October 22, 1964 (40 pages)

*3088nN OUL'* NOILIGa TVALLSad T1Vd TVONNY . The Nugget. “POET ‘ZS 19q0190°" . October 22, 1964. OI 28eg ‘y UOTIDES** SECOND ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL EDITION S ‘1: California Honors Booming Wine Industry Next Wee {24 * Calitornia Honors Booming Wine Industry Next Week > : § —— segraulapey pleasall, buy wine. — for 11,000 persons and pressure is drivingCalt written by 4 drinker of g ant "weeks" the nation We in California yielding more than fornia wine growers to water” You may not want ” is asked to observe is should be most responNational Wine Week (Oct. 24-31) when the wine industry calls attention to the values and virtues of its product. Bottles of many colors and kinds of California wine glow and gleam in store windows, putthere sive to the aims of the "week" as our state produces four out of every five bottles of wine consumed in America and we lead the nation in per capita consumption. The grape industry is a major factor inthe by minions of the Wines state's economy.with Institute to remind us that we should know, appreciate and, above $700 million invested in vineyards and wineries, providing employment Page 11, Section A. Nevada City played a major part in development of hydro-electric power in the state and relics of this story may be seen ona tour. Lester Pelton, invenThree Dollars Was Parlayed Into Millions The vast Hearst newspaper empire can trace its beginnings to the Nevada City area. George Hearst, father of the newspaper giant, William Randolph, lived in a shanty at Chimney Rock, half-way between Nevada City and Grass Valley. According to the story, Hearst at one time had to choose between paying his meat bill or buying a pair of overalls. gave him credit so Hearst bought the overalls and with $3 in his pocket headed for the Washoe Territory in Nevada where he struck the fabuliously wealthy Comstock silver lode. The ore from the Comstock Lode was brought across the Sierra and assayed in Ott's Assay office. The. butcher Pelton Water Wheel Was Developed Here tor of the Pelton water wheel, developed his invention to make more efficent use of hydropower in nearby Camptonville in Yuba County, but his first commercial wheels were developed and fabricated inthe Miners Foundry in Nevada City. A fine example of a -Pelton wheel may be seen in front of the Miners Foundry directly below the Purity Store parking lot. The Pelton wheel revoluntionized the use of hydro-power for generation of electricity and was widely used to supply power to the local mines. The old North Star powerhouse in Grass Valley which is. now being converted intoa museum of relics of the area's hard rock mining industry, houses one of the largest Pelton . wheels in the world. After developing his initial wheels in Nevada City, Pelton moved his operations to San Francisco where the firm which still bears his name is manafacturing selling Pelton wheels to turn the turnbines for electric power to light the homes and turn the wheels of industry in ‘the west. ° $150,000, 000 a year to grape growers. The wine industry has its troubles, too. The nation's free trade policy poses acontinual threat of more imports. National consumption of less than one gallon per capita per year barely holds its own although total consumption increases with population growth. Population seek out new valleys and hillsides on which to grow their grapes. Californians, however, may safely leave such problems tothe experts and during Nation-. al Wine Week get ac-. quainted--or better acquainted--with the state's superb wines. The Roman poet, Horace, said 2,000 years ago "No poem was ever to write a poem but you get the idea. Two China Town Sites Still Can Be Seen _ The last remnants of Nevada City's once large China town may be seen today on Commercial Street at the intersection of York Street. One. of the two buildings, the old Chinese Laundry, has been restored and renovated and is now used as a gallery by the Nevada City Artist's Association. The second building which adjoins the gallery is abandoned, e YOUR CAR IS ONLY SERVICE YOU GIVE I BRAKES RELINED For most cars INSTALLED FREE MUFFLERS INSTALLED OPEN SIX DAYS Mon. ° FREE S08. SHOCK ABSORBERS LUXURY RIDE SET OF 4 $3995 INSTALLED FREE FRONT END ALIGNMENT 56° 8 — 5 SIERRA MUFFLER AND PARTS 632 NEVADA CITY HWY. Next to Hwy. Patrol

*3088nN OUL'* NOILIGa TVALLSad T1Vd TVONNY . The Nugget.. “POET ‘ZS 19q0190°" . October 22, 1964.. OI 28eg ‘y UOTIDES** SECOND ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL EDITION S ‘1: California Honors Booming Wine Industry Next Wee {24 * Calitornia Honors Booming Wine Industry Next Week > : § —— segraulapey pleasall, buy wine. — for 11,000 persons and pressure is drivingCalt written by 4 drinker of g ant "weeks" the nation We in California yielding more than fornia wine growers to water” You may not want ” is asked to observe is should be most responNational Wine Week (Oct. 24-31) when the wine industry calls attention to the values and virtues of its product. Bottles of many colors and kinds of California wine glow and gleam in store windows, putthere sive to the aims of the "week" as our state produces four out of every five bottles of wine consumed in America and we lead the nation in per capita consumption. The grape industry is a major factor inthe by minions of the Wines state's economy.with Institute to remind us that we should know, appreciate and, above $700 million invested in vineyards and wineries, providing employment Page 11, Section A. Nevada City played a major part in development of hydro-electric power in the state and relics of this story may be seen ona tour. Lester Pelton, invenThree Dollars Was Parlayed Into Millions The vast Hearst newspaper empire can trace its beginnings to the Nevada City area. George Hearst, father of the newspaper giant, William Randolph, lived in a shanty at Chimney Rock, half-way between Nevada City and Grass Valley. According to the story, Hearst at one time had to choose between paying his meat bill or buying a pair of overalls. gave him credit so Hearst bought the overalls and with $3 in his pocket headed for the Washoe Territory in Nevada where he struck the fabuliously wealthy Comstock silver lode. The ore from the Comstock Lode was brought across the Sierra and assayed in Ott's Assay office. The. butcher Pelton Water Wheel Was Developed Here tor of the Pelton water wheel, developed his invention to make more efficent use of hydropower in nearby Camptonville in Yuba County, but his first commercial wheels were developed and fabricated inthe Miners Foundry in Nevada City. A fine example of a -Pelton wheel may be seen in front of the Miners Foundry directly below the Purity Store parking lot.

The Pelton wheel revoluntionized the use of hydro-power for generation of electricity and was widely used to supply power to the local mines. The old North Star powerhouse in Grass Valley which is. now being converted intoa museum of relics of the area's hard rock mining industry, houses one of the largest Pelton . wheels in the world. After developing his initial wheels in Nevada City, Pelton moved his operations to San Francisco where the firm which still bears his name is manafacturing selling Pelton wheels to turn the turnbines for electric power to light the homes and turn the wheels of industry in ‘the west. ° $150,000, 000 a year to grape growers. The wine industry has its troubles, too. The nation's free trade policy poses acontinual threat of more imports. National consumption of less than one gallon per capita per year barely holds its own although total consumption increases with population growth. Population seek out new valleys and hillsides on which to grow their grapes. Californians, however, may safely leave such problems tothe experts and during Nation-. al Wine Week get ac-. quainted--or better acquainted--with the state's superb wines. The Roman poet, Horace, said 2,000 years ago "No poem was ever to write a poem but you get the idea. Two China Town Sites Still Can Be Seen _ The last remnants of Nevada City's once large China town may be seen today on Commercial Street at the intersection of York Street. One. of the two buildings, the old Chinese Laundry, has been restored and renovated and is now used as a gallery by the Nevada City Artist's Association. The second building which adjoins the gallery is abandoned, e YOUR CAR IS ONLY SERVICE YOU GIVE I BRAKES RELINED For most cars INSTALLED FREE MUFFLERS INSTALLED OPEN SIX DAYS Mon. ° FREE S08. SHOCK ABSORBERS LUXURY RIDE SET OF 4 $3995 INSTALLED FREE FRONT END ALIGNMENT 56° 8 — 5 SIERRA MUFFLER AND PARTS 632 NEVADA CITY HWY. Next to Hwy. Patrol