May 17, 1961 (10 pages)

a i“ e DEBRIS..This accumulation of logging debris in Woodpecker Ravine illustrates one violation of pollution laws . The stream flow has been impeded to the point where ‘water has left its natural course and is bypassing the stream bed by flowing around the debris and down a log slide path. ee LOGGING DEBRIS.This example of debris and logs felled across Rock creek ilustrates another violation of stream pollution regulations. Department of Fish and Game representatives claim it would have been possible forthis logging operation to fell the trees away from the stream rather than into it. LOGSLIDE.This log slide runs through an upper branch of Deer Creek. Each log and vehicle stirs up mud that is carried down to pollute this stream and the one into which it empties. Streams such as this canbe bridged by placing logs in-and parallel to the stream, thereby allowing the water to flow alongside the logs while enBlame Yuba River By Dean Thompson Between 100 and 200 miles of streams and rivers in Nevada County are polluted as the result ofcarelessand negligent mining and logging operations. This was charged by a representative of the California Fish and Game Department in a report to Nevada County District Attorney Harold Berliner Monday. In addition, Lake Vera has been muddied toan extent which will make it impossible for Campfire Girls to use their swimming facilities on the lake this year. District Attorney Berliner announced a three step program to enforce laws and regulations on stream pollution: 1. Immediate warning§ to all offenders: 2. Filing of complaints against those who persist in polluting streams; 3. Convictions for misdemeanor offenses of pollution. lution after prior warning. Rock Creek Saw Mill. pollution of streams. He warned that there has been one conviction already. Carl Foley, a miner, was convicted and fined for polHe also said a complaint against a responsible official of Yuba River Lumber Company was being prepared as a result of allegedly careless and negligent operation of the And he warned that in the future the district attorney's office will proceed more rapidly in issuing complaints for The district attorney said that warnings have been is, LOGGERS PO OF COUNTY S Lumber For Lake sued in the past, amd that warnings are now being issued, but that in the future his office will assume that operators of mines and logging operations are aware of stream pollution regulations and laws. Game Warden Jack Witwer of the California Fish and Game Department listed the following streams and rivers in Western Nevada County partially polluted as a result of improper mining and logging operations: All branches of Upper Deer Creek, the Green Horn, Wolf Creek, Canyon Creek, Rock Creek, the South and Middle Forks of the Yuba River. Although mining operations were included in the Fish and Game pollution report, the major blame was laid to careless logging practices. Pollution has had a vast effect in reducing the fishing potentialin Nevada County, according to Witwer. It has destroyed fish feed, destroyed fish eggs, reduced spawning areas, changed the water temperature, destroyed fish habitat, and in extreme cases ‘choked and killed adult a Stas p En eaedet ine rans are eae meade. LF i % Vera The complaint against a Yuba Riber Lumber Company official resulted from logging operations upstream from Lake Vera at a Rock Creek logging site. Yuba River is operating the Rock Creek Saw Mill under lease, oe District Attorney Berliner called Lake Vera a "sea of mud,” He said experts have been working for a month trying to find ways to settle the mud, but not one solution has been found, Yd Rainfall on five daysin the pasttwo weeks has partially cleared the lake toa depth of two feet, however. Yuba River Lumber Company has offered to do everything it can to help the situation, he said. It has offered to transport girls attending the Campfire Girls camp there to a Yuba River swimming hole, The company had offered to drain Lake Vera and refill it with NID water, but was unable to purchase water from ea Of Mud’ — fishes. The district attorney said dead fish have been found in mud after silting of streams by offending logging operations. The Fish and Game Department reported that it was . losing ground in its program to build up a fish population in Western Nevada County as a result of the pollution. The department is planting fish and clearing streams , but the pollution is damaging the streams and destroying the possiblilty of natural propagation even faster. District Attorney Berliner emphasized that his office recognizes that mining is still an important industry , and that logging is also important to the economy of the county. “But with a small degree of planning and care, logging can be carried on perfectly without destroying recreation ---another large county industry," Berliner said. the district because of a possible water shortage this summer. District Attorney Berliner cited this as an example that after damage has been done it cannot be remedied with money. But in spite of the company's concern, pollution by its loggers has continued according to investigations of the logging operations by Witwer. In promising full cooperation with the Department of Fish andGame, District Attorney Berliner reiterated that hereafter there will be no warning in advance of complaints. Western Nevada County has lost nearly one-fourth of its fishing due to carelessness and neglect of a few negligent operators, the district attorney said in pointing out the importance of the pollution to the county. The problem resulting from pollution was summarized by Witwer, "We now have more fishermen wanting to fish in poorer waters. " NEVADA COUNTy Volume 36 No.20 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" NUGGET Published Weekly Nevada City, May 17, 1961 Favorable action on an application for a $700, 000 interest-free loan anda written letter of interest from the PG&E brought the proposed NID Yuba-Bear River project closer to a revenue bond election. A June 16 hearing on water rights connected with the proposed project is the only NC Gets School Aic Commissioner Sterling M. McMurrin of the Office of Education has advised Congressman HaroldT. Johnson, representing Nevada County, that a Public Law 874 grant for the Nevada City School District has been approved. Thetentative entitlement is $2,230, of which $1,673 will be paid immediately. The balance will be paid after a review following the close of school. TheP. L, 874 grants are for operational assistance to gchools in federally affected areas. Alan C. Poteete, acting superintendent, made the application. $700,000 Loan Likely For NID Yuba-Bear Project abling vehicles and felledlogstocross the stream without sending mud downstream. Kosa? ‘eh et on a ; ‘ ; SILT.Whether from a mining operation ora logging job, silt such as this destroys , the spawning area of a stream and kills the possibility of fish egg hatching. Weather Nevada City Max. Min., Rain May10 67 44 = .25 May 11 55 41 .20 May 12 63 30. .38 May13 62 33 -May 14 10° 39 == May 15 "1° 39 == May 16 7240 oe Rain todate.. 36,15 Rain last year . . , . 43.97 Grass Valley May10 67 43 ,924 May 11 Ss @ 21 May 12 54. 32—. 85 _May 13 64 39 is May 14 71 41 Se May 15 12. 48 -May 16 15 = 47 + Rain to date. . . . . 38.23 Rain last year. . . . 46.45 remaining barrier to be hurdled before submitting the issue to the voters of the district. Congressman Harold T. Johnson informed the district that its application for the interest-free government loan from the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency to complete the plans and specificationsisreceiving favorable action. Congressman Johnson said he and Congressman Fall and Senator Thomas Kuchel had been active in supporting the NID application. Prior to the granting of this loan, the NID must have a contract for the sale of power generated upon completion of the project, and approval by voters of the revenue bond issue. Directors indicated Friday that the election may be held at a date before this year is completed. NID directors also moved to increase the water supply for Western Nevada County in future years. They authorized the preparation of a general plan for increasing the height of Scotts Flat Dam by 30 feet. Ebasco Seryices, Inc., was ordered to prepare the plan. The project would increase the capacity of Scott’s Flat Dam to 60,000 acre feet compared to its present. capacity of 27,700 acre feet . As the water level in Scott's Flat Dam went over the 22,000 acre feet mark, Nevada Irtigation District directors Friday assured farmers they would not be cut below last year's water usage for irrig purpose this summer. ‘Jacks a Shut Out Auburn The Nevada City Lumberjacks, behind the shutout pitching of left hander Warren Scribner, blankedthe league leading Auburn Cubs 8-0 at Pioneer Park last Sunday before an estimated 150 fans. The game was the @ home opener for the Jacks andthe win put them in a tie for first place with the Cubs. Thirteen hits for the locals, including a seven run barrage in the first gave the Jacks their first shutout, victory in recent years. Scribner struck out ten while scattering seven hits He wasnever introuble. A balk was called in the seventh inning scoring Norm Coons, Jacks first sacker, from third. Coonshada good day at the plate, hitting three for five, including a booming UP, UP AND AWAY.Long ball hitter, Harry Thomas more than displayed his talents in the 9-3 Nugget win over Marysville : last week. Thomas shone-with a single, a triple and two home runs during the course of the game. This home run ball is the blur in the top left hand corner of the picture. 400 foot base loaded triple to deep left center in the first inning which produced three runs, A smooth double play in the eighth going from Tom“ ; my Pitts at second to Coons at first saved the shutout for Scribner. Scribner seemed to get stronger in the late innings with two of his strikeouts coming in the ninth. me * ips rs es Directors were not so generous with domestic users. The district said lawns can be watered and gardens can . be put in and maintained, but that possible waste of water will be a continued concern to the NID, The district said it would patrol domestic usage and use district means of handling any waste of water it encounters, a OUT AT FIRST.Logger first sacker Rich‘. dirt in plenty of.time to force the rapidly ijmoving Oroville runner. ard Strong scoops-a low throw out of the Oroville took both ends of a doubleheader from the Nevada Union Junior High 1. School Loggers last Saturday at Pioneer Park, .the first by a 7-5 margin and the * nightcap by a 6-0 shutout. ; BASE HIT TO LEFT..Norman Coons, . Lumberjacks first baseman, slaps aclean single to deep left field during last Sun-. days route of the Auburn Cubs. Final Score 8-0, ‘Jacks. 7 convention, Senior Citizens To Convene In the midst of one of the most concerted nationwide petition campaigns ever mounted in an off-election year, senior citizens from 50, states will converge on Fresno Friday for a two-day national jointly convened by the National League of Senior Citizens and the California Institute. of Social Welfare, will. be an urgent call to rally support for the Kennedy administration's legislative program for elderly citizens.K eynoting the parley, i. Re: a

a i“ e DEBRIS...This accumulation of logging debris in Woodpecker Ravine illustrates one violation of pollution laws . The stream flow has been impeded to the point where ‘water has left its natural course and is bypassing the stream bed by flowing around the debris and down a log slide path. ee LOGGING DEBRIS..This example of debris and logs felled across Rock creek ilustrates another violation of stream pollution regulations. Department of Fish and Game representatives claim it would have been possible forthis logging operation to fell the trees away from the stream rather than into it. LOGSLIDE..This log slide runs through an upper branch of Deer Creek. Each log and vehicle stirs up mud that is carried down to pollute this stream and the one into which it empties. Streams such as this canbe bridged by placing logs in-and parallel to the stream, thereby allowing the water to flow alongside the logs while enBlame Yuba River By Dean Thompson Between 100 and 200 miles of streams and rivers in Nevada County are polluted as the result ofcarelessand negligent mining and logging operations. This was charged by a representative of the California Fish and Game Department in a report to Nevada County District Attorney Harold Berliner Monday. In addition, Lake Vera has been muddied toan extent which will make it impossible for Campfire Girls to use their swimming facilities on the lake this year. District Attorney Berliner announced a three step program to enforce laws and regulations on stream pollution: 1. Immediate warning§ to all offenders: 2. Filing of complaints against those who persist in polluting streams; 3. Convictions for misdemeanor offenses of pollution. lution after prior warning. Rock Creek Saw Mill. pollution of streams. He warned that there has been one conviction already. Carl Foley, a miner, was convicted and fined for polHe also said a complaint against a responsible official of Yuba River Lumber Company was being prepared as a result of allegedly careless and negligent operation of the And he warned that in the future the district attorney's office will proceed more rapidly in issuing complaints for The district attorney said that warnings have been is, LOGGERS PO OF COUNTY S Lumber For Lake sued in the past, amd that warnings are now being issued, but that in the future his office will assume that operators of mines and logging operations are aware of stream pollution regulations and laws. Game Warden Jack Witwer of the California Fish and Game Department listed the following streams and rivers in Western Nevada County partially polluted as a result of improper mining and logging operations: All branches of Upper Deer Creek, the Green Horn, Wolf Creek, Canyon Creek, Rock Creek, the South and Middle Forks of the Yuba River. Although mining operations were included in the Fish and Game pollution report, the major blame was laid to careless logging practices. Pollution has had a vast effect in reducing the fishing potentialin Nevada County, according to Witwer. It has destroyed fish feed, destroyed fish eggs, reduced spawning areas, changed the water temperature, destroyed fish habitat, and in extreme cases ‘choked and killed adult a Stas p En eaedet ine rans are eae meade. LF i % Vera The complaint against a Yuba Riber Lumber Company official resulted from logging operations upstream from Lake Vera at a Rock Creek logging site. Yuba River is operating the Rock Creek Saw Mill under lease, oe District Attorney Berliner called Lake Vera a "sea of mud,” He said experts have been working for a month trying to find ways to settle the mud, but not one solution has been found, Yd Rainfall on five daysin the pasttwo weeks has partially cleared the lake toa depth of two feet, however. Yuba River Lumber Company has offered to do everything it can to help the situation, he said. It has offered to transport girls attending the Campfire Girls camp there to a Yuba River swimming hole, The company had offered to drain Lake Vera and refill it with NID water, but was unable to purchase water from ea Of Mud’ — fishes. The district attorney said dead fish have been found in mud after silting of streams by offending logging operations. The Fish and Game Department reported that it was . losing ground in its program to build up a fish population in Western Nevada County as a result of the pollution. The department is planting fish and clearing streams , but the pollution is damaging the streams and destroying the possiblilty of natural propagation even faster. District Attorney Berliner emphasized that his office recognizes that mining is still an important industry , and that logging is also important to the economy of the county. “But with a small degree of planning and care, logging can be carried on perfectly without destroying recreation ---another large county industry," Berliner said. the district because of a possible water shortage this summer. District Attorney Berliner cited this as an example that after damage has been done it cannot be remedied with money. But in spite of the company's concern, pollution by its loggers has continued according to investigations of the logging operations by Witwer. In promising full cooperation with the Department of Fish andGame, District Attorney Berliner reiterated that hereafter there will be no warning in advance of complaints. Western Nevada County has lost nearly one-fourth of its fishing due to carelessness and neglect of a few negligent operators, the district attorney said in pointing out the importance of the pollution to the county. The problem resulting from pollution was summarized by Witwer, "We now have more fishermen wanting to fish in poorer waters. " NEVADA COUNTy Volume 36 No.20 10 Cents a Copy “THE PAPER WITH THE PICTURES" NUGGET Published Weekly Nevada City, May 17, 1961 Favorable action on an application for a $700, 000 interest-free loan anda written letter of interest from the PG&E brought the proposed NID Yuba-Bear River project closer to a revenue bond election. A June 16 hearing on water rights connected with the proposed project is the only NC Gets School Aic Commissioner Sterling M. McMurrin of the Office of Education has advised Congressman HaroldT. Johnson, representing Nevada County, that a Public Law 874 grant for the Nevada City School District has been approved. Thetentative entitlement is $2,230, of which $1,673 will be paid immediately. The balance will be paid after a review following the close of school. TheP. L, 874 grants are for operational assistance to gchools in federally affected areas. Alan C. Poteete, acting superintendent, made the application. $700,000 Loan Likely For NID Yuba-Bear Project abling vehicles and felledlogstocross the stream without sending mud downstream. Kosa? ‘eh et on

a ; ‘ ; SILT..Whether from a mining operation ora logging job, silt such as this destroys , the spawning area of a stream and kills the possibility of fish egg hatching. Weather Nevada City Max. Min., Rain May10 67 44 = .25 May 11 55 41 .20 May 12 63 30. .38 May13 62 33 -May 14 10° 39 == May 15 "1° 39 == May 16 7240 oe Rain todate... 36,15 Rain last year . . , . 43.97 Grass Valley May10 67 43 ,924 May 11 Ss @ 21 May 12 54. 32—. 85 _May 13 64 39 is May 14 71 41 Se May 15 12. 48 -May 16 15 = 47 + Rain to date. . . . . 38.23 Rain last year. . . . 46.45 remaining barrier to be hurdled before submitting the issue to the voters of the district. Congressman Harold T. Johnson informed the district that its application for the interest-free government loan from the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency to complete the plans and specificationsisreceiving favorable action. Congressman Johnson said he and Congressman Fall and Senator Thomas Kuchel had been active in supporting the NID application. Prior to the granting of this loan, the NID must have a contract for the sale of power generated upon completion of the project, and approval by voters of the revenue bond issue. Directors indicated Friday that the election may be held at a date before this year is completed. NID directors also moved to increase the water supply for Western Nevada County in future years. They authorized the preparation of a general plan for increasing the height of Scotts Flat Dam by 30 feet. Ebasco Seryices, Inc., was ordered to prepare the plan. The project would increase the capacity of Scott’s Flat Dam to 60,000 acre feet compared to its present. capacity of 27,700 acre feet . As the water level in Scott's Flat Dam went over the 22,000 acre feet mark, Nevada Irtigation District directors Friday assured farmers they would not be cut below last year's water usage for irrig purpose this summer. ‘Jacks a Shut Out Auburn The Nevada City Lumberjacks, behind the shutout pitching of left hander Warren Scribner, blankedthe league leading Auburn Cubs 8-0 at Pioneer Park last Sunday before an estimated 150 fans. The game was the @ home opener for the Jacks andthe win put them in a tie for first place with the Cubs. Thirteen hits for the locals, including a seven run barrage in the first gave the Jacks their first shutout, victory in recent years. Scribner struck out ten while scattering seven hits He wasnever introuble. A balk was called in the seventh inning scoring Norm Coons, Jacks first sacker, from third. Coonshada good day at the plate, hitting three for five, including a booming UP, UP AND AWAY..Long ball hitter, Harry Thomas more than displayed his talents in the 9-3 Nugget win over Marysville : last week. Thomas shone-with a single, a triple and two home runs during the course of the game. This home run ball is the blur in the top left hand corner of the picture. 400 foot base loaded triple to deep left center in the first inning which produced three runs, A smooth double play in the eighth going from Tom“ ; my Pitts at second to Coons at first saved the shutout for Scribner. Scribner seemed to get stronger in the late innings with two of his strikeouts coming in the ninth. me * ips rs es Directors were not so generous with domestic users. The district said lawns can be watered and gardens can . be put in and maintained, but that possible waste of water will be a continued concern to the NID, The district said it would patrol domestic usage and use district means of handling any waste of water it encounters, a OUT AT FIRST..Logger first sacker Rich‘. dirt in plenty of.time to force the rapidly ijmoving Oroville runner. ard Strong scoops-a low throw out of the Oroville took both ends of a doubleheader from the Nevada Union Junior High 1. School Loggers last Saturday at Pioneer Park, .the first by a 7-5 margin and the * nightcap by a 6-0 shutout. ; BASE HIT TO LEFT....Norman Coons, . Lumberjacks first baseman, slaps aclean single to deep left field during last Sun-. days route of the Auburn Cubs. Final Score 8-0, ‘Jacks. 7 convention, Senior Citizens To Convene In the midst of one of the most concerted nationwide petition campaigns ever mounted in an off-election year, senior citizens from 50, states will converge on Fresno Friday for a two-day national jointly convened by the National League of Senior Citizens and the California Institute. of Social Welfare, will. be an urgent call to rally support for the Kennedy administration's legislative program for elderly citizens.K eynoting the parley, i. Re: a