April 11, 1973 (12 pages)

Nugget Wed. April 11, “Notes off the Cuff’’ By P. L. Smith Follow-up investigation by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service officials in Washington, D. C. and Idaho.resulted in the tracing of 29 of the horses that survived the massacre to a slaughter house in ownership or, in lieu of that, strict federal regulations taking precedence over state laws, no wild horse or burroo is safe from the type of mistreatment that so recently occured in Idaho.and which certainly shocked our © entire nation! WHOA! and the author of this Last Saturday marked the 122nd ancolumn strongly suggest that niversary of the secession of Rough and Ready our readers take the time to from the Union of the United States of America BT @-vw as By Fay M. Dunbar North Platte, Nebraska, where they were awaiting killing for processing into pet food. There now remains little doubt that these horses and those actually killed in the roundup are well within the definition of ‘“‘wild unbranded, write to the governor of each way back on April 7, 1850. A group of the Grange Western State.or at least to the ladies gathered at the Secession Marker early in Governor of the the morning and raised the Flag of the Great State of California, the Republic of Rough and Ready with much Honorable Ronald Reagan, and ceremony. In Saturday’s brisk breeze it express in your own words blatantly floated there over the old rebellious your horror and shock at the mining Camp until the setting of the sun. massacre in Idaho.and to Clarence Treadway was there with his old time request that he exercise his Fiddlin’, John Jansen gave out with his Squeeze great influence with the Box, and Phillip Brown added the twang of a legislators and with the guitar to the revelry. Our clever ‘Rough and Agriculture Department and the Ready Girls’, of Saga of Rough and Ready and Livestock Identification ComGas Lite Revue fame, came all gussied up in mission to revise our weak satin and feathers. They certainly added their statutes to: bit to the gay occasion. Last but not least Lola 1. Require positive proof of Montez, Lucille McCrea, read her own poetic ownership of animals running at history of Rough and Ready. She gave me large. permission to give it for you here. Its a real cute 2. Require the concurrence of tale of the Secession written by Lucille in verse. federal officials now responsible My apologies Lucille for filling in a few spots I for the welfare of wild horses couldn’t read. The Ballad of Rough and Ready: free-roaming’”’ and that, as such, they are to be protected under the 1971 act. Old-timers of the desolate region say that they have existed in that rugged habitat for many decades and have always been considered as “‘wild’”’ horses. Action by the BLM and Forest _ Service will be taken to the fullest extent of the law, so “Wild Horse Annie’’ Johnston has been informed; either through the Justice Department or through administrative procedures. According to leterature. distributed by and burros as to the validity of . Out here in Rough and Ready where WHOA! (Whild Horse Organized Assistance, Inc.) over we the specific claim. have no railroad tracks, 3. Require that public notice . No fog, no smog, no subways, and no forty be given at least thirty days story shacks, the signature of its memberdirector Mrs. Helen A. Reilly, that particular organization before any gathering is allowed Where our big deal is history, at least we feel stands ready to provide on recognized claims in order to that way, whatever assistance it can to permit anyone questioning the We take great pride in celebrating our own claim an opportunity to do so. Secession Day. help carry out this action. There are many out-dated If, you the interested reader, Now, many many years ago, in the days of ’49 state laws applying to animals will do just that much it will help . There passed this way some prospectors a : running at large, including wild, in great part to prevent future lookin’ for a mine, unbranded and free-roaming atrocities such as the one They stopped right here on Squirrel Creek horses and burros on public described. Surely these animals, and chatted I am told, lands, even though these same as an integral part of our na_—_‘—;Until one clumsy oaf stubbed his toe and animals are under federal tional heritage, deserve a far found a chunk of gold. Well, it wasn’t long before many a ownership on behalf of the better fate now and in time to . prospector, with a muddied shirt, people of America whose come. Your written comments on Was on every creek and stream, dreaming of heritage they are. This is a major factor in hampering he this, and last week’s articles will wealth, as he panned his dirt. Before long a hotel, saloons, tents, and carrying out of the terms of the be appreciated by ‘‘Notes Off The Cuff’ and will be forwarded shacks could be seen 1971 federal act. to WHOA! in care of Velma B. _ A gambling hall was there run by one Jenny (Wild Horse Annie) Johnston, its on the Green. It follows, then, that until such time as state laws are re-written to require absolute proof of president. ownership, with concurrence of a duly authorized federal officer Re idity ee of f of eee 7 or fs 0 é W. p . NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET . 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 Wine, women, and song were as common then as now, a = girls of yesteryear were somethin The famous Lola Montez came to Rough and Ready just to see these girls And she brought her little neighbor ‘Lotta, with the beautiful red curls. survey : The miners hoisted her upon the anvil in the Shop Blacksmith Reports of -sampling of the Fippin snow ; third snow survey of the 1973 season indicated an average ; su Where she danced an Irish Jig so lively they snow depth of 133.0 inches in the = t let her stop. ‘he miners tossed her their nuggets of gold Huysink Snow Course. PUBLISHED EVERY Personnel from the ‘Tahoe This was the debut of the famous actress I’m WEDNESDAY BY : +. told. ‘ National Forest, Nevada City j NEVADA COUNTY Ranger District, made the Thus, Lola baby and Lotta too, contributed PUBLISHING CO. survey March 30. Fred Swensen, short and quick ~ 2° the-colorful history of the Grand old Second class postage Dave Ellison and~C. : Lucky Republic. paid at Nevada City, rsexingthe te The famous Slave Girl Tree is down now, but California. Adjudicated : of the pack the story we. all know ’ Bey The water density a legal newspaper of was 43.2 per cent, with an , Of the girl who stuck a Willow into the earth general circulation by average water content of 56.6 from which a giant Cottonwood did grow. the Nevada County ‘ie ascourse is ,,. NOW California soon became a State, the Superior Court, June 3, msde sia? -87.4inches of snow, with a water i —— ee 1960. ng at Monterey but no inches. 40.6ae conte seid ofeae ive Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year . $3.00 Two Years. $5.00 Il as representat iP = as ie from mining did they rate. Taxes and more taxes were imposed upon the by UncleB Sam ie = were observed — 741)s Co} along© miner ‘activity, : © the two and a half mile trek from 14 ‘shouted “ogden ee nt the Saloon oe Big =a : soon = meadow. Although there was 2 _ Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER © ‘light snow fall at the time, many thawing evident. conditions What's goin’ on back on the Potomic? Everything is getting so darn bureaucratic, 4 miner has to explore the whole nation = J enjoy his freedom, or he'll die of suf were siistion. 273-2934' I suggest we form a coalition and go it alone after our secession. Everyone agreed, and shouted Hail! we’ll have our own country, no concession! Colonel Brundage called the decision in a manner quite heady We’ll call it the Great Republic of Rough and Ready. The ladies of the Camp held a Betsy Ross Klatch, ; And came up with a flag no other nation could match, Everyone in the country side was talking about.the little town, Where the people had the spirit to defy the establishment And set up their own form of republican government. There was drinkin’ and gamblin’ in the Saloon Every evenin’ and mornin’ til’ way past noon. Then came the day of July the Fourth, A party of miners was headin’ North. They stopped in Rough and Ready for a drink . and a snooze, Where they were told ‘Sorry Fellas’ there’s no more booze! Hey, we thought we’d get a drink and have a game of pool, But you fellas run this place like a Sunday School! Sorry fellas, they say we’re foreigners since seceedin’ : And they won’t sell us any of their good corn squeezins: Says one minin’ fella’ this is no way to celebrate Independence Day, i ‘ I say we rejoin the Union, then ask Boston Ravine what they-have to say, We’ll buy a couple O’ jugs or more, come back and celebrate July Four. With a hip hooray this they did do, and came back with a few jugs of Mountain. Dew. So here’s to Rough and Ready and may we always feel gung-ho And hail Rough and Ready as they do the Alamo. And so to this day you see Old Glory proudly waves, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Mrs. Alice Licht was Chairman for the Flag raising. After the ceremonies the ladiesreturned quite peaceably to their Rummag Sale in progress at the Hall. Circle June 24 on your calendars for the Great Republic’s big celebration of its return to the Union. I missed the Secession ceiebration for the very first time since we started it in 1967. I was attending the Annual California History Institute at the University of the Pacific. There were some familiar faces there, too. The local people who attended were the Elmer Stevens, Isabel Hefelfinger, and Sally Lewis. It was a very satisfying experience but I sure missed our own celebration. Nicest thing about the History Institute was seeing Mr. Kenneth D. Beatie of Rough and Ready listed as one of the Board of Regents of UOP. It’s a big job. The University occupies 71 acres, has some 70 buildings valued at about 24 million, has 373 full-time faculty, and an enrollment of about 3,800 full-time students. It was a good day. The theme was Pioneers, Pathfinders, and Poets. A lot of interesting facts were‘ developed about the Overland Immigrant Trails and some of our early Pioneers. We have another new baby at the barn. He was born Friday morning. This is the last for this year. There are nine now, two calves and seven lambs. Bozo was born March 27. He really was a surprise. We were expecting George who was fat and lazy and didn’t arrive until April 6. _

Nugget Wed. April 11, “Notes off the Cuff’’ By P. L. Smith Follow-up investigation by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service officials in Washington, D. C. and Idaho..resulted in the tracing of 29 of the horses that survived the massacre to a slaughter house in ownership or, in lieu of that, strict federal regulations taking precedence over state laws, no wild horse or burroo is safe from the type of mistreatment that so recently occured in Idaho..and which certainly shocked our © entire nation! WHOA! and the author of this Last Saturday marked the 122nd ancolumn strongly suggest that niversary of the secession of Rough and Ready our readers take the time to from the Union of the United States of America BT @-vw as By Fay M. Dunbar North Platte, Nebraska, where they were awaiting killing for processing into pet food. There now remains little doubt that these horses and those actually killed in the roundup are well within the definition of ‘“‘wild unbranded, write to the governor of each way back on April 7, 1850. A group of the Grange Western State..or at least to the ladies gathered at the Secession Marker early in Governor of the the morning and raised the Flag of the Great State of California, the Republic of Rough and Ready with much Honorable Ronald Reagan, and ceremony. In Saturday’s brisk breeze it express in your own words blatantly floated there over the old rebellious your horror and shock at the mining Camp until the setting of the sun. massacre in Idaho..and to Clarence Treadway was there with his old time request that he exercise his Fiddlin’, John Jansen gave out with his Squeeze great influence with the Box, and Phillip Brown added the twang of a legislators and with the guitar to the revelry. Our clever ‘Rough and Agriculture Department and the Ready Girls’, of Saga of Rough and Ready and Livestock Identification ComGas Lite Revue fame, came all gussied up in mission to revise our weak satin and feathers. They certainly added their statutes to: bit to the gay occasion. Last but not least Lola 1. Require positive proof of Montez, Lucille McCrea, read her own poetic ownership of animals running at history of Rough and Ready. She gave me large. permission to give it for you here. Its a real cute 2. Require the concurrence of tale of the Secession written by Lucille in verse. federal officials now responsible My apologies Lucille for filling in a few spots I for the welfare of wild horses couldn’t read. The Ballad of Rough and Ready: free-roaming’”’ and that, as such, they are to be protected under the 1971 act. Old-timers of the desolate region say that they have existed in that rugged habitat for many decades and have always been considered as “‘wild’”’ horses. Action by the BLM and Forest _ Service will be taken to the fullest extent of the law, so “Wild Horse Annie’’ Johnston has been informed; either through the Justice Department or through administrative procedures. According to leterature. distributed by and burros as to the validity of . Out here in Rough and Ready where WHOA! (Whild Horse Organized Assistance, Inc.) over we the specific claim. have no railroad tracks, 3. Require that public notice . No fog, no smog, no subways, and no forty be given at least thirty days story shacks, the signature of its memberdirector Mrs. Helen A. Reilly, that particular organization before any gathering is allowed Where our big deal is history, at least we feel stands ready to provide on recognized claims in order to that way, whatever assistance it can to permit anyone questioning the We take great pride in celebrating our own claim an opportunity to do so. Secession Day. help carry out this action. There are many out-dated If, you the interested reader, Now, many many years ago, in the days of ’49 state laws applying to animals will do just that much it will help . There passed this way some prospectors a : running at large, including wild, in great part to prevent future lookin’ for a mine, unbranded and free-roaming atrocities such as the one They stopped right here on Squirrel Creek horses and burros on public described. Surely these animals, and chatted I am told, lands, even though these same as an integral part of our na_—_‘—;Until one clumsy oaf stubbed his toe and animals are under federal tional heritage, deserve a far found a chunk of gold. Well, it wasn’t long before many a ownership on behalf of the better fate now and in time to . prospector, with a muddied shirt, people of America whose come. Your written comments on Was on every creek and stream, dreaming of heritage they are. This is a major factor in hampering he this, and last week’s articles will wealth, as he panned his dirt. Before long a hotel, saloons, tents, and carrying out of the terms of the be appreciated by ‘‘Notes Off The Cuff’ and will be forwarded shacks could be seen 1971 federal act. to WHOA! in care of Velma B. _ A gambling hall was there run by one Jenny (Wild Horse Annie) Johnston, its on the Green. It follows, then, that until such time as state laws are re-written to require absolute proof of president. ownership, with concurrence of a duly authorized federal officer Re idity ee of f of eee 7 or fs 0 é W. p . NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET . 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 Wine, women, and song were as common then as now, a = girls of yesteryear were somethin The famous Lola Montez came to Rough and Ready just to see these girls And she brought her little neighbor ‘Lotta, with the beautiful red curls. survey : The miners hoisted her upon the anvil in the Shop Blacksmith Reports of -sampling of the Fippin

snow ; third snow survey of the 1973 season indicated an average ; su Where she danced an Irish Jig so lively they snow depth of 133.0 inches in the = t let her stop. ‘he miners tossed her their nuggets of gold Huysink Snow Course. PUBLISHED EVERY Personnel from the ‘Tahoe This was the debut of the famous actress I’m WEDNESDAY BY : +. told. ‘ National Forest, Nevada City j NEVADA COUNTY Ranger District, made the Thus, Lola baby and Lotta too, contributed PUBLISHING CO. survey March 30. Fred Swensen, short and quick ~ 2° the-colorful history of the Grand old Second class postage Dave Ellison and~C. : Lucky Republic. paid at Nevada City, rsexingthe te The famous Slave Girl Tree is down now, but California. Adjudicated : of the pack the story we. all know ’ Bey The water density a legal newspaper of was 43.2 per cent, with an , Of the girl who stuck a Willow into the earth general circulation by average water content of 56.6 from which a giant Cottonwood did grow. the Nevada County ‘ie ascourse is ,,. NOW California soon became a State, the Superior Court, June 3, msde sia? -87.4inches of snow, with a water i —— ee 1960. ng at Monterey but no inches. 40.6ae conte seid ofeae ive Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .. $3.00 Two Years.. $5.00 Il as representat iP = as ie from mining did they rate. Taxes and more taxes were imposed upon the by UncleB Sam ie = were observed — 741)s Co} along© miner ‘activity, : © the two and a half mile trek from 14 ‘shouted “ogden ee nt the Saloon oe Big =a : soon = meadow. Although there was 2 _ Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER © ‘light snow fall at the time, many thawing evident. conditions What's goin’ on back on the Potomic? Everything is getting so darn bureaucratic, 4 miner has to explore the whole nation = J enjoy his freedom, or he'll die of suf were siistion. 273-2934' I suggest we form a coalition and go it alone after our secession. Everyone agreed, and shouted Hail! we’ll have our own country, no concession! Colonel Brundage called the decision in a manner quite heady We’ll call it the Great Republic of Rough and Ready. The ladies of the Camp held a Betsy Ross Klatch, ; And came up with a flag no other nation could match, Everyone in the country side was talking about.the little town, Where the people had the spirit to defy the establishment And set up their own form of republican government. There was drinkin’ and gamblin’ in the Saloon Every evenin’ and mornin’ til’ way past noon. Then came the day of July the Fourth, A party of miners was headin’ North. They stopped in Rough and Ready for a drink . and a snooze, Where they were told ‘Sorry Fellas’ there’s no more booze! Hey, we thought we’d get a drink and have a game of pool, But you fellas run this place like a Sunday School! Sorry fellas, they say we’re foreigners since seceedin’ : And they won’t sell us any of their good corn squeezins: Says one minin’ fella’ this is no way to celebrate Independence Day, i ‘ I say we rejoin the Union, then ask Boston Ravine what they-have to say, We’ll buy a couple O’ jugs or more, come back and celebrate July Four. With a hip hooray this they did do, and came back with a few jugs of Mountain. Dew. So here’s to Rough and Ready and may we always feel gung-ho And hail Rough and Ready as they do the Alamo. And so to this day you see Old Glory proudly waves, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave! Mrs. Alice Licht was Chairman for the Flag raising. After the ceremonies the ladiesreturned quite peaceably to their Rummag Sale in progress at the Hall. Circle June 24 on your calendars for the Great Republic’s big celebration of its return to the Union. I missed the Secession ceiebration for the very first time since we started it in 1967. I was attending the Annual California History Institute at the University of the Pacific. There were some familiar faces there, too. The local people who attended were the Elmer Stevens, Isabel Hefelfinger, and Sally Lewis. It was a very satisfying experience but I sure missed our own celebration. Nicest thing about the History Institute was seeing Mr. Kenneth D. Beatie of Rough and Ready listed as one of the Board of Regents of UOP. It’s a big job. The University occupies 71 acres, has some 70 buildings valued at about 24 million, has 373 full-time faculty, and an enrollment of about 3,800 full-time students. It was a good day. The theme was Pioneers, Pathfinders, and Poets. A lot of interesting facts were‘ developed about the Overland Immigrant Trails and some of our early Pioneers. We have another new baby at the barn. He was born Friday morning. This is the last for this year. There are nine now, two calves and seven lambs. Bozo was born March 27. He really was a surprise. We were expecting George who was fat and lazy and didn’t arrive until April 6. _