We were planning to work on Saturday, October 23rd on the soil at the Community Center. We expect to receive some heavy rain on Friday, YEA!!! The soil should be too muddy to work on Saturday even if it isn't still raining. So, we will cancel this Saturday's plans and reschedule at a later date.
Thank you to those of you who planned to help out. We will send out a note when a new date is chosen.
Landscaping work is beginning at the Dutch Flat Community Center. We need help working the soil on Saturday, October 23rd. We will be loosening the soil and adding amendments. The soil is tough to work so if anyone can bring a tractor or rototiller that would be a big help. Please let us know if you can help and if you can supply equipment. Work will begin at about 9am and we plan to be done with the soil by 2pm. If the soil is too hard to work we will stop early and reconsider our plan. If it is raining we will reschedule. Again we would appreciate any help you can provide.
Thank you to those of you who planned to help out. We will send out a note when a new date is chosen.
Landscaping work is beginning at the Dutch Flat Community Center. We need help working the soil on Saturday, October 23rd. We will be loosening the soil and adding amendments. The soil is tough to work so if anyone can bring a tractor or rototiller that would be a big help. Please let us know if you can help and if you can supply equipment. Work will begin at about 9am and we plan to be done with the soil by 2pm. If the soil is too hard to work we will stop early and reconsider our plan. If it is raining we will reschedule. Again we would appreciate any help you can provide.
Join us for a free, family-friendly Halloween celebration.
Complimentary games, prizes, food, and fun are on tap again this year.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021
Dutch Flat Community Center
933 Stockton Street, Dutch Flat
The Center will be open from 6 pm until 8 pm.
Please come in costume and enjoy a good time.
Complimentary games, prizes, food, and fun are on tap again this year.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021
Dutch Flat Community Center
933 Stockton Street, Dutch Flat
The Center will be open from 6 pm until 8 pm.
Please come in costume and enjoy a good time.
This hydraulic monitor was used in the Polar Star hydraulic mining pit, located about ½ mile northeast of the Dutch Flat Trading Post, in 1899 and 1900. It was fed by water carried in 24” metal pipes from an open water ditch located above the Central Pacific Railroad tracks (now the Union Pacific) having a drop of 450’
The monitor was built by the Joshua Hendy Machine Works located at the corners of Bay, Kearney and Francisco streets in San Francisco in 1899. It was bought by William Nicholls, Jr. and the W. & P. Nicholls Bank in Dutch Flat.
The Polar Star was the last private mining claim in the Dutch Flat Mining District to legally hydraulic mine. After hydraulic mining was severely restricted in the Courts in the early 1880’s, the Polar Star Mine in Dutch Flat and the Liberty Hill Mine in the Lowell Hill area of Nevada County were able to get legal permits from the California Debris Commission to resume hydraulic mining utilizing a debris dam located on the Bear River near today’s PG & E’s Dutch Flat Powerhouse (the dam site is now underwater in the Dutch Flat Afterbay).
The monitor was re-assembled in 1985 in its present display by Brendan Smith, a local Boy Scout doing the work as part of his Eagle Scout project.
Golden Drift Historical Society, research by Doug Ferrier, June, 2013
The monitor was built by the Joshua Hendy Machine Works located at the corners of Bay, Kearney and Francisco streets in San Francisco in 1899. It was bought by William Nicholls, Jr. and the W. & P. Nicholls Bank in Dutch Flat.
The Polar Star was the last private mining claim in the Dutch Flat Mining District to legally hydraulic mine. After hydraulic mining was severely restricted in the Courts in the early 1880’s, the Polar Star Mine in Dutch Flat and the Liberty Hill Mine in the Lowell Hill area of Nevada County were able to get legal permits from the California Debris Commission to resume hydraulic mining utilizing a debris dam located on the Bear River near today’s PG & E’s Dutch Flat Powerhouse (the dam site is now underwater in the Dutch Flat Afterbay).
The monitor was re-assembled in 1985 in its present display by Brendan Smith, a local Boy Scout doing the work as part of his Eagle Scout project.
Golden Drift Historical Society, research by Doug Ferrier, June, 2013
ONGOING PROJECTS - We're always looking for volunteers to help with projects and events. Please contact us if you are willing and able to help!
HEARSE HOUSE
The decking on the Hearse House at the corner of Main and Sacramento Streets was recently replaced. The building was re-painted on the side of the deck however the other 3 sides need to have the siding replaced then re-painted. We also want to paint the interior of the building a light color to make viewing the hearse easier.
The hearse itself needs some expert sanding and re-painting as well. Can you help?
Please contact anyone on the Community Center Board or on our Home page "Contact Us" section if you are interested. Materials will be supplied.
NEW WINDOWS
The window replacement project is very costly so we are proceeding in phases. Three new, custom built wooden windows have been installed in the kitchen and four new windows installed on the downstairs wall across from the tennis court and ten new windows upstairs. We were also able to get the 2 windows at the bottom of the stairs in the lobby replaced. That brings a total of 19 out of 37 replacements. We are putting the rest of the on hold until we finish other projects first.
HEARSE HOUSE
The decking on the Hearse House at the corner of Main and Sacramento Streets was recently replaced. The building was re-painted on the side of the deck however the other 3 sides need to have the siding replaced then re-painted. We also want to paint the interior of the building a light color to make viewing the hearse easier.
The hearse itself needs some expert sanding and re-painting as well. Can you help?
Please contact anyone on the Community Center Board or on our Home page "Contact Us" section if you are interested. Materials will be supplied.
NEW WINDOWS
The window replacement project is very costly so we are proceeding in phases. Three new, custom built wooden windows have been installed in the kitchen and four new windows installed on the downstairs wall across from the tennis court and ten new windows upstairs. We were also able to get the 2 windows at the bottom of the stairs in the lobby replaced. That brings a total of 19 out of 37 replacements. We are putting the rest of the on hold until we finish other projects first.