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The Nugget Is California’s Leading Mining Weekly
Nevada City Nugget
VOLUME V, NUMBER 35
JUDGE MULROY
“DIES SUDDENLY
. JISITORS REPORT NEVADA’ASSESSOR DIES
LIBRARY TO HAVE NEW . NEW LIFE COMES 10
UTAH MINING MAN
LIKES NEVADA COUNTY ‘IGHT SYSTEM INSTALLED, “ANCIENT ’49ER STREEL CO. MINING ADVERTISED MONDAY MORN
the
visitor in Nevada City and a caller! which
when,
Club
‘ment
Tuesday.
office
Nugget.
The
at
7
‘
away
;
4
lifé
of political
passed
Judge John Mulroy
suddenly at his Grass Valley home}
‘
He is quite pleased with Nevadalmoney was raised
year
last
County and remarked it was rare Show
al 2:30.42. Mm.
have
for
.
of
pioneer
parents.
Hie. town
.
has mage that city his home ever traverse.
‘been strongly felt for some time, as
:
has long
since.
.
Mr. Parker has invented a-flota_. the —old—lightingsystem
-enveloped this
Henry Schreeder had died
hh is
tat
mining
}
3
. Heart trouble caused his demise. He
Au was on a camping trip with a party
AU
Street. -. iy possession.
Commercial
inI
sehool
high
SCii¢€
NySi
te Sas
Cie Eslue
attended
He. attende
ae ay
ete
e
Soe
ep
SS
itrst new assay Oiaii an year
sf friends to the property at English
— thre
he“raduated
where
ramento.
ed
establish
nree
Bore te
aqua
(ow
ere
FLUC
a
aos
on served its usefulness.
Sees
. since
always
iste
ps
process and is in this secti
‘
He went Mountain. He
taoke
vem
ste
Soe
.
has
revival
mining
present
the
tice of the Peace of Grass Valley in,‘looking for a lease on some promisThe money for this improvement Since
ward to this trip with
Z
:
:
. . .
the ancient
on day
has been installed
club treasury,
in the a
has been lying
of 249 East and attended Harvard Univer-.
41895 and has been reelected to that) ing property.
of the
+f thoroughfare
ewan
looked
He took his oath of office as jus. tion
He
is survived
JOEN E. BACH PASSES
Mary; Jennie and Katherine .Mulroy .
all of whom reside in Grass Valley. .
preceeded him in.
Three brothers
g@eath.
S
\
Judge Mulroy taught school for a.
ch, 62,passed away! ried on.at the same time. The vines:
John E. Bach,
trimmed and
will be
number of years in Nevada County ; sudde nly at his home at Smartsville. ;and shrubs
made on the
be
will
repairs
time studying to lay
and at the same
Monday afternoon. He had resided } needed
become a
lawyer.
liin
Funeral services were held at St.
for
pleasant an_
:
;
He complained that the
‘9.
ays
ticipation.
)
é
the work of
nd
ei
rer
:
er
=
Weth
wee
Walton
‘
Mr
z
sity
at ‘first, but
Califor
in
Jalitor=
famous
us
once
ele
men
ne
where
:
i
I s b begun im-,
‘
oo a
bure-section-16 years and states he ‘altitude bothered him
3
LS
Wl
;improvement
;
:
with
gambled
history
mining
engineer, for he soon became adjusted to it, and
as an
was employed
. mediately. Lloyd. Hiscox, local elec_ ‘nia
reer
Re
moe.
:
as
ee
s
and mining leases:
fortune
dame
insta:for
contract
the
has
He stated thoroughly enjoyed the outing.
. triciaun,
the Yellow Aster mine.
:
Seen
:
installed a
has-had_
J. :M. Hoff
{}
system.
was sold recently to
the property
=
3
§
§
. ling the new lighting
has. been
interest
. es Considerable
Syndicat .
not :only for re an English
mnglish Syndicate
Other improvements will be car_;comp
.
3
ee lete assay office
hs in the
by three sisters, be
.
office ever since.
suddenly
property at English
. dark mar where his father held large pla_
ee
‘ he
k this morning.
are still in the Mountain at 2 o'cloc
Ye cer holdings, that.
perso!
ide
rough roads to . ciate the new lights as the need has
with
and
oe
A
pall of sadness
community Monday morning when it
County .Assessor
was. learnel that
In
e is:
suns
tne 18; this district.
:
:
xir. Walton was born near Weiae aS stream_j
7iiornia
3
‘le
ae
to find towns in a mining district, ee by the ladies.
He was born-in Grass Valley Auusually they were
Patrons of the library will appre_
out miles from
gust’ 1864
looking
is
igs
:
al.
them. The
by the Flower
other
and by
properties
mining
at
A
vacation’and he
day. They are on a
Cal
ack acai dnd
Women’s Civic
proposed
]
wife
Mr. H. Bert Walton ~ and
Shutters!
:
‘been thrown Were Nevada. City visitors last Fri_
IRON
The Library
Barker at ‘Salt Lake}
Mr. J. B. Parker
: Board have accepted
plan for the library
lighting
City who is a metallurgist, was @. the
Improve
a morn saw the close of a
long life
THE COUNTY SEATPAPER. FRIDAY, AUG. 21, 1931
THE NEVADA CITY NUGGET, CALIFORNIA —
THE GOLD CENTER
«
‘
4
that place for 43 years, having penne.
:
{
. been born near Sebastopol, one ofihas been
first
Walton's
Mr.
mis
rst’
aiton s
nis is SoMet.
=also
:
3
for com_"
mines,= but
11S own
mercial
oS
15 In
R.
operations.
:
already
:
ee
charge and
“sizzor_bills’’
The large entrancedoor ‘knockers: ’,
D.
fh
MacAfee oe
and
on i
‘‘appleak
:
31 ye
1
Vaca
ee i
ive
in
a
appraland
refinished-and—shows—a.Pickers’’—the soft term of
‘taken in the past few mont
and
property, a large copper deposit,
party
the
Marysville
o% n
any
ee
visiting places of interest.
:
he is I planning
years andne
ca
oe
ak wh
‘‘prune wane
.
i :
with
Mr.
Schroeder,
was
g the property
’ interested in examinin
. .
was
born
in
Henry C. Schroeder
; sal used by the old timers for new .
He stated that all you heard from!
92, 1865.
mining towns of Ne_; marked improvement.
ghost
old
December
the
.
mornday
Wednes
Spenceville,
church
s
Patrick
in ore
bringing
are
-the
Atlantic
to
thePacifi
2
\
Se
ing. Holmes_Hooper Funeral Home}i vada County.
a
As more money. becomes avatiabie . Prospector
ae
to
Yough
and
da
a
The family moved
improvements will be made ,§samples.
ea.
had charge—of.the funeral.
a
lad
of
nine
oe ae a
Mr. Bach was foreman of the ni . other
was
Re
.
he
Ready when.
over the}
taken’
!
Club has.
Neve
i
His
fraternal
affiliations
were . terstate Landholding Corporation ati as the
as,
—
his father having purchased
!years,
ITH
S-UE
i
membership in Elks Lodge of Grass Smartsville for a number of years.j library as their ee
ty.
and Ready Hoiel from
a4
Rough
:
ZY
the
ae
FFINERARY MAPPED
Zt
Valley and the Half Centufy Club.
office in ae.
He had held every
Tee
te late Judge Walling.
Lodge’
Ray O'Connor, Oscar Coflin, P. W.! og, FO A
Pall ‘bearers.
were,
Ed
Morgan, . Masonic
Mitchell, W. G. Robson and Joseph]
Benoit.
WOMAN'S CIVIC CLUB
[0 HOLD FLOWER SHOW
AY
FISH. LOCAL MAN HAS PLANS
GILBERT DAVIS PRINCIPAL! AS GROUP STUDY
.
SE
¢
Rose Bar!
No: 89,
Sp
by a widow and
He is survived
AT
three children, John, Ethel and vers!
non Bach, and a sister, Mrs. John
Toland of Oakland.
ANGELS
eS
CAMP
RP
FER
An itinerary. covering two years .
was mapped at a meeting of the leg-!
The
Gilbert Davis left Thursday for . islative committee investigating the}
{
:
i
CA
SuTy; AY
eae
He attended schoo] in
Rough ang
. . Ready and after graduating attend
Th
Business ‘Coliege graduat_
DIN IER. ed Pacific
clerk for a
He was
1887.
for J. MCDonough & Co., coal
feeding of 150 elephants at .
Circus at—Auburn. dealers in. San Francisco, but later
Floto
in
ing
time
conservation laws.: the Sells
have Angels Camp where he will assume. . fish and game
and Son
W. R. Jefford
returned and acted as clerk in his
met in San Francisco Satur will oceuny the time of: the : Viking . "
charge of arrangements. Burial took his duties as principal of the highwhieh
‘father’s
hotel.
i
:
es six reguitai j dzay, August 15th to organize.
. Restaurant who go there by special
place at Smartsville under auspices . school which employ
“
In 1897 he was married to Miss
}teachers and two special teachers. j Assemblyman § J. L. Seawell of: invitation on Sunday. While there
of the Masonic Lodge.
@
ed
enjoy
has
and
e Jennie Adair.
attend the circus.
Mr. Davis was principal of :W asht
(Roseville was named chairman of, they will
~
Club = are
Civic
The Woman’s
life with this mate
happy wedded
BETS
ington Grammar School in this city in, croup. Other members are Hu-. Viking Restaurant will be
making plans for a larger and betalthough no children came to bless
ter flower show than last year. The
the exhibit this year
date set for
‘is August 26th. The club room will
be open from 2 to 5 in the after
FOREST FIRES BURN
OVER MUCH TERRITORY,
and! that day.
for eight years. Two years ago he . bert Seudder of Sebastopol
the union.
The chicken dinner that is served.
.
Dunsmuir.
of
'was given a leave of absence to @t_ ponry McGuinness
All his life he has been indentifi-+While at San F ee the com_ Sunday will be served Saturday. All
tend Chico College from betas
with mining. He gained a wide
ed
. graduated sue
in 1930
eee Hoey eeecktion mittee made a preliminary examin-, customers are invited to Auburn on
placed 30:, Degree.
ation of fishing
conditions in the;August 23rd.
Fire Warden Sharp
7 to 10 during the evenPelasant . further he. spent
the
These Vikings
the past year aH . bay district. This study will be con_
everyone a men on the fire line of
give
This will
ing.
.
Wesin
fire
e
every: state
be;most
to
Hous
meeting
to attain his i tinued at another
Stanford University
chance to view the beautiful display. Valley_Anthony
noon and
tern Nevada County Wednesday at Masters
of fall flowers.
Degree.
.
in
N ow he holds a’held ‘September 5th.
foreign
reputation
as
a pocket
hunter
and
r
_have been in al was successful in locating a numbe
an@
Rough
the”
in
in the Union and of rich pockets
countries.
It is
with, Ready District and due to his sucthe
district enjoyed considerable
Junior College Certificate.
After
1
a
pleasure .we announce
that they. cess
Miss Gertrude Goyne, who has.a ternoon.
J:
sees
:
ae
of
study
tae
ioe.
ee
~~
here!
ng activity at one time.
school
the
of
WilAs principal
the
The fire burned over
fishing conditions at the bay the have decided they like Nevada City ‘mini
beautiful yard of her own, has been
:
:
hav
>
ofesis
the time of his death he had
.
At
respect
f
.the
best
gained
ung,
the
have
Davis
Hart
Mr.
4
place they
of any
isi
t
th
of the general liams,. Davey, Sullivan.
the Klama
elected as chairman
teachers who join with committee will visit
and
ts
studen
interest in the Osceola, Black Bear,
ranches.
Schwartz and MicGonigal
and Hel rivers, looking over osm seen.
committee.
and Randolph Flat claims, but Enacres were this many friends wishing him well
All
persons~
desiring
to enter It is thought fully 1000
and steelhead fishing conditions.
favorite
glish Mountain ‘was his
flowers for the show are invited to burned over.
ty.
proper
A fire burned up on the opposite
bring flowers in
containers with a
Fraternally he was a member of
card bearing the name and grower side of the Yuba River across from’
at Santa Catalina Island. Returning
of the flower. All exhibits are to be Bridgeport,
brought on morning of the show, or territory.
burning
over a
large;
oe Soar temo MURCHTE MINE.SENDS
FINE SPECIMEN ORK
es
PLACER COUNTY MEN
FIND PRIZE NUGGET
to Monterey, a.study
of
the’
sardine
will
fisheries.
be
At
made
San
.
.
Nevada Lodge of Elks,
branches of
Masonry
the various
and was @
r member of Hyrdaulic Parlor
Alarge piece of quartz about 18 charte
:
Another fire raging around Ore_
edro and Santa Cruz the commitAugust 26th.
Sons of the Golden West.
Native
inches in depth
two feet
The
exhibit was a success
last gon House could be easily seen from
tee will have the use of the patrol .
, kindly, in his numerous~
Lavish
the,
of
ent
spe
nisc
choice
'length with some other
2A
A vivid find remi
‘
i
2
1 ve
year, many beautiful flowers being. Nevada City. The last two fires were}
Ce
of its
:
te mato Teh Bnd eee cimens
pentar .
from the Murcharities of whiws few knew
of Placer County ~ ‘ommission
were taken
early mining: lays
in Butte County.
’
shown.
the
in
reticent
was
he
as
mineral extent,
chie Mine to be used in the
CHARLES BERTONCHINI IS F. V. THOMAS WINS
IN MINE DECISION
FOUND DEAD IN BED
in
by
> patrol
ini
week on the Woper
etomidate sand matter.
ee, eeto er
ak an @‘<ht-ounc
ee
take the patrol yacht for a atepley at the srecees Fair. The peor
e plans
and A. Watts found
was made last
and baracuda fishing
piece
of
ore
weighed
about
250}
Besides his widow he leaves three
study of tuna
Sophie Abbot,
Mesdames
pounds and ore values per ton are . sisters
gold ‘nugget embedded ina crevice .
. in
Mexican
waters.
The
aim
of
this
of OakMartel
Lily
Brown and
$750, it is said. The quartz speci_ Lena
in bedrock. The men were panning.
peep
is
to
reach
an
agreement
with
.
e
:
land.
}
very
mens are highly mineralized.
‘for gold at the time of the disco
‘the Mexican government as to unlTwo years ago Mr. Schroeder unof the
value
gold
has
actual
They are on display
city
The
this
of
as
:
play at the ChamFrank V. Thom
Charles Bertonchini of Greenhorn
form. fishing laws.
gall bladder operation
t a
derwen
Tail
Shirt
eme nugget is set at $149.50.
ber of Commerce rooms, where oth_
;
:
District was found dead in his bed, been notified that the state Supr
A
.
fully recovered.
he
committee
the
which
April
from
or
March
In
more
.
used
for
be
to
left
mined
been
er exhibits are being
“
;
yesterday by his nephew. He was . court has upheld a decision of the’‘Canyon has
when
hurt
and
was
he
Oregon
ago
. few months
-{plans a trip through
in the coming fair display.
Court in!‘than eighty years.
Be
rach:
.
born in Italy in 1863 but has lived . Nevada County Superior
0
i
Washineton. At Seattle the members
.
he stepped out of his automobile on
0
tion
litiga
his favor ,in the extensive
in Nevada City for many years.
to
Alaska
for
steamer
a
steep street to speak to a friend.
take
a
will
MAN,
the Old: JAMES P. EVANS, MINING
as_
is known
;over what
A son resides in Fersno.
MINE
him
CENTER
striking
GOLDEN
down
salmon
and
backed
It
duck
of
siudy
«
make
O
DIED IN SAN FRANCISC
the Old .
and_
Mr. Bertonchini was a victim of.‘Block Mining Claim
the coast with the
way as to break several
a
such
in
along
ns
conditio
in:
away
passed
both! . James P. Evans
Mining Claim,
chronic myocarditis, a heart ailment. Block Grant
view of working out suggestions for
ribs. He was taken to the Nevada
o Snuday, August 16th
He had spent 45 years in the Unit-. within the city limits of Grass Val-. San Francisc
\merican
and
Canadian
regulations
City Sanitarium for about a week,
He was a
. at the age of 72 years.
ed States, the past 40 years being ley.
as
to
duck
hunt
ng
and
salmon
fishIn 1895 he was appointed deputy
City 40 years
After clearing 110 feet of rotted
spent in California and 25 years in
In 1929 T. A. Kohler claimed adresident of Nevada
these
r under the late W. .H. Maring
in
waters.
assesso
rock,
and
mining!
a
prominent as
;timbering and caved earth
verse possession of the property and’ ago, and was
the Nevada City Section.
The committee at its meeting last!tne shaft collar of the Golden Centin. Mr. Martin only served one term
associated with
suit man, having been
His
title.
to quiet
The Holmes Funeral Home had sought
the following election in 1898
properties
local
the
of
ed in a deci_ ‘ several
the game fish pro-!ter Mine has been fully rebuilt and) and
SOON TO OPERATE
week discussed
assessor
blem of the Truckee River and se. ig ready for use. The 110 foot unit Henry Schroeder ran for
Nevada City.
in that
county
the
served
rock.
has
solid
and
enters
fish!
state
the
He was a native of Weaverville, cured a promise from
Fr. O’Shea in charge of services.
pealed.
years
wnich
many
g,
For
unwaterin
since.
of
ever
work
The
office
water!
that
n
commissio
his
game
‘and
On August ‘8th, last, the higher California. Those left to mourn
ed. He was
unoppos
at the 500 foot level, is he has been
start
wij)
Tahoe’
Lake
from
pumped
be
son,
will
a
and
widow
of the . passing are the
the decision
court upheld
mining loved throughout the county for his
. John Philip Evans.
‘during the dry season to provide not expected to delay actual
lower tribunal.
He
days) fairness, justice and charity.
few
a
than
more
operations
pre-.
San. Franenough water in the Truckee to
Burial took place in
e
on
possibl
as
light
as
tax
the
made
the
to
cisco Tuesdoymorning.
and _the mine, located close
serve fish life.
fithose
on
up
it
making
poor
the
has
town,
the
of
—————=——— pusiness center
ly able to stand the burden.
nancial
operfull
in
being
of
prospect
every
[
Mrs. Cc. B. Clark, third vice preFuneral services were held Wedation by waadidtaad
bsdrpalat
of
Congress
California
of
sident
nesday afternoon from the home on
last Thursday on
Work started
Teachers, Inc., will.
and
Parents
in
with interment
Prospect Hill,
g to the 600;
.
sinkin
of
interested ‘the contract
of
to a. group
speak
.
.
TAANK
YOU
Pine Grove cemetery. Holmes Fun_
BYE!
D
GOO
x
4
t.
people at Brand’s Studio on Friday . level in the ~ Hoge — Developmen
eral Home. had charge ‘of. the arof Ne,
east
north
ac_
mine
be
ny’s
will
She
Compa
P.
M.
8
evening at
Rev. H. H. Buckner
. rangements.
t
rtmen
of grand vada City. The three compa
companied by a number
conducted
the
‘services.
.
d
Arthur Foote has been appointe
‘shaft is now down about 300 feet
officers.
Geerge L,.
Pall
bearers
were,
ntative
represe
the Nevada County
on sev_
Musical numbers will be given in and drifting has been done
eharge of the remains. Funeral ser_ against Thomas result
vices were held Tuesday: with
Rev.
‘around
sion for the latter. The case was ap-)
The Harvest
PROMINENT MEN NAMED
ON MINES COMMITTEE
Ps
PARENT TEACHER OFFICER
TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT HOGE DEVELOPMENT CO.
SINKING TO NEW LEVELS
conjunction with the speakers.
A special
eral
The Hoge Mine constitutes one of
teachers and
interested friends of the school chilthe
to
show
that
invitation is extended good ore values.
to fathers, mothers,
dren
ledges
important
attend
the
meeting
and
a
romances
little
over
of >mining,
two
years
for
only
it
was
ago
by a
learn of the wonderful work of the /a surface prospect discovered
and the many projects local miner who spent many months
for the benefit of the in tracing float to the vein outcrop.
over
put
they
From very limited development
sehool children.
Association
the company has
and equipment,
0
grade ore to the
high
shipping
‘been
SEEK ASSESSOR’ OFFICE
several months
for
smelters
Selby
acting
ben
has
who
Mr. Hemmel
and
now
has
4,000
tons of, ore on
being
is
Schroeder
Mr.
for
as deputy
Other put _{the dump and 20,000 tons of ore
eonsidered as assessor.
ting in applications are Bob Carr, virtually blocked. Future plans are
W. L. Mobley, Nevada City; Mr. based upon an assured tonnange of
with a shaft develop_
Winburn and Eben Smart of Grass 40,000 tons
ment
of
600
feet.
Valley. —
:
on the state mining association’s Jones, George R. Carter, L. S. Win,
executive committee to study min_ capaw, J. F. Colley, Ray oo,
;
ing question coming before the asso-: and Otto Schiffner.
Taking
office
on
the
same day,
to!
s
submit finding
ciation and to
January
1895,
Henry
Schroeder
in
State.
the
of
s
the mining chapter
the
Assessors
office
and
Judge
MulCounButte
of
Wilson
M.
Alex
.
Placer roy as Justice of the Peace of Grass
of
ty , James D. Stewart
men who served
County, Charles L. Gilmore of Sac, Valley. the two
these
offices
faithfully
for 32 conseof
y
ramento County, and E. Gormle
Amador County are the other memcutive years passed away within half
an hour of each other.
;
bers.
ex_officio
is
MacBoyle
Errol
Mr. and Mrs. Will Jeffrey and
chairman of the committee.
two
sons, accompanied by Mr. and
rate
of the Mining AssoDirecto
ciation proved so unwieldly it was Mrs. Charles Guenther, spent Sun—
decided to elect an executive comday motoring to Lakes Donner an@
mittee to carry on the work more Tahoe. They report a most delight«
ful trip.
expediently.