December 11, 1974 (8 pages)

IGINAL DEF © Pipes ‘apy ig the communities of Nevada City. Grass bulley, .ced Dos, Town Talk. Glenbrook. Little, York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland: Alpha, Qnieza, Frenth Corral; Rough and Ready, Graniterille. North Std leap Vorth Bloomfield. Humbug, Relief Mill. Washington, Blue Tent. kaBarr Meadows, Gedar Ridgest nion Hall, Peardaleo summit City, W atloupa. Gouge Eve, Lime kiln. Chicago Park Wolf, Christmas iy! » Liberty Hitt, Satlor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, (Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat Nogesville. Gold. Bari Lowell Mill, Bourbon Mill, Seotch Will, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol. Quaker Hill, ; law balley. Néwtoun. Indian Flat. Bridgeport. Birchville, Moore's Flat. Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirtum Tremens, ; ’ 10.Cents A Copy ~ VOLUME 49 & Mark Kellog beg ck He died when Custer fell Wedriesday. Dec, 11,1974 By PHYLLIS L, SMITH Little is known to have been written about the private life of ‘Mark Kellog, but the ambitious, handsome young reporter gained a place in history when his horribly mutilated body was found near that of General Custer’s at the Little Big Horn, on June 25, 1876. One of the great news stories ~ of all time in the Old West came out of that bloody day’s events. Events that Custer certainly didn’t forsee and. that young Kellog had no way of knowing The ‘‘world” learned of the incident only after the river steamer “Far West’ made its record-breaking 54-hour run to Bismark, North Dakota, with the heart-stopping news. Col. Clement A. Lounsberry, publisher of the Bismark Tribune, met the steamer at the dock.his regular custom.and received the shock of his life! cae When the initial shock began to wear off and publisher Lounsberry realized the magnitude of the story in his n, he made a beeline dash to the nearby railroad depot telegrapher’s office. There he issued curt orders to a startled telegrapher, John M.— Carnahan, to set up a “clear wire’ to St. Paul for a news relay. Then he started writing his historic account of the tragic and.as some historians would later have it.,.needless, senseless massacre of Custer and his men. For hours Lousberry talked with returnees from the battle area as they came off the boat. For a full 24 hours he wrote, while Carnahan and a relief operator tapped out the grim and grisley news. One often-repeated tale of Lounsberry’s feat. has it that when he ‘‘fell-behind’’ on copy, he tossed a copy of the Bible Carnahan with the order: “Keep empting that priceless link with the oytside: world. A total 9f-50,000 words were. reportédly sent to the famous old New York Herald alone.ata “wire, cost” of $3,000. And, according to fairly reliable . reports published some time later, Lounsberry _ himself received the then tremendous sum of $2,500 for the story. But young Kellog, who had joined Custer’s forces in anticipation of making a name for himself as a “war correspondent” someday, was buried with appropriate honors as. an unfortunate victim of a ‘terrible military “goof.” ; The background to all of this is a story in itself.in 1873 Bismark, Dakota Territory, was a. miserably small hamlet of possibly 150 tents and ramshackle shacks.originally known as Edwinton.when 30year-old Lounsberry showed up on the scene from. a newspaper berth in Minneapolis. He was an ex-military man, hence the title Colonel. He must have had an un-. bounded faith .m = something.for he brought a wagon full of equipment necessary -to establish a newspaper.in a remote place where there: were no schools, . banks, churches, or even readily passable roads! His determination was something to marvel about. The railroad hadn’t gotten anywhere near old “Edwinton” yet and only a dozen homesteads had been filed.and some of them had already’been abandoned! But Lounsberry had the instincts, at least, of a gambler . and his Bismark Tribune finally appeared with Volume 1, Number 1 carrying the date of July 11, 1873. : _ Only a few days short of three years later his front told of the massacre at Little Big Horn and the coincidental death of another young and. eager ‘Tis the season fost a ia ie Se c+ SSS s é ) revuaT? SLVLS “NO! ¥O OLNSnvuoTS foTLoas Sivordorsad , 7TeS6 ¢t-9t-s that line open any way you can, . newsman.Mark Kellog. From . : damn it, I’ve got to catch up.” So that time onward the Bismark aoe : : the exhausted telegrapher Tribune was recognized as a NEVADA CITY resident can't help but be reminded that the Christmas ‘ started sending the Books of the powerful voice for the Fourth season is here with the huge lighted tree in George Calahan Park visible . es Holy Bible verbatim as “filler,” Estate and its publication has » from many areas of the city. There are just 20 shopping days left until }. 4 { to keep anyone from prenever ceased. : Christmas. oe 3 : — a i ‘ f Ber ee

IGINAL DEF © Pipes ‘apy ig the communities of Nevada City. Grass bulley, .ced Dos, Town Talk. Glenbrook. Little, York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland: Alpha, Qnieza, Frenth Corral; Rough and Ready, Graniterille. North Std leap Vorth Bloomfield. Humbug, Relief Mill. Washington, Blue Tent. kaBarr Meadows, Gedar Ridgest nion Hall, Peardaleo summit City, W atloupa. Gouge Eve, Lime kiln. Chicago Park Wolf, Christmas iy! » Liberty Hitt, Satlor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, (Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat Nogesville. Gold. Bari Lowell Mill, Bourbon Mill, Seotch Will, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol. Quaker Hill, ; law balley. Néwtoun. Indian Flat. Bridgeport. Birchville, Moore's Flat. Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirtum Tremens, ; ’ 10.Cents A Copy ~ VOLUME 49 & Mark Kellog beg ck He died when Custer fell Wedriesday. Dec, 11,1974 By PHYLLIS L, SMITH Little is known to have been written about the private life of ‘Mark Kellog, but the ambitious, handsome young reporter gained a place in history when his horribly mutilated body was found near that of General Custer’s at the Little Big Horn, on June 25, 1876. One of the great news stories ~ of all time in the Old West came out of that bloody day’s events. Events that Custer certainly didn’t forsee and. that young Kellog had no way of knowing The ‘‘world” learned of the incident only after the river steamer “Far West’ made its record-breaking 54-hour run to Bismark, North Dakota, with the heart-stopping news. Col. Clement A. Lounsberry, publisher of the Bismark Tribune, met the steamer at the dock..his regular custom..and received the shock of his life! cae When the initial shock began to wear off and publisher Lounsberry realized the magnitude of the story in his n, he made a beeline dash to the nearby railroad depot telegrapher’s office. There he issued curt orders to a startled telegrapher, John M.— Carnahan, to set up a “clear wire’ to St. Paul for a news relay. Then he started writing his historic account of the tragic and..as some historians would later have it.,.needless, senseless massacre of Custer and his men. For hours Lousberry talked with returnees from the battle area as they came off the boat. For a full 24 hours he wrote, while Carnahan and a relief operator tapped out the grim and grisley news. One often-repeated tale of Lounsberry’s feat. has it that when he ‘‘fell-behind’’ on copy, he tossed a copy of the Bible Carnahan with the order: “Keep empting that priceless link with the oytside: world. A total 9f-50,000 words were.

reportédly sent to the famous old New York Herald alone..ata “wire, cost” of $3,000. And, according to fairly reliable . reports published some time later, Lounsberry _ himself received the then tremendous sum of $2,500 for the story. But young Kellog, who had joined Custer’s forces in anticipation of making a name for himself as a “war correspondent” someday, was buried with appropriate honors as. an unfortunate victim of a ‘terrible military “goof.” ; The background to all of this is a story in itself..in 1873 Bismark, Dakota Territory, was a. miserably small hamlet of possibly 150 tents and ramshackle shacks..originally known as Edwinton..when 30year-old Lounsberry showed up on the scene from. a newspaper berth in Minneapolis. He was an ex-military man, hence the title Colonel. He must have had an un-. bounded faith .m = something..for he brought a wagon full of equipment necessary -to establish a newspaper..in a remote place where there: were no schools, . banks, churches, or even readily passable roads! His determination was something to marvel about. The railroad hadn’t gotten anywhere near old “Edwinton” yet and only a dozen homesteads had been filed..and some of them had already’been abandoned! But Lounsberry had the instincts, at least, of a gambler . and his Bismark Tribune finally appeared with Volume 1, Number 1 carrying the date of July 11, 1873. : _ Only a few days short of three years later his front told of the massacre at Little Big Horn and the coincidental death of another young and. eager ‘Tis the season fost a ia ie Se c+ SSS s é ) revuaT? SLVLS “NO! ¥O OLNSnvuoTS foTLoas Sivordorsad , 7TeS6 ¢t-9t-s that line open any way you can, . newsman..Mark Kellog. From . : damn it, I’ve got to catch up.” So that time onward the Bismark aoe : : the exhausted telegrapher Tribune was recognized as a NEVADA CITY resident can't help but be reminded that the Christmas ‘ started sending the Books of the powerful voice for the Fourth season is here with the huge lighted tree in George Calahan Park visible . es Holy Bible verbatim as “filler,” Estate and its publication has » from many areas of the city. There are just 20 shopping days left until }. 4 { to keep anyone from prenever ceased. : Christmas. oe 3 : — a i ‘ f Ber ee