committee had no funds to pay travelling expenses, and then roads were impassable and they could not get there. The Committee pided their time and San Francisco was saved. In two or three days thereafter, a report reached town that several teams, loaded vith supplies, lay mud-bound at or near Rough and Ready, and would be up to Grass Valley as soon as they could be moved. A few days more brought them in. San Francisco was saved, and this moment stands (in beans.) Potatoes, 30 cents per pound. from 25 cents to 50 cents a pound. 75 cents per pound. 01d Bluecoat Judge Murphy presided. Later years he served as Governor of iHilitary State of alabama. Flour, up Bacon, Google 44 Lee and iarshali's circus came to Rough and Ready in March, 1851. The first church was held in a saloon; fifteen faro tables were rolled back, gaming tables covered up, collection taken up, amounting to a gold poke of ¢200.00. The first temporary church organization took place in the fall of 1850, and was called the Christian Association, being composed of different denominations for members. The Association numbered about eighty members, and was perfectly harmonious in its opera© tions. The stand being occupied alternately by Preachers of different persuasions. They occupied the building which stood on a point east of town, and for which they paid eight hundred dollars. Had neither door (that was hung,) windows or floors, save the ground. A few rough pimdjepms were used as apologies for seats, clapboards on the outside -yet, the word of God was proclaimed with as much earnestness as though the rough long drawn aisle and fretted walls were lined with finery. A church now occupied by the Methodist Society was commenced in the fall of 1855. It is embellished with an excellent bell. Rev. Hill preaches once every Sunday in this church. The great fire took this church up in smoke. ; A miner, by mistake slipped a $5.00 gold piece into the collection plate. Telling a friend of his the mistake, the friend said, “Don't worry, the preacher will have it and I'll get it away from him. In those days Ministers thought nothing of it to go into galoons and gambling joints. Another Liinister, in the midst of a funeral sermon for one of the leading citizens, as he was saying the last prayer over the corpse -"Now, 0 Lord, Dust to Dust, and ashes to ashes, and spirit of our beloved brother," -at that time the Preacher happened to look up, he saw the mourners pacing off fifteen feet of mining claims as the ground thrown out of the grave was rich in gold. Hey boys! You gotter give me a show when I finish with our beloved brother here. Religion had to also take it the hard waye The Sabbath schools in the township of Rough and Ready, A.A.Smith, Superintendent; at Spenceville, Raymond, Superintendent; and Pleasant Valley, A. Fulweller, Superintendent. A cen of beer for three acres in Nevada County. County records, page 315, Grant Deed. Roderick Norton Gregory to Jackson Gregory, Jr. In consideration of the receipt of the undersigner by the undersigner, of in consideration for One (1) TWELVE OUNCE CAN OF EASTSIDE BREW -Roderick Norton Gregory, party of the first part of Los Angeles, State of California, do grant to Jackson Gregory, Jr. of the second part, all of those lots, pieces, and parcels of land situated in the licGlashan Tract, near the head of Donner Lake, County of Nevada. Three acres sufficient water for camping and building, Etc. Fifteenth day of February 1938 Helen K. Goode Notary Public Nevada County, California another transaction on record. One inch of

rear, chasing strays back in line. One way to train a young dog keep him tied to a trained dog. Around the barrel stove, with boots on the rail, swapping lies after each drink, still bigger lies chewing tobacco, sometimes hitting the spitoon, other times a good miss. stories of gold nuggets found bigger and bigger, with no home ties. ANOTHER OUTSTANDING MANIFEST Hun Convention Another Big Scare, Severe, 1852 and 1853 At a meeting of miners and citizens in convention assembled and adopted resolutions were preamble and adopted; Bluecoat Judge Murphy in the chair, "Whereas, when in the course of human events, and with the will of God and FloodGates of Heaven, it becomes necessary for the people to protect themselves against want and starvation, when they are at the mercy of souless speculators, who demand provisions of our need and at prices which we are unable to give. A decent respect for opinion of the world induces us to give catalogue of our grievance, in order to show justice of our cause, therefore, we declare: That in consequences of impassable roads, we, are short of supplies to support human life, that the merchants refuse to sell at reasonable prices, and there are abundant supplies of flour and other necessaries in San Francisco, which souless _ speculators take advantage of our condition, are holding for exhorbitant prices, and refuse to sell, therefore be it: Resolved, that appealing to the high heavens for justice of our cause, we will go to San Francisco and obtain the necessary supplies, peaceably, if we oan but, forcibly, if we must." Declaring desperate diseases require desperate remedies, become necessary than to starve. "Gracious Heavens!" here was San Francisco, with a population of only forty or fifty thousand souls, threatened with sack and ruin by a hungry mob of miners amounting to the overwhelming force of perhaps hundred able-bodied men armed with picks, shovels and long toms. Alas, poor San Francisco, what a volcano you are reposing on. The wave of revolution was hanging over you from the mountains -was there NO ESCAPE? But preamble and resolutions met with strong opposition, but the eloquence of the Judge of a sage Bluecoat of members of the Committee had no funds to pay travelling expenses, and then roads were impassable and they could not get there. The Committee pided their time and San Francisco was saved. In two or three days thereafter, a report reached town that several teams, loaded vith supplies, lay mud-bound at or near Rough and Ready, and would be up to Grass Valley as soon as they could be moved. A few days more brought them in. San Francisco was saved, and this moment stands (in beans.) Potatoes, 30 cents per pound. from 25 cents to 50 cents a pound. 75 cents per pound. 01d Bluecoat Judge Murphy presided. Later years he served as Governor of iHilitary State of alabama. Flour, up Bacon, Google 44 Lee and iarshali's circus came to Rough

and Ready in March, 1851. The first church was held in a saloon; fifteen faro tables were rolled back, gaming tables covered up, collection taken up, amounting to a gold poke of ¢200.00. The first temporary church organization took place in the fall of 1850, and was called the Christian Association, being composed of different denominations for members. The Association numbered about eighty members, and was perfectly harmonious in its opera© tions. The stand being occupied alternately by Preachers of different persuasions. They occupied the building which stood on a point east of town, and for which they paid eight hundred dollars. Had neither door (that was hung,) windows or floors, save the ground. A few rough pimdjepms were used as apologies for seats, clapboards on the outside -yet, the word of God was proclaimed with as much earnestness as though the rough long drawn aisle and fretted walls were lined with finery. A church now occupied by the Methodist Society was commenced in the fall of 1855. It is embellished with an excellent bell. Rev. Hill preaches once every Sunday in this church. The great fire took this church up in smoke. ; A miner, by mistake slipped a $5.00 gold piece into the collection plate. Telling a friend of his the mistake, the friend said, “Don't worry, the preacher will have it and I'll get it away from him. In those days Ministers thought nothing of it to go into galoons and gambling joints. Another Liinister, in the midst of a funeral sermon for one of the leading citizens, as he was saying the last prayer over the corpse -"Now, 0 Lord, Dust to Dust, and ashes to ashes, and spirit of our beloved brother," -at that time the Preacher happened to look up, he saw the mourners pacing off fifteen feet of mining claims as the ground thrown out of the grave was rich in gold. Hey boys! You gotter give me a show when I finish with our beloved brother here. Religion had to also take it the hard waye The Sabbath schools in the township of Rough and Ready, A.A.Smith, Superintendent; at Spenceville, Raymond, Superintendent; and Pleasant Valley, A. Fulweller, Superintendent. A cen of beer for three acres in Nevada County. County records, page 315, Grant Deed. Roderick Norton Gregory to Jackson Gregory, Jr. In consideration of the receipt of the undersigner by the undersigner, of in consideration for One (1) TWELVE OUNCE CAN OF EASTSIDE BREW -Roderick Norton Gregory, party of the first part of Los Angeles, State of California, do grant to Jackson Gregory, Jr. of the second part, all of those lots, pieces, and parcels of land situated in the licGlashan Tract, near the head of Donner Lake, County of Nevada. Three acres sufficient water for camping and building, Etc. Fifteenth day of February 1938 Helen K. Goode Notary Public Nevada County, California another transaction on record. One inch of