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Volume 035-1 - January 1981 (6 pages)
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Hamilton Hall, built in 1858 and
used continually for all sorts of
functions, from Shakespearean drama
to minstrel shows, dances and debates,
was leveled by fire on December 1. The
homes of owner G. Hamilton and
Dr.McCormick were threatened, but
recent rains had dampened the roofs
and they were saved.
The hall had been used the night
before for skating. It was believed that
boys had used matches while crawling
under the building in the dark in an
attempt to gain entry through a locked
trapdoor. Smoulding dry grass had
later burst into flame.
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for community affairs, it was suggested
that the large brick Reform Club on Mill
Street could be converted. An architect
from San Francisco arrived at midmonth, preparing to plan the
remodeling.
NARROW GAUGE
In April there was talk of extending
the Nevada County Narrow Gauge to
North San Juan. Articles of
incorporation were filed for the North
San Juan and Grass Valley Narrow
Gauge and Aerial Railway. The line
was to cross the Yuba at Missouri Bar
on a suspension Bridge 100 feet high. It
never materialized.
On August 18 a Nevada County
Narrow Gauge locomotive was ditched
and freight car wrecked on a
combination train near Kress Summit.
The engine jumped the track and after
flipping completely over, landed on its
wheels, A baggage car overturned and
a coach landed crosswise on the tracks,
which were torn and twisted. Before
long the line was operating again and
eventually the locomotive was
repaired. Engineer Mike Craig was
injured slightly and fireman William
Byrne suffered serious scalp
lacerations. It was feared for awhile
that he might not recover, but he did.
The first dividend ever paid to
NCNG stockholders came through on
December 6. A group of investors from
Boston visited Grass Valley later that
month and offered to buy all the stock