April 21, 1928 (6 pages)

a The Nugget is California’s Leading Mining Weekly Nevada City Nugget VOLUME. U, ‘NUMBER 23 THE GOLD CENTER _ _NEVADA CITY, NEVADA. COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 23, THE COUNTY SEAT 9 1928 MURCHIE UNWATERING UNDER WAY WESTERN MERGER MILL. IS STARTING Pumping operations at the Murchie mine are progressing nicely with the water down to the 275 level on Friday. The unwatering will -be} somewhat slow down ‘to the 400 level owing to the large stoped out ground above that level which inust be drained out. It is esto complete the unwatering to the 400. As: soon as the unwatering is done to that. level, work will. be started on extending the drift south to cut under the rich shoot of ore picked up in the Murchie Lease some months ‘ago. There is nota great deal of. drift to be run to pick up the shoot and will afford a considerable amount of backs. It will not be a difficult matter to complete the unwatering of the property as the bulk of the old workings are above the 400. The shaft is 1150 feet deep and was reported in excellent rock at the down some years ago An ejector is being used in the unwatering and is proving quite successful in operation. and economical. The big Cornish pumps are still well under water and will until uncovered and gone over. The grounds about the plant are being improved and beautified and flowers planted which will Make an inviting place when completed. Superintendent J. M. Hoff below this week on business. TOM BOY MINE SHAFT IN-ORE EUREKA LEDGE went Development work’ at the Tom Boy property near Forest is uncovering some very nice rock according to Manager R. D. Dorris, who was in Nevada City the past week. A shaft is being sunk 6n the Eureka ledge and is in ore. SLYE STARTS SUIT AGAINST GOLDEN CENTER Joseph Slye has commenced action against Golden Center of Grass Valley Mining Company Boundary Mines Company and numerous Does, Roes and Blacks, calling for patition of the Cabin Flat quartz ledge mining claim designated by the Surveyor General as Lot 8inSW¥% _ Sec. 27, TI6N, R8E, excepting surface portions, R. N. MeCORMACK HURT IN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK R. N. McCormack suffered a serious injury while at work at his tracey mining property early last week. A crowbar which he was using to mesh the gears on a tractor being used to clear the mill site at the mine let go with such force that it ° struck his left leg below shattering the bones, The wounded man was rushed to the Nevadn City the injury was the knee, Sanitarium where given attention by Dr. Tickell. It was decided to_remove Mr. MeCormack to Sacramento for further attention and he was taken there -in the Holmes ambulance, standing the trip well and it is trusted that he will recover fully from the accident. Vhen Jacob Kolifer failed to show at, the Gibraltar the day Leeame up mine above Dowset out, his worried and were nieville he friends about to organize searehing parties when word came from the mine that he had showed up alright after spending the night sleeping out the snow. ms Mr. and Mrs, C. A. Shurtleff had as recent suests Mr. Mrs. J. N Pottef, Mr. and Mrs. Themas Shurtleff and Mr. The sixth graders in and and sons tardner. at the grammar school defeated the fifth eraders a ball at the high = sehool grounds the past week, “36 to 13. The sixth graders have won two out of three games played which meee ‘them quite chesty. in game Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Hopkins have ‘returned from a visit to Sacramento. : Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Smith of San Francisce are visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T: C. Botting. areas of, ‘of 20 tons a day time of its closing’ not be used. duee the quartz to -the tailings. . ton. Yeloped farther, one of Mill tests were being made Saturday and yesterday preparatory to putting the new stamp mill in operation at the Western Merger mine, . Nevada City’s newest producing mine President A. A. Codd was from Reno for the cere. property. to be here ‘nronies and everything points to antimated that it will take two weeks , other dividend producer added to the long list of properties of this section through the years of our golden history. being The mill will handl@a minimum of gold ore averaging somewhere between $20 and $30 per ton, aS nearly as can be determined by. assays of the developed ore. The grade of the quartz mtiled will depend somewhat upon the ‘sorting out of the high grade, whichis to be sent to the Selby smelter of the American Smelting & Refining Co. on San Francisco Bay. Ore from the mine is ‘hoisted in a skip and dumped into a hin set in the head frame of the shaft. From this bin the ore is ianuned a short distance to the 50-ton mill bin, passing over a grizzly, from where it feeds automatically to the crusher. The ore is crushed to one inch mesh and passes to the stamps, which re35-40 mesh, Amstarts ,in the battery boxes, the discharge going to acto foot amalgamating plate. Residue from the plate is discharged Whifley table which acts as a classifier. From the Wilfley table the sands pass to a Diester Plato table for coneentration and the slimes to a vanner. Mill tests indicate a 50 per cent of the. gold by amalg mation and 95 per cent of the remaining. values in the concentrates. The Diester table and the vanner discharge into the -tail race which is equipped with an automutie samplor to cheek on the values contained in Another sampler has been installed to sample the higherade ore before ahineeht. algamation recovery ae The mine is opened to a depth of $00 feet by an incline shaft. 100-foot level a continuous shoot has been developed leneth of 100 feet east and 200 feet west of the’ shaft and five stopcs have been opened. From the 400 levela raise has been driven 105 fect in ore to the 300 level and an opocket has been cut in the sheft b low the 300, hrough which o7¢ above that level will.be loaded. The ore body on the’ 400 levy of greater width and _ better than on the levels above and in Sev-. eral places, rich’ gulphides oceur. A 9 onerel is value sample across three feet in No. stope, 300 feet west, assayed 4.45) oz. in gold, a value of $91.98 per A selected sample of the rich ore ran 12.45 ounces. per ton, $257.36. About 30 tons of high-grade has been sorted inthe mine and it the purpose of the company to this ‘ore to the Selby smelter week. On the 400 feot two branehas of the vei is ship next level there are onto. aOn the! OVer a! . sor, lige } n east of the . MINING LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN PUT CN RECORD H. W. and Bessie Blood have located the J.’ B. Zuver Placer mining claim in the Fall Creek Mining District, situated in Sec. 32, T18N, R12E. R. H. Cleverdon has made the following locations:—Free Milling Extension quartz claim in the Meadow Lake Mining District, situate in Sec. 4, TI7N,-R13E; Eagle No. 6 quartz Eagle No. 7° quartz dow Lake District. A mill site has been located by Re Ee Cleverdon in the Carlyle Min‘ing--District, about mile east of old town of Carlyle. Thomas H. Scadden et al have located the Deep Channel Placer Mining Claim in the North Bloomfig]d Mining District, N%ZNEY, N ae NE, Sec. 28, TI8N R9E. The locaters are Curnow, M. ler, G. W. man. BOUNDARY MINE SHOWS FINE CONTINUED VALUES claim in MeaErway and P. M. ToleUnderground operations Boundary mine which at One of the leading producers of the _district the past year, consist of , drifting to the north in the Scotia ground, The ore occurs in a diabase and diorite formation and shows a pay width of two and a half feet. There is ample ground for extensive Operations at this —property. Ten stamps are dropping ~steadily 24 ; hours a day. e “MILL PREPARATIONS ARE . PROGRESSING AT GRACEY 3 eeu Work of excevating for the foundations for the new 10 stamp mill at the Gracey property are progres' sing favorably and work of pouring the conerete is expected to comThe its former ;mence this week. mill is being hauled from location at _thes Ben Hur Divide property “south of Grass Valley. “The are 4250 pounders and ‘are in excellent condition. Underground has been suspended while the mill is be, ing made ready. ‘HENRY WALKER PASSES : . . Hen . stamps work ry Walker, former prominent county official, passad a Saturday atfer a lingering illHe: had been. sheriff, deputy i recorder and under ex-sheriff W. G. Robson had been under sheriff. Valley i ness. He was a native of Grass Valley, being born Dee. 11, 1862. He served apprenticeship as a printer for the Union and left that to become deputy postmaster and later city deputy county assessor and recorder. In 1902 he was elected sherand served for twelve years ternally he was.a member of the various Masonie bodies, Native Sons, assesFrashaft, the One on the hanging-we!l trait) Cent hat er : S geet eae entury Club and Sportsmen side beine designated as the Sou! any portame vein. Some very good-ore has been found in this vein and it will be de both on the 400 ar} 300 levels. The Davis brdthers, fro-. whom the mine was purhased, toc ' out $25,000 in a limited area, prine'pally west of the’ shaft, and left 2 considerable quantity of mill cre. Gn the 200-foot level in the drift near the old ore of good mill is standing and a strea2k rich quartz here assaye . $257.56. The shaft was down to the 3060level when the Western Merger Co. took charge of the property. It was sunk 135 feet in ore, with a 30-foct sump below the 400. Drifts will be extended east and west on the botstopes grade of tom ltevel and frem the west drift a erosseut will be driven south to. Gut the Jackson vein, which shows much greater width on-the surface than the Randolph vein that is beings The ina now worked. Western Merger vooded country and mine timpurehased at a’saw mill The has developed be vond “expectations and property is bers are nearby. mine proniises to become a steady producer of . gold and a profitable property. <A. A, Codd of Reno is preésitent of the sompany and H. B. Skewes is general superintendent. The stoe! is listed on the San Francisco Mining Exchanuge. (Nevada Mining Press.) 'Club. His only surviving relative is his sister, Miss Elspeth The funeral services this atfernoon from the laté’ home, conducted by Rev. E. O. Chapel and services at the grave will be under the auspices of Madison The funeral arrangements are by W. Jefford & Walker. are being held Lodge. Son. F. supervisors County O’Connor ‘on a of the east end of {he county last week and checked up the new : survevor J. cecomponied the tour of inspection on bridge to be built over the Truckee river at Boca to replace the one that went out in the recent flood waters. Plans and specifications tre beine prepared for the new strucSupervisor Charles Hope of wil other repairs in lis district to repair flood damage. Pruciied make A number of menibers of Laurel Pari’, Native -Daughters, went to Grass Vailey last Week to attend visit of Mrs. Mae grand president of early the official Hymes Noonan, the order. Amonez those attending the Knights of Columbus ceremonial at Marysville early last week were Vincent Notley, Cecil Coughlan, John J. Fortier, Francis Hogan and J. Ghester Scheemer. Clark Brown of Downieville Was a last week business visitor. ja special elaim,in the Meadow Lake District; . _Soi1e Means Other than laying den on the taxpayers is found. Thomas H. Seadden, Phil ' J. O’Hara, W. H. Hust-' the ! t has become . lights; . /man sewers. . board way in Grass , R.} SWIMMING POLIS COMING FRONT WITH CITY DADS inThe As predicted Nugget for . some weeks past, the city election is bringing the swimming pool issue tu , the front again and it is. likely that election Will:be called at an early ears to —s the Matter money a other uses. as long as ark problem of maintenance is unsolved the trustees, new and old, area unit in not expending the -funds until a burThe matter was broached by—Trustee Armstrong during the course of the-monthly ceremonies on Thursday evening and the upshot was that the trustees will hold a special meeting in the near future to thresh out the problem and submit some plan to . the voters whereby the funds’ can be . expended at’ an early date. The meeting moved with snap and precision throughout and when the ‘hour of 9:30 had arrived the busi ness had been. transacted and ad} journment taken. That is something new in the annals of the~ board meetings which have usually been of the long winded variety with much gabfesting. Bids were opened for the purchase of fire house and the Miners Foundvy--was the only loeal bidder sented. The matter was turned over to the board of fire . delegates for action and they decided on a purchase of 400 feet of 2% inch hose repre. from the Hureka Fire Hose Company iafter an exhaustive examination of the samples submitted. The city government was departmentalized with Trustee. Bennetts charge of the _ streets; Murchie, Armstrong, water and SeaThey will be in direct charge of their various departments but will consult with the balance of the board on in matters involving unusjual expenditures. One business man was on hand +{o ask for a reduction of his water: bill and the matter was takén under ad Members of the favor of putting metservice and gradually visement. Several were in ers on such 1 : place the metering on every custom‘er je most for equitable the water as being the rmethod of charging used. The water collections for the past ‘month were $1412.75 as reported by Collector Ada Rich. The echo of the” recent trial in which the City was the deendant in the action brought by William McKean on the rock crushing contract in a number of bills presented by witnesses which the city had brought here from various points and most of them were in the amount of $50. The City Attorney Nilon was awarded $250 for counsel services. No action has yet been taken with regard to the $3250 award made by Judge Pullen. : The city treasurer’s report showed was Seen water receipts of $1412.75, miscellaneous $53.00, licenses $6.50, taxes 31.75 7. and. collections by F. F. Breese of $18.05. February disburseMents totalled $897.41 from the general fund, $132.55 from _ the fire fund and $182.96 from the.library fund. FISHING SEASON. OPENS MAY 4 THIS DISTRICT The spring fishing season opens in this district on May Il1st.and the finny tribe are reported as being numready to rise to the fly. Local dealers are well stocked on supplies of all knds as well as licenses which cost $2.00 this year instead cf the former $1.00 charge Merrit Nickerson the guests of -the erous and Mrs. and son, who have been Williams Treglowns have returned to , their home in Sacramento. Archie Miller of North Bloomfield was a business visitor here Monday. Cc. O. Martin was down. from the } Red Ledge mine on business last week. Judge Raglan Tuttle has been assigned to the superior bench of Lassen county to’handle several cases during the illness of the judge there and left for Susanville last evening. . In his absence Judge Landis of Pla-! cer county will call the local calendar this afternoon at two o’clock._ spending a time with local relatives. CHABER OF COMMERCE DANCE PROMISES LARGE EDUCATION WEEK PR, CRAM CIVEN ON THURS SDAY The old fashioned staged by dance to be the Chamber of Commerce on May 5th’ promises to be one of the interesting social event of the pring season. Dick Goyne, who put . An ‘debwed os and oe ason the May pole dance last vear; will ct as entertainin® pregram hag have a special feature again) this been arranged for the Publie Schools, time but the nature of it is being . Observance Week which .is being’ givKept a deep, dark secret. Miss Agnes ; ae re ue ig NAS scien tie have char: ee the mrusi= = pee F : : ss i ye tees ae night in the high seheol auditorium. eal part of the program. Prizes; will iThe prozram will commence at eight be awarded as _ usual for the custumo'clock sharp (and will be well ating. ' tended as have previous programs. The proceeds of the dance will be) ~ gio prosram. as annovneed OF ‘used for evie. improvement of OUT. “Pratcssor \ oF: Isensee, chairman of city by the Chamber. . the event, is as follows: on. : Orchestra. Eee. .High School BEAUTIFUL WILD-CLOWERSeB 5-0 9 ae HS AmeryHis™Y First Grade “SFrtrier Songs I sole Lo ee les a eauke a euaveseeu ees Harry Lee The wild fiowers are all ioe . Dehitetie iio “Johnny.Had, a Little Dog’”’ CHOTTS aos ee 7th, a8 auprienurae tae Asin Prof Sacramento throughout the count day. drive disclosed yesterday. of our wild yside as a Sun: Si : and Sth Grades W. L. Burdick High Lecture Some flowers were picked the Junior Jast Week and sent to the annual: , oe . 2 lif . Wild t ; and Demonstration in Chemistry. Jalifornia il¢ “lower Show in ae : ‘ ‘ . Pr 20h , N Music High School Orchestra San rancisco but not as< evada NC 4 Marke. county exhibit as there Was not time r : oe ; e eamte The lecture and demonstration by for the gathering of a complete sho; tase : ; es ‘ ee ; > Professor Burdick promises to be wing. In a drive between here and see ‘ : = : most .entertaining in its nature. North San Juan yesterday, the pubTI x ; P ee ss ‘ here is no admission charge or collishers of The Nugget founr and Z Miso aie : este ; lection taken and the public is most picked thirty five different varieties : s ; , : NY : d aioe invited to enjoy. the proof wild flowers which are. being y q gram, articularly the * parents of shown at the Washington gsrammar : we = sehool chita n sehool today for the benefit of the school ehildren. . AT GRAMMA DANCE ¥ AS POS STPONED ) R SCHOOL 4 a . JRDAY . TO NEXT SATURD: “en This is open house week at the cease . Washington gramin. school and as—a The~ benefit dance which was to' ‘ st ; ae j ay ihe irae Ma hey Manto inducement to bring parents ave been given at } t me Jue ‘ . ius and others interested, to visit the on Saturday night was postponed to . onan on Hite cS chibit hae se Say attractive 11 as next Saturday evening on account of ‘ ; ert 9 i been arranged in the library. conflicting events. » proceeds are ane events ue Peace aS . A table and wall has been altotto be used for the San-Juan Water Bees f ted-to each grade and-various kinds ees Seer nes Vane Sola, Gaps . of work are artistically displayed conducted under these aa ePieee have from simple paper constructions in been most happy occasions and this tlie first grade to dine samples af one should prove no exception to the . manual training and sewing in the ile. I ellent musie for the dan . higher grades. There is considerable has been cing yrovi d. ‘ i 5 provided lines of endeavor lected. nd pupils have been amount but other COUNTY SCHOO, SET FOR ay vr § lave not The tea been neg \ . jdrawing I i . echers a to 4 considerable of irouand they their efforts ble to prepare the exhibit should be rewarded for . : by a large attendance of interested Dates for the 8th grade examinat ’ people. ations in. this county have ben set = gee 4 t me 5 ; The. exhibition room will be opby the county board o fedueation as 5 ; zi el é en all this week during school hours May 7th, 8th-and $th for ‘the rural af uporeried : and there will be. no admission schools. For.schoo!s. that close later : : E charge. the exam dates are set for the week beginning May 21st. Five subjects, ART t Arithinetic, Speliing, Grammar, HisCAr KEER CONDUC CTS RAIDS tory and Geography ere to be given and those passing are sranted dipAT TRUCKEE FRIDAY lomas from the’ clementary schools. . Sheriff George R.-Carter-staged a Mrs. M. J. Buffinzzton has_return: ; a fale uy A J. B a return suprise raid at Truckee Friday night ec rom a stay in the bay region. i s hy : ayes ~" whieh netted a thousand dollars for She was accompanied by her daughthe county treasury. Accompanied by ter, Miss Edna. 1 three oc fhis deputies he.made a de1e Thursday Ciub met ; : es : tour action and last week psihe to reach the-seene of at the heme of Miss Hattie Thomas. ‘ ap SS S ; : ane surprised four places. The offenders William Maguire has been in San : ‘ ; ss ' : : laa Were. immediately “taken before “ranciseo on JUSINESS aN attendec 3 ‘ , ws ee 1 : ; : t Judge €. A. Ocker. where ifnes of ie nydraulie debate at the Conrmon= # t ee ; cet $150 each were assessed. wealth Club Thursday Don has been and evening. Irancisco Mr. Reynolds of San NXIAH TAGE ROUTE TO — RECEIVE ATTENTION visiting his. parents, Mrs. Alfred Reynolds. A stray around the compound of the pet deer.at the city auto park dog last week suceeeded in frightening Msrysville may not pull very. well one of the deer so much that it at-. with Nevada county when it comes tempted to jump out of the pen and to discussing hvdraunlie mining but fell, breaking its neck. in the niatter of. getting the Tahoe Mr. and Mrs. Herman Katzer were Ukiah state highway completed they up from San Rafael to attend a ve there a million. State direteor B, f.imiily reunion heid the past week: BMeek assured a buneli of Marysat the Thomas Oliver home. Mrs. Ville boosters the other night that Katzer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, e@®Siteers would make selection of Oliver. the eastern end o fthe. route before Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams and the end (OF the prneent ee ee will be very cheering news. The link two-youngsters have returned from a {in Lake county is scheduled: for comiT Mahe bay “CES pletion by August Ist whieh will tie Mr. and Mis. Robert Ewing came . Nevada City with Ukiah by a direct down from Porebay Fuesday. They ‘Gross state route. Were on their way to their claims on . Mount Oro where they expect to A fire was. discovered in some spend the summer. bedding in a room over the Citizens’ Stage Company garage-late Wednesday night but was extinguished withSaturday night-was popular for dances as there were three scheduled . ifor that evening. The Pocahontas . room was unoccupied at the time dance at Red Men’s -hall drew a/#nd it is thought that a_ cigarette © Jarge throng as did the San Juan stub left some time before had startWater Users dance at North Sanjed the mattress. smouldering. Juan and the ‘baseball dance at Mrs. C. E. Parsons had as a Forest that evening. Miss Ida (Phillips has returned to duties in Sacramento after guest Miss Alice Moore of Marysville 'a teacher inthe schools there” W. J. Reynolds has been in San — Francisco on business. : her

a The Nugget is California’s Leading Mining Weekly Nevada City Nugget VOLUME. U, ‘NUMBER 23 THE GOLD CENTER _ _NEVADA CITY, NEVADA. COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 23, THE COUNTY SEAT 9 1928 MURCHIE UNWATERING UNDER WAY WESTERN MERGER MILL. IS STARTING Pumping operations at the Murchie mine are progressing nicely with the water down to the 275 level on Friday. The unwatering will -be} somewhat slow down ‘to the 400 level owing to the large stoped out ground above that level which inust be drained out. It is esto complete the unwatering to the 400. As: soon as the unwatering is done to that. level, work will. be started on extending the drift south to cut under the rich shoot of ore picked up in the Murchie Lease some months ‘ago. There is nota great deal of. drift to be run to pick up the shoot and will afford a considerable amount of backs. It will not be a difficult matter to complete the unwatering of the property as the bulk of the old workings are above the 400. The shaft is 1150 feet deep and was reported in excellent rock at the down some years ago An ejector is being used in the unwatering and is proving quite successful in operation. and economical. The big Cornish pumps are still well under water and will until uncovered and gone over. The grounds about the plant are being improved and beautified and flowers planted which will Make an inviting place when completed. Superintendent J. M. Hoff below this week on business. TOM BOY MINE SHAFT IN-ORE EUREKA LEDGE went Development work’ at the Tom Boy property near Forest is uncovering some very nice rock according to Manager R. D. Dorris, who was in Nevada City the past week. A shaft is being sunk 6n the Eureka ledge and is in ore. SLYE STARTS SUIT AGAINST GOLDEN CENTER Joseph Slye has commenced action against Golden Center of Grass Valley Mining Company Boundary Mines Company and numerous Does, Roes and Blacks, calling for patition of the Cabin Flat quartz ledge mining claim designated by the Surveyor General as Lot 8inSW¥% _ Sec. 27, TI6N, R8E, excepting surface portions, R. N. MeCORMACK HURT IN ACCIDENT LAST WEEK R. N. McCormack suffered a serious injury while at work at his tracey mining property early last week. A crowbar which he was using to mesh the gears on a tractor being used to clear the mill site at the mine let go with such force that it ° struck his left leg below shattering the bones, The wounded man was rushed to the Nevadn City the injury was the knee, Sanitarium where given attention by Dr. Tickell. It was decided to_remove Mr. MeCormack to Sacramento for further attention and he was taken there -in the Holmes ambulance, standing the trip well and it is trusted that he will recover fully from the accident. Vhen Jacob Kolifer failed to show at, the Gibraltar the day Leeame up mine above Dowset out, his worried and were nieville he friends about to organize searehing parties when word came from the mine that he had showed up alright after spending the night sleeping out the snow. ms Mr. and Mrs, C. A. Shurtleff had as recent suests Mr. Mrs. J. N Pottef, Mr. and Mrs. Themas Shurtleff and Mr. The sixth graders in and and sons tardner. at the grammar school defeated the fifth eraders a ball at the high = sehool grounds the past week, “36 to 13. The sixth graders have won two out of three games played which meee ‘them quite chesty. in game Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Hopkins have ‘returned from a visit to Sacramento. : Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Smith of San Francisce are visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T: C. Botting. areas of, ‘of 20 tons a day time of its closing’ not be used. duee the quartz to -the tailings. . ton. Yeloped farther, one of Mill tests were being made Saturday and yesterday preparatory to putting the new stamp mill in operation at the Western Merger mine, . Nevada City’s newest producing mine President A. A. Codd was from Reno for the cere. property. to be here ‘nronies and everything points to antimated that it will take two weeks , other dividend producer added to the long list of properties of this section through the years of our golden history. being The mill will handl@a minimum of gold ore averaging somewhere between $20 and $30 per ton, aS nearly as can be determined by. assays of the developed ore. The grade of the quartz mtiled will depend somewhat upon the ‘sorting out of the high grade, whichis to be sent to the Selby smelter of the American Smelting & Refining Co. on San Francisco Bay. Ore from the mine is ‘hoisted in a skip and dumped into a hin set in the head frame of the shaft. From this bin the ore is ianuned a short distance to the 50-ton mill bin, passing over a grizzly, from where it feeds automatically to the crusher. The ore is crushed to one inch mesh and passes to the stamps, which re35-40 mesh, Amstarts ,in the battery boxes, the discharge going to acto foot amalgamating plate. Residue from the plate is discharged Whifley table which acts as a classifier. From the Wilfley table the sands pass to a Diester Plato table for coneentration and the slimes to a vanner. Mill tests indicate a 50 per cent of the. gold by amalg mation and 95 per cent of the remaining. values in the concentrates. The Diester table and the vanner discharge into the -tail race which is equipped with an automutie samplor to cheek on the values contained in Another sampler has been installed to sample the higherade ore before ahineeht. algamation recovery ae The mine is opened to a depth of $00 feet by an incline shaft. 100-foot level a continuous shoot has been developed leneth of 100 feet east and 200 feet west of the’ shaft and five stopcs have been opened. From the 400 levela raise has been driven 105 fect in ore to the 300 level and an opocket has been cut in the sheft b low the 300, hrough which o7¢ above that level will.be loaded. The ore body on the’ 400 levy of greater width and _ better than on the levels above and in Sev-. eral places, rich’ gulphides oceur. A 9 onerel is value sample across three feet in No. stope, 300 feet west, assayed 4.45) oz. in gold, a value of $91.98 per A selected sample of the rich ore ran 12.45 ounces. per ton, $257.36. About 30 tons of high-grade has been sorted inthe mine and it the purpose of the company to this ‘ore to the Selby smelter week. On the 400 feot two branehas of the vei is ship next level there are onto. aOn the! OVer a! . sor, lige } n east of the . MINING LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN PUT CN RECORD H. W. and Bessie Blood have located the J.’ B. Zuver Placer mining claim in the Fall Creek Mining District, situated in Sec. 32, T18N, R12E. R. H. Cleverdon has made the following locations:—Free Milling Extension quartz claim in the Meadow Lake Mining District, situate in Sec. 4, TI7N,-R13E; Eagle No. 6 quartz Eagle No. 7° quartz dow Lake District. A mill site has been located by Re Ee Cleverdon in the Carlyle Min‘ing--District, about mile east of old town of Carlyle. Thomas H. Scadden et al have located the Deep Channel Placer Mining Claim in the North Bloomfig]d Mining District, N%ZNEY, N ae NE, Sec. 28, TI8N R9E. The locaters are Curnow, M. ler, G. W. man. BOUNDARY MINE SHOWS FINE CONTINUED VALUES claim in MeaErway and P. M. ToleUnderground operations Boundary mine which at One of the leading producers of the _district the past year, consist of , drifting to the north in the Scotia ground, The ore occurs in a diabase and diorite formation and shows a pay width of two and a half feet. There is ample ground for extensive Operations at this —property. Ten stamps are dropping ~steadily 24 ; hours a day. e “MILL PREPARATIONS ARE . PROGRESSING AT GRACEY 3 eeu Work of excevating for the foundations for the new 10 stamp mill at the Gracey property are progres' sing favorably and work of pouring the conerete is expected to comThe its former ;mence this week. mill is being hauled from location at _thes Ben Hur Divide property “south of Grass Valley. “The are 4250 pounders and ‘are in excellent condition. Underground has been suspended while the mill is be, ing made ready. ‘HENRY WALKER PASSES : . . Hen . stamps work ry Walker, former prominent county official, passad a Saturday atfer a lingering illHe: had been. sheriff, deputy i recorder and under ex-sheriff W. G. Robson had been under sheriff. Valley i ness. He was a native of Grass Valley, being born Dee. 11, 1862. He served apprenticeship as a printer for the Union and left that to become deputy postmaster and later city deputy county assessor and recorder. In 1902 he was elected sherand served for twelve years ternally he was.a member of the various Masonie bodies, Native Sons, assesFrashaft, the One on the hanging-we!l trait) Cent hat er : S geet eae entury Club and Sportsmen side beine designated as the Sou! any portame vein. Some very good-ore has been found in this vein and it will be de both on the 400 ar} 300 levels. The Davis brdthers, fro-. whom the mine was purhased, toc ' out $25,000 in a limited area, prine'pally west of the’ shaft, and left 2 considerable quantity of mill cre. Gn the 200-foot level in the drift near the old ore of good mill is standing and a strea2k rich quartz here assaye . $257.56. The shaft was down to the 3060level when the Western Merger Co. took charge of the property.. It was sunk 135 feet in ore, with a 30-foct sump below the 400. Drifts will be extended east and west on the botstopes grade of tom ltevel and frem the west drift a erosseut will be driven south to. Gut the Jackson vein, which shows much greater width on-the surface than the Randolph vein that is beings The ina now worked. Western Merger vooded country and mine timpurehased at a’saw mill The has developed be vond “expectations and property is bers are nearby. mine proniises to become a steady producer of . gold and a profitable property. <A. A, Codd of Reno is preésitent of the sompany and H. B. Skewes is general superintendent. The stoe! is listed on the San Francisco Mining Exchanuge. (Nevada Mining Press.) 'Club. His only surviving relative is his sister, Miss Elspeth The funeral services this atfernoon from the laté’ home, conducted by Rev. E. O. Chapel and services at the grave will be under the auspices of Madison The funeral arrangements are by W. Jefford & Walker. are being held Lodge. Son. F. supervisors County O’Connor ‘on a of the east end of {he county last week and checked up the new : survevor J.

cecomponied the tour of inspection on bridge to be built over the Truckee river at Boca to replace the one that went out in the recent flood waters. Plans and specifications tre beine prepared for the new strucSupervisor Charles Hope of wil other repairs in lis district to repair flood damage. Pruciied make A number of menibers of Laurel Pari’, Native -Daughters, went to Grass Vailey last Week to attend visit of Mrs. Mae grand president of early the official Hymes Noonan, the order. Amonez those attending the Knights of Columbus ceremonial at Marysville early last week were Vincent Notley, Cecil Coughlan, John J. Fortier, Francis Hogan and J. Ghester Scheemer. Clark Brown of Downieville Was a last week business visitor. ja special elaim,in the Meadow Lake District; . _Soi1e Means Other than laying den on the taxpayers is found. Thomas H. Seadden, Phil ' J. O’Hara, W. H. Hust-' the ! t has become . lights; . /man sewers. . board way in Grass , R.} SWIMMING POLIS COMING FRONT WITH CITY DADS inThe As predicted Nugget for . some weeks past, the city election is bringing the swimming pool issue tu , the front again and it is. likely that election Will:be called at an early ears to —s the Matter money a other uses. as long as ark problem of maintenance is unsolved the trustees, new and old, area unit in not expending the -funds until a burThe matter was broached by—Trustee Armstrong during the course of the-monthly ceremonies on Thursday evening and the upshot was that the trustees will hold a special meeting in the near future to thresh out the problem and submit some plan to . the voters whereby the funds’ can be . expended at’ an early date. The meeting moved with snap and precision throughout and when the ‘hour of 9:30 had arrived the busi ness had been. transacted and ad} journment taken. That is something new in the annals of the~ board meetings which have usually been of the long winded variety with much gabfesting. Bids were opened for the purchase of fire house and the Miners Foundvy--was the only loeal bidder sented. The matter was turned over to the board of fire . delegates for action and they decided on a purchase of 400 feet of 2% inch hose repre. from the Hureka Fire Hose Company iafter an exhaustive examination of the samples submitted. The city government was departmentalized with Trustee. Bennetts charge of the _ streets; Murchie, Armstrong, water and SeaThey will be in direct charge of their various departments but will consult with the balance of the board on in matters involving unusjual expenditures. One business man was on hand +{o ask for a reduction of his water: bill and the matter was takén under ad Members of the favor of putting metservice and gradually visement. Several were in ers on such 1 : place the metering on every custom‘er je most for equitable the water as being the rmethod of charging used. The water collections for the past ‘month were $1412.75 as reported by Collector Ada Rich. The echo of the” recent trial in which the City was the deendant in the action brought by William McKean on the rock crushing contract in a number of bills presented by witnesses which the city had brought here from various points and most of them were in the amount of $50. The City Attorney Nilon was awarded $250 for counsel services. No action has yet been taken with regard to the $3250 award made by Judge Pullen. : The city treasurer’s report showed was Seen water receipts of $1412.75, miscellaneous $53.00, licenses $6.50, taxes 31.75 7. and. collections by F. F. Breese of $18.05. February disburseMents totalled $897.41 from the general fund, $132.55 from _ the fire fund and $182.96 from the.library fund. FISHING SEASON. OPENS MAY 4 THIS DISTRICT The spring fishing season opens in this district on May Il1st.and the finny tribe are reported as being numready to rise to the fly. Local dealers are well stocked on supplies of all knds as well as licenses which cost $2.00 this year instead cf the former $1.00 charge Merrit Nickerson the guests of -the erous and Mrs. and son, who have been Williams Treglowns have returned to , their home in Sacramento. Archie Miller of North Bloomfield was a business visitor here Monday. Cc. O. Martin was down. from the } Red Ledge mine on business last week. Judge Raglan Tuttle has been assigned to the superior bench of Lassen county to’handle several cases during the illness of the judge there and left for Susanville last evening. . In his absence Judge Landis of Pla-! cer county will call the local calendar this afternoon at two o’clock._ spending a time with local relatives. CHABER OF COMMERCE DANCE PROMISES LARGE EDUCATION WEEK PR, CRAM CIVEN ON THURS SDAY The old fashioned staged by dance to be the Chamber of Commerce on May 5th’ promises to be one of the interesting social event of the pring season. Dick Goyne, who put . An ‘debwed os and oe ason the May pole dance last vear; will ct as entertainin® pregram hag have a special feature again) this been arranged for the Publie Schools, time but the nature of it is being . Observance Week which .is being’ givKept a deep, dark secret. Miss Agnes ; ae re ue ig NAS scien tie have char: ee the mrusi= = pee F : : ss i ye tees ae night in the high seheol auditorium. eal part of the program. Prizes; will iThe prozram will commence at eight be awarded as _ usual for the custumo'clock sharp (and will be well ating. ' tended as have previous programs. The proceeds of the dance will be) ~ gio prosram. as annovneed OF ‘used for evie. improvement of OUT. “Pratcssor \ oF: Isensee, chairman of city by the Chamber. . the event, is as follows: on. : Orchestra. Eee. ..High School BEAUTIFUL WILD-CLOWERSeB 5-0 9 ae HS AmeryHis™Y First Grade “SFrtrier Songs I sole Lo ee les a eauke a euaveseeu ees Harry Lee The wild fiowers are all ioe . Dehitetie iio “Johnny.Had, a Little Dog’”’ CHOTTS aos ee 7th, a8 auprienurae tae Asin Prof Sacramento throughout the count day. drive disclosed yesterday. of our wild yside as a Sun: Si : and Sth Grades W. L. Burdick High Lecture Some flowers were picked the Junior Jast Week and sent to the annual: , oe . 2 lif . Wild t ; and Demonstration in Chemistry. Jalifornia il¢ “lower Show in ae : ‘ ‘ . Pr 20h , N Music High School Orchestra San rancisco but not as< evada NC 4 Marke. county exhibit as there Was not time r : oe ; e eamte The lecture and demonstration by for the gathering of a complete sho; tase : ; es ‘ ee ; > Professor Burdick promises to be wing. In a drive between here and see ‘ : = : most .entertaining in its nature. North San Juan yesterday, the pubTI x ; P ee ss ‘ here is no admission charge or collishers of The Nugget founr and Z Miso aie : este ; lection taken and the public is most picked thirty five different varieties : s ; , : NY : d aioe invited to enjoy. the proof wild flowers which are. being y q gram, articularly the * parents of shown at the Washington gsrammar : we = sehool chita n sehool today for the benefit of the school ehildren. . AT GRAMMA DANCE ¥ AS POS STPONED ) R SCHOOL 4 a . JRDAY . TO NEXT SATURD: “en This is open house week at the cease . Washington gramin. school and as—a The~ benefit dance which was to' ‘ st ; ae j ay ihe irae Ma hey Manto inducement to bring parents ave been given at } t me Jue ‘ . ius and others interested, to visit the on Saturday night was postponed to . onan on Hite cS chibit hae se Say attractive 11 as next Saturday evening on account of ‘ ; ert 9 i been arranged in the library. conflicting events. » proceeds are ane events ue Peace aS . A table and wall has been altotto be used for the San-Juan Water Bees f ted-to each grade and-various kinds ees Seer nes Vane Sola, Gaps . of work are artistically displayed conducted under these aa ePieee have from simple paper constructions in been most happy occasions and this tlie first grade to dine samples af one should prove no exception to the . manual training and sewing in the ile. I ellent musie for the dan . higher grades. There is considerable has been cing yrovi d. ‘ i 5 provided lines of endeavor lected. nd pupils have been amount but other COUNTY SCHOO, SET FOR ay vr § lave not The tea been neg \ . jdrawing I i . echers a to 4 considerable of irouand they their efforts ble to prepare the exhibit should be rewarded for . : by a large attendance of interested Dates for the 8th grade examinat ’ people. ations in. this county have ben set = gee 4 t me 5 ; The. exhibition room will be opby the county board o fedueation as 5 ; zi el é en all this week during school hours May 7th, 8th-and $th for ‘the rural af uporeried : and there will be. no admission schools. For.schoo!s. that close later : : E charge. the exam dates are set for the week beginning May 21st. Five subjects, ART t Arithinetic, Speliing, Grammar, HisCAr KEER CONDUC CTS RAIDS tory and Geography ere to be given and those passing are sranted dipAT TRUCKEE FRIDAY lomas from the’ clementary schools. . Sheriff George R.-Carter-staged a Mrs. M. J. Buffinzzton has_return: ; a fale uy A J. B a return suprise raid at Truckee Friday night ec rom a stay in the bay region. i s hy : ayes ~" whieh netted a thousand dollars for She was accompanied by her daughthe county treasury. Accompanied by ter, Miss Edna. 1 three oc fhis deputies he.made a de1e Thursday Ciub met ; : es : tour action and last week psihe to reach the-seene of at the heme of Miss Hattie Thomas. ‘ ap SS S ; : ane surprised four places. The offenders William Maguire has been in San : ‘ ; ss ' : : laa Were. immediately “taken before “ranciseo on JUSINESS aN attendec 3 ‘ , ws ee 1 : ; : t Judge €. A. Ocker. where ifnes of ie nydraulie debate at the Conrmon= # t ee ; cet $150 each were assessed. wealth Club Thursday Don has been and evening. Irancisco Mr. Reynolds of San NXIAH TAGE ROUTE TO — RECEIVE ATTENTION visiting his. parents, Mrs. Alfred Reynolds. A stray around the compound of the pet deer.at the city auto park dog last week suceeeded in frightening Msrysville may not pull very. well one of the deer so much that it at-. with Nevada county when it comes tempted to jump out of the pen and to discussing hvdraunlie mining but fell, breaking its neck. in the niatter of. getting the Tahoe Mr. and Mrs. Herman Katzer were Ukiah state highway completed they up from San Rafael to attend a ve there a million. State direteor B, f.imiily reunion heid the past week: BMeek assured a buneli of Marysat the Thomas Oliver home. Mrs. Ville boosters the other night that Katzer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, e@®Siteers would make selection of Oliver. the eastern end o fthe. route before Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams and the end (OF the prneent ee ee will be very cheering news. The link two-youngsters have returned from a {in Lake county is scheduled: for comiT Mahe bay “CES pletion by August Ist whieh will tie Mr. and Mis. Robert Ewing came . Nevada City with Ukiah by a direct down from Porebay Fuesday. They ‘Gross state route. Were on their way to their claims on . Mount Oro where they expect to A fire was. discovered in some spend the summer. bedding in a room over the Citizens’ Stage Company garage-late Wednesday night but was extinguished withSaturday night-was popular for dances as there were three scheduled . ifor that evening. The Pocahontas . room was unoccupied at the time dance at Red Men’s -hall drew a/#nd it is thought that a_ cigarette © Jarge throng as did the San Juan stub left some time before had startWater Users dance at North Sanjed the mattress. smouldering. Juan and the ‘baseball dance at Mrs. C. E. Parsons had as a Forest that evening. Miss Ida (Phillips has returned to duties in Sacramento after guest Miss Alice Moore of Marysville 'a teacher inthe schools there” W. J. Reynolds has been in San — Francisco on business. : her