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Volume I, Number I Columbia, California Octobris xxII MMXVIFor the people and by the people of the fair township of Columbia the IllustratedCOLUMBIA GAZETTEFancy New Newspaper Published in Columbia88By Michael Gahagan The history of Columbia is replete with newspapers but there never has been an illustrated maga-zine in its 158-year-old history that was published to exclusively serve the greater Columbia township. The first version of this issue was printed on with color photo-graphs and not in keeping with the black and white format of the early newspapers. With this historic revised issue — a veritable collec-tor’s item at that — the fine town of Columbia now has a quarterly newspaper it can proudly call its own. The publication is to be called “The Illustrated Columbia Gazette” and will not only feature history col-umns, dispatches from the Diggin’s, but also current news, views, tidbits and events along Main Street that will “appeal to visitors and long-time residents alike,” according to the Publisher and fearless Editor Michael Gahagan. In addition we plan to include, regular and periodic features such as “Classyfieds,” a one-page direc-tory of local organizations “Spheres of Influence,” state park updates, an historical photo section “Now and Then,” will keep you contemporaneous with all the community doin’s.8READ ALL ABOUT IT! EXTRA! EXTRA!NEWSPAPERS OVER the YEARS in ColumbiaColumbia StarOct. 25 & Nov. 1851 (2 issues) November 13, 1851 the Ramage Press is Burned!By 1852 $100,000.00 a week, in gold, is coming from Columbia.GOLD DISCOVERED IN 1850 On March 27, 1850, Dr. Thaddeus Hildreth, with his brother George and a handful of other prospectors, made camp near here. They found gold, and miners streamed in to share the wealth. Before the month was out Hildreth’s Diggings, a tent and shanty town housing several thousand miners, was created. Its original name was soon changed to Columbia. The first year was almost the last for the new town. Water, indis-pensable for mining placer gold, was in short supply. The area had no natural streams, only gulches carrying runoff from rain and snow. So, in June 1851, the Tuolumne County Water Company was formed to bring water into the area. The Tuolumne County Water Company’s rates were high, so the miners formed the Columbia and Stanislaus River Water Company in 1854 to build a 60 mile aqueduct to supply the mines. Meanwhile, Columbia’s tents and shanties were being replaced with more permanent structures. Streets were laid out, and by the end of 1852 more than 150 stores, shops, saloons, and other enterpris-es were going strong. There was also a church, a Sunday School, a Masonic Lodge, and even a branch of the Sons of Temperance. Wood had been the main con-struction material used in these buildings. In 1854, fire, the scourge of many mining towns, destroyed everything in Columbia’s central business district except the one brick building. When the town was rebuilt, locally produced red brick was used for thirty buildings. Iron doors and window shutters, and bricks laid on the buildings’ roofs were additional fire protection. In 1857 a second fire destroyed all the frame structures in the 13-block business district, as well as several of the brick buildings. Rebuilding began immediately, and the citizens decided to form a vol-unteer fire department. In 1859 the fire department acquired the Papeete, a small, fancifully deco-rated fire engine. Its arrival in Columbia was the occasion for much fanfare and celebration. After 1860, when the eas-ily mined placer gold was gone, the town began to decline. In the 1870s and ‘80s many of the vacated buildings were torn down and their sites mined, and Columbia’s population dropped from a peak of perhaps six thou-sand to about five hundred. The town continued to sur-vive, but not prosper for many years. During the 1920’s ideas began to arise concerning the inclusion of Columbia into the new and growing California State Park System. Columbia was only one of hundreds of settlements that sprang up during the exciting years when the cry of “Gold!” brought Argonauts from all over the world to seek their fortunes in California. Located in the heart of the Mother Lode, a mile wide network of gold bearing quartz that extends 120 miles along the western edge of the Sierra Nevada, from Mariposa northward to Georgetown, Columbia yield-ed $87 million in gold at 1860’s prices. Unlike many of these settle-ments, which have long since succumbed to fire, vandalism, and the elements, Columbia has never been completely deserted. Through the years it has retained much the same appearance as when miners thronged its streets. So, recognizing an opportunity to preserve a typical Gold Rush town as an example of one of the most colorful eras in American history, the State Legislature in 1945 created Columbia State Historic Park. Courtesy www.ColumbiaGazette.ComABRIDGED HISTORY OF COLUMBIACOLUMBIA GAZETTEOct. 23 1852 to Nov 10, 1855 Columbia ClipperMay 1854 to May 1857Clipper & Gazette, Extra.June 1854 (3 issues)Columbia GazetteAnd the SouthernMines Advertiser. 1855 to 1857 The population reached 3,000 by 1856.Campaign GazetteerSeptember to November 1856THE WEEKLY COLUMBIANJune 1856 to May 1857In 1857 fire burns 13 blocks - town rebuilt 100 brick buildings.$1.00

Columbia, California 2016Page TwoT hese are exciting times in Columbia and I am priveleged to be part of a community that has a tradition and a solidarity sadly lack-ing in places where small towns are being swallowed up in the suburban-ization of America. I sense this is the perfect time to introduce only the second “mag-azine” published in Columbia in the color-ful century-and-half of the town’s legendary history. “The Illustrated Columbia Gazette” is intended to be pub-lished “for the people and by the people” of the fair township of Columbia and surrounds — Gold Springs, Springfield and Columbia College. When I write “by the people,” I mean that I want you to know that you have a say in the content of future editions and that your con-tributions will engender a sense of ownership in this publishing effort. The community of Columbia has often been covered by the local press and although we can’t compete to be there for you on a daily basis, with your help, each issue of “The Illustrated Columbia Gazette” will provide you with a true sense of our community. Even though I have lived in large cities, capitals of states (Denver and Sacramento) and a foreign capital (Rome, Italy,) my heart has always been where I have felt most comfortable in small towns including Hanover, New Hampshire, Ecija (Spain), Inverness and Point Reyes Station (Marin County), Carmel and St. Helena. My love of community journal-ism began in the 70’s when I edited and published the Point Reyes Light, a weekly newspaper that not long Columbia Gazetteer Web LinksFrom time to time I will publish the internet sites and web links which are informational regarding subjects or items we have written about.E.mail the Gazetteer at:Gazetteer@hub3.net if you would like to add a web site link that is related to Columbiana.Columbia State Historic Park www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=552Columbia Chamber of Commerce www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.com/Friends of Columbia State Historic Park www.friendsofcolumbiashp.org/Columbia Booksellers & Stationers (Floyd Øydegaard, Proprietor) www.columbiagazette.com/St. Charles Saloon www.columbiagazette.com/ stcharles.html Columbia Air Attack Base fire.ca.gov/about_content/down loads/air_attack_bases/Columbia.pdfThe New Columbia School www.columbia49er.k12.ca.us/St. Anne’s Church www.stannescolumbia.org/ index.phpOld Columbia School House http://www.columbiagazette.com/ schoolhouse.htm Jack Douglass Saloon www.columbiagazette.com/douglasshtmTree League of Columbia www.columbiacalifornia.com/tlc.htmlPoison Oak Show www.columbiagazette.com/ poison.html Poison Oak Identification Site (Interactive without getting itchy!) www.poisonoak-id.com/THE ILLUSTRATEDCOLUMBIA GAZETTEA DistinctiveQuarterly“For the peopleand by the peopleof Columbia”   sthe Illustrated Columbia GazetteP. O. Box 444Columbia, California 95310e.mail: Gazetteer@hub3.netMusin’s ’n Cogitations from the Diggin’s after I sold it, won a Pulitzer Prize for community service, following up an exposé of the cult Synanon, which I had begun several years earlier under my watch. (By the way, literally to the left, is a “portrait” of me in the 70s as an editor at my rolltop desk. And yes, that’s a “ceegar” I really used to light up when the presses were rolling. Oh, by the way, I did not inhale!) My investigative re-porter days may be over but my real interest is to now be a chronicler of the life and times of all of you who live here and have several generations of local roots or have just arrived as a welcome “newbie.” Although, the “technology” used to print newspapers and magazines has changed dramatically since I start-ed publishing almost 40-years-ago, the end product’s positive impact, the engagement with the issues, the personalities and the circumstances which make up the complex chemistry of a true community, are just some of the ingredients, which I feel are going to be well worth stowing in our saddle bags as we journey forward as partners in this publication. Toward this end, please feel free to let me know about articles you’d like to see, even contribute some yourselves, “pen” letters to the editor (Cuss ‘n’ Discuss), help promote the regular continuance of this commu-nity publication and shop locally with advertisiers and supporters. I had a dream 40-years-ago to be a country editor who would grow older and maybe wiser with my extended neighbors and those who supported their community newspaper. I feel very fortunate to be able to resurrect my dream here in Columbia. I’d be honored if you join me.By Michael Gahagan8  sBy Consuelo Greetin’s dear and gentle read-ers. By way of introduction this shall be the first in a series for the Il-lustrated Columbia Gazette. I’ll be a tellin’ stories, tales and rumors that I heared ‘round the nearby camps. Well now, the thing that most folks in The Diggin’s are whisper-in’ and rumorin’ and rumminatin’ and congetatin’ about is the BIG news that a “mysterious visitor” from Europe is comin’ to perform at The Diggins.’ The men are whis-perin’ that this may be The Lady Performer that’s all the rage across the oceans...I don’ rightly know her name as yet, but when I do I’ll be a tellin’ it right here! I declare tho’she needs to be ’a hurryin’ along if she’s to get here in time for the celebration [May 29, 30, 31 and June 1) on the new ‘theater stage’ built in honor of her visit! Get thee to the Barber Shop for a Bath & a Shave my Good Man! If you see our own darlin’ Ma-ria Egger and her handsome beau Mr. Michael Kennedy smiln’ more than usually...could be reasonin’ that our musical-duo kids will be makin’ their own special music come June 14th when ‘tis rumored that they’ll “tie THAT knot” in a private ceremony at an undisclosed spot in The Diggins’ ..tell ‘em, “Congratulatuns”! Some more of these fer-piece traveler’s we welcomed home these days past are Mike and Jennifer (Nelson) McMahon who went to the Greek Isles and explored Mark’s ancestry....they followed closely on the heels of Pam and Norm Ivie who heard the call of the wild all the way from Costa Rica. They’re ready to regale ya with tall tales of all them exotic birds and animals and sleepin’ in the JUNGLE and all that scary stuff! Well, I’d best be gettin’ back to m’ chores now - so, that’s all the musins’ for this week...call Consue-lo at 532-5763; or, that new fangled thing called e.mail at: yonderhill@hub3.net to ll me in on your or others stirrins’ & happens’ ‘round The Diggins’...GenuineGossips, Doin’s, Comin’s, ’n Goin’s

Page ThreeILLUSTRATED COLUMBIA GAZETTEBrown’s Coffee House&Sweets SaloonHome of the Original Columbia Soda Works Sarsaparilla Soda.We serve DELI-SANDWICHES and HOME-MADE SPECIALTIES. Bill of Fare and School House Specials! BAKED GOODS & HARD TACK FULL ESPRESSO BAR! FANCY HOT COCOAS on COLD DAYS. or OUR FAMOUS BLENDED ICE DRINKS to wet your whistle in the summer months.HOUSE BLENDED TEAS & COFFEE! many special jams, preserves, chutneys and sugar free spreads lining our shelves.You never know what you might nd in our shop to delight your tastebuds or imagination!Phone 209.532.1850227690 Main Street, Columbiahttp://nendandy.biz/columbiacoffee.htmCOLUMBIA SODA WORKS SARSAPARILLAA very precious liquid locally made from 49er “spesication’s”Distributed in all the ne saloons in townColumbia Soda Works Post Ofce Box 1032 Columbia California 95310 (209) 532-0475 (209) 532-1850 FAX8“Bringing back the taste of the Old West — a taste as rich as the Mothe Lode”SOAP WORKS & COLUMBIA CANDLE CANDLES & CANDLE MAKING SUPPLIESHANDMADE SOAPS & BATH ITEMSN. E. CORNER of PARROTTS FERRY RD.and STATE STREET, COLUMBIA209.536.9047COLUMBIA CLOTHIERS & EMPORIUM Phone 209.532.185022711 Main Street, Columbiahttp://facebook?IS THE FROSTY BACK? A longtime popular “eatery in-stitution” just outside of the his-toric core of Columbia, the Frosty, is getting a facelift, a new roof and is for sale. It is called the Frosty since no matter what you name it everyone always refers to it as the Frosty. Locals hope the new owners would revitalize a Frosty type res-taurant were the the hamburgers used to be “bigger than what most folks could nish.” MAINSTAY FACELIFTNew roong and new exterior paint scheme for long-time local eatery. JACK B. QUICK/ ILLUSTRATED COLUMBIA TOWN IS FILLING UP It’s been some years since so many of Columbia’s commercial buildings have had open signs in their front windows. The City Hotel and the Fallon Hotel, the What Cheer Saloon, the Columbia House Restaurant and Angelo’s Hall, the St. Charles Sa-loon and the Columbia Clothiers and Emporium (formerly the Pio-neer Emporium). One interesting building in town that is still closed is the Columbia Gazette building. The location of the “Columbia Gazette,” rst published in 1852, eventually was near the site of the present building but over the years res caused the building to be repo-sitioned and nally rebuilt in 1863. It wasn’t until 1966, that the cur-rent Columbia Gazette ofce was built on Washington Street from a 1855 drawing of the facade. This reproduction of the 1855 building was constructed for $33,000 after buying the lot for $1 from the University of the Pacic. The Cali-fornia Newspaper Publishers Asso-ciation contributed $12,500 to the project. The main press used in past dem-onstrations of letter-press printing at the Gazette building was once used at the “Tuolumne Independent,” then sold to the Segerstrom family with explicit instructions that it was never to leave the county. The press is now on loan from the Segerstrom family, still “residing” in Tuolumne County.MEN’S, WOMEN’S CLOTHINGAccessories ~ JeweleryWHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT on MAIN STREETColumbia CANDY KITCHENHandmade confections of the finest quality for four generations22726 Main Street209.532.7886BLUEMOUNTAINMINERALSCOLUMBIA CALIFORNIA209.533.0127Manufacturing & RetailYou use our limestoneproducts everydayMurphys — Sonora — Columbia JACK B. QUICK/ ILLUSTRATED COLUMBIA

ILLUSTRATED COLUMBIA GAZETTECombining a timeless feel with modern comforts, Evergreen Lodge is Yosemite’s premier mountain resort. Come see why Frommer’s Guide calls the Evergreen “the Classic Yosemite Experience”.Cabins • Restaurant • Tavern • Recreation www.evergreenlodge.com (800) 93-LODGELocated o Hwy 120 on Yosemite’s western border“HIDDEN GEM”– Sunset Magazine “EXPLORE YOSEMITE”Located less than a mile from the park’s Highway 120 West entranceAn authentic, timeless feel with modern amenities for a consummate national park lodge experience.From Bloomberg Business, Rush Creek Lodge is“A Destination within a Destination”143 Rooms Restaurant General Store Fully Guided Recreation Programwww.ruschcreeklodge.com (209) 379-2373. . . Church of 49er Congregation Says Goodby to Pastor BillBy Leslie DavisCOURTESY PHOTO/ HARRY WRIGHT March 30, 2008 was a special day in the life of Church of the ‘49ers—we honored Pastor Bill David for his 12 years of loving pastoral care to this congregation. The ushers counted 150 in the pews, all listening intently to Bill’s nal inspiring sermon. Then we were dismissed to Faith Hall for a Farewell Luncheon. Rev. Arch Marston gave an invoca-tion, Jean Peters recited her poem, “Along Came Bill,” Elizabeth Wal-lace sang “In This Very Room,” the choir sang a couple of hymns, and Marian Cramer presented the Da-vid Family with gifts from the con-gregation. After I thanked the many people who donated generously to this af-fair, Rev.Arch said a blessing for the Davids and for the congrega-tion and we joined hands and sang “Blest Be the Tie That Binds.” It was a sad day but also a cel-ebration of Pastor Bill’s many special years of ministry to this congregation. What is in store now for Church of the ‘49ers? Ofcially known as the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, it is afliated with the Presbyterian Church USA denomi-nation, and plans are in place to continue functioning while a new pastor is sought. The worship service, open to all, is Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m., and includes Sunday School for the children. Also, Adult Sunday School is at 9:00 a.m. The church has an active Presbyterian Women’s group and a Men’s Fellowship Breakfast Group. The church’s community out-reach program includes providing a Community Dinner in Faith Hall each Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. (free), and supplying 30 take-out dinners weekly for the needy. And as the service ended, all were invited to the front of the church while Harry Wright took a group portrait of the congregation surrounding Pastor Bill, Jenny, Aaron and Michael. Editor’s Note: This article is a re-print of a farewell that appeared in a previous issue of “The Illustrated Columbia Gazette” (March, 2008). More about the church can be found at the website: www.49erchurch.org.8CLAUD’S COLUMBIA MARKET209-532-7511 • 22620 Parrotts Ferry Road • ColumbiaFresh Local GoodnessNutin’ Flat FarmLocal, seasonal, sustainably grown owersColumbia, CAnutinatfarms.blogspot.comCover’s TomatoesPesticide free Greenhouse growncoversappleranch.com∞Steller’s JayRidge RanchColumbia Fresh organicallygrown produce9 am to 7 pm (except Sunday 6 pm) Much of the historical content for this “version” of the “Illustrated Columbia Gazette” has been tran-scribed from the colorful and infor-mative website maintained by Floyd Øydegaard, www. ColumbiaGazette.com. Floyd (photograph to the right) is the longtime proprietor of the Co-lumbia Booksellers and Stationers on Main Street where every effort is made to have available many unique items that one might nd in a period store of the gold rush era. Michael Gahagan EditorOur Thanks to FlloydHILLSIDE FARMFresh produce sustainably grown right here in Columbia.Know your food. Know your farmer. Buy local.Visit us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/sierrahillsidefarmPage Four

Page Five Columbia, California 201640982 Hwy 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644www.yosemitegatewaygalleryrow.comYosemite Gateway Gallery RowHome to ve outstanding arts galleriesGallery YosemiteStellar Gallery Stavast Studio GalleryTimberline Gallery8Williams Gallery West22768 Main Street, Columbia, CA 95310Restaurant / 209-532-5964 Saloon / 209-532-1486Catering - Available on and off-siteCall 209-532-5964 for more infomationwww.cityhotelrestaurant.com CHRISTOPHER at theCITY HOTEL RESTAURANT & WHAT CHEER SALOON COLUMBIA 48 South Washington St.209.588.0297https://ventanagallery.com/VENTANA GALLERYContemporary and Vintage Fine Artphotographs on display at Mountain Sage18653 Main St., Groveland, CA 95321 209-962-7455www.RobbHirschPhoto.comRobb Hirsch Photographyalso Guided Photo Workshops DARDANELLE PARLOR A Native Daughters of the Golden West, Sonora No. 66 parlor, pose for their ofcial “portrait” in the late 1880s. At the height of the popularity of the organization there were some 300 parlors and 10,000 members throughout the state of California. There were local parlors in Angels Camp, Sutter Creek, Columbia, and the Jackson, Ursula No. 1 parlor was the rst in the state in 1887. The Sonora parlor no longer exists and now there currently are 92 parlors statewide. COURTESY PHOTO/ TUOLUMNE COUNTY MUSEUM COLUMBIA NATIVE DAUGHTERS The Columbia Golden Era Parlor was host of a visit by the Grand President recently at the City Hotel. Left to right, front: Mari-lyn Rickett, Past Grand President, Fort Bragg Parlor 210; Doro-thy Ambrose, Grand President, Eshcol Parlor 16, Napa; Virginia Tremaine, Bonita Parlor 10, Redwood City and Patricia Sharrant, Grand Trustee, Sutter Parlor 111, Sacramento. Back row, from left, Jean Koehl, Grand Vice President, Gilroy Parlor 312 and Florence Anderson, President, Golden Era Parlor 99, Columbia.Now and Then.... By Jack B. Quick, Staff Photographer Periodically, this publication will present historical past and present photographic “compare and contrasts.” If you have suggestions or early photographs of Columbia, of Co-lumbia families, or events you would like to share please contact our ace staff photographer Jack B. Quick (not to be confused with re-porter Jack B. Nimby) at the e.mail address of this publication. We will scan prints and make you photographic and digital cop-ies of your photograph(s) in return for you contribution(s). JACK B. QUICK/ ILLUSTRATED COLUMBIA GAZETTE22929 Main Street, Columbia (209) 532-4861www.photosincolumbia.com21st Centeury Photographsin 19th Century CostumesQuality Dining in a Historic Setting 5-Star rated restaurant on YelpCatering for weddings and other events Victorian Feast availability see our website below Now taking reservations for holiday parties.Complete restaurant and saloon available for rentMonday’s and Tuesday’s for lunch or dinner.Restaurant11 am - 2 pm Lunch5 pm - 8 pm DinnerSaloon11 am - 8 pm Saloon Menu(extended hours Fri/Sat)OPEN WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY

Page SixColumbia, California 2016minors and ladies welcomespecial offer to school groups209.533.4656corner Jackson and Main, columbiaEST. 1861thEST. Charles SaloonMain Street, Columbiawww.eblersleather.com (209) 532-1811Fine leather goods Clothing & Boots Jewelery & Souvenirs. . JACK DOUGLASSSALOONGOOD FOODColdest beer in the Mother LodeCelebrating its 151st YearN. W. Corner of Main & Fulton Sts.209.533.4176Born in California? Consider....To benefit and improve the social activities of native CaliforniansFriendship, Loyalty and Charityin the Native Sons of the Golden West Columbia Parlor No.258for a membership application call Dave: 209.532.4377e.mail: genzorsaco@att.net@or write: Columbia Parlor No. 258P. O. Box 811, Columbia, CA 95310for Columbia Parlor history see: ColumbiaGazette.com/hildenbrand.htmand visit our museum here in Columbia, 222?? Main StreetMembership Ed Swanzey (locals knew him as Ernie Swansea), son of Marga-ret and Jack Swanzey, who left his hometown of Columbia, after graduating from Sonora Union High School, returned home to Tuolumne County after an absence of 50 years. As a musician he has per-formed with major orchestras and bands, and has been a concert-band master and conductor. Swanzey, whose mother, Mar-garet, was a long-time music teacher at Sonora High School and father Thomas conducted voice training lessons, performed pro-fessionally on several instruments, and led his own Hollywood-based hotel and show band. He has made the “Nevada Circuit,” and been on tour in the Far East and the Pacic. Swanzey is also a published composer, arranger, and song-writ-er. He has appeared on TV, and in the movies. He was a founding partner of West Los Angeles Music, Inc., currently the fth largest pro-fessional music store in America. He is a life-long student of his-tory, linguistics and anthropology, and is a trained archaeologist. “I am passably uent in three foreign lan-guages, and can “get by” in several others,” Swansey said. Swanzey spent 18 years docu-menting cultural recovery projects for several Northwest American In-dian tribes and was honored for his work at four “Giveaways.” His award-winning photogra-phy has been published nationally and internationally, and he has been written up in professional journals. His specialties include concept-illustration, domestic animals, American Indians, and show busi-ness performance. As an author, he has written non-ction feature articles, advertising copy, and tech-nical manuals. His current projects are all Mother Lode oriented. They in-clude several books, two lines of greeting cards, and the world’s larg-est stock image bank of Tuolumne County and Columbia. Swanzey’s most recently pub-lished work includes four-page spread in MC2 Magazine, about auto touring the Mother Lode, and an ad for Columbia City Hotel. He is also making unique art photos of Columbia, photographing the town in great depth. IRON DOORS IN COLUMBIAAn Ed Swanzey image, part of an extensive collection now ar-chived on: http://picaswegoogle.com/eezey1ED SWANZEYWhat Ever Happened To.... Ernie Swansea aka Ed Swanzey? His goal is to show people things they have passed by every day, and never noticed. “There is a huge amount of art built right into our little town. I want people to know about it!” he said. “It is very important, and it’s very beautiful.” What does he think about Tu-olumne County after 50 years of being away? “I love it!” he said. “It has changed, certainly, but the core is still the same. It’s damned good to be home!”8Live Celtic & Olde Time music for all OccasionsHammered Dulcimer, Piano, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Accordian, Electric Bass, VocalsNorm & Pam Ivie209.532.5526sequoiaproductions.com8SequoiaHistoric Preservation - Charitable FoundationA local favorite

Page SevenILLUSTRATED COLUMBIA GAZETTE The town’s old Gold Rush-era business district has been preserved, with shops, restaurants and two hotels. Visitors have the chance to time-travel to the 1850s, imagining life when gold miners rubbed shoulders with businessmen and the other residents in Columbia. Visitors can experience a bygone era watching proprietors in period clothing conduct business in the style of yesterday. There are opportunities to ride a 100 year-old stagecoach, hire a “fine steed” for a horse-back ride through the “diggins,” pan for gold, or tour an active gold mine. School Programs include:Special School programs designed to meet state curriculum stan-dards for 4th graders are offered from September-June. $40 per class. Students enjoy an hour-long history program at the museum led by park staff, including trying their hand at being part of fire “bucket brigade.” Then students walk to the original brick schoolhouse for an hour-long 1860s living history school program. Registration forms for the program are available by clicking the School Programs link on the left side of the page, or may be obtained by calling the park office at 209-588-9128. Programs are popular and fill quickly. Regularly Scheduled Programs Free Town Tours: Approximately 1 hour. July 5th - Labor Day: Daily @ 11:00 AM Year-round: Saturday & Sunday @ 11:00 AM Led by staff and docents. Meet at the museum. The Location - DirectionsColumbia State Historic Park is three miles north of Sonora, off Highway 49. Latitude/Longitude: 38.0364 / -120.4003Welcome to Columbia State Historic ParkTown Tours: every Sat. and Sun. at 11 a. m. Gold Rush Days: every second Saturday.Father’s Day Fly-In.....................................June 17Histories Mysteris.............July 23, Aug. 6, Aug. 20Glorious 4th (of July).....................................July 4Big Band Street Dance.................................July 16Back to School 1861....................................Sept. 17California Admission Day...........................Sept. 10Columbia Art Show.....................................Sept. 18Poison Oak Show.........................................Sept. 24Fiddle & Bango Contest..............................Sept. 24Harvest FestiFall.....................................Oct. 11-12Illumination of Jack O’Lanterns.................Oct. 29Lamplight Tours.........................................Dec. 2-3Candy Kitchen Cane Making...Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24Miner’s Christmas......................Dec.10-11, 15-16Christmas Equestrian Parade...................Dec. 11Las Posadas Nativity Procession.............. Dec. 11City Hotel Victorian Feast*.............Dec. 11, 15-16* Contact City Hotel: 209.532.1479 for details. Dates may change without notice.Columbia Chamber of Commerce: 209.536.1672 www.VisitColumbiacalifornia.com Columbia State Historic ParkSpecial Events 2016COURTESY PHOTO/ LESLIE DAVIS -COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCECOURTESY PHOTO/ COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEB SITEClassyfiedsFREEuntil the offer lasts!Send to:Gazetteer@hub3.netPAPER BOYS and GIRLS—Sell “The Illustrated Columia Gazette” during week-ends and holidays on the streets of Colum-bia. Sell each copy for $1.00 and keep it! Could be the beginnings of your college fund! Call the Editor and Publisher: Mi-chael Gahagan, 536.1143. or email: Gazet-teer@hub3.net.ADULT PAPER GIRL or BOY —Part-time to full-time advertising sales person wanted for several publications including the 40,000 annual circulation Yosemite Ga-zette, a distinctive quarterly. Choose your own hours as an Independent Contrac-tor. The sales market includes the Mother Lode and the central Sierra Nevada. Sales experience preferred but will train and sales materials, brochures, business cards, sample issues and prspective ads will be provided. Expenses to be determined af-ter three-month trial period of sales effort. Contact Michael Gåhagan at 209.536.1143 or email: Editor@YosemiteCazette.com. Learn more about the publication Yosemite Gazette at: www.YosemiteGazette.comWANTED — Old Mother Lode Magazines published by Peggy and Basil Leever in Co-lumbia in the 1950’s. The magazines were rst called the “Mother Lode Gazette.” The monthly publication also became the of-cial organ of the Golden Chain Council and the Mother Lode Highway Association. Call 209.532.5763 or e.mail: Gazetteer@hub.3.net.FRENCH URN— with fruit decor, me-dium sized, all-weather cement for your garden. $50.00 Call for information: 532-5763. (SOLD!)BANNER TIMES — Desktop publisher will compile your photographic and family history in digital and textual format for lim-ited printed editions as family and genera-tional printed heirlooms. Portions or the en-tirety can be converted to a personal-family website for all posterity. Call 532.5763 or e.mail: GO.Enterprises@hub3.net.YOSEMITE-MOTHER LODE BOOKS — Available online at: www.YosemiteGa-zette.com/publications including “Yosem-ite’s Hotels and Camps,” “From Dust to Granite, the Art and Writings of Jo Mora,” (Limited collector’s editions of a journal of early California artist Jo Mora kept during his visit to Yosemite in 1904.),“Sonora,” signed by Columbia author Michael Ga-hagan.THE YOSEMITE GAZETTE ONLINE — Subscriptions and online memberships avail-able online at: www.YosemiteGazette.com/subscription-membership to the distinctive quarterly telling the colorful stories of the Yosemite region and chroniling the artistic legacy and cultural lore and heritage of the central Sierra Nevada and one of America’s iconic national parks. The recollections and “re-comemberances,” as Gold Gulch Gus used to call them were printed regularly in the monthly Mother Lode Gazette, the rst magazine published in the early 1950s by Peggy and Basil Leever of Columbia. For a old time chuckle and a chortle here’s another of the ‘ol geezer’s genuine, t-to-be tied, knee slapping tales from Gold Gulch. m m m “When Sawmill Sam’s boy, Newt, wuz helpin’ th’ young wid-der Abernathy t’ move into her new cabin t’ other evenin’ she re-ally had him loaded down fer th’ last trip with a curtin’ rod, a big kittle, a live chicken, ‘n’, t’ top it off, he wuz leadin’ a goat. When they come t’ a dark place in the gulch she sez, “I’m afraid t’ walk here with you. You might try t’ kiss me.” “How could I,” he sez, “with all these things t’ carry?” “Well,” sez she, “you might stick th’ rod in th’ ground, tie th’ goat t’ it, ‘n’ put the chicken under the kittle.”GOLDGULCHGUS SEZ:

1. 49er RV Ranch2. Blue Mt. Minerals3. St. Charles Saloon4. Columbia Mercantile5. The Farmer’s Friend6. Marble Quarry RV Resort 7. City Hotel Restaurant - What Cheer Saloon8. Brown’s Coffee House & Sweets Saloon9. Columbia Candle & Soap Works10. A. deCosmos Daguerrean Photo11. Towle & Leavitt12. Friends of Columbia - Museum13. Hungry Prospector14. Columbia Kate’s Teahouse15. Jenny Lind Restaurant16. Parrotts Blacksmith17. Fancy Dry Goods & Clothing Store18. Columbia Booksellers & Stationers19. Nelson’s Columbia Candy Kitchen20. JC Miller, Carpenter & Joiner21. Jack Douglass Saloon22. Umpqua Bank & ATM23. Quartz Mountain Stage Line and Saddle Horses24. Pioneer Emporium25. Matelot Gulch - Hidden Treasurer Gold Mine26. Sierra Repertory Fallon House Theatre Fallon Ice Cream Parlor & Fallon Hotel27. The Illustrated Columbia Gazette (sold in various merchant outlets and by street sales)28. Columbia Gem Motel29. Brewer Enterprises30. Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions31. Sterling Gardens Bed & Breakfast (Sonora)32. Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau (Sonora) Phone: 209.536.1672 Website: www.viisitcolumbiacalifornia.comColumbia Chamber Fallon Hotel City HotelFor Reservations: 209.532.1479www.parks.ca.gov/columbiaFine FoodVictorian Elegance22768 Washington Street22768 Main StreetThe Rainey Residence The Ghiorso BungalowBalcony, Parlor and Petite Rooms Event Packages50% Off Second Night SpecialsVacation Cottages now AvailableTake a step back into history and make Columbia your next vacation destination.