December 26, 1975 (12 pages)

a> 42 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Friday, December 26, 1975 California Countr' RENDEZVOUS: ~ A grougy of buckskin’ clad men sat Orrlogs around a fire. They laughed and cussed and drank whiskey straight from the bottle. They were trappers and this seas their rendezvous. The:-rendezvous was a yearly. gathering of the trappet's and mountain men beginning in June at some preafranged spot. It was usaally at thé headwaters of séveral tributaries. The. trappers ‘worked their way upstream. and delivered a whole season’s supply of furs to the Company man. ‘The rendezvous lasted most of the summer. Trapping was not: at;its best so the men usually stayed on for a while Swapping stories and playing cards. A trapper could gamble away his winter’s work in a single show of hands, but fortunes lost were quickly © Kristi Steber forgotten and loans were made to buy the winter’s supplies. Most trappers could average “ 80.-beaver ‘pelts a year. It worked out to one every four days. And the going price was $8 for a large skin to $5 fora. small or young one. The Hudson Bay Company held some of the men under contract and all the hides they trapped were promised to the company. Other men were free men. They.paid full price for their traps and supplies and sold at whatever price the company man was willing to pay. Men started drifting away from the rendezvous in early August. They roamed over the same country year after year, circling back through the same streams and valleys. And every June they returned to the rendezvous for the companionship and rewards for their labor. Four to run for -city council seat Four prospective candidates including three incumbents “this. morning had returned nomination papers seeking election to the Nevada City _ Council on March 2, The deadline for filing for the four-year terms is 5 p.m. tomorrow. Incumbents hoping to retain their seats are Mayor . John Rankin, Bob Paine and Ernest ~_ Pello; Robert Flanagan is the newcomer. According to Teresa Cassettari, city clerk, potential candidates must return nomination papers signed by at least 20 registered voters within the city limits. If the signatures, when verified, are authentic, candidates become official contenders. The council will reorganize after the March election and select a mayor from within the group. Other members of the five-body council who were elected two years ago are Richard Womack and Ilse Barnhart. Natural fire control ’ Park rangers and staff ecologists of the — California Department of Parks and Recreation have. successfully completed their first application of what they call the natural method of forest fire They .are applying the method at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras _and. Tuolumne Counties. State Park Area Manager Robert Stewart today said that _a two-mile strip of heavy undergrowth along a former fuelbreak in the park was burned under careful control and prescribed conditions of mosture, humidity, temperature, wind velocity, and slope. “The prescribed burn,”’ Stewart said, ‘‘will reduce the danger of a future forest fire disaster. It is a matter of restoring fire to its natural role in the forest.” Parks and _ Recreation noted, “has been used for several years by the National Park Service, and results have been favorable. “Our resource management specialists have also successfully used prescribed burning on grasslands, and they believe that we can profitably use the method in a number of our park units.” The department is being assisted in the study. of resource management at Calaveras Big Trees by consultant Dr. Harold Biswell, professor emeritus of forestry at the University of California at Berkeley. More than 35-years of research by Dr. Biswell and others has indicated that the frequent small fires that occur naturally are more effective than conventional fireprevention strategies in reducing the number of large and dangerous forest fires. Director Herbert Rhodes said Such fires also provide the the department plans, in soil, vegetation, and wildlife future. years, to extend the with ecological benefits that program to other units of the are not provided under the fire state park system. prevention policies of western “Prescribed burning,’ he man. RECOGNIZE THIS SCENE? This week's Nugget historical photo is from the files of Elza Kilroy and was taken during the winter of 1915. Streetcar No. 2 is shown parking in front of what is now the Buttonworks. The pulang in the foreground is now occupied by Western Auto. 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a> 42 — THE NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET — Friday, December 26, 1975 California Countr' RENDEZVOUS: ~ A grougy of buckskin’ clad men sat Orrlogs around a fire. They laughed and cussed and drank whiskey straight from the bottle. They were trappers and this seas their rendezvous. The:-rendezvous was a yearly. gathering of the trappet's and mountain men beginning in June at some preafranged spot. It was usaally at thé headwaters of séveral tributaries. The. trappers ‘worked their way upstream. and delivered a whole season’s supply of furs to the Company man. ‘The rendezvous lasted most of the summer. Trapping was not: at;its best so the men usually stayed on for a while Swapping stories and playing cards. A trapper could gamble away his winter’s work in a single show of hands, but fortunes lost were quickly © Kristi Steber forgotten and loans were made to buy the winter’s supplies. Most trappers could average “ 80.-beaver ‘pelts a year. It worked out to one every four days. And the going price was $8 for a large skin to $5 fora. small or young one. The Hudson Bay Company held some of the men under contract and all the hides they trapped were promised to the company. Other men were free men. They.paid full price for their traps and supplies and sold at whatever price the company man was willing to pay. Men started drifting away from the rendezvous in early August. They roamed over the same country year after year, circling back through the same streams and valleys. And every June they returned to the rendezvous for the companionship and rewards for their labor. Four to run for -city council seat Four prospective candidates including three incumbents “this. morning had returned nomination papers seeking election to the Nevada City _ Council on March 2, The deadline for filing for the four-year terms is 5 p.m. tomorrow. Incumbents hoping to retain their seats are Mayor . John Rankin, Bob Paine and Ernest ~_ Pello; Robert Flanagan is the newcomer. According to Teresa Cassettari, city clerk, potential candidates must return nomination papers signed by at least 20 registered voters within the city limits. If the signatures, when verified, are authentic, candidates become official contenders. The council will reorganize after the March election and select a mayor from within the group. Other members of the five-body council who were

elected two years ago are Richard Womack and Ilse Barnhart. Natural fire control ’ Park rangers and staff ecologists of the — California Department of Parks and Recreation have. successfully completed their first application of what they call the natural method of forest fire They .are applying the method at Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras _and. Tuolumne Counties. State Park Area Manager Robert Stewart today said that _a two-mile strip of heavy undergrowth along a former fuelbreak in the park was burned under careful control and prescribed conditions of mosture, humidity, temperature, wind velocity, and slope. “The prescribed burn,”’ Stewart said, ‘‘will reduce the danger of a future forest fire disaster. It is a matter of restoring fire to its natural role in the forest.” Parks and _ Recreation noted, “has been used for several years by the National Park Service, and results have been favorable. “Our resource management specialists have also successfully used prescribed burning on grasslands, and they believe that we can profitably use the method in a number of our park units.” The department is being assisted in the study. of resource management at Calaveras Big Trees by consultant Dr. Harold Biswell, professor emeritus of forestry at the University of California at Berkeley. More than 35-years of research by Dr. Biswell and others has indicated that the frequent small fires that occur naturally are more effective than conventional fireprevention strategies in reducing the number of large and dangerous forest fires. Director Herbert Rhodes said Such fires also provide the the department plans, in soil, vegetation, and wildlife future. years, to extend the with ecological benefits that program to other units of the are not provided under the fire state park system. prevention policies of western “Prescribed burning,’ he man. RECOGNIZE THIS SCENE? This week's Nugget historical photo is from the files of Elza Kilroy and was taken during the winter of 1915. Streetcar No. 2 is shown parking in front of what is now the Buttonworks. The pulang in the foreground is now occupied by Western Auto. PRICE CLOSEOUT CHRISTMAS _ MERCHANDISE © ~ © Tree Decorations © Cards © Party Goods © Gift Wrap e Trees © Ribbon * Bows OUR POLICY Sprouse Reitz sincerely tries Yo because of non-arrival, or for any fr quantities In stock and which cannot be reor SPROUSE REITZ STORES _ OVER 375 STORES THROUGHOUT TWELVE WESTERN STATES provide adequate supply to meet demand. If advertised items are not in stock eason, rain checks are available on request. Items which are iimited to dered are first come. first served. Please shop early. .