August 13, 1969 (12 pages)

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STLIBRARY =~ 95814 er} “Poe STATE ‘Setving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, ‘You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega French Corral, Rough and Ready, Grani teville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Barr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union: Hill, Peardale, Summit-City, Walloupa, Gougé Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bqurbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian’ Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ee 10 Cents A Copy The Soundi ng Board WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE WELFARE PROGRAM AS OUTLINED LAST WEEK BY PRESIDENT NIXON? _ Only one out of four persons approached by the Sounding Board heard the president's message on television or read it later. Published Wednesdays, Nevada City 100 years of Nevada County Rough and Ready thriving community in gold rush (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Nugget carried A Scotchman named Riddle and his wife came from South American to be the first family in the rough and ready town. an historically important series of articles in 1951 titled "100 years of Nevada County." These vignettes of our Golden Empire then were compiled into a book, only a few of which remain today. Because of local interest in things historical, the Nugget will republish those articles in ensuing weeks and encourages its readers to clip In April, 1850, James S. Dunleavy and his wife, built the first frame house with lumber costing $200 a thousand feet from Holt's: sawmill, near Grass Valley. Dunleavy had come to the west coast as a minister and resided many years in San them for future Francisco. He was chosen for the city council in 1847 in. an election called by The story of Rough and Ready, a foothill community five miles west of Grass Valley, is the tale of many a mining town in California--a discovery of rich ground, gentleman of the cloth got drunk the night of the election, and apparently abandoned his profession becatse when he came to the stories. and keep references and recollection.) a period of prosperity and importance as long as the mines continued to produce golden metal, and then obscurity, Rough and Ready has escaped a certain amount of the obscurity through its name, the revival of the post office, and through the pen of Bret Harte who used it as inspiration for his "Millionaire of Rough DARLENE MOBERG, Chicago _ Park: "To be honest I didn't hear it all. except what he said at the very last. I think he is WADE PATTERSON, Nevada City: "I'd like a guaranteed wel fare payment--that's the -only way to fly." making the right approach,° "The Hell Roarin' Forty-Niners."' The truth of the anecdote is doubtful as it has been told about every mining camp since the day of the Neanderthal man. in the fall of 1849, Captain A. A. Town the send, leader of the company, had served under General Zachary Taylor "Old Rough and Ready" during the Mexican War, and named the company for his old commander. Taylor was president of the U. S. at the time the company was formed and operated during the days of the Argonauts, The company crossed the mountains by the Truckee route and set up camp on cess secret. But the Randolph company moved in and located in the same ravine, Trouble threatened but a compromise di vided the ravine between the companies. Captain Twonsend, pleased with the ‘Success of the operations, returned to the east to procure more men. He organized to work and supplementing their incomes, I am in favor of it and like the idea behind the speech," The following anecdote about him is quoted from Robert Welles Ritchie's book. Ritchie reported that during a funeral covered a piece of gold exposed on bed rock, : ; The company prospected the area and moved in, and attempted to keep its suc BILL BURKE, Grass Valley, Rough and Ready he opened the first saloon in town, and a few months later dedicated the first bowling alley in the county. at the Rough and Ready cemetery, Rev. a stream below Randolph Flat, and dis "I like the idea’of getting people Rough and Ready gained its name from the company of miners who settled there the creek with a measure of success and lived off the plentiful game. While foraging, one of the company stopped for a drink in ALICE NELSON, Nevada City: "Sounded good to me, and much better than I expected. I'am all for giving people incentive and experience, and helping them help themselves.” John C, Fremont, acting governor. The and Reagy." Deer creek, near the mouth of Slate creek, -on Sept. 9, 1849, They mined the bed of / WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1969 a company of forty, and signed them to work a year at wages that prevailed in the east. In his absence the phenomenal growth of Nevada county in 1850 surprised him _Upon his return to Rough and Ready, A motley collection of tents and shanties formed a town of 500 miners where his departure saw only the two cabins of the companies. He was obliged to hire his men to owners of claims and buy an interest in a: claim for himself, Dunleavy delivered a lengthy prayer while mourners stood with bowed heads around the grave. One of them noticed something shiny in the freshly turned earth beside the grave. He turned it over with his toe. It was a nugget. When the minister opened his eyes all the mourners were pacing off claims in the graveyard, On an April morning in 1850, a man from Massachusetts made a "sporting" offer toa Wisconsin claim worker, He would dig the plot-one day, if he got $200 worth of gold he would keep the claim. The Wisconsin man was sure the claim was rich and agreed, even insisting on a contract. The Yankee dug $180 worth in three hours and quit, maintaining that he had not agreed to work a full day. The furious miner from Wisconsin arranged a meeting of “leading citizens" and feeling was soon strong to run the "slicker" out of town, A bystander questioned the right to do so, declaring the Yankee was an American citizen and had committed no crime, Then a spelloinder arose to the occasion and proposed secessjon from the union, and the establishment of a new nation so they could "run Mr. Massachusetts out of town regardless," There wasn't a single "no" vote. E. F. Brundage was chosen president and -he appointed a cabinet. A few minutes later he and the secretary of state called the Yankee from a saloon and ordered him out of town. That excitement over, secession was practicallv forgotten until-the same "lead (Continued on Page 11) So VOLUME 49 A Rp MO NUMBER 30

ee aaa OO — ase on cennnp i oat te N PERIODICALS SECTIO CAL. STLIBRARY =~ 95814 er} “Poe STATE ‘Setving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, ‘You Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega French Corral, Rough and Ready, Grani teville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Barr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union: Hill, Peardale, Summit-City, Walloupa, Gougé Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bqurbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian’ Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ee 10 Cents A Copy The Soundi ng Board WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE WELFARE PROGRAM AS OUTLINED LAST WEEK BY PRESIDENT NIXON? _ Only one out of four persons approached by the Sounding Board heard the president's message on television or read it later. Published Wednesdays, Nevada City 100 years of Nevada County Rough and Ready thriving community in gold rush (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Nugget carried A Scotchman named Riddle and his wife came from South American to be the first family in the rough and ready town. an historically important series of articles in 1951 titled "100 years of Nevada County." These vignettes of our Golden Empire then were compiled into a book, only a few of which remain today. Because of local interest in things historical, the Nugget will republish those articles in ensuing weeks and encourages its readers to clip In April, 1850, James S. Dunleavy and his wife, built the first frame house with lumber costing $200 a thousand feet from Holt's: sawmill, near Grass Valley. Dunleavy had come to the west coast as a minister and resided many years in San them for future Francisco. He was chosen for the city council in 1847 in. an election called by The story of Rough and Ready, a foothill community five miles west of Grass Valley, is the tale of many a mining town in California--a discovery of rich ground, gentleman of the cloth got drunk the night of the election, and apparently abandoned his profession becatse when he came to the stories. and keep references and recollection.) a period of prosperity and importance as long as the mines continued to produce golden metal, and then obscurity, Rough and Ready has escaped a certain amount of the obscurity through its name, the revival of the post office, and through the pen of Bret Harte who used it as inspiration for his "Millionaire of Rough DARLENE MOBERG, Chicago _ Park: "To be honest I didn't hear it all. except what he said at the very last. I think he is WADE PATTERSON, Nevada City: "I'd like a guaranteed wel fare payment--that's the -only way to fly." making the right approach,° "The Hell Roarin' Forty-Niners."' The truth of the anecdote is doubtful as it has been told about every mining camp since the day of the Neanderthal man. in the fall of 1849, Captain A. A. Town the send, leader of the company, had served under General Zachary Taylor "Old Rough and Ready" during the Mexican War, and named the company for his old commander. Taylor was president of the U. S. at the time the company was formed and operated during the days of the Argonauts, The company crossed the mountains by the Truckee route and set up camp on cess secret. But the Randolph company moved in and located in the same ravine, Trouble threatened but a compromise di vided the ravine between the companies. Captain Twonsend, pleased with the ‘Success of the operations, returned to the

east to procure more men. He organized to work and supplementing their incomes, I am in favor of it and like the idea behind the speech," The following anecdote about him is quoted from Robert Welles Ritchie's book. Ritchie reported that during a funeral covered a piece of gold exposed on bed rock, : ; The company prospected the area and moved in, and attempted to keep its suc BILL BURKE, Grass Valley, Rough and Ready he opened the first saloon in town, and a few months later dedicated the first bowling alley in the county. at the Rough and Ready cemetery, Rev. a stream below Randolph Flat, and dis "I like the idea’of getting people Rough and Ready gained its name from the company of miners who settled there the creek with a measure of success and lived off the plentiful game. While foraging, one of the company stopped for a drink in ALICE NELSON, Nevada City: "Sounded good to me, and much better than I expected. I'am all for giving people incentive and experience, and helping them help themselves.” John C, Fremont, acting governor. The and Reagy." Deer creek, near the mouth of Slate creek, -on Sept. 9, 1849, They mined the bed of / WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1969 a company of forty, and signed them to work a year at wages that prevailed in the east. In his absence the phenomenal growth of Nevada county in 1850 surprised him _Upon his return to Rough and Ready, A motley collection of tents and shanties formed a town of 500 miners where his departure saw only the two cabins of the companies. He was obliged to hire his men to owners of claims and buy an interest in a: claim for himself, Dunleavy delivered a lengthy prayer while mourners stood with bowed heads around the grave. One of them noticed something shiny in the freshly turned earth beside the grave. He turned it over with his toe. It was a nugget. When the minister opened his eyes all the mourners were pacing off claims in the graveyard, On an April morning in 1850, a man from Massachusetts made a "sporting" offer toa Wisconsin claim worker, He would dig the plot-one day, if he got $200 worth of gold he would keep the claim. The Wisconsin man was sure the claim was rich and agreed, even insisting on a contract. The Yankee dug $180 worth in three hours and quit, maintaining that he had not agreed to work a full day. The furious miner from Wisconsin arranged a meeting of “leading citizens" and feeling was soon strong to run the "slicker" out of town, A bystander questioned the right to do so, declaring the Yankee was an American citizen and had committed no crime, Then a spelloinder arose to the occasion and proposed secessjon from the union, and the establishment of a new nation so they could "run Mr. Massachusetts out of town regardless," There wasn't a single "no" vote. E. F. Brundage was chosen president and -he appointed a cabinet. A few minutes later he and the secretary of state called the Yankee from a saloon and ordered him out of town. That excitement over, secession was practicallv forgotten until-the same "lead (Continued on Page 11) So VOLUME 49 A Rp MO NUMBER 30