March 23, 1960 (8 pages)

The capital letand ter number s s in this column t in fines, A. DEER Department of Fish and. the Nugget by Shaw’s AnGame showed 10,980 per . tique Shop in. Nevada sons cited for a wide’ vari. City. ety of violations, Of this We appreciate Mr. and Shaw's _ continuing. number, 210 cases were sus. . Mrs. pended, 56 were dismissed . courtesy to the Nugget and 154 were placed on pro. and regret our failure to 1 event on Of The NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Combined With The Citizen And the Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget and the Tri-County News Volume 34 No. .12, Nevada City, Wednesday, March 23, 1960 B. MANZANITARAVINE Where came the first revelation of the existence in California of the great, long buried, gold enriched ancient river channels which have added millions to gold production in California. C. Here, in Manzanita Diggins where taken the first steps in thé development of hydraulic mining, second only to the gold-quartz load mining in value of gold pro_ duced in this state. ; ieee eA iON OF Where saAN ir TiGd Vicar This woo cabin built : : Virtually all ofthenation's . The Pulgas Vater Temple commercial production of jof the San Francisco Water Bartlett pears is concentrated . Department in San Mateq in the three Pacific Coast. ‘County istheterminus of 138 States. p i< CREEK DRY DIGGINS The very heart of the town, where the sensationally tich “found” diggins resulted in the first gold rush here. ae t ie K-U Pp SECTION Ww EEK by Captain John Pennington and his party on the crest of the hill just east of the south end ofthe present Pine Street bridge. Here in the little stream they called "Gold Run" the Pennington party had discovered exceedingly rich placer. And here these pioneers set up a most ingenius arrangement of sluice boxes including the first longtom to be installed in this area. : 2. THE FIRST CABIN ON BROAD STREET. On the present site of the Alpha Hardware Store, overlooking the little flat where about a thousand miners were already working, John Truesdale, in the latter part of Sept., 1849, built the first log cabin to be erected on Broad Street. * ~ 3. DRAMATIC HALL, the first “house of entertainment" in this township. At the "FREEWAY" EXHIBFT From WISTORICAL —eiust svdhs oy, PTORASLifning BAYS OF HEVADA CITY "a FIRST BOITION OF TH MEVABA CITY” NEVADA CITY — heightof Coyote boom Hamlet Davis set up a tent store on this site. As the population increased Davis replaced this tent with a two-story frame building. His business prospered and in the fall a mail and express business was added and on the second floor EARL COVEY’S RUSH oe*tieesi= 4. P. DAVIS’ MAP oO ACCOMPANYING “GOLD pot £. $332 to the like symboonl the PREPARED BY MATHIS/ OSBORN /WODDS 1960 ‘ a was proviaed a “reading room” stocked with newspapers and periodicals. The fol lowing spring the reading room was further enlarged; a stage was set up and, early inJune HAMLET DAVIS' DRAMATIC HALL presented a comedy played by Dr. Robinson and his company of strolling players. This was an immédiate success and for about a year this was the only house of public entertainment in the diggins. After the great Sacramento fireof November, 1862, young Edwin Booth joined a number of the now 57 FORD 4 TON PICK-UP 400 6 cyl Fordamatic, Wide Side, Barden Bumper, Heater. Low Mileage, One Owner Down 54 FORD V-8-OVERDRIVE 5280, GoodRubber Very CleanHeater, Down homeless players of his brother's company and set out on-a tour of the northern mines. At Dramatic Hallin Nevada City Booth for the first time assyed the part of lago, one of his famous father's favorite roles. The part was ill chosen for the entertainment of a community at the moment experiencing the most distressing winter in its history and Booth failed disastrously to please his audience. The hall was closed and members of the company, now stony broke, were compelled to find their way as best they could to Marysville, The organization was here disbanded. 4. JENNY LIND’ THEATRE, The great popularity of DRAMATIC HALL and the enthusiastic reception of on eee players as Mr. a Mrs, en pimp ble layed here in the spring of 1850, ledto the construction of a "commodious and handaie building wih en presentation of legitimate drama”. In the fall of 1850 the JENNY LIND THEATRE was built on the bank of Deer Creek : at the foot of Main Street. The dramatically prosperous success of the Jenny Lind was ended abruptly 15 weeks from the day of the opening, when in the great flood of March 5, 1852 the theatre was washed down Deer Creek, Fo 5. NATIONALHOTEL, The leading hotel of Nevada City. Since its opening in 1863 the National has for more than a century played a conspicuous part in the social a 52 FORD % TON-4 SPEED 5240 quarters for stage lines, the retaneagh, and Wells Fargo Express Co, its bar, lounge with Radio and Heater, Rear Bumper Down sponsible for the initation and development of the vast mining and related enter Aristoric sites of this hotel not less than a quarter of all the gold produced in California has been FIRST HABITATION OF WHITE MEN & TORS VICRETY, OCT. ‘4? 57 WILLY’S CAB-OVER ee d Rubber Good ae ron shincaldd Fach 5450 Dow . Good Heavy Duty Fires Good Motor, New Seat. ‘ ia 5740 esha att ore ae eee ew : Miles §©.A20 mild tm Canopy, » Down 49 CHEV 4 SPEED 4% TON Heater Good Tires. . $200 Down 49 STUDE 4 SPEED 5160 Motor Overhauled, New Clutch. Heater Good Rubber Down The annex of thishotel is listed among the other buildings of historical significance as.doomed to demolition if the present plans for the highway are carried out. 6. DEER CREEK DRY DIGGINS, See article, Early History. 7. CALDWELL'S UPPER STORE. In Nov., 1849, Dr. A.B. Caldwell, attracted by reports of "Town Diggins". came up from below and finding many miners profitably engaged here moved upa stock of goods and established the first store in this township. Diggins or Caldwell's Upper Store. y 8. FIRST HOTEL IN NEVADA TOWNSHIP. The first hotel in this town’was a picture Sque affair constructed of poles and canvas at the site of the present post office. It was opened in the spring of 1850 and in it the town of “Nevada” came into being. Having thus achieved the dignity of an organized community a more appropriate name then “Deer Creek Dry Diggins” or "Caldwell's Upper Store" was determined i. upon. For this purpose a meeting was held on March 16. Blackman, a prominent merchant of Main Street. 10. SITE OF THE FIRST OFFICE IN THIS AREA OF THE WELLS FARGO EX PRESS OFFICE, 11. HEADQUARTERS OF THE SOUTH YUBA CANAL COMPANY in the building ad joining Ott's Assay Office. 12. 13. After the elimination of such names as Aurora, Sierra, Deer Creek, and Gold Run, FIRE HOUSE 1860, Now the museum of the Nevada County Historical Society. 14, THE FIRST UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, Records of the U.S. Burea of Archives, Washington, D: C. show that the first Nevada City Post Office was established EARL COVEY’S EARLY HISTORY for the purpose of supplying water for auriferous gravel mining operations. (Continued from Page 1) FIRST STEPS IN HYDRAULICING Grass Valley RAMBLER—GMC PLYMO UTH—CHRYSLER SALES & SERVICE The first of these moré ambitious ditches, completed in May, were from "Mosketo" Creek, a small tributary of Deer Creek, These, the “Deer Creek” and the "Coyo te" ditches, each about two miles and a half in length, were consolidated by their ownersto form the Coyote and Deer Creek Water Company, the first company to be incorporated inthe United States, and perhaps in the world The Club Shady Creek participated in Chabot’s hoSe, made of canvas, was about thirty-five the feet in length and not over four.inches in diameter. Although no nozzle was attached Chabot found this hose of countywide. 4-H fun night A-Hf . has them all here on December 12, 1850. Ground sluicing had been carried to some extent onat the gravel workings on the slopes above the town as early asthe summer of 1850 when ditches made water available for this purpose. In April, 1852, A. Chabot, asailmaker by trade, then working a claim on Buckeye Hill, at the western end of Manzanita Ravine, conceived the idea of more effectively conserving ditch water by the employment of a hose. 4-H last Saturday evening. The aid, particularly in ground sluicing. About a year later came the second step in the devel theme for their skit was USA welcomes Hawaii. Most _ SITE OF THE UNION HOTEL, built in 1863 and demolished in 1949. the count showed a majority of votes for Nevada, the name first proposed by O.P. 143 E. Main St. DRAMATIC HALL FIRST HOUSE OF ENTERTANUSENT, 1009/80 SAMMY LOD THEATRE. 1651/52 RATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL, 1854/63 DEER CREEK ORV OIGGHE, 1869/30/51 SITE OF CALOWELL'S UPPER STORE, OCTOBER 1809 PIs NOTEL, 1850 OTT'S ASSAY OFFICE WELLS-FARGO & CO., 1853 GONUNENT) SOUTH YUBA CAMAL COMPANY, 1670 WON HOTEL, 1868/1869 FIRE MOUSE, 1850 (HOW HISTORICAL MUSEUM) FIRST U.S. POST OFFICE, 1E80 9. OTT'S ASSAY OFFICE Ofthe many conspicuous contributions of @iis town to the mining industry, not of the least importance was the active part played by Nevada City men leading tothe Comstock lode rush. The first determination-of the spectacular value of the Comstock gold and silver ore was made by J.J: Ott on June 30, 1859 and published in “Nevada (City) Journal”. It triggered the great rush to the Washoe country in Nevada 1859-60. Many Others To Choose From GARAGE ’ FIRST CABM OW BROAD STREET, 1009 This log and canvas store was located on the site now occupied by Trinity Episcopal Church. Until this town was named Nevada in 1850, it was called Deer Creek Dry authorities, elected an alcalde, a judicial officer under the Mexican law. AIR COMPRESSOR Chicago Pneumatic. With Wheels. : ot00, 00 Puli Price, mined, milled and shipped. In-March, 1850, the aggregation of tents, brush Shake shanters and log cabins in the flats and scattered over the surrounding hills housed not less than a thousand gold seekers. This settlement was growing rapidly and the need for organized government was increasingly apparent. Inthe latter part of March about 250 men met in the new store and in conformity with procedure enjoined with the United States military 29 MODEL A $50.00 Thats All. = and lobby was thronged with the pioneers whose vision, daring and energy was re prises of this, the premier gold mining county ofthis state. Within a radius of 25 miles 51 CHEV %% TON-4SPEED SER SARE RO ae, economic life of this town and county, In the 60s, 70s and 80s when as the head ESESscee ewe esnune “. —~— — sp ADVERTISER == ¥ oden box of capacity sufficient to provide a small amount of pressure and, for the business end, Miller, by trade a tinsmith, provided a tapered nozzle of sheet iron. Al though the pressure, even with the addition of the nozzle, was inconsiderable they found their hose to be effective in washing gravel from the banks into sluices. Within a few weeks this innovation had been adopted and improved by gravel minershere and at Rough and Ready in the Lit tle York district.-There were the first steps in the devel opment of hydraulic mining, an industry which was for many yearsthe principal gold producing agency in Cali, fornia. This brief review was intended as a clarification of the historical significance of the area shown on the accompany map. It is by no means complete and it is hoped that among our readers willbe some who can add materially to this brief review. opment ofhydraulic mining. E.E. Mattison and Eli Milof the members bopped, and ler who had worked with Chabot inthe Greenhorn country, © later in the skit Mariena Welker did her hula dance _ had moved to Nevada City and were engaged in working a gravel claim in which Dr. A.B. Caldwell was interested . beautifully. Florida was ceded to thel With the assistance of Chabot they here installed a canvas hose of considerably greater length and capacity than Chabot's original contraption. The intake end was a wo United States by Spain in NEVADA CITY ELKS . Y == PRESENT== “Old Timers Night” Thursday, March 24 DINNER.7:00 P.M. Meeting.8:00 P.M. SAVES TIME © SAVES AVAILABLE AT MONEY Hebbyhouse & OFFICE” EQUIPMENT 120 W. Main $t. Grass Valley j Election Of Officers. Year Pin Awards ye Scheduled Fli 3 P Agent.BRET-HARTE INN, Grass Valley +

The capital letand ter number s s in this column t in fines, A. DEER Department of Fish and. the Nugget by Shaw’s AnGame showed 10,980 per . tique Shop in. Nevada sons cited for a wide’ vari. City. ety of violations, Of this We appreciate Mr. and Shaw's _ continuing. number, 210 cases were sus. . Mrs. pended, 56 were dismissed . courtesy to the Nugget and 154 were placed on pro. and regret our failure to 1 event on Of The NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET Combined With The Citizen And the Nevada City-Grass Valley Nugget and the Tri-County News Volume 34 No. .12, Nevada City, Wednesday, March 23, 1960 B. MANZANITARAVINE Where came the first revelation of the existence in California of the great, long buried, gold enriched ancient river channels which have added millions to gold production in California. C. Here, in Manzanita Diggins where taken the first steps in thé development of hydraulic mining, second only to the gold-quartz load mining in value of gold pro_ duced in this state. ; ieee eA iON OF Where saAN ir TiGd Vicar This woo cabin built : : Virtually all ofthenation's . The Pulgas Vater Temple commercial production of jof the San Francisco Water Bartlett pears is concentrated . Department in San Mateq in the three Pacific Coast. ‘County istheterminus of 138 States. p i< CREEK DRY DIGGINS The very heart of the town, where the sensationally tich “found” diggins resulted in the first gold rush here. ae t ie K-U Pp SECTION Ww EEK by Captain John Pennington and his party on the crest of the hill just east of the south end ofthe present Pine Street bridge. Here in the little stream they called "Gold Run" the Pennington party had discovered exceedingly rich placer. And here these pioneers set up a most ingenius arrangement of sluice boxes including the first longtom to be installed in this area. : 2. THE FIRST CABIN ON BROAD STREET. On the present site of the Alpha Hardware Store, overlooking the little flat where about a thousand miners were already working, John Truesdale, in the latter part of Sept., 1849, built the first log cabin to be erected on Broad Street. * ~ 3. DRAMATIC HALL, the first “house of entertainment" in this township. At the "FREEWAY" EXHIBFT From WISTORICAL —eiust svdhs oy, PTORASLifning BAYS OF HEVADA CITY "a FIRST BOITION OF TH MEVABA CITY” NEVADA CITY — heightof Coyote boom Hamlet Davis set up a tent store on this site. As the population increased Davis replaced this tent with a two-story frame building. His business prospered and in the fall a mail and express business was added and on the second floor EARL COVEY’S RUSH oe*tieesi= 4. P. DAVIS’ MAP oO ACCOMPANYING “GOLD pot £. $332 to the like symboonl the PREPARED BY MATHIS/ OSBORN /WODDS 1960 ‘ a was proviaed a “reading room” stocked with newspapers and periodicals. The fol lowing spring the reading room was further enlarged; a stage was set up and, early inJune HAMLET DAVIS' DRAMATIC HALL presented a comedy played by Dr. Robinson and his company of strolling players. This was an immédiate success and for about a year this was the only house of public entertainment in the diggins. After the great Sacramento fireof November, 1862, young Edwin Booth joined a number of the now 57 FORD 4 TON PICK-UP 400 6 cyl Fordamatic, Wide Side, Barden Bumper, Heater. Low Mileage, One Owner Down 54 FORD V-8-OVERDRIVE 5280, GoodRubber Very CleanHeater, Down homeless players of his brother's company and set out on-a tour of the northern mines. At Dramatic Hallin Nevada City Booth for the first time assyed the part of lago, one of his famous father's favorite roles. The part was ill chosen for the entertainment of a community at the moment experiencing the most distressing winter in its history and Booth failed disastrously to please his audience. The hall was closed and members of the company, now stony broke, were compelled to find their way as best they could to Marysville, The organization was here disbanded. 4. JENNY LIND’ THEATRE, The great popularity of DRAMATIC HALL and the enthusiastic reception of on eee players as Mr. a Mrs, en pimp ble layed here in the spring of 1850, ledto the construction of a "commodious and handaie building wih en presentation of legitimate drama”. In the fall of 1850 the JENNY LIND THEATRE was built on the bank of Deer Creek : at the foot of Main Street. The dramatically prosperous success of the Jenny Lind was ended abruptly 15 weeks from the day of the opening, when in the great flood of March 5, 1852 the theatre was washed down Deer Creek, Fo 5. NATIONALHOTEL, The leading hotel of Nevada City. Since its opening in 1863 the National has for more than a century played a conspicuous part in the social a 52 FORD % TON-4 SPEED 5240 quarters for stage lines, the retaneagh, and Wells Fargo Express Co, its bar, lounge with Radio and Heater, Rear Bumper Down sponsible for the initation and development of the vast mining and related enter Aristoric sites of this hotel not less than a quarter of all the gold produced in California has been FIRST HABITATION OF WHITE MEN & TORS VICRETY, OCT. ‘4? 57 WILLY’S CAB-OVER ee d Rubber Good ae ron shincaldd Fach 5450 Dow . Good Heavy Duty Fires Good Motor, New Seat. ‘ ia 5740 esha att ore ae eee ew : Miles §©..A20 mild tm Canopy, » Down 49 CHEV 4 SPEED 4% TON Heater Good Tires. . $200 Down 49 STUDE 4 SPEED 5160 Motor Overhauled, New Clutch. Heater Good Rubber Down The annex of thishotel is listed among the other buildings of historical significance as.doomed to demolition if the present plans for the highway are carried out. 6. DEER CREEK DRY DIGGINS, See article, Early History. 7. CALDWELL'S UPPER STORE. In Nov., 1849, Dr. A.B. Caldwell, attracted by reports of "Town Diggins". came up from below and finding many miners profitably

engaged here moved upa stock of goods and established the first store in this township. Diggins or Caldwell's Upper Store. y 8. FIRST HOTEL IN NEVADA TOWNSHIP. The first hotel in this town’was a picture Sque affair constructed of poles and canvas at the site of the present post office. It was opened in the spring of 1850 and in it the town of “Nevada” came into being. Having thus achieved the dignity of an organized community a more appropriate name then “Deer Creek Dry Diggins” or "Caldwell's Upper Store" was determined i. upon. For this purpose a meeting was held on March 16. Blackman, a prominent merchant of Main Street. 10. SITE OF THE FIRST OFFICE IN THIS AREA OF THE WELLS FARGO EX PRESS OFFICE, 11. HEADQUARTERS OF THE SOUTH YUBA CANAL COMPANY in the building ad joining Ott's Assay Office. 12. 13. After the elimination of such names as Aurora, Sierra, Deer Creek, and Gold Run, FIRE HOUSE 1860, Now the museum of the Nevada County Historical Society. 14, THE FIRST UNITED STATES POST OFFICE, Records of the U.S. Burea of Archives, Washington, D: C. show that the first Nevada City Post Office was established EARL COVEY’S EARLY HISTORY for the purpose of supplying water for auriferous gravel mining operations. (Continued from Page 1) FIRST STEPS IN HYDRAULICING Grass Valley RAMBLER—GMC PLYMO UTH—CHRYSLER SALES & SERVICE The first of these moré ambitious ditches, completed in May, were from "Mosketo" Creek, a small tributary of Deer Creek, These, the “Deer Creek” and the "Coyo te" ditches, each about two miles and a half in length, were consolidated by their ownersto form the Coyote and Deer Creek Water Company, the first company to be incorporated inthe United States, and perhaps in the world The Club Shady Creek participated in Chabot’s hoSe, made of canvas, was about thirty-five the feet in length and not over four.inches in diameter. Although no nozzle was attached Chabot found this hose of countywide. 4-H fun night A-Hf . has them all here on December 12, 1850. Ground sluicing had been carried to some extent onat the gravel workings on the slopes above the town as early asthe summer of 1850 when ditches made water available for this purpose. In April, 1852, A. Chabot, asailmaker by trade, then working a claim on Buckeye Hill, at the western end of Manzanita Ravine, conceived the idea of more effectively conserving ditch water by the employment of a hose. 4-H last Saturday evening. The aid, particularly in ground sluicing. About a year later came the second step in the devel theme for their skit was USA welcomes Hawaii. Most _ SITE OF THE UNION HOTEL, built in 1863 and demolished in 1949. the count showed a majority of votes for Nevada, the name first proposed by O.P. 143 E. Main St. DRAMATIC HALL FIRST HOUSE OF ENTERTANUSENT, 1009/80 SAMMY LOD THEATRE. 1651/52 RATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL, 1854/63 DEER CREEK ORV OIGGHE, 1869/30/51 SITE OF CALOWELL'S UPPER STORE, OCTOBER 1809 PIs NOTEL, 1850 OTT'S ASSAY OFFICE WELLS-FARGO & CO., 1853 GONUNENT) SOUTH YUBA CAMAL COMPANY, 1670 WON HOTEL, 1868/1869 FIRE MOUSE, 1850 (HOW HISTORICAL MUSEUM) FIRST U.S. POST OFFICE, 1E80 9. OTT'S ASSAY OFFICE Ofthe many conspicuous contributions of @iis town to the mining industry, not of the least importance was the active part played by Nevada City men leading tothe Comstock lode rush. The first determination-of the spectacular value of the Comstock gold and silver ore was made by J.J: Ott on June 30, 1859 and published in “Nevada (City) Journal”. It triggered the great rush to the Washoe country in Nevada 1859-60. Many Others To Choose From GARAGE ’ FIRST CABM OW BROAD STREET, 1009 This log and canvas store was located on the site now occupied by Trinity Episcopal Church. Until this town was named Nevada in 1850, it was called Deer Creek Dry authorities, elected an alcalde, a judicial officer under the Mexican law. AIR COMPRESSOR Chicago Pneumatic. With Wheels. : ot00, 00 Puli Price, mined, milled and shipped. In-March, 1850, the aggregation of tents, brush Shake shanters and log cabins in the flats and scattered over the surrounding hills housed not less than a thousand gold seekers. This settlement was growing rapidly and the need for organized government was increasingly apparent. Inthe latter part of March about 250 men met in the new store and in conformity with procedure enjoined with the United States military 29 MODEL A $50.00 Thats All. = and lobby was thronged with the pioneers whose vision, daring and energy was re prises of this, the premier gold mining county ofthis state. Within a radius of 25 miles 51 CHEV %% TON-4SPEED SER SARE RO ae, economic life of this town and county, In the 60s, 70s and 80s when as the head ESESscee ewe esnune “. —~— — sp ADVERTISER == ¥ oden box of capacity sufficient to provide a small amount of pressure and, for the business end, Miller, by trade a tinsmith, provided a tapered nozzle of sheet iron. Al though the pressure, even with the addition of the nozzle, was inconsiderable they found their hose to be effective in washing gravel from the banks into sluices. Within a few weeks this innovation had been adopted and improved by gravel minershere and at Rough and Ready in the Lit tle York district.-There were the first steps in the devel opment of hydraulic mining, an industry which was for many yearsthe principal gold producing agency in Cali, fornia. This brief review was intended as a clarification of the historical significance of the area shown on the accompany map. It is by no means complete and it is hoped that among our readers willbe some who can add materially to this brief review. opment ofhydraulic mining. E.E. Mattison and Eli Milof the members bopped, and ler who had worked with Chabot inthe Greenhorn country, © later in the skit Mariena Welker did her hula dance _ had moved to Nevada City and were engaged in working a gravel claim in which Dr. A.B. Caldwell was interested . beautifully. Florida was ceded to thel With the assistance of Chabot they here installed a canvas hose of considerably greater length and capacity than Chabot's original contraption. The intake end was a wo United States by Spain in NEVADA CITY ELKS . Y == PRESENT== “Old Timers Night” Thursday, March 24 DINNER..7:00 P.M. Meeting..8:00 P.M. SAVES TIME © SAVES AVAILABLE AT MONEY Hebbyhouse & OFFICE” EQUIPMENT 120 W. Main $t. Grass Valley j Election Of Officers.. Year Pin Awards ye Scheduled Fli 3 P Agent..BRET-HARTE INN, Grass Valley +