June 20, 1973 (12 pages)

_2 — pica, SbCl ST. PERL. CAL. LN (5-16-74 LIBRARY SACTO. CALs 95314 NEVADA COUNTY NUE Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Va Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Fl ) ‘ alley, Red Dog, Town Talk, San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, If ashington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, P. Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, Nor at, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchyille, Moore's Flat, Roaaceanse sey tite Be Sub Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ae OLUME 49 10 Cents A Copy Published ——— eardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas th Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Wednesdays, Nevada City Fraud suit filed against lot sellers. The sale of 16 lots in Castle Creek Subdivision No. 3 near Soda Springs has resulted in a Superior Court Action seeking $100,000 punitive and exemplary damages plus other relief. Fred J. Volberg, Earl R. Martin, James Melvin Jr., Glen H. Schimelpfening and Clarence Marshall, doing business as Fred J. Volberg Associates in Contra Costa county, filed the complaint against Anthony J. and Florence M. Flagg, George Larson and Dwight Parlett. Flagg’s address is listed as Reno, Nev. Larson is identified as a Nevada county real estate broker, and Parlett as a Nevada county real estate agent. The complaint alleges fraud conspiracy and damages were involved in the sale in which the real estate representatives acted as agents for the owners. It contends that certain sections of the Business and Professional Code were violated and that no public report was secured. TRY IT.. RENT A TRAILER MOTOR HOME When you make up your mind where you’re gonna roam this summer! WE'VE GOT ‘EM All sizes and kinds! IMEIER Chev.-Olds Hiway 49 at Brunswick Rd. Grass Valley — 273-9535 1849 gold rush Wed., June 20,1973 Nevada County’s golden era PART II By PHYLLIS L. SMITH Sometime during the fouryear period between January 6, 1899 and January 5, 1903, the ‘‘Nevada County Promotion Committee’’ published a small booklet all about ‘“‘The Most Prosperous Mining County of the State.”” The exact date was not imprinted on the brochure, but it has been determined that publication was at some time during the mayoral term of C. E. Clinch in Grass Valley.In last week’s article we covered its contents relating to gold mining with one ommission..the final paragraph of that section which reads: ‘‘The product of the mills and sluices is a legal tender in itself, a commodity that has no competition and requires no drumming to sell; the standard of value never depreciating a bright and golden reward of human industry.’’ There are _ certainly parallels to that Statement on the gold markets of the present day! To further quote from the booklet’s fascinating pages, the chapter entitled ‘‘Municipal’’ reads thusly: ‘“‘The three principal towns in the county are Grass Valley, Nevada City, and Truckee. Nevada City is the county seat, and Grass Valley is the largest mining town in the State. All of these towns are provided with modern systems. of lighting and sewerage, together with a pure and wholesome water supply. “In these towns particular attention has been paid to educational facilities, each of them having Primary, Grammar and High Schools, from which pupils can enter direct into the State University. Grass Valley supports three and Nevada City two solid banking institutions. “Social affairs are of the quiet style; the laws against crime and vice are as rigidly enforced as in Massachusetts. The county has a large representation of Secret societies, all of the principal orders having a full membership. “Throughout the county excellent and first class accomodations are to be found for the traveling public. Tourists are well looked after, and a large number visit the county every year to enjoy the vigorous and health-giving climate of this favored section. =" The Methodists, Congregationalists, Episcopalians and Catholics are all provided with churches;. the latter also conducting Mt. St. Mary’s Academy at Grass Valley, an institution having a corps of 11 instructors and 161 pupils. “‘At Nevada City is the County Courthouse, a fine building that cost over one hundred thousand dollars; and also a public library and readingroom. Grass Valley has just completed an Auditorium at a cost of $35,000. ‘The population liberally Supports San Francisco and local journals. The newspapers of the county are the ‘‘Nevada Daily Transcript,” the Grass Valley and Nevada City ‘‘Daily Morning Union and Herald,”’ the Grass Valley ‘Daily Tidings and Telegraph,” the ‘‘Tri-Weekly Truckee Republican’? and the “Weekly . Tidings-Telegraph.”’ ‘The eastern portion of Nevada County is devoted to lumbering, manufacturing and the harvesting of ice. At Overton is located the largest and most perfectly equipped lumber mill in the State. At Floriston is located the paper mill of the Floriston Pulp and Paper Company, the second largest plant in the world, the pulp used being manufactured from the forests of the immediate neighborhood. Along the Truckee River are numerous ice ponds and during the winter many thousand tons of this summer luxury are harvested and shipped to all parts of the State, being the great source of_ice supply in California.” In our next installment of quoted material from this interesting little booklet, we shall cover its sections devoted to railroading, agricultural interests and the then water and power sources and uses. You'll find this very informative material from the standpoint of the comparisons to be made between those “‘good old days”’ and the present! r KEITH VIERRA crosses the finish line of the 30 mile senior race to capture the 13th Annual Bicycle Tour of Nevada City.

_2 — pica, SbCl ST. PERL. CAL. LN (5-16-74 LIBRARY SACTO. CALs 95314 NEVADA COUNTY NUE Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Va Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Fl ) ‘ alley, Red Dog, Town Talk, San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, If ashington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, P. Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, Nor at, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North Willow Valley, Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchyille, Moore's Flat, Roaaceanse sey tite Be Sub Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. ae OLUME 49 10 Cents A Copy Published ——— eardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas th Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Wednesdays, Nevada City Fraud suit filed against lot sellers. The sale of 16 lots in Castle Creek Subdivision No. 3 near Soda Springs has resulted in a Superior Court Action seeking $100,000 punitive and exemplary damages plus other relief. Fred J. Volberg, Earl R. Martin, James Melvin Jr., Glen H. Schimelpfening and Clarence Marshall, doing business as Fred J. Volberg Associates in Contra Costa county, filed the complaint against Anthony J. and Florence M. Flagg, George Larson and Dwight Parlett. Flagg’s address is listed as Reno, Nev. Larson is identified as a Nevada county real estate broker, and Parlett as a Nevada county real estate agent. The complaint alleges fraud conspiracy and damages were involved in the sale in which the real estate representatives acted as agents for the owners. It contends that certain sections of the Business and Professional Code were violated and that no public report was secured. TRY IT... RENT A TRAILER MOTOR HOME When you make up your mind where you’re gonna roam this summer! WE'VE GOT ‘EM All sizes and kinds! IMEIER Chev.-Olds Hiway 49 at Brunswick Rd. Grass Valley — 273-9535 1849 gold rush Wed., June 20,1973 Nevada County’s golden era PART II By PHYLLIS L. SMITH Sometime during the fouryear period between January 6, 1899 and January 5, 1903, the ‘‘Nevada County Promotion Committee’’ published a small booklet all about ‘“‘The Most Prosperous Mining County of the State.”” The exact date was not imprinted on the brochure, but it has been determined that publication was at some time during the mayoral term of C. E. Clinch in Grass Valley.In last week’s article we covered its contents relating to gold mining with one ommission...the final paragraph of that section which reads: ‘‘The product of the mills and sluices is a legal tender in itself, a commodity that has no competition and requires no drumming to sell; the standard of value never depreciating a bright and golden reward of human industry.’’ There are _ certainly parallels to that Statement on the gold markets of the present day!

To further quote from the booklet’s fascinating pages, the chapter entitled ‘‘Municipal’’ reads thusly: ‘“‘The three principal towns in the county are Grass Valley, Nevada City, and Truckee. Nevada City is the county seat, and Grass Valley is the largest mining town in the State. All of these towns are provided with modern systems. of lighting and sewerage, together with a pure and wholesome water supply. “In these towns particular attention has been paid to educational facilities, each of them having Primary, Grammar and High Schools, from which pupils can enter direct into the State University. Grass Valley supports three and Nevada City two solid banking institutions. “Social affairs are of the quiet style; the laws against crime and vice are as rigidly enforced as in Massachusetts. The county has a large representation of Secret societies, all of the principal orders having a full membership. “Throughout the county excellent and first class accomodations are to be found for the traveling public. Tourists are well looked after, and a large number visit the county every year to enjoy the vigorous and health-giving climate of this favored section. =" The Methodists, Congregationalists, Episcopalians and Catholics are all provided with churches;. the latter also conducting Mt. St. Mary’s Academy at Grass Valley, an institution having a corps of 11 instructors and 161 pupils. “‘At Nevada City is the County Courthouse, a fine building that cost over one hundred thousand dollars; and also a public library and readingroom. Grass Valley has just completed an Auditorium at a cost of $35,000. ‘The population liberally Supports San Francisco and local journals. The newspapers of the county are the ‘‘Nevada Daily Transcript,” the Grass Valley and Nevada City ‘‘Daily Morning Union and Herald,”’ the Grass Valley ‘Daily Tidings and Telegraph,” the ‘‘Tri-Weekly Truckee Republican’? and the “Weekly . Tidings-Telegraph.”’ ‘The eastern portion of Nevada County is devoted to lumbering, manufacturing and the harvesting of ice. At Overton is located the largest and most perfectly equipped lumber mill in the State. At Floriston is located the paper mill of the Floriston Pulp and Paper Company, the second largest plant in the world, the pulp used being manufactured from the forests of the immediate neighborhood. Along the Truckee River are numerous ice ponds and during the winter many thousand tons of this summer luxury are harvested and shipped to all parts of the State, being the great source of_ice supply in California.” In our next installment of quoted material from this interesting little booklet, we shall cover its sections devoted to railroading, agricultural interests and the then water and power sources and uses. You'll find this very informative material from the standpoint of the comparisons to be made between those “‘good old days”’ and the present! r KEITH VIERRA crosses the finish line of the 30 mile senior race to capture the 13th Annual Bicycle Tour of Nevada City.