Past pages for August 11 to 13, 2021

Wednesday
145 years ago
The display of fire effects on the mountain side last night was the finest we have ever seen here. The line of conflagration, early in the evening, was very vivid and very beautiful. The fire creeps slowly down the mountain side and at present it seems as if it would not stop short of the valley. If the high winds continue today there will be need of some hard fire-fighting.
140 years ago
Yesterday morning at ten minutes of 4 o’clock Dell Crandall, employed a the Ormsby House, discovered flames issuing from the rear of a saloon occupied by William Magee. Going to the spot he saw a sudden puff of flame as if oil or gunpowder had been ignited and in an instant the rear of the building was in a blaze. He sounded the alarm and in a few minutes the engine companies were on the spot. The hydrant at Rail’s corner didn’t work as the water had been shut off for the night. The company finally got water from the cistern near McDuall’s drug store, but it was too late but to prevent spread of the flames.
120 years ago
Foxfire Makes a Scare. Mrs. Chenette, who resides on South D. Street near Flowery got a bad scare the other night. She was walking over some decayed planking in the woodshed of her residence when upon looking down she saw her footprints marking in fire on the floor. Wherever she went the glowing footprints followed her. She thought the house was on fire and gave alarm to the whole neighborhood. It was discovered that the mysterious glow was the result of the natural phenomenon known as “fox-fire” which thought common in the east is rare in this dry climate. — Report.
80 years ago
Carson City, Nevada, is “Shale City, Colorado,” during the few days that Paramount photographers are filming scenes for “The Remarkable Andrew.” About a dozen executives and stars of the Paramount organization flew from Hollywood to Reno yesterday.
50 years ago
The 21st annual White Pine County reunion picnic for former and present residents will be held Sunday at Virginia Lake Park in Reno. Bryon Oxborrow, this year’s chairman, said the picnic will begin at 1.
20 years ago
A group of American Indians appealed for the United Nations to condemn what they said were abuses of their ancient land rights by the U.S. federal government.
Thursday
145 years ago
Mike Purcell keeps the State House as neat and clean as a butter factory.
140 years ago
The new comet is now visible to those with good eyes and can be seen about over Reno. It is situated in the constellation Auriga, about four degrees south of the second magnitude star Meukaline. This star is about seven degrees east of the bright star Capella.
120 years ago
There will be a bronco busting match at Empire this afternoon. Fourteen of the toughest horses that could be roped are in a corral and ten of the best riders in Nevada will endeavor to teach the animals that man is first on earth.
80 years ago
Beowawe, NV. A Western Pacific crew this morning found the body of Fred E. Bishop buried in silt and rocks, about 100 yards from the railroad right of way and five miles distant from the place where Mrs. Bishop last saw her husband, caught in a cloudburst-flood, wave and shout farewell to her.
50 years ago
Saturday night’s racing at Tahoe Carson Speedway was marked by a 25-lap powderpuff derby unofficially won by Pat Galiano, after the 26-car field had been slimmed down by 10 due to accidents.
20 years ago
The Bureau of Land Management is unlikely to try again to auction confiscated cattle at the Fallon auction yard where bidders protesting the government’s seizure refused to make any offers this week.
Friday
145 years ago
Black Hills Gold. The Gold Hill News has seen some Black Hills gold. The specimens shown here taken from claim No. 10, situated in Deadwood City, located and owned by Mr. Blakey, and only five feet below the surface. There was about a half ounce of it, and being the first yet seen here from that new El Dorado, it was an object of much interest and curiosity. It is a rather dark looking, porous species of gold.
140 years ago
To the Editor of the Appeal: Whenever there is a fire it is fashionable for the blame of a building burning down to be laid on the fire department. I was once a fireman myself, and feel for the boys who man the hose. If Carson had a paid department the taxpayers and papers would have a right to growl at times, but when one considers that the service is gratuitous it is hardly fair to blame the firemen especially when there is no water to the hydrants.
120 years ago
Took the Time. Some one last night entered Pete Dixon’s cabin and carried off his clock. A man was sleeping in the cabin at the time, but was not disturbed. — Independent.
80 years ago
Traffic from the industrial commission building to the Appeal on both sidewalk and street was under strict regulation most of the time this forenoon while scenes for “The Remarkable Andrew” were being filmed in front of the Meyers store and along the sidewalk past Meyers.
50 years ago
The historic Nevada bar in Alaska closed its doors recently but not before its owner, Jack Sexton, received a letter from Gov. Mike O’Callaghan in which he sent his respects. “It was with a great deal of dismay, wrote O’Callaghan, “that I read of the impending death of Nevada Bar in Fairbanks. We Silver State folks always like to have some place to hang our hats when we go traveling.”
20 years ago
A measure to provide feral land east of the Carson City Senior Citizens Center on Beverly Drive is headed to President Bush’s desk for signature.

Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.