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Title: Volume 051-2 - April 1997 Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Collection Name: Nevada County Historical Society Bulletins # of Pages: 8 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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’ark,” which probably meant Christmas cheer. The crowds always gathered to hear the fine old music that was passed from father to son. Now by this time, with my jabberin’ and his listenin’, the fella was itchin’ to get his boots movin’. But one other thing I had to tell him was about the man Andrew S. Hallidie. He invented the famed cable cars of San Francisco, C.A. in 1873, after gaining some of his wire rope experience from building the Deer Creek suspension bridge. Now, after I’d told the fella about Lyman Gilmore, the first long-distance telegraph, Lyman Gilmore’s snow plow, the Empire mine, Cornish Christmas and the Deer Creek suspension bridge, I could see the fella was pretty sorry he’d scorned my Nevada County. By then, he was probably targeting me for a pistol shot. I decided that, before any unnecessary violence erupted in the streets, I’d bid the fella farewell, as now, I do you. Nevada City purchased its first motorized fire truck in 1913. (Redfern photo.) Book Review Leslie A. Kelly, California’s Gold Rush Country, Huntington Beach, CA; Les Kelly Publications; 1997. This is a brand new 230-page coffee-table book on the eve of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the discovery of gold by James Marshall at Coloma in 1848. The focus is on the years from 1848 to 1858, when the individual miner was dominant. The book depicts the artifacts and locales of the Gold Rush era in scenic photos. The mining areas of California’s gold rush country are divided into the Southem Mines, those south of Auburn, and the Northern Mines, those located north of Auburn. The book begins at Coloma, where it all began, and moves geographically north to Humboldt County and then returns to cover the areas south to Mariposa County. Also included are the California Overland Trail from Independence, Missouri (the major land route to California), and the Panama Isthmus route (which played a major role in the sea route to San Francisco), and the better known hard rock mines that followed the gold rush. Also included are the Shasta and Weaverville mining areas, and San Francisco and Sacramento (Sutter’s Fort) There is an interesting map of the gold rush country showing no modern roads, but all the settlements, and the California rivers along which they were located. Beautiful photos of Nevada County alone cover 14 pages in the book. The whole book is full of gorgeous color photos which are a feast for the eye. They are so clear that, with a magnifying glass, even tiny signs on buildings are readable. Along with the photos, each page has picture explanations and a paragraph of explanatory text, rather than simply captions. Some early-day black and white photos and drawings are included. Priscilla van der Pas 16 NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Board of the Society for 1997: President Jim Rose First Vice President Adele Santos Second Vice President Priscilla van der Pas Membership Secretary Marilyn Rose Recording Secretary Gay Conner Executive Secretary Paul Hinshelwood Treasurer Barbara Weaver Past President Cal Palmer Directors with terms ending 1997 Nevada City Bill Brooke Grass Valley Mel and Judith Ciphers County-at-large Bedford Lampkin Directors with terms ending 1998 Nevada City Brita Rozynski Grass Valley Alan Aspey County-at-large David Comstock Directors with terms ending 1999 Nevada City Bill and Jan Postell Grass Valley Cynthia Sosa County-at-large Fred Relaford THE NCHS BULLETIN Administrative Office: Nevada County Historical Society P.O. Box 1300 Nevada City, CA 95959 Subscription Fee: $12.00 per year Editorial Office: Peter W. van der Pas, Pacific Library 212 Hill Street Grass Valley, CA 95945 LIBRARY AND MUSEUMS Searls Historical Library 214 Church Street, Nevada City (916) 265-5910 Open 1-4 pm except Sundays & holidays Firehouse Museum 214 Main Street, Nevada City Summer: 11 am to 4 pm daily Winter: call (916) 265-5468 North Star Mining Museum Allison Ranch Road, Grass Valley May . to Oct. 15: 10 am to 5 pm Winter: call (916) 273-4255 Video Museum and Theater Central Ave., Memorial Park, Grass Valley Summer: 11 am to 4 pm except Wednesday Winter: call (916) 274-1126 PUBLICATIONS NCHS Books P.O. Box 56, Cedar Ridge, CA 95924 (916) 273-6220