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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