[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 17 (Thursday, February 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: February 24, 1994]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARIPOSA GAZETTE AND 
                                 MINER

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                         HON. RICHARD H. LEHMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 24, 1994

  Mr. LEHMAN. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pride to rise before my 
colleagues today to pay tribute on the 140th anniversary of the 
founding of the Mariposa Gazette and Miner, as well as the 75th 
anniversary of its ownership by the Dexter and Campbell families.
  I'm proud because the Gazette, which is published in Mariposa County 
in my congressional district, is recognized as California's oldest 
weekly newspaper of continuous publication. I'm told there is no known 
instance of its missing an issue since the first one was published on a 
wintery day in January 1854.
  That is a commendable fete, especially when one stops to reflect on 
what has gone on in our Nation over the last 14 decades.
  For 140 years the Gazette has stood as guardian through its news 
columns, protecting our first amendment and the Constitution and 
informing our citizenry.
  It chronicled the news of the gold rush and disputes over mining law 
and has faithfully told the history in both words and pictures of 
Yosemite National Park, easily recognized as Mariposa County's crown 
jewel and one of this country's finest landmarks.
  As faithful as the Sun rising over Half Dome, the Gazette endures. 
For that, I want to offer my heartfelt congratulations on its 
publication on March 2, 1994, of the 140th volume of the Mariposa 
Gazette and Miner.

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