October 9, 1976 (12 pages)

SAHARA TAHOE HOTEL Fifth Dimension (Thru Oct. 10) Willie Tyler & Lester (Thru Oct. 10) .* Joey Heatherton (Oct. 15-17) Henny Youngman (Oct. 15-17) Blood Sweat & Tears (Oct. 2224) Ike & Tina Turner Revue (Oct. 29-31) Bobby Vinton (Nov. 5-7) Waylon Jennings (Nov. 12-14) Jack Jones (Nov. 19-21) George Gobel (Nov. 19-21) PINE CONE LOUNGE SAHARA TAHOE HOTEL Tahoe Allstars Morning Star (thru Oct. 10) Four Hand Band (thru Jim Nabors (Oct. 9-22) Sammy Davis Jr. (Oct. 23-30; Nov. 4-10) HIGH SIERRA THEATRE Jose Feliciano (Nov. 1-3) . Neil Sedaka (Nov.: 12-28) Mae Davis (Dec. .23-Jan.2) STATELINE CABARET HARRAH’S TAHOE The Mob (thru Oct. 10) a Colored Sky (thru Oct. Mlasion Mountain Wood Band . (thru Oct. 13) THE SUMMIT HARRAH’S TAHOE One Plus One (thru Oct. 17) TOP OF THE WHEEL HARVEY’S RESORT HOTEL Frankie Fanelli (thru Oct. 10) Links (thru Oct. 10) Ernie Menehune Show (thru Oct. 2) Jerry Sun Show (thru Oct. 17) Kenny Laursen Show (thru Oct. 2) HYATT LAKE TAHOE SUGAR PINE LOUNGE . Pipers of Hamlin et Nov. 23) NEVADA LODGE The Friends (thru Oct. 14) A.C.T. season By LES WHITWELL Union Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO ~ The curtain is about to go up, house lights dim out, and a hush steals over an eager audience. Footlights flare up and another season of A.C.T. will _ then be under way at the Geary Theatre. This is soon to ' i to open There are five new members joining the company for the season besides John Hancock; the others are Wayne Alexander, Amy Ingersoll, Gregory Itzin, Delores Y. Mitchell and: Susan Pellegrino ; There are stars galore in the who’ will be returning for the ' Joseph Bird, Earl Boen, Joy Carlin, Barbara Dirickson, Peter Donat, and Elizabeth Huddle. . Other favorites ret include Deborah May, William Paterson, Ray Reinhardt and i g : Ee tf ri ii é H 2 . : . bership area of . centralBy FAY M. DUNBAR Poetically speaking the question has been raised “ what is so rare as a day in June.” Well, we Nevada County folk have the answer to that — it’s one of our gorgeous ‘October days. Only trouble is we need a month of Indian Summer to get us braced for the long cold winter ahead. R&R ’ The fall hay is in the barn but with this new and unexpected mouth to feed I shall have to have more. The new mouth is darling. He is two weeks old now and is as happy and healthy as if he had been a planned-for addition. I like the name Ferdinand for little bull calves and this little rascal is just as cute and curious as ‘Ferdinand’ ever was. I expect he will become Ferdi the second. His ee ee a ke er ee Be other calf still eludes me. He is healthy and happy and ne ee anne two months —R&RThe Wm. Franks have a new bull for their pasture. He is a Beef Shorthorn and at 18 months of age he looks as if he will be a fine animal. He is to sire their new babies and looks worthy of the job. My two little bulls are just waiting to become steers and will go to market as soon as they are oa ee If you haven’t done it registered to vote, that is you have missed one of your country’s greatest stilages, Registration closed on October 4. The only way you can help nowis to call your County Central Committee and see if they have a bit of work you can do for your favorite a If you are a Democrat that number 2525. , R&R There will be a new Nevada County Historical Society Bulletin out soon and it’s on Rough and Ready. It TOUCHES on most of Rough and Ready’s known history. I found a group of our neighbors, the other day, who had not heard of the fame of the Osceola Mine. They were, in fact, not even familiar with the name or the location. The pin peta deem eae Sgn Rp ea deems Gas prices hold steady Motoists driving within the California State Automobile Association’s (AAA): memall areas. “The average price of regular northern California and Nevada are not currently noticing any appreciable qThe price of diesel fuel increased by slightly more than a cent a. gailon in midAa and lowest prices inf virtually” ft CITY/TOWN. Your eae pssivncSibatiies i is: Rt. 1, Box 2974, tolfar, a 95713. > Hevada County Nugget — Saterday, October 9, 1976 — Pagel Rough: and: Ready News rather ruggedly, up the Osceola Ravine from Highnety 28. The Ravine is just to the right of Squirrel Creek which crosses Highway 20. There is nothing remaining of the mine that can be seen but it is interesting to know where it once was. It didn’t make the grade as Quartz mines go. Asa Fippin always spoke glowingly of the Osceola and felt it was never properly developed. Thompson and West comment on the mismanagement involved in its development thus “‘very few men know how to keep a hotel, a still fewer number know how to work a mine and run a quartz mill successfully.”” Most of my information comes from ‘Thompson and West tho’ I did get some from mining journals. Thompson and West gives credit for their story of the Osceola.to Bean’s History which I believe was dated 1869. I-have never even seen a copy of Bean’s History of Nevada County. The few remaining copies are used for reference only. “In the fall of 1855 the Osceola ledge, about one mile south from the town of Rough and Ready, was prospected by John Eudey, Thomas Euren and James Truran, under contract with E. W. Roberts. A remarkably rich pocket or ‘bunch’ was found in this ledge, and in addition to several thousands of dollars taken out in solid specimens, a lot of several loads worked by -mill process, returned an average of $225 per ton. The company was immediately incorporated, and caused a 24-stamp mill to be erected, with all necessary houses, etc., and commenced crushing rockin April 1865; —. “The ledge having been sold to pay debts of the company — it has been lately purchased by Messrs. Tew and Morgan, who are proceeding to work upon and develop the mine —.”’ This venture too failed. ‘At the Osceola a ten stamp mill was erected in 1876, and ten tons of ore crushed, that yielded $377. Rock extracted in running a tunnel on the ledge failed to prove satisfactory and work was discontinued on it. A shaft was ey De oaks ee eee sce Sand yr Sion ig pun mee Fereng mercer Soa a or Gp) ¥ ; ee Te: CAPP HOMES. grade eos ‘and aaenee oe ay a _.y NAME Nk STATE 2 = zp ADDRESS COUNTY. CLIFF BLAKLEY (916) 389-2702 . i ig Aine ROR

SAHARA TAHOE HOTEL Fifth Dimension (Thru Oct. 10) Willie Tyler & Lester (Thru Oct. 10) .* Joey Heatherton (Oct. 15-17) Henny Youngman (Oct. 15-17) Blood Sweat & Tears (Oct. 2224) Ike & Tina Turner Revue (Oct. 29-31) Bobby Vinton (Nov. 5-7) Waylon Jennings (Nov. 12-14) Jack Jones (Nov. 19-21) George Gobel (Nov. 19-21) PINE CONE LOUNGE SAHARA TAHOE HOTEL Tahoe Allstars Morning Star (thru Oct. 10) Four Hand Band (thru Jim Nabors (Oct. 9-22) Sammy Davis Jr. (Oct. 23-30; Nov. 4-10) HIGH SIERRA THEATRE Jose Feliciano (Nov. 1-3) . Neil Sedaka (Nov.: 12-28) Mae Davis (Dec. .23-Jan.2) STATELINE CABARET HARRAH’S TAHOE The Mob (thru Oct. 10) a Colored Sky (thru Oct. Mlasion Mountain Wood Band . (thru Oct. 13) THE SUMMIT HARRAH’S TAHOE One Plus One (thru Oct. 17) TOP OF THE WHEEL HARVEY’S RESORT HOTEL Frankie Fanelli (thru Oct. 10) Links (thru Oct. 10) Ernie Menehune Show (thru Oct. 2) Jerry Sun Show (thru Oct. 17) Kenny Laursen Show (thru Oct. 2) HYATT LAKE TAHOE SUGAR PINE LOUNGE . Pipers of Hamlin et Nov. 23) NEVADA LODGE The Friends (thru Oct. 14) A.C.T. season By LES WHITWELL Union Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO ~ The curtain is about to go up, house lights dim out, and a hush steals over an eager audience. Footlights flare up and another season of A.C.T. will _ then be under way at the Geary Theatre. This is soon to ' i to open There are five new members joining the company for the season besides John Hancock; the others are Wayne Alexander, Amy Ingersoll, Gregory Itzin, Delores Y. Mitchell and: Susan Pellegrino ; There are stars galore in the who’ will be returning for the ' Joseph Bird, Earl Boen, Joy Carlin, Barbara Dirickson, Peter Donat, and Elizabeth Huddle. . Other favorites ret include Deborah May, William Paterson, Ray Reinhardt and i g : Ee tf ri ii é H 2 . : . bership area of . centralBy FAY M. DUNBAR Poetically speaking the question has been raised “ what is so rare as a day in June.” Well, we Nevada County folk have the answer to that — it’s one of our gorgeous ‘October days. Only trouble is we need a month of Indian Summer to get us braced for the long cold winter ahead. R&R ’ The fall hay is in the barn but with this new and

unexpected mouth to feed I shall have to have more. The new mouth is darling. He is two weeks old now and is as happy and healthy as if he had been a planned-for addition. I like the name Ferdinand for little bull calves and this little rascal is just as cute and curious as ‘Ferdinand’ ever was. I expect he will become Ferdi the second. His ee ee a ke er ee Be other calf still eludes me. He is healthy and happy and ne ee anne two months —R&RThe Wm. Franks have a new bull for their pasture. He is a Beef Shorthorn and at 18 months of age he looks as if he will be a fine animal. He is to sire their new babies and looks worthy of the job. My two little bulls are just waiting to become steers and will go to market as soon as they are oa ee If you haven’t done it registered to vote, that is you have missed one of your country’s greatest stilages, Registration closed on October 4. The only way you can help nowis to call your County Central Committee and see if they have a bit of work you can do for your favorite a If you are a Democrat that number 2525. , R&R There will be a new Nevada County Historical Society Bulletin out soon and it’s on Rough and Ready. It TOUCHES on most of Rough and Ready’s known history. I found a group of our neighbors, the other day, who had not heard of the fame of the Osceola Mine. They were, in fact, not even familiar with the name or the location. The pin peta deem eae Sgn Rp ea deems Gas prices hold steady Motoists driving within the California State Automobile Association’s (AAA): memall areas. “The average price of regular northern California and Nevada are not currently noticing any appreciable qThe price of diesel fuel increased by slightly more than a cent a. gailon in midAa and lowest prices inf virtually” ft CITY/TOWN.. Your eae pssivncSibatiies i is: Rt. 1, Box 2974, tolfar, a 95713. > Hevada County Nugget — Saterday, October 9, 1976 — Pagel Rough: and: Ready News rather ruggedly, up the Osceola Ravine from Highnety 28. The Ravine is just to the right of Squirrel Creek which crosses Highway 20. There is nothing remaining of the mine that can be seen but it is interesting to know where it once was. It didn’t make the grade as Quartz mines go. Asa Fippin always spoke glowingly of the Osceola and felt it was never properly developed. Thompson and West comment on the mismanagement involved in its development thus “‘very few men know how to keep a hotel, a still fewer number know how to work a mine and run a quartz mill successfully.”” Most of my information comes from ‘Thompson and West tho’ I did get some from mining journals. Thompson and West gives credit for their story of the Osceola.to Bean’s History which I believe was dated 1869. I-have never even seen a copy of Bean’s History of Nevada County. The few remaining copies are used for reference only. “In the fall of 1855 the Osceola ledge, about one mile south from the town of Rough and Ready, was prospected by John Eudey, Thomas Euren and James Truran, under contract with E. W. Roberts. A remarkably rich pocket or ‘bunch’ was found in this ledge, and in addition to several thousands of dollars taken out in solid specimens, a lot of several loads worked by -mill process, returned an average of $225 per ton. The company was immediately incorporated, and caused a 24-stamp mill to be erected, with all necessary houses, etc., and commenced crushing rockin April 1865; —. “The ledge having been sold to pay debts of the company — it has been lately purchased by Messrs. Tew and Morgan, who are proceeding to work upon and develop the mine —.”’ This venture too failed. ‘At the Osceola a ten stamp mill was erected in 1876, and ten tons of ore crushed, that yielded $377. Rock extracted in running a tunnel on the ledge failed to prove satisfactory and work was discontinued on it. A shaft was ey De oaks ee eee sce Sand yr Sion ig pun mee Fereng mercer Soa a or Gp) ¥ ; ee Te: CAPP HOMES. grade eos ‘and aaenee oe ay a _.y NAME Nk STATE 2 = zp ADDRESS COUNTY. CLIFF BLAKLEY (916) 389-2702 . i ig Aine ROR