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Empire Mine/Empire-Star Mine/Empire Mine New Verde Mines Co.
Many photos on file at the Searls Library-see photo index
See also Empire Mine State Park-Address Data Base
See also: Cassidy Cons. Quartz Claim, Comet Quartz, Crown Point Mine, General Grant
Quartz Claim, Globe Quartz, Pennsylvania Mine (Browns Valley), Prescott Hill Mine,
California Gold Tunnel Patent, Original Empire Mine etc.
Aerial Photo, Grass Valley, 1957 Searls roll map #D-25
Photos & Articles, Books
“Gold Mining Genius: A life of George William Starr’ be sure to review Appendix B
“100 Years Ago...Earnest Griggs was burned at the Empire mine by combustion of air—he
should recover” The Union, pg. A-12, 1-25-2020
“100 Years Ago...George Costa was injured in a blast at the Empire mine—not expected to live.:
The Union, pg. A-6, 11-30-2019
“100 Years Ago...John Steele was injured in the Empire when he was squezzed between a car
and the wall” The Union, pg. A-7, 10-26-2019
“100 Years Ago...An electric railway to haul ore will connect the Pennsylvania and Empire
mines.” The Union, pg. A-7, 3-30-2019
“100 Years Ago...H. H. Vincent was crushed to death by a truck at the Empire Mine” The Union,
pg. A-5, 2-27-2019
“100 Years Ago...Grass Valley leads state in gold production—60 stamps dropping constantly at
the Empire alone, North Star Second.” The Union, pg. A-7, 1-27-2018
“100 Years ago. . .W. C. Harris, D. Eldridge and Nick Fungus has a close call at the Empirealmost knocked out by gas.” The Union, pg. A-6, 9-30-2017
“Quarters will be built on the Empire Mine grounds for new manager, George Starr’ The Union,
pg. A-9, 7-30-2016
“100 Years Ago...The Empire leads all the gold quartz mines in the state-produces $125,000 in
gold a month” The Union, pg. A-9, 6-25-2016
“100 Years Ago...John Burgess’ claim against the Empire Mine for gas poisoning was regjected
by the Industrial Accident Board”, The Union, pg. C-4, 1-1-2015
“Grand Jury: Grass Valley, county, state all failed on mine water” The Union, pg. 1, 6-21-2014
“100 years ago... Twenty more stamps to be built at the Empire Mine—will give them 60” The
Union, pg. C-1, 5-1-2014
“100 years ago...An employee named Ball fell into the cyanide tank at the Empire, going in over
his head. He grabbed a pipe and pulled himself out and should recover.” The Union, pg. C-1, 117-2013
History: January 1913: “Moving picture men are filming various operations at Empire Mine.” The
Union, pg. C-1, 1-3-2013
“100 Years Ago...John Low had a leg injured in the Empire Mine while Richard Quick lost a finger
tip in the Pennsylvania.” The Union, pg. C-4, 3-1-2012
“100 Years Ago in Nevada County’...”An electric pumping system has been contracted for the
Empire mine to be used to drive 500 gallon turbines.” The Union, pg. C-1, 1-22-2009
Photos: view from head frame, view of head frame: Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 276, 2-29-1908
History of the Empire Mine, Searls PH 2-5
Empire Mine, Searls H. C. #35, multiple pages, see index
Photo, Empire Mine Mill Building, Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 33, 1-7-1911
Photo: Slime Plant, Empire Mine, G.V., Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 405, 3-28-1908
Photo: view from headframe of Empire shaft; mineyard, bldgs. Mining & Scientific Press, pg. 634,
11-6-1909
Photos: Cyanide Plant, interior & exterior, Mining & Scientific Press, pgs. 586-589, 9-2-1912
Photos: View of yard & buildings, photos of cyanide plant, Mining & Scientific Press, pgs. 520523, 10-26-1912