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

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lady produced a paper, showing Rough and
Ready in California.
Elder Dunster Isaac came to California
in 1854, via Nicaragua, crossing the country on mule back, to open up a barber shop
in Rough and Ready.
Franks came from Royal Agores Islands.
Franks Sr. was a sailor, and came by a sailing vessel. Joe was Nevada County Supervisor, and Manuel Franks had a ranch across
the Rough and Ready Post Office.
Famlet Davis came in 1849, vie Steamer
Panama. He was in the store business with
Hearst distributed the United States mail
from his store, but not a legal postmaster,
in Grass Valley.
William Garfield Robson, son of William
and Deborah (Stuart) Robson, father descender from an old family whose crest and coatof-arms are of record in English heraldry.
William Robson came as a boy on a sailing vessel, in the early sixties. Maternal
grandfather, Upton H. Stuart, was reared in
Kentucky, and came to Californie in 1849,
crossing the plains with oxen, and landed
in Penn Valley, below Rough and Ready. Eliza
Jane Stuart, his widow, was left with five
children, when he was lost on a trip to Mexico. The five were Thomas, Mark, Upton, De~
boreh, and Jane. House of logs was built
in 1850. Deborah was born at the Anthony
House. One Robson, married a daughter of
I, Wagoner. Stuart related to California
Joe, the famous Scout (Moses Millner.) This
femily covers a lot of history.
Captain Thompson, as his crew deserted
the ship for the gold hills, the Captain
had nothing to do, but join them in the gold
rush. He located at Bridgeport, and is bduried in the quaint cemetery on the ranch at
Bridgeport, the Home of the Covered Bridge.
“Steamer Days," like the Chinese custom
on News Days, they paid their bills.
At San Francisco, it is based on the departure of ships on the first and fifteen of
each month,
They carried money from merchant to merchent, receiving and making payments. Horse
bag of gold closing out deals, accompanied
by a youth, toting a hugh bag of gold.
Henry B. Nichols, when 16 years of age,
accompanied Captain Marcy on the Barge Fanny
Major, around the Horn to San Francisco.
Voyage was a perilous one, and on July 4th,
the boat was shipwrecked on the coast of
South America. However, they reached California, September 13th, 1852. Then came to
mine and farm on McCourtney Road, near Rough
and Ready. He took out $25,000.00 in gold.
His wife and daughter both came to California in 1857.,, crossing the plains with
ox teams.
Richard P. White came via Cape Horn on a
sailing boat, the voyage taking six months.
He mined in the Allison District.
Christian Johnson, a Califomia pioneer
of 1852, was in the War of Denmark and Germany, serving in the Danish Navy. He came
around the Eorn in 1852, went to teaming
from Nevada City, and Grass Valiey.
Patrick Brock came from Ireland, of the
historic Brock Estate. From New York City,
on March 24th, 1849, sailed on the Tlavius
around the Horn, arriving at San Francisco,
November 28th, 1849, eight months and four
days voyage.
He spent 1849 and part of 1850 at Hangtown, left Hangtown with a party, headed by
L.M.Sheffer, and arrived at Rough and Ready,
May lst, 1850. Worked on Squirrel Creek a
Go gle
90
few months, and then moved to Centerville
(Grass Valley.) At that time, there were
only four cabins. He put up a cabin near
Dan Ludington's, now on Gordon Morgan's
ranch, west of the city's limits, on part
of the jiood's tract.
1852 moved on, and worked a claim on
the Butler ranch...1852 and 1859, ovmed and
worked ground known as the C. Reilly place,
then he bought the Scott place on Pleasant
Street. The Scott family were the first
white family to arrive in Grass Valley.
Then Brock became foreman of the North Star
Mine, then owner of the Oak Tree Mine.
His son, Michael, was born in Grass Valley, and became Mayor of the town; also
taught school in Moore's flat, years of 1895
to 1901, and Columbia Hill.
Nat. P. Brown, editor. In 1852 he came
to the land of promise from Newburyport,
Mass., aboard vessel Tennessee.
When he was almost in sight of the Golden
Cate, the vessel was shipwrecked. This was
early in 1853. He was rescued without bagbage or a cent of money. He arrived at Nevada City; February 1853, he got a job on the
Nevada Journal, and years later was on his
way back to Massachusetts. Three months later he again set foot on California soil.Back
in Nevada (Nevada City), he purchased half
interest in the weekly Journal with Mr. White
Aaron Sargent, a young emigrant, was also interested. The office was swept up by an early fire.
Brown entered politics in 1860; with
James Allen and John Skelton, they founded
the daily Transcript.
Belle Nathan (now 90 years old, 1951),
father Ben, came through the Panama Canal,
from New York, year 1649 or 1850, to Rough
and Ready, moved to Grass Valley in 1860 or
1861.
The first piano was delivered by freight
ox-team to Grass Valley, to the Nathan's,
Mrs. I, Haas (Nathan,) and brother Harry
Nathan, were born at Rough and Ready.
CHAPTER EIGHT
When Indian Logic Decreed Sacrifice of
Little George Courtesy of Mrs. M.L. (Vineyard) DeBlois. The smoke from many teepees
drifted slowly upward in the autumn air, as
the voice of Pamblo, Chief of the tribe of
so-called Diggers, who had a campoodie on our
rench, spoke to the Great God in the happy
hunting ground. His people were gathered around many hundreds from nearby states, Washoes, Cherokees, and the Pawnees, listening to
the voice of their wise Chief, who spoke of
many things. Wrongs to his people recited by
Big Chief. Pamblo was well versed in the history of his people. He was an old Chief and
could remember when his people were numerous
in the land. Now the white people had gradually crowded them back, and back, and still
back, until only a remnant remained of the
mighty tribes. Pamblo spoke of large herds
of buffalo that roamed the plains and the
flocks of wild geese and ducks, also of the
fish that were plentiful in the streams.
These, he said, he and his tribesmen used to
hunt, but now they were all destroyed by the
white men. His musical voice floated on the
evening air, and just as the sun dipped be~
hind the rim of the western hills, Pamblo's
voice ceased to echo and he retired to his
teepee to await the opening of the Indian
ceremonies ~ their yearly cry for their dead,
These ceremonies were held for three nights,
and on the third night, the offerings were