May 13, 1965 (20 pages)

oO May 18, 1965.Nevada County Nugget. BASE RHE Eee ie HE Fhe st +P et et TIATETNGS 2. sy Floating Down The Old Accordion Flume NEVADA COUNTY 1860 Sam had come from Nevada Territory over the Henness Pass as far as Eureka South, Though the route was advertised as the fastest and smoothest Sierra crossing, Sam's aching body wanted a gentlerway. He'dcome part way by stage and part by mule and now was prepared to walk, Sam asked the local miners the fastest route for foot travel to Nevada City. It was Saturday night and the miners were feeling pretty good, The plight of a disjointed traveler seeking to walk to Nevada City struck them as very funny. Some advised the scenic trail down BedBug Smith trail into the Middle Yuba's box canyons, Others suggested a canoe ride on the spring high rivers, This last train of thought led them to recommend walking the Accordion Flume. They assured him that would be a most interesting journey. .Sam was convinced and set off to find the flume. The men had been laughing so hardthattheir description of how to find the flume was confused, But, as he thought about the information offered, he was able to piece together enough to get started, The moon was bright and the trails he followed were well defined. He began to feel he was going too far eastso he struck off on his own through ‘the trees of a ridge top. The wind came up 'andhewas anxious to be walking the flume before a storm hit. The swaying trees confused him andhe found himself sliding down’ a gravely cliff into a deep-side canyon. The miners had mentioned Long Canyon and Dark Canyon, He had a feeling this must be Dark Canyon and the beginning of the flume they said was built like an accordion, He heard the rush of water and looked up to see he'd slid right under the suspended structure, He struggled through the brush below trying to find a way up onto the catwalk, Sam realized that since the flume was suspended from tree to tree it would never have to touch the ground, He climbed up one of the support trees and steadied himself to walk the narrow board path above the water. The flume was built of canvas that stretched from wooden rib to rib. The ribs were attached to living trees and the whole was a living, moving marvel, Sam was very impressed as he tried to keep his balance in the gusty wind. He found he could take only seven or eight steps before losing his balance and jumping or falling into the water. Once after falling, his feet slipped in the water and his whole body went in. The water was quite cold but, he found it actually warmer to stay in the trough, in the water, than walk wet into the wind, But what he found most to his liking was the smooth, gentle transportation the water offered him, By linking his arms around his folded knees he was able to floatalong quite gently and rapidly, He even found that he could stretch out full length with his laced fingers supporting his head andtravel in great comfort. It was dawn when he realized something had changed. He was being knocked about and his body was scraping the sides of what tured out to be a much narrower wooden flume of the conventionaltype. He climbed out and walked himself dry in the morning sun, After only a few. miles he was in Nevada City and quite refreshed, He was delighted with his mode of travel and described his experience to the townspeople, He had told only a few when people began to avoid him and point at him from the street, They claimed the Accordion Flume was a miner's myth and he was out of his head, Early California Indians called the Golden Gate "Yulupa”, which meant "the place where the sun plunges into the sea”. GRADUATION GIFTS with a career CARRYING INCENTIVE TOWARD FUTURE SUCCESS £ JEWELRY \ and Quartz Jewelry Makes Lasting Gifts & Appropriate Souvenirs Of The Gold Country EXPERT WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRING MARTUAG'S Grass (} Valley i eweters Since 1875 124 MILLST., GRASS VALLEY: Phone 273—3039 our Gold Nugget : ie Fund Will Aid Recreation Outdoor Recreation Conservation Fund for America Grass Valley Junior Choirs Will Hold A May Concert A Junior-Choir Festival under the direction of Alex Gould of Sacramento will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 16th in the First Methodist Church of Grass Valley. The public is invited to attend. Six local churches will be represented in the children's choir: Trinity Episcopal and First Methodist of Nevada City, and Emmanuel Episcopal, First Methodist, First Baptist and Peace Lutheran of Grass Valley. One.of-the Few Home Owners Who Don’t Need a PACKAGE POLICY! MOST PEOPLE DO! Coverage for water damage caused by plumbing leakage or over-flow is one of the many benefits provided by our PACKAGE POLICY for home owners. This convenient package also covers loss from fire, theft, perso iability . in fact, nearly of the major . , hazards threatening the finan. cial security of your home. us today for complete in. formation. CURNOWeHALLS INSURANCE 316 Broad St. Dial 265-4586 A new sticker admitting holders into designated federal and national parks at which entrance fees are charged will go on sale this summer. Under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 60% of annual appropriations will be made available to the States and 40% to certain Federal agencies to provide urgently needed public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The program became effective on January 1, 1965 and will continue for 25 years, This Act authorizes the Federal Govemment tocollect user or admission fees at certain designated Federal recreation areas, and this will be done by the use of the Recreation Conservation Sticker, This stickerisan annual permit which entitles the holder and all other occupants of a private noncommercial automobileto enter, for the purposes of recreation, certain designated National Forest areas, National Park Service areas, National Wildlife Refuges and other Federal recreation areas where an entrance fee is required. The sticker may be used as often as desired from one year for any or allsuch designated areas, Thecost of the sticker is $7 and it became valid for a 12-month period beginning April 1, 1965. This annual permit saves money for those who visit such designated fee areas-more than a few times each year as it eliminates a single-entry fee each time, which is 50¢ for each person over 16 years of age, per day. Each area designated will be identified witha sign stating, “Designated Federal Recreation Fee Area". .On the Tahoe National Forest there will be eight campgrounds designated as fee areas, Instructions for camping at these designated Federal recreation fee areas will be posted at the entrance of the campgrounds. The effective date these campgrounds ° willbe placed under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 will be announced at that time. The 1965 Recreation/Conservation Sticker can be purchased at the Supervisor's Office in Nevada City pipet Pm 2 EL OEE DEPEND ON TO CONVERT YOUR GARAGE _. WITH NO DOWN PAYMENT Builders & Consumers + on! <S OVIMD HWS Furnish Everything: 1. ideas Designing Financing . Materiais Construction Lumber Co. Let us add that extra room by using your garage, attic or basement. It’s economical and you can depend on our guaranteed workmanship. Take advantage of CHIP, our Comprehensive Home Improvement Plan that furnishes everything . . . Ideas, Designing, Financing, Materials and Construction. Call for FREE booklet and appointment in your home. ilders & Consumers ~ Lumber Co. Grass Valley-Nevada City Ph. 273°6105 » FST er

oO May 18, 1965..Nevada County Nugget.. BASE RHE Eee ie HE Fhe st +P et et TIATETNGS 2. sy Floating Down The Old Accordion Flume NEVADA COUNTY 1860 Sam had come from Nevada Territory over the Henness Pass as far as Eureka South, Though the route was advertised as the fastest and smoothest Sierra crossing, Sam's aching body wanted a gentlerway. He'dcome part way by stage and part by mule and now was prepared to walk, Sam asked the local miners the fastest route for foot travel to Nevada City. It was Saturday night and the miners were feeling pretty good, The plight of a disjointed traveler seeking to walk to Nevada City struck them as very funny. Some advised the scenic trail down BedBug Smith trail into the Middle Yuba's box canyons, Others suggested a canoe ride on the spring high rivers, This last train of thought led them to recommend walking the Accordion Flume. They assured him that would be a most interesting journey. .Sam was convinced and set off to find the flume. The men had been laughing so hardthattheir description of how to find the flume was confused, But, as he thought about the information offered, he was able to piece together enough to get started, The moon was bright and the trails he followed were well defined. He began to feel he was going too far eastso he struck off on his own through ‘the trees of a ridge top. The wind came up 'andhewas anxious to be walking the flume before a storm hit. The swaying trees confused him andhe found himself sliding down’ a gravely cliff into a deep-side canyon. The miners had mentioned Long Canyon and Dark Canyon, He had a feeling this must be Dark Canyon and the beginning of the flume they said was built like an accordion, He heard the rush of water and looked up to see he'd slid right under the suspended structure, He struggled through the brush below trying to find a way up onto the catwalk, Sam realized that since the flume was suspended from tree to tree it would never have to touch the ground, He climbed up one of the support trees and steadied himself to walk the narrow board path above the water. The flume was built of canvas that stretched from wooden rib to rib. The ribs were attached to living trees and the whole was a living, moving marvel, Sam was very impressed as he tried to keep his balance in the gusty wind. He found he could take only seven or eight steps before losing his balance and jumping or falling into the water. Once after falling, his feet slipped in the water and his whole body went in. The water was quite cold but, he found it actually warmer to stay in the trough, in the water, than walk wet into the wind, But what he found most to his liking was the smooth, gentle transportation the water offered him, By linking his arms around his folded knees he was able to floatalong quite gently and rapidly, He even found that he could stretch out full length with his laced fingers supporting his head andtravel in great comfort. It was dawn when he realized something had changed. He was being knocked about and his body was scraping the sides of what tured out to be a much narrower wooden flume of the conventionaltype. He climbed out and walked himself dry in the morning sun, After only a few. miles he was in Nevada City and quite refreshed, He was delighted with his mode of travel and described his experience to the townspeople, He had told only a few when people began to avoid him and point at him from the street, They claimed the Accordion Flume was a miner's myth and he was out of his head, Early California Indians called the Golden Gate "Yulupa”, which meant "the place where the sun plunges into the sea”. GRADUATION GIFTS with a career CARRYING INCENTIVE TOWARD FUTURE SUCCESS £ JEWELRY \ and Quartz Jewelry Makes Lasting Gifts & Appropriate Souvenirs Of The Gold Country EXPERT WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRING MARTUAG'S Grass (} Valley i eweters Since 1875 124 MILLST., GRASS VALLEY: Phone 273—3039

our Gold Nugget : ie Fund Will Aid Recreation Outdoor Recreation Conservation Fund for America Grass Valley Junior Choirs Will Hold A May Concert A Junior-Choir Festival under the direction of Alex Gould of Sacramento will take place at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 16th in the First Methodist Church of Grass Valley. The public is invited to attend. Six local churches will be represented in the children's choir: Trinity Episcopal and First Methodist of Nevada City, and Emmanuel Episcopal, First Methodist, First Baptist and Peace Lutheran of Grass Valley. One.of-the Few Home Owners Who Don’t Need a PACKAGE POLICY! MOST PEOPLE DO! Coverage for water damage caused by plumbing leakage or over-flow is one of the many benefits provided by our PACKAGE POLICY for home owners. This convenient package also covers loss from fire, theft, perso iability .. in fact, nearly of the major . , hazards threatening the finan. cial security of your home. us today for complete in. formation. CURNOWeHALLS INSURANCE 316 Broad St. Dial 265-4586 A new sticker admitting holders into designated federal and national parks at which entrance fees are charged will go on sale this summer. Under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 60% of annual appropriations will be made available to the States and 40% to certain Federal agencies to provide urgently needed public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. The program became effective on January 1, 1965 and will continue for 25 years, This Act authorizes the Federal Govemment tocollect user or admission fees at certain designated Federal recreation areas, and this will be done by the use of the Recreation Conservation Sticker, This stickerisan annual permit which entitles the holder and all other occupants of a private noncommercial automobileto enter, for the purposes of recreation, certain designated National Forest areas, National Park Service areas, National Wildlife Refuges and other Federal recreation areas where an entrance fee is required. The sticker may be used as often as desired from one year for any or allsuch designated areas, Thecost of the sticker is $7 and it became valid for a 12-month period beginning April 1, 1965. This annual permit saves money for those who visit such designated fee areas-more than a few times each year as it eliminates a single-entry fee each time, which is 50¢ for each person over 16 years of age, per day. Each area designated will be identified witha sign stating, “Designated Federal Recreation Fee Area". .On the Tahoe National Forest there will be eight campgrounds designated as fee areas, Instructions for camping at these designated Federal recreation fee areas will be posted at the entrance of the campgrounds. The effective date these campgrounds ° willbe placed under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 will be announced at that time. The 1965 Recreation/Conservation Sticker can be purchased at the Supervisor's Office in Nevada City pipet Pm 2 EL OEE DEPEND ON TO CONVERT YOUR GARAGE _. WITH NO DOWN PAYMENT Builders & Consumers + on! <S OVIMD HWS Furnish Everything: 1. ideas Designing Financing . Materiais Construction Lumber Co. Let us add that extra room by using your garage, attic or basement. It’s economical and you can depend on our guaranteed workmanship. Take advantage of CHIP, our Comprehensive Home Improvement Plan that furnishes everything . . . Ideas, Designing, Financing, Materials and Construction. Call for FREE booklet and appointment in your home. ilders & Consumers ~ Lumber Co. Grass Valley-Nevada City Ph. 273°6105 » FST er