June 18, 1964 (24 pages)

NORTHERN MINES & CALIFORNIA REP ERS He Et et FP et OED 4 PEt t Fei HE 6 Pioneer . Yuba FREEMAN'S CROSSING AS IT USED TO BE, according to a print in Thompson and West's history of the area. THE CENTRAL TOLLHOUSE STRUCTURE as 1t 1s today, as seen from the restaurant side. All photos by Burt Russell. A VIEW OF THE TOLLHOUSE COUNCOURSE, where fees were paid And passengers debarked for meals and lodging. . ! Freeman's a Crossing A Landmark The pioneer tollhouse at Freeman's Crossing.on the Middle Yuba River has been restored, renovated, and re-opened as a modern hostelry. This is the second year of operation for Hugh Harris's imaginative conceived resort, set deep in a typically precipitous Sierra fiver canyon. Beginning late in 1962, Harris took the great barn -like tollhouse structure, through which travellers. from Nevada City passed in their wagons en route to eastern points more than a century ago, and recreated its original character, with restaurant and bar on one side of the central passageway, and sleeping rooms on the other. The history of the crossing dates from 1850, when a Mr. Nye of Marysville pioneered the route and ran a ferry at the crossing. Soon after he sold the crossing to Matthew Spack, who built a hotel and bridge at the site. Tom Freeman, withhisblind wife, bought the property in 1853 and set about improving the hotel and bridge. (He also built the Oregon Creek covered bridge, which stands less than a mile away from the tollhouse. ) Subsequently the hotel burned down several times, and the bridge washed out several times. The remnants of the early structures were ultimately sold to Harris's father in 1942, for a summer home. Sven Skaar of Nevada City, goldrush historian and collector, helped Harris to locate appropriate furnishings and to plan his restoration to be in keeping with ‘the original decor. Freeman's Crossing is 18 miles north of Nevada City on Highway River Tollhouse Restored As Hostelry 49--a place well worth visiting. . Itis open every day. The dinner menu features charcoal broiled steaks andchicken. Maurine and Gunter Seutter are operating the resort under lease from Harris this summer. HUGH HARRIS AND HIS BRIDE of five months, Lynn. The State office of architecture and construction has called for bids on construction of a covered passageway at the Washington Ridge Youth Conservation Camp, northeast of Nevada City. Bids for this project were opened earlier on May 19; however, * Keoords Kept NEVADA COUNTY TELEPHONE ANSWERING % 24 Hour Service * All Calis Completely Confidential RATES & SERVICES TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS Owner ROSE M. JOHNSON. 265 2401 Washington Ridge-Bid Call the one bid received exceeded the State's estimate of cost for the work and was rejected June 1. Bids under the second bid call will be opened in Sacramento on June 23. The approximate cost of construction is $5,025. One of the Few . Home Owners Who Don’t Need a PACKAGE POLICY! MOST PEOPLE DO! Vandalism Insurance is one of the many sources of loss covered by our PACKAGE POLICY for home owners. This convenient package also covers fire, theft, personal liability .in fact, nearly all of the major hazards threatening the financial security of your home. Call us today for complete information. CURNOWeHALLS INSURANCE 316 Broad Su. Dial 265-4586 —=— 1083nN A1un0D epeaan’ P96] “ST eunf’*: June 18, 1964. «.Nevada County Nugget. mj

NORTHERN MINES & CALIFORNIA REP ERS He Et et FP et OED 4 PEt t Fei HE 6 Pioneer . Yuba FREEMAN'S CROSSING AS IT USED TO BE, according to a print in Thompson and West's history of the area. THE CENTRAL TOLLHOUSE STRUCTURE as 1t 1s today, as seen from the restaurant side. All photos by Burt Russell. A VIEW OF THE TOLLHOUSE COUNCOURSE, where fees were paid And passengers debarked for meals and lodging. . ! Freeman's a Crossing A Landmark The pioneer tollhouse at Freeman's Crossing.on the Middle Yuba River has been restored, renovated, and re-opened as a modern hostelry. This is the second year of operation for Hugh Harris's imaginative conceived resort, set deep in a typically precipitous Sierra fiver canyon. Beginning late in 1962, Harris took the great barn -like tollhouse structure, through which travellers. from Nevada City passed in their wagons en route to eastern points more than a century ago, and recreated its original character, with restaurant and bar on one side of the central passageway, and sleeping rooms on the other. The history of the crossing dates from 1850, when a Mr. Nye of Marysville pioneered the route and ran a ferry at the crossing. Soon after he sold the crossing to Matthew Spack, who built a hotel and bridge at the site. Tom Freeman, withhisblind wife, bought the property in 1853 and set about improving the hotel and bridge. (He also built the Oregon Creek covered bridge, which stands less than a mile away from the tollhouse. ) Subsequently the hotel burned down several times, and the bridge washed out several times. The remnants of the early structures were ultimately sold to Harris's father in 1942, for a summer home. Sven Skaar of Nevada City, goldrush historian and collector, helped Harris to locate appropriate furnishings and to plan his restoration to be in keeping with ‘the original decor. Freeman's Crossing is 18 miles north of Nevada City on Highway

River Tollhouse Restored As Hostelry 49--a place well worth visiting. . Itis open every day. The dinner menu features charcoal broiled steaks andchicken. Maurine and Gunter Seutter are operating the resort under lease from Harris this summer. HUGH HARRIS AND HIS BRIDE of five months, Lynn. The State office of architecture and construction has called for bids on construction of a covered passageway at the Washington Ridge Youth Conservation Camp, northeast of Nevada City. Bids for this project were opened earlier on May 19; however, * Keoords Kept NEVADA COUNTY TELEPHONE ANSWERING % 24 Hour Service * All Calis Completely Confidential RATES & SERVICES TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS Owner ROSE M. JOHNSON. 265 2401 Washington Ridge-Bid Call the one bid received exceeded the State's estimate of cost for the work and was rejected June 1. Bids under the second bid call will be opened in Sacramento on June 23. The approximate cost of construction is $5,025. One of the Few . Home Owners Who Don’t Need a PACKAGE POLICY! MOST PEOPLE DO! Vandalism Insurance is one of the many sources of loss covered by our PACKAGE POLICY for home owners. This convenient package also covers fire, theft, personal liability ..in fact, nearly all of the major hazards threatening the financial security of your home. Call us today for complete information. CURNOWeHALLS INSURANCE 316 Broad Su. Dial 265-4586 —=— 1083nN A1un0D epeaan’ P96] “ST eunf’*: June 18, 1964. «.Nevada County Nugget.. mj