Volume 028-1 - January 1974 (10 pages)

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS YEAR OF 1874 AUGUST: The Idaho Mine cleaned up $45,000 in the last two weeks. The Empire in the last four weeks made $13,000. Broderick’s Mill in Little Grass Valley near Columbia Hill has contracted for 200,000 blocks for the sluices of the Milton Mining Co., to be floated down the ditch owned by the company to French Corral. ' M.E, Church: At a meeting of the trustees of the M.E. Church in Nevada City, it was decided to repair and remodel the building on the present site. The building will be enlarged so as to cover all the lot and will be extended some 12 or 14 feet towards the sidewalk in front. It will be raised 12 feet, and the lower portion finished for a Sunday School room. The upper story will be used for Church services, It will be equipped with new furniture throughout. A handsome spire will be erected on the tower of the southeast corner, and the main entrance will be through the tower. A petition is being taken to present to the ‘‘City Fathers.’’ ‘‘Will you please give orders to have the street lamps lighted at night?’’ If that doesn’t bring the ‘‘City Dads’’ to their minds, then other arrangements will be made to secure the services of the editor of the Grass Valley Union for that purpose. Engine No, 1 12. Meeting held at the Court House to organize a Seminary. Charles Marsh, President; Resolved that it is desirable to form a joint stock Co, with a capital of $20,000 tobe expended in the construction of a suitable building of a first-class seminary in Nevada City. Chief Engineer Bates gave the following report on the cost of the Narrow Guage to the Board of Directors ata meeting in Grass Valley. Roadway: $194,747.00 Superstructure: 146,785.00 Equipment: 51,000.00 Buildings: 18,500.00 Work on the M.E. Church progressing. The present building is to be increased in length by 28 feet and moved back even with Mr. Hunnefuth’s house. The tower is to be 86 feet high, Mr. L.O.Palmer is in charge of the remodeling. The people of Eureka (Graniteville) contemplate erecting a new school house. Seven men are at work on the foundation of the Congregational parsonage. C.F. McGlashan, is principal of the Truckee School. Miss Flora Cornell has been engaged to teach the primary grades. M.L. & D. Marsh have a sawmill at the head of Willow Valley. There is a good grove of lumber up there and it will be a long time before it can be manufactured. SEPTEMBER: Not enough have subscribed for the Narrow Guage Railroad, and the Engineer’s report has been reduced. J. Earl Brown, although constructing the V Flume has subscribed $10,000 and Marks Brothers of Moore’s Flat have bought $5,000 worth of stock. At the Railroad meeting on September Ist. CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS YEAR OF 1874 it was decided that the railroad will be built and subscriptions extended another thirty days. Theater: Charles Vivian, comedian and vocalist, and Fay Templeton’s Star Alliance appear at the theater. $496,000 has been sent from the San Juan Ridge Mines from Snow Point to French Corral from January 1 to July 1. This does notinclude N. Bloomfield and Lake City mining. Marks Zellerback of the Banking House of Marks & Co. in Moore’s Flat assured the railroad that as soon as the first day’s work is done, he will present them with $1,000 in gold coin. The M.E, Church has been raised twelve feet. Workmen are busy on the underpining. The Congregational Parsonage going up on Main Street is going to be one of the finest residences in town, There are nine rooms in it, andeverything is going to be finished in the best style. The frame is all up, and work will be commenced inclosing at once. It is a credit to the society building it. (This home is presently the residence of Miss Dorothy Waggoner, grandaughter of Rev. J. Sims, 308 Main Street, Nevada City.) © You Bet is destroyed by fire. The business houses are totally consumed except for Fox and Oliver’s store and an unoccupied building. More of the tunnels have been connected in the N. Bloomfield Company’s Mine. D.B. Merry, County Surveyor is making a survey of the town of French Corral. Grass Valley is enjoying a Chinese Camp Meeting, and things are very lively inconsequence. Frequent inquiries are being made by the Chinese as to when the ‘‘lailload’’? will commence. They want to furnish men. September 8: ALONZO DELANO DIES! ‘‘One of the oldest and most respected citizens inthe County. Widely known as an author; ever foremost in every enterprise tending to develop the resources of the county. He established a bank in Grass Valley.’’ John Hinds sold the Kidd & Knox building, corner of Broad and Pine Streets to John T. Morgan in July, and remodeling commenced. The stairs leading to the upper floor from Pine Street, which have so long been a nuisance to passers have been removed, and a new stairway has been completed at the lower end of the building. The Omega Ditch and Mining Company cleans up! There are between 400 to 600 pounds of amalgam, some in large chunks. Specimens covered with quick silver from the size of a pea to that of a man’s thumb are contained in boxes and bags. Our editor tried to lift one box! This company has taken out in five years, $389,941 and $563,941. New school building in Grass Valley: The Washington School will be ready for occupancy in a few days. **The old cemetery on upper Broad Street is a perfect picture of decay. It has been neglected so long it looks more like an ancient ruin than a cemetery. There are graves of persons who died in 1849, and no attentReady to take off at the Grass Valley station. 13

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS YEAR OF 1874 AUGUST: The Idaho Mine cleaned up $45,000 in the last two weeks. The Empire in the last four weeks made $13,000. Broderick’s Mill in Little Grass Valley near Columbia Hill has contracted for 200,000 blocks for the sluices of the Milton Mining Co., to be floated down the ditch owned by the company to French Corral. ' M.E, Church: At a meeting of the trustees of the M.E. Church in Nevada City, it was decided to repair and remodel the building on the present site. The building will be enlarged so as to cover all the lot and will be extended some 12 or 14 feet towards the sidewalk in front. It will be raised 12 feet, and the lower portion finished for a Sunday School room. The upper story will be used for Church services, It will be equipped with new furniture throughout. A handsome spire will be erected on the tower of the southeast corner, and the main entrance will be through the tower. A petition is being taken to present to the ‘‘City Fathers.’’ ‘‘Will you please give orders to have the street lamps lighted at night?’’ If that doesn’t bring the ‘‘City Dads’’ to their minds, then other arrangements will be made to secure the services of the editor of the Grass Valley Union for that purpose. Engine No, 1 12. Meeting held at the Court House to organize a Seminary. Charles Marsh, President; Resolved that it is desirable to form a joint stock Co, with a capital of $20,000 tobe expended in the construction of a suitable building of a first-class seminary in Nevada City. Chief Engineer Bates gave the following report on the cost of the Narrow Guage to the Board of Directors ata meeting in Grass Valley. Roadway: $194,747.00 Superstructure: 146,785.00 Equipment: 51,000.00 Buildings: 18,500.00 Work on the M.E. Church progressing. The present building is to be increased in length by 28 feet and moved back even with Mr. Hunnefuth’s house. The tower is to be 86 feet high, Mr. L.O.Palmer is in charge of the remodeling. The people of Eureka (Graniteville) contemplate erecting a new school house. Seven men are at work on the foundation of the Congregational parsonage. C.F. McGlashan, is principal of the Truckee School. Miss Flora Cornell has been engaged to teach the primary grades. M.L. & D. Marsh have a sawmill at the head of Willow Valley. There is a good grove of lumber up there and it will be a long time before it can be manufactured. SEPTEMBER: Not enough have subscribed for the Narrow Guage Railroad, and the Engineer’s report has been reduced. J. Earl Brown, although constructing the V Flume has subscribed $10,000 and Marks Brothers of Moore’s Flat have

bought $5,000 worth of stock. At the Railroad meeting on September Ist. CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS YEAR OF 1874 it was decided that the railroad will be built and subscriptions extended another thirty days. Theater: Charles Vivian, comedian and vocalist, and Fay Templeton’s Star Alliance appear at the theater. $496,000 has been sent from the San Juan Ridge Mines from Snow Point to French Corral from January 1 to July 1. This does notinclude N. Bloomfield and Lake City mining. Marks Zellerback of the Banking House of Marks & Co. in Moore’s Flat assured the railroad that as soon as the first day’s work is done, he will present them with $1,000 in gold coin. The M.E, Church has been raised twelve feet. Workmen are busy on the underpining. The Congregational Parsonage going up on Main Street is going to be one of the finest residences in town, There are nine rooms in it, andeverything is going to be finished in the best style. The frame is all up, and work will be commenced inclosing at once. It is a credit to the society building it. (This home is presently the residence of Miss Dorothy Waggoner, grandaughter of Rev. J. Sims, 308 Main Street, Nevada City.) © You Bet is destroyed by fire. The business houses are totally consumed except for Fox and Oliver’s store and an unoccupied building. More of the tunnels have been connected in the N. Bloomfield Company’s Mine. D.B. Merry, County Surveyor is making a survey of the town of French Corral. Grass Valley is enjoying a Chinese Camp Meeting, and things are very lively inconsequence. Frequent inquiries are being made by the Chinese as to when the ‘‘lailload’’? will commence. They want to furnish men. September 8: ALONZO DELANO DIES! ‘‘One of the oldest and most respected citizens inthe County. Widely known as an author; ever foremost in every enterprise tending to develop the resources of the county. He established a bank in Grass Valley.’’ John Hinds sold the Kidd & Knox building, corner of Broad and Pine Streets to John T. Morgan in July, and remodeling commenced. The stairs leading to the upper floor from Pine Street, which have so long been a nuisance to passers have been removed, and a new stairway has been completed at the lower end of the building. The Omega Ditch and Mining Company cleans up! There are between 400 to 600 pounds of amalgam, some in large chunks. Specimens covered with quick silver from the size of a pea to that of a man’s thumb are contained in boxes and bags. Our editor tried to lift one box! This company has taken out in five years, $389,941 and $563,941. New school building in Grass Valley: The Washington School will be ready for occupancy in a few days. **The old cemetery on upper Broad Street is a perfect picture of decay. It has been neglected so long it looks more like an ancient ruin than a cemetery. There are graves of persons who died in 1849, and no attentReady to take off at the Grass Valley station. 13