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ai 6 The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 22, 1972
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History of Nev
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Orleans Flat and Moore's Flat are two of the early-day
mining towns that depended on hydraulic mining. Now not one
house remains of the original Crleans Flat.
"Alpha... was first settled in the fall of 1852. The diggings are worked by hydraulic hose, all hill diggings, It is imperfectly supplied with water, except in winter, when some
small ditches give employment to many miners, In the summer it is nearly deserted, and must be until some large ditch
introduces the waters of the South Yuba, The vote in September, 1855, was 59.
"Omega resembles Alpha in many respects, and is a mile
and a half distant from it by a rough trail. Ravine diggings were
first worked here in 1851, and the hill diggings were opened
in 1852. It is located on a section of a rich gold-producing ridge,
which must ultimately be of great importance. Vote in September, 58."
Alpha and Omega have long since passed into oblivion,
save as a memory of the thriving settlements of the early
fifties and sixties.
"Red Dog, or Brooklyn, . . . Situated nine miles from
Nevada, in Little York Township, was prospected in the fall
of 1851 by J. Perkins, who discovered extremely rich hill
diggings, paying from the surface down. The Whiteside diggings
were next discovered. A great rush was made to the place,
a town was laid off, and five hotels, with numerous other
buildings, were erected. In June, 1853, the water wholly gave
out, and the place was nearly deserted, A better supply of water
is now.pad by means of ditches, and better prospects for the
place aré opening. The town was named for a drunken old man ~
with long red hair. Ineffectual efforts have since been made to
change it to Brooklyn. Vote in September, 98."
Red Dog passed away with the boom of the early sixties,
and at the present time contains neither store nor dwelling to
show that it ever existed,
‘"Walloupa . . . is situated about 10 miles in an easterly
direction from Nevada, in Little York Township. The mines
that gave birth to Walloupa were discovered in the sui »mer of
1852, It received its name from an old Indian of Wemeh's
tribe, whose name was probably a a corruption of Guadaloupe,
a patron saint of the Mexicans. It was believed that the hills
in the vicinity were possessed of great mineral riches, and
the Chalk Bluff Company was formed to bring in the waters of
Steep Hollow Creek. Upon the assurance that there would be an
abundant supply of water without any unnecessary delay, miners
flocked into the settlement and Walloupa grew to a place of
second-rate importance in the county. Trouble among the water
company, and want of funds, prevented the bringing in of water,
and in 1853 Walloupa starved to death. By the effects of law,
poverty and envy, the stock in the company passed into the hands
of James Churchman and three others; and in October 1854,
they commenced operation in real earnest, In January, 1855,
they had the ditch so far completed as to promise a good supply
of water. Since that time, Walloupa has been gradually resuscitating. Good buildings have been erected the past year, and
the believed richness of the hills is being realized. The vote
last September was 55."
Walloupa was one of the boom towns of the early fifties,
and contains no landmark by which its site might be identified,
"San Juan.—The diggings of this thriving little town in
Bridgeport Township, were discovered in January, 1853, by
Nathaniel Harrison. the Grizzly Ditch Company. immediately
extended a branch ditch to the place, by which the mines were
prospected and opened, and miners found profitable employment for a few months in each year. A few trading houses and
hotels were built, but the place did not flourish till the spring
of 1854, when a large ditch, called the Middle Yuba Canal, gave
promise of an abundant supply of water. Population flowed in
and the town increased greatly in size. An extremely rich country has been developed, and the coming year San Juan will give
profitable employment to a large population. The vote in September was 120,"
San Juan at the present time is served by a store and post
office, and a good hotel. Although placer mining is amost a
thing of the past, quartz mining is coming to the front, with good
prospects for again building up San Juan, 6