April 15, 1929 (6 pages)

_ served to focus activity . Weimar . = me = nr The Nugget is California's LeaHling Mining Weekly aerate eaten ee = La Nevada City Nugge single, "enmaren at Idaho Maryeonine wer’ Grass Valley this w with & e 11:20 m. Th men tle proke, poten car pert the sine hem inseabing them ah ) tly. ; d away last Me parner passe: at og George Sandow home ———Ee VOLUME Il, NUMBER 22 __ THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE COUNTY ‘SEAT PAPER _ reer RICH HIGH GRADE ORE 1S REPORTED STRUCK IN BOTTOM TIGHTNER SHAFT . The most important strike in the history of the Alleghany mining district was made in the Tightner: shaft of the Sixteen to One Mining Company last Thursday and proves the predictions of the United Geological Survey that the values in that district would extend to great depth. Amazingly rich high grade is said to have been unexpectedly, struck on the 2700 level while sinking the Tightner shaft. Several powder boxes of high grade were picked from the muck by the crew on shift. The extent of the strike has not yet been but it than the shoot endetermined may prove a larger bonanza encountered last year when a mass of 160 pounds of quartz oved $26,000 in gold The strike will give the Tightner and Sixteen to One mines more than 1200 feet of backs on their peyshoois, ali. virgin ground and doubtless containing untold wealth of high grade ore. This latest strike proves thet ile J onanza o. found levels of these mines caichias tO picat depth. in the vpper The company otticials have not as yet officially announced’ the new strike, being: particularly reticent about giving out news to the press. Due to the reticence of the Sixteen-to-One officials to give out any information at all regarding operations, newspapers are _ obliged to check up as best they can in handling reports of strikes made. The $26,000 nugget taken out last year followed by another large find the latter escaping newspaper notice, attention on this property from all over the world at the time. It is unfortunate ghany district has not seen more for some years past as are known. bodies. of high that the Allethere “ grade ore in some of the properties which are ready for the taking. The entry of the Sunnyside interests into the district will bring a lot of attention. a Ay “MRS: N. W. BENNETS CROSSES THE DIVIDE Mrs. sNicholas W. Bennetts answered the final summons early Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the Holmes Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. C. W. Pearson. Deceased. was the daughter of the late Thomas Robinson and was a native of this city. She was nearly sixty years of age. For a number of years she was matron. at the County Hospital when her husband was superintendent and was also associated with him in his work at Sanitarium. Surviving are three stepsons, Alfred J. and S, S. Bennetts of Sacramento and H. W. Bennetts of Ingot. Two sisters, Mrs. Edw. Norton of this city and Mrs. Charles Sommers of Cakland: also survive. ; “Mrs. -Bennetts was widely known for her many virtues and the sorrowing family have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. of the death of was a_ shock to and relatives in coming up by The sad news Charles Sommers the many friends this city. He was train with his funeral of her sister, Mrs. N. W. Bennetts. He was suddenly stricken with heart failure at Richmand and died. Hi wife is an invalid and he was a devoted and loving husband. Mr. and Mrs. C, H. Ninnis spent Thureday night and part of Friday visiting at Earle with Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Robson. : BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. King, April 11,1929, in San Francisco, a son. She was formerly Miss Marguerite Coughlin of Nevada City. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughs and children have moved from Grass Valley to their home in Willow Valley. Mr. Hughs’ has been working in the Grass Valley mines the past . year, p ylelded . wife to attend the . REWARD MINE ORE IS BEING SENT PRESIDENT Ore from the Reward mine where President Herbert Hoover first worked as a miner is being made up into an attractive paper weight at the request of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce thourgh the offices of the Nevada City Chamber. A replica of the iamous Marshall nugget is being placed on top of the specimen. NORTH STAR PLANNING . ON NEW DEVELOPMENT A program of'new development work in the North Star property is being carried out according to a statement issued to the —press—by Superintendent Arthur B. Foote the past week. The winze on he 8400 level is being sunk on a promising ore shoot and exploration on some of the higher levels is also being planned. Production is being steadily maintained. ELKS INSTALLATION ISONE GLORIOUS EVENT The annual installation of officers of Nevada City Elks lodge on Friday night was one of the most colorful in the history of the local organization. With a number of distinguished visitors present, District Deputy Phillip G. Scadden formally inducted Exalted Ruler Richard R. Goyne and his corps of. officers into their ‘respective stations. Charter members and Past Exalteds filled the various” stations during’ the ceremonies and added to the impressiveness of the event. feat The following were _ installed: Horace A. Curnow, Esteemed Leading Knight; John J. Fortier, Esteemed Loyal Knight; Vincent V. Foley, Esteemed Lecturing Knight; G. J. Rector, Treasurer; Ainslie M. Holmes, Secretary; Perey V. Carr, Esquire; Gove C.Celio, Inner Guard; James B. Young, Sentinel; S. Lee Leiter, Trustee; Thomas W. Richards, representative to Grand Lodge; George H. Calanan, alternate. Following the ceremonies the newly inducted officers .made pleasing remarks as did a. number of members and visitors. Mr. Seadden in touching words presented the retir.ing Exalted Ruler, T. W. Richards with a beautiful watch on behalf of the lodge and Mr. Leiter presented Deputy Scadden with a card holder in a few well chosen words. The chicken and served prior to. the meeting was fully up to expectations. A large delegation was present from Grass Valley as also visitors from Sacramento, Maryville, Oroville and Chico. raviola dinner The many friends of Miss Elma Hecker will be pleased to learn that she is recovering from a recent illness which necessitated her going to the Nvada City Sanitarium for a tim. ¥ Clayton Bennetts of Alleghany attended the funeral.of the late Mrs. N. W. Bennetts. Mr. and Mrs. A. Durbin have had as visitors their daughter, Mrs. Elmer Carr, and husband of Sacramento. W. P. Clerkin of French Corral attended the installation of the Elks Lodge Friday evening. man came down from Pike City on business Wednesday. Captain and Mrs. C. Wade of Fort Mason, San Francisco, spent. last week end with Major and Mrs. P. Armstrong on Nevada Street. Mr. and Mrs. Gove C. Celio are in San Francisco for a few days. W. E. Meservey left Saturday for San Francisco to attend the meeting ,of the Grand Chapter Arch Masons’ which is in session tomorrow and Wednesday. Frank J. 'Bennallack, High Priest of Grass Malley. Chapter is also in attendance, 3 “Tthe right Gordon Wood and Thomas Way. of Royal INEW STRIKE WAS MADE GERMAN BAR PROPERTY Excellent ore has been cut in the .face of the No. 2 tunnel some time since at the German Bar’ property under option to the Sunnyside Consolidated which is actively pushing development work. The news of the strike sent the stock to newer price levels on the Los Angeles éxchange. The vein exposed in the No. 2 tunnel shows values ranging from $16 to $22 per ton with every indi cation of persistence as the shoot is opened up. This tunnel is being run to get under the old’ Berry, shaft where the high grade ore was, opened up a number.of years-ago.No, 3 tunnel has been advanced 119 feet with machine drills to cut the’ shoot exposed in: the No. 2 tunnel and the No. 4 is expected to cut it. still lower which will give excellent backs to provide ore for the mill to be installed early this summer, With the installation of the mill the electric power line will be brought across the Middle Yuba from the [relan line. Gas power is at present being used to run the compressor for the machine drills. : Consulting engineer Thomas BE. Stephens who is in charge of operations for the Sunnyside is still in Los Angeles on company business but is expected up here shortly. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IS PROGRESSING NICELY Contractor C. R. Adams .is getting his work nively under way .on. the Tahoe Ukiah state tighway eastward from Nevada City. The second large excavator was taken to the east city limits Saturday and is being started today on cutting the grade through. The brushing crews have cleaned of way for a_ half mile eastward from the city limits and the shovel will commence operations in cutting the grade at once. There is heavy excavation at the outset with several large fills to be made to make an even grade. The new route runs through the edge of the old Manzanita diggings which -will vive plenty of material for the fills. It is expected that rapid progress.will be made in cutting the route to rough grade. After passing the Arnhart and Dow ranches the hew survey takes a straighter alignment : than previously followed and will provide one of the finest pieces of highway in the state system when completed. A-camp is being arranged at the upper end. of the contract and work will also be carried. on from that point. The brushing of the right of way will be kept well ahead of the excavating and several loca) wood dealers have lost no time in connecting with the logs and poles cut from the right of way. The contract is expected to take until November 1st to complete and will inelude surfacing with crushed rock and oil, making a permanent year around roadway which will be greatly appreciated by the traveling public. i George Clutter attended the instaliation ceremonies of the Elks Kriday evening. He is a former resident of Nevada City. The many friends of Mrs. Dan Coughlin will be pleased to know that she is about after a serious sick spell, The many friends of Mrs, F. J. Heppner will be pleased to learn that she is recovering satisfactorily from an injury to her shoulder. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Naake visited his mother in Nevada C City Tuesday. Mr. and _Mrs. Carl Johnson of Alleghany attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Miller. Mrs. Thomas W. Reynolds and son, Manford, of Oakland visited re latives here over the week end. E. J. N. Ott has been making a number of improvements at his as rsay office lately including new foun. ;dations,for his stamp mill and rocl eru:?:er. Eldred Allen motored to Saeramentc Thursday for the day. IDAHO STOCK IS AVAILABLE THE GENERAL PUBLIC With permission given by state\ corporation commissioner for the issuance of a half million dollars additional stock by the® IdahoMaryland Consolidated Mines, Incor, financing will make opening of a new’ era of development work at this famous property the coming year and place it as one of the big producers again. The’ opening of the virgin ore shoot on the 1900, level the past year has made possible the development of new ore reserves of immense value . clear to the surface and ‘proves that existence of ore bodies hitherto untouched in this property which produced over twenty two and a half millions and paid dividends of seven million during the heyday of its illustrious existence yet has wonderful possibilities, The faith shown by Errol MacBoyle in the property will yet match that shown in past years by W. B. Bourn in seeing the Empire property through against the advice of engineering opinion. With the addition of more stamps to the present 20 stamp mill and with ball milling equipment for fine grinding, will make the Idaho plant well equipt to go onto a large production basis. The directors of the company are listed as F. W. MecNear, lL. H. Duschak, W. E. Casson, Joseph Smyth, William Muller and L. H. Peters. The Idaho Maryland common stock is now to be listed on the San Francisco Mining Exchange which is a radical departure from past procedure of the three principal producing properties of the district, the Idaho, Empire and North Star with relation to the’ status of the companies as regards the investing public. This step should usher in a new. era with regard to the interest of the general public in the produc tion of gold. The total stock issue of the Idaho is 2, 500,000 shares. . Of this amount 1,541,932 shares of common have been issued of a tota!} of twa million common and 500,006 shares of preferred with 220,966 issued. The production since 1926 when the present management tokk over the properties is given § as $375,000 using a 20 stamp. mill. One of the pleasing features is that the production from the development work has practically paid its own way. E. L. Oliver who affiliated with the mining industry of Nevada county is president of the Idaho -Marysland, IF. W. McNear, vice president, Errol MacBoyle, mamaging director and Pau! Claiborne, secretary and treasurer. Thorr B. English was. in Nevada City Friday enroute to Pleasant Valley to look after his eattle that are on winter range. — Mrs. Thomas Jones ig home from a two month’s visit with relatives at Santa Cruz. Among those bitendine . the funer al of the late Mrs. N. W. Bennett: were, Mrs. Alfred Bennets and Sam ‘Beunets of Sacramento, and Mrs. Sva Bennetts of Boca. General Manager O, E.Schiffner of the Gaston 'mine near Washington, is spending a few days in Nevada City with his family and attending to business affairs. Miss Irma McCormack attended the spring track and field meet at Berkeley Saturday. George Lyons, supervisor of the Modoc National Forest, is gravely, ill at Klamath Valley hospital from ‘recent burns. He was a forme resident of Nevada City and his many friends hope for a quick recovery. Cc. F. Humphrey and J. W. Humphrey of San Francisco visited here Sunday. The former was at one time a part owner in the Murchie mine, and is now an attorney. W. G. Gaggin ,who has been down at Sacramento for several days was in town Tuesday on his way home to Alleghany, where he has a barber shop. Ponemah Council Degree of Pocahontas, held a cooked food sale at Odd Fellows building Saturday that was well patronized, s has long been TWIN SISTERS COMPANY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Twin Sisters Mining Company was held at Geyserville the past. week and much “interest the . Was manifested in the affairs of the ,company, fully 75 per cent of the outstanding ‘stock being represented in person or by. proxy. Ray Q. I'c:porated, it is expected that the new. dent, D J Bradbury of Napa, possible the} ‘ter of Ukiah was re-elected presisecretary; Arthur Tracy of urer; Charles Miller Joseph Rosasco of. Heaidsbure. Frank Comino of Calpella, LL. Bac coglio of Ukiah and R. 0. Foste: of Ukiah, directors: Work at the property been held up for some time by wintry weather will be within the nexttwo weeks accordine4 to present calculations Ukiah, of Geyserville which the resum ec and will consist of driving .the No. 3 tunne ahead to cut under the rich ore shoots encountered on the uppe1 levels. Plenty of water for power is now available for the next few months and: will be utilized for driv ing the compressor for the machine drills. The face of the tunnel is now in a very. encouraging formation which may disclose’ a new ledce at any time. The estimated distance t« complete the tunnel which will be rushed so that the company is 270 fee to cump!etion eet may on a production basis at an early date A great deal of. ro¢k has beer blocked out in-the upper levels ready for stoping. <A mill site hes been provided at the No. 3-adit and adequate milling equipment will be installed. The company is interested in the matter of bringing~ in electric and President Foster attendance at the meeting held here Thursday night to discuss the tion. powe!} was in on situaSIERRA COUNTY LOCALS —_—_—_—_—_ Mrs. Axtone Layvezzola and Miss Josephine Tomola spent Thursday in Nevada City. a Mrs. Jean Dolley . of Sierraville, lately won one. of the 42 prizes given by the Prize Story Magazine in-a contest they put on.:The contest was world wide.and hundreds of thousands of answers were and to have Mrs,’ Dolley win one oj the prizés speaks well for ability. Fishing season open in this try’'on the Ist of May, the trout are searce in at least. A standing on any of the bridges in Downieville could alyaws until this year see sent in her coun but we fear this vicinity person a number of trout in the river, but now if you see’ one or two at-any one time your eyes must be keen. Duncan Cameron spent during the stormy weather with lis wife in Downieville. Dunean is running a. stezm shovel for a contractor on the Placerville-Truskee and the snow falling off. the time highway forced a layJohn Adams of Sattley was a visitor to Downieville John drove the snowmobile from City on Monday, which fell and Monday Spaletti Sattley to Sierra as the new made it bad for impossible for Mrs. Angeles driving a team an ,auto, Betty Denton Tuesday, her as far that morning. accompanied for the ride. Walter Denton as Nevada City Miss Carmen Veck them to Nevada City D. A. Hatfield and Kenneth Parsons, both of Walla Walla, Wash., were here. during the week looking over the Australia quartz in Slug Canyon, owned by Richard Phelan. They also were looking at the Frost property in Hungry Mouth Ravine. Adolph Loeffler. took Mrs. Ben Hames from Sierra City to San Francisco Monday evening. Mrs. Mames went to visit relatives fora few days. : Mrs. Lena Redding was a member of the reception committee at the grand ball which was givén by the employees of the legislature on the 9th of April. Mrs. James Dugan City for a few days assisting Mrs. Frank Groves .in looking after the Hames store during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Hames. (The Messenger) is in Sierra has} night. . & Wood . ! snow . went to Los} property . CONZERENCE a POWER LINE ISPROMISING ONE. Possibilities of a new into the county power line Gaston Ridge section of the are seen in the conference held between. officials of the Pacific ric Company. and variqeas operators of the East Belt . section held in this city Thursday night. The power company proposes to build a new line from Deer Creek power house into the Poorman Creek Gas:and Elect ous mine country as far as the Twin Sisters mine which would -take care of all the mining companies on the Gaston Ridge including. the HD GEIL a. : 4 Gaston, Ancho, are now being anda “score of properties awaiting power facilities. The get a netively developed, other power anxious to Alieghany at an early date to meet the mine an equitable basis which — lead to a favorable conelufurther conference is to be heid' in San Francisco at once to atcompt to, close negotiations so that arly » construction started ond make possible large time opera~ company is line through into--Downieville. and: :is new willing owners .on should ion. A can be tions this year. Harry S. Furiong of Auburn chief, section of the presided at conflanked by W. . Clara and W. H. Park:of the San ae rancis.» co offices. Mine operators in attendance were: Manager O. Hi the Rescue Eula interthe Gaston properManager Gordon M. Tiger Consolirating the Ancho and Erie, President tay O. Foster = of the . } Twin Sisters Mining Company, Clayton Chatfield ef the Eagle Bird,—C: J. oyser of Spanish group and Fred W. Bradley;@ who has properties in . Creek WwW. Waa Relief Hill properties, = J. Joost and George of the new-~. business Drum division rerence, General Schiffner of ests developing ties, General Bettles of the Yellow dated oper the . representing . Frank Dilicn, lithe Poorman Waggoner of A. Hy. Tickell, H. ‘Calanan, The company is commendable spirit in dealing.with ~ the mining interests and making pos: sible the development of: a large mining which has past years dependable to be hoped that early section, power showing a area of country . bean greatly hampered in by-tack power, of cheap and It is 'consummation of the ans for the power line may be oe bB.as wi posesJ-d . STATE FAIR OFF“ "AL MISITOR NE NE. ‘DA cry Frank H. McConneli >° Sacramento, representing the £ ‘te Agricul tural Society and assi: it to Secre— tary Charles W.Paine was a Nevaida City visitor Friday i: the inter= 4 lest of the coming state fair, which ~ will be the 75th-anniv “sary of the . conferred with R. N. ~ secretary of the Nevada County Development Association regarding ty in He . MeCormack, institution. . cooperation by this counplaeing anexhibit this fall, . something which this county has not . . done for some years due to lack of . initiative doubtless. ° . person of © conversaoffice, stated a matter of great county with its in the production — yellow metal to cele. state in a proper — on this occasion. He receiy~ ed a hearty welcome in this city. . Mr. . pleasing McConnell is a address and in a The Nugget would .be for tion in that it . interest this record of the precious brate with the manner glorious Supervisor E, B. Dudley, organist of the Elks Lodge, attended the installation eeremonies Friday evening. City Marshal H. D. Shearer had as_a_ visitor, George Milney of Siskiyou county, an old time friend. Alfred Bennetts of Sacramento was called to Nevada City on aceount of the serious illness ané death of his mother, Mrs. N. We. Bennetts. ¥ Lawrence Pianezzi is home f a three month's visit with his daug ter, Mrs. Maud Nerva of San cisco. James Bradley came up trou Franeiseo and proceeded 0B = Spanish mine,

_ served to focus activity . Weimar . = me = nr The Nugget is California's LeaHling Mining Weekly aerate eaten ee = La Nevada City Nugge single, "enmaren at Idaho Maryeonine wer’ Grass Valley this w with & e 11:20 m. Th men tle proke, poten car pert the sine hem inseabing them ah ) tly. ; d away last Me parner passe: at og George Sandow home ———Ee VOLUME Il, NUMBER 22 __ THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE COUNTY ‘SEAT PAPER _ reer RICH HIGH GRADE ORE 1S REPORTED STRUCK IN BOTTOM TIGHTNER SHAFT . The most important strike in the history of the Alleghany mining district was made in the Tightner: shaft of the Sixteen to One Mining Company last Thursday and proves the predictions of the United Geological Survey that the values in that district would extend to great depth. Amazingly rich high grade is said to have been unexpectedly, struck on the 2700 level while sinking the Tightner shaft. Several powder boxes of high grade were picked from the muck by the crew on shift. The extent of the strike has not yet been but it than the shoot endetermined may prove a larger bonanza encountered last year when a mass of 160 pounds of quartz oved $26,000 in gold The strike will give the Tightner and Sixteen to One mines more than 1200 feet of backs on their peyshoois, ali. virgin ground and doubtless containing untold wealth of high grade ore. This latest strike proves thet ile J onanza o. found levels of these mines caichias tO picat depth. in the vpper The company otticials have not as yet officially announced’ the new strike, being: particularly reticent about giving out news to the press. Due to the reticence of the Sixteen-to-One officials to give out any information at all regarding operations, newspapers are _ obliged to check up as best they can in handling reports of strikes made. The $26,000 nugget taken out last year followed by another large find the latter escaping newspaper notice, attention on this property from all over the world at the time. It is unfortunate ghany district has not seen more for some years past as are known. bodies. of high that the Allethere “ grade ore in some of the properties which are ready for the taking. The entry of the Sunnyside interests into the district will bring a lot of attention. a Ay “MRS: N. W. BENNETS CROSSES THE DIVIDE Mrs. sNicholas W. Bennetts answered the final summons early Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the Holmes Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. C. W. Pearson. Deceased. was the daughter of the late Thomas Robinson and was a native of this city. She was nearly sixty years of age. For a number of years she was matron. at the County Hospital when her husband was superintendent and was also associated with him in his work at Sanitarium. Surviving are three stepsons, Alfred J. and S, S. Bennetts of Sacramento and H. W. Bennetts of Ingot. Two sisters, Mrs. Edw. Norton of this city and Mrs. Charles Sommers of Cakland: also survive. ; “Mrs. -Bennetts was widely known for her many virtues and the sorrowing family have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. of the death of was a_ shock to and relatives in coming up by The sad news Charles Sommers the many friends this city. He was train with his funeral of her sister, Mrs. N. W. Bennetts. He was suddenly stricken with heart failure at Richmand and died. Hi wife is an invalid and he was a devoted and loving husband. Mr. and Mrs. C, H. Ninnis spent Thureday night and part of Friday visiting at Earle with Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Robson. : BORN—To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. King, April 11,1929, in San Francisco, a son. She was formerly Miss Marguerite Coughlin of Nevada City. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hughs and children have moved from Grass Valley to their home in Willow Valley. Mr. Hughs’ has been working in the Grass Valley mines the past . year, p ylelded . wife to attend the . REWARD MINE ORE IS BEING SENT PRESIDENT Ore from the Reward mine where President Herbert Hoover first worked as a miner is being made up into an attractive paper weight at the request of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce thourgh the offices of the Nevada City Chamber. A replica of the iamous Marshall nugget is being placed on top of the specimen. NORTH STAR PLANNING . ON NEW DEVELOPMENT A program of'new development work in the North Star property is being carried out according to a statement issued to the —press—by Superintendent Arthur B. Foote the past week. The winze on he 8400 level is being sunk on a promising ore shoot and exploration on some of the higher levels is also being planned. Production is being steadily maintained. ELKS INSTALLATION ISONE GLORIOUS EVENT The annual installation of officers of Nevada City Elks lodge on Friday night was one of the most colorful in the history of the local organization. With a number of distinguished visitors present, District Deputy Phillip G. Scadden formally inducted Exalted Ruler Richard R. Goyne and his corps of. officers into their ‘respective stations. Charter members and Past Exalteds filled the various” stations during’ the ceremonies and added to the impressiveness of the event. feat The following were _ installed: Horace A. Curnow, Esteemed Leading Knight; John J. Fortier, Esteemed Loyal Knight; Vincent V. Foley, Esteemed Lecturing Knight; G. J. Rector, Treasurer; Ainslie M. Holmes, Secretary; Perey V. Carr, Esquire; Gove C..Celio, Inner Guard; James B. Young, Sentinel; S. Lee Leiter, Trustee; Thomas W. Richards, representative to Grand Lodge; George H. Calanan, alternate. Following the ceremonies the newly inducted officers .made pleasing remarks as did a. number of members and visitors. Mr. Seadden in touching words presented the retir.ing Exalted Ruler, T. W. Richards with a beautiful watch on behalf of the lodge and Mr. Leiter presented Deputy Scadden with a card holder in a few well chosen words. The chicken and served prior to. the meeting was fully up to expectations. A large delegation was present from Grass Valley as also visitors from Sacramento, Maryville, Oroville and Chico. raviola dinner The many friends of Miss Elma Hecker will be pleased to learn that she is recovering from a recent illness which necessitated her going to the Nvada City Sanitarium for a tim. ¥ Clayton Bennetts of Alleghany attended the funeral.of the late Mrs. N. W. Bennetts. Mr. and Mrs. A. Durbin have had as visitors their daughter, Mrs. Elmer Carr, and husband of Sacramento. W. P. Clerkin of French Corral attended the installation of the Elks Lodge Friday evening. man came down from Pike City on business Wednesday. Captain and Mrs. C. Wade of Fort Mason, San Francisco, spent. last week end with Major and Mrs. P. Armstrong on Nevada Street. Mr. and Mrs. Gove C. Celio are in San Francisco for a few days. W. E. Meservey left Saturday for San Francisco to attend the meeting ,of the Grand Chapter Arch Masons’ which is in session tomorrow and Wednesday. Frank J. 'Bennallack, High Priest of Grass Malley. Chapter is also in attendance, 3 “Tthe right Gordon Wood and Thomas Way. of Royal INEW STRIKE WAS MADE GERMAN BAR PROPERTY Excellent ore has been cut in the .face of the No. 2 tunnel some time since at the German Bar’ property under option to the Sunnyside Consolidated which is actively pushing development work. The news of the strike sent the stock to newer price levels on the Los Angeles éxchange. The vein exposed in the No. 2 tunnel shows values ranging from $16 to $22 per ton with every indi cation of persistence as the shoot is opened up. This tunnel is being run to get under the old’ Berry, shaft where the high grade ore was, opened up a number.of years-ago.No, 3 tunnel has been advanced 119 feet with machine drills to cut the’ shoot exposed in: the No. 2 tunnel and the No. 4 is expected to cut it. still lower which will give excellent backs to provide ore for the mill to be installed early this summer, With the installation of the mill the electric power line will be brought across the Middle Yuba from the [relan line. Gas power is at present being used to run the compressor for the machine drills. : Consulting engineer Thomas BE. Stephens who is in charge of operations for the Sunnyside is still in Los Angeles on company business but is expected up here shortly. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IS PROGRESSING NICELY Contractor C. R. Adams .is getting his work nively under way .on. the Tahoe Ukiah state tighway eastward from Nevada City. The second large excavator was taken to the east city limits Saturday and is being started today on cutting the grade through. The brushing crews have cleaned of way for a_ half mile eastward from the city limits and the shovel will commence operations in cutting the grade at once. There is heavy excavation at the outset with several large fills to be made to make an even grade. The new route runs through the edge of the old Manzanita diggings which -will vive plenty of material for the fills. It is expected that rapid progress.will be made in cutting the route to rough grade. After passing the Arnhart and Dow ranches the hew survey takes a straighter alignment : than previously followed and will provide one of the finest pieces of highway in the state system when completed. A-camp is being arranged at the upper end. of the contract and work will also be carried. on from that point. The brushing of the right of way will be kept well ahead of the excavating and several loca) wood dealers have lost no time in connecting with the logs and poles cut from the right of way. The contract is expected to take until November 1st to complete and will inelude surfacing with crushed rock and oil, making a permanent year around roadway which will be greatly appreciated by the traveling public. i George Clutter attended the instaliation ceremonies of the Elks Kriday evening. He is a former resident of Nevada City. The many friends of Mrs. Dan Coughlin will be pleased to know that she is about after a serious sick spell, The many friends of Mrs, F. J. Heppner will be pleased to learn that she is recovering satisfactorily from an injury to her shoulder. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Naake visited his mother in Nevada C City Tuesday. Mr. and _Mrs. Carl Johnson of Alleghany attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Miller. Mrs. Thomas W. Reynolds and son, Manford, of Oakland visited re latives here over the week end. E. J. N. Ott has been making a number of improvements at his as rsay office lately including new foun. ;dations,for his stamp mill and rocl eru:?:er. Eldred Allen motored to Saeramentc Thursday for the day. IDAHO STOCK IS AVAILABLE THE GENERAL PUBLIC With permission given by state\ corporation commissioner for the issuance of a half million dollars additional stock by the® IdahoMaryland Consolidated Mines, Incor, financing will make opening of a new’ era of development work at this famous property the coming year and place it as one of the big producers again. The’ opening of the virgin ore shoot on the 1900, level the past year has made possible the development of new ore reserves of immense value . clear to the surface and ‘proves that existence of ore bodies hitherto untouched in this property which produced over twenty two and a half millions and paid dividends of seven million during the heyday of its illustrious existence yet has wonderful possibilities, The faith shown by Errol MacBoyle in the property will yet match that shown in past years by W. B. Bourn in seeing the Empire property through against the advice of engineering opinion. With the addition of more stamps to the present 20 stamp mill and with ball milling equipment for fine grinding, will make the Idaho plant well equipt to go onto a large production basis. The directors of the company are listed as F. W. MecNear, lL. H. Duschak, W. E. Casson, Joseph Smyth, William Muller and L. H. Peters. The Idaho Maryland common stock is now to be listed on the San Francisco Mining Exchange which is a radical departure from past procedure of the three principal producing properties of the district, the Idaho, Empire and North Star with relation to the’ status of the companies as regards the investing public. This step should usher in a new. era with regard to the interest of the general public in the produc tion of gold. The total stock issue of the Idaho is 2, 500,000 shares. . Of this amount 1,541,932 shares of common have been issued of a tota!} of twa million common and 500,006 shares of preferred with 220,966 issued. The production since 1926 when the present management tokk over the properties is given § as

$375,000 using a 20 stamp. mill. One of the pleasing features is that the production from the development work has practically paid its own way. E. L. Oliver who affiliated with the mining industry of Nevada county is president of the Idaho -Marysland, IF. W. McNear, vice president, Errol MacBoyle, mamaging director and Pau! Claiborne, secretary and treasurer. Thorr B. English was. in Nevada City Friday enroute to Pleasant Valley to look after his eattle that are on winter range. — Mrs. Thomas Jones ig home from a two month’s visit with relatives at Santa Cruz. Among those bitendine . the funer al of the late Mrs. N. W. Bennett: were, Mrs. Alfred Bennets and Sam ‘Beunets of Sacramento, and Mrs. Sva Bennetts of Boca. General Manager O, E.Schiffner of the Gaston 'mine near Washington, is spending a few days in Nevada City with his family and attending to business affairs. Miss Irma McCormack attended the spring track and field meet at Berkeley Saturday. George Lyons, supervisor of the Modoc National Forest, is gravely, ill at Klamath Valley hospital from ‘recent burns. He was a forme resident of Nevada City and his many friends hope for a quick recovery. Cc. F. Humphrey and J. W. Humphrey of San Francisco visited here Sunday.. The former was at one time a part owner in the Murchie mine, and is now an attorney. W. G. Gaggin ,who has been down at Sacramento for several days was in town Tuesday on his way home to Alleghany, where he has a barber shop. Ponemah Council Degree of Pocahontas, held a cooked food sale at Odd Fellows building Saturday that was well patronized, s has long been TWIN SISTERS COMPANY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Twin Sisters Mining Company was held at Geyserville the past. week and much “interest the . Was manifested in the affairs of the ,company, fully 75 per cent of the outstanding ‘stock being represented in person or by. proxy. Ray Q. I'c:porated, it is expected that the new. dent, D J Bradbury of Napa, possible the} ‘ter of Ukiah was re-elected presisecretary; Arthur Tracy of urer; Charles Miller Joseph Rosasco of. Heaidsbure. Frank Comino of Calpella, LL. Bac coglio of Ukiah and R. 0. Foste: of Ukiah, directors: Work at the property been held up for some time by wintry weather will be within the nexttwo weeks accordine4 to present calculations Ukiah, of Geyserville which the resum ec and will consist of driving .the No. 3 tunne ahead to cut under the rich ore shoots encountered on the uppe1 levels. Plenty of water for power is now available for the next few months and: will be utilized for driv ing the compressor for the machine drills. The face of the tunnel is now in a very. encouraging formation which may disclose’ a new ledce at any time. The estimated distance t« complete the tunnel which will be rushed so that the company is 270 fee to cump!etion eet may on a production basis at an early date A great deal of. ro¢k has beer blocked out in-the upper levels ready for stoping. <A mill site hes been provided at the No. 3-adit and adequate milling equipment will be installed. The company is interested in the matter of bringing~ in electric and President Foster attendance at the meeting held here Thursday night to discuss the tion. powe!} was in on situaSIERRA COUNTY LOCALS —_—_—_—_—_ Mrs. Axtone Layvezzola and Miss Josephine Tomola spent Thursday in Nevada City. a Mrs. Jean Dolley . of Sierraville, lately won one. of the 42 prizes given by the Prize Story Magazine in-a contest they put on.:The contest was world wide.and hundreds of thousands of answers were and to have Mrs,’ Dolley win one oj the prizés speaks well for ability. Fishing season open in this try’'on the Ist of May, the trout are searce in at least. A standing on any of the bridges in Downieville could alyaws until this year see sent in her coun but we fear this vicinity person a number of trout in the river, but now if you see’ one or two at-any one time your eyes must be keen. Duncan Cameron spent during the stormy weather with lis wife in Downieville. Dunean is running a. stezm shovel for a contractor on the Placerville-Truskee and the snow falling off. the time highway forced a layJohn Adams of Sattley was a visitor to Downieville John drove the snowmobile from City on Monday, which fell and Monday Spaletti Sattley to Sierra as the new made it bad for impossible for Mrs. Angeles driving a team an ,auto, Betty Denton Tuesday, her as far that morning. accompanied for the ride. Walter Denton as Nevada City Miss Carmen Veck them to Nevada City D. A. Hatfield and Kenneth Parsons, both of Walla Walla, Wash., were here. during the week looking over the Australia quartz in Slug Canyon, owned by Richard Phelan. They also were looking at the Frost property in Hungry Mouth Ravine. Adolph Loeffler. took Mrs. Ben Hames from Sierra City to San Francisco Monday evening. Mrs. Mames went to visit relatives fora few days. : Mrs. Lena Redding was a member of the reception committee at the grand ball which was givén by the employees of the legislature on the 9th of April. Mrs. James Dugan City for a few days assisting Mrs. Frank Groves .in looking after the Hames store during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Hames. (The Messenger) is in Sierra has} night. . & Wood . ! snow . went to Los} property . CONZERENCE a POWER LINE ISPROMISING ONE. Possibilities of a new into the county power line Gaston Ridge section of the are seen in the conference held between. officials of the Pacific ric Company. and variqeas operators of the East Belt . section held in this city Thursday night. The power company proposes to build a new line from Deer Creek power house into the Poorman Creek Gas:and Elect ous mine country as far as the Twin Sisters mine which would -take care of all the mining companies on the Gaston Ridge including. the HD GEIL a. : 4 Gaston, Ancho, are now being anda “score of properties awaiting power facilities. The get a netively developed, other power anxious to Alieghany at an early date to meet the mine an equitable basis which — lead to a favorable conelufurther conference is to be heid' in San Francisco at once to atcompt to, close negotiations so that arly » construction started ond make possible large time opera~ company is line through into--Downieville. and: :is new willing owners .on should ion. A can be tions this year. Harry S. Furiong of Auburn chief, section of the presided at conflanked by W. . Clara and W. H. Park:of the San ae rancis.» co offices. Mine operators in attendance were: Manager O. Hi the Rescue Eula interthe Gaston properManager Gordon M. Tiger Consolirating the Ancho and Erie, President tay O. Foster = of the . } Twin Sisters Mining Company, Clayton Chatfield ef the Eagle Bird,—C: J. oyser of Spanish group and Fred W. Bradley;@ who has properties in . Creek WwW. Waa Relief Hill properties, = J. Joost and George of the new-~. business Drum division rerence, General Schiffner of ests developing ties, General Bettles of the Yellow dated oper the . representing . Frank Dilicn, lithe Poorman Waggoner of A. Hy. Tickell, H. ‘Calanan, The company is commendable spirit in dealing.with ~ the mining interests and making pos: sible the development of: a large mining which has past years dependable to be hoped that early section, power showing a area of country . bean greatly hampered in by-tack power, of cheap and It is 'consummation of the ans for the power line may be oe bB.as wi posesJ-d . STATE FAIR OFF“ "AL MISITOR NE NE. ‘DA cry Frank H. McConneli >° Sacramento, representing the £ ‘te Agricul tural Society and assi: it to Secre— tary Charles W.Paine was a Nevaida City visitor Friday i: the inter= 4 lest of the coming state fair, which ~ will be the 75th-anniv “sary of the . conferred with R. N. ~ secretary of the Nevada County Development Association regarding ty in He . MeCormack, institution. . cooperation by this counplaeing anexhibit this fall, . something which this county has not . . done for some years due to lack of . initiative doubtless. ° . person of © conversaoffice, stated a matter of great county with its in the production — yellow metal to cele. state in a proper — on this occasion. He receiy~ ed a hearty welcome in this city. . Mr. . pleasing McConnell is a address and in a The Nugget would .be for tion in that it . interest this record of the precious brate with the manner glorious Supervisor E, B. Dudley, organist of the Elks Lodge, attended the installation eeremonies Friday evening. City Marshal H. D. Shearer had as_a_ visitor, George Milney of Siskiyou county, an old time friend. Alfred Bennetts of Sacramento was called to Nevada City on aceount of the serious illness ané death of his mother, Mrs. N. We. Bennetts. ¥ Lawrence Pianezzi is home f a three month's visit with his daug ter, Mrs. Maud Nerva of San cisco. James Bradley came up trou Franeiseo and proceeded 0B = Spanish mine,