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Title: 1872 Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Nevada County News & Advertisments # of Pages: 281 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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88 APRIL 7 & 9, 1872 GRASS VALLEY UNION AT HOME.—Hon. J. M. Days is once more among his constituents. In his industry and integrity they have had confidence, but yet they regard him as impractical in many of his ideas regarding legislation. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1872 BORN. At Grass Valley, April 7th, 1872, to PETER WEARRY and Wife a Daughter. At Dodge’s Ranch, Grass Valley township, April, 7th, 1872, to JOSIAH DODGE and Wife a Son. BELOW. We, the writer, have been below during the week. We went to see the outside world, and we saw it. Our inquiries down at San Francisco were confined principally to the future and to the prospects of the people of this place. We are happy to say that Grass Valley enjoys a reputation as a gold producing district, which no failures can detract from. At San Francisco they say that Grass Valley has paid more money to mine owners than any other district where gold mines are owned. This is because assemssments are not often levied and good dividends are usually declared. Grass Valley mines are not much talked about on the [Stock Exchange] “Board,” but they are sought after by the far-seeing capitalists who do not care so much for the rise and fall in stocks as they do for legitimate returns for capital invested. This will be the case with all mines in a few years, when men neglect gambling. The people from below do not like to come to Grass Valley because they refuse to be jolted on a mud wagon from Colfax to this place. When coaches are placed on the line more people will come over. Facilities for comfortable travel induce travelers. Grass Valley and Nevada city must learn this fact and good roads must be maintained to insure visitors coming this way. Below we met many old time Nevada county men. Among them are A. H. Head, Bob. Morrow, George Roberts, J. W. Gashwiler, S. W. Lee, J. F. Nesmith and others. All of these gentlemen are ready to hear testimony to the excellence of Grass Valley as a mining district and not one of them but will say that our particular part of the country will bear the palm as a mining section. There is another man we met below. His name is Forbes and he lives in White Pine, and he runs the White Pine News. There is a wholesomeness about Forbes which is good. He is the author of a schoolboy’s composition which beats the composition made by [Tristram] Shandy in the days of old. Times are lively in San Francisco, on the whole. They run on stocks all the day long and behaves itself with religious fervor. We hope so. LOCAL BREVITIES.—Hi Lock has been arrested up at Nevada city for mince-meating Ah Loon with a hatchet. Martin Murbar and M. S. Timmons are in Nevada city selling meat and vegetables. Nevada city is catching some of our good caterers of late, and of these none are better than Timmons & Murbar. Elder Grant is coming to Nevada county to warn the people that the end of all things is very nigh. He will give the first warning to the worst sinners in the county, and he therefore makes his first preach at Nevada city Thursday next. That supposed thief, house-robber, highwayman and general scoundrel arrested over on the Ridge the other day is not named Brady, but is named James Winters, and he has served in San Quentin. The Lancashire Bell Ringers, with a peal of sixty-nine bells, will give music at Hamilton Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, this week. The ball in aid of France will take place Wednesday evening May ist and the occasion will be a most pleasant one.