March 20, 1974 (8 pages)

Sert ng the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, ced Dog, Town Talk, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat itevi ! Gr / , ate is " % ; x ey , Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North oar eo he Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park. Wolf, Chriitmes vil a rd! ill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hitil, — ‘alley,’ Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Wednesday March 20,1974 VOLUME 49° 10 Cents A Copy; arrived on local soil in September of 1851. He was travelweary but ever so eager to begin his “good works” in this noted settlement. He was a heavy duties that he finally had to acceed to transfer to San Francisco because of the toll taken of his health up here. In October of 1851, Father Washington Streets, from Thomas Gill of Downieville for $100.a considerable sum of money for that era in real estate transactions. — An interesting side note on this particular property sale was the fact that it was the first and only such deed recorded in. the Nevada County Recorders fr George You Need ’Em! We Got ’Em! Huge Selection of New and Used 4-Wheel Drive Vehicles In a wide price range to suit every pocketbook MEIER Chev.-Olds Hiway 49 at Brunswick Road Grass Valley — 273-9535 7 Mon. Sat: 8 to dark! its name.most likely thinking of his former parish of St. Peter’s in Troy, New York. By November of 1853, on the occasion of a visit by Archbishop Alemany of San Francisco. to confer confirmation on a large ation here, it was obvious that Father Shanahan’s health was not good enough to warrant his remaining here much longer. So he accepted, humbly but with deep sadness the ordered transfer to the Bay Area and lesser duties. His work up here had included missions in not only this county, but in parts of Sierra, Yuba and Placer counties.entailing much rigorous travel and many hardships. The missions of Northern California owe much to this humble servant of God.who ' rightfully merits the title, “The Pioneer Priest of Nevada County.,”" >. , The great fire of July 19, 1856, claimed St. Peter’s Catholic Church and it was succeeded by an even more prepossessing edifice called Saints Peter and Paul. Sad to relate, only seven years later.n November 8, 1863, the fire alarm sounded once more and once more a handsome church was reduced to rubble and ashes before the eyes of its priest and members of the congregation. After a number of changes the present brick edifice was built in 1864 by Father Griffin, who named the new church St. Canice after the famous. cathedral of the same name in his native county of Kilkenny, Ireland. 3 This church remained a mission of Grass Valley until 1867, when it came under the jurisdiction of the Rev. Father J. Claire, who also took over the mission in Omega, Red Dog and the little settlements along San Juan Ridge.Pastors who followed Father Claire included Father Maher (1873); Father McNulty (1874); Father Tanahm (1886); Father O'Kane (1891); then Father Claire returned to Nevada City about 1892 and Father Clyne assumed parish duties in 1895 or 1896 (the records are a bit unclear on that point). Parishioners and visitors (Continued on Page 7) aint CUanice . 9 & 5 FM ae *¢ ee q c ( . By PHYLLIS L. SMITH Office in 1851. a i . . The first resident Catholic It didn’t take this zealous no By * oriest in the Nevada City area priest long to get a frame aw Oo : _ was the Reverend Father John building erected on the property = 2 ‘ . Shanahan of New York, who andhe selected “‘St. Peter’s’’ as i THE SAINT CANICE CHURCH was built in 1864 by Father Griffin who named. the church after the famous cathedral of the same name in Kilkenny, Ireland. The church was a mission of Grass Valley until 1867 when it came under the jurisdiction of the Rev. Father J. Claire who took over the missions at Omega, Red Dog and settlements along San Juan Ridge. (Nugget Photo) *L~9 t= 6) Lig APO aes q . 4

Sert ng the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, ced Dog, Town Talk, Glenbrook. Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat itevi ! Gr / , ate is " % ; x ey , Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North oar eo he Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, LaBarr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park. Wolf, Chriitmes vil a rd! ill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hitil, — ‘alley,’ Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore’s Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens. Wednesday March 20,1974 VOLUME 49° 10 Cents A Copy; arrived on local soil in September of 1851. He was travelweary but ever so eager to begin his “good works” in this noted settlement. He was a heavy duties that he finally had to acceed to transfer to San Francisco because of the toll taken of his health up here. In October of 1851, Father Washington Streets, from Thomas Gill of Downieville for $100..a considerable sum of money for that era in real estate transactions. — An interesting side note on this particular property sale was the fact that it was the first and only such deed recorded in. the Nevada County Recorders fr George You Need ’Em! We Got ’Em! Huge Selection of New and Used 4-Wheel Drive Vehicles In a wide price range to suit every pocketbook MEIER Chev.-Olds Hiway 49 at Brunswick Road Grass Valley — 273-9535 7 Mon. Sat: 8 to dark! its name..most likely thinking of his former parish of St. Peter’s in Troy, New York. By November of 1853, on the occasion of a visit by Archbishop Alemany of San Francisco. to confer confirmation on a large ation here, it was obvious that Father Shanahan’s health was not good enough to warrant his remaining here much longer. So he accepted, humbly but with deep sadness the ordered transfer to the Bay Area and lesser duties. His work up here had included missions in not only this county, but in parts of Sierra, Yuba and Placer counties..entailing much rigorous travel and many hardships. The missions of Northern California owe much to this humble servant of God..who ' rightfully merits the title, “The Pioneer Priest of Nevada County.,”" >. ,

The great fire of July 19, 1856, claimed St. Peter’s Catholic Church and it was succeeded by an even more prepossessing edifice called Saints Peter and Paul. Sad to relate, only seven years later..n November 8, 1863, the fire alarm sounded once more and once more a handsome church was reduced to rubble and ashes before the eyes of its priest and members of the congregation. After a number of changes the present brick edifice was built in 1864 by Father Griffin, who named the new church St. Canice after the famous. cathedral of the same name in his native county of Kilkenny, Ireland. 3 This church remained a mission of Grass Valley until 1867, when it came under the jurisdiction of the Rev. Father J. Claire, who also took over the mission in Omega, Red Dog and the little settlements along San Juan Ridge.Pastors who followed Father Claire included Father Maher (1873); Father McNulty (1874); Father Tanahm (1886); Father O'Kane (1891); then Father Claire returned to Nevada City about 1892 and Father Clyne assumed parish duties in 1895 or 1896 (the records are a bit unclear on that point). Parishioners and visitors (Continued on Page 7) aint CUanice . 9 & 5 FM ae *¢ ee q c ( . By PHYLLIS L. SMITH Office in 1851. a i . . The first resident Catholic It didn’t take this zealous no By * oriest in the Nevada City area priest long to get a frame aw Oo : _ was the Reverend Father John building erected on the property = 2 ‘ . Shanahan of New York, who andhe selected “‘St. Peter’s’’ as i THE SAINT CANICE CHURCH was built in 1864 by Father Griffin who named. the church after the famous cathedral of the same name in Kilkenny, Ireland. The church was a mission of Grass Valley until 1867 when it came under the jurisdiction of the Rev. Father J. Claire who took over the missions at Omega, Red Dog and settlements along San Juan Ridge. (Nugget Photo) *L~9 t= 6) Lig APO aes q . 4