March 26, 1969 (12 pages)

i ) 4 too, and both sid 2 a The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 26, 1969 this‘ealiforni By MIKE ABRAMSON John Muir, the t gee great piotion to the birth to a new breed of western conservationist more than seven decades ago, is no doubt spinning in his grave today. Agitation of Muir’s departed t could not help but t from the dissension now his greatest legacy. 0, member Sierra Clu he helped to found in And his concern would be shared by some of the nation’s most productive conservation leaders, leaders also in the often controversial but always influential Sierra Club whose militancy has left its mark forever on western resources. Their concern stems from an in-house battle in the club which pits such conservation stal: as Ansel Ser Wavtcirn, Machen Toon gar WaCharlotte Mauk and Joel paeeerese ogee ces to congressmen an other laasintars concerned against the organization’s veteran executive director, David Brower. On the surface the scrap a) to be over whether club moves from the doin sil u ME Rtssere cx jem outdoor book pubprogram or whether the organization husbands its resources in a fashion to permit continued effectiveness in meeting domestic challenges. The real issuie, however, seems to be whether the club will be run by the membership or by Brower. No one is challenging Brower’s credentials as a conservationist himself but the club leaders, acco: to Wi Stegner, ed author and Stanford lish P essor, “‘ him, as I do, bei eet eee or a lu er he wl wreck the Sierta Club.” Stegner and other Brower opponents have formed a ittee called “Concerned Members for Conservation” to camp: for five membership orien’ candidates for the club’s 15-man board of directors. Running on the theme enunciated by renowned nature photographer Ansel Adams that “our atest con‘servation goal y is the of the Sierra conservation Club itself,” their slate has the endorsement of every living past president of the club as well as every chapter executive committee across the nation. Brower has his adherents, ning hard. Brower has taken a seen jonve chee his executive post campaign for a slate of directors ames thetic to his gram and has said he will resign if they lose. : Ballots are in the mail to ‘members throughout the country to be returned early next month for showdown a tern writer put it eastern ul recen tly. Presgod ao Mg worn revent. pollution of the ver or ting on the kong if the Brower forces escarpment in California gave . Heavy snow at Alpha made for good summer ice market in '55 By Rye Slye ory rectory of Nevada County. 1867) * ee Johm M. Clark has set out a mulberry tree plantation on Diamond Creek, above Washington, with the purpose of embarking in the silk business. (Nevada Daily Gazette April 24, 1869.) (NOTE; At this date efforts were being made to raise silkworms in California.) ‘ eK The Omega Sawmill Works, at Omega: have been manufacturing an excellet quality of glue. (Nevada City Daily Transcript June 4,1901,.)° 9° eK PUBLIC BRIDGES The newspaper, Nevada Democarat, mentions in a December 1861 . edition on the storms of that date: --"also the foot suspension bridge at Washington was carried away." eke ek A petition was received from numerous citizens of Washington Grass Valley and Nevada City townships, "praying" for the (Nevada City Daily Transcript October 1875) They propose to make the best road in Nevada County. (Present Maybert road.) (NCDT January 9, 1876.) x eK A bridge has been built across the Yuba River and a road made from Washington to what is known as God's Country, at a cost of about $7,500. This has ~ enabled at least a dozen miners to open mines in that section which heretofore have remained idle because machinery could not be gotten into them. The citizens of Washington raised $6,000 of the amount and the Board of Supervisors donated $2,500. The bridge and road are completed and waiting acceptance by the Board, (NCDT , june 13, 1876) ADVERTISEMENT "A Reward of $200 will be paid by the citizens of Washington, Nevada County, California; for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who set fire to the County Bridge across ‘the South Yuba River, a little above the village of Washington, on Monday evening. October 11 1880." (NCDT Oct. 14, 1880.) Bridge Burning At Washington Last Monday night, about eleven o'clock, some _ Chinese discovered the bridge across the South Yuba at Washington to be on fire. They immediately gave the alarm, where upon the citizens “turned out en masse" and succeeded in checking the conflagration when damage to the amount of $500 had been done. The fire without doubt, was incendiary, as some ofthe timbers were saturated with kerosene. Battis says the bridge was built by the county about four years ago and cost $2,800, (NCDT, Oct, 14, 1880) Supervisor Battis has a force regarded as hardly safe, derives a limited amount’ of patronage. (NCDT Oct. 21, 1880.) CALIFORNIA oPEARS MARY E. CLARK, San Diego, on compas sgh yon rust, sym) and rapprechement it in mutual which the ° respect, e only atmosphere in. w editiontion Gan flourish.” rae MORTON L. VANCE, Oxnard—“Why a t the scientific dogma that the of light limits chances of in stellar travel? What pened to Pe. scientists w cess of 15 miles eS h would probably be’ fatal to ' man?” ~ Jack.) Savings account Thoughts after reading Dorothy Weir's ge 4 complete reIt seems the credit belongs to few. The Heritage Council would like some credit But our Council feels they're the ones that did it. With the building wrecked, then false front equipped Our tourist trade will know it's been gypped. Too bad we've not saved the way we should For now these sites are gone for good. To boast of SAVING sites long gone Is a weakness to be gladly shorn. if the cry: "SAVE Nevada City,” ever comes hereafter The past type of SAVING could bring disaster. I'd like to suggest, people give the Council a call _ To look up the word SAVING in their Funk and Wagnall. Lizzie Glotzmier February 27, 1969 NEVADA CITY Max Min R March 20 60 . 28 ms March 21 56 35 202 March 22 51 $1 March 23 64 30 March 24 68 29 March 25 69 30 Letters Mr. Editor: Rainfall to date 73.62 I don't know if you will print § Rainfall last year 33.37 this but I'm going to get if off _ GRASS VALLEY my chest. I seen the article that some wiseacre put in The Nugget that he would rather look at cheesecake than some old broken down mining camp ; Max Min R March 19 53 30 March 20 62 38 March 21 55 35 ~° .45 March 22 55 35 March 23 66 35 March 24 73 35 _ March 25 73 36 go to some city where the Rainfall to date 67.15 a lot of trad any teyprint Rainfall last year 37,09 err cheesecake, ——this same guy has a NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET! here and is making his iiving ; here. I can't spell his name, PUBLISHED EVERY 4 Probably a phony. The name WEDNESDAY BY sounds more like a disease than NEVADA COUNTY a name, ’ PUBLISHING CO, I would like to tell thishombre 818 Broad Street, that’ when all the mines were Nevada City, Ca, working, the both towns had 95959 places where you, could have some Telephone 265-2471 fun. Of course the mines are shut . ap et so ornery and made Second class pos afew friends you could enjoy ‘paid at Nevada City, yourself, So all I have got to say California, Adjudto you is, quit knocking a broken a legal newsdown mining camp. And if it Paper of general circudon't suit you, why don't you get lation by the Nevada the hell out of town. I think the Superior Court , girls would like to see you leave, is ve Decree wea and nuts to you, “Jubscri Pic Retest JACK BASSETT one year, 3 two Grass Valley years, $5.00, ‘ P.S. I hate to hear & town down because it 19sSeS7is no ‘oducin ie : folks will even ran eet some —_. PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER

i ) 4 too, and both sid 2 a The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, March 26, 1969 this‘ealiforni By MIKE ABRAMSON John Muir, the t gee great piotion to the birth to a new breed of western conservationist more than seven decades ago, is no doubt spinning in his grave today. Agitation of Muir’s departed t could not help but t from the dissension now his greatest legacy. 0, member Sierra Clu he helped to found in And his concern would be shared by some of the nation’s most productive conservation leaders, leaders also in the often controversial but always influential Sierra Club whose militancy has left its mark forever on western resources. Their concern stems from an in-house battle in the club which pits such conservation stal: as Ansel Ser Wavtcirn, Machen Toon gar WaCharlotte Mauk and Joel paeeerese ogee ces to congressmen an other laasintars concerned against the organization’s veteran executive director, David Brower. On the surface the scrap a) to be over whether club moves from the doin sil u ME Rtssere cx jem outdoor book pubprogram or whether the organization husbands its resources in a fashion to permit continued effectiveness in meeting domestic challenges. The real issuie, however, seems to be whether the club will be run by the membership or by Brower. No one is challenging Brower’s credentials as a conservationist himself but the club leaders, acco: to Wi Stegner, ed author and Stanford lish P essor, “‘ him, as I do, bei eet eee or a lu er he wl wreck the Sierta Club.” Stegner and other Brower opponents have formed a ittee called “Concerned Members for Conservation” to camp: for five membership orien’ candidates for the club’s 15-man board of directors. Running on the theme enunciated by renowned nature photographer Ansel Adams that “our atest con‘servation goal y is the of the Sierra conservation Club itself,” their slate has the endorsement of every living past president of the club as well as every chapter executive committee across the nation. Brower has his adherents, ning hard. Brower has taken a seen jonve chee his executive post campaign for a slate of directors ames thetic to his gram and has said he will resign if they lose. : Ballots are in the mail to ‘members throughout the country to be returned early next month for showdown a tern writer put it eastern ul recen tly. Presgod ao Mg worn revent. pollution of the ver or ting on the kong if the Brower forces escarpment in California gave . Heavy snow at Alpha made for good summer ice market in '55 By Rye Slye ory rectory of Nevada County. 1867) * ee Johm M. Clark has set out a mulberry tree plantation on Diamond Creek, above Washington, with the purpose of embarking in the silk business. (Nevada Daily Gazette April 24, 1869.) (NOTE; At this date efforts were being made to raise silkworms in California.) ‘ eK The Omega Sawmill Works, at Omega: have been manufacturing an excellet quality of glue. (Nevada City Daily Transcript June 4,1901,.)° 9° eK PUBLIC BRIDGES The newspaper, Nevada Democarat, mentions in a December 1861 . edition on the storms of that date: --"also the foot suspension bridge at Washington was carried away." eke ek A petition was received from numerous citizens of Washington Grass Valley and Nevada City townships, "praying" for the (Nevada City Daily Transcript October 1875) They propose to make the best road in Nevada County. (Present Maybert road.) (NCDT January 9, 1876.) x eK A bridge has been built across the Yuba River and a road made from Washington to what is known as God's Country, at a cost of about $7,500. This has ~ enabled at least a dozen miners

to open mines in that section which heretofore have remained idle because machinery could not be gotten into them. The citizens of Washington raised $6,000 of the amount and the Board of Supervisors donated $2,500. The bridge and road are completed and waiting acceptance by the Board, (NCDT , june 13, 1876) ADVERTISEMENT "A Reward of $200 will be paid by the citizens of Washington, Nevada County, California; for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties who set fire to the County Bridge across ‘the South Yuba River, a little above the village of Washington, on Monday evening. October 11 1880." (NCDT Oct. 14, 1880.) Bridge Burning At Washington Last Monday night, about eleven o'clock, some _ Chinese discovered the bridge across the South Yuba at Washington to be on fire. They immediately gave the alarm, where upon the citizens “turned out en masse" and succeeded in checking the conflagration when damage to the amount of $500 had been done. The fire without doubt, was incendiary, as some ofthe timbers were saturated with kerosene. Battis says the bridge was built by the county about four years ago and cost $2,800, (NCDT, Oct, 14, 1880) Supervisor Battis has a force regarded as hardly safe, derives a limited amount’ of patronage. (NCDT Oct. 21, 1880.) CALIFORNIA oPEARS MARY E. CLARK, San Diego, on compas sgh yon rust, sym) and rapprechement it in mutual which the ° respect, e only atmosphere in. w editiontion Gan flourish.” rae MORTON L. VANCE, Oxnard—“Why a t the scientific dogma that the of light limits chances of in stellar travel? What pened to Pe. scientists w cess of 15 miles eS h would probably be’ fatal to ' man?” ~ Jack.) Savings account Thoughts after reading Dorothy Weir's ge 4 complete reIt seems the credit belongs to few. The Heritage Council would like some credit But our Council feels they're the ones that did it. With the building wrecked, then false front equipped Our tourist trade will know it's been gypped. Too bad we've not saved the way we should For now these sites are gone for good. To boast of SAVING sites long gone Is a weakness to be gladly shorn. if the cry: "SAVE Nevada City,” ever comes hereafter The past type of SAVING could bring disaster. I'd like to suggest, people give the Council a call _ To look up the word SAVING in their Funk and Wagnall. Lizzie Glotzmier February 27, 1969 NEVADA CITY Max Min R March 20 60 . 28 ms March 21 56 35 202 March 22 51 $1 March 23 64 30 March 24 68 29 March 25 69 30 Letters Mr. Editor: Rainfall to date 73.62 I don't know if you will print § Rainfall last year 33.37 this but I'm going to get if off _ GRASS VALLEY my chest. I seen the article that some wiseacre put in The Nugget that he would rather look at cheesecake than some old broken down mining camp ; Max Min R March 19 53 30 March 20 62 38 March 21 55 35 ~° .45 March 22 55 35 March 23 66 35 March 24 73 35 _ March 25 73 36 go to some city where the Rainfall to date 67.15 a lot of trad any teyprint Rainfall last year 37,09 err cheesecake, ——this same guy has a NEVADA COUNTY NUGGET! here and is making his iiving ; here. I can't spell his name, PUBLISHED EVERY 4 Probably a phony. The name WEDNESDAY BY sounds more like a disease than NEVADA COUNTY a name, ’ PUBLISHING CO, I would like to tell thishombre 818 Broad Street, that’ when all the mines were Nevada City, Ca, working, the both towns had 95959 places where you, could have some Telephone 265-2471 fun. Of course the mines are shut . ap et so ornery and made Second class pos afew friends you could enjoy ‘paid at Nevada City, yourself, So all I have got to say California, Adjudto you is, quit knocking a broken a legal newsdown mining camp. And if it Paper of general circudon't suit you, why don't you get lation by the Nevada the hell out of town. I think the Superior Court , girls would like to see you leave, is ve Decree wea and nuts to you, “Jubscri Pic Retest JACK BASSETT one year, 3 two Grass Valley years, $5.00, ‘ P.S. I hate to hear & town down because it 19sSeS7is no ‘oducin ie : folks will even ran eet some —_. PRIZE WINNING NEWSPAPER