January 22, 1969 (12 pages)

Dear People of Nevada City: Thank you for letting us use the Seaman Lodge when We found ourselyes stranded on our snow trip December 26, 1968, We would especially like to thank Mr, and Mrs, Rich, caretakers of the lodge, and Mr. Allen Smith, local scoutmaster, for the assistance they gave us, . Thank you very much. WEBELOS DEN CHIEF BOB REYNOLDS, Pack 55, Santa Rosa, Calif, Mr, Editor: I am going way back in my time for this one. The time was when the Narrow Gauge Railroad had one engine. This little teapot had to stop every few miles to load the tender with wood, Yes, it was a wood burner and it caused a few fires along the right-of-way, but the crew put them out easy. The engine crew at that time was old Mike Krieg and his son, and the conductor was Jean Clark and the brakeman Garbert Hart, but we called him Bandy. The Kreigs lived in the brick house that they now call the Red Castle. We used to have a lot of fun going on picnics down at Shelby Pond or at Chicago Park. Or when Sells Floto or Ringling Bros, Circus was down at Colfax. They put seats on the flat cars and canvas over the top to keep the sun off. The fare was fifty cents a . roundtrip but, believe it or not, I went to all the doings and never spent a cent. In them days, the ladies wore long dresses and it was easy to hide, I seen the picture: of the fire at the Union Hotel. I remember it well. Cheers, JACK BASSETT Grass Valley NEVADA COUNTY NUGGE?. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca, 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, Decree No, 12, 406, Subscription Rates; one year, $3.00; two years, $5, 00. 1967 PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER . The rivalry of the opposition stage lines between Nevada City and Washington is exciting considerable interest. The teams are diven by Hank Place and Frank Alverton, who had an exciting race down yesterday. They left Washington together at 6:30 a.m. Hank keeping ahead during the ascent of the hill to Alpha, when Alverton passed him, but Hank soon got ahead and kept the lead until they arrived in Nevada City at 9:30 a.m, making the trip in three hours. 10, June 4, 1861, The opposition on the Washington road is causing both stages -to make the tallest kind of time. Yesterday they both came in at 9 a.m. One stage consisting of four. and the other of sixhorses. The four horse stage was ahead, The other stage had their noses within six inches of the completion ahead. (Nevada City Daily Transcript, May 16, 1861) * * ‘Lew Morrill's stage, driven by Frank Alverton, made yesterday,, and. is making every day, the fastest time ever made on the Washington road, in fact on any mountain road. It left Washington at 7 a.m. and stood in front of the National Hotel, Nevada City, at 9:30 a.m. Twenty-four miles in two and onehalf hours over one of the most hilly roads in the county. (NCDT, May 30, 1861) **e* Frank Alverton, who drives Morrill's six-horse stage to Washington, is compelling the opposition to haul down its colors, Yesterday he arrived one hour and a quarter ahead of the opposition and today he beat it to Nevada City by just one hour, This is enough to disgust the other line with any further attemp to keep pace with Frank, Passengers by Morrill's stage . can always rely on ‘getting to Washington by 12 noon and to Nevada City by 10 a.m, Frank's friends are so confident he can beat the opposition that they are willing to bet $1,000 on it.(NCDT, June 8, 1861) ** * Mr. J. Phillips has sold his express route between Nevada City, Washington and Omega to Mr, J. J, Dewey, who will continue to run it as heretofore. (Nevada Democrat, September 6, 1862) , ** Conrad Grissel purchased the Exchange Hotel in Washington in 1864,.He has been the proprietor from that date, He also runs a tri-weekly stage from Washington to Nevada City. (Thompson and West) R, W, Latta purchased the Washington Line from Hank Place, (NCDT, February 8, 1865) i ** R, W. Latta advertised in The Transcript that his Washington Stage Line left Nevada City for Washington at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Lft Washington for Nevada City at 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Rainfall last year ‘zg, Hot stage coach rivalry Pcut Washington schedule » By Rye Slye Friday. (NCDT, February 8, 1865) * * * The regular stage communication to Washington had been interrupted since the beginning Of the heavy storms in February. Latta, owner of the stage line, is running a wagon every other day to the Six Mile House and from there to White Cloud, a sleigh. From White Cloud to Washington passengers have to go. on foot, a good trail being opened’ by way of Phelps Hill, (Nevada Daily Gazette, April 5, 1867) * LATTA'S WASHINGTON STAGE LINE. Summer Schedule. May 30, 1867 Leave Washington every day but Sunday---------------6 a.m, Arrive in Nevada City-11 a.m. Leave Nevada City-----1p.m, Arrive in Washington---9p.m. R. W. Latta has made stage connections so that he can take passengers and express every day between Nevada City, Washington, Omega, Bear Valley and Emigrant. Gap. (Nevada City Daily National Gazette, May 10, 18700 , * * OK ; George C. Shaw has discontinued running his stage from Nevada City to Omega for the winter on account of the snow. The mail will be carried over the trail from Washington to Omega during the winter. (Nevada City Daily Transcript, December 9, 1870) * * * Snow is about three-feet' deep along the ridge between Nevada ' City and Washington, The Grissell stage line has made regular: trips. during the storm, Mr. Grissel had three teams making ‘frequent trips Friday over the goo conanalli easton WevadalCounty . Raintall Gauge ‘NEVADA CITY Max Min. R Jan, 15 47 34 Jan, 16 43 31 Jan. 17 ~ 45 26 _ Jan, 18 48 26 Jan, 19 50 * 32 2.95 Jan, 20 51 48 3.45 Jan, 21 50 47 4,06 Rainfall to date 43,00 Rainfall last year 19,77 GRASS VALLEY Max Min R Jan, 15 50 30 Jan, 16 46 31 Jan, 17 48 28 Jan, 18 55 29 Jan, 19 50 37 3.20 Jan, 20 51, 49 3.47 Jan, 21 50 48 3,67 Rainfall to date: 41.69 "19,59 R _ tau t-along-with more elevated portion of the route, Yesterday morning he took fourteen passengers from Nevada City to Washington, two sleighs being required for the transportation. (NCDT, January 1, 1888) * * * A new stage line will soon be placed on the road to run between Nevada City, Washington, Ormonde and Maybert. The expense of fitting up will be borne by the three mining companies; the Yuba, the Eagle and the Washington mines. The same companies in connection with the stage line have established a butcher shop at the town of Washington. The stage part is to be managed by E, T. Worthley. The butcher shop by Al Nichols of Maybert. The company will be known as the Consolidated South Yuba Stage and Butcher Company. (NCDT, April 16, 1890) * * * The Daily Transcript in 1888 names three stage lines operating between Nevada City and Washington: Geo. Grissel. L.P. Prescott and W. C, Fredenburr, * OK Two stage lines, one daily and one tri-weekly, connect Washington with Nevada City and the lower country. (NCDT, October 1, 1891) * * Grissel Bros. will start a daily line of stages between Nevada: City and Washington tomorrow. (NCDT, April 22, 1895) L,.R. Prescott will shortly commence running a tri-weekly Stage line to Washington and Maybert. (NCDT, May p5, 1895) CALIFORNIA SPEAKS REESE T. CROPLEY, Cupertino—“To this middle age reactionary observing the college scene, the discussion of lowering the voting age to 18 is highly irrelevant. It should be raised to 25.” ‘ CYNTHIA. ZUCCHI, Los Gatos—“Why should the size or shape of a conference table to be used in the Paris peace talks be important in carrying ate Leong “ ending the violent dea of my fellow Americans?” . : JERRY ABRAMS, S.F; film maker—“This time last year I hoped to be at this time this year where I now hope to be at this time next. year.” W. R. LIVINGSTON, L.A. —“It is reasonable to uire civilized behavior in a classroom for the rights of others. esponsibility should be rights.” P. R. W. PARIS, Hawthorne —“Has there ever been a man in office—-Democrat or Republican—who has not’ been sccuaed s adcing the » Job for it forthe simple fact that he’ sincere in what believes?” today By ROBERT M. SMALLEY If the poor consumer ever doubts that his “best interests” are being used for the aggrandizement of others, such doubt can be relieved by reading two separate news articles by John D. Morris which appeared recently in a single issue of the New York Times. ¢ First, Morris reported that after three years of grinding out major legislation to protect consumers, Congress now -probably will shift its emphasis to making certain that existing laws are being enforced. This watchdog work will be carried out largely under the leadership of three Senate Democrats, Magnuson of Washington, Hart of Michigan and Nelson of Wisconsin. All are champions of consumer causes, which Magnuson and Nelson parlayed into handsome political victories last year. With that fact in mind, other Senators can be expected to be sympathetic. Since watchdogs can’t make news, or votes, by tacitly admitting that enforcement is meeting their rigid high standards, and since a Republican administration is now responsible for enforcement, it follows logically that those three will launch noisy attacks soon which may in fact be more partisan-oriented than’ consumer-oriented. According to Morris, the broad strategy of Senate Democrats is to “hold Nixon’s feet to the fire of public opinion” in-respect to con. sumer protection. Translated, that means generating opinion geared to their own point of view, then using it to embarrass the President politically. The other Morris story concerned a lengthy report written by seven young “investigators” ‘from Yale and Harvard, charging that consumer interests are not being protected properly by the Federal Trade Commission. Demanding the resignation of Commission Chairman Paul Rand Dixon, the law school students charged his colleagues and staff with everything from alcoholism to cronyism, collusion and*crass politics. ; All of which may or may not be true—but what makes it suspect is the fact that the probe was instigated and organized by Ralph Nader, highriced critic who would have ittle to write or lecture about if he didn’t have targets to . = _ It paroeips’ hardly Le y that a Uy) very young: men, ins hes y Mr. Nadér to charge forth against corruption and incompetence, would disappoint him with a report that all was going well. ’ The Nader touch was especially evident in their recommendation that the F.T.C. not work so much on. complaints from aggrieved consumers, but give font attention instead to the evils of “the largest companies.” The Nader } Saat salways “produces ‘ preindiciel conclusion — business is big it is ad. » Nader’s Ivy Leaguers also have begun to develop their own ‘self-serving way with consumer protection. They want that crummy F.T.C. to lawyers from Southern colleges and start recruiting more from the hallowed h of Ivy. ,

Dear People of Nevada City: Thank you for letting us use the Seaman Lodge when We found ourselyes stranded on our snow trip December 26, 1968, We would especially like to thank Mr, and Mrs, Rich, caretakers of the lodge, and Mr. Allen Smith, local scoutmaster, for the assistance they gave us, . Thank you very much. WEBELOS DEN CHIEF BOB REYNOLDS, Pack 55, Santa Rosa, Calif, Mr, Editor: I am going way back in my time for this one. The time was when the Narrow Gauge Railroad had one engine. This little teapot had to stop every few miles to load the tender with wood, Yes, it was a wood burner and it caused a few fires along the right-of-way, but the crew put them out easy. The engine crew at that time was old Mike Krieg and his son, and the conductor was Jean Clark and the brakeman Garbert Hart, but we called him Bandy. The Kreigs lived in the brick house that they now call the Red Castle. We used to have a lot of fun going on picnics down at Shelby Pond or at Chicago Park. Or when Sells Floto or Ringling Bros, Circus was down at Colfax. They put seats on the flat cars and canvas over the top to keep the sun off. The fare was fifty cents a . roundtrip but, believe it or not, I went to all the doings and never spent a cent. In them days, the ladies wore long dresses and it was easy to hide, I seen the picture: of the fire at the Union Hotel. I remember it well. Cheers, JACK BASSETT Grass Valley NEVADA COUNTY NUGGE?. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 318 Broad Street, Nevada City, Ca, 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California, Adjudicated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960, Decree No, 12, 406, Subscription Rates; one year, $3.00; two years, $5, 00. 1967 PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER . The rivalry of the opposition stage lines between Nevada City and Washington is exciting considerable interest. The teams are diven by Hank Place and Frank Alverton, who had an exciting race down yesterday. They left Washington together at 6:30 a.m. Hank keeping ahead during the ascent of the hill to Alpha, when Alverton passed him, but Hank soon got ahead and kept the lead until they arrived in Nevada City at 9:30 a.m, making the trip in three hours. 10, June 4, 1861, The opposition on the Washington road is causing both stages -to make the tallest kind of time. Yesterday they both came in at 9 a.m. One stage consisting of four. and the other of sixhorses. The four horse stage was ahead, The other stage had their noses within six inches of the completion ahead. (Nevada City Daily Transcript, May 16, 1861) * * ‘Lew Morrill's stage, driven by Frank Alverton, made yesterday,, and. is making every day, the fastest time ever made on the Washington road, in fact on any mountain road. It left Washington at 7 a.m. and stood in front of the National Hotel, Nevada City, at 9:30 a.m. Twenty-four miles in two and onehalf hours over one of the most hilly roads in the county. (NCDT, May 30, 1861) **e* Frank Alverton, who drives Morrill's six-horse stage to Washington, is compelling the opposition to haul down its colors, Yesterday he arrived one hour and a quarter ahead of the opposition and today he beat it to Nevada City by just one hour, This is enough to disgust the other line with any further attemp to keep pace with Frank, Passengers by Morrill's stage . can always rely on ‘getting to Washington by 12 noon and to Nevada City by 10 a.m, Frank's friends are so confident he can beat the opposition that they are willing to bet $1,000 on it.(NCDT, June 8, 1861) ** * Mr. J. Phillips has sold his express route between Nevada City, Washington and Omega to Mr, J. J, Dewey, who will continue to run it as heretofore. (Nevada Democrat, September 6, 1862) , ** Conrad Grissel purchased the Exchange Hotel in Washington in 1864,.He has been the proprietor from that date, He also runs a tri-weekly stage from Washington to Nevada City. (Thompson and West) R, W, Latta purchased the Washington Line from Hank Place, (NCDT, February 8, 1865) i ** R, W. Latta advertised in The Transcript that his Washington Stage Line left Nevada City for Washington at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, Lft Washington for Nevada City at 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Rainfall last year ‘zg, Hot stage coach rivalry Pcut Washington schedule » By Rye Slye Friday. (NCDT, February 8, 1865) * * * The regular stage communication to Washington had been interrupted since the beginning Of the heavy storms in February. Latta, owner of the stage line, is running a wagon every other day to the Six Mile House and from there to White Cloud, a sleigh. From White Cloud to Washington passengers have to go. on foot, a good trail being opened’ by way of Phelps Hill, (Nevada Daily Gazette, April 5, 1867) * LATTA'S WASHINGTON STAGE LINE. Summer Schedule. May 30, 1867 Leave Washington every day but Sunday---------------6 a.m, Arrive in Nevada City-11 a.m. Leave Nevada City-----1p.m, Arrive in Washington---9p.m. R. W. Latta has made stage connections so that he can take passengers and express every day between Nevada City, Washington, Omega, Bear Valley and Emigrant. Gap. (Nevada City Daily National Gazette, May 10, 18700 , * * OK ; George C. Shaw has discontinued running his stage from Nevada City to Omega for the

winter on account of the snow. The mail will be carried over the trail from Washington to Omega during the winter. (Nevada City Daily Transcript, December 9, 1870) * * * Snow is about three-feet' deep along the ridge between Nevada ' City and Washington, The Grissell stage line has made regular: trips. during the storm, Mr. Grissel had three teams making ‘frequent trips Friday over the goo conanalli easton WevadalCounty . Raintall Gauge ‘NEVADA CITY Max Min. R Jan, 15 47 34 Jan, 16 43 31 Jan. 17 ~ 45 26 _ Jan, 18 48 26 Jan, 19 50 * 32 2.95 Jan, 20 51 48 3.45 Jan, 21 50 47 4,06 Rainfall to date 43,00 Rainfall last year 19,77 GRASS VALLEY Max Min R Jan, 15 50 30 Jan, 16 46 31 Jan, 17 48 28 Jan, 18 55 29 Jan, 19 50 37 3.20 Jan, 20 51, 49 3.47 Jan, 21 50 48 3,67 Rainfall to date: 41.69 "19,59 R _ tau t-along-with more elevated portion of the route, Yesterday morning he took fourteen passengers from Nevada City to Washington, two sleighs being required for the transportation. (NCDT, January 1, 1888) * * * A new stage line will soon be placed on the road to run between Nevada City, Washington, Ormonde and Maybert. The expense of fitting up will be borne by the three mining companies; the Yuba, the Eagle and the Washington mines. The same companies in connection with the stage line have established a butcher shop at the town of Washington. The stage part is to be managed by E, T. Worthley. The butcher shop by Al Nichols of Maybert. The company will be known as the Consolidated South Yuba Stage and Butcher Company. (NCDT, April 16, 1890) * * * The Daily Transcript in 1888 names three stage lines operating between Nevada City and Washington: Geo. Grissel. L.P. Prescott and W. C, Fredenburr, * OK Two stage lines, one daily and one tri-weekly, connect Washington with Nevada City and the lower country. (NCDT, October 1, 1891) * * Grissel Bros. will start a daily line of stages between Nevada: City and Washington tomorrow. (NCDT, April 22, 1895) L,.R. Prescott will shortly commence running a tri-weekly Stage line to Washington and Maybert. (NCDT, May p5, 1895) CALIFORNIA SPEAKS REESE T. CROPLEY, Cupertino—“To this middle age reactionary observing the college scene, the discussion of lowering the voting age to 18 is highly irrelevant. It should be raised to 25.” ‘ CYNTHIA. ZUCCHI, Los Gatos—“Why should the size or shape of a conference table to be used in the Paris peace talks be important in carrying ate Leong “ ending the violent dea of my fellow Americans?” . : JERRY ABRAMS, S.F; film maker—“This time last year I hoped to be at this time this year where I now hope to be at this time next. year.” W. R. LIVINGSTON, L.A. —“It is reasonable to uire civilized behavior in a classroom for the rights of others. esponsibility should be rights.” P. R. W. PARIS, Hawthorne —“Has there ever been a man in office—-Democrat or Republican—who has not’ been sccuaed s adcing the » Job for it forthe simple fact that he’ sincere in what believes?” today By ROBERT M. SMALLEY If the poor consumer ever doubts that his “best interests” are being used for the aggrandizement of others, such doubt can be relieved by reading two separate news articles by John D. Morris which appeared recently in a single issue of the New York Times. ¢ First, Morris reported that after three years of grinding out major legislation to protect consumers, Congress now -probably will shift its emphasis to making certain that existing laws are being enforced. This watchdog work will be carried out largely under the leadership of three Senate Democrats, Magnuson of Washington, Hart of Michigan and Nelson of Wisconsin. All are champions of consumer causes, which Magnuson and Nelson parlayed into handsome political victories last year. With that fact in mind, other Senators can be expected to be sympathetic. Since watchdogs can’t make news, or votes, by tacitly admitting that enforcement is meeting their rigid high standards, and since a Republican administration is now responsible for enforcement, it follows logically that those three will launch noisy attacks soon which may in fact be more partisan-oriented than’ consumer-oriented. According to Morris, the broad strategy of Senate Democrats is to “hold Nixon’s feet to the fire of public opinion” in-respect to con. sumer protection. Translated, that means generating opinion geared to their own point of view, then using it to embarrass the President politically. The other Morris story concerned a lengthy report written by seven young “investigators” ‘from Yale and Harvard, charging that consumer interests are not being protected properly by the Federal Trade Commission. Demanding the resignation of Commission Chairman Paul Rand Dixon, the law school students charged his colleagues and staff with everything from alcoholism to cronyism, collusion and*crass politics. ; All of which may or may not be true—but what makes it suspect is the fact that the probe was instigated and organized by Ralph Nader, highriced critic who would have ittle to write or lecture about if he didn’t have targets to . = _ It paroeips’ hardly Le y that a Uy) very young: men, ins hes y Mr. Nadér to charge forth against corruption and incompetence, would disappoint him with a report that all was going well. ’ The Nader touch was especially evident in their recommendation that the F.T.C. not work so much on. complaints from aggrieved consumers, but give font attention instead to the evils of “the largest companies.” The Nader } Saat salways “produces ‘ preindiciel conclusion — business is big it is ad. » Nader’s Ivy Leaguers also have begun to develop their own ‘self-serving way with consumer protection. They want that crummy F.T.C. to lawyers from Southern colleges and start recruiting more from the hallowed h of Ivy. ,