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6 The Nevada County Nugget “Wed., Sept. 18,1974 .
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Kristi Ottoman
The most important person to California’s gold miner was not :
the assayer, or even the bartender, but the muleskinner — the jehu
who drove his team up narrow and rutty canyon trails to eliver
tools, supplies and mail to the busy mining camps. __ ‘
‘The teamster had a captive market and got almostany pricehe _— .
asked for freight charges. But every bit earned was put back into _
A beginning teamster’s first earnings were used to buy another
pair of mules and a bigger wagon. As his affluence grew so did his .
team, from four mules to eight and finally the ultimate — a ten-.
mule team with a pair of horsestolead. .
A team larger than twelve couldn’t be handled on the tight
corners. Even with teams of six or more a second wagon had to be ©
hitched behind the first to make a back action to keep the entire
procession on the road. Two wagons could haul twice as much
freight but were twice as much work because they had to be hauled
one.at a'time around short corners and up steep grades. _
Askinner’s most important investment was his team. It wasn’t
the number that counted as much as their size and stamina, and
prices of $1,000 to $1,500 for a mule weren’t uncommon. ee
With an investment of that size a’ teamster was sure to see that
his mules received the best of care and attention, but he was just as
sure that they would pull with every ounce of strength.
While Easterners considered a ton of freight an adequate load
for a team of mules the western jehus would start by loading a ton
for each animal and adding to that. The standard rule to loading
was, if the team could start the load it could carry it. _
But the mules were never allowed to get tired or winded. Loads
were hauled in 60 to 80-foot pulls up the rocky mountain trails and in
10-foot pulls on the steepest grades. Between pulls the animals were
rested and watered at intervals. A driver would never start another
Set ee a et caren i a 7 Se Able
_. But if an animal were to get careless or indifferent the team=< SN som th ster would let him have it. Mule talk was the polite term for the CONGRESSMAN Harold T. ''Bizz'’ Johnson recently took time out to welcome
; Bery! Robinson Jr., cit 7
e laid upon those beasts and it was laid on as heavy as the y". , city manager of Nevada City and his family to the nation's
whip which sc rraminaeian it. bis angio Shown left to right are Robinson's daughter Julia, the ce manager and
‘Completing the first-class muleskinner’s outfit were foxtails obi ms fe, Honey, Congressman Johnson and David Robinson. Prior to visiting.
and silver stars decorating the bridle and bearskin-covered hames. d ashington, D.C. the Robinsons spent three days in Florida, where they were
Bells were hung from the traces and miners could tell who was rawe by a convention of the American Coin Association.
into camp long beforé they saw him just from the jangling ,
ait nee
of those bells and the whistles of the driver. : :
AAUW wins bhi ribbon
. Here’s a deliciously different chicken salad based_on
measurements for eight servings. The amounts can be multiplied
easily and it is so quickly prepared you'll use the recipe over and
over again, we're sure. :
INGREDIENTS
4 large chieken breasts cooked and cubed
1-pound can bean sprouts, drained
dozen stuffed green olives, sliced
dozen ripe olives, sliced
5-oz can water chestnuts, sliced
1 cup ‘chopped celery”
¥e cup chopped green pepper
Y, cup minced onion
Juice of 1 lemon
‘Two-thirds cup mayonnaise ae
_ PREPARATION: Combine chicken with bean. sprouts, olives,
water chestnuts and celery, pour lemon juice over mixture and let
stand in refrigerator overnight in covered dish. When ready to
serve, add the green pepper, onion and mayonnaise, mix: well and
serve in lettuce cups. :
BUSINESS .
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aoe i FARMERS INSU © GROUP! MARION DOYLE and isabel Hedrick are happy that the Nevada county branch of
ag : > HEFFREN INSURANCE AGENCY : ise icarr Association of University Women received an exhibitor's blue ribbon
AE Be Re Ses Maley: ; Gross Valley Con ; " meahited by mS re of the AAW booth.during the four-day run,
eS aE es ; Gouget een oo a : ‘i