March 18, 1965 (24 pages)

Woodsmen Please Spare That Tree --But They Didn’t (Cont. from page 1) other branch came tumbling high from the top and bumped and ‘smashed its way through the lower limbs to the ground below. "Those branches are really picking through the limbs and debris. A little trailer was backed up to the stump and loaded with redwood limbs, brittle,” observed a bystander. People have been scooping up "I wonder how many horse limbs and twigs ever since the cutting started last week. shoes, nails and rocks they will find in that butt when they try tosaw it at the mill,“ a lounging logging truck driver asked? The drama which started shortly after 8 a.m, last Thursday continued throughout the morning ‘and into the early afternoon. Despite the roles as bad guys given to them by the local citizenry, the State of California and the crew of contractor Norman I, Fadel should be commended for ’ but not for the tree lovers, Sunday morning people were still The tree came here just 100 years ago. It was brought from: the redwood region by a Mrs, Mills, Three trees were brought in a pot, but only two survived. The second tree was cut down to make way for the Mills' home which was built on the site of the former Bergemann Funeral Chapel. Charles Loughridge, manager of the Nevada County Narrow the care in which they dealt with the tree, Sidewalk superintendents all a-~ Gauge Railroad, later bought the property and it was he who greed that almost anyone could sequoia tree. have dropped the giant tree into the now cleared Deer Creek can electric lights in the tree with yoninonesimplecut, They also the aid of Elza Kilroy. Kilroy admitted thar the brittle tree would probabuiy have splintered to bits. and Ralph Childers have been maintaining the more than 350 nurtured and cared for the growing Max Solaro put up the first lights for the past 10 years. This was not desirable. Many These twowent out on a raining months ago the William Bull Meek-William Morris Stewart Chapter of E Clampus Vitus had Sunday afternoon March7 to take ELZA down the lights for the last time. Last Thursday Kilroy was pre took KILROY, keeper of the lights on the city's living Christmas tree, down the strings of lights for the last time March 7. -The whole asked the State Division of High= ways if they could obtain the wood from the tree to make pic sentedwith the tangled remnants ‘tree before the cutting started is shown above. of the remaining lights which had been pulled out of the tree during nic tables for a proposed park area the cutting. along Deer Creek. The state.agreed andthe proposal to remove on the Gracie Mine Road will saw The Caffey and Rice Sawmill the tree in usable condition was the great redwood logs free for a part of the freeway contract. the Clampers. Builders and Consumers Lumber Co, in Glenbrook will finish the boards and the Clampers will put together the tables. The California Division of So the tree was limbed first. The freakish top section which had been used tohold a television antenna was dropped in the can yon. Then the slow work of completely limbing the tree was started. When this was completed acrane was moved in and the naked trunk was cut in 12 foot sections which were removed by crane and gently lowered to the gound, At noon work stopped with one Forestry willhave one of the butt more trunk cut to go before the the final butt cut. These two ‘remaining jobs were done after the entrance into the city for so many years will remain in the city. But that view of the tall tree lunch and the entire proceeding was over shortly after 1:30 p.m. It was over for the tree cutters, & cut slabs in front of their Nevada City Headquarters and the Hydraulic Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West are planning to set up a butt cut in the little park on Broad Street. Parts of .the tree which capped 9:10 AM 947 AM full of sparkling lights on a cold December night is gone forever. _ . Nevada.C ity Police Chief Clarence Martz and Kilroy gaze up as limbing of the tree begins. CLIMBER Jack Walkup aE oe Valie * y limbs the tree in preparation to attaching a cable from the crane for removal of trunk sections. COBL ‘ST You’ * 2083nN Alun0D epeacgn’* “pS NORTHERN MINES & CALIFORNIA REPORTS Ht et HET 4 Et HE et HE BRA ERA BREN AR

Woodsmen Please Spare That Tree --But They Didn’t (Cont. from page 1) other branch came tumbling high from the top and bumped and ‘smashed its way through the lower limbs to the ground below. "Those branches are really picking through the limbs and debris. A little trailer was backed up to the stump and loaded with redwood limbs, brittle,” observed a bystander. People have been scooping up "I wonder how many horse limbs and twigs ever since the cutting started last week. shoes, nails and rocks they will find in that butt when they try tosaw it at the mill,“ a lounging logging truck driver asked? The drama which started shortly after 8 a.m, last Thursday continued throughout the morning ‘and into the early afternoon. Despite the roles as bad guys given to them by the local citizenry, the State of California and the crew of contractor Norman I, Fadel should be commended for ’ but not for the tree lovers, Sunday morning people were still The tree came here just 100 years ago. It was brought from: the redwood region by a Mrs, Mills, Three trees were brought in a pot, but only two survived. The second tree was cut down to make way for the Mills' home which was built on the site of the former Bergemann Funeral Chapel. Charles Loughridge, manager of the Nevada County Narrow the care in which they dealt with the tree, Sidewalk superintendents all a-~ Gauge Railroad, later bought the property and it was he who greed that almost anyone could sequoia tree. have dropped the giant tree into the now cleared Deer Creek can electric lights in the tree with yoninonesimplecut, They also the aid of Elza Kilroy. Kilroy admitted thar the brittle tree would probabuiy have splintered to bits. and Ralph Childers have been maintaining the more than 350 nurtured and cared for the growing Max Solaro put up the first lights for the past 10 years. This was not desirable. Many These twowent out on a raining months ago the William Bull Meek-William Morris Stewart Chapter of E Clampus Vitus had Sunday afternoon March7 to take ELZA down the lights for the last time. Last Thursday Kilroy was pre took

KILROY, keeper of the lights on the city's living Christmas tree, down the strings of lights for the last time March 7. -The whole asked the State Division of High= ways if they could obtain the wood from the tree to make pic sentedwith the tangled remnants ‘tree before the cutting started is shown above. of the remaining lights which had been pulled out of the tree during nic tables for a proposed park area the cutting. along Deer Creek. The state.agreed andthe proposal to remove on the Gracie Mine Road will saw The Caffey and Rice Sawmill the tree in usable condition was the great redwood logs free for a part of the freeway contract. the Clampers. Builders and Consumers Lumber Co, in Glenbrook will finish the boards and the Clampers will put together the tables. The California Division of So the tree was limbed first. The freakish top section which had been used tohold a television antenna was dropped in the can yon. Then the slow work of completely limbing the tree was started. When this was completed acrane was moved in and the naked trunk was cut in 12 foot sections which were removed by crane and gently lowered to the gound, At noon work stopped with one Forestry willhave one of the butt more trunk cut to go before the the final butt cut. These two ‘remaining jobs were done after the entrance into the city for so many years will remain in the city. But that view of the tall tree lunch and the entire proceeding was over shortly after 1:30 p.m. It was over for the tree cutters, & cut slabs in front of their Nevada City Headquarters and the Hydraulic Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West are planning to set up a butt cut in the little park on Broad Street. Parts of .the tree which capped 9:10 AM 947 AM full of sparkling lights on a cold December night is gone forever. _ . Nevada.C ity Police Chief Clarence Martz and Kilroy gaze up as limbing of the tree begins. CLIMBER Jack Walkup aE oe Valie * y limbs the tree in preparation to attaching a cable from the crane for removal of trunk sections. COBL ‘ST You’ * 2083nN Alun0D epeacgn’* “pS NORTHERN MINES & CALIFORNIA REPORTS Ht et HET 4 Et HE et HE BRA ERA BREN AR