October 29, 1969 (12 pages)

‘Garage and junkyard permit is rejected David L. Elster has been denied a use permit to operate a garage and automobile dismantling junk yard in an unclassified district along the McCourtney Road because it is in conflict with the general plan and would have a detrimental effect on the immediate area, The county planning com mission Monday. night unanimously denied the use permit application on the above basis, stating it does not believe such use should get started in that portion of the county. Elster said he is a native of the county, and that the property where he proposed to locate his operation has been in his family since the 1800s, According to Elster the proposed use was an outgrowth of a hobby of building racing cars. He believed he could "help the county get rid of junk cars," by the "part time operation" of a dismantling yard. He explained plans for screening it by fencing and planting. Considerable polite but firm opposition was voiced to the proposal, More than half adozen ings being held by the board of supervisors sitting as a board of equalization. He said the "highest and best use" of this area has been described at these hearings as residential com bined with agriculture on large building sites. "Dave is a good neighbor and good mechanic, but the proposed use would reduce property values," contended Al Casey who owns 90 acres nearby. Others, who objected to the proposal, also noted good neighbor qualities of Elsters. I don't object of a speed shop or garage, but I don't see that a part time wrecking yard is any better than a full time one," contributed Harry Buff. Planning Director William Roberts said that according to the general plan the area isrural residential. He said the Elster family owns 500 acres, and that the applicant proposed to build the facility on "roughly two acres," persons protested by letter and phone calls, and approximately the same number appeared in person, Protestants alleged the land is best suited for subdivision use; unsightliness of a junk yard;. conflict with the county general plan; and a belief that the subject property and nearby land is best suited for subdivisions. Don Newton, a realtor and private appraiser, referred to recent assessment protest hear "It (the garage and wrecking yard) should be in an industrial area, but we don't have any industrial zoning," Roberts stated. He noted it is an interesting parallel that people way out in the ‘country want this and similar operations in town, and those living in town have the op-~ posite view point. "The proposed use is contrary to what is normally expected in a residen tial area,"' Roberts advised. Chamber tidbits The upstairs room of the city flag that Calavaras County pur hall was. filled again last week chased during our recent Celebrities' Salon Auction. Dozens of our visitors have come in the past two weeks to specifically see and enjoy our spectacular autumn foliage. A group of artists were scattered about the city Saturday, putting the vivid colors down on canvas. for an adjourned meeting of the Chamber. Merchants attended to discuss Christmas promotion and plans, Trees will be purchased this year for decorating and erection on the building fronts. The Chamber will cooperate with the Business and -Professional Women in the sponsorship of some sort of program or entertainment for the younger children of the community. This will be in addition to thé oldfashioned Christmas tree that will again be decorated in the City Hall by children who have made-their decorations. Merchants have decided to remain open on the following nights: November 28, December 5, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 23, Santa's appearances have not yet been scheduled. It has been suggested that Nevada City try a Bavarian Alps theme for the holidays this year, which would be fitting for our mountainous area, There willbe further discussion on this. The merchants will be sponsoring drawings in their individual stores. Each owner will offer at least one prize from his store, and each will conduct his own drawing. Lucky numbers will be drawn on December 23 and posted in each participating store, Representatives from our chamber, the county chamber and news media will be driving to Angels Camp and Frogtown this week to present the frog tained of the ricnes of California. A few settled there, amongthem Joseph Gardner, J. E. Squire and John S, Dunn. A favorite mining place, however, was a ravine extending from the town to Bear river afterwards named Scott's Ravine. In the early days it was mined principally to secure means of prospecting other localities. Today the diggings are but a memory, _ but at one time they weresufficiently rich to keep many miners at work. GOLD HILL MARKER In the latter part of October, 1850, George McKnight struck his feet against an outcropping of rock which broke off easily. Upon examining the rock he found it was streaked with gold. This discovery set the camp in the wildest of excitement and soon hundreds flocked to Gold Hill, as it was immediately called. From this one ‘spot $1,500,000 in gold was taken out, and but 150 feet from here, $4,000,000 of gold was produced, The rock was so rich that it was taken out in shovels, and it was believed that the source of all gold had been discovered. New ledges were found, with each new excitement, and the great quartz industry was born. try in California is founded. the earth in Grass Valley, and when the mines are operating twenty thousand dollars worth of gold is brought to the sur face daily. Until the war years, a celebration was held the last. Saturday and Sunday in October, commemorating the discovery of . Quartz gold by George McKnight. JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON ~. A company from Indiana arrived at the present site of Washington in the fall of 1849, and decided to winter there. They named it Indiana Camp. The winter was severe and the heavy snow prevented prospecting. Deer and bear were plentiful, driven by the climate from the higher altitudes, ‘ Another party from Oregon had made its. way to Washington vicinity that same fall and also wintered there. Led by a man named Greenwood the camp was named for him, and later changed to Jefferson. In the’ spring a majority of those who had wintered at Greenwood's camp went vel banks by gunpowder. Today a bronze plaque mounted on a granite shaft placed at the base of the old Gold Hill mill marks the spot where this eventful discovery was made, and upon which the entire hard rock mining indus gain military and civilian personnel as a result of the cutbacks announced Monday by the Pentagon. An additional 350 military ton D. C, 3 NU runners medal winners in Susanville Three Nevada Union Harriers Lassen High School Cross Country Invitational meet held Saturday. in Susanville, The meet features the best cross country runners in northern California from the Bay area to Oregon border, Junior Don Bennette took the sixth place individual medal in varsity competition, In the sophomore division Rock Meservey took the fourth place individual medal and Bob Seeberg took the. sixth place medal in freshman competition. GIRLS 18-45, TRAIN TO BE A Dental Assistant, Local instruction. Sponsored by Adult Training School. Write P. O. Box 878, Palmdale, Ca, 93550. UNFORTUNATE CIRCUM— stances force us to sell in this vicinity 2 famous make spinet pianos, 1 walnut for bal, due, Write adjuster at P.O, Box 1055, Chico, Cal. 95926, LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR ' VARIANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. and Mrs, Charles Townsend have made application to the Nevada City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 10 of Ordinance #277 of said City, for a variance pertaining to the property commonly known as 324 Adams Street, Nevada City, that said property is located in a'R2 Multiple Dwelling Zone" under said ordiance, and applicants have requested variance to: Build garage within two feet of property side line, line on property NOTICE 1S FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on said application will be held before said Planning Commission on November 13, 1969, at8:00 P.M. the meeting ace of said Commission at Ci 317 Broad Str iN California, at h. time an place all interested persons may appear and evidence or or against the arguments of said variance, gran DA’ : October 24, 1969. PLANNING COMMISSION a tt CITY OF NEVADA C fi By Cc aaa H, LAMBERT man : Date of Publication: October 29, 1969, : Truck rolls, driver hurt at Lake of Pines A tank truck from Par Gas of Auburn went out of control Monday morning entering Lake of the Pines, crossed the roadway and rolled over, sending the driver to the hospital. George Neal Shumaker, 31, of Meadow Vista, the driver, was injured and taken to Auburn Faith Hospital by Twin ing that Shumaker remained the night and was being dis charged today. J. Perkins, while prospecting, discov to the spot developed and overnight a town with five hotels materialized, sandy Me Se s cinta Shumaker told the California Highway Patrol that he topped a rise on Lake Shore Drive and headed down toward the Lake of the gate, he tried to could not, His’ the road, went rolled over. decent element of the community attempted to have the name of Red Dog changed to Brooklyn, of all things, ee ORae 16. Help Weanted-Women Cities ambulance. A hospital spokesman reported this morn ered extremely rich hill diggings, that paid from the surface down, A great rush ceeded only by the failure of the liquor supply. During the height of its boom the more OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St, Ph, 273-6246 captured medals in the annual ~ RED DOG In June, 1853, the town was almost completely deserted when the water supply gave out, a calamity that could be ex ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. at citizens named it Washington. to show it ever existed, but its birth in the fall of 1851 was almost overnight. 10. Crafts & Services California: Beale Air Force Base will soon followed by crowds of Argonauts, nois, The site of Red Dog contains little practice of blowing up and pulverizing gra in personnel Quite a town developed and its patriotic Collins, and the first quartz mining laws miners of Nevada county. Here, too, was invented the hard rock drilling machine by a man named French, the long tom, the under sluice, the waltzing pan, and the Beale to gain up the river to Indiana Camp, and were invented by-Judge Walsh and his partner ADS man, the cabin was down before the arrival of two 49er trucks and one from the California Division of Forestry. A caretaker apparently had gone into town and discovered the flames upon his return. No dollar loss has been released. The cause is under investigation. Today there are more than 300 miles of tunnels running through the bowels of Red Dog, situated nine miles from Nevada City, was named for a town in Dli they were first written by the quartz Fire of unknown origin early Monday afternoon leveled a one story frame nurses' cabin at Camp Minneluta on the Lake Vera Road, According to a 49er Volunteer Fire Department spokes Beale and six civilians will be hired by Jan. 31, according to the latest word from Washing Here, because of this discovery, the first gold quartz mill of the world was were drawn up in informal session which later became the quartz mining laws for -the entire U. S., almost word for word as near Lake Vera personnel will be assigned to 100 years of Nevada county (Continued from page 1) Cabin burns CLASSIFIED. The U.S. Army Reserve The two-axle truck was ~ listed on the CHP report asa total wreck.

‘Garage and junkyard permit is rejected David L. Elster has been denied a use permit to operate a garage and automobile dismantling junk yard in an unclassified district along the McCourtney Road because it is in conflict with the general plan and would have a detrimental effect on the immediate area, The county planning com mission Monday. night unanimously denied the use permit application on the above basis, stating it does not believe such use should get started in that portion of the county. Elster said he is a native of the county, and that the property where he proposed to locate his operation has been in his family since the 1800s, According to Elster the proposed use was an outgrowth of a hobby of building racing cars. He believed he could "help the county get rid of junk cars," by the "part time operation" of a dismantling yard. He explained plans for screening it by fencing and planting. Considerable polite but firm opposition was voiced to the proposal, More than half adozen ings being held by the board of supervisors sitting as a board of equalization. He said the "highest and best use" of this area has been described at these hearings as residential com bined with agriculture on large building sites. "Dave is a good neighbor and good mechanic, but the proposed use would reduce property values," contended Al Casey who owns 90 acres nearby. Others, who objected to the proposal, also noted good neighbor qualities of Elsters. I don't object of a speed shop or garage, but I don't see that a part time wrecking yard is any better than a full time one," contributed Harry Buff. Planning Director William Roberts said that according to the general plan the area isrural residential. He said the Elster family owns 500 acres, and that the applicant proposed to build the facility on "roughly two acres," persons protested by letter and phone calls, and approximately the same number appeared in person, Protestants alleged the land is best suited for subdivision use; unsightliness of a junk yard;. conflict with the county general plan; and a belief that the subject property and nearby land is best suited for subdivisions. Don Newton, a realtor and private appraiser, referred to recent assessment protest hear "It (the garage and wrecking yard) should be in an industrial area, but we don't have any industrial zoning," Roberts stated. He noted it is an interesting parallel that people way out in the ‘country want this and similar operations in town, and those living in town have the op-~ posite view point. "The proposed use is contrary to what is normally expected in a residen tial area,"' Roberts advised. Chamber tidbits The upstairs room of the city flag that Calavaras County pur hall was. filled again last week chased during our recent Celebrities' Salon Auction. Dozens of our visitors have come in the past two weeks to specifically see and enjoy our spectacular autumn foliage. A group of artists were scattered about the city Saturday, putting the vivid colors down on canvas. for an adjourned meeting of the Chamber. Merchants attended to discuss Christmas promotion and plans, Trees will be purchased this year for decorating and erection on the building fronts. The Chamber will cooperate with the Business and -Professional Women in the sponsorship of some sort of program or entertainment for the younger children of the community. This will be in addition to thé oldfashioned Christmas tree that will again be decorated in the City Hall by children who have made-their decorations. Merchants have decided to remain open on the following nights: November 28, December 5, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 23, Santa's appearances have not yet been scheduled. It has been suggested that Nevada City try a Bavarian Alps theme for the holidays this year, which would be fitting for our mountainous area, There willbe further discussion on this. The merchants will be sponsoring drawings in their individual stores. Each owner will offer at least one prize from his store, and each will conduct his own drawing. Lucky numbers will be drawn on December 23 and posted in each participating store, Representatives from our chamber, the county chamber and news media will be driving to Angels Camp and Frogtown this week to present the frog tained of the ricnes of California. A few settled there, amongthem Joseph Gardner, J. E. Squire and John S, Dunn. A favorite mining place, however, was a ravine extending from the town to Bear river afterwards named Scott's Ravine.. In the early days it was mined principally to secure means of prospecting other localities. Today the diggings are but a memory, _ but at one time they weresufficiently rich to keep many miners at work. GOLD HILL MARKER In the latter part of October, 1850, George McKnight struck his feet against an outcropping of rock which broke off easily. Upon examining the rock he found it was streaked with gold. This discovery set the camp in the wildest of excitement and soon hundreds flocked to Gold Hill, as it was immediately called. From this one ‘spot $1,500,000 in gold was taken out, and but 150 feet from here, $4,000,000 of gold was produced, The rock was so rich that it was taken out in shovels, and it was believed that the source of all gold had been discovered. New ledges were found, with each new excitement, and the great quartz industry was born. try in California is founded. the earth in Grass Valley, and when the mines are operating twenty thousand dollars worth of gold is brought to the sur face daily. Until the war years, a celebration was held the last. Saturday and Sunday in October, commemorating the discovery of . Quartz gold by George McKnight. JEFFERSON AND WASHINGTON ~. A company from Indiana arrived at the present site of Washington in the fall of 1849, and decided to winter there. They named it Indiana Camp. The winter was severe and the heavy snow prevented prospecting. Deer and bear were plentiful, driven by the climate from the higher altitudes, ‘ Another party from Oregon had made its. way to Washington vicinity that same fall and also wintered there. Led by a man named Greenwood the camp was named for him, and later changed to Jefferson. In the’ spring a majority of those who had wintered at Greenwood's camp went vel banks by gunpowder. Today a bronze plaque mounted on a granite shaft placed at the base of the old Gold Hill mill marks the spot where this eventful discovery was made, and upon which the entire hard rock mining indus gain military and civilian personnel as a result of the cutbacks announced Monday by the Pentagon. An additional 350 military ton D. C, 3 NU runners medal winners in Susanville Three Nevada Union Harriers Lassen High School Cross Country Invitational meet held Saturday. in Susanville, The meet features the best cross country runners in northern California from the Bay area to Oregon border, Junior Don Bennette took the sixth place individual medal in varsity competition, In the sophomore division Rock Meservey took the fourth place individual medal and Bob Seeberg took the. sixth place medal in freshman competition. GIRLS 18-45, TRAIN TO BE A Dental Assistant, Local instruction. Sponsored by Adult Training School. Write P. O.

Box 878, Palmdale, Ca, 93550. UNFORTUNATE CIRCUM— stances force us to sell in this vicinity 2 famous make spinet pianos, 1 walnut for bal, due, Write adjuster at P.O, Box 1055, Chico, Cal. 95926, LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR ' VARIANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. and Mrs, Charles Townsend have made application to the Nevada City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 10 of Ordinance #277 of said City, for a variance pertaining to the property commonly known as 324 Adams Street, Nevada City, that said property is located in a'R2 Multiple Dwelling Zone" under said ordiance, and applicants have requested variance to: Build garage within two feet of property side line, line on property NOTICE 1S FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing on said application will be held before said Planning Commission on November 13, 1969, at8:00 P.M. the meeting ace of said Commission at Ci 317 Broad Str iN California, at h. time an place all interested persons may appear and evidence or or against the arguments of said variance, gran DA’ : October 24, 1969. PLANNING COMMISSION a tt CITY OF NEVADA C fi By Cc aaa H, LAMBERT man : Date of Publication: October 29, 1969, : Truck rolls, driver hurt at Lake of Pines A tank truck from Par Gas of Auburn went out of control Monday morning entering Lake of the Pines, crossed the roadway and rolled over, sending the driver to the hospital. George Neal Shumaker, 31, of Meadow Vista, the driver, was injured and taken to Auburn Faith Hospital by Twin ing that Shumaker remained the night and was being dis charged today. J. Perkins, while prospecting, discov to the spot developed and overnight a town with five hotels materialized, sandy Me Se s cinta Shumaker told the California Highway Patrol that he topped a rise on Lake Shore Drive and headed down toward the Lake of the gate, he tried to could not, His’ the road, went rolled over. decent element of the community attempted to have the name of Red Dog changed to Brooklyn, of all things, ee ORae 16. Help Weanted-Women Cities ambulance. A hospital spokesman reported this morn ered extremely rich hill diggings, that paid from the surface down, A great rush ceeded only by the failure of the liquor supply. During the height of its boom the more OPTOMETRIST 147 Mill St, Ph, 273-6246 captured medals in the annual ~ RED DOG In June, 1853, the town was almost completely deserted when the water supply gave out, a calamity that could be ex ROBERT L. ROSS, JR. at citizens named it Washington. to show it ever existed, but its birth in the fall of 1851 was almost overnight. 10. Crafts & Services California: Beale Air Force Base will soon followed by crowds of Argonauts, nois, The site of Red Dog contains little practice of blowing up and pulverizing gra in personnel Quite a town developed and its patriotic Collins, and the first quartz mining laws miners of Nevada county. Here, too, was invented the hard rock drilling machine by a man named French, the long tom, the under sluice, the waltzing pan, and the Beale to gain up the river to Indiana Camp, and were invented by-Judge Walsh and his partner ADS man, the cabin was down before the arrival of two 49er trucks and one from the California Division of Forestry. A caretaker apparently had gone into town and discovered the flames upon his return. No dollar loss has been released. The cause is under investigation. Today there are more than 300 miles of tunnels running through the bowels of Red Dog, situated nine miles from Nevada City, was named for a town in Dli they were first written by the quartz Fire of unknown origin early Monday afternoon leveled a one story frame nurses' cabin at Camp Minneluta on the Lake Vera Road, According to a 49er Volunteer Fire Department spokes Beale and six civilians will be hired by Jan. 31, according to the latest word from Washing Here, because of this discovery, the first gold quartz mill of the world was were drawn up in informal session which later became the quartz mining laws for -the entire U. S., almost word for word as near Lake Vera personnel will be assigned to 100 years of Nevada county (Continued from page 1) Cabin burns CLASSIFIED. The U.S. Army Reserve The two-axle truck was ~ listed on the CHP report asa total wreck.