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Gold Mines of Nevada County by Nevada County Golden Jubilee Fair Executive Committee (PH 2-16) (22 pages)

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been paid to the owners in dividends. This mine is still producing, and shows promise of continuing to do so for many years to come. The Maryland Mining Company is now operating the same and keep a 4o-stamp mill at work. The Empire Mine, situated about two miles southeast of Grass Valley, enjoys the distinction of having been worked more continuously than any other mine in the State, having been in operation with but short interruption from its discovery in 1850 to the present time. It is now being worked at a depth of 2,400 feet on the incline, keeping a 4o-stamp mill in operation, and has produced over $7,000,000. The North Star Mine, situated about two miles southeast of Grass Valley, is being worked at a depth of 2,400 feet on the incline, keeps a 4o-stamp mill in operation, and has produced over $6,000,000. The Allison Ranch Mine, which was recently re-opened by Messrs. Flood and Mackey, has only been worked toa depth of 500 feet on the incline, but has produced $2,400,000. The W. Y. O. D. has twenty stamps in operation, is being worked toa depth of 1,500 feet, and has produced over $1,000,000. The Omaha has in operation 30 stamps, and has produced nearly $3,000,000, and is being worked to a depth of 1,600 feet. The Massachusetts Hill, reopened in the last few years, is proving one of the -10-—-—