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Volume 055-2 - April 2001 (8 pages)
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NCHS Bulletin April 2001
That’s the land for me:
I’m bound for San Francisco,
With my wash bowl on my knee.
The wash bowl, above alluded to, is not for facial ablutions, but is the gold digger substitute for the vanning
shovel.
July 1894,
[The above was submitted by Gage McKinney of Sunnyvale, a member of the Nevada County Historical Society
who descends from Cornish miners. He is researching Cornish families at the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, near
San Jose, and would like to hear from anyone who may
have information on the subject. Contact him at 485 Wilson
Avenue, Sunnyvale 94086. Telephone (408) 739-7503. ]
Porthtowan is situated on the Atlantic coast between St.
Agnes and Portreath. This popular resort town is sheltered from winds by the cliffs on either side. (Photo by
John Hinde of Redruth, Cornwall.)
Towanroath Shaft, Wheal Coates, Cornwall, about a mile
and a half north of Porthtowan, overlooking the Atlantic
Ocean. This brick engine house has been restored by the
National Trust. A 36-inch pumping engine was here in the
1870s, and it was replaced later by a horizontal engine.
The mine never produced much tin or copper and was
closed in 1889. At low tide the adit and lode can be seen
from the beach at the foot of the cliff; houses for winding
and stamp mills are located on top of the cliff. (Photo by
John Hinde of Redruth, Cornwall.)
NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Paul Hinshelwood
Vice President Priscilla van der Pas
Executive Secretary Elmabel Rohrman
Treasurer David Comstock
DIRECTORS
Firehouse Museum Tony Smeaton
North Star Mining Museum Glenn Jones
Searls Historical Library Ed Tyson
Genealogical Research Maria Brower
NCNGRR/Transportation Museum Division § John Christensen
Video History Museum Division Ron Sturgell
NCHS Books Division Mel Ciphers
Bulletin and Newsletter Bedford Lampkin
Membership Cynthia Horton
Publicity Sharon Perrin
Director-at-Large Anne Brooke
Director-at-Large Adele Santos
Director-at-Large Nick Rohrman
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P. O. Box 1300, Nevada City, CA 95959
Searls Historical Library
214 Church Street, Nevada City (530) 265-5910
Open from 1-4 pm daily (except Sundays and holidays)
Firehouse Museum
214 Main Street, Nevada City (530) 265-5468
Summer: Open from 11 am to 4 pm daily (except holidays)
Winter: Open 11 am to 4 pm Thurs-Sun (except holidays)
North Star Mining Museum
Allison Ranch Road, Grass Valley (530) 273-4255
Open May . to October 15 from 10 am to 5 pm
Transportation Museum Division
(530) 272-2085
Video History Museum and Thimble Theater
Central Avenue, Memorial Park, Grass Valley
Summer: 11 am to 4 pm (except Wednesday and holidays)
NCHS Books
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(530) 478-0231