October 22, 1964 (40 pages)

Much On Local Tours Nevada City and the surrounding areas of the county offer the autumn visitor perhaps the greatest variety of color -and historical sites of any. place in the state. The tours described in this issue may be done either on foot or by car. The method depends on the hardiness of the tourist, what he is interestedin seeing, and the amount of time he has available. The variety of sights is almost infinite. One can sée old dry walls put up by the miners, beautiful Victorian homes built with the gold pulled from the local streams, gardens, quiet, tree lined streets, lopsided buildings, oldheavy iron shutters ,and signs, through the evidence of new paint and remodeling, that many of the gold town buildings are being restored totheir origianl shape . The visitor is. warned to drive the longer tours forthe city is hilly and the trips can become tiring. Those who choose to walk the tours will see more. The walker will have time to look intothe alleys, study the variety of architecture and in general have time to savor the flavor of one ofthe best examples of the old gold mining town in California. The visitor who chooses to drive will be able toseealmostall of the same things, but in less time. Both will enjoy a visit to Nevada City at any time, but the color of the city in autumn is an added attraction. Utility Firm Was Born In The National Hotel Visitorsto Nevada City's famous National Hotel will be interested to know that California's massive Pacific Gas & Electric Co. had its first beginnings there. Two Nevada City Museums Of Gold Lore Visitors to Nevada City should not fail to see the museum operated by the Nevada County His-. torical Society. The museum, located in the picturesque old fire house on Main Street, contains a fine selection of articles from the city's gold mining past. There is no admission charge. Thesecond museum is located on the second floor of the National Hotel. This too contains a varied collection of tools, clothes, equipment and pictures of the old gold mining days, There isa small admission charge. Consolidation of many of the ditch companies which had been formed to carry the mountain watertothe miners brought the start of Ps G. & E. and it was in the National Hotel that founders, Eugene DeSabla and Alfonso Tegrido and others incorporated the Nevada County Electric Power Co. ‘in 1892. In 1895 De Sabla was joined by John Martin who,representing Stan_ ley Electric ManafacturingCo., contracted for installation of electrical equipment. That contract was the instrument which ~brought De Sabla and Martin together into the remarkable team which, with others, founded P. G.&E. The visitor to the Nevada City will see and cross Deer Creek severaltimes in making the tours described in this issue. This stream was the center of the city in the early days and today still plays a vital part inthe life of the city as a place for fishing and as a transmission facility for water to other parts of the area. Two years before the goldrush of 1849, James Wilson Marshall and a party of emigrants stopped on Deer Creek in what was to become Nevada City. Marshall panned the stream gravel and discovered gold flakes, but the find did not seem important so he moved on to Coloma where gold was discovered on Jan. 24, 1849. The Walker And The Creek Gold Started The City . Driver Will Both See Within two years the creek that Marshall passed by developed into the richest mining stream in the state. Over 5,000 men were mining Deer Creek in 1849. These early miners and those that followed were to take more than $378 million in gold from the Nevada City area. From this golda town was to grow and remain long after the last miner had departed. oe fOF fall fashions shop at Alice’s for the latest in styles-always at moderate prices Ab ives Sot 313 BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY Dial 265—4130 **y uoli9eg ‘9 o8eg NOLLIG3 TVWAILSd3d T1VA TVWANNV GNOOdS *11088nN ouL’ **P96T ‘BZ 19q0190° 9 a8eg ‘y uoTIDe9° ”n tm Q ie) ee > Zz Zz aq >. c “Ti > ey Bree Tl U7. n~ ee — < > se ot & ‘ = Ons Zz

Much On Local Tours Nevada City and the surrounding areas of the county offer the autumn visitor perhaps the greatest variety of color -and historical sites of any. place in the state. The tours described in this issue may be done either on foot or by car. The method depends on the hardiness of the tourist, what he is interestedin seeing, and the amount of time he has available. The variety of sights is almost infinite. One can sée old dry walls put up by the miners, beautiful Victorian homes built with the gold pulled from the local streams, gardens, quiet, tree lined streets, lopsided buildings, oldheavy iron shutters ,and signs, through the evidence of new paint and remodeling, that many of the gold town buildings are being restored totheir origianl shape . The visitor is. warned to drive the longer tours forthe city is hilly and the trips can become tiring. Those who choose to walk the tours will see more. The walker will have time to look intothe alleys, study the variety of architecture and in general have time to savor the flavor of one ofthe best examples of the old gold mining town in California. The visitor who chooses to drive will be able toseealmostall of the same things, but in less time. Both will enjoy a visit to Nevada City at any time, but the color of the city in autumn is an added attraction. Utility Firm Was Born In The National Hotel Visitorsto Nevada City's famous National Hotel will be interested to know that California's massive Pacific Gas & Electric Co. had its first beginnings there. Two Nevada City Museums Of Gold Lore Visitors to Nevada City should not fail to see the museum operated by the Nevada County His-. torical Society. The museum, located in the picturesque old fire house on Main Street, contains a fine selection of articles from the city's gold mining past. There is no admission charge. Thesecond museum is located on the second floor of the National Hotel. This too contains a varied collection of tools, clothes, equipment and pictures of the old gold mining days, There isa small admission charge. Consolidation of many of the ditch companies which had been formed to carry the mountain watertothe miners brought the start of Ps G. & E. and it was in the National Hotel that founders, Eugene DeSabla and Alfonso Tegrido and others incorporated the Nevada County Electric Power Co. ‘in 1892. In 1895 De Sabla was joined by John Martin who,representing Stan_ ley Electric ManafacturingCo., contracted for installation of electrical equipment. That contract was the

instrument which ~brought De Sabla and Martin together into the remarkable team which, with others, founded P. G.&E. The visitor to the Nevada City will see and cross Deer Creek severaltimes in making the tours described in this issue. This stream was the center of the city in the early days and today still plays a vital part inthe life of the city as a place for fishing and as a transmission facility for water to other parts of the area. Two years before the goldrush of 1849, James Wilson Marshall and a party of emigrants stopped on Deer Creek in what was to become Nevada City. Marshall panned the stream gravel and discovered gold flakes, but the find did not seem important so he moved on to Coloma where gold was discovered on Jan. 24, 1849. The Walker And The Creek Gold Started The City . Driver Will Both See Within two years the creek that Marshall passed by developed into the richest mining stream in the state. Over 5,000 men were mining Deer Creek in 1849. These early miners and those that followed were to take more than $378 million in gold from the Nevada City area. From this golda town was to grow and remain long after the last miner had departed. oe fOF fall fashions shop at Alice’s for the latest in styles-always at moderate prices Ab ives Sot 313 BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY Dial 265—4130 **y uoli9eg ‘9 o8eg NOLLIG3 TVWAILSd3d T1VA TVWANNV GNOOdS *11088nN ouL’ **P96T ‘BZ 19q0190° 9 a8eg ‘y uoTIDe9° ”n tm Q ie) ee > Zz Zz aq >. c “Ti > ey Bree Tl U7. n~ ee — < > se ot & ‘ = Ons Zz