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Volume 028-1 - January 1974 (10 pages)
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Page: of 10
CHRONJLOGY OF EVENTS YEAK OF 1874
are miles from a house, and a mistake
means miles of useless travel.
The Blue Tent Consolidated Mining Co. has had a line surveyed for a
ditch to bring water tc their mine at
Blue Tent.
Grass Valley streets have been
graveled, Old planking removed,
New boarding house at Columbia
Hill completed. Jerry Wood is the
proprietor,
The Eureka Lake Company is busily working its claims at Columbia Hill.
Eagle Hose Co, of Grass Valley held
a celebration. Numerous speeches.
November 15: M.E. Sunday School
room and Parson’s study completed.
First used when a surprise party was
held in the basement for the new Rev.
Cool.
Those miners at Moore’s Flat that
are not purchasing water from the Eureka Lake Co., and who have contracted
to take water from the Milton Co., have
made extensive preparations for washing as soon as the Milton Ditch is
completed.
At the last mecting of Evangeline
Chapter #9, the night for mecting
was changed from Friday to Tue sday
evenings.
Venison on sale at Monroe’s butcher shop,
The Sewing Society of the Mur.
Church has organized a “Mite Society,”
The receipts are to he applied to purchasing a bell for the new chur he
The meetings are held every two weeks
in homes of the members with a
program of amusements and refreshments, A fee of .25 is charged to
each guest. The first meeting was
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS YEAR OF 1874
held in the home of J.C, Locklin,
Bids opened for the building of the
Narrow Guage railroad, Bid given to
M.F. Beatty of Grass Valley.
November 24: N, BLOOMFIELD
MINING TUNNEL COMPLETED! A
man can walk from one end to the
other, The entire length of the tunnel
is about 9,000 feet. It is 6 to 8 feet
high, and as many wide. It has taken
two years and a half to drive it, and
the expense has been enormous, The
fluming will be completed in a few
days and the work of washing will then
commence.
The terrible state of the roads is
delaying the arrival of the Colfax
stage every evening. For the past
two or three nights it has been about
an hour behind, and probabilities are
that before long it will be nearly
% > i a ; ~~ r ;
“aloog. thet ryo wee Peak AG Chive
midnight when the stage puts in an
appearance,
D.B, FRINK, EDITOR OF TRUCKEE
REPUBLICAN MURDERED! Frink
was a member of the Vigilant Co.,
6017’, recently organized in Truckee,
He was shot on Monday night (Nov, 23)
between 1i and 12 P.M. Shot in the
breast, he died immediately. He was
on guard outside a building and he was
shot from inside. It is supposed by one
of his own party. The feeling in Truck-ee is intense. The body was brought
to Nevada City for burial.
Vincent George Bell, Supt. of the
Milton Ditch and Mining Company at
French Corral, has completed the Milton Ditch as far as Poorman’s Valley
and in another week will have it completed as far as Eureka South. Should
be finished to Moore’s Flat by Dec. 4,
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About 1900 Woodburning Locomotive
Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad 17.