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Volume 026-1 - January 1972 (6 pages)
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Page: of 6
FEBRUARY:
Nevada Ice Company, of John Cashin, stores 800 tons of ice at
Quaker Hill and Blue Tent for local trade.
Ed Muller, devoted to silk industry, receives gold medal from
State Agricultural Society.
The National Gazette, published by L. P. Dorsey, makes its first
appearance in Grass Valley.
Three mining companies on San Juan Hill; the American Hill
Gravel Co., Dunniker & Co. and Davis, Bower & Co.
A. A. Sargent gets mining law through Congress.
Canadian Mine on Wolf Creek sold to English Co. for $120,000.
A Gordon Job Press set up in Transcript Office.
MARCH: F
Snowshoe Thompson in Nevada County.
North Star and Eureka Miners strike on account of Giant powder.
Great excitement at Rough and Ready over new found diggings.
English capitalists arrive at National Hotel. Interested in claims
of Sargent and Jacobs at Quaker Hill.
APRIL:
Rough and Ready nearly lost its schoolhouse due to high winds.
Flames discovered ascending from roof.
North San Juan contemplating building new M. E. Church or repairing old one. :
Forrestelle troupe at Nevada Theater.
Anniversary of Nevada Light Guard.
Truckee Republican issued.
MAY:
French Corral to have hydraulic mining ditch.
Selby Flat petitions to become part of Nevada School District.
Grass Valley Germans hold picnic at Ismert’s Grove.
Large influx of Chinese into County from San Francisco.
Peter Purdon completed San Juan road to Jack Ray’s Ranch, and
from there to French Corral.
Grass Valley Union Guard and Howell Zouaves mustered out.
North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. advertises for thirty hardrock miners.
JUNE:
Bars of gold seen daily at Bank of Nevada County.
O.P. Stidger gets nis ‘‘War Club’’ going against Horace Greeley
for President. Backs U. S. Grant.
JULY:
Judge Niles Searls chosen President of the Day for July Fourth
parade.
GOVERNOR NEWTON BOOTH gives July 4th oration at Nevada
Theatre.
Odd Fellow’s Hall in Nevada City being repaired and second
story added.
AUGUST:
Horse races at Glenbrook.
Big fire at Cherokee. $10,000 loss.
Alonzo Delano of Grass Valley, marries Miss Maria Hammon
at Truckee.
SEPTEMBER:
Alex Gault, who has been living at Lake Tahoe, returns to Nevada
City. (Had bakery at corner of Broad and York streets, Nevada City.)
Episcopal Church in Nevada City being-built.
Rich gold strike at Empire Mine!
OCTOBER:
Fire at home of Richard Tully! Nearly all of upper portion considerably burned. (Berggren home on Broad Street, Nevada City.)
Gold strike at Gold Tunnel Mine.
Fire at Voss sawmill! 4,000,000 feet of lumber destroyed!
Swartz home in Pleasant Valley destroyed by fire.
John Fitter raises 139 1b. squash at Cherokee.
NOVEMBER:
Town of Malakoff between North Bloomfield and Lake City has
office of Bloomfield Gravel and Mining Co., and large hotel kept by
Mr. Pingree for employees.
New school at Bloomfield near completion.
North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co. purchases controlling interest
in stock of Badger Hill and Cherokee Gravel Mining Co.
Robert McMurray appointed Superintendent of Eureka Lake and
Yuba Canal Company.
Judge Searl’s new brick is about completed. He expects to move
to the new place in course of month.
Tallman Hathaway Rolfe dies!
Old Block presents his play, ‘‘California’’ at Metropolis Theater
in San Francisco.
Thanksgiving dinner to be given at the Nevada Theater for benefit
of M. E. Church.
DECEMBER:
HORACE GREELEY dies!
City of Grass Valley sues Grass Valley Water Company.
Grass Valley Orphanage has 160 children.
Dr. Weaver’s ditch completed.
M. L. & D. Marsh sawmill on Boulder Street running. This mill
is used in winter to fill orders, and Willow Valley sawmill shut down.
Chinese riot in Truckee.