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Title: August 6, 1969 Collection Type: Newspapers Collection Name: Nevada County Nugget Published: August 6, 1969 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Physical Format: Newspaper # of Pages: 12 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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x I RT I wren rears a a Oo The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, August 6, 1969 Relics of Meadow Lake examined by Jeep trekkers Deseret aaa A ate en We HIGHLIGHT of the annual Henness Pass Jeep Treks the past few years has been the overnight camp at 7000-foot Meadow Lake, site of an early day gold mining city of the same name which went boom-to-bust in just three years during the early 1860s. More than 80 persons in 20 four-wheel drive vehicles participated ‘in the 16th annual trek this past weekend, Climaxing the Sunday morning tour of the area was a visit to the Excelsior Mine which flourished brieflv but finallv closed down due to the prohibitive cost. of separating the gold from the tenacious iron-base ore. Last to fall to age and the heavy snows was the massively timbered headframe (left), A large wooden wheel (center) of four thicknesses and held together with square nails lies nearby and might have been atop the headframe to operate the hoist. Within 500 yards of the lake are many Indian petroglyphs (image writings) of a primitive tribe which probably summered there and left their marks (righf) on the large granite out—_——~ TS er Mobile MOUNTAIN AIR MOBILE PARK Frances Dupignac, Sp, 42 was taken to the hospital Monday for a severe gastro-intestinal upset, but has recovered and is home. Volney and Peggy Lorenzen who have been on a fishing trip and rock hunt have returned. GRASS VALLEY MOBILE VIL— LAGE Rosemary Decker who for over two years has been my right hand gal, had a blood clot burst in eye last week, she is Li g G.S.M.O.L. INC. area, but is on the board of directors for the Heart Association, and in charge of the loan closet for this group. We all miss her and will be glad when she returns, GOLDEN CHAIN CHAPTER 219 This group is becoming quite Board ired about sales tax change Nevada county's supervisors were irritated at Nevada City's councilmen Tuesday, although they didn't want the press to $ Sierra, Miners room rates upped $3.50 Spiraling operating costs have caused directors of Sierra Nevada and Miners hospitals to raise patient room charges $3.50 per day effective today. increase was made May 1, 1968, in W Calif, under the a fund on hand to write letters Put Requite that way. . The new rate of $42 a day for a two-patient room at both care of her physician. Rose_to our politicians, in protest of Cu Council has adoptedaresohospitals is still below the average of $45.14 for 15 similar mary is not only very active a, ee that it will facilities in Sacramento, Sierra, Nevada and Placer counties they WwW . ws _or to hire an sttorney keep 100 per cent of the local said. Not included in the 15-hospital survey but also comparable. protect our rights, sales tax penney collected by Lo pel nies DR ts planed acta hited ao. comes tg chants accommodations, Complete Supply This Rendey of 4 p.m. Oty wu Ue ‘claty ted teve The increase in room charges partly reflects a ten per cent will be having a picnic at Mememploye wage and benefit boost granted last February. The . OF orial Park and I hope that they ee ee annual paroll and benefits of the two hospitals now exceeds BUILDING will have a good crowd. * : : $900,000, representing 65 per cent of the operating expense. Notice of this intention was Twenty-four hour-a-day staffing at both hospitals involves MATERIALS acy” Ste otugating our pecpse gives the supervisors Wy let. — a total of 164 employes, approximately 2-1/2 employes per . ‘ dealers where they can buy in began to ponder how many serIn authorizing the increase, the board of directors of the PABCO confidence; it is working outto vices they do for Nevada City non-profit hospital corporation emphasized that it was necessary where we are receiving calls without charge. = _to raise charges to compensate for increased operational costs PAINT almost every day. Quick mention was made of at both hospitals and does not in any way involve the expansion Our bill is the ee care of city prisoners in the and modernization financing program at Sierra Nevada Memorial the park owners take 60 days commty Gy senncumenys few the capital. Bs $ YUBA RIVER before they can evict any teope Ala mn wa Beret nap ot ‘g LUMBER C0 pe hurdle last wean and now health department. volved in this incident is$3,500, And an order went out to all Ww 6 is on Governor Reagan's desk The board decided to write which is a fairly large amount county department heads to de, + VALLEY T k Nevada City a letter asking its + Nevada City's officials who termine and report to the board TOWN TALK, GRASS VALLE awaiting his signature, The par whatever services the count 265-4521 owners can still put an undesircouncil to reconsider the action feel they need it to shore up ces the DOWNIEVILLE YARD able tenant out within 7 days "in the interest of cooperation. their increasingly anemic muprovides without charge to Ne289-3351 The amount of money innicipal finances. vada City, > eA OT ASE: Bh A