April 15, 1932 (4 pages)

SS SS wey 5 ER ya eee TS ~ eag/tnUaCa FF REET NYT ON SS ~ 0 Nevada City ERNE Le ihe td En Rea win rise The Nugget Is California’s Leading Mining Weekly ugget VOL. VI, No. 23 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932 CALIFORNIA STATE GOLD PRODUCTION INCREASES These are still ‘‘days of gold’’. Today, 84 years after James W. Marshall discovered nuggets atSutter’s mill, California continues to outrank all other States in’gold production. Las year’s output approximated eleven million dollars, an inerease of $1,250,000 over 1936 and nearly $2,250,000 over 1929. More than 60 per cent of these millions eame from quartz mines in Nevada and Amador counties and from dredging operations in Sacramento and Yuba. % The last two years have witnessed ‘a widespread revival if small-scale placer mining. Hundreds of men unemployed in other industries have turned prospectors and are working with picks, shovels and pans along the north-State streams. Nuggets and dust gathered by them find their way to.the mint and help to keep California in the forefront of mining States. More Quartz Mining Quartz mining has also made great strides in recent years. The consolidated Empire and North Star mines at Grass Valley, which have produced continuously since 1850, have increased. their mechanical equipment and are carrying on extensive exploration work. The two properties are turning out 700 tons of quartz a day. The Idaho Maryland, nearby, which was reopened in 1929 after a 27-year shutdown, is being developed. like a new mine. The Brunswick, owned by the same company, was recently reconditioned and is also being energetically operated with a large crew. Employees in these two old producers have grown from 100 to 170 during the past eighteen months. Murchie Is Busy The Murchie mine near Nevada City, is rebuilding its equipment to handlle 250 tons of ore per day.” Jackson presents similar pictures of activity. The Argonaut mine is now working at a depth of 5083 feet and is installing a second hoist to go down ever farther. It is also planning to install an electric locomotive underground. The Kennedy, too, is installing a second hoist at the 460u foot level of its vertical shaft, which now is down.4950 feet and is being deepened to 5100 feet. The Central Eureka is now operating at the 2300 foot level. The famous old Carson Hill mine, near Melones, hag just been put in shape for large_scale operations, and many other important properties on the Mother Lode are joining in the expansion program. Great Contrast The contrast between quartz mining of yesterday and today is amazing. When George Knight discovered the first quartz vein at Grass Valley, in ‘1850, operations’ were carried--on by man power. Then came various stages of steam power, and finally, in the nineties ,electric power. Electricity is now so widely used that the P. G. & E, load totals 47,864 horsepower—enough for a city of 35,000 homes, The Empire-Star properties exemplify all-electric operation. The company’s 600 men have 7189 -horsepower at their command. Giant \motors run the two hoists that go 9000 feet underground on the incline of the vein—to a vertical depth of about 4500 feet. Others operate stamp mills, machine shops, pumps, conveyors and ventilating systems. Electricity also compresses air for -, ore drills, charges batteries for ore “Yrain locomotives, and lights 140 miles of underground drifts. But Few Mules Left In striking contrast to these modern methods, a few mules still haul ore cars in the mine, but only because the owners do not want to turn them out to die. They’re so accustomed to the constant temperature of 67 degrees that, if brought to the surface, they could not stand ehanges from one.season to another or even from day to night. Incidentally, some of the mules chew tobaceo—all right, ask the superintendent—and won’t work without a good part of a plug tucked under their tongues, Modern mechanical science, how_ ever, has taken much of the glamor out of mining. Even with prospectors back on the job, the present days of gold are a far cry from the hectic era ushered in by Mashall’s ' discovery—when Placerville was «“‘Hangtown” and Auburn was . WOULD MAKE KIDNAPPING PUNISHABLE BY DEATH Washington, D. C. Apr. 14—A bill to make kidnaping a crime punishable by death was introduced into the House of Representatives recent-,. ly by Congressman Joe Crail, (Republican) of California. The provisions of the bill would apply to kidnaping crimes in which the vectim mght be transported across a state line, which would place the matter under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. “The Lindbergh baby kidnaping is only one of a long series of crimes of this outrageous sort which must be stopped,’’ Congressman Crail declared, in explaining his motive for the proposed legislation. ‘‘Now that bootlegging has been hit by the de_ pression, kidnaping has shown an increase, and this vicious form of racketeering must be stamped out at once.” is Demands have been made of several state legislatures that bills making. kidnaping a crime subject to capital punishment be enacted. Conspiracy between two or more persons to commit a kidnapng also comes under the provisions of the bill, which would permit punishment by death, or, “upon recommendation of a jury for clemency,. imprisonment in the penitentiary for such term of years as the court in its discretion shall determine. 0. District Attorney and Mrs. J. M. McMahon of Downieville were recent visitors in Nevada City. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The following conveyances were placed on record in the recorder’s office last week: L. G. Beloud property in Hills Grass Valley. Mary Meyers to Wm. Meyers—Portion of lot 1, block 20, City of Grass Valley. . Flora Townsend to Manuel S. Alameda— property in Rough and Ready township. Caroline Davis to P. G. &E. Co.— right of way for pole line over land in vicinity of Gold Flat. “Emil’C. Johnson to H. E: Wilson— property in Chicago Park section. ‘E. Buchler to H. Ciardella— property in Truckee. MONITORS ARE WORKING AT SIERRA PLACER MINE The Indian Hill hydraulic mine to H. J. Frost— Flat section of .near Camptonville has washed over 50,000 yards of top material, and piping on the exposed bottom gravel has commenced. Superintendent Fred J. Joubert states that six weeks more water is easily available, “which” will give them a good water season. The property is being operated by B. T. Dyer and associates of Los Angeles. 0 Henry Myers of Tyler was a Nevada City visitor Tuesday. MARSHALL GISELMAN IN AUTO ACCIDENT * Marshall ‘W.’ Giselman, widely known. professional musician and musical instructor of this city, narrowly escaped serious injury several miles down the Auburn’ highway early Monday morning when his car left the: roadway, struck a bank and overturned, Giselman was picked up by a passing motorist and brought to Grass Valley. He was driving from San Francisco and had traveled a large part of the night. It is thought that-he fell asleep momentarily. “Wood’s Dry Diggin’s.” Only by contrasts do they suggest the time when devil may-care pioneers squandered pokes of “dust” in such rip-roaring “camps” as Rough and Ready, Shasta, Timbuctoo, You Bet, Downieville, Poker Flat and Columbia. Many of the once thriving places have disappeared; others have become ghost cities with blocks of paneless windows and rusty iron doors. But mining for gold still goes on, and always will as long as there is a grain of “‘dust’’ in the sands of the Yuba, the Feather, or the Ameriean or a speck of quartz in the] ~ Mother Lode, _April Showers JUST INTIME TO SAVE MY RELIEF HILL MINE A crew of about twevle men are employed at the Relief Hill mine where they are cleaning out the old tunnel and making preparations far steady work. Plans are to drift 200 feet. There are about 250 acres of ground in the property. Mr. Fletcher, Hamilton is superintendent at the mine. 0. c: SHOULDER BROKEN Falling from a stepladder in her home at the foot of Boulder street yesterday morning, Mrs. Florence Evans, long-time resident of Nevada City, broke the bones in her shoulder and was taken immediately’ to a Grass Valley hospital. (0). MILL STARTS AT THE FAMOUS MURCHIE MINE The mill at the Murchie mine was started several days ago and more of that famous ore is being ground and shipments of the precious yellow metal will soon be on its way to the smelting plant. In the neighborhood of 80 men are employed at the Murchie mine. As the need develops in the coming months more men will be added until they have a larger crew than the old company. The Newmont Company who purchased the property a few months ago, has made a number of additions and changes in machinery that will assist the new management in placing the mine on a larger daily production basis when it gets in full operation. We understand the company is rebuilding its equipment.to handle 250 tons of ore daily. Mr. Kirvin, a mining man of wide experience, is superintendent, week the Murchie mine. : THREE UNAPPOSED AT NEVADA CITY POLLING With only fiftytitty-elekt votes cast, one of the quietest city elections in Nevada City in years resulted Tuesday in the election of Wade Armstrong, C. Ray Murchie and A. Seaman as councilmen. They are the incumbents, and had no opposition. 0 FEDERALS RAID STILL The federal prohibition agents out of Sacramento siezed a distillery of 600-gallons daily capacity on a ranch in the Wolf Creek district eight miles from Higgins Corners, and placed the employees, Charles Soldaveni and Gina Mazzoni, in the county jail. The men were removed to Sacramento the following day to face charges in the U. S. district court. Several months ago an alcohol distillery was seized near the Auburn Meh eee which was shout: the same size.: Chief Clerk Wm. M. Gracey ana United States forest service officers . in dismantling the!. are engaged plant. F 0 RAIN WEDNESDAY Nevada City was again visited by beneficial April showers Wednesday that will do the country many hundreds of dollars worth of good. 0. Miss Minnie White was a recent visitor in Palo Alto with relatives, A very FOURTH OF JULY? A mass theeting of merchants and citizens was held last. night at the city hall, which had been cailed by a chamber of commerce committee for the purpose of ascertaining ‘the ‘wishes of the community as to a Fourth of July celebration here. limited attendance being present, it was decided to canvass individually the business men and others of the community before deciding.: Chairman George H. Calanan presided. The other members of. the committee are H. A. Kjorlie, C. W. Leiter, George Gildersleeve and BE. Shreiber. 0 Mrs. Annie Browning is seriously ill at her home with pneumonia. IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE AT LAKE VERA At take Vera a wleuated about three miles north of Neyada City; a number of improvements are being made around the piers and swimming beaches of the various Camp Fire Girls and Mills College lodges or summer camps. __.At is rumored that plans are under. way for the erecting of a building by the Piedmont Camp Fire Girls and the Kiwanis Club of Oakland will build a shower ‘at the Oakland Camp._ A water system was put in last summer which takes water to all camps by gravity from the Snow Mountain ditch. During the summer months there are several hundred girls and instructors from Mills College, Oakland, Piedmont and Sacramento camp fire girls and college students, that spend a fortnight or so of vacation there. The camps are ideally situated near the shores of Lake Vera and in the beautiful pine timper ; aaa FUNERAL IS HELD FOR DARSIE RIDGE Funeral services were conducted at St. Patrick’s church in Grass Valley Tuesday for Darsie Ridge, scion of a noted family, who died in that city this week. He was the son of Andrew Jackson Ridge, an attorney of wide note, and nephew of John Rollen Ridge, early day poet -and editor of Superior California, whose residence was in Grass Valley. His wife, Mrs. Ella Ridge, died two years ago. Ridge was born in Texas in 1861, but had spent most ‘of his life in our neighbor city. He engaged in desultory mining and other work and was devoted to hunting and fishing. A brother, Frank Ridge, and a sister, Mrs. N. R. Frick, survive. Due to the fast that Mr. Ridge died suddenly and without medical attention, an inquest will. be conducted’ by Coroner A M. Holmes. may : JIM ALLEN BREAKS LEG TT. J. (Jim) Allen of Nevada City suffered a broken leg Saturday while engaged in logging east of this city, on the Tahoe Ukiah high_ way. In pulling the logs out with a tractor his leg got caught between a log and the tractor crushing the bones in his knee. He was taken to the wien City Sanitarium where Dr. A. H. Tickell set the bones, It will be some time before he will be able to go to work MINING CELEBRATION IN OROVILLE MAY 12-14 Nevada City and community are invited to attend the second annual state wide mining convention to. be held in Oroville May 12-13-14 in a letter received today from George E. Brown, chairman of the executive committee in charge of arrangements for the affair. He also states that miners who expect 'to attend the celebration are asked to start growing béard and to be prepared to attend in costume. Every effort to have Oroville live over the days when it was known as Ophir and was the center of mining activities in Butte county are being made. Store fronts will be decorated and business house employees are wearing costumes. Streets will be named after famous mines and mining districts and: ore will be placed on prominent streets corners for visitors to try their hand at panning. Panning and drilling contests, parades, a rodeo, drum corps elimination contest, a*ball game, ’49er camp and tours are included on the program for the entertainment of visitors. The three day celebration will start with a parade led by Governor James Rolph and the Queen, who is being selected through a state wide contest. A luncheon and banquet in their honor will be opened to the puolic to be followed by a grand march at the ball. Every effort to make the convention a success is being put forth by the committee in charge. TAXES DELINQUENT SOON Next Wednesday at 5 o'clock in the afternoon the second installment ties for non-payment will be added. If payment is not made the property will be sold to the state for the amount of the tax bills and this further increases charges for non_ payment. As payment of taxes are coming in slowly, Tax Collector Frank Steel urges tax payers to make payments as soon as possible to avoid the last minute rush, or that it may be overlooked altogether. 0. Uv Forest Supervisor R. L. P. Bigelow was an official visitor in Reno Wednesday. COST REDUCED ON DEBRIS STORAGE, BULLARDS DAM ‘The Pacific Gas and Electric company announced that it has reduced the _ cost of hydraulic debris storage behind Bullards Bar dam one third, this month. The com_ pany owns the dam, and many thousands of yards of debris will be stored there. this season . with the} abundance of water for hydraluicking. The present rate of three cents per yard has been reduced to two cents. Tt is expected that many properties that could not be worked at a profit before, will be operating to full capacity and make good profits. JOSEPH GARIBALDI DIES OF LONG-LASTING ILLNESS Joseph Garibaldi, who hasbeen ill for a long time, passed away Wednesday morning in Nevada. City from an incurable. illness. He was 74 years of age and came to California from Boston Mass., when a small boy. He lived’ in Sierra county until he grew to manhood Mr. Garibaldi conducted a grocery store and also operated a freight line between Downieville and Marysville, for many years. While in Downieville he married Miss Emma Merroux. One daughter, born to this -union, Mrs. Marie Hall, now lives in Oregon. Surviving children by a later marriage are Mrs. Carl Trevethick of Nevada City, and Elmer Garibaldi of Richmond. A brother, Louis Garibaldi, lives at Tyler. He was a helpful, honest and industrious citizen and will be missed in this community. The funeral will be held at 10 o’clock today. from the Holmes Fun_ eral Home, with Rev. H. H. Buckner officiating. Burial will take place in Downieville cemetery. o— —~ again, , \ Subscribe For The Nugget. 4 " ee eee C. Ing, Register, * eee = He = : st of taxes will expire and added penal. . BACK TO GOOD TIMES — MOVEMENT LAUNCHED California, long the ‘“‘white spot” of the nation, is now the recognized leader upon whom the entire country is looking to swing business back to sound prosperity. This is indicated in the volume of telegrams and letters received by A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board of Transamerica, who recently launched the state-wide ‘“‘Back-toGood-Times’’ campaign of the Bank of America. Men high in business, finance and labor have joined in expressing their congratulations on the campaign announced in the press, designed to put California’s dollars to work. Rowell Featured The ‘‘Back-to_Good-Times” campaign has featured Chester H. Rowell, noted journalist and publicist, in radio programs over stations © KGO and KFI. Rowell who is a keen student of world economies, traced the trend of business and cited the reasons why he believes California can lead the nation, ‘‘Back-to-Good Times.”’ ‘Among those telegraphing their congratulations on the Bank of America’s campaign is Lee H. Bris-_ tol, of New York,president of the Association of National Advertising who wired: ; “We have just received the inspir. ing reports of the great campaign which you have started in Califor-. nia. We know the spirit of Califor-nia and that you will not stop short of a complete solution of the unemployment problem in your state. This is the background of prosperity. Putting idle men back to work puts idle money back to work. We wish you every success.” Others Congratulate Cc. M. Chester, president of: General Foods, New York City, has hand_ ed to Giannini the laurels of business leadership in the following tele-" gram of congratulation: “Advertising campaign for economie recovery through release of idle dollars most constructive and commendable. You and your organization are to be congratulated for this California leadership.’’ The American Federation of La. bor also sees in the campaign relief from the unemployment that has followed in the wake of economic reddjustment. Matthew Woll, vice prestident of the American Federation of Labor, has wired as follows: “Allow me to offer heartiest congratulations on splendid campaign being organized for employment in California and to you for your own magnificent efforts. When our people are returned to work we will be on the way to a sound prosperity with money following men back to healthful activity.”’ 0. Vv GOOD ORE BODIES BEING ~ MELLED: IN’ MARIPOSA: COUNTY The mill at the Spencer mine in the Sherlock district, Mariposa county, was started recently and it is reported that there is a fine showing of ore in this mine. Development work will continue and it is intended that the mill be in operation three shifts. At the Diltz, it is planned to sink the shaft 100 feet deeper. The mill is being operated here with very satisfactory results as the. excellent ore shoots opened up last. winter continues, 0. LAND TO BE OPEN Notite is .hereby given that the E% Lot 5 of the NW% See. 2, T. 15 N., R. 10 E., M DM, will be open to entry It will be restored from a power site classification on April 30, 1932. For the first 91 days, or from April 30th to July 29th, the land will be open only to ex-service men of any war who may file their applications during the 20 days immetiately preceeding April 30th, or from April 10 to 29. During this period any persons claiming valid rights superior to those of the soldiers may also file. Ex-service men — must file copies of their discharges — and others claiming preference right must make a proper showing. —~— On July 30th, if the land is then unentered, it may be filed upon un, der any applicable land law by the general public. The land is in Placer RR near Gold Run. Any inquiries ‘ y

SS SS wey 5 ER ya eee TS ~ eag/tnUaCa FF REET NYT ON SS ~ 0 Nevada City ERNE Le ihe td En Rea win rise The Nugget Is California’s Leading Mining Weekly ugget VOL. VI, No. 23 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1932 CALIFORNIA STATE GOLD PRODUCTION INCREASES These are still ‘‘days of gold’’. Today, 84 years after James W. Marshall discovered nuggets atSutter’s mill, California continues to outrank all other States in’gold production. Las year’s output approximated eleven million dollars, an inerease of $1,250,000 over 1936 and nearly $2,250,000 over 1929. More than 60 per cent of these millions eame from quartz mines in Nevada and Amador counties and from dredging operations in Sacramento and Yuba. % The last two years have witnessed ‘a widespread revival if small-scale placer mining. Hundreds of men unemployed in other industries have turned prospectors and are working with picks, shovels and pans along the north-State streams. Nuggets and dust gathered by them find their way to.the mint and help to keep California in the forefront of mining States. More Quartz Mining Quartz mining has also made great strides in recent years. The consolidated Empire and North Star mines at Grass Valley, which have produced continuously since 1850, have increased. their mechanical equipment and are carrying on extensive exploration work. The two properties are turning out 700 tons of quartz a day. The Idaho Maryland, nearby, which was reopened in 1929 after a 27-year shutdown, is being developed. like a new mine. The Brunswick, owned by the same company, was recently reconditioned and is also being energetically operated with a large crew. Employees in these two old producers have grown from 100 to 170 during the past eighteen months. Murchie Is Busy The Murchie mine near Nevada City, is rebuilding its equipment to handlle 250 tons of ore per day.” Jackson presents similar pictures of activity. The Argonaut mine is now working at a depth of 5083 feet and is installing a second hoist to go down ever farther. It is also planning to install an electric locomotive underground. The Kennedy, too, is installing a second hoist at the 460u foot level of its vertical shaft, which now is down.4950 feet and is being deepened to 5100 feet. The Central Eureka is now operating at the 2300 foot level. The famous old Carson Hill mine, near Melones, hag just been put in shape for large_scale operations, and many other important properties on the Mother Lode are joining in the expansion program. Great Contrast The contrast between quartz mining of yesterday and today is amazing. When George Knight discovered the first quartz vein at Grass Valley, in ‘1850, operations’ were carried--on by man power. Then came various stages of steam power, and finally, in the nineties ,electric power. Electricity is now so widely used that the P. G. & E, load totals 47,864 horsepower—enough for a city of 35,000 homes, The Empire-Star properties exemplify all-electric operation. The company’s 600 men have 7189 -horsepower at their command. Giant \motors run the two hoists that go 9000 feet underground on the incline of the vein—to a vertical depth of about 4500 feet. Others operate stamp mills, machine shops, pumps, conveyors and ventilating systems. Electricity also compresses air for -, ore drills, charges batteries for ore “Yrain locomotives, and lights 140 miles of underground drifts. But Few Mules Left In striking contrast to these modern methods, a few mules still haul ore cars in the mine, but only because the owners do not want to turn them out to die. They’re so accustomed to the constant temperature of 67 degrees that, if brought to the surface, they could not stand ehanges from one.season to another or even from day to night. Incidentally, some of the mules chew tobaceo—all right, ask the superintendent—and won’t work without a good part of a plug tucked under their tongues, Modern mechanical science, how_ ever, has taken much of the glamor out of mining. Even with prospectors back on the job, the present days of gold are a far cry from the hectic era ushered in by Mashall’s ' discovery—when Placerville was «“‘Hangtown” and Auburn was . WOULD MAKE KIDNAPPING PUNISHABLE BY DEATH Washington, D. C. Apr. 14—A bill to make kidnaping a crime punishable by death was introduced into the House of Representatives recent-,. ly by Congressman Joe Crail, (Republican) of California. The provisions of the bill would apply to kidnaping crimes in which the vectim mght be transported across a state line, which would place the matter under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. “The Lindbergh baby kidnaping is only one of a long series of crimes of this outrageous sort which must be stopped,’’ Congressman Crail declared, in explaining his motive for the proposed legislation. ‘‘Now that bootlegging has been hit by the de_ pression, kidnaping has shown an increase, and this vicious form of racketeering must be stamped out at once.” is Demands have been made of several state legislatures that bills making. kidnaping a crime subject to capital punishment be enacted. Conspiracy between two or more persons to commit a kidnapng also comes under the provisions of the bill, which would permit punishment by death, or, “upon recommendation of a jury for clemency,. imprisonment in the penitentiary for such term of years as the court in its discretion shall determine. 0. District Attorney and Mrs. J. M. McMahon of Downieville were recent visitors in Nevada City. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS The following conveyances were placed on record in the recorder’s office last week: L. G. Beloud property in Hills Grass Valley. Mary Meyers to Wm. Meyers—Portion of lot 1, block 20, City of Grass Valley. . Flora Townsend to Manuel S. Alameda— property in Rough and Ready township. Caroline Davis to P. G. &E. Co.— right of way for pole line over land in vicinity of Gold Flat. “Emil’C. Johnson to H. E: Wilson— property in Chicago Park section. ‘E. Buchler to H. Ciardella— property in Truckee. MONITORS ARE WORKING AT SIERRA PLACER MINE The Indian Hill hydraulic mine to H. J. Frost— Flat section of .near Camptonville has washed over 50,000 yards of top material, and piping on the exposed bottom gravel has commenced. Superintendent Fred J. Joubert states that six weeks more water is easily available, “which” will give them a good water season. The property is being operated by B. T. Dyer and associates of Los Angeles. 0 Henry Myers of Tyler was a Nevada City visitor Tuesday. MARSHALL GISELMAN IN AUTO ACCIDENT * Marshall ‘W.’ Giselman, widely known. professional musician and musical instructor of this city, narrowly escaped serious injury several miles down the Auburn’ highway early Monday morning when his car left the: roadway, struck a bank and overturned, Giselman was picked up by a passing motorist and brought to Grass Valley. He was driving from San Francisco and had traveled a large part of the night. It is thought that-he fell asleep momentarily. “Wood’s Dry Diggin’s.” Only by contrasts do they suggest the time when devil may-care pioneers squandered pokes of “dust” in such rip-roaring “camps” as Rough and Ready, Shasta, Timbuctoo, You Bet, Downieville, Poker Flat and Columbia. Many of the once thriving places have disappeared; others have become ghost cities with blocks of paneless windows and rusty iron doors. But mining for gold still goes on, and always will as long as there is a grain of “‘dust’’ in the sands of the Yuba, the Feather, or the Ameriean or a speck of quartz in the] ~ Mother Lode, _April Showers JUST INTIME TO SAVE MY RELIEF HILL MINE A crew of about twevle men are employed at the Relief Hill mine where they are cleaning out the old tunnel and making preparations far steady work. Plans are to drift 200 feet. There are about 250 acres of ground in the property. Mr. Fletcher, Hamilton is superintendent at the mine. 0. c: SHOULDER BROKEN Falling from a stepladder in her home at the foot of Boulder street yesterday morning, Mrs. Florence Evans, long-time resident of Nevada City, broke the bones in her shoulder and was taken immediately’ to a Grass Valley hospital. (0). MILL STARTS AT THE FAMOUS MURCHIE MINE The mill at the Murchie mine was started several days ago and more of that famous ore is being ground and shipments of the precious yellow metal will soon be on its way to the smelting plant. In the neighborhood of 80 men are employed at the Murchie mine. As the need develops in the coming months more men will be added until they have a larger crew than the old company. The Newmont Company who purchased the property a few months ago, has made a number of additions and changes in machinery that will assist the new management in placing the mine on a larger daily production basis when it gets in full operation. We understand the company is rebuilding its equipment.to handle 250 tons of ore daily. Mr. Kirvin, a mining man of wide experience, is superintendent, week the Murchie mine. : THREE UNAPPOSED AT NEVADA CITY POLLING With only fiftytitty-elekt votes cast, one of the quietest city elections in Nevada City in years resulted Tuesday in the election of Wade Armstrong, C. Ray Murchie and A. Seaman as councilmen. They are the incumbents, and had no opposition. 0 FEDERALS RAID STILL The federal prohibition agents out of Sacramento siezed a distillery of 600-gallons daily capacity on a ranch in the Wolf Creek district eight miles from Higgins Corners, and placed the employees, Charles Soldaveni and Gina Mazzoni, in the county jail. The men were removed to Sacramento the following day to face charges in the U. S. district court. Several months ago an alcohol distillery was seized near the Auburn Meh eee which was shout: the same size.: Chief Clerk Wm. M. Gracey ana United States forest service officers . in dismantling the!. are engaged plant. F 0 RAIN WEDNESDAY Nevada City was again visited by beneficial April showers Wednesday that will do the country many hundreds of dollars worth of good.

0. Miss Minnie White was a recent visitor in Palo Alto with relatives, A very FOURTH OF JULY? A mass theeting of merchants and citizens was held last. night at the city hall, which had been cailed by a chamber of commerce committee for the purpose of ascertaining ‘the ‘wishes of the community as to a Fourth of July celebration here. limited attendance being present, it was decided to canvass individually the business men and others of the community before deciding.: Chairman George H. Calanan presided. The other members of. the committee are H. A. Kjorlie, C. W. Leiter, George Gildersleeve and BE. Shreiber. 0 Mrs. Annie Browning is seriously ill at her home with pneumonia. IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE AT LAKE VERA At take Vera a wleuated about three miles north of Neyada City; a number of improvements are being made around the piers and swimming beaches of the various Camp Fire Girls and Mills College lodges or summer camps. __.At is rumored that plans are under. way for the erecting of a building by the Piedmont Camp Fire Girls and the Kiwanis Club of Oakland will build a shower ‘at the Oakland Camp._ A water system was put in last summer which takes water to all camps by gravity from the Snow Mountain ditch. During the summer months there are several hundred girls and instructors from Mills College, Oakland, Piedmont and Sacramento camp fire girls and college students, that spend a fortnight or so of vacation there. The camps are ideally situated near the shores of Lake Vera and in the beautiful pine timper ; aaa FUNERAL IS HELD FOR DARSIE RIDGE Funeral services were conducted at St. Patrick’s church in Grass Valley Tuesday for Darsie Ridge, scion of a noted family, who died in that city this week. He was the son of Andrew Jackson Ridge, an attorney of wide note, and nephew of John Rollen Ridge, early day poet -and editor of Superior California, whose residence was in Grass Valley. His wife, Mrs. Ella Ridge, died two years ago. Ridge was born in Texas in 1861, but had spent most ‘of his life in our neighbor city. He engaged in desultory mining and other work and was devoted to hunting and fishing. A brother, Frank Ridge, and a sister, Mrs. N. R. Frick, survive. Due to the fast that Mr. Ridge died suddenly and without medical attention, an inquest will. be conducted’ by Coroner A M. Holmes. may : JIM ALLEN BREAKS LEG TT. J. (Jim) Allen of Nevada City suffered a broken leg Saturday while engaged in logging east of this city, on the Tahoe Ukiah high_ way. In pulling the logs out with a tractor his leg got caught between a log and the tractor crushing the bones in his knee. He was taken to the wien City Sanitarium where Dr. A. H. Tickell set the bones, It will be some time before he will be able to go to work MINING CELEBRATION IN OROVILLE MAY 12-14 Nevada City and community are invited to attend the second annual state wide mining convention to. be held in Oroville May 12-13-14 in a letter received today from George E. Brown, chairman of the executive committee in charge of arrangements for the affair. He also states that miners who expect 'to attend the celebration are asked to start growing béard and to be prepared to attend in costume. Every effort to have Oroville live over the days when it was known as Ophir and was the center of mining activities in Butte county are being made. Store fronts will be decorated and business house employees are wearing costumes. Streets will be named after famous mines and mining districts and: ore will be placed on prominent streets corners for visitors to try their hand at panning. Panning and drilling contests, parades, a rodeo, drum corps elimination contest, a*ball game, ’49er camp and tours are included on the program for the entertainment of visitors. The three day celebration will start with a parade led by Governor James Rolph and the Queen, who is being selected through a state wide contest. A luncheon and banquet in their honor will be opened to the puolic to be followed by a grand march at the ball. Every effort to make the convention a success is being put forth by the committee in charge. TAXES DELINQUENT SOON Next Wednesday at 5 o'clock in the afternoon the second installment ties for non-payment will be added. If payment is not made the property will be sold to the state for the amount of the tax bills and this further increases charges for non_ payment. As payment of taxes are coming in slowly, Tax Collector Frank Steel urges tax payers to make payments as soon as possible to avoid the last minute rush, or that it may be overlooked altogether. 0. Uv Forest Supervisor R. L. P. Bigelow was an official visitor in Reno Wednesday. COST REDUCED ON DEBRIS STORAGE, BULLARDS DAM ‘The Pacific Gas and Electric company announced that it has reduced the _ cost of hydraulic debris storage behind Bullards Bar dam one third, this month. The com_ pany owns the dam, and many thousands of yards of debris will be stored there. this season . with the} abundance of water for hydraluicking. The present rate of three cents per yard has been reduced to two cents. Tt is expected that many properties that could not be worked at a profit before, will be operating to full capacity and make good profits. JOSEPH GARIBALDI DIES OF LONG-LASTING ILLNESS Joseph Garibaldi, who hasbeen ill for a long time, passed away Wednesday morning in Nevada. City from an incurable. illness. He was 74 years of age and came to California from Boston Mass., when a small boy. He lived’ in Sierra county until he grew to manhood Mr. Garibaldi conducted a grocery store and also operated a freight line between Downieville and Marysville, for many years. While in Downieville he married Miss Emma Merroux. One daughter, born to this -union, Mrs. Marie Hall, now lives in Oregon. Surviving children by a later marriage are Mrs. Carl Trevethick of Nevada City, and Elmer Garibaldi of Richmond. A brother, Louis Garibaldi, lives at Tyler. He was a helpful, honest and industrious citizen and will be missed in this community. The funeral will be held at 10 o’clock today. from the Holmes Fun_ eral Home, with Rev. H. H. Buckner officiating. Burial will take place in Downieville cemetery. o— —~ again, , \ Subscribe For The Nugget. 4 " ee eee C. Ing, Register, * eee = He = : st of taxes will expire and added penal. . BACK TO GOOD TIMES — MOVEMENT LAUNCHED California, long the ‘“‘white spot” of the nation, is now the recognized leader upon whom the entire country is looking to swing business back to sound prosperity. This is indicated in the volume of telegrams and letters received by A. P. Giannini, chairman of the board of Transamerica, who recently launched the state-wide ‘“‘Back-toGood-Times’’ campaign of the Bank of America. Men high in business, finance and labor have joined in expressing their congratulations on the campaign announced in the press, designed to put California’s dollars to work. Rowell Featured The ‘‘Back-to_Good-Times” campaign has featured Chester H. Rowell, noted journalist and publicist, in radio programs over stations © KGO and KFI. Rowell who is a keen student of world economies, traced the trend of business and cited the reasons why he believes California can lead the nation, ‘‘Back-to-Good Times.”’ ‘Among those telegraphing their congratulations on the Bank of America’s campaign is Lee H. Bris-_ tol, of New York,president of the Association of National Advertising who wired: ; “We have just received the inspir. ing reports of the great campaign which you have started in Califor-. nia. We know the spirit of Califor-nia and that you will not stop short of a complete solution of the unemployment problem in your state. This is the background of prosperity. Putting idle men back to work puts idle money back to work. We wish you every success.” Others Congratulate Cc. M. Chester, president of: General Foods, New York City, has hand_ ed to Giannini the laurels of business leadership in the following tele-" gram of congratulation: “Advertising campaign for economie recovery through release of idle dollars most constructive and commendable. You and your organization are to be congratulated for this California leadership.’’ The American Federation of La. bor also sees in the campaign relief from the unemployment that has followed in the wake of economic reddjustment. Matthew Woll, vice prestident of the American Federation of Labor, has wired as follows: “Allow me to offer heartiest congratulations on splendid campaign being organized for employment in California and to you for your own magnificent efforts. When our people are returned to work we will be on the way to a sound prosperity with money following men back to healthful activity.”’ 0. Vv GOOD ORE BODIES BEING ~ MELLED: IN’ MARIPOSA: COUNTY The mill at the Spencer mine in the Sherlock district, Mariposa county, was started recently and it is reported that there is a fine showing of ore in this mine. Development work will continue and it is intended that the mill be in operation three shifts. At the Diltz, it is planned to sink the shaft 100 feet deeper. The mill is being operated here with very satisfactory results as the. excellent ore shoots opened up last. winter continues, 0. LAND TO BE OPEN Notite is .hereby given that the E% Lot 5 of the NW% See. 2, T. 15 N., R. 10 E., M DM, will be open to entry It will be restored from a power site classification on April 30, 1932. For the first 91 days, or from April 30th to July 29th, the land will be open only to ex-service men of any war who may file their applications during the 20 days immetiately preceeding April 30th, or from April 10 to 29. During this period any persons claiming valid rights superior to those of the soldiers may also file. Ex-service men — must file copies of their discharges — and others claiming preference right must make a proper showing. —~— On July 30th, if the land is then unentered, it may be filed upon un, der any applicable land law by the general public. The land is in Placer RR near Gold Run. Any inquiries ‘ y