July 3, 1968 (8 pages)

2 ‘The Nevada County Nugys: Wednesday, July 3, 1968 NEVADA COUNT NUGEST. RDITORIAL OldGlory . Now is the time to raise Old Glory to the top of the mast or to display it properly if a mast is lacking. We: Americans have become lax is letting everyone know we honor the Flag. Or if it isn't laxity, it may be timidity — fear that someone may think we are old-fashioned or a fuddyDon't let such opinions bother you, Persons who hold them generally owe allegiance only to themselves and are not worth considering in such a case, Be proud of the Flag, ‘Many a fine citizen has died in defense of it and for what it stands. The least the rest of us can do is to display it with pride and respect. : Heritage. Almost two hundred years ago John Adams wrote to his wife that Independence Day, which we now observe on the Fourth of July, “ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by -solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.solemnized with pomp and parade.from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore." By the standards of a great many of our people today, John Adams was a square, Patriotism is a hang-up. Independence means freedom to loaf, to riot, to break laws, to refuse to serve one's country. True, the Fourth no longer is an idyllic summer day of picnics, oratory, band concerts, and patriotic excitement sparked by the rockets’ red glare. Yet we dare to hope that deep in our national conscience remains the old gratitude for that miracle of human relationships which the original Fourth of July symbolized. We dare hope that the magnificent concern for the rights of all men, the determination that those rights should be given the solidity of impartial law and dedicated practice are still a treasured if troubled heritage. great hope of all men, and God willing, someday they will in reality be fulfilled, They must be. Mac’s mulligan SUGAR LOAF, a mountain overlooking Nevada City, is fairly level on top. Someone told me that a wealthy man had it leveled planning to build a home there. It appears, however, that the fellers who set off the dynamite on the Fourth of July may have something to do with the landscaping. Guess Id better ask Elmer Oates about that, He's the big trigger man every Independence Day. Patric Ryan is driving Elmer to the peak, this time in his trusty jeep and says he expects to do some "touching off" himself -whatever that means, oo SECESSION DAY at Rough and . Ready July 4 will pack in enough interesting activity to satisfy anyone. Starting at 10a.m., there will be food, fun and frolic, Nugget correspondent Fay Dunbar says the community will be a-buzz with visitors anxious to see the place that left the Union, came back, then later threatened again to secede. Among the events will be dedication of the Pippin Anvil at noon followed by reenactment of the secession on April 7, 1850, and the hanging of a claim jumper. A lively, fun-packed time is promised, ee & A TRUE MEMBER of E Clampus Vitus will "plaque" anything. One day in Nevada City, when the fun-lovers were having a shindig, an old man was standing at the corner waiting for a chance to cross Broad Street. Before the traffic had cleared the Clampers had a plaque hanging Washington Post Offices . By Rye Slye __ In 1895,-heavy snowfall plagued the heroie mailmen who worked in the W. district as the Nevada City Transcript sii cabin ee L.R. Prescott today seiaistl carrying the mail between this city and Washington.He has arranged with the Eureka Ex-press Co. to take the mail to North Bloomfield and from there it will be carried on pack animals over the Roscoe Trail to Maybert end Washington, As soon as the snow goes off Mr. Prescott will take the mail by stage over the regular route. It has to be carried every day and the contract is for $770 per year. (January 14) eee L.R. Prescott came down from Washington today, bringing the mail on horseback. (January 15) ** L.R. Prescott started for Washington on horseback yesterday, taking the mail. It is not known if he got through or not. ~ January 17 For they are the heritage, the { ur The ‘snow is deep all through the mountains and communication in many places is cut off except by snowshoes. Prescott got as far as the Central House with the Washington mail yesterday and remained there. (January 18) L.R. Prescott, mail contractor on the Washington route, returned last night fromthe Central House, which was as far as he could go on horseback. He from his shoulders, Ican't swear to the truth of the above. I can only say it could have happened, %* ok TEEN—AGE REACTION reported by local mother. Her daughter and another lass were watching a teen-age TV show in which there were a number of pretty girls. Both lamented the beauty of the gals on the screen, one opining: "I hate pretty girls. I don't mind seeing them but I don't want anyone else to." And then when mom's date came (she’s a widow) the two girls gave him the treatment telling him how handsome he is and what a fine looking couple they make. Mom's wondering if the girls are trying to marry her off, Gotta watch that strategy. Won't be the first time it's been effective. *** "IF YOU DON'T want to vote for me, vote for my opponent. We're both good men," How's that for a campaign pitch? I heard a soft-sell politician use line once, but I can't remade out on elecBes Bs f & ' a pleasant change from much of the oratory we suffer through before the general election. When a candidate enters the arena for the first time he usually claims "It's time for a change." If he is elected and runs again, he stands on the old line, "There's no substitute for experience." went up Wednesday, taking the mail for Washington, and brought itback. with him, declaring it was utterly impossible to get through. (January 19) This morning Alex Olsen and Frank Vaughn, two young men who have had considerable experience with snowshoes, left with the mail for Washington. It was divided into two parcels, which were put:in pouches, They went a few miles on horseback and then strapped the pouches on their backs and made the balance of the trip on snowshoes. Olsen and “Vaughn ‘have been hired by Geo. Turner and J.J. Jackson, who are Prescott's bondsmen, to carry the mail until Prescott is able to resume, (January 19) * Olsen and Vaughn made the trip. They carried a small supply of food. They left Nevada City at 8:15 a.m. and reached the Central House, 10 miles distance at 2 p.m. After resting 2 hours they resumed the journey and pressed on until the Junction was reached, arriving there at 6:30 p.m. They took possession of the Centennial Mine boarding house and passed the night there. The next morning at 6:30 they again headed for Washington and arrived there at 8:40 a.m. The snow on the ridge is from 10 to 15 feet deep, and in many places it has formed drifts that are 20 to 25 feet in depth. Owing to the softness of the snow, the men found it extremely difficult to travel, sinking to their knees at nearly every step. It snowed more or less* all the trip. (January 22) = Alex Olsen, Geo. Olsen, Frank Vaughn, Ed Fisk and Jack Sheahan, be hére early this mhorning for . ‘carrying about 200 pounds of mail matter, mostly packages and papers, ‘that have accumu-. lated in the post-office at this . city. The weight was divided so as to give each man about 40 pounds. The letter mail was light as it has been forwarded whenever possible, It is a 19 mile trip, all but 4 miles of which is up hill. This four mile stretch is at the Washington end of the route and affords .a good run for snowshoes, From Washington to Maybert the road is blocked and the mail will be taken in on snowshoes. It is expected the mail from Washington will be brought to Nevada City tomorrow. J.B, Tully has the jobtocarry the mail under L.R. Prescott's contract and while the arrangement is only temporary as yet, it is thought. the arrangement will be made permanént. (January 24) KK J.B. Tully has thrown up the contract to carry the Washington mail. He sayshe will carry it if Prescott's bondsmen will give him a bond to the effect that Prescott will not run a stage line on that route again . (January 29) *x* J.B. Tully started out Thursday morning with the Washington mail on a sleigh and four horses, Col. Lozier was his only passenger. They got as far as the Central House by three o'clock and decided to go on. Two miles further out one of the horses gave out. Tully had to return to the Central House and stay overnight. He went back to Smith's and got another horse and Friday morning started again for Washington, arriving there at eight o'clock last night. The sleigh had to be left three miles this side of Washington. Gps * * Geo. Hurst left Nevada City with a one horse rig, calculating to take a light sleigh when the snow line was reached. He made the trip all right, taking up 400 pounds of mail and returning with 30 pounds, Frank Vaughn accompanied him. (March 1) * "Still Wrestling With It". John Sheahan started to Washington this morning with the mail for J.B. Tully the sub-contractor. He calculated to go on horseback as far as Lone Grave and walking from there to Washington. Axel Olsen, on his down trip from Washington today will take the horse left by Sheahan and ride from that point to Nevada City. (March 13) Sign up for U.S. SAVINGS BONDS, FREEDOM SHARES 1 Nevada County on snowshoes.: Rainfall Gauge ’ NEVADA CITY Max, Min. R. Sune 26 96 53 00 ‘:June 27 93 55 .00 June 28 9} 52 00 June 29 84 45 00 June 30 82 41 .00 July 1 86 43 00 July 2 89 48 00 Rainfall to date .00 ’ Rainfall last year .00 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. R,. June 26 98 59 .00 June 27 94 60 -00 June 28 91 57 -00 June 29 79 49 .00 June 30 82 47 -00 July 1 84 50 .00 July 2 88 55 .00 Rainfall to date 00 Rainfall last year 00 Bridal long green . Exhausted: parents the nation over who have gone through the emotional and fiscal mill of marrying off a beloved daughter may like to know that they are participants in Whdt will this year be an $8 billion "industry". They'll probably feel that most of that amazing sum already has come out of their pockets; but actually it involves an estimated two million marriages, According to the jewelry industry there'll be $450 million worth of engagement rings and $100 million of wedding rings purcharsed this year. Other sources estimate the average wedding will generate nearly $4000 in retail sales, from clothes, gifts, food and drink, A case, as it were, of the bride wearing green.long green. But it's not all bad, dad, At least. Mr. Lohengrin isn't around to collect royalties, [Nevaba COUNTY NUGGET] PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca, 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. 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2 ‘The Nevada County Nugys: Wednesday, July 3, 1968 NEVADA COUNT NUGEST. RDITORIAL OldGlory .. Now is the time to raise Old Glory to the top of the mast or to display it properly if a mast is lacking. We: Americans have become lax is letting everyone know we honor the Flag. Or if it isn't laxity, it may be timidity — fear that someone may think we are old-fashioned or a fuddyDon't let such opinions bother you, Persons who hold them generally owe allegiance only to themselves and are not worth considering in such a case, Be proud of the Flag, ‘Many a fine citizen has died in defense of it and for what it stands. The least the rest of us can do is to display it with pride and respect. : Heritage.. Almost two hundred years ago John Adams wrote to his wife that Independence Day, which we now observe on the Fourth of July, “ought to be commemorated, as the day of deliverance, by -solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty..solemnized with pomp and parade..from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore." By the standards of a great many of our people today, John Adams was a square, Patriotism is a hang-up. Independence means freedom to loaf, to riot, to break laws, to refuse to serve one's country. True, the Fourth no longer is an idyllic summer day of picnics, oratory, band concerts, and patriotic excitement sparked by the rockets’ red glare. Yet we dare to hope that deep in our national conscience remains the old gratitude for that miracle of human relationships which the original Fourth of July symbolized. We dare hope that the magnificent concern for the rights of all men, the determination that those rights should be given the solidity of impartial law and dedicated practice are still a treasured if troubled heritage. great hope of all men, and God willing, someday they will in reality be fulfilled, They must be. Mac’s mulligan SUGAR LOAF, a mountain overlooking Nevada City, is fairly level on top. Someone told me that a wealthy man had it leveled planning to build a home there. It appears, however, that the fellers who set off the dynamite on the Fourth of July may have something to do with the landscaping. Guess Id better ask Elmer Oates about that, He's the big trigger man every Independence Day. Patric Ryan is driving Elmer to the peak, this time in his trusty jeep and says he expects to do some "touching off" himself -whatever that means, oo SECESSION DAY at Rough and . Ready July 4 will pack in enough interesting activity to satisfy anyone. Starting at 10a.m., there will be food, fun and frolic, Nugget correspondent Fay Dunbar says the community will be a-buzz with visitors anxious to see the place that left the Union, came back, then later threatened again to secede. Among the events will be dedication of the Pippin Anvil at noon followed by reenactment of the secession on April 7, 1850, and the hanging of a claim jumper. A lively, fun-packed time is promised, ee & A TRUE MEMBER of E Clampus Vitus will "plaque" anything. One day in Nevada City, when the fun-lovers were having a shindig, an old man was standing at the corner waiting for a chance to cross Broad Street. Before the traffic had cleared the Clampers had a plaque hanging Washington Post Offices . By Rye Slye __ In 1895,-heavy snowfall plagued the heroie mailmen who worked in the W. district as the Nevada City Transcript sii cabin ee L.R. Prescott today seiaistl carrying the mail between this city and Washington..He has arranged with the Eureka Ex-press Co. to take the mail to North Bloomfield and from there it will be carried on pack animals over the Roscoe Trail to Maybert end Washington, As soon as the snow goes off Mr. Prescott will take the mail by stage over the regular route. It has to be carried every day and the contract is for $770 per year. (January 14) eee L.R. Prescott came down from Washington today, bringing the mail on horseback. (January 15) ** L.R. Prescott started for Washington on horseback yesterday, taking the mail. It is not known if he got through or not. ~ January 17 For they are the heritage, the { ur The ‘snow is deep all through the mountains and communication in many places is cut off except by snowshoes. Prescott got as far as the Central House with the Washington mail yesterday and remained there. (January 18) L.R. Prescott, mail contractor on the Washington route, returned last night fromthe Central House, which was as far as he could go on horseback. He from his shoulders, Ican't swear to the truth of the above. I can only say it could have happened, %* ok TEEN—AGE REACTION reported by local mother. Her daughter and another lass were watching a teen-age TV show in which there were a number of pretty girls. Both lamented the beauty of the gals on the screen, one opining: "I hate pretty girls. I don't mind seeing them but I don't want anyone else to." And then when mom's date came (she’s a widow) the two girls gave him the treatment telling him how handsome he is and what a fine looking couple they make. Mom's wondering if the girls are trying to marry her off, Gotta watch that strategy. Won't be the first time it's been effective. *** "IF YOU DON'T want to vote for me, vote for my opponent. We're both good men," How's that for a campaign pitch? I heard a soft-sell politician use line once, but I can't remade out on elecBes Bs f & ' a pleasant change from much of the oratory we suffer through before the general election. When a candidate enters the arena for the first time he usually claims "It's time for a change." If he is elected and runs again, he stands on the old line, "There's no substitute for experience." went up Wednesday, taking the mail for Washington, and brought itback. with him, declaring it was utterly impossible to get through. (January 19) This morning Alex Olsen and Frank Vaughn, two young men who have had considerable experience with snowshoes, left with the mail for Washington.

It was divided into two parcels, which were put:in pouches, They went a few miles on horseback and then strapped the pouches on their backs and made the balance of the trip on snowshoes. Olsen and “Vaughn ‘have been hired by Geo. Turner and J.J. Jackson, who are Prescott's bondsmen, to carry the mail until Prescott is able to resume, (January 19) * Olsen and Vaughn made the trip. They carried a small supply of food. They left Nevada City at 8:15 a.m. and reached the Central House, 10 miles distance at 2 p.m. After resting 2 hours they resumed the journey and pressed on until the Junction was reached, arriving there at 6:30 p.m. They took possession of the Centennial Mine boarding house and passed the night there. The next morning at 6:30 they again headed for Washington and arrived there at 8:40 a.m. The snow on the ridge is from 10 to 15 feet deep, and in many places it has formed drifts that are 20 to 25 feet in depth. Owing to the softness of the snow, the men found it extremely difficult to travel, sinking to their knees at nearly every step. It snowed more or less* all the trip. (January 22) = Alex Olsen, Geo. Olsen, Frank Vaughn, Ed Fisk and Jack Sheahan, be hére early this mhorning for . ‘carrying about 200 pounds of mail matter, mostly packages and papers, ‘that have accumu-. lated in the post-office at this . city. The weight was divided so as to give each man about 40 pounds. The letter mail was light as it has been forwarded whenever possible, It is a 19 mile trip, all but 4 miles of which is up hill. This four mile stretch is at the Washington end of the route and affords .a good run for snowshoes, From Washington to Maybert the road is blocked and the mail will be taken in on snowshoes. It is expected the mail from Washington will be brought to Nevada City tomorrow. J.B, Tully has the jobtocarry the mail under L.R. Prescott's contract and while the arrangement is only temporary as yet, it is thought. the arrangement will be made permanént. (January 24) KK J.B. Tully has thrown up the contract to carry the Washington mail. He sayshe will carry it if Prescott's bondsmen will give him a bond to the effect that Prescott will not run a stage line on that route again . (January 29) *x* J.B. Tully started out Thursday morning with the Washington mail on a sleigh and four horses, Col. Lozier was his only passenger. They got as far as the Central House by three o'clock and decided to go on. Two miles further out one of the horses gave out. Tully had to return to the Central House and stay overnight. He went back to Smith's and got another horse and Friday morning started again for Washington, arriving there at eight o'clock last night. The sleigh had to be left three miles this side of Washington. Gps * * Geo. Hurst left Nevada City with a one horse rig, calculating to take a light sleigh when the snow line was reached. He made the trip all right, taking up 400 pounds of mail and returning with 30 pounds, Frank Vaughn accompanied him. (March 1) * "Still Wrestling With It". John Sheahan started to Washington this morning with the mail for J.B. Tully the sub-contractor. He calculated to go on horseback as far as Lone Grave and walking from there to Washington. Axel Olsen, on his down trip from Washington today will take the horse left by Sheahan and ride from that point to Nevada City. (March 13) Sign up for U.S. SAVINGS BONDS, FREEDOM SHARES 1 Nevada County on snowshoes.: Rainfall Gauge ’ NEVADA CITY Max, Min. R. Sune 26 96 53 00 ‘:June 27 93 55 .00 June 28 9} 52 00 June 29 84 45 00 June 30 82 41 .00 July 1 86 43 00 July 2 89 48 00 Rainfall to date .00 ’ Rainfall last year .00 GRASS VALLEY Max. Min. R,. June 26 98 59 .00 June 27 94 60 -00 June 28 91 57 -00 June 29 79 49 .00 June 30 82 47 -00 July 1 84 50 .00 July 2 88 55 .00 Rainfall to date 00 Rainfall last year 00 Bridal long green . Exhausted: parents the nation over who have gone through the emotional and fiscal mill of marrying off a beloved daughter may like to know that they are participants in Whdt will this year be an $8 billion "industry". They'll probably feel that most of that amazing sum already has come out of their pockets; but actually it involves an estimated two million marriages, According to the jewelry industry there'll be $450 million worth of engagement rings and $100 million of wedding rings purcharsed this year. Other sources estimate the average wedding will generate nearly $4000 in retail sales, from clothes, gifts, food and drink, A case, as it were, of the bride wearing green..long green. But it's not all bad, dad, At least. Mr. Lohengrin isn't around to collect royalties, [Nevaba COUNTY NUGGET] PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY NEVADA COUNTY PUBLISHING CO, 301 Broad Street Nevada City, Ca, 95959 Telephone 265-2471 Second class postage paid at Nevada City, California. Adjud“{eated a legal newspaper of general circulation by the Nevada County Superior Court , Juce 3, 1960. DecreeNo, 12, 406, Subscription Rates: one year, $3,00; two years, $5. 00, 1987 PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER ot the CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER