April 4, 1973 (12 pages)

{ general circulation by 2 The Nevada County Nugget Weg. April 4, 1973 Live a little..better! April is ‘cancer control month’ BY PHYLLIS L. SMITH Just as today is the first day of the rest of all our lives..today may also be the time for a great decision by each one*of us. More than 110,000 Americans will die of cancer this year..when many of them might be saved with earlier diagnosis and prompt treatment. There is no generation gap where cancer is concerned..it is a merciless killer of both the young and the old. The 1.5 million living Americans who have been cured of cancer are sure proof that the battle can be won..by those with the foresight to take immedite action when any of the several symptoms of. this dreaded disease makes its appearance. j April is. “Cancer Control Month’’..and the American Cancer Society urges you to have a health checkup and to donate generously that others may be helped. When a Society volunteer knotks on your door some day ‘ next month, remember that your dollars can help bring the victory ‘over cancer a little nearer. One of the most recent new programs of the Society is the “Reach To Recovery’’..a rehabilitation service for women who have had a mastectomy. That is, the surgical removal of a breast. The program is designed to help these women .meet their physical, psychological and cosmetic needs easily. and privately. Today, the program is supported by the American Cancer Society in all 50 states and in several foreign countires. California’s Reach To Recovery program has the unqualified approval of the California NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .. $3.00 Two Years.. $5.00 _ Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Medical Association. The most important person in the program is the volunteer who has had the surgery herself..she knows best the role she may play in the life of any ’ recuperating patient. The volunteer is to the patient a living, visual proof that it will be entirely possible for her to look normal and to resume her previous activities. These volunteers visit only at the request of the patient’s own physician. They present the patients with a free gift kit which contains an informative booklet. Illustrated in this literature and included in the accompanying kit are some simple exercise materials which the volunteer will demonstrate. But, in every case, the patient will be cautioned not to proceed with them until her physician has given her permission to do so. The kit also contains a temporary prosthesis filled with Dacren-fluff, and a list of stores where She can eventually purchase a permanent breast form. Today the need for additional volunteers is critical, so the Society in this area is sending outa call for more qualified women to bolster up this vital program. In order to participate in the program the following qualifications must be met: the volunteer must have had a “mastectomy; have the permission of her physician before joining the program; be emotionally stable and physically healthy; have an understanding of professional ethics and confidentiality; be willing to demonstrate her motor skills and ease of movement; be willing to attend Reach To Recovery training sessions; be carefully groomed; be friendly, courteous, : tactful and considerate. When the volunteer meets all of these necessarily stringent requirements, she is prepared for her visitor’s role with supervision from a medically professional person. She can then relate to the patient in a uniquely special manner as one healthy, attractive woman who _ has undergone the surgery to another in need of en-. couragement! This skilled volunteer does not interfere in the physicianpatient relationship..she quite simply reinforces what the doctor says to a patient concerning her return to normal life. This volunteer is clearly aware of her limitations..should any questions or problems of a medical nature arise, she will home..and will always be ready to offer additional support when necessary. If you can meet the required qualifications and feel that you can render this great service to others, call your local Unit office of the American Cancer Society for details. [By Fay M. Dunbar Sa. EZRonadwy Mews Since the anniversary of the day that Rough and Ready seceeded from the Union is here again I am sure you will want to hear the story of the Secession repeated. It’s a colorful story and undoubtedly true in certain respects. It has been elaborated upon by so many story tellers that the original happening is barely identifiable. Try seeing it from the point of view of those early pioneers. I really get carried away. Here they were thousands of miles, weeks physically with travel as it was in those days, from real organized law and order. California had not yet become a State. In those days even Statehood didn’t solve many of the problems. Law and order became the business of the individual citizen and his immediate neighbors. Even Marysville, the headquarters for local law, was hours if not actually days away. Rough and Ready had grown so fast, because of the richness of its surface gold, that it was really ‘Rough’ and certainly not ‘Ready’ for its problems. One of the camps most popular miners, a man named Joe Swiegart, touched off the whole bit. He was a down to earth gullible sort of fellow and very proud of his diggins’. At an evening on the town he met the Boston Slicker that knew all about such nice citizens as good ol’ Joe Swiegart. He listened to Joes tales of the richness of his claim and decided to slicker him out of some of it. After giving -him the usual come on, of wanting to buy if it proved rich enough, he volunteered to work it for a day. If he took out over $200. worth of gold he was to buy it at an exhorbitant-but agreed upon price. An official agreement was: drawn up and signed. One of the citizenry was selected to stand by and check to see that all committments were kept. These nice honest men were not familiar with the gentle art of malingering. The Swindler worked slower and slower as he neared the $200. mark. He very carefully managed to quit just before he made it. Toolate the good citizens relized they had been bilked. No law had been broken. They had no recourse but themselves. The Swindler pocketed Joe’s gold all legal like. If he had left town quietly maybe nothing would have happened but not our Boston Slicker. He . wanted a night on the town, too. He started enjoying Joe’s gold, at the Downey House Saloon with liquor and gambling, and the good citizens . just couldn’t take it. Joe’s friends called a mass meeting. About a hundred miners led by Co) E.F. Brundage, who was an excellent leader, got together at one of Rough and Readys other six Saloons and decided to set up their own law and order. They seceeded from the Union, drew up a constitution remarkably similar to that of the ’ United States, elected Officers and a Vigilante Committee. When this was completed theyimmediately took into custody our friend the Boston Slicker. They held a trial on the spot, convicted him, and dumped him at:the edge of town. Here he was told never to set foot on the soil of the Great Republic of Rough and Ready" again on penalty of death. Can’t you just see yourself in this same situation. Made fools of by alazy lout who never did an honest days work in his life. No organized law to turn to for help. Just in from a devastatingly long hard days work with another day of the same to look forward to ' for the morrow. No wonder they took such a drastic step. While Joe’s slickering triggered the episode there was a real and genuine issue behind it all. There was another individual involved in the incident who played an equally important roll in the ferment that triggered the seccession. This was the Reverend James S. Dunleavy. The Reverend was a man of winning ways and a Liquor Shop to match. He-came to Rough and Ready from San Francisco where the previous year he had been named to the Monterey Committee to help formulate a Constitution for the new would be State. He was angry and hut ee 273-2934 © because he had made a fool angry and hurt because he had made a fool of himself at Monterey and had left San Francisco in disgrace. Rough and Ready didn’t learn this part of the story until much later. In his anger he lashed out, in this meeting of righteous anger, at the fact that Rough and Ready had not been represented at Monterey. That in fact they were expected to abide by a proposed constitution in which they had had absolutely no part. This is not the American way and in those days they worked at the American way a little harder than we do todav. Stll another aspect of the situation was the forment in the East between the Free and the Slave states. California had already committed herself as a Free State. There were several * groups of slaves in the Rough and Ready area. One group belonged to Colonel English. They worked his mine. A second group had just beerl imported by Capt. A.A. Townsend of the Rough and Ready Company to help them. A third group belonged to the Montgomery brothers Ferd (Ferdinand) and John for work on their big ranch in the farming section of Penn Valley. How much this influenced the thought of' secession can only be surmised.-How much of the universal unrest about slavery was felt here is only conjecture. But again I suggest put yourself in their place and I imagine you will decide that slavery too was an important part of this issue. Be all this as it may on April 7, 1850 the mining camp of Rough and Ready, with a population estimated anywhere from 3,000 to 11,000, declared itself a free and independent republic and raised the Flag of the Great Republic of Rough and Ready on the hill just back of the old Blacksmith Shop. Some portions of the old Flagpole can still be seen on the McCrea hillside. At that time this location was the S.H. Dikeman place. t+e+4+4+44+ The colorful part of these early times is the roughness. But these sturdy pioneers were God fearing and Gold loving people in spite of the tendency to over relax occasionally with a bit too much of the Jug of O be Joyful. They worked hard and they played equally hard. Rough and Ready had the first Church in the area. It wasrough and small but very fervent in its worship service. It was called the Christian Association and was formed in the fall of trhe eventful year of 1850. This church was non-denominational. It was not until 1852 that denominational services were brought to the area. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Grass Valley and the Reverend R.R. Dunlap included Rough and Ready in their circuit visits. There is a record book in the Methodist Church Museum in San Francisco of early births and marriages of the area. I have not seen it butit is reported by Alex Gravender who wrote Trails for many years and also by Edmund G. Kenyon who originated the Trails column. My source, Thompson and West, does not refer to this record but it was written in 1880 when records were still not of such obvious importance. So along with Rough and Ready’s seven Saloons it had a Church, a School, and two Sons of Temperance Divisions No 33 Rough and Ready and No 137 Western Star. t+++++On Saturday April 7 the Ladies of the Grange will raise the Flag of the Great Republic in a brief ceremony. The Flagpole now used is the Chamber Flagpole there by the Communities Historic Marker. Don’t miss the Grange Rummage Sale at the Hall April 6 and 7 from 9 to 4 o’clock. Also keep in mind the County Historical Society meeting tomorrow April 5 at the Veterans Hall in Nevada City at 8:00 p.m. The Fire Dept. Auxiliary will meet Monday April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange Hal!

{ general circulation by 2 The Nevada County Nugget Weg. April 4, 1973 Live a little...better! April is ‘cancer control month’ BY PHYLLIS L. SMITH Just as today is the first day of the rest of all our lives...today may also be the time for a great decision by each one*of us. More than 110,000 Americans will die of cancer this year...when many of them might be saved with earlier diagnosis and prompt treatment. There is no generation gap where cancer is concerned....it is a merciless killer of both the young and the old. The 1.5 million living Americans who have been cured of cancer are sure proof that the battle can be won....by those with the foresight to take immedite action when any of the several symptoms of. this dreaded disease makes its appearance. j April is. “Cancer Control Month’’....and the American Cancer Society urges you to have a health checkup and to donate generously that others may be helped. When a Society volunteer knotks on your door some day ‘ next month, remember that your dollars can help bring the victory ‘over cancer a little nearer. One of the most recent new programs of the Society is the “Reach To Recovery’’....a rehabilitation service for women who have had a mastectomy. That is, the surgical removal of a breast. The program is designed to help these women .meet their physical, psychological and cosmetic needs easily. and privately. Today, the program is supported by the American Cancer Society in all 50 states and in several foreign countires. California’s Reach To Recovery program has the unqualified approval of the California NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca. 95959 Telephone 265-2559 PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO. Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjudicated a legal newspaper of the Nevada County Superior Court, June 3, 1960. Decree No. 12,406. Subscription Rates: One Year .... $3.00 Two Years... $5.00 _ Member of CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Medical Association. The most important person in the program is the volunteer who has had the surgery herself....she knows best the role she may play in the life of any ’ recuperating patient. The volunteer is to the patient a living, visual proof that it will be entirely possible for her to look normal and to resume her previous activities. These volunteers visit only at the request of the patient’s own physician. They present the patients with a free gift kit which contains an informative booklet. Illustrated in this literature and included in the accompanying kit are some simple exercise materials which the volunteer will demonstrate. But, in every case, the patient will be cautioned not to proceed with them until her physician has given her permission to do so. The kit also contains a temporary prosthesis filled with Dacren-fluff, and a list of stores where She can eventually purchase a permanent breast form. Today the need for additional volunteers is critical, so the Society in this area is sending outa call for more qualified women to bolster up this vital program. In order to participate in the program the following qualifications must be met: the volunteer must have had a “mastectomy; have the permission of her physician before joining the program; be emotionally stable and physically healthy; have an understanding of professional ethics and confidentiality; be willing to demonstrate her motor skills and ease of movement; be willing to attend Reach To Recovery training sessions; be carefully groomed; be friendly, courteous, : tactful and considerate. When the volunteer meets all of these necessarily stringent requirements, she is prepared for her visitor’s role with supervision from a medically professional person. She can then relate to the patient in a uniquely special manner as one healthy, attractive woman who _ has undergone the surgery to another in need of en-. couragement! This skilled volunteer does not interfere in the physicianpatient relationship....she quite simply reinforces what the doctor says to a patient concerning her return to normal life. This volunteer is clearly aware of her limitations...should any questions or problems of a medical nature arise, she will home....and will always be ready to offer additional support when necessary. If you can meet the required qualifications and feel that you can render this great service to others, call your local Unit office of the American Cancer Society for details. [By Fay M. Dunbar Sa. EZRonadwy Mews Since the anniversary of the day that Rough

and Ready seceeded from the Union is here again I am sure you will want to hear the story of the Secession repeated. It’s a colorful story and undoubtedly true in certain respects. It has been elaborated upon by so many story tellers that the original happening is barely identifiable. Try seeing it from the point of view of those early pioneers. I really get carried away. Here they were thousands of miles, weeks physically with travel as it was in those days, from real organized law and order. California had not yet become a State. In those days even Statehood didn’t solve many of the problems. Law and order became the business of the individual citizen and his immediate neighbors. Even Marysville, the headquarters for local law, was hours if not actually days away. Rough and Ready had grown so fast, because of the richness of its surface gold, that it was really ‘Rough’ and certainly not ‘Ready’ for its problems. One of the camps most popular miners, a man named Joe Swiegart, touched off the whole bit. He was a down to earth gullible sort of fellow and very proud of his diggins’. At an evening on the town he met the Boston Slicker that knew all about such nice citizens as good ol’ Joe Swiegart. He listened to Joes tales of the richness of his claim and decided to slicker him out of some of it. After giving -him the usual come on, of wanting to buy if it proved rich enough, he volunteered to work it for a day. If he took out over $200. worth of gold he was to buy it at an exhorbitant-but agreed upon price. An official agreement was: drawn up and signed. One of the citizenry was selected to stand by and check to see that all committments were kept. These nice honest men were not familiar with the gentle art of malingering. The Swindler worked slower and slower as he neared the $200. mark. He very carefully managed to quit just before he made it. Toolate the good citizens relized they had been bilked. No law had been broken. They had no recourse but themselves. The Swindler pocketed Joe’s gold all legal like. If he had left town quietly maybe nothing would have happened but not our Boston Slicker. He . wanted a night on the town, too. He started enjoying Joe’s gold, at the Downey House Saloon with liquor and gambling, and the good citizens . just couldn’t take it. Joe’s friends called a mass meeting. About a hundred miners led by Co) E.F. Brundage, who was an excellent leader, got together at one of Rough and Readys other six Saloons and decided to set up their own law and order. They seceeded from the Union, drew up a constitution remarkably similar to that of the ’ United States, elected Officers and a Vigilante Committee. When this was completed theyimmediately took into custody our friend the Boston Slicker. They held a trial on the spot, convicted him, and dumped him at:the edge of town. Here he was told never to set foot on the soil of the Great Republic of Rough and Ready" again on penalty of death. Can’t you just see yourself in this same situation. Made fools of by alazy lout who never did an honest days work in his life. No organized law to turn to for help. Just in from a devastatingly long hard days work with another day of the same to look forward to ' for the morrow. No wonder they took such a drastic step. While Joe’s slickering triggered the episode there was a real and genuine issue behind it all. There was another individual involved in the incident who played an equally important roll in the ferment that triggered the seccession. This was the Reverend James S. Dunleavy. The Reverend was a man of winning ways and a Liquor Shop to match. He-came to Rough and Ready from San Francisco where the previous year he had been named to the Monterey Committee to help formulate a Constitution for the new would be State. He was angry and hut ee 273-2934 © because he had made a fool angry and hurt because he had made a fool of himself at Monterey and had left San Francisco in disgrace. Rough and Ready didn’t learn this part of the story until much later. In his anger he lashed out, in this meeting of righteous anger, at the fact that Rough and Ready had not been represented at Monterey. That in fact they were expected to abide by a proposed constitution in which they had had absolutely no part. This is not the American way and in those days they worked at the American way a little harder than we do todav. Stll another aspect of the situation was the forment in the East between the Free and the Slave states. California had already committed herself as a Free State. There were several * groups of slaves in the Rough and Ready area. One group belonged to Colonel English. They worked his mine. A second group had just beerl imported by Capt. A.A. Townsend of the Rough and Ready Company to help them. A third group belonged to the Montgomery brothers Ferd (Ferdinand) and John for work on their big ranch in the farming section of Penn Valley. How much this influenced the thought of' secession can only be surmised.-How much of the universal unrest about slavery was felt here is only conjecture. But again I suggest put yourself in their place and I imagine you will decide that slavery too was an important part of this issue. Be all this as it may on April 7, 1850 the mining camp of Rough and Ready, with a population estimated anywhere from 3,000 to 11,000, declared itself a free and independent republic and raised the Flag of the Great Republic of Rough and Ready on the hill just back of the old Blacksmith Shop. Some portions of the old Flagpole can still be seen on the McCrea hillside. At that time this location was the S.H. Dikeman place. t+e+4+4+44+ The colorful part of these early times is the roughness. But these sturdy pioneers were God fearing and Gold loving people in spite of the tendency to over relax occasionally with a bit too much of the Jug of O be Joyful. They worked hard and they played equally hard. Rough and Ready had the first Church in the area. It wasrough and small but very fervent in its worship service. It was called the Christian Association and was formed in the fall of trhe eventful year of 1850. This church was non-denominational. It was not until 1852 that denominational services were brought to the area. The Methodist Episcopal Church of Grass Valley and the Reverend R.R. Dunlap included Rough and Ready in their circuit visits. There is a record book in the Methodist Church Museum in San Francisco of early births and marriages of the area. I have not seen it butit is reported by Alex Gravender who wrote Trails for many years and also by Edmund G. Kenyon who originated the Trails column. My source, Thompson and West, does not refer to this record but it was written in 1880 when records were still not of such obvious importance. So along with Rough and Ready’s seven Saloons it had a Church, a School, and two Sons of Temperance Divisions No 33 Rough and Ready and No 137 Western Star. t+++++On Saturday April 7 the Ladies of the Grange will raise the Flag of the Great Republic in a brief ceremony. The Flagpole now used is the Chamber Flagpole there by the Communities Historic Marker. Don’t miss the Grange Rummage Sale at the Hall April 6 and 7 from 9 to 4 o’clock. Also keep in mind the County Historical Society meeting tomorrow April 5 at the Veterans Hall in Nevada City at 8:00 p.m. The Fire Dept. Auxiliary will meet Monday April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grange Hal!