August 12, 1932 (6 pages)

YY ———— The Nugget Is California’s Leadins Mini wo 2 evada UME VI N UMBER. U VOLI INAT Yr NTINARPEYD 40 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA Last Saturday evening jusc as we were about to close Tom Coan came in with a rock almost -as large as himself for our display window. The rock which is heavily mineralized sulphide ore attracted attention the minute it reacher the office and it is still fair sized groups of two or three almost eonstantly. Mr. Coan has spent several months in Willow Valley east of Nevada City developing the likely looking ledge in the Hussey mine. Last Saturday he was rewarded for his hard work with this rich mineralized flotation ore that assays $50 a ton in gold values. The tunnel is in 150 feet and he has drifted 20 feet on the vein which is two feet wide-at this time and indications are that it will widen as the vein goes down. : The formation is the same at the Murchie mine which has proven a big producer. The vein runs Parallei to the Murchie mine veins and is one half mile north of the Murchie. ' ground. . In talking of mining Mr. Coan said, ‘The only. way to mine is to get into the collar and work. Mines are not found by sitting around and looking wise like an owl, not many mines were ever found by these would-be experts,’’ The Nugget congratulates Tom on his successful find and agrees with him in the above conclusion. No matter what comes or what goes Tom Coan always has a ready smile and ready laugh, and is Willing to lend a helping hand on every occasion. He has always been one of our good friends and staunch supporters and we are glad he did not forge. The Nugget in his victory. i GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE AT BOSS MIN 4 There are about nine men employed at the Boss mine near North San Juan doing extensive development work. a The old shaft is down dbout 450 feet, but has-not been opened up by the new company. They are drifting on good ore down a/short distance in ‘the shaft. 5 Electricity was <ut into the mine a few months ago/and new electrically driven machinéry has been installed Charles J,/Lyser is superintendent of the property which is owned by drawing Aiseful life and was loved and highly . esteemed by all who knew her. S. Graham of Stockton; Charles and the Misses Bertha and Alice Graham of Nevada City. Foots Crossing Road To MINING EXCHANG SENDS COMPLIMENTS TO NUCGET YWUUUba a Dear Mrs. Willoughby:— & As the San Francisco Mining Exchange and the Nevada City Nugget are striving toward the same end—— the betterment and welfare of the mining industry—-we wish. to compliment you upon your. excellent work in connection with the publication of The Nugget. The columns of your newspaper undoubtedly have been a medium of much benefit to the-mining industry. In the attempt to attract attention to mining and probably bring new capital into the industry, the San Francisco Mining Exchange is making a callection of ore samples which are prominently displayed in the Exchange lobby with descriptions. of the specimens and the names of the districts and properties concerning articles in. .our exhibit__which may lead to actual business dealings. We desire to obtain. all the samples possible from the mines of Nevada county and hope it is not asking too much to have you make known our wishes througin the columhs of your paper. Assuring you of all possible support we »may be able to give The Nugget and thanking you for past favors, we are, Very truly yours, CHARLES E. HUDSON, President, San Francisco Mining Exchange. MISS HELEN GRAHAM PASSES TO BEYOND The death of Miss Helen Graham of Selby Flat in the last week came as a great shock to her many friends. -A nervous breakdown had caused her several months of illness but it was not felt that she was so gravely ill. : After ing election. the State. comment. graduating from local schools she spent twelve years at business college and employed in clerical work in St. Helena. /®he has led an industrious and not know. The following sisters and brothers are left to mourn her passing, James William Graham of Nevada City, and and Ex-Judge The funeral was held from the Holmes Funeral Home Tuesday with Rev. Schaffner of Sacramento officiating. Alleghany Beautiful Drive America’s most spectacular mile His record in the matter of was such as to gu Judge Jones enjoyed a Jong and honorable career upon the bench and as District Attorney of Nevada County: Asa civic leader he has been distinguished for somany years in anything that stood for progress and for humanity that The Nugget feels that it cannot let his candidacy pass without this The writer is proud of the fact Hugh L. Preston, Jr. Presiding Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal comes from her home county—Mendocino. During his term of office as Superior Judge of Mendocino county he gained a reputation for his judicial ability. Aside from Judge Preston’s undeniable judicial qualifications and the fact that he has proven himself capable to act as presiding justice of the Appelate Court, there is another reason for his retention that appeals strongly to the feeling of fairness that is an outstanding trait of American people. Judge Preston was asked to fill the remainder of the late Judge Finch’s term. In less than one year’s time he has demonstrated that he is the right man in the right place and it would only be an act of fairness on the part of the voters of the Third Appelate District to return him to office. Judge Preston’s character, judicial ability, fairness, honesty and conduct in office has been beyond reproach, There is not a single valid reason exists why Judge Preston should not be retained in office. Sacramento is jealous.of Judge Preston’s appointment to the Appelate Court because it is the first _ time in twenty-’ five years that she has not had a representative in that court. Just why Sacramento should feel that she has a superior right over the other 34 counties comprising the third district we do We do know,however, that the mountain counties should vote as a solid unit to retain Judge Preston as presiding justice of the Third District Court of Appeal. Nevada County can be justly proud of the fact that she has had men on the superior bench of the county of such fine qualities as to attract state wide attention. Jones have served many times on the . appelate court being chosen from a small county on their own merits entirely. Judge Preston on the occasion of his visit here. earlier this week spoke very highly of both the judges. Another candidate who should be returned is Senator Shortridge. The Senator is proud of the fact that he once worked in a mine near Nevada City. He has always been more than cra ner meereen ne srananoere: ra 1¢ County. Seat Paper . 320005909 S90960600060006508 ¢ 09606 POSEGOS SSG 0SS S60 SG EDITORIAL. —. Ps ° e ® .© ® FOO9OSSSO00000660090660500096660666000000 S99 S9OSCO4 The Editor of The wishes to express her pleasure:in Nugget upon 7 1 3 tc ner desi pa Fate Bae the fact that our friend J returning George L. Jones is a candidate fer Superior Judge at the e appeals from decisions by him alify him as one of the leading trial judges in Both Judge Tuttle the Bradley interests. of mountain road commences a few BRUSH CREEK MINE _ HAS CREW MEN WORKING The 10 stamp mill at the Brush Creek mine is running regular day shift at this time, the night crew having been laid off last week. There is a tunnel in the mountain akout 1700 feet and at present the company is Working on ore taken from\a winze on the No, About 40 tons of ore milled each day and giving tory returns. The mine is located on the serpeuformation, that is noted in that section as producing tine and quartz heavy yields in gold. Twenty-two men\ worked mine all winter and at present there are about twenty-five employed. Ben F. Ballard of near Santa Rosa is general manager at th while Bob Duncan is superintendent. . hundred feet after the stage route commences, to dip down into the canyon of the Middle Fork of the Yuba river on the Footes Crossing road en route to Alleghany. Up to this point it has been winding through a_ densly forested region among tall pines and brilliant green shrubbery. The trees, dozens of varieties, now commence to drop back and a few short glimpses of the vast canyon is obtained. A little 4 level. . further a mailbox ‘stands along side is being/ the road. From this point, supplies satisfac-. and equipment are skidded down the sheer mountain side clear to the stream at the bottom of the canyon, where a group of men are mining for gold on the absolute. bedrock, which in places is 30 to 40 feet below the present bottom of the river. Away below can be seen the horse shoe bend of the North Yuba underneatn which this mining is now in progress Proceeding slowly so that full advantage might be taken of the at this e mine SENATOR J. M. INMAN TO OPEN THE GLE It is reported that Senator J. M. Inman of Sacramento of June 1 took over his Glen mine, near Last Chance in Placer county, from leasers, and will develop the mine himself, It is a gravel mine with good tion records. About eight men are at work at the mine at present and as development progresses m will be added. . PLACER COUNTY MINES The Pyramid mine, in the Rescue district, has recently opened a rich er body on the 7 00-foot level. Charles Croft recently bonded his mine near Comnio to J. S.-Green and associates, of Los Angeles. The Wiedebush mine is working scenic spectacle the road is noticed now to have on its outer edge a stone wall; and the steeply sloping canyon walls above become rocky and perpendicular. As the next--point is rounded the turn of the roaa ahead can be seen, heavy rock walls clinging to the very face of a precipice. The road bed is amply wide for two cars but still the motorist drives slowly. It is one road for which every driver has a wholesome respect. Just after rounding the second point the car should be stopped so that the full impressive~ ness of this marvel of engineering can be appreciated. On the upper side is the moss covered perpendicular rock extending upwards hundreds of feet. To the left is the rock wall dropping straight for more than thirty feet, its bottom resting: upon N MINE producore men ate in the place of Samuel M. Shortridge. ell, candidate for State Senator on the fact ability in legislation and have worked unti stitutents. friendly to the mining interests in any legislation of that nature. But if for no other reason Senator Shortridge should be given the vote of approval by the people of California for his work on the tariff bill which virtually saved the state of California. He is highly regarded by the other members of the Senate. It would take anyone else years to gain the position of Senator Shortridge. regardless of their qualifications. Therefore California would make a big mistake during these critical times to attempt to send anyone else to the United States SenThe Nugget congratulates two of her favorite candidates, Congressman Harry L. Englebright and J. L. (‘Jerry’) Sewopposed at this time when running for office which seems a favorite indoor sport. Both of these men have proven their trict thereby winning the admiration and loyalty of their conthat they are unring for their disand far below it the dwarfed looking trees that stand at the shore of the river itself, The flume looks to be almost at your feet, as though a rock might easily be tossed over— but it takes a very apt thrower to hurl one over. The Walls dipping in and out of the niches along this precipitious face, were built many years ago by artisans of the highest order. They are of the type known as dry masonry and so perfectly matched and carefully laid that after decades of winter storms, soaking water and swelling ice, they remain in perfect condition. In places the canyon is so straight, up and down, that large iron bars are outside of the walls and anchored through the fill of the roadway itself far into the solid rock. Whosoever stands on this stupendous piece of road construction, looking up the towering walls on one side and down the motorist Footes Crossin stream while the right, and the left. The bridge, attached along the truly a high way continues to carry tom of the canyon. Soon the bridge is visible. Ahead and below rise the canyon walls half a mile above the canyon itself is reared up a mountain, dividing the great canyon into two mighty canyons, Middle Fork of the Yuba river to once gave shelter to man and beast and where today numbers of tents of those who are panning the river for gold, carries the road to the North side. Four switch backs quickly lift the motorist high above the canyon floor and start him on the three miic climb to the upper and northern edge of the terrific gorge. At every down towards the g bridge at the botin the middle of the that of the of Kanaka creek to where a road house regularly with 10 men employed the headlong downward continuation and the Ruby Consolidated has three . of this awesome precipice. ‘Men at work. Below a wooden flume can be seen the abysmal drop on the other cannot but feel: his’ insignificance. ’ The mile of this road which is foot .of the climb new vistas of scenic granduer unfold, until at the top one looks down upon the moun. 3 . I on account of .so new fa} moving into NeCity within the last few months to make their home, many nilies vada Kate McCormack, Miss Ruth Hogan, Miss Kate Shearer, Mrs---, Mamie Warnecke, Miss Ruth Hogan, Miss Savory Ford, ‘Miss Gertrude Goyne, Teachers for the Nevada City high school are: Hillman Kjorlie, principal, Beverly Baron, Mrs. Eva Flewellen, Miss Alice M. Carter, Miss Harriet Fischer, Miss Mabel Stevens, ° Miss Esther Tremaine. Mr. Leslie Sweeney will teach music in both.the grammar and high schools. John McCarthy of Pasadena,*a former Chicago business man, who two years ago purchased the Rueblin quartz mine near Last Chance in Placer county from D. M. Ray. McCarthy engaged Mr. Ray to do development work and .he_ hag lengthened the tunnel below the original tunnel, which was fairly well worked out in the early days. Other development work is to start at once. In the meantime McCarthy had engaged Mr. Ray to do development work and as a result a tunnel has jJeen lengthened below the origina) tunne!, which was fairly weil worked out in the early days. Other development will be accomplished immediately. PLACER COUNTY MINES A most interesting barometer of the industry generally is seen in the . reports of purchases by local goldbuyers. One Placerville source said the value of his gold purchases is twice what it was a year azo. Most of this gold is bought from prospectors, who bring it in in lots of from $1 to $6 or $10, the average value of the purchases peing $3. Perhaps the outstanding transaction in recent months in the county is the report of the sale of the Landecker mine by Dick Reynolds and Tom Gerle to a Texas syndicate headed by Senator T. S. Hogan, of Midland, Texas. The deal, at this writing, had not been closed. The prospects at the mine have been so encouraging to Senator Hogan: that he has had an engineer here for some time making a survey of the property. A deposit indicating good faith has been posted and it is presumed Senator Hogan is awaiting the report of the engineer. If the report is satisfactory, the mine will be turned at a figure of $50,009. Charles Dysle is working the James I. Martin mine, while the Montezuma, near Nashville, is boomin galong with 12 men employed. ‘ ( The Hamburger mines have transferred the scene of their operations to just across the Amador county line, BERT BROCKART IS NOW _ OPENING NEW GROUND Bert Brockart, who has a number of mining claims near the Mountain House above Camptonville, was a Nevada City visitor this week. He has spent two years locating a six foot ledge of good are, first running an open cut and thei run-. ning a tunnel into the mountain. He is now sinking on the vein and the ore is improving as work progresses. Mr. Brockart has completed the assessment work for this year. Last fall he was working in the tunnel and upon coming out at noon his house had been completely destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved and he had-to go over the ridge to another cabin and get in new supplies of food and clothing for’ the winter. . The different claims are designated at Hill Top, Central Hill Top and West Hill Top. , A group of mining men went out with Mr. Brockart Tuesday to look at the property with a view of purehasing the ground. shrunk to scarcely more than a dividing bar, to bi-seet the great canyon of the Middle Fork of the Yuba ERS A 2 Te cea ee ee re ER he git abe pe Boe 1 . 1. 2 SCHOOLS YURUUin Teachers’ lin the elementary . f0r thebuilding of homes by our schools are: residents and anyone’ wishing to W. A. Carlson, principal; Mrs. own a hmoe in one of the most nouncement to many mining mem WT Ayr VET VERON Mr. M. Ivan Dow, who, owns about90 aeres of land one mile north of” Nevada City on the Tahoe-~ Ukiah highway has decided to subdivide and s¢il the bulk of this ranch scenic beautiful locations in our district. The property is registered as The Sagamore ranch. It has buildings on it has a number of splendid walnut and filbert trees near the home. ‘Mr. Dow owns a water right oy the property, which is an importa asset these days. There is also ar abundance of water and electricityis to be had on the grounds. This ranch is located in the warm . . 33 thermal belt and all tender growth : of vegetation lasts weeks longer up there than down in the heart of our city. ‘ The Grass Valley-Nevada City Ski Club grounds are only about eight miles east of this property, and it ig. all paved Tahoe-Ukiah highway. A number of prospective buyers have been out to view the property within the last few days and all expressed themselves as well pleased with the site. OLD CHEYANNE SHAFT IS OPENED BY FRICOT The old Cheyanne shaft on the Independence claim, immediately adjoining the Brunswick claim on the north and close to the road leading from Town Talk to the Brunswick, is now being opened by D. Fricot, the owner. A crew of five men are engaged in rehabilitating the old hoisting works and renewing the foundation around the collar of the shaft. The shaft was sunk in 1893-94 for the purrese of leeating thé eastern extension of the {idaho vein. It had a dip of about 70 “degrees, is about 500 feet in depth and follows a fissure in the serpentine. A small gasoline hoist has been installed for the preliminary work and the shaft has been found to be in unusually good condition considering the length of time it has been abandoned. Mr. Fricot has not announced what his plans are after unwatering has been completed. ALPHA STORE INSTALLING SCHOOL HEATING PLANT A. conract was let by the Nevada City Board of Education to the — Alpha Stores Ltd., to install two: new heating furnaces in the gr, mar school building. Work of inetel ing will be complete before the beginning of school. The system of heating will be by: hot air currents which are circulated through the rooms. Last year school was dismissed on one or two occasions on acount of the poor heating system at the building. NARROW GAUGECUTS RATES ON CONCENTRATES W. A. Wenneson, traffic manager of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, has recently effected a reduction in freight rates on all ¢oncentrates moving from this territory to smelters at bay points, now making it profitable to move out low grade ore which heretofore was prohibitive on account of high transportation costs. . s j Various mines have taken advan« tage of these low rates and are shipping concentrates which have been stored at mines for many years. See This will be an important ane and will create more business for our railroad which we wish to assist in every way. The Nugget has always. had the interest of the narrow . auge railroad in mind and feels it would be a severe blow to Nevada City and the up-country if it should discon~ tinue business. = oe Res eee tain in the center and finds it river.

YY ———— The Nugget Is California’s Leadins Mini wo 2 evada UME VI N UMBER. U VOLI INAT Yr NTINARPEYD 40 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA Last Saturday evening jusc as we were about to close Tom Coan came in with a rock almost -as large as himself for our display window. The rock which is heavily mineralized sulphide ore attracted attention the minute it reacher the office and it is still fair sized groups of two or three almost eonstantly. Mr. Coan has spent several months in Willow Valley east of Nevada City developing the likely looking ledge in the Hussey mine. Last Saturday he was rewarded for his hard work with this rich mineralized flotation ore that assays $50 a ton in gold values. The tunnel is in 150 feet and he has drifted 20 feet on the vein which is two feet wide-at this time and indications are that it will widen as the vein goes down. : The formation is the same at the Murchie mine which has proven a big producer. The vein runs Parallei to the Murchie mine veins and is one half mile north of the Murchie. ' ground. . In talking of mining Mr. Coan said, ‘The only. way to mine is to get into the collar and work. Mines are not found by sitting around and looking wise like an owl, not many mines were ever found by these would-be experts,’’ The Nugget congratulates Tom on his successful find and agrees with him in the above conclusion. No matter what comes or what goes Tom Coan always has a ready smile and ready laugh, and is Willing to lend a helping hand on every occasion. He has always been one of our good friends and staunch supporters and we are glad he did not forge. The Nugget in his victory. i GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE AT BOSS MIN 4 There are about nine men employed at the Boss mine near North San Juan doing extensive development work. a The old shaft is down dbout 450 feet, but has-not been opened up by the new company. They are drifting on good ore down a/short distance in ‘the shaft. 5 Electricity was <ut into the mine a few months ago/and new electrically driven machinéry has been installed Charles J,/Lyser is superintendent of the property which is owned by drawing Aiseful life and was loved and highly . esteemed by all who knew her. S. Graham of Stockton; Charles and the Misses Bertha and Alice Graham of Nevada City. Foots Crossing Road To MINING EXCHANG SENDS COMPLIMENTS TO NUCGET YWUUUba a Dear Mrs. Willoughby:— & As the San Francisco Mining Exchange and the Nevada City Nugget are striving toward the same end—— the betterment and welfare of the mining industry—-we wish. to compliment you upon your. excellent work in connection with the publication of The Nugget. The columns of your newspaper undoubtedly have been a medium of much benefit to the-mining industry. In the attempt to attract attention to mining and probably bring new capital into the industry, the San Francisco Mining Exchange is making a callection of ore samples which are prominently displayed in the Exchange lobby with descriptions. of the specimens and the names of the districts and properties concerning articles in. .our exhibit__which may lead to actual business dealings. We desire to obtain.. all the samples possible from the mines of Nevada county and hope it is not asking too much to have you make known our wishes througin the columhs of your paper. Assuring you of all possible support we »may be able to give The Nugget and thanking you for past favors, we are, Very truly yours, CHARLES E. HUDSON, President, San Francisco Mining Exchange. MISS HELEN GRAHAM PASSES TO BEYOND The death of Miss Helen Graham of Selby Flat in the last week came as a great shock to her many friends. -A nervous breakdown had caused her several months of illness but it was not felt that she was so gravely ill. : After ing election. the State. comment. graduating from local schools she spent twelve years at business college and employed in clerical work in St. Helena. /®he has led an industrious and not know. The following sisters and brothers are left to mourn her passing, James William Graham of Nevada City, and and Ex-Judge The funeral was held from the Holmes Funeral Home Tuesday with Rev. Schaffner of Sacramento officiating. Alleghany Beautiful Drive America’s most spectacular mile His record in the matter of was such as to gu Judge Jones enjoyed a Jong and honorable career upon the bench and as District Attorney of Nevada County: Asa civic leader he has been distinguished for somany years in anything that stood for progress and for humanity that The Nugget feels that it cannot let his candidacy pass without this The writer is proud of the fact Hugh L. Preston, Jr. Presiding Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal comes from her home county—Mendocino. During his term of office as Superior Judge of Mendocino county he gained a reputation for his judicial ability. Aside from Judge Preston’s undeniable judicial qualifications and the fact that he has proven himself capable to act as presiding justice of the Appelate Court, there is another reason for his retention that appeals strongly to the feeling of fairness that is an outstanding trait of American people. Judge Preston was asked to fill the remainder of the late Judge Finch’s term. In less than one year’s time he has demonstrated that he is the right man in the right place and it would only be an act of fairness on the part of the voters of the Third Appelate District to return him to office. Judge Preston’s character, judicial ability, fairness, honesty and conduct in office has been beyond reproach, There is not a single valid reason exists why Judge Preston should not be retained in office. Sacramento is jealous.of Judge Preston’s appointment to the Appelate Court because it is the first _ time in twenty-’ five years that she has not had a representative in that court. Just why Sacramento should feel that she has a superior right over the other 34 counties comprising the third district we do We do know,however, that the mountain counties should vote as a solid unit to retain Judge Preston as presiding justice of the Third District Court of Appeal. Nevada County can be justly proud of the fact that she has had men on the superior bench of the county of such fine qualities as to attract state wide attention. Jones have served many times on the . appelate court being chosen from a small county on their own merits entirely. Judge Preston on the occasion of his visit here. earlier this week spoke very highly of both the judges. Another candidate who should be returned is Senator Shortridge. The Senator is proud of the fact that he once worked in a mine near Nevada City. He has always been more than cra ner meereen ne srananoere: ra 1¢ County. Seat Paper . 320005909 S90960600060006508 ¢ 09606 POSEGOS SSG 0SS S60 SG EDITORIAL.. —. Ps ° e ® .© ® FOO9OSSSO00000660090660500096660666000000 S99 S9OSCO4 The Editor of The wishes to express her pleasure:in Nugget upon 7 1 3 tc ner desi pa Fate Bae the fact that our friend J returning George L. Jones is a candidate fer Superior Judge at the e appeals from decisions by him alify him as one of the leading trial judges in Both Judge Tuttle the Bradley interests. of mountain road commences a few BRUSH CREEK MINE _ HAS CREW MEN WORKING The 10 stamp mill at the Brush Creek mine is running regular day shift at this time, the night crew having been laid off last week. There is a tunnel in the mountain akout 1700 feet and at present the company is Working on ore taken from\a winze on the No, About 40 tons of ore milled each day and giving tory returns. The mine is located on the serpeuformation, that is noted in that section as producing tine and quartz heavy yields in gold. Twenty-two men\ worked mine all winter and at present there are about twenty-five employed. Ben F. Ballard of near Santa Rosa is general manager at th while Bob Duncan is superintendent. . hundred feet after the stage route commences, to dip down into the canyon of the Middle Fork of the Yuba river on the Footes Crossing road en route to Alleghany. Up to this point it has been winding through a_ densly forested region among tall pines and brilliant green shrubbery. The trees, dozens of varieties, now commence to drop back and a few short glimpses of the vast canyon is obtained. A little 4 level. . further a mailbox ‘stands along side is being/ the road. From this point, supplies satisfac-. and equipment are skidded down the sheer mountain side clear to the stream at the bottom of the canyon, where a group of men are mining for gold on the absolute. bedrock, which in places is 30 to 40 feet below the present bottom of the river. Away below can be seen the horse shoe bend of the North Yuba underneatn which this mining is now in progress Proceeding slowly so that full advantage might be taken of the at this e mine SENATOR J. M. INMAN TO OPEN THE GLE It is reported that Senator J. M. Inman of Sacramento of June 1 took over his Glen mine, near Last Chance in Placer county, from leasers, and will develop the mine himself, It is a gravel mine with good tion records. About eight men are at work at the mine at present and as development progresses m will be added. . PLACER COUNTY MINES The Pyramid mine, in the Rescue district, has recently opened a rich er body on the 7 00-foot level. Charles Croft recently bonded his mine near Comnio to J. S.-Green and associates, of Los Angeles. The Wiedebush mine is working scenic spectacle the road is noticed now to have on its outer edge a stone wall; and the steeply sloping canyon walls above become rocky and perpendicular. As the next--point is rounded the turn of the roaa ahead can be seen, heavy rock walls clinging to the very face of a precipice. The road bed is amply wide for two cars but still the motorist

drives slowly. It is one road for which every driver has a wholesome respect. Just after rounding the second point the car should be stopped so that the full impressive~ ness of this marvel of engineering can be appreciated. On the upper side is the moss covered perpendicular rock extending upwards hundreds of feet. To the left is the rock wall dropping straight for more than thirty feet, its bottom resting: upon N MINE producore men ate in the place of Samuel M. Shortridge. ell, candidate for State Senator on the fact ability in legislation and have worked unti stitutents. friendly to the mining interests in any legislation of that nature. But if for no other reason Senator Shortridge should be given the vote of approval by the people of California for his work on the tariff bill which virtually saved the state of California. He is highly regarded by the other members of the Senate. It would take anyone else years to gain the position of Senator Shortridge. regardless of their qualifications. Therefore California would make a big mistake during these critical times to attempt to send anyone else to the United States SenThe Nugget congratulates two of her favorite candidates, Congressman Harry L. Englebright and J. L. (‘Jerry’) Sewopposed at this time when running for office which seems a favorite indoor sport. Both of these men have proven their trict thereby winning the admiration and loyalty of their conthat they are unring for their disand far below it the dwarfed looking trees that stand at the shore of the river itself, The flume looks to be almost at your feet, as though a rock might easily be tossed over— but it takes a very apt thrower to hurl one over. The Walls dipping in and out of the niches along this precipitious face, were built many years ago by artisans of the highest order. They are of the type known as dry masonry and so perfectly matched and carefully laid that after decades of winter storms, soaking water and swelling ice, they remain in perfect condition. In places the canyon is so straight, up and down, that large iron bars are outside of the walls and anchored through the fill of the roadway itself far into the solid rock. Whosoever stands on this stupendous piece of road construction, looking up the towering walls on one side and down the motorist Footes Crossin stream while the right, and the left. The bridge, attached along the truly a high way continues to carry tom of the canyon. Soon the bridge is visible. Ahead and below rise the canyon walls half a mile above the canyon itself is reared up a mountain, dividing the great canyon into two mighty canyons, Middle Fork of the Yuba river to once gave shelter to man and beast and where today numbers of tents of those who are panning the river for gold, carries the road to the North side. Four switch backs quickly lift the motorist high above the canyon floor and start him on the three miic climb to the upper and northern edge of the terrific gorge. At every down towards the g bridge at the botin the middle of the that of the of Kanaka creek to where a road house regularly with 10 men employed the headlong downward continuation and the Ruby Consolidated has three . of this awesome precipice. ‘Men at work. Below a wooden flume can be seen the abysmal drop on the other cannot but feel: his’ insignificance. ’ The mile of this road which is foot .of the climb new vistas of scenic granduer unfold, until at the top one looks down upon the moun. 3 . I on account of .so new fa} moving into NeCity within the last few months to make their home, many nilies vada Kate McCormack, Miss Ruth Hogan, Miss Kate Shearer, Mrs---, Mamie Warnecke, Miss Ruth Hogan, Miss Savory Ford, ‘Miss Gertrude Goyne, Teachers for the Nevada City high school are: Hillman Kjorlie, principal, Beverly Baron, Mrs. Eva Flewellen, Miss Alice M. Carter, Miss Harriet Fischer, Miss Mabel Stevens, ° Miss Esther Tremaine. Mr. Leslie Sweeney will teach music in both.the grammar and high schools. John McCarthy of Pasadena,*a former Chicago business man, who two years ago purchased the Rueblin quartz mine near Last Chance in Placer county from D. M. Ray. McCarthy engaged Mr. Ray to do development work and .he_ hag lengthened the tunnel below the original tunnel, which was fairly well worked out in the early days. Other development work is to start at once. In the meantime McCarthy had engaged Mr. Ray to do development work and as a result a tunnel has jJeen lengthened below the origina) tunne!, which was fairly weil worked out in the early days. Other development will be accomplished immediately. PLACER COUNTY MINES A most interesting barometer of the industry generally is seen in the . reports of purchases by local goldbuyers. One Placerville source said the value of his gold purchases is twice what it was a year azo. Most of this gold is bought from prospectors, who bring it in in lots of from $1 to $6 or $10, the average value of the purchases peing $3. Perhaps the outstanding transaction in recent months in the county is the report of the sale of the Landecker mine by Dick Reynolds and Tom Gerle to a Texas syndicate headed by Senator T. S. Hogan, of Midland, Texas. The deal, at this writing, had not been closed. The prospects at the mine have been so encouraging to Senator Hogan: that he has had an engineer here for some time making a survey of the property. A deposit indicating good faith has been posted and it is presumed Senator Hogan is awaiting the report of the engineer. If the report is satisfactory, the mine will be turned at a figure of $50,009. Charles Dysle is working the James I. Martin mine, while the Montezuma, near Nashville, is boomin galong with 12 men employed. ‘ ( The Hamburger mines have transferred the scene of their operations to just across the Amador county line, BERT BROCKART IS NOW _ OPENING NEW GROUND Bert Brockart, who has a number of mining claims near the Mountain House above Camptonville, was a Nevada City visitor this week. He has spent two years locating a six foot ledge of good are, first running an open cut and thei run-. ning a tunnel into the mountain. He is now sinking on the vein and the ore is improving as work progresses. Mr. Brockart has completed the assessment work for this year. Last fall he was working in the tunnel and upon coming out at noon his house had been completely destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved and he had-to go over the ridge to another cabin and get in new supplies of food and clothing for’ the winter. . The different claims are designated at Hill Top, Central Hill Top and West Hill Top. , A group of mining men went out with Mr. Brockart Tuesday to look at the property with a view of purehasing the ground. shrunk to scarcely more than a dividing bar, to bi-seet the great canyon of the Middle Fork of the Yuba ERS A 2 Te cea ee ee re ER he git abe pe Boe 1 . 1. 2 SCHOOLS YURUUin Teachers’ lin the elementary . f0r thebuilding of homes by our schools are: residents and anyone’ wishing to W. A. Carlson, principal; Mrs. own a hmoe in one of the most nouncement to many mining mem WT Ayr VET VERON Mr. M. Ivan Dow, who, owns about90 aeres of land one mile north of” Nevada City on the Tahoe-~ Ukiah highway has decided to subdivide and s¢il the bulk of this ranch scenic beautiful locations in our district. The property is registered as The Sagamore ranch. It has buildings on it has a number of splendid walnut and filbert trees near the home. ‘Mr. Dow owns a water right oy the property, which is an importa asset these days. There is also ar abundance of water and electricityis to be had on the grounds. This ranch is located in the warm . . 33 thermal belt and all tender growth : of vegetation lasts weeks longer up there than down in the heart of our city. ‘ The Grass Valley-Nevada City Ski Club grounds are only about eight miles east of this property, and it ig. all paved Tahoe-Ukiah highway. A number of prospective buyers have been out to view the property within the last few days and all expressed themselves as well pleased with the site. OLD CHEYANNE SHAFT IS OPENED BY FRICOT The old Cheyanne shaft on the Independence claim, immediately adjoining the Brunswick claim on the north and close to the road leading from Town Talk to the Brunswick, is now being opened by D. Fricot, the owner. A crew of five men are engaged in rehabilitating the old hoisting works and renewing the foundation around the collar of the shaft. The shaft was sunk in 1893-94 for the purrese of leeating thé eastern extension of the {idaho vein. It had a dip of about 70 “degrees, is about 500 feet in depth and follows a fissure in the serpentine. A small gasoline hoist has been installed for the preliminary work and the shaft has been found to be in unusually good condition considering the length of time it has been abandoned. Mr. Fricot has not announced what his plans are after unwatering has been completed. ALPHA STORE INSTALLING SCHOOL HEATING PLANT A. conract was let by the Nevada City Board of Education to the — Alpha Stores Ltd., to install two: new heating furnaces in the gr, mar school building. Work of inetel ing will be complete before the beginning of school. The system of heating will be by: hot air currents which are circulated through the rooms. Last year school was dismissed on one or two occasions on acount of the poor heating system at the building. NARROW GAUGECUTS RATES ON CONCENTRATES W. A. Wenneson, traffic manager of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad, has recently effected a reduction in freight rates on all ¢oncentrates moving from this territory to smelters at bay points, now making it profitable to move out low grade ore which heretofore was prohibitive on account of high transportation costs. . s j Various mines have taken advan« tage of these low rates and are shipping concentrates which have been stored at mines for many years. See This will be an important ane and will create more business for our railroad which we wish to assist in every way. The Nugget has always. had the interest of the narrow . auge railroad in mind and feels it would be a severe blow to Nevada City and the up-country if it should discon~ tinue business. = oe Res eee tain in the center and finds it river.