The Nevada journal., 1858-12-31
WHOLE NUMBER 4l8.

ereignty organ. The Democrat Office
was also demolished by the fire in 1856.
but was ye-issued again with loss of
four issues.
A Directory, of Nevada, Grass Valley
and Rough & Ready was gotten up and
published on the 1st of January, 1856,
by N. p Brown and j. X Dallison,
which contained historical sketch of
Nevada county, by A. a. Sargent.
-Four short-lived papers made their
appearance in "a and '55. The Coyote
barked but once 1t was issued from the
Journal Office, by Col. A. w. Potter,
and was intended for a funny sheet
During the winter of 1855, John S.
Foster issued from the Democrat Office a
religions and temperance paper called
the Miners Spy Glass. It died after
two issues. simultaneously with the
issue of the Spy Glass came a paper
from the Journal office, by IAN associa-
ton of brethren published semi-occa-
sionally, when they felt like IL, another
funny sheet, called the Miners .Specta-
cles. N. z. Brown, j. p. SHELTON and
John Pattison, composed the association.
This paper soon became the Nuggins
Mirror, which lived just long enough to
see the SpyG4ass give up the ghost,
when it quietly departed forever.
Grass Valley, Nevada County, con-
tains printing office from which have
been published at different times since
1858 four newspapers and one monthly
mining journal. This newspaper fecun-
dity has been caused by the restless en-
deavors of the press and type to adapt
themselves to the wants of the commu-
nifty and the interests of the proprietors
Its various issues have been but one pa
per under three different names; two po-
litical persuasions, four changes of pro-
prietory interests, and we know not how
many editors.
The Grass Valley Telegraph was the
name primarily adopted. This was
when the press was established Sept %,
1858. j. Wing Oliver was editor, and
w. B. Ewer& Boardman proprietors 1t
was neutral in politics and remained so,
issuing weekly, until the Presidential
campaign Of 1856, when the Republ-
cans obtained possession of the office,
and in the place of the Telegraph was
published
The Grass Valley htezzigenccr, E. R.
Budd editor and proprietor. The types
continued to talk Republican during the
fall ofthe Fremont contest and at its con-
clusion, with facility, which types and
lawyers tongues possess, they return
ed to speaking the truth from different,
and at length from directly opposite
quarter Their next change being re-
turn to their old neutral habits and name
The Grass Valley Telegraph, when it
resumed its publication after the death
of the Mtc7ligencer; was published and
edited by w. BEwer. 1t continued as
before, neutral, and on the 31st July
again stepped out to make room for
The Nccada National, a Democratic
sheet, edited by G. D. Roberts, which
has continued weekly print like the
others, up to the present time. 1t is now
edited by r. Shoemaker, Roberts having
retired in the Summer Of 1858.
The lIining Journal, the only one in
the State. was quarto monthly publ
cation, which commenced at Grass Val
ley in the month of July. 1856, and has
been published with considerable regu-
larity most of the time since. 1t is now
suspended, but we understand it will
shortly be resumed, devoted as before to
mining interests 1t is chiefly made up
of the mining articles in the Telegraph,
and was published by the same editor,
w. B. Ever.
North San Juan is mining and trad
ing locality of considerable Importance,
in Nevada county.
The Pioneer was the name given by
an association of its citizens to an occa-
sional publication which appeared in
1856, commencing in July. Its object
was the intelligent one of creating an
interest and want in the community for
a local journal. InEthis it succeeded,
inducing press already established at
Iowa Hil! to migrate and take up its
abode in San Juan.
The North Sag Juon Star was the
new title adopted by the publishers of
the Iowa Hill Ncvs, in transferring their
establishment to the new scene of labor
and commencing the San Juan paper
The proprietors of the Star were J. p.
Olmstead and II. j. Waters-Olmstea1
editor. 1t was commenced in Nov. 1857,
and was published weekly until Aug. Ia :,
1858. We are told it was well support
ed but lacked the requisite energy. But
whatever the cause, it passed from the
hands of the original proprietors to those
of the firm of Avery & Waters, who clos
ed up the old concern and began a new
paper.
The hydraulic Press is the name
adopted by the puschasers of the Star.
1t was first issued Aug. 21st, and has
since been published weekly. The edi-
tor is B p. Avery. Both the above pa.
pers were neutral in politics and religion.
''Our friend Skeesicks persists in be-
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