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Page 4...Wednesday, June 5, 1963.. é Nevada County NUGGET
CAROUSEL,. What TeSchoo! Boars bal
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by Vee Thompson
a
Iasked the guide at Hearst's San Simeon
Castle 205 miles south of San Francisco,
the value of William Randolph Hearst's
Oe
a
oe
Pm
Presenas Casey, Brunker,
ART RENTAL GALLERY ---Woven and applique hangings
by Elizabeth Grag; Designs by Elizabeth and Pat G rag
we
down highway 1 through
overnight, and on to Cambria, near Morro
estate. He said it was in excess of $700 Bay for another night before
the day's visit
TV---Nevada City Bicycle Race film-of 1962 race, with
We traveled
Carmel and Monterey where we stayed
June 8
to memorable Hearst Castle, all the more
dollars-and it had all started with $450 exciting because of the local
Hearst back
dollars
in gold dust from Nevada City
streams...and the story started a long
time ago-in this town-in the Ott Assay
ground.
Here is what we saw as our mind wandered from the general store that old
office and at the bar of the National George Hearst operated at the corner of
Hotel. ..
Pine & Broad (Dick Knee's corner)tothat
The other week Ruth and my sister Estelle
day June 27, 1859; when James J. Ott,
the chemist, confirmedthe fantastic value
Tracy (The Goddess of Liberty in the NC
1916 4th of July parade) drove to Hearst of the Virginia City, Nevada Comstock
San Simeon State Historical Monument on silver discovery with Geroge Hearst list2
the Piedra Blanca Rancho, bought by U S ening, tothe old bar at the National Hotel
Senator George Hearst in 1865-40, 000 where Hearst, flat broke was to barrow
acres for $30, 000. George Hearst of Nev$3500 dollars that was to bring him untold
ada City, the gold panner with his $450 of powerand wealth.
Yes, ours was the
Deer Creek gold dust, father of William double enjoyment of on
the spot historical
Randolph Hearst, and grandfather of
WR knowledge as we wandered through La Casa
Hearst, Jr to-day's publisher of the SF Grande on the Enchan
ted Hill at San SimExaminer.
eon by-the-sea.
N.C.
teacher,
LEAVE
OF ABSENSE-D, .
Rasmussen, counselor.
SABBATICAL LEAVE-Geo. °
Ellsworth, teacher; refused
by board.
,
viene. 3. Present: Brunker,
Channel 10,
June 8
The Showboaters, scheduled to present a variety show in
Amador City on Sat. nights, have canceled their plans.
FILMS ---"The Magnificent Seven", a samurai "western"
from Japan, and “The Milkmaid", a Swedish film will
be shown in the Little Theater, Sac'to State College;
7:30 p.m.
June 14
“THE UNSINK ABLE MOLLY BROWN" =first Muisic Circus
production this year, 15th and H'St. Sac'to. -to run 10
nights, 8:00 P, M,
June 14-16
RODEO---Parade, Sat., Rodeo, 7:45 p.m,
p.m. Sat, and Sun,; Reno, Nevada.
Friday; 2
;
kins, teacher.
Next meeting June 17 at
RESIGNATION-D, Feller
i
interview of race director Charles Allert.
2 p.m.
RESIGNATIONA, Po
'. teete, vice-principal;
I, Al
son, nurse; P, Yarbrough,
will be on display through the month of June. Refreshments served, Sundays and Wednesdays 2:00-4:60 P, M,
million dollars. ..seven hundred million
‘George,7
George, Ingram, Willis
CASEY'S resignation accépred. :
DRIVER T RAINING-GV
Jay Cees offered assistance ©
tocontinue this course at the
to agree to $5000. BRUNKER
and WILLIS refused $7500.
New Lint
Delicatessen Goods
PARTY GAG GIFTS
SUNDRY ITEMS
‘at high school library.
NEVADA CITY ELEMEN TARY-Present: Mrs. Jess
KIT CARSON DAYS---Fast draw, beard contest; Jackson,
r LOTS & SAV
Amador County.
—
June 16
Lf
OPEN 10-10
Seven Days A Week
at
$6000 for 1 year.
SCHOOL NURSE not to be
replaced.
:
Next meeting to be July 1
BICYCLE RA CE---Third Annual Bicycle Race, 1 p.m.
eens ©
Your Favorite
BEERS-WINES
‘and SPIRITS
wein, Davies, Erickson,
June 15-16
.
Free Use of Radio-TV
. LEASE OF SEVEN HILLSUnanimous vote reeuired to
offer lease. GEORGE refused
reached
eek
HI-FI Tube Tester
school.
--compromise
Elementary School to
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ma
Nevada City.
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MA
D.E. MATSON
FOREST PRODUCTS
LUMBER
HILLS FLAT GRASS VALLEY
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NU News
up to 10 miles
by Greg Mott .
Last Wednesday the senior
class held its annual picnic
in Pioneer Park. At 9 in the
morning, two busloads of
boisterous, eager seniors
were transported tothe large
fieldinNevada City. Baseball, foot ball, andvolleyball were the sports participated in by most ofthe
students, 12:15 was the departing time. for those students still
at the park, and a
bus took them back to the
high school,
picking up a
couple of stragglers as they
w ere’ returning from town.
ee
8
@¢
Monday, June 10, isthe
date for the Senior Banquet.
Arrangements have been
made to hold the affair at
the
Travel back with me to the hustle and
bustle of Nevada City whenit was a rough
and tough gold mining town to June 27,
MOOS)
6c inciss
. ne
The
ara
Hearst
CURLEE SUITS
TIMELY CLOTHES
DOBBS HATS
NUNN-BUSH SHOES
Another
senior activity for which
preparations are under way
Nevada-was to build Virginia City and was
country in Utah Territory had
Tickets went on
sale this week.
Those queer looking samples launched a
stampede that was
to create the State of
is the all-night party to be
held following graduation.
to provide President Lincoln money to help
day before, a weary traveler from win the Civil War.
Washoe
Empire Hotel in Grass
Valley.
© FOR BUSINESS.
¢@
Name lists were passed around inthe Civics classes
for seniors to indicate
secured a deed from Gould
&
brought to Ott, assayer, mostly as a curiCurry and got it recorded. Mule side he
osity,
some odd looking chunks of gold rushe
d back
to NC, to talk to the Editor
bearing ore. Ott, the chemist, tested
of the Democrat, to play down the story of
the rock. What he discovered made him
the strike. Leaving the befuddled editor,
doubt his own calculations. For besides
he went over to the National Hotel Bar to
the goldcontent, which ran to $1000 a ton
wash the. Donner Summit dust from his
whether they were attending
or not and if they plan to,
who their date will be.
Name cards will be made
from this list and must be
worn if the student is to be
admitted
to the activities of
the night and morning.
Inthere was also a silver vale of $3000 per throat. He hada deed toa
mine
but not . Cludedin the night's activiton -and
the miners were extracting the a penny in his \pocke
ts.
In less than an
ia
.gold and THROWING THE SILVER AWAY! hour at the Natio
nal Bar he had barrowed
© AT SNACK TIME..
oe
Rd
George Hearst was inthe Ott Assay Bldg $3500 froma NC drinking compa
EEE
nion. The . , This week is the week of
on Main Street NC and heard every word money was spent
to buy up every saleable er Reais Diente hans
about the strange ore and
nw Bee
ft
being at the right place at the
time.
After twenty minutes of fast
County expenditures during
in the mine for the $450 of NC Gold dust. . Traune
r ar 2 meeting of the
Years later wh en
‘
Ts
.
Hearst had become the}
first millionaire of the Comstock,
Curry
was selling peanuts on Virginia St. inReno.
SORES ESSN
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(
SITE
rene
board of supervisors,
Increa‘e of budgeted expenditures
over the current
fiscal year's budget total
=
,
theftenitetineeaa eae
OF FIRST
COMSTOCK LODE ORESAMPLE ASSAY
ches
much of the increase will be
from st ate and federal a
programs,
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be sent toyou wok will I
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ON THE.
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day or night
DAD
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With Clothes From His Store
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PLEASED
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Nevada City
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246 Sacramento St.
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THE
JUNE 27,1859
BeBe. Ss.
a
book, write P.O, Box 1104,
Grass Valley, or telephone
ee
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ty
aa
reimbursed tothe county . are intereste in obtaining a
Funeral Chapel
PLAQUE PLACED .BY
COMMERCIALAL MA.
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AIN:? STREET
Edi
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filled, a said. If you
ASSAYED BY
JAS.J. OTT
KNIT GAUCHOS
no entries will be accepted
simplicity ...
3
.
Be.
e
SPORT SHIRTS
tax rate increase, since . fteravailable facilities are
;
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. «Rough Rider
+ Pendleton
ponies and all Senior Live
can
million, it was revealed crease in exnendit
talking by Hearst, Curry sold his
an=
interest Monday
by Auditor John TT. <n
ar a.
as
»+ «Ben Hogan
Serene weet
tive exhibitors in horses&
Chaean Henry Loehr and
17
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SLACKS
g ye ors.
O00 Prospec
peneto the exhibit
use 1962-63 will top $4.2 Trauner agreed that the in
Lo
c
SSS
McGREGOR JACKETS
oe
ting owners Gould and Curry did not
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Expenditures May Top 4.2 Millio
n
possess the secret infor
mation gained by BOPR
UK CITY --Nevadsg605° oe
right
@ THE SPORTSMAN aos
Hammill, fair manager,
Next week-The Story of San Simeon.
ral
Lo
an
thousand premium books for
:
Coyote Diggi
ns. Wear
y and: saddle sore tured; above and then visit Ott's Rg . e
:
:
crntsto County
rer conbinued thelr wey until they found Office with that magic date in Gearc have been sent
exhibitotate
rs,
e
accor
ding
to
Malcol
m
E.
the mine and the owners from whence the Hearst's lifeJune 27, 1859
Hearst by
N
de
8
17
Ha
. GRASS VA LLEY---Over a
So take a look back at the Castle pic
mysterious ore hag come. The unguspeeBI
Premium Books
t left for the Washtrip to NC-with ore worth $78,0
00...
oe. Ina tote bag he had his entire savings,. the Hearst fortu
ne was well on its way.
$450 ingold dust
from Deer Creek and the
"
.
WAY FARES
SLIPPERS
the fantastic mule in Nevada County. Again the
long . test every se
values. He immediately saddled two tiring trek
to the Washoe and the mules
—
mules, and took with him one Melvin Atwith empty
saddle bags. Soon the mules Exhibitors Get
wood, a GVa sSayer, tocontirm Ott's were to be burdened
down for the return
findings, and in secre
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