Search Results: more than gold an authentic story by hermann ruth

Grass Valley, CA: The Union Publishing Co.. Very Good-. 1966. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Spiral bound. B&W Illustrations; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. The spiral binding has become brittle and cracked, with a number of the spiral curls have broken. The text pages are clean and bright. "It was first settled by European-Americans in 1849, during the California Gold Rush, as Nevada (Spanish for "snow-covered", a reference to the snow-topped mountains in the area). The Gold Tunnel on the north side of Deer Creek was the city's first mine, being located in 1850. The first saw mill built in Nevada City was on Deer Creek, just above the town, in August, 1850, and was built by Lewis & Son, with a water wheel. In 1850–51, it was the most important mining town in the state, Nevada County being the leading gold-mining county in the state. In 1851, The Nevada Journal became the first newspaper published in the town and… Read More

Grass Valley, California:: Union Publishing Company, 1966.. Paper covers: plastic comb binding . BINDING/CONDITION: heavy paper covers with plastic comb binding; the binding system didn't make the holes wide enough to allow easy page turning -- but note that this fault will be found in all copies; Good condition.. 11 inches tall by 8.5 inches wide . Bibliography. Description: This copy is Signed by the author. Well illustrated in black and white with historic photographs and contemporary illustrations. This is a vignette of local history in the Grass Valley / Nevada City area in Northern California's Nevada County. The author explains that this is ''The factual story of one of the early gold seekers, John Williams, who along with his son, Loring Wallace, found the precious metal. Lured by gold through all the calamities of the mining camp life, John and his wife, Abigail, chose to settle and fulfill a dream of a tall brick house on Prospect Hill. This edifice stands today in 1966 as a… Read More