December 19, 1932 (4 pages)

oy NEVADA CITY ere Climate, Good Water B asck Invite the World. Lal i Published in The Best Little 5 City in the Mother Lode District VOL. Vil, No. 1? The GOLD Cétiter ~ NEVADA CITY. DA CITY, CALIFORNIA. ~ TOMORROW EVE Young Musicians Will Present Splendid Program at Local Theatre Tomorrow night the Nevada City high school band will play a concert at: the’ Nevada City Theatre. There is a surprise in store for those _who attend and an evening of entertainment is assured. The high school Players have been working i hard on the ‘program which includes some very fine numbers, including a cornet solo by the director, Mr. L. E. Sweeney . ns ; that handle costumes and will be Every lover of good music as ways to take care-of the matter for as. every. booster will be on hand’ hear the high school band. This organization’ is coming to be recognized as ‘one of the best of its kind in Northern California, and thehome. olks should lend every support and FGencouragement to the young mucians. ; \Following is the program: ORCHESTRA fox Hunt .. Elwood McKinley é the Spinet.. Elizabeth Clark he Garden of Dreams Waltz Rea COAE ocho ae Ernest Nield Princess Tip-Toe, Caprice ... Margaret LeRoy The Golden Nightengale Waltz Robert Boger fhe Alpine Glow, Tyrolean Fanide diva Slopes gee Tee Carl Geissler a GLEE CLUB Life isa Sone Ae: McIntyre Bluebirds, Their Songs are Telling nea) 4---.---.--lschaikowsky Band Semper Fidelis, March... Sousa Urbana Overture.. Chas. Roberts The Pals, Cornet Duet... Tony Maid of the West peas Clay Smith Duet for Trombone and Baritone -Carl, Murchie and Bill Jeffery Home Sweet Home the World Over Lampe Written for John Phillip Sousa on his first round-the-world trip. Flower Song from Faust.Gounod Clarinet Duet,.Ruth Rector and Be eee Brhcins cay eauund ge eget -;-----HMlis Clark The Vanished Army, Poetic Maren Rev pete Peipysectic, sR SERN RE .Ken. Alford Willow Echoes, Trumpet solo onan Frank Simon, L, E. Sweeney Venetian: Love. Songs iscssoccczn poatacaushacsssiesauge Gules Ethelbert Nevin The Stars and Stripes Forever, March Fe Bi Hh as Mor sa eyes ee Sousa Mid vivan Glories...:. Gabriel Marie Jbo# and Clarinet quartet: feaita Lucia, Melody by Concone @ielen Arbogast 200000000 ¥ Gertrude Schrieber Mary Warnecke Camptonville Wasian Helps Entertain Masons CAMPTONVILLE, Dec. 14.—Mrs. y Ba M, Lord, daughter of Judge Ts. W. B. Meek of this place, . ained a number of friends Sunthe Masonic Home. at Decoto. is school, of San Francisco, of 1 Mrs. Lord is a pupil, came to the Masonic Home and put} musical program in the audim of the home for the benefit Le residents there. Following . program, Mrs. Lord served rements to the ivisitons. Mrs. Jackson and daughter, Miss} h L. Jackson of San Jose, were ‘4s of Mrs. Lord at the affair. pias MEETING OF .BANNER. NTAIN AUXILIARY, V. F. W. e regular meeting of the ‘BanMt. Auxiliary, V: F. W. was Friday night with a majority dence. Final plans for the tmas Party were completed ry enjoyable evening for the 8 as well as the children is anated. committee was cenatauen to prepare the Christmas baskets the ngedy. M. Walter Butz of er “Mt, Postsshas charge of the pibution vt dT baskets. Anyone Be of a my in need is askto ta note the 4 airman as soon ell known singer, Dan O’Brien . } WILL BE BIG AFFAIR _ Plans for the big Firemen mas‘querade ball are being completed and the affair will be one that will be long remembered. The fire laddies are using every effort to make this annual affair a real big time. Chief Landigan and the finance committee are selling tickets today and a big crowd is expected. Masqueraders will have to make arrangements for their costumes as the firemen will not bring any costumes for rental. It has been found in past years that providing costumes has been a losing proposition. However, the committee will arrange to provide costumes for any person who will place the order in advance. The committee, -consisting of C. W. Leiter, John Fortier and James Pénrose, are in touch with houses masqueraders’ who so desire. LOS ANGELES CAPITAL Another Los Angeles group has recently taken over the Ladies’ Canyon mine in Sierra county. The mine is a hydraulic property located on the high rim near the head of Ladies’ Canyon and has not’ been worked for some thirty odd years. It is understood that the Los Angeles Company will install a large plant in order to facilitate large mining operations this spring. Stilson H. Snow of the Southern city will be in charge of the work. Plenty of water for hydraulic purposes is available during the wet season. John Costa of Downieville has held the controlling interest in the mine for the past several years. He was among the 350 to 400 employes thai worked on the mine previous to the passing of fhe anti-debris.act and is credited with taking to San Francisco a nugget from the mine that weighed 57% ounces. -The nugget sold for $1,015 and was on exhibit fat the old Lick House for several ‘days, The mine was not worked very much before the law closed it down, but during that time other nuggets valued up to $500 were taken out. The big nugget was washed out of the trail from Downieville to Butcher Ranch and was but 18 inches below the surface on the bedrock. SAN FRANCISCO MINING ENGINEER MINES NEARBY The Oxford. mine near Downteville and next to the famous Gold Bluff mine, has been taken over by Ed. J. Roberts, well known San Francisco mining e%gineer. The Gold Bluff will be remembered as having yielded $1,500,000 from a single ore-shoot many years ago. The Oxford elaim have not been worked to any great extent since 1918. It is understood that Roberts is organizing a mining company with which to buy material and start development work. Two hundred and fifty acres comprise the Oxford claims, which have some 2500 feet of tunnels, crosscuts and drifts. Ore bodies up to 5 feet wide have been opened up. Former production on the claims fruns in the neighborhood of $250,000. It is said that the new owners will tunnel ahead about 800 feet Fwith the intention of tapping fhe (main vein. That point will be approximately 1000. feet below an old i glory hole where highgrade gold ore was extracted many years ago, . During the past month many imines have been sold or started up -in Sierra county. All of which bodes ‘much business for Nevada City } from 1933 on. Extreme Cold Weather Visits mptonville CAMPTONVILLE, coldest spell in many pitt held a grip over this section for the past few days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the thermometer reaching an extreme low level, in town it recorded about 6. degrees, -whereas, ‘at Sleighville House it dropped to 2 degrees. Almost every house in the town was confronted with frozen and broken water pipes, and where, ever any water stood, Snitition of ice developed. 4 The cold has been # piereing nor very dry, with wind; the Bro nd under the small IN LADIES’ CANYON MINE} Be 0 —The} ‘the residence district. covering s pe anry snow ie dusty. ; CHAMPION MINE . HAS BEEN SOLD * TO DR. JONES Grass Valley Man ( Man Closes Deal For Famous Property During Past Week A mining deal of the first importance was consumated within the last few days when Dr. Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley purchased the ChamPion-Providence group of mines, from the Empire-Star Mines Ltd. Negotiations have been under way for some time and news of the trans; fer has-just been given out. ¥ The Champion is one of the best known properties in the Nevada City district and has been closed down for many years as a result of litigation. The Champion workings are about one mile west of Nevada City and the reopening of the mine means a great deal to the county seat. EH the mine is unwatered and put on a production basis it will mean the employment of a large crew of men, most of whom would undoubtedly make their home in Nevada City. The Champion-Providence. group of claims embrace 36 patented claims with\an acreage of 482.89 acres. The production record of the Champion is\impressive, and are as follows: Providence-Merrifield, $8,000,000; Champion-Wyoming group, $6,000,000; Home group, $1,000,0000; Nevada City, $1,000,000, and the Spanish, about $400,000, making a grand total of $16,400,000 produced prior to 1908. MEN WORKING AROUND HERSHMAN DIGGINGS Lately there have been several groups of men prospecting around the old Hershman Diggings about a mile west of town on the old Indian Flat road. Most of them have been working around or near what is known as the “Island.” So far very little returns have been garnered and what little is to be had must be gotten through plenty of hard work. The writer knows of two such. workers who, out of ten full sized pans, recovered but fifteen small colors. The value was in the neighborhood of two cents. Even that would not be so bad if there was enough workable ‘gravel of that kind that could be had with a reasonable amount of work. But you can bet the old timers did -not leave much floating around loose. Nearly every rock around there has been turned over several times and if there is any easy gravel it is hidden away somewhere where it. is hard to get at. There is much gravel that would pay big money if it could be hydraulicked but it would never pay by panning, tunneling, sluicing or long tomming. Wednesday two new men tackled the diggings. With luck they might open up some’ good paying gravel, but the chances are pretty slimSIERRA COUNTY MINE IS BOUGHT BY NEW YORKER J. 1. McCullough, pre president of the} . National Merger Gold Mines ComPany, was in Nevada City Saturday ‘and informed the Nugget. that his company has taken over the Scales gravel property in Sierra county. Mr. McCullough left the same day on his return to City. He was very'much impressed with the mining activity and prospects in this district and believes -he has a good property in the Scales mine, Already an ample water supply has been assured for the mine MANY. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREES SHOWN IN THIS CITY eee ' As is usual at this: time of year in Nevada City, many . beautiful . ‘Christmas trees can now be seen in Nevada City has many’ beautiful homes. and lo-{ cal.-people take a pride in the appearance of their homes and sur: Toundings. Among the pretty trees noted are the followng: Boulder street—Mrs. Lida Talbot, Mrs. Jas. Dolan. Nevada atrect--} ‘Wade Armstrong, Judge Nilo: . Randolph Carter, Mr. and megs EB. Harris. Broad sen seg ‘Elza Kilroy. a5 big Bastern }: The County Seat Paper “SPLENDID ‘PROGRESS The shaft at the ithe toiecess mine, at Newtown west of Nevada City.-is now down. over 700 feet in the projected 1000 feet shaft that is to be sunk. Drifts are now being driven on the 400 and 700 foot levels in good ore. Three shifts are now working in the mill which 4s operating on the rich ore being taken out. Plans have been made to erect a larger mill on a higher elevation, near the présént plant. According to information reaching us a limited amount of stock has been listed on the San Francisco Mining Exchange. The veins continue to widen as sinking progresses with highly satisfactory values being: obtained from the ore that is taken out in the sinking and drifting operations. There are several well defined ledges on the large acreage owned by the Empress mine that guarantees long years of steady production. A couple of months ago the Mynough ground consisting of about 275 acres on the south was combined with the Empress and plans are to Work the two properties through the same shaft. Last accounts were that about 35 men are employed at the mine. E. C. Jacobs is the superintendent at the property. CHARLES WORSHAM GOES TODAY FOR MEXICO MINE Leaving early today for Los Angeles, Charles Worsham, in response to messages from his former employer, J. C. Wilson, is motoring on his way to Mexico. For the past two months Worsham has been in the employ of Don Carlos Billick, local mining engineer and assayer. During that period, Worsham has become, interested in a mining property near here. He states that at his first opportunity he plans to return to Nevada City and start development work on the mine. The mine that Worsham is going to is a newly acquired property of Wilson’s. In mesasges to Worsham, Wilson states that the vein is from two to three feet in width and ayerages in gold values. from two to five ounces of gold per ton of ore. Transportation problems are somewhat difficult, "but ‘the hardships will be well worth it from what the Southerner says. J. C. Wilson is one of the foremost mining’ men in northern Mexico. He has been mining in that district practically all of his life and his O. K. on a mine there is the last word. Worsham has worked with and for him a great deal. Although Worsham likes the Nevada City district from a gold mining standpoint, when Wilson wired expence money and a good job, he decided to leave for the while at least. Although Worsham has been here but a short time, he has made many friends and will be missed during his absence. Billick is-sorry to lose him from the assay office as he is a r mighty handy man in that line. Making several stops, Worsham plans to reach Los Angeles Wednesday night and will report at Wilson’s Los Angeles offices Thursday mornfing. STEADY PROGRESS MADE AT THE MURCHIE MINE: Splendid ‘progress is being made at the Murchie mine east of Nevada City where many thousands of dollars have been spent within the last few months installing new’ machinery and in development of the property. . While the mill is Working only on. apart time basis at present, it. is they will be running the full three shifts. Drifting is being done on the 1 50 and 1600 levels of the mine with highly satisfactory ore. being taken out. two large pumps were ordered re_cen. ly to be used in ‘the namNerin ‘of fhe 1600 level. and will be Stalled as soon as they men employed. on the ] Ke is super! t pexpected that. within a short time} fee Sslemnan For Blind Has Hard Job CAMPTONVILLE, Dec. 14. Everyone perhaps considers his job the worst, but one of the most commendable is that of E. A. Smith, traveling salesman for the San Francisco Association for the Blind. This man, completely blind in one eye, spends his entire time in combing the state and part of the neighboring states, inducing merchants to handle brooms made by his associates. Aside from being able to see only through one eye, he has had many other troubles, having part of his shin bone’ grafted irto his spine, and for healths sake, he sleeps in his car every night, rain or-shine, wet or dry. The association Smith represents is an institution in San Francisco employing about 75 blind people, making brooms and weaving furniture, being self supporting, and not a charge upon the state or charity. It is claimed that there has been times when these people would have been out of work were it not for Smith who, day and night, over and old road, is always soliciting orders to keep his fellow workers working and able to live. TUNNEL IN ZEIBRIGHT REACHES MAIN LEDGE During his recent visit to this city from New York, Fred Searles, Jr., Was instrumental in opening up the old Zeibright mine near here. Searles is Vice-President of the Newmont Company who has just sold the Champion group of mines west of this city. Searles is handling the Zeibright mine for himself and not the Newmont people. E. R. Bennett is manager of the mine and now has work going there in full swing. They have been tunneling in: and have just recently reached the main ledge. The mine has not been worked for the past 30 years, but old reeords show that the ore-body averages fifteen feet in width. It is understood that the old ten-stamp! mill on the property is to be rehabilitated and put into service for the work that is now in progress. Camptonville Miss On Sacramento Program CAMPTONVILLE, Dec., 14.—Little Miss Earlyne A. Cleveland, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Acton M. Cleveland, of this. place, took part in a musical given last Sunday at Sacramento, by Mrs. Car] Maughmer, a number of her music pupils presenting the program, relatives and friends attending. Earlyne, only five year of age, is the youngest pupil in the school, and does very well at the piano, playing on the program in a duet entitled; ret Lovdal, another pupil. 2 CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT A Christmas dance will be given by the Cherokee school on the ridge at the Columbia Hill school house, Saturday night, December 17th. The program will consist of num» bers by the school children, assisted ‘by local residents. There will be. ‘refreshments and music for the ‘dance will be provided by the Arkansas Wranglers, former ratio entertainers,. who have offered their that a large crowd will be present. SACRAMENTO MAN WRECKS hformer city, lost control of his. car making the turn at Town Talk, about a mile and a: half south of, Nevada ORY, ‘The car ‘skidded ACTORS most a total wreck. Gaylord picked himself out of. ‘the “wreckage and all. . gifts, wishes to thank all those who “Dream Waltz,” with Miss Marga: AT COLUMBIA HILL, SCHOOL entertainment and] services for the occasion. A good} time is assured and it is expected AUTOMOBILE IN TOWN TALK . Coming up from Sacramento to} Neyada City, R.W. Gaylord .of the} Gaylord is a brothen-indlaw to Miss . Minnie Brand” of this city. He was} driving: up here to take her back to. Splendid Spirit of € of Co ) i hi Makes Annual: Affair’ Big Success = Last Friday and Saturday t Women’s. Civie Club of this city gave out 37 boxes of provisio the needy in. this district. TI K provisions were either donated or purchased by the Club with ¢ash donations for the purpose. Since the distributation, $5 was given by theNevada Theatre Association, $5 by © James Snell and several other cash — donations were handed in by bothlocal and distant people. Before the distribution, the Brand Studio was nearly filled with the ~ boxes of provisions for the needy.” After the Christmas Tree exercises Friday afternoon, many pound pack— ages of Christmas cheer for the-poor were brought from under the tree, where they had been deposited by — the school children, to the Brand Studio. Like the boxes of provi ions, they were distributed te people who would be most: benefited: by them. From the money that has come. io since the distribution, the Club will buy more goods and provisions other needy people and if money is left over, it will be given — to the Benevolent Society of Nevada City. Miss Minnie Brand, as chairman of the committee that handled the — have helped make this year’s giying a suecess. In fact all of the ladies in the Club are very grateful for the support given and are very much. pleased with. the results reached this year. LOCAL BASKET TEAM WINS FAST GAME half Smashing phcrukn ia is the las with a superior offensive drive,” Nevada City high school basketh team banged out an 18 to 31 —— over the Saint Mary’ s Academy of Grass Valley last Friday atternoon in the Redmen’s Hall here. The winners lead at half time by only 10 to 14, but their better team rot spelled victory for them when. pitted _ against the largely. individual pl and long shooting of the Grass his leyans-in-the last half. ~~~ os Nevada City Positior I Oates (4) -.-----------ssncenn ORWAE Chabmane€8)° 0 ae Forward Pilorde:CL0)” <n a Cente Wasley. (3) osecececcgeccsoceeee Guar Casci (2) “Gua? St. Mary's 2° 9S Posit “Mareari. (10) 0.000. Boge Verlety (45 dee ct. § Hodge seal KS Fipad 8 A Johns) 0: sda Baker (4) 0, sess Schiffner (4) for € un ker for Casei: Moore” for Younkers for Johns. Bees . Although being . high, ‘point maa. Shaffi has an awful habit of miss ing an easy right handed shot < ing under the bucket trom ‘the. side. Five times during the half he missed that shot and 3 time it should have been two et for his team. ae The line-ups: “B" Team Doyle . Shaffi Celio ug 1 Team Davey (4) sees the road, turned over and was ai-} ~ fe & ‘found to his surprise: that he had} received precnanuge injuries at} at Sacramento with. him so that — could spend the d with’ se present there. — So 2 a0 : pert:

oy NEVADA CITY ere Climate, Good Water B asck Invite the World. Lal i Published in The Best Little 5 City in the Mother Lode District VOL. Vil, No. 1? The GOLD Cétiter ~ NEVADA CITY. DA CITY, CALIFORNIA. ~ TOMORROW EVE Young Musicians Will Present Splendid Program at Local Theatre Tomorrow night the Nevada City high school band will play a concert at: the’ Nevada City Theatre. There is a surprise in store for those _who attend and an evening of entertainment is assured. The high school Players have been working i hard on the ‘program which includes some very fine numbers, including a cornet solo by the director, Mr. L. E. Sweeney . ns ; that handle costumes and will be Every lover of good music as ways to take care-of the matter for as. every. booster will be on hand’ hear the high school band. This organization’ is coming to be recognized as ‘one of the best of its kind in Northern California, and thehome. olks should lend every support and FGencouragement to the young mucians. ; \Following is the program: ORCHESTRA fox Hunt .... Elwood McKinley é the Spinet.... Elizabeth Clark he Garden of Dreams Waltz Rea COAE ocho ae Ernest Nield Princess Tip-Toe, Caprice ...... Margaret LeRoy The Golden Nightengale Waltz Robert Boger fhe Alpine Glow, Tyrolean Fanide diva Slopes gee Tee Carl Geissler a GLEE CLUB Life isa Sone Ae: McIntyre Bluebirds, Their Songs are Telling nea) 4---.---.--lschaikowsky Band Semper Fidelis, March..... Sousa Urbana Overture... Chas. Roberts The Pals, Cornet Duet..... Tony Maid of the West peas Clay Smith Duet for Trombone and Baritone -Carl, Murchie and Bill Jeffery Home Sweet Home the World Over Lampe Written for John Phillip Sousa on his first round-the-world trip. Flower Song from Faust..Gounod Clarinet Duet,..Ruth Rector and Be eee Brhcins cay eauund ge eget -;-----HMlis Clark The Vanished Army, Poetic Maren Rev pete Peipysectic, sR SERN RE .Ken. Alford Willow Echoes, Trumpet solo onan Frank Simon, L, E. Sweeney Venetian: Love. Songs iscssoccczn poatacaushacsssiesauge Gules Ethelbert Nevin The Stars and Stripes Forever, March Fe Bi Hh as Mor sa eyes ee Sousa Mid vivan Glories.....:. Gabriel Marie Jbo# and Clarinet quartet: feaita Lucia, Melody by Concone @ielen Arbogast 200000000 ¥ Gertrude Schrieber Mary Warnecke Camptonville Wasian Helps Entertain Masons CAMPTONVILLE, Dec. 14.—Mrs. y Ba M, Lord, daughter of Judge Ts. W. B. Meek of this place, . ained a number of friends Sunthe Masonic Home. at Decoto. is school, of San Francisco, of 1 Mrs. Lord is a pupil, came to the Masonic Home and put} musical program in the audim of the home for the benefit Le residents there. Following . program, Mrs. Lord served rements to the ivisitons. Mrs. Jackson and daughter, Miss} h L. Jackson of San Jose, were ‘4s of Mrs. Lord at the affair. pias MEETING OF .BANNER. NTAIN AUXILIARY, V. F. W. e regular meeting of the ‘BanMt. Auxiliary, V: F. W. was Friday night with a majority dence. Final plans for the tmas Party were completed ry enjoyable evening for the 8 as well as the children is anated. committee was cenatauen to prepare the Christmas baskets the ngedy. M. Walter Butz of er “Mt, Postsshas charge of the pibution vt dT baskets. Anyone Be of a my in need is askto ta note the 4 airman as soon ell known singer, Dan O’Brien . } WILL BE BIG AFFAIR _ Plans for the big Firemen mas‘querade ball are being completed and the affair will be one that will be long remembered. The fire laddies are using every effort to make this annual affair a real big time. Chief Landigan and the finance committee are selling tickets today and a big crowd is expected. Masqueraders will have to make arrangements for their costumes as the firemen will not bring any costumes for rental. It has been found in past years that providing costumes has been a losing proposition. However, the committee will arrange to provide costumes for any person who will place the order in advance. The committee, -consisting of C. W. Leiter, John Fortier and James Pénrose, are in touch with houses masqueraders’ who so desire. LOS ANGELES CAPITAL Another Los Angeles group has recently taken over the Ladies’ Canyon mine in Sierra county. The mine is a hydraulic property located on the high rim near the head of Ladies’ Canyon and has not’ been worked for some thirty odd years. It is understood that the Los Angeles Company will install a large plant in order to facilitate large mining operations this spring. Stilson H. Snow of the Southern city will be in charge of the work. Plenty of water for hydraulic purposes is available during the wet season. John Costa of Downieville has held the controlling interest in the mine for the past several years. He was among the 350 to 400 employes thai worked on the mine previous to the passing of fhe anti-debris.act and is credited with taking to San Francisco a nugget from the mine that weighed 57% ounces. -The nugget sold for $1,015 and was on exhibit fat the old Lick House for several ‘days, The mine was not worked very much before the law closed it down, but during that time other nuggets valued up to $500 were taken out. The big nugget was washed out of the trail from Downieville to Butcher Ranch and was but 18 inches below the surface on the bedrock. SAN FRANCISCO MINING ENGINEER MINES NEARBY The Oxford. mine near Downteville and next to the famous Gold Bluff mine, has been taken over by Ed. J. Roberts, well known San Francisco mining e%gineer. The Gold Bluff will be remembered as having yielded $1,500,000 from a single ore-shoot many years ago. The Oxford elaim have not been worked to any great extent since 1918. It is understood that Roberts is organizing a mining company with which to buy material and start development work. Two hundred and fifty acres comprise the Oxford claims, which have some 2500 feet of tunnels, crosscuts and drifts. Ore bodies up to 5 feet wide have been opened up. Former production on the claims fruns in the neighborhood of $250,000. It is said that the new owners will tunnel ahead about 800 feet Fwith the intention of tapping fhe (main vein. That point will be approximately 1000. feet below an old i glory hole where highgrade gold ore was extracted many years ago, . During the past month many imines have been sold or started up -in Sierra county. All of which bodes ‘much business for Nevada City } from 1933 on. Extreme Cold Weather Visits mptonville CAMPTONVILLE, coldest spell in many pitt held a grip over this section for the past few days, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, the thermometer reaching an extreme low level, in town it recorded about 6. degrees, -whereas, ‘at Sleighville House it dropped to 2 degrees. Almost every house in the town was confronted with frozen and broken water pipes, and where, ever any water stood, Snitition of ice developed. 4 The cold has been # piereing nor very dry, with wind; the Bro nd under the small IN LADIES’ CANYON MINE} Be 0 —The} ‘the residence district. covering s pe anry snow ie dusty. ; CHAMPION MINE . HAS BEEN SOLD * TO DR. JONES Grass Valley Man ( Man Closes Deal For Famous Property During Past Week A mining deal of the first importance was consumated within the last few days when Dr. Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley purchased the ChamPion-Providence group of mines, from the Empire-Star Mines Ltd. Negotiations have been under way for some time and news of the trans; fer has-just been given out. ¥ The Champion is one of the best known properties in the Nevada City district and has been closed down for many years as a result of litigation. The Champion workings are about one mile west of Nevada City and the reopening of the mine means a great deal to the county seat. EH the mine is unwatered and put on a production basis it will mean the employment of a large crew of men, most of whom would undoubtedly make their home in Nevada City. The Champion-Providence. group of claims embrace 36 patented claims with\an acreage of 482.89 acres. The production record of the Champion is\impressive, and are as follows: Providence-Merrifield, $8,000,000; Champion-Wyoming group, $6,000,000; Home group, $1,000,0000; Nevada City, $1,000,000, and the Spanish, about $400,000, making a grand total of $16,400,000 produced prior to 1908. MEN WORKING AROUND HERSHMAN DIGGINGS Lately there have been several groups of men prospecting around the old Hershman Diggings about a mile west of town on the old Indian Flat road. Most of them have been working around or near what is known as the “Island.” So far very little returns have been garnered and what little is to be had must be gotten through plenty of hard work. The writer knows of two such. workers who, out of ten full sized pans, recovered but fifteen small colors. The value was in the neighborhood of two cents. Even that would not be so bad if there was enough workable ‘gravel of that kind that could be had with a reasonable amount of work. But you can bet the old timers did -not leave much floating around loose. Nearly every rock around there has been turned over several times and if there is any easy gravel it is hidden away somewhere where it. is hard to get at. There is much gravel that would pay big money if it could be hydraulicked but it would never pay by panning, tunneling, sluicing or long tomming. Wednesday two new men tackled the diggings. With luck they might open up some’ good paying gravel, but the chances are pretty slimSIERRA COUNTY MINE IS BOUGHT BY NEW YORKER J. 1. McCullough, pre president of the} . National Merger Gold Mines ComPany, was in Nevada City Saturday ‘and informed the Nugget. that his company has taken over the Scales gravel property in Sierra county. Mr. McCullough left the same day on his return to City. He was very'much impressed with the mining activity and prospects in this district and believes -he has a good property in the Scales mine, Already an ample water supply has been assured for the mine MANY. BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREES SHOWN IN THIS CITY eee ' As is usual at this: time of year in Nevada City, many . beautiful . ‘Christmas trees can now be seen in

Nevada City has many’ beautiful homes. and lo-{ cal.-people take a pride in the appearance of their homes and sur: Toundings. Among the pretty trees noted are the followng: Boulder street—Mrs. Lida Talbot, Mrs. Jas. Dolan. Nevada atrect--} ‘Wade Armstrong, Judge Nilo: . Randolph Carter, Mr. and megs EB. Harris. Broad sen seg ‘Elza Kilroy. a5 big Bastern }: The County Seat Paper “SPLENDID ‘PROGRESS The shaft at the ithe toiecess mine, at Newtown west of Nevada City.-is now down. over 700 feet in the projected 1000 feet shaft that is to be sunk. Drifts are now being driven on the 400 and 700 foot levels in good ore. Three shifts are now working in the mill which 4s operating on the rich ore being taken out. Plans have been made to erect a larger mill on a higher elevation, near the présént plant. According to information reaching us a limited amount of stock has been listed on the San Francisco Mining Exchange. The veins continue to widen as sinking progresses with highly satisfactory values being: obtained from the ore that is taken out in the sinking and drifting operations. There are several well defined ledges on the large acreage owned by the Empress mine that guarantees long years of steady production. A couple of months ago the Mynough ground consisting of about 275 acres on the south was combined with the Empress and plans are to Work the two properties through the same shaft. Last accounts were that about 35 men are employed at the mine. E. C. Jacobs is the superintendent at the property. CHARLES WORSHAM GOES TODAY FOR MEXICO MINE Leaving early today for Los Angeles, Charles Worsham, in response to messages from his former employer, J. C. Wilson, is motoring on his way to Mexico. For the past two months Worsham has been in the employ of Don Carlos Billick, local mining engineer and assayer. During that period, Worsham has become, interested in a mining property near here. He states that at his first opportunity he plans to return to Nevada City and start development work on the mine. The mine that Worsham is going to is a newly acquired property of Wilson’s. In mesasges to Worsham, Wilson states that the vein is from two to three feet in width and ayerages in gold values. from two to five ounces of gold per ton of ore. Transportation problems are somewhat difficult, "but ‘the hardships will be well worth it from what the Southerner says. J. C. Wilson is one of the foremost mining’ men in northern Mexico. He has been mining in that district practically all of his life and his O. K. on a mine there is the last word. Worsham has worked with and for him a great deal. Although Worsham likes the Nevada City district from a gold mining standpoint, when Wilson wired expence money and a good job, he decided to leave for the while at least. Although Worsham has been here but a short time, he has made many friends and will be missed during his absence. Billick is-sorry to lose him from the assay office as he is a r mighty handy man in that line. Making several stops, Worsham plans to reach Los Angeles Wednesday night and will report at Wilson’s Los Angeles offices Thursday mornfing. STEADY PROGRESS MADE AT THE MURCHIE MINE: Splendid ‘progress is being made at the Murchie mine east of Nevada City where many thousands of dollars have been spent within the last few months installing new’ machinery and in development of the property. . While the mill is Working only on. apart time basis at present, it. is they will be running the full three shifts. Drifting is being done on the 1 50 and 1600 levels of the mine with highly satisfactory ore. being taken out. two large pumps were ordered re_cen. ly to be used in ‘the namNerin ‘of fhe 1600 level. and will be Stalled as soon as they men employed. on the ] Ke is super! t pexpected that. within a short time} fee Sslemnan For Blind Has Hard Job CAMPTONVILLE, Dec. 14. Everyone perhaps considers his job the worst, but one of the most commendable is that of E. A. Smith, traveling salesman for the San Francisco Association for the Blind. This man, completely blind in one eye, spends his entire time in combing the state and part of the neighboring states, inducing merchants to handle brooms made by his associates. Aside from being able to see only through one eye, he has had many other troubles, having part of his shin bone’ grafted irto his spine, and for healths sake, he sleeps in his car every night, rain or-shine, wet or dry. The association Smith represents is an institution in San Francisco employing about 75 blind people, making brooms and weaving furniture, being self supporting, and not a charge upon the state or charity. It is claimed that there has been times when these people would have been out of work were it not for Smith who, day and night, over and old road, is always soliciting orders to keep his fellow workers working and able to live. TUNNEL IN ZEIBRIGHT REACHES MAIN LEDGE During his recent visit to this city from New York, Fred Searles, Jr., Was instrumental in opening up the old Zeibright mine near here. Searles is Vice-President of the Newmont Company who has just sold the Champion group of mines west of this city. Searles is handling the Zeibright mine for himself and not the Newmont people. E. R. Bennett is manager of the mine and now has work going there in full swing. They have been tunneling in: and have just recently reached the main ledge. The mine has not been worked for the past 30 years, but old reeords show that the ore-body averages fifteen feet in width. It is understood that the old ten-stamp! mill on the property is to be rehabilitated and put into service for the work that is now in progress. Camptonville Miss On Sacramento Program CAMPTONVILLE, Dec., 14.—Little Miss Earlyne A. Cleveland, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Acton M. Cleveland, of this. place, took part in a musical given last Sunday at Sacramento, by Mrs. Car] Maughmer, a number of her music pupils presenting the program, relatives and friends attending. Earlyne, only five year of age, is the youngest pupil in the school, and does very well at the piano, playing on the program in a duet entitled; ret Lovdal, another pupil. 2 CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT A Christmas dance will be given by the Cherokee school on the ridge at the Columbia Hill school house, Saturday night, December 17th. The program will consist of num» bers by the school children, assisted ‘by local residents. There will be. ‘refreshments and music for the ‘dance will be provided by the Arkansas Wranglers, former ratio entertainers,. who have offered their that a large crowd will be present. SACRAMENTO MAN WRECKS hformer city, lost control of his. car making the turn at Town Talk, about a mile and a: half south of, Nevada ORY, ‘The car ‘skidded ACTORS most a total wreck. Gaylord picked himself out of. ‘the “wreckage and all. . gifts, wishes to thank all those who “Dream Waltz,” with Miss Marga: AT COLUMBIA HILL, SCHOOL entertainment and] services for the occasion. A good} time is assured and it is expected AUTOMOBILE IN TOWN TALK . Coming up from Sacramento to} Neyada City, R.W. Gaylord .of the} Gaylord is a brothen-indlaw to Miss . Minnie Brand” of this city. He was} driving: up here to take her back to. Splendid Spirit of € of Co ) i hi Makes Annual: Affair’ Big Success = Last Friday and Saturday t Women’s. Civie Club of this city gave out 37 boxes of provisio the needy in. this district. TI K provisions were either donated or purchased by the Club with ¢ash donations for the purpose. Since the distributation, $5 was given by theNevada Theatre Association, $5 by © James Snell and several other cash — donations were handed in by bothlocal and distant people.. Before the distribution, the Brand Studio was nearly filled with the ~ boxes of provisions for the needy.” After the Christmas Tree exercises Friday afternoon, many pound pack— ages of Christmas cheer for the-poor were brought from under the tree, where they had been deposited by — the school children, to the Brand Studio. Like the boxes of provi ions, they were distributed te people who would be most: benefited: by them. From the money that has come. io since the distribution, the Club will buy more goods and provisions other needy people and if money is left over, it will be given — to the Benevolent Society of Nevada City. Miss Minnie Brand, as chairman of the committee that handled the — have helped make this year’s giying a suecess. In fact all of the ladies in the Club are very grateful for the support given and are very much. pleased with. the results reached this year. LOCAL BASKET TEAM WINS FAST GAME half Smashing phcrukn ia is the las with a superior offensive drive,” Nevada City high school basketh team banged out an 18 to 31 —— over the Saint Mary’ s Academy of Grass Valley last Friday atternoon in the Redmen’s Hall here. The winners lead at half time by only 10 to 14, but their better team rot spelled victory for them when. pitted _ against the largely. individual pl and long shooting of the Grass his leyans-in-the last half. ~~~ os Nevada City Positior I Oates (4) -.-----------ssncenn ORWAE Chabmane€8)° 0 ae Forward Pilorde:CL0)” <n a Cente Wasley. (3) osecececcgeccsoceeee Guar Casci (2) “Gua? St. Mary's 2° 9S Posit “Mareari. (10) 0.000.. Boge Verlety (45 dee ct. § Hodge seal KS Fipad 8 A Johns) 0: sda Baker (4) 0, sess Schiffner (4) for € un ker for Casei: Moore” for Younkers for Johns. Bees . Although being . high, ‘point maa. Shaffi has an awful habit of miss ing an easy right handed shot < ing under the bucket trom ‘the. side. Five times during the half he missed that shot and 3 time it should have been two et for his team. ae The line-ups: “B" Team Doyle .. Shaffi Celio ug 1 Team Davey (4) sees the road, turned over and was ai-} ~ fe & ‘found to his surprise: that he had} received precnanuge injuries at} at Sacramento with. him so that — could spend the d with’ se present there. — So 2 a0 : pert: