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Title: 1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County, California (979.437 COM (622.342 NEV, PH 1-4))(2000) Collection Type: Books and Periodicals Catalog #: 979.437 COM (622.342 NEV, PH 1-4) Author: W. F. Prisk, J. E. Poingdestre, and Samuel Butler. Foreword and index by David A. and Ardis H. Comstock. Publisher: Grass Valley: Comstock Bonanza Press Related Items: Directories > Nevada County Mining Review (622.342.NEV)(1895) Pamphlets > Grass Valley and Vicinity (PH 1-4)(Circa 1895) Published: 2000 Copyright: In the public domain or published before 1925 Subjects: Nevada County, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Mines, Mining Industry, Who's Who, 19th Century, 1890s Notes: Full title: 1895 Pictorial History of Nevada County, California: Reissue of "Nevada County Mining Review" compiled by William Frederick Prisk Jr. and the staff of the Grass Valley Daily Morning Union and "Grass Valley and Vicinity" compiled by J. E. Poingdestre with an historical sketch by Samuel Butler: To which has been appended a new foreword and a comprehensive index compiled by David A. and Ardis H. Comstock. vi, 186 pages. # of Pages: 194 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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NEVADA COUNTY MINING REVIEW was here that Emma Nevada, the famous prima donna, first saw the light of day. The Phelps Mine is being worked a little by the drift process at present. This mine paid well in the early days. The South Yuba River has all been worked by using wiug dams, and many thousands of dollars have been thus extracted. CA GRANITEVILLE Today Graniteville is the liveliest town in the upper part of Nevada County. Itis situated near the summit of the mountains, twenty-six miles above Nevada City. The town was the first settled in the township and was known as Eureka for many years. Mining was first done in the ravines in the spring of 1850, and the next year saw the deep gravel mines opened. The surface was very rich, but about 1866 was nearly worked out, causing a large decrease in population. By the revival of quartz mining a year or so later, the town grew rapidly and today enjoys more prosperity than any other town in that section. Graniteville is the distributing point for the reservoirs and ditches above. There are good hotel accommodations here and the town contains several stores, saloons and a livery stable. The quartz mines of the district include the Gaston Ridge, formerly known as the California, the National and the Rocky Glen Mines. The Gaston Ridge is located four miles southeast of Graniteville and has produced $15,000. The average width of the ledge is from six to eight feet. The mine has only been worked to a depth of between two hundred and three hundred feet. The National Mine is situated on the Backbone Ridge and is opened by a tunnel, making the cost of mining and milling but $1.50 per ton, The mill crushes about twenty tons of ore per day. The Rocky Glen Mines are idle at present although there is a good ten-stamp mill on the property. There are many other mines in this district which are being worked and promise good results. The English Mountain Mine is situated in the extreme northeastern part of the county. It was opened in July, 1894, by the English Mountain Gold Mining Company, with O. O. Howard as superintendent. The extent of the claim is 3000 by 600 feet, and the ledge varies in size from four to twelve feet. Three tunnels have been opened on the vein a distance of three hundred feet. Some of the ore is high grade, assaying $300 to the ton. A crushing of 1200 tons gave an average OAs yield of $15 perton. There is a twenty-stamp mill on the mine, and the ore is conducted from the tunnel to the mill by means of a wire rope tramway. Chris. Mallon is the present superintendent of the mine. A company of North Bloomfield and Graniteville gentlemen are at work running a tunnel under Bald mountain, to strike the immense gravel Ceposits, with good prospects ahead. The Sweet ledge, from which very rich ore has been extracted, is under bond, together with the Iowa, Birchville, and Commercial Mines, toa San Francisco company. The Erie Company, Mr. Singer, superintendent, is running a tunnel to strike the ledge several hundred feet below the old workings, and a good mine will doubtless be opened up. Philip Hippert has a light four-stamp mill on the Dillon Mine, and the rock averages well. The Shepp is a small vein, but the ore has averaged nearly $40 perton. It is owned by eastern people. The U.S. Grant Mine belongs to William McPherrin, and the Annie J., Stacey, and Russell Ravine Mines to C. D. Eastin & Company. Among the most promising and best conducted mines is the Culbertson, owned by Eastin, Moore and Bonnemart. ‘This mine is in slate, and is working full-handed with a tenstamp mill, hoisting and pumping machinery of latest patterns. Some other mines, which may develop into good properties, are the Liberty and Booth Mines. The big ditches and canals furnish employment to many men in this section during the entire year, and the capacity of the dams and lakes located near here is over two billion cubic feet. Graniteville has two first-rate hotels, the Golden State, kept by William McLean & Company, and the Allison, conducted by P. Allison. C. D. Eastin has a large general merchandising store, and J. M. Ballard, a veteran of the Mexican War, is postmaster and Justice of the Peace. ca MOORE’S' FLAT Is situated in the northern part of the county, near the Middle Yuba River. H.M. Moore settled here immediately upon coming across the plains, and from him the town derived its name. Gold was discovered, and by 1852 the village was a thriving town, having a population of five hundred, with several stores, saloons, etc. In 1869 the town suffered a loss of $100,000 by reason of a disastrous fire, which nearly swept the flat from the face of the earth. The town was rebuilt, but on a site a niile and a half from the old one. The town is located in a rich gravel country, and there are also a number of good quartz ledges. The principal gravel mine is the Moore's Flat Mine, which consists of several