August 7, 1931 (6 pages)

PSR AR 8A Nit tee 2 Aa mee = PAGE FOUR ES FRENCH CORRAL, Aug. 6, 1931 <qSpecial to ‘weather still continues also frequent Zire scares The men and boys in our g@ection are being well drilled in the Rine of fire fighting, and sometimes their efforts are entirely noteworthy One instance of quick action was ~when 35 minutes after the phone al) for help at the Moonshine fire, four of them were ‘in San Juan ready to act. This included, getting Zools together and covering a radius eof 2 mile and a half to rustle helpers. Again quick action on the #rench Corral Tuesday night, when a fire was discovered at a point out side the ranch owned by Mrs. Kate! Broytes. A strong wind was bringing at right alon gtoward the town. It was discovered by someone at the ’Connor home in Birchville, when @the alarm was given immediately, sand the fire service at Nevada City was notified. San Juam also sent out wm crew of helpers. Fire Warden Howe and men were early on the sseeme and our men_ had it pretty ‘wei under control when help ar_ wived. ‘It is a terrible situation to have the country dried up, and the menace of fire ever present. H. R. Davis of Marysville, who is tageut for the Maytag washing ma@hine paid ‘this section a visit last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Ira Slack and son, Sam are again sojourning on the Ridge! They are camping at the old Sansum place in Sebastopol. They wisited friends in French Corral Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson of San Luis Obispo are spending some fime at their old home on Shady Creek, and were visiting friends in ¥rench Corral. Wednesday ‘The Birchville school house is in @rogress of building and with four! efficient men on the job s rapidly mearing completion. ‘‘Never say fail’ "That is the spirit of our people. In an adjourned -meeting of CoBumbia Parlor No. 70 N. D. G W #he members entertained Grand President Evelyn J Carlson, on her of_ ficia) visit. It has been several years since Columbia Parlor receved the offical vsit of the Grand President in the home Parlor owing to the wabsence of members. However she fas met the grand officer jointly ‘ith Manzanita or Laurel Parlor. At mo time in the nearly forty years of her existence has she thought of surrendering her charter. Her inability to hold regular meetngs on ac_ #ount of members being scattered *hroughout the state, has placed her im extentiating circumstances but whe has never said fail. -The grand officer was accompanied by Past @3rand President Allison Watt and District Deputy Grand ~ President Beatrice George, both of Manzanita Parlor, and a member of Maritana The Nugget)—The hot! Ridge one of our oldest and best beloved Mrs. John Ferguson, a wonderful pioneer mother who had a We may well call her a centenarian as she was but sixteen days from the goal. She was a most remarkable woman being -in possession of all herfaculties up to the last. The memory of her beautiful life will ever remain with those who knew her and will be an incentive to follow in her footsteps., At peace with her God and at peace with the world she shed around her only tove and . homecoming for happiness., Her loving and devoted j daughters were planning a general August 16th and her many friends were interested in plans for celebrating that event, but her Savior called and she was to spend her 100drth birthday with the angels. As we gazed for the last time upon this beloved one the words “Asleep in Jesus, Blessed Sleep” were uppermost, and while we rejoice in her happiness, our hearts are filled with yearing that she is no longer with us. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. ‘Harris, in Nevada City, July 31st. Funeral services were held at the Holmes Funeral Parlors with inter_ ment in the family plot in the ceme_ tery at North San Juan. SOUTH EUREKA MINE CO ; Sutter Creek, Calif. Aug. I—AL Mthough. official information is lack/ing, a report, apparently well founded, is current to the effect that the controlling stock interest of the South Eureka Mining Company, whose property is situated near this town has passed from San Francisco interests represented by the Bank of ‘California to a new group of capitalists and mining men of that city and that plans are under way for the resumption of operations. Dr. F ‘W. Bowinckel of that city, president of the company recently made "a several days’ visit of inspection to the property in company with Jafet Lindeberg, famous as the discoverer of the rich Anvil, Creek district near Nome, Alaska, about 25 years ago and who recently took over a prop_ erty near Murphys in Calaveras County, this state. The South Eureka property embraces two mines—South Eureka and Oneida, which figured prominently in Mother Lode mining operatons pror to their shutdown about 15 years ago. The combined estates approximate 430 acres and extend from the north boundary of the Kennedy mine to the south line of the Central Eureka property, a dis_ ‘tance of 5,045 feet. The South Eure{ka has a 2 750-foot three compart‘ment incline shaft, which gives a . vertical depth of 2 470 feet, and is ,equipped with a place in every heart that knew her.} LEASED’ TO S F MEN ovr. yenow metal. "50 0_horse-power, Sutter Creek, August 7,—Due to the cutting of a water course in a black lime dike recently pierced by the working sinking operations have been slowed up in the three-compartment vertical shaft on the Pathfinder property, three miles west of Jackson, being developed by the Russell-Kent Mining Corporation and constituting the most ambitious mining project undertaken in Amador County in recent years. The bore designed to go to a depth of 1,200 ‘feat, is now down about 135 feet. ‘Until water was encountered the three shifts of miners employed were gaining depth at the average ‘rate of six feet every 24 hours. The ‘flow is being handled by baling and is diminishing in volume. In consequence, the management does net, think the water will prove a serious handicap in future operations Operating under a lease, Joseph Lawrence and Angelo Piccolo” are obtaining highly encouraging results in development work recently inaugurated on the Tripp mine at Drytown. In a short drift from a 40foot incline shaft they have opened up a two-foot ledge which pannings indicate constitutes an excellent grade of ore, it is stated. Picked show large studs of the As a result of the steady im. provement in the physical condition of the property three miles north of Plymouth, and to speed up development work, the Amador Star Mining Company has increased operations from one to two. shifts of miners further asserts that the ledge being . followed on the 300-foot level of the mine continues to gain in width, measuring at present seven feet between walls. _ Jamestown, Aug. 7—Placer gravel ‘yielding from $1.50 to $2.25 a cubic yard in gold nuggets and dust is being obtained in development work being presecuted by John Morris and associates of Los Angeles at the Punch Bowl mine, three miles south‘west of this town, according tu Manager J S. Cademortari. It is being found in the extension north up‘stream of a drift on bedrock from the top of a 38-foot raise from the end of a 1,500-foot tunnel, which was advanced by a French company nearly 20 years ago. The drift at present measures about 180 feet in Jength and will be continued an additional 150 feet to make connection with. a vertical shaft sunk a number of years ago. The Los Angelenos recently installed a 75-ton daily capacity washing plant, twodrill compressor and other machin,ery on the property to expedite operations. See aie Parlor, and two sister members of electric hoist and an 80-stamp mitt, . BIG BONANZA MINE SOLD Dolores Parlor. It is needless to say <a most happy afternoon was spent in Yeasting and parlor work, ‘“Speechifying’ and.etc.,-for-the-members--of Columbia Parlor met the visitors as whey always do with affection, loysalty and hospitality. We look forward to many more of those happy wmeetings. Mrs. Vivian’s’ brother, ‘Thomas, late of Missouri is making her a wisit and enjoying his first sojourn in our-western country. A Browning and son Clyde, are ever from Forest Hill to spend the week end at their home ee The S. J. R. WA_ held their wegular meeting Sunday afternoon. "There was a good attendance. if wilans mature as they hope for the @rospects for the future look much Yrighter. Mr. and Mrs Glenn Orr of Hood Paid a visit to Mrs. Orr’s father, H. Haslett, Sunday Mrs. K. Broyles and _ family of Sacramento visited their home in French Corral Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Lee Day and daughters, Alice and Virginia, of Nevada «ity visited friends in French Corral Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and Waby, and Mr. Harris’ mother Mrs V Harris, and children, Kate, Vernon mand Neil of Berkeley visited the Browning family Sunday, while en_ woute to Harris Meadows on their ssummer vacation Mrs. V. Harris and . JMrs. Browning are sisters. Te Reaper has again been taking ssome of our old and best beloved pioneers durin gthe past week. John Curnow, an old and highly ‘wespected resident of Cherokee has wassed into Eternity. Our sympathy is extended to his family. ‘It is with deep regret we learn of the death of Mr. Sanford, who was mear the century mark, having 99 yyears and three moaths to his credit. We join with his family in regret in The ‘Reaper comes nearer home ‘g@md has ‘taken frem the San Juaa Harry visit and : enjoying his first’ ; While the Oneida three-compartment vertical shaft, ; from which all equipment was re_ “moved a-number-ofyears ago. -It-is understood that the new controlling interests contemplate the sinking of ian entirely new shaft advantageously located for the development of both mines. Toby, Ed and William Lagomarsino have sold, under lease and bond ;to Ellsworth Woods, San Francisco mining man and associates the mineral rights of their 70_acre Battle Mountain placer gold property, a half mile northeast of Volcano. IDUNCAN AND FELICIANA ARE MINES DEVELOPING Preliminary work preparatory to resumption of development of the Duncan Mine,. Mariposa County, started August first, according to ‘announcement made by officials of the Gold Ledge Mining Company, Ltd operators of the property. Actual mining will begin. as. soon as equipment is overhauled and the head frame and shaft collar repaired. At the Feliciana Mine which is owned and operated by the Gold Ledge Mining Company, Ltd., the winze below the 375 foot level is gaining depth and values are in_ creasing, Superintendent L. A. Rihn has a. 2,000-foot is opening a promising ore shoot in the Spirit Vein which intersects the main vein in the mine. j It is planned to place the Feliciana mill in steady operation in the near future. Heretofore the mill has been run part time as ‘ore from the development accumulated. The fact that production in June and July was sufficient to meet payrolls for these months ts particularly gratifying to officials of the Gold Ledge Mining Company Ltd., who expect that an increase in the time of mill operation in August will result in a substantial increase in reveaue. reported. He added that the company! To southerly started from the face of Operations are being Robert Sawyer of Soulbysville. ly day lode gold partment years ago. The connection should be ‘daily Manager John Ratto states. He! made in the early future, it is stated foot point or water completed. The shaft exposes a tenfoot vein, which according to authof $12 a ton now saying stated. They plan operations upon completion of reconditioning of the tunnel. has been taken over by the Hickox Mining Co., who have an office in San Francisco. The property is situated in Tuolumne County. Artur Deleray is engineer in charge of the property and Paul Morris is president. : Frank Moyle, who is working an adjoining property took out a pocket containing $12,500 in gold. This in-a measure started investigations into the old Bonanza property and as it has a large past production. Commenting on Mr. Stewart's visit .to the property Mr. Morris remarked that Arthur Deleray and his associates, who have been operatings the ‘property for the past several months, had convinced him that since Frank Moyle had made his discovery of a $12,500 pocket on property near the Bonanza a new ledge has been discovered which eminent mining engineers have trace to the Bonanza mine. On the 200 level encouraging prospects were discovered in: the slates, all in a direction favorable with prospects Moyle made his discovery on. The old Bonanza has _ produced three and a half million dollars in gold and it is expected that with the present day methods it will again produce its full share of the golden metal to gladden stockholders. the hearts of its SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE! The Big Bonanza Gold Mining Co. SONORA ARE DEVELOPING Sonora Calif, Aug. 7—-An excel, lent showing is being made in development work and milling operations at the Red Cloud mine, a mile and a half north of Confidence, owned by M. C. Collier and A. L. Hyatt of Tuolumne Operating 12 hours daily, the five-stamp mill, propelled by water power, is reducing hourly a ton of ore which plates $7 a ton in gold. By concentration 18 tons of the product, after passing over the plates yields one ton of concentrates having a value of $700 a ton, it is stated. This, with the values plated , gives the ore a total value of at least $45 a ton. The ore ‘is being plane deposit oes of four feet. extracted from a bedded having an avearge It has been ollowed by a tunnel in an easterly and westerly lirection for 400 feet. determine its northerly and limits drifts have been the tunnel. supervised by At the Bellview, mine, notable earproducer, eight miles east of Sonora, which Roy Clements of Hollywood and associate are operating under a 25-year lease recently obtained, gress of a 300-foot drain tunnel and its extension to connect at a depth of good prois being made in the repair 80 feet with the 800-feet two-comincline shaft sunk many Retimbering of the shaft to thé 80level has been entic records, yielded average values in gold ‘when the property was previously worked in 1905. After being idle for 35years, the Rolph mine on Yankee Hill six miles east of Columbia, is again active. J. A. Tenney, the owner, in partnership witt Ed Hampton, has resumed its development. They are retimbering a 250-foot drift tunnel, in the face of which there is exposed nearly two feet of ore as$50 a ton in gold it is to begin ‘stoping the Berkeley Mines, Ltd. A California Corporation with only 200,000 shares of Capital Stock authorized is NOW WORKING under lease from Sierra Consolidated SEVEN CLAIMS ADJOINING FAMOUS SIXTEEN-TO-ONE MINE at Alleghany, California: , THE BERKELEY MINES fs now offering a block of its stock for sale at 25 cents,g per share to help carry through a systematic development program. : AS GOOD A PROSPECT AS YOU CAN FIND Write BERKELEY MINES, LIMITED 1437 Bancroft Way Berkeley California SS FIR-TEX SUPER-INSULATION Defies Heat—Cold—Noise : The new building Board 14 inch thick. All 4 feet in width; length: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 feet. Do not overlook this wonderful waft than you have ever seen. SIMPLY WONDERFUL Now our New Year's Stock arriving in car loads daily. Paint and Oils of all kinds and colors. Corru; gate Gale Steel Sheets, Lime, Plaster, Brick, Doors and Windows galore. All kinds Cedar Shingles, Com: ! position Roofing and Shingles in all the attractive colors. New stock of Flooring, Ceiling, Rustics, in fact everything you need for your new home. Re. modeling or repair wood. Our delivery service is the best. Don’t overlook our complete line of House Hardware. THE DIAMOND MATCH CO. Grass Valley California board; something different DO YOU SUBSCRIBE FOR THE. NUGGET? Suppose oll Presses Stopped ‘nish F410 largest printing companies in California are depositors in Bank of America” Bank IMAGINE a world without the printed word — every field of human endeavor handicapped! Printing, in this state, is both a great industry and a fine art. California. printing companies frequently receive orders from many other states, and even from foreign countries. More than 14,000 Californians are employed in printing and allied industries. Yearly expenditures for wages and materials exceed 65 million dollars. Successful plant operation requires sound use of commercial credit, as well as dependable banking service. And Bank of America takes pride in the fact that more than 350 printing. and publishiig companies are depositors in this Bank. Most of these concerns pay employes by check — avoiding the risk of handling cash, and reducing insucance costs. Indepositing these checks at various-Bank of America branches, hundreds of printing craftsmen make regulac additions to their interest-bearing savings accounts. Steady financial progress is the happy result. To business concerns-an this community, as to individual depositors, Bank of Amecica offers the same advantages: alert, dependable service—and the security of ample, diversified resources. : of America National Trust & Savings Association NEVADA CITY Advisory Board Judge Geo. L. Jones, cHamian A. L. Gill Dr. Cact P. Jomes E. M. Receee G. J. Rector Officers -.George L. 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PSR AR 8A Nit tee 2 Aa mee = PAGE FOUR ES FRENCH CORRAL, Aug. 6, 1931 <qSpecial to ‘weather still continues also frequent Zire scares The men and boys in our g@ection are being well drilled in the Rine of fire fighting, and sometimes their efforts are entirely noteworthy One instance of quick action was ~when 35 minutes after the phone al) for help at the Moonshine fire, four of them were ‘in San Juan ready to act. This included, getting Zools together and covering a radius eof 2 mile and a half to rustle helpers. Again quick action on the #rench Corral Tuesday night, when a fire was discovered at a point out side the ranch owned by Mrs. Kate! Broytes. A strong wind was bringing at right alon gtoward the town. It was discovered by someone at the ’Connor home in Birchville, when @the alarm was given immediately, sand the fire service at Nevada City was notified. San Juam also sent out wm crew of helpers. Fire Warden Howe and men were early on the sseeme and our men_ had it pretty ‘wei under control when help ar_ wived. ‘It is a terrible situation to have the country dried up, and the menace of fire ever present. H. R. Davis of Marysville, who is tageut for the Maytag washing ma@hine paid ‘this section a visit last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Ira Slack and son, Sam are again sojourning on the Ridge! They are camping at the old Sansum place in Sebastopol. They wisited friends in French Corral Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson of San Luis Obispo are spending some fime at their old home on Shady Creek, and were visiting friends in ¥rench Corral. Wednesday ‘The Birchville school house is in @rogress of building and with four! efficient men on the job s rapidly mearing completion. ‘‘Never say fail’ "That is the spirit of our people. In an adjourned -meeting of CoBumbia Parlor No. 70 N. D. G W #he members entertained Grand President Evelyn J Carlson, on her of_ ficia) visit. It has been several years since Columbia Parlor receved the offical vsit of the Grand President in the home Parlor owing to the wabsence of members. However she fas met the grand officer jointly ‘ith Manzanita or Laurel Parlor. At mo time in the nearly forty years of her existence has she thought of surrendering her charter. Her inability to hold regular meetngs on ac_ #ount of members being scattered *hroughout the state, has placed her im extentiating circumstances but whe has never said fail. -The grand officer was accompanied by Past @3rand President Allison Watt and District Deputy Grand ~ President Beatrice George, both of Manzanita Parlor, and a member of Maritana The Nugget)—The hot! Ridge one of our oldest and best beloved Mrs. John Ferguson, a wonderful pioneer mother who had a We may well call her a centenarian as she was but sixteen days from the goal. She was a most remarkable woman being -in possession of all herfaculties up to the last. The memory of her beautiful life will ever remain with those who knew her and will be an incentive to follow in her footsteps., At peace with her God and at peace with the world she shed around her only tove and . homecoming for happiness., Her loving and devoted j daughters were planning a general August 16th and her many friends were interested in plans for celebrating that event, but her Savior called and she was to spend her 100drth birthday with the angels. As we gazed for the last time upon this beloved one the words “Asleep in Jesus, Blessed Sleep” were uppermost, and while we rejoice in her happiness, our hearts are filled with yearing that she is no longer with us. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. ‘Harris, in Nevada City, July 31st. Funeral services were held at the Holmes Funeral Parlors with inter_ ment in the family plot in the ceme_ tery at North San Juan. SOUTH EUREKA MINE CO ; Sutter Creek, Calif. Aug. I—AL Mthough. official information is lack/ing, a report, apparently well founded, is current to the effect that the controlling stock interest of the South Eureka Mining Company, whose property is situated near this town has passed from San Francisco interests represented by the Bank of ‘California to a new group of capitalists and mining men of that city and that plans are under way for the resumption of operations. Dr. F ‘W. Bowinckel of that city, president of the company recently made "a several days’ visit of inspection to the property in company with Jafet Lindeberg, famous as the discoverer of the rich Anvil, Creek district near Nome, Alaska, about 25 years ago and who recently took over a prop_ erty near Murphys in Calaveras County, this state. The South Eureka property embraces two mines—South Eureka and Oneida, which figured prominently in Mother Lode mining operatons pror to their shutdown about 15 years ago. The combined estates approximate 430 acres and extend from the north boundary of the Kennedy mine to the south line of the Central Eureka property, a dis_ ‘tance of 5,045 feet. The South Eure{ka has a 2 750-foot three compart‘ment incline shaft, which gives a . vertical depth of 2 470 feet, and is ,equipped with a place in every heart that knew her.} LEASED’ TO S F MEN ovr. yenow metal. "50 0_horse-power, Sutter Creek, August 7,—Due to the cutting of a water course in a black lime dike recently pierced by the working sinking operations have been slowed up in the three-compartment vertical shaft on the Pathfinder property, three miles west of Jackson, being developed by the Russell-Kent Mining Corporation and constituting the most ambitious mining project undertaken in Amador County in recent years. The bore designed to go to a depth of 1,200 ‘feat, is now down about 135 feet. ‘Until water was encountered the three shifts of miners employed were gaining depth at the average ‘rate of six feet every 24 hours. The ‘flow is being handled by baling and is diminishing in volume. In consequence, the management does net, think the water will prove a serious handicap in future operations Operating under a lease, Joseph Lawrence and Angelo Piccolo” are obtaining highly encouraging results in development work recently inaugurated on the Tripp mine at Drytown. In a short drift from a 40foot incline shaft they have opened up a two-foot ledge which pannings indicate constitutes an excellent grade of ore, it is stated. Picked show large studs of the As a result of the steady im. provement in the physical condition of the property three miles north of Plymouth, and to speed up development work, the Amador Star Mining Company has increased operations from one to two. shifts of miners further asserts that the ledge being . followed on the 300-foot level of the mine continues to gain in width, measuring at present seven feet between walls. _ Jamestown, Aug. 7—Placer gravel ‘yielding from $1.50 to $2.25 a cubic yard in gold nuggets and dust is being obtained in development work being presecuted by John Morris and associates of Los Angeles at the Punch Bowl mine, three miles south‘west of this town, according tu Manager J S. Cademortari. It is being found in the extension north up‘stream of a drift on bedrock from the top of a 38-foot raise from the end of a 1,500-foot tunnel, which was advanced by a French company nearly 20 years ago. The drift at present measures about 180 feet in Jength and will be continued an additional 150 feet to make connection with. a vertical shaft sunk a number of years ago. The Los Angelenos recently installed a 75-ton daily capacity washing plant, twodrill compressor and other machin,ery on the property to expedite operations. See aie Parlor, and two sister members of electric hoist and an 80-stamp mitt, . BIG BONANZA MINE SOLD Dolores Parlor. It is needless to say <a most happy afternoon was spent in Yeasting and parlor work, ‘“Speechifying’ and.etc.,-for-the-members--of Columbia Parlor met the visitors as whey always do with affection, loysalty and hospitality. We look forward to many more of those happy wmeetings. Mrs. Vivian’s’ brother, ‘Thomas, late of Missouri is making her a wisit and enjoying his first sojourn in our-western country. A Browning and son Clyde, are ever from Forest Hill to spend the week end at their home ee The S. J. R. WA_ held their wegular meeting Sunday afternoon. "There was a good attendance. if wilans mature as they hope for the @rospects for the future look much Yrighter. Mr. and Mrs Glenn Orr of Hood Paid a visit to Mrs. Orr’s father, H. Haslett, Sunday Mrs. K. Broyles and _ family of Sacramento visited their home in French Corral Sunday. Mr and Mrs. Lee Day and daughters, Alice and Virginia, of Nevada «ity visited friends in French Corral Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and Waby, and Mr. Harris’ mother Mrs V Harris, and children, Kate, Vernon mand Neil of Berkeley visited the Browning family Sunday, while en_ woute to Harris Meadows on their ssummer vacation Mrs. V. Harris and . JMrs. Browning are sisters. Te Reaper has again been taking ssome of our old and best beloved pioneers durin gthe past week.

John Curnow, an old and highly ‘wespected resident of Cherokee has wassed into Eternity. Our sympathy is extended to his family. ‘It is with deep regret we learn of the death of Mr. Sanford, who was mear the century mark, having 99 yyears and three moaths to his credit. We join with his family in regret in The ‘Reaper comes nearer home ‘g@md has ‘taken frem the San Juaa Harry visit and : enjoying his first’ ; While the Oneida three-compartment vertical shaft, ; from which all equipment was re_ “moved a-number-ofyears ago. -It-is understood that the new controlling interests contemplate the sinking of ian entirely new shaft advantageously located for the development of both mines. Toby, Ed and William Lagomarsino have sold, under lease and bond ;to Ellsworth Woods, San Francisco mining man and associates the mineral rights of their 70_acre Battle Mountain placer gold property, a half mile northeast of Volcano. IDUNCAN AND FELICIANA ARE MINES DEVELOPING Preliminary work preparatory to resumption of development of the Duncan Mine,. Mariposa County, started August first, according to ‘announcement made by officials of the Gold Ledge Mining Company, Ltd operators of the property. Actual mining will begin. as. soon as equipment is overhauled and the head frame and shaft collar repaired. At the Feliciana Mine which is owned and operated by the Gold Ledge Mining Company, Ltd., the winze below the 375 foot level is gaining depth and values are in_ creasing, Superintendent L. A. Rihn has a. 2,000-foot is opening a promising ore shoot in the Spirit Vein which intersects the main vein in the mine. j It is planned to place the Feliciana mill in steady operation in the near future. Heretofore the mill has been run part time as ‘ore from the development accumulated. The fact that production in June and July was sufficient to meet payrolls for these months ts particularly gratifying to officials of the Gold Ledge Mining Company Ltd., who expect that an increase in the time of mill operation in August will result in a substantial increase in reveaue. reported. He added that the company! To southerly started from the face of Operations are being Robert Sawyer of Soulbysville. ly day lode gold partment years ago. The connection should be ‘daily Manager John Ratto states. He! made in the early future, it is stated foot point or water completed. The shaft exposes a tenfoot vein, which according to authof $12 a ton now saying stated. They plan operations upon completion of reconditioning of the tunnel. has been taken over by the Hickox Mining Co., who have an office in San Francisco. The property is situated in Tuolumne County. Artur Deleray is engineer in charge of the property and Paul Morris is president. : Frank Moyle, who is working an adjoining property took out a pocket containing $12,500 in gold. This in-a measure started investigations into the old Bonanza property and as it has a large past production. Commenting on Mr. Stewart's visit .to the property Mr. Morris remarked that Arthur Deleray and his associates, who have been operatings the ‘property for the past several months, had convinced him that since Frank Moyle had made his discovery of a $12,500 pocket on property near the Bonanza a new ledge has been discovered which eminent mining engineers have trace to the Bonanza mine. On the 200 level encouraging prospects were discovered in: the slates, all in a direction favorable with prospects Moyle made his discovery on. The old Bonanza has _ produced three and a half million dollars in gold and it is expected that with the present day methods it will again produce its full share of the golden metal to gladden stockholders. the hearts of its SAN FRANCISCO PEOPLE! The Big Bonanza Gold Mining Co. SONORA ARE DEVELOPING Sonora Calif, Aug. 7—-An excel, lent showing is being made in development work and milling operations at the Red Cloud mine, a mile and a half north of Confidence, owned by M. C. Collier and A. L. Hyatt of Tuolumne Operating 12 hours daily, the five-stamp mill, propelled by water power, is reducing hourly a ton of ore which plates $7 a ton in gold. By concentration 18 tons of the product, after passing over the plates yields one ton of concentrates having a value of $700 a ton, it is stated. This, with the values plated , gives the ore a total value of at least $45 a ton. The ore ‘is being plane deposit oes of four feet. extracted from a bedded having an avearge It has been ollowed by a tunnel in an easterly and westerly lirection for 400 feet. determine its northerly and limits drifts have been the tunnel. supervised by At the Bellview, mine, notable earproducer, eight miles east of Sonora, which Roy Clements of Hollywood and associate are operating under a 25-year lease recently obtained, gress of a 300-foot drain tunnel and its extension to connect at a depth of good prois being made in the repair 80 feet with the 800-feet two-comincline shaft sunk many Retimbering of the shaft to thé 80level has been entic records, yielded average values in gold ‘when the property was previously worked in 1905. After being idle for 35years, the Rolph mine on Yankee Hill six miles east of Columbia, is again active. J. A. Tenney, the owner, in partnership witt Ed Hampton, has resumed its development. They are retimbering a 250-foot drift tunnel, in the face of which there is exposed nearly two feet of ore as$50 a ton in gold it is to begin ‘stoping the Berkeley Mines, Ltd. A California Corporation with only 200,000 shares of Capital Stock authorized is NOW WORKING under lease from Sierra Consolidated SEVEN CLAIMS ADJOINING FAMOUS SIXTEEN-TO-ONE MINE at Alleghany, California: , THE BERKELEY MINES fs now offering a block of its stock for sale at 25 cents,g per share to help carry through a systematic development program. : AS GOOD A PROSPECT AS YOU CAN FIND Write BERKELEY MINES, LIMITED 1437 Bancroft Way Berkeley California SS FIR-TEX SUPER-INSULATION Defies Heat—Cold—Noise : The new building Board 14 inch thick. All 4 feet in width; length: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 feet. Do not overlook this wonderful waft than you have ever seen. SIMPLY WONDERFUL Now our New Year's Stock arriving in car loads daily. Paint and Oils of all kinds and colors. Corru; gate Gale Steel Sheets, Lime, Plaster, Brick, Doors and Windows galore. All kinds Cedar Shingles, Com: ! position Roofing and Shingles in all the attractive colors. New stock of Flooring, Ceiling, Rustics, in fact everything you need for your new home. Re. modeling or repair wood. Our delivery service is the best. Don’t overlook our complete line of House Hardware. THE DIAMOND MATCH CO. Grass Valley California board; something different DO YOU SUBSCRIBE FOR THE. NUGGET? Suppose oll Presses Stopped ‘nish F410 largest printing companies in California are depositors in Bank of America” Bank IMAGINE a world without the printed word — every field of human endeavor handicapped! Printing, in this state, is both a great industry and a fine art. California. printing companies frequently receive orders from many other states, and even from foreign countries. More than 14,000 Californians are employed in printing and allied industries. 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