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October 22, 1964..
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Tunneling And Digging Would
Have To Wait For More Cash
CHALK BLUFF Auburn 1861
Chalk Bluff City paused and
took a deep breath. A long dry
summer had left it exhausted,
resting now in the long tawny
* shadows of fall. The oaks were
yellowing and the dogwood in the
ravines was turning vermillion
from all shades of pink, The
Digger pines had spidery balls of
pitch dripping from the branches
There had been no rain for a long
time.
The town was nearly deserted.
Even the mayorhad gone. He left
with a party of young men to join
the California Regiment. Those
left felt the quietening spell of
the season and waited with the
warm air and thick dust for the.
storms of winter.
One small cabin held two
miners who surveyed the season
looking over their toes as they lay
on their bunks facing the open
door.-They had a great deal to
do, Their latest claim was showing promise. But they lay, silently waiting.
Their plans formed in their
minds and presently they would
act. The tunneling and digging
and building of sluice boxes would
have to wait. The first step was
getting cash.
At this time of year most of the
big mines weren't working because the water supply was so low.
The South Yuba Canal Company
was planning to build a ditch
nearby and many of the miners
expected to work several weeks
earning wages before returning to
their own projects. 50-60 men
were already at work on the SteepAnti-Rumford
Initiative Gets
More Backing
The California State Council
of the Steuben Society of Americahas endorsed Proposition 14 on
thestate ballot, itwas announced
today by Louis T. Kruger of San
Francisco, secretary, and Adolph
Schaumleoffel of San Jose, presi"dent.
Approval of the anti-Rumford
Act amendment was voted at a
council meeting in Fresno, Kruger
said.
The State Council of the Steuben Society represents three retional groups, those of Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Francisco. The society is a nationwide
patriotic fraternal organization of
persons of German ancestry primarily interested in voter education.
The national organization.includes in its membership people
belonging to both major parties,
Kruger said, including Mayor
Wagner of New York and Senator
Dirkson of Illinois.
hollow Ditch, cutting bedrock
four miles to do away with the
costly flumes which clogged in
winter,
A local sawmill was producing
five to six thousand feet per day
unaffected by the dryness, The
miners along Greenhorn Creek and
Missouri Canyon felt the cold
nights and wished for rain before
the frosts and freezing. Red Dog
and Walloupa, known as suburbs
The Placer County Planning
Commission will hold its 3rd
Public Hearing on the Foresthill
General Plan tomorrow in the
Board of Supervisors' Chambers in
Auburn, Commissioner McMahan
announced, The hearing, which
will take place at 1:30 p.m.,
will be open to all Foresthill residents and property owners.
Commissioner McMahan said
that the plan indicates a general
Foresthill General Plan To Get 3rd Airing
development pattern for the community of Foresthill and surround‘ing areas including Todd Valley,
Spring Garden, Yankee Jim's.and
BakerRanch. Most of the 12,500
acre area is proposed for agricultural and recreational and forestry
land uses with smaller amounts
‘indicated for single family
homes, rentals, stores and industries,
Uy
of Chalf Bluff City, were quiet
too, Wood piles grew as the days
shortened. The chalk bluffs were
an old worn white among the dry
greens and dusty gold of the year's
end.
Many Projects Hinge
On Proposition One
(Continued from Page 4)
areas, including "Old Sacramento”, "Old Town” in San
Diego, Pueblo de Los Angeles,
Santa Barbara Presidio, Nevada
City, and other areas that would
provide historical benefits in conjunction with other facilities.
HR 91, introduced by Assemblyman Edwin Z ‘Berg of Sacra' mento, says "..."Old Sacramento’ has been determined to be
of important historic significance
to the people of this state and to
the nation,
“A number of architecturally
significant and historically valuable buildings, such as the Big
Four Building and the Hastings
Building, are located within the
area,"
SR 91, introduced by Senator
Thomas M, Rees, calls for study
of possible additions to Pueblo de
Los Angeles in the Los Angeles
Civic Center area.
"Los Angeles County offers a
uniqué 'pportunity for telling the
story of the founding, growth,
and evolution of one of America's
largest cities," the resolution
says.
"The effort to preserve the
Spanish and Mexican heritage of
California has the endorsement of
both the City of Los Angeles and
the County of Los Angeles, "
HR 105 says portions of San
Diego known as "Old Town", have
been determined to be of important historic significance.
“Preservation of a portion of
‘Old Town', San Diego, as an
area representative of the early
days of this state and the early
days of the City of San Diego is
in the highest and best public
interest, "
The resolution was introduced
by Assemblymen James R. Mills,
Hale Ashcraft, E. Richard Barnes,
Clair W. Burgener and Richard J.
Donovan.
SR 77, introduced by Senator
Alvin C, Weingand, points to the
“definite need for public facilities
toserve the millions of people in
California seeking outdoor areas
for recreation purposes, "
“One of the most important of
the four institutions during the
frontier period, the Santa Barbara
presidio, is not now represented
in the historic monuments which
form a part of the State Park System.
"To aid the public in gaining
a proper understanding of, and to
interpret the governmental structure of the Spanish-American
period, a presidio should be included among the historical monuments within the State Park System along with the pueblo, the
rancho and the mission.
"The site of the Santa Barbara
Presidio appears to be an ideal
location for a historical monument representing the presidio, "
SR 34, introduced by Senator
PaulJ. Lenard, called for. preservation of a "complex" of scattered
buildings in Nevada City, a community "recognized as the finest
existing example of a California
Gold Rush community and a repository of an unusual variety of
period architecture and mining
relics, within the confines of a
thriving modern town."
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