December 26, 1930 (8 pages)

-F— youme business man, of this were shocked when they were in-! to Marysville. Ed. C. Hunt, .od run was made to Marysville. ® ‘ "The Nugget is, California’s Leading Mining Weekiy ada City Nugget © > & VOLUME V. NUMBER 4 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER DECEMBER 26, 1930 BOBERT E CARR = LOSES FOOT ot in Foot While Hunting ind: Amputation Follows ‘Accident fhe many, many friends of Robert B. Garr, an exceedingly,, popular ied that he had met with a very ious accident while hunting near ori ley. Mr. Carr, in company with George R. Carter, Lawrence Carter and H. . A. Curnow left this city early Sunday . morning for the vicinity of Gridley located in Butte county intending to} have a day’s sport hunting quail. The. forenoon was spent jin the field with varing success: when they returned to their car and prepared to go to some other section where better sport might be had, Arriving at their car, Mr. Curnow started to eject the shells from his shot gun as a precautionary measure before entering the car. In some unk#own manner the gun was discharged just as Carr in the act of entering the automobile passed in front of him. : The full charge struck Mr. Carr in the leg just above the ankle, badly tearing and lascerating and tearing apart the whole lower part of the limb. He was immediately placed in the car and rushed with all speed to Gridley where first aid was given and then was taken to the Rideout Hospital in Marysville. Mrs. Robert Carr, the victim’s wife, accompanied by Mrs. S. J. Carp his ‘mother, and Mr. and Mrs. § Lee Leiter, the latter his aunt, upon learning of the accident were taken traffic officer, acted as a convoy and a reeDr, Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley was also summoned and with doctors from Marysville held a consultation in which it was decided that the incity, . : until jured foot would. have to be ampu-{ tated. This information was given to the assembled relatives and the Op-; eration followed, Dr. Jones being the surgeon The ustortunate young man stood the shock of the operation heroicly and at last accounts was doing as well 4s could be expected under the circumstances, Dr.’ Jack Loutzenheiser who is a relative of the victim was summoned from San Francisco and is in attendance upon the injured man. The unfortunate accidet is deeply deplored by the people of this city as Mr. Carr’s frieds here are everybody who knows him. In fact, he is one of the most popular young men of the city ahd his progress toward recovery will be anxiously watched by all. OLD — EUREKA ~ SAID TO BE BONDED Rich old Se eee Into New ds and Active Work Starts ° The old Plumas Eureka located at Johnsville is reported to have been placed under bond and lease a few days ago to J. R. Brown and associates of Oakland, California. The old Plumas Eureka has a record longer than the moral law and is said to have produced more than $29,000000 in’ gold during the time of its operation in olden days. It is said to still contain much gold that can be easily developed and mined. Just what the new owners plans are has not been learned, but rumor has it that intensive development will be under way early in the spring. ray Ss eo PONEMAH COUNCIL WORK BEING PLANNED FOR JAMISON GROUP, It is stated from good authority that the Jamison group of gold mines located at Johnsville have been bonded for the sum of $80,000 the bond to run a term of three years. The new owners, have announced their intention of commencig a comprehensive system of development whchi is to start in a few days time. This property was acquired by R. J. Jefferson, a Reno operator with. his associates. Arrangements have been made for repairing the old workings, dewatering the old shaft and lower workings and for completely rehabilitating the mine. A flotation mill is to be installed next spring. . 0 SCHOOLS CLOSE EOR HOLIDAY SEASON Schools closed generally throughout Nevada county Friday for the holiday season and will not resume in January. Christmas programs and exercises were held _ in most of -the schools in the ciunty on last Thursday and Friday. In the country sections the closing of the schools is tatamount to a community party most of which were held in the variius localities Friday night. and consisted generally of Christmas programs, games and in sime cases a decorated tree with Santa Claus and the distribution if gifts with social hours following. Among the country schools holdClear Creek, Lime Kiln, Peardale, Bear River, Rough and Ready and others. pS ea cee ; Camedia Spee aa MICHIGAN BLUFF MINE SOLD TO NEVADA CO The Cavanaugh Mine of Michigan Bluff,:ine of the biggest of the early priducers is said to have been sold to the Sierra Development Company, a nevada corporation, according to word given out by F. A. Moss, prominent Forest Hill miner this week. Mr. Moss, in April of last year took a lease on the property and developed it to a point where there were excellent prospects for it being again on a sound financial footing as a gold producer, and then sold it to the Ne.vada'\ concern. They have erected a saw mill and are now engaged in cutting lumben for mine buildings, office, .bunk ana cook houses in preparation to opening on a large scale. The deal was closed onthe 14th of November and the new company expect to begin operations. in the immediate future. F, A. Moss has developed some of . the finest producing properties on the divide in recent years, among them being the Glenn Mine Imman of Sacramento and others, the Blue Eyes, Gold Dollar and oth0 JAMES RICKARD’S FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON A large number of friends gathered at the Holmes Funeral Home Friday afternoon to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the late James Rickard, who -passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening, December 17,.1930 at the home of his son, Barl J. Rickard, at Goodyear Bar. There were many beautiful floral tributes to the memory of a man who was recognized by all who knew him as a splendid type of citizen. Rev. H. H. Buckner conducted the services. The following wWtre the pallbearers: Gomer Hopkins, Charles W. McKisney, William Borlace, John Vivian, L. W. Jennings and William Hooper. i? will spénd their vacation with rela‘petizing lunch served by the genial ‘Mr. Solmon, of San Francisco, who with which . lwas recently sold to Senator J. M. ‘his customers on the opening day is LOCAL MAN GETS PROMOTION, Millard Barnum ies ok the Liesl Forest Service Promoted to Chief of Trinity Millard Barnum, attache of the local forest offices in this city, and well known here, according to information! received from the department head at San Francisco has been promoted to chief of Trinity forest. The many friends of Mr. Barnum) feel highly gratified at the promotion as they feel that it has been well earned from devotion to duty and reliable, faithful service. Mr. Barnum takes the place of Asa Tracy and will assume his new post at once. Mr. Barnum, while a young man, has been with the department for a number of years and more recently attached to the headquarters at Nevada City. The new supervisor of Trinity forest will maintain his headquarters at Weaverville, where he is to move in the near future. He goes! to his new post of duty highly recommended for the work he is to assume taking with him the well wishes of countless friends in this city. 0 TEACHERS LEAVE FOR HOLIDAY VACATIONS With the closing of the public schools on Friday last, members of the faculty took their départure fo1 various places to spend their holidays vacation period. Of the -high school teachers, Mr. and Mrs. H. EH. Kjorlie tives at Stockton. C. E. Pederson has gone to Oakland. Miss Gray wii be with friends and relatives in Sacramento while Miss Morris. will spend her two weeks ‘off--atSanta Monica. Miss Lezchineky will go to Berkeley for her vacation and Principal and Mrs. F. C. Coats with their ee will go to a SMITH PACK PACKAGE STORES OPENS FOR BUSINESS The opening of the Smith Package Stores for business last Saturday was one of.the finest ever heeld in Nevada City. In spite of the cold weather a steady stream of customers visited the store and partook of the apwas demonstratisg the excellent suality of Smith Package Special Coffee and the delicious ham sandwiches,-made from Valley Meat hams; Manager J. E. Smith was on hand greeting all comers with a smile of welcome -and présenting the ladies a handsome red_ carnation. Each customer also received a small sack of flour. Biman The generosity of Mr. Smith to indicative of his treatment to his customers thru. out the year. A glance at the excellent bargains offered will prove the truth of this statement. The Valley Meat Store offers first class meats at most reasonable prices. Frank Ghidotti will remain as manager of the new store and will be assisted by Jack Blevins. The Valley Meat Market-is under the direction of Gordon Hauskins who is well qualified in his work. 0 JOB KING RECOVERS JUDGMENT ON NOTE The defense of Jack McKelvey to a suit brought by Joe King to recover on a note in the sum of $1,600 signed by the former according to his tesimony in payment of a gambling LEGISLATURE T0 FAVOR MINING Measure Designed to-Aid Min-. south of ing in California to be Introd roduced At an lamin pet meeting of state Sacramento, last week, the matter of rendering aid and encouragement to mining in the state was brought up and thoroughly . claimed to show thrashed over. The main spokesman asseniblymen in of the meeting was Edgar C. Levey member-of the state assembly. “A serious world shortage of gold is threatened,’? Mr. Levey said. gineers have estimated that the gold fields of the Transval in*‘South Africa will be entirely exhausted by 1934. “In this, our own state of Califor-;t@ move into the district. “are vast feldg of umeral yearg Indians have appeared at: nia,’’ he sa,d, worked gold-bearing fields, many of STRIKE MADE BY INDIAN The’ gold strike je ae Bonnie Claire, by Bob Thompson, Indian prospector, ported to be developing~ into an important discovery. tunnel is said . ing material. The © rich considerable free gold. : ‘Reports reaching Tonopah are to the effect that the claims were purBeatty, Goldfield and other desert them old and well proven mines only camps with chunks of. gold-spangled awaiting capital to become gold pro-. Te for sale, but have always Fetus ducers again. With our high rate of ed to reveal the source of their fisds taxes and high insurance rates this It capital is shy of-coming in-and inlit my investigations I have} Secured their gold from secret prosvesting. discovered that the heavy premiums] Pects in the insur’ ance and taxes are the two greatesu . obetacles in the way of mining; defor industrial compensation velopment in this state, according tc the spaker. Levey said he favored the posal of Alden\Anderson, Sacramente mining have the federal government do the leasers. same. LINK TO SERVE HAWAII) :ros: = TRANS PACIFIC PHONE Sites for short-wave radio stations for-telephone service across the Pa-! “purchased, and construction is scheduled to begin early in 1931. This is the ‘first step in the move of the Bell SysUnited States with far eastern countries in or borcific Ocean. have been tem to connect the dering on the Pacific. Service in Islands by 1932 Service will extend waii, telephone service profirst to Haial and. this is planned for operation in 1932. Ultimately this radio . will reach across is believed —-by mining men that many Tonopah the wily redmen 1sged Grapevine country. ane CoP .2 2 silver mast s companies «id The ney slimo is costin= Compan: over werikness of the causing ; le2ses much grief. Tonopah é $1500 this month opah oreg run about one to 100 ounces silver, and ratio is the principal reaproperties ounce (0:1 this golc son w!_y iocal Bracshaw, Ine.,. has operations at its Goldficid for the year. Cold weather prevents profitable extraction of values during the Winter months, suspended tailing ponds at ‘with delivery of water. The company operated about nine month this year and recovered $295,000 immense, deposit of the site of the solidated mill. to $80,000 tailings below old Goldfield ConDividenls amounting were. distributed. more years of steady. production. The Pittsburgh-Goldfield Company is cutting a largestation on the Pacific to the countries_of the! tne 500-foot level of its. Your-comOrient. The transmitting station is to be located at Dixon, Calif., near Sacratransmitter } will be installed there which will be} to those used in the transmento. A 20-kilowatt similar ; partment shaft, tensive lateral preparatory to ex-j prospecting. by numerous ledges and cross-veins with indications thought. favorable IS PROVING RICH sei several . weeks ago in the: Grapevine Range, . is reA fiftyfoot! to have exposed a. rich vein eighteensinches wide, ac-. disposed of his large ranch holding. .companied by a wide ledge of mill-tand is said will now’reside permanshoot is; specimen ore andf chased from the Indian by two Vir-, “pn-. ginia doctors ,who have placed sevcontains some 2200 acres Tonopah! ef the white metal} . 1 Extension are still ' ,as it frezes solutions and interferes . g from. the The, company estimates sufficient mater-. in sight to assure at least two’ The ground is reported traversed . vis. atlantic telephone service, and. wili operate on wave lengths between 14 and 44 mters. The antenna will have marked directional characteristics. Other transmitters will be installed as new channels are opened. Equipment Now Being Built (The receiving station is to be located at Point Reyes, on the coast northwest of San Francisco. Iis antennaalsowill have directional characteristics. The equipment for both of these stations is now being -built by the Western Electric Company and the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. LEASE MINING CLAIM TAKE OPTION TO BUY The Rising Sun SE ore claim In the: Pine Grove district has been required under lease with an option to purchase, by Paul S. Webb and W. L. for development of commercial ore. on the west . slope of Preble Mountain, about two miles southeasterly: from Goldfield. The shaft is situated WILL DEVELOP MINE IN THE BUCKEYE DISTRICT . M. Bradford and C. F. Ramsden are developing a group of mines on. and in the vicinity of Ramsden in the Buckeye district. It is stated that there are at teast a dozen. well defined veins-in territory and much gold placer and quartz has been taken out}. at different times. If these mines meet with the ap‘approval of .Méssrs. Bradford it is stated that sufficient capital is available for extensive development. éRamsden both LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD that and Aiken, of Los Angeles. The property is owned jointly by, Roy Leithman AS RADIO OPERATOR William H. Thompson, son of Mrs. >} Thomas Jennings, arrived in Nevada George Topp, Considerable prospecting work has been done on the property and it is considered a promising claim, The new owners are intending to do considerable development work City Friday and-will spend the holidays with relatives and friends here. He came from Portland, Oregon, where he has been for the past few months studying radio ROBSON SELLS . HISYUBARANCH — Ranch Holdings to Inyo Stoc J Fone Sheriff Disposes of his. W. G. Robson, former sheriff, has ently in this city. The deeds were signed and placed on record in Yuba county a short time ago transferring. ,the 2200 acre ranch to F. Alpers of Inyo county. The new owner is a farmer of the . Owens Valley who recently. sold his eral miners at work. Numerous loca-' holdings in that county to the City tions have been staked in the vicin-. } of Los Angeles. Heis the owner ofa ~ ity, and prospectors are commencing . large herd of Hereford cattle and it For sev-; is said thatitis hisintention to spec ialize in the raising of this breed of live stock on his big ranchin Yuba county. The ranch ‘is one of the best known ranches in Yuba county and of both lands. The grazing and cultivated ranch was formerly owned by the heirs of the late Andrew Robison Robisén. ‘ —0 TRINITY SCHOOL TO-HOLD TREE FRIDAY EVENING. and G. W. Trinity Episcopal Sunday School will hold their Christmas program { > and nie in the parlors of the church property. and te attempt to and has cut heavily nito profits of I on riday sight, o'clock, The following program will be rendered, to which the parents and friends are invited: ‘Program Opening Hymn—‘Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. No. 118. Hymne! No. 58. Reading 23rd Psalm. Prayers. Song—School. er.”” No. 208. Christmas Welcome—aAlbert Bolton. “The Christmas Bells’’—Betty Low: Krough. i “The Holy King’’—Marion German and Henretta Jacobs. “America, for Me,’’—Harvey Davis. “Little Stocking—Betty Puaie. “Christmas Bells;—Betty Smith. “Little Children,’’—Elsie Sehriber. Song Davis. Ricitation—-Eleanor Willoughby. * “My Little Shadow’’—John Dacommencing at & “Far Off in a Man“Rock-a-by-Baby”, Kathryn Recitation—Marjorie Shorten, Song—Séhdol—“Outside the Inn’ No, »205, : Recitation—BHdward Jacobs. ° Christmas Carol—-Raymond. Dent. Recitation—Roseemary Richards. Boys Dialogue—The Happy. Three, Ainsley Fouyer, Richard Keene, Robert James, Billy. Dent, George Jacobs and Jimmy White. Remarks—Rev. Chas: burn. Song-—‘‘Hark, the: Heia'd\ Angels Sing. No.122—-Hymnal No, Sax Christmas Tree. _ F, Wash0 @ MINING COMPANY TO ° ie ‘DEVELOP ITS PROPERTY It.4 annie that the Nana Placer) ~ Gold Mine. at Stoekton Hill in’Gal-' vares county, which,.has been under. operation during. the past year, has. incorporated under the name of the. : Nuner Placer Gold Mine, Incorporat~ eded.and aré making plans for extensive development work, starting’ early next spring. -: ; = yy AIR. MAN DROPS CHRISTMAS CHEER Lieut. Chapman, arcompanied: by Lieut. Raymond B.Hurst made a scouting trip over Grass Valley and engineering Nevada City in their ‘plane Saturday, and has passed successfully his examSoaring over the former city, he ination for a license as a radio oper-. dropped a package with Christmas — court}. aS soon as spring opens. The purdebt, failed in the Superiir ELECTS OFFICERS Interment was made in Pine Grove chase price as stipulated in the reccemetery. / Friday morning. At the regular meeting of PoneW. E. Wright, mah Council No. 6, last week, officers for the ensuing term were.elected as follows: Miss Lenore Stegez was elected to the post of president 0. v CHRISTMAS WEDDING OF . POPULAR RIDGE COUPLE plaintiff, introduced the note in evidence and King testified that McKelvey gave him the note as evidence of indebtedness. attorney. for the ords was $35,000. enn se Oe = FUNERAL OF —<+ MRS. AGNES. .HURTT {ant vessel. ator. He has just returned from a protracted voyage to South American parts as radio operator on a merchcheer and greetings to his father and mother, who are residents of that city. For almost an hour the two bird men sailed over this city and the a He took the tests for radio work} Surrounding’ country and we u McKelvey, on the stand _ stated Rev. E. O. Chapel of the Congre-. while in. Portland and passed with. Stand made many pictures from th ants were elected: Wenonah, Jessie. noon Miss Mary Louise Moulton; that he and King engaged in a gamb-. gational church conducted the fun-ja high record of efficiency. The air of the city and near-by. mounCosta; Powhatan, George Gilder-. of French Corral will become the. ling game at which they were thejeral services Friday afternoon at 2. board giving the examination retains. ; sleeve; prophetess, Maggie Lewis. brilde of Lloyd Dudley, popular. only players; that he lost the sum of] o’clock in memory of thhe late Mrs. ported that the young man had pass-, 0—-—---The raising of chiefs will be heldjemployee of the Bank of America] $5,000 to King and that the latte: . Agnes Hurtt, who formerly conduct-. ed the highest percentage of a large} GOVERNOR'S ‘BROPHER, the first meeting in January under}of Nevada City. Rev. Washburn of] agreed ti accept the note for $1600\er a mercantile store at Rough and! class with.the exception of four oththe direction of Elsie Dent, the dis-. the Trinity Episcopal church will] and call it square.” Ready: Many friends of the surround-. er applicants for licenses. trict deputy. perform the ceremony. The bride’s Judge Tuttle decided that the pre-. ing country were present and interAfter the regular meeting a Christ-. sister, Miss Frances Moulton, will. ponderance of evidende was in favor. ment was made in the Rougn and mas tree wag held which contained; be bridesmaid. About twenty-five] of King and awarded judgment for Ready cemetery. gifts for those present after which . uests will be in attendance. . the amiunt sued for. chocolate and cake were served by Their many -friends extend con-. ©. H. Armstrong ,erpresente dthe RED AS ESL ey ae geet te toa Rt py oe ee ee ee ee Pocahontas and the following assist-} At four o'clock Christmas afterThomas. Rolph, brother of Gov Mr. Thompson does not plan to nir Rolph, was in the city on bi follow the life of the radio operator . Thursday: of eee week in on the high seas, but is planning to -0— accept a position as technican ashore dent of the oni. They : Ignition parts and aecensoricn at/after a time with a large broadcastthe committee in charge. gratulations.to the popular couple. defenudant. Miners Foundry. ; : ie ing concern, . Rh tee eye ee oe ea I ae

-F— youme business man, of this were shocked when they were in-! to Marysville. Ed. C. Hunt, .od run was made to Marysville. ® ‘ "The Nugget is, California’s Leading Mining Weekiy ada City Nugget © > & VOLUME V. NUMBER 4 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER DECEMBER 26, 1930 BOBERT E CARR = LOSES FOOT ot in Foot While Hunting ind: Amputation Follows ‘Accident fhe many, many friends of Robert B. Garr, an exceedingly,, popular ied that he had met with a very ious accident while hunting near ori ley. Mr. Carr, in company with George R. Carter, Lawrence Carter and H. . A. Curnow left this city early Sunday . morning for the vicinity of Gridley located in Butte county intending to} have a day’s sport hunting quail. The. forenoon was spent jin the field with varing success: when they returned to their car and prepared to go to some other section where better sport might be had, Arriving at their car, Mr. Curnow started to eject the shells from his shot gun as a precautionary measure before entering the car. In some unk#own manner the gun was discharged just as Carr in the act of entering the automobile passed in front of him. : The full charge struck Mr. Carr in the leg just above the ankle, badly tearing and lascerating and tearing apart the whole lower part of the limb. He was immediately placed in the car and rushed with all speed to Gridley where first aid was given and then was taken to the Rideout Hospital in Marysville. Mrs. Robert Carr, the victim’s wife, accompanied by Mrs. S. J. Carp his ‘mother, and Mr. and Mrs. § Lee Leiter, the latter his aunt, upon learning of the accident were taken traffic officer, acted as a convoy and a reeDr, Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley was also summoned and with doctors from Marysville held a consultation in which it was decided that the incity, . : until jured foot would. have to be ampu-{ tated. This information was given to the assembled relatives and the Op-; eration followed, Dr. Jones being the surgeon The ustortunate young man stood the shock of the operation heroicly and at last accounts was doing as well 4s could be expected under the circumstances, Dr.’ Jack Loutzenheiser who is a relative of the victim was summoned from San Francisco and is in attendance upon the injured man. The unfortunate accidet is deeply deplored by the people of this city as Mr. Carr’s frieds here are everybody who knows him. In fact, he is one of the most popular young men of the city ahd his progress toward recovery will be anxiously watched by all. OLD — EUREKA ~ SAID TO BE BONDED Rich old Se eee Into New ds and Active Work Starts ° The old Plumas Eureka located at Johnsville is reported to have been placed under bond and lease a few days ago to J. R. Brown and associates of Oakland, California. The old Plumas Eureka has a record longer than the moral law and is said to have produced more than $29,000000 in’ gold during the time of its operation in olden days. It is said to still contain much gold that can be easily developed and mined. Just what the new owners plans are has not been learned, but rumor has it that intensive development will be under way early in the spring. ray Ss eo PONEMAH COUNCIL WORK BEING PLANNED FOR JAMISON GROUP, It is stated from good authority that the Jamison group of gold mines located at Johnsville have been bonded for the sum of $80,000 the bond to run a term of three years. The new owners, have announced their intention of commencig a comprehensive system of development whchi is to start in a few days time. This property was acquired by R. J. Jefferson, a Reno operator with. his associates. Arrangements have been made for repairing the old workings, dewatering the old shaft and lower workings and for completely rehabilitating the mine. A flotation mill is to be installed next spring. . 0 SCHOOLS CLOSE EOR HOLIDAY SEASON Schools closed generally throughout Nevada county Friday for the holiday season and will not resume in January. Christmas programs and exercises were held _ in most of -the schools in the ciunty on last Thursday and Friday. In the country sections the closing of the schools is tatamount to a community party most of which were held in the variius localities Friday night. and consisted generally of Christmas programs, games and in sime cases a decorated tree with Santa Claus and the distribution if gifts with social hours following. Among the country schools holdClear Creek, Lime Kiln, Peardale, Bear River, Rough and Ready and others. pS ea cee ; Camedia Spee aa MICHIGAN BLUFF MINE SOLD TO NEVADA CO The Cavanaugh Mine of Michigan Bluff,:ine of the biggest of the early priducers is said to have been sold to the Sierra Development Company, a nevada corporation, according to word given out by F. A. Moss, prominent Forest Hill miner this week. Mr. Moss, in April of last year took a lease on the property and developed it to a point where there were excellent prospects for it being again on a sound financial footing as a gold producer, and then sold it to the Ne.vada'\ concern. They have erected a saw mill and are now engaged in cutting lumben for mine buildings, office, .bunk ana cook houses in preparation to opening on a large scale. The deal was closed onthe 14th of November and the new company expect to begin operations. in the immediate future. F, A. Moss has developed some of . the finest producing properties on the divide in recent years, among them being the Glenn Mine Imman of Sacramento and others, the Blue Eyes, Gold Dollar and oth0 JAMES RICKARD’S FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY AFTERNOON A large number of friends gathered at the Holmes Funeral Home Friday afternoon to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of the late James Rickard, who -passed away suddenly on Wednesday evening, December 17,.1930 at the home of his son, Barl J. Rickard, at Goodyear Bar. There were many beautiful floral tributes to the memory of a man who was recognized by all who knew him as a splendid type of citizen. Rev. H. H. Buckner conducted the services. The following wWtre the pallbearers: Gomer Hopkins, Charles W. McKisney, William Borlace, John Vivian, L. W. Jennings and William Hooper. i? will spénd their vacation with rela‘petizing lunch served by the genial ‘Mr. Solmon, of San Francisco, who with which . lwas recently sold to Senator J. M. ‘his customers on the opening day is LOCAL MAN GETS PROMOTION, Millard Barnum ies ok the Liesl Forest Service Promoted to Chief of Trinity Millard Barnum, attache of the local forest offices in this city, and well known here, according to information! received from the department head at San Francisco has been promoted to chief of Trinity forest. The many friends of Mr. Barnum) feel highly gratified at the promotion as they feel that it has been well earned from devotion to duty and reliable, faithful service. Mr. Barnum takes the place of Asa Tracy and will assume his new post at once. Mr. Barnum, while a young man, has been with the department for a number of years and more recently attached to the headquarters at Nevada City. The new supervisor of Trinity forest will maintain his headquarters at Weaverville, where he is to move in the near future. He goes! to his new post of duty highly recommended for the work he is to assume taking with him the well wishes of countless friends in this city. 0 TEACHERS LEAVE FOR HOLIDAY VACATIONS With the closing of the public schools on Friday last, members of the faculty took their départure fo1 various places to spend their holidays vacation period. Of the -high school teachers, Mr. and Mrs. H. EH. Kjorlie tives at Stockton. C. E. Pederson has gone to Oakland. Miss Gray wii be with friends and relatives in Sacramento while Miss Morris. will spend her two weeks ‘off--atSanta Monica. Miss Lezchineky will go to Berkeley for her vacation and Principal and Mrs. F. C. Coats with their ee will go to a SMITH PACK PACKAGE STORES OPENS FOR BUSINESS The opening of the Smith Package Stores for business last Saturday was one of.the finest ever heeld in Nevada City. In spite of the cold weather a steady stream of customers visited the store and partook of the apwas demonstratisg the excellent suality of Smith Package Special Coffee and the delicious ham sandwiches,-made from Valley Meat hams; Manager J. E. Smith was on hand greeting all comers with a smile of welcome -and présenting the ladies a handsome red_ carnation. Each customer also received a small sack of flour. Biman The generosity of Mr. Smith to indicative of his treatment to his customers thru. out the year. A glance at the excellent bargains offered will prove the truth of this statement. The Valley Meat Store offers first class meats at most reasonable prices. Frank Ghidotti will remain as manager of the new store and will be assisted by Jack Blevins. The Valley Meat Market-is under the direction of Gordon Hauskins who is well qualified in his work. 0 JOB KING RECOVERS JUDGMENT ON NOTE The defense of Jack McKelvey to a suit brought by Joe King to recover on a note in the sum of $1,600 signed by the former according to his tesimony in payment of a gambling LEGISLATURE T0 FAVOR MINING Measure Designed to-Aid Min-. south of ing in California to be Introd roduced At an lamin pet meeting of state Sacramento, last week, the matter of rendering aid and encouragement to mining in the state was brought up and thoroughly . claimed to show thrashed over. The main spokesman asseniblymen in of the meeting was Edgar C. Levey member-of the state assembly. “A serious world shortage of gold is threatened,’? Mr. Levey said. gineers have estimated that the gold fields of the Transval in*‘South Africa will be entirely exhausted by 1934. “In this, our own state of Califor-;t@ move into the district. “are vast feldg of umeral yearg Indians have appeared at: nia,’’ he sa,d, worked gold-bearing fields, many of STRIKE MADE BY INDIAN The’ gold strike je ae Bonnie Claire, by Bob Thompson, Indian prospector, ported to be developing~ into an important discovery. tunnel is said . ing material. The © rich considerable free gold. : ‘Reports reaching Tonopah are to the effect that the claims were purBeatty, Goldfield and other desert them old and well proven mines only camps with chunks of. gold-spangled awaiting capital to become gold pro-. Te for sale, but have always Fetus ducers again. With our high rate of ed to reveal the source of their fisds taxes and high insurance rates this It capital is shy of-coming in-and inlit my investigations I have} Secured their gold from secret prosvesting.

discovered that the heavy premiums] Pects in the insur’ ance and taxes are the two greatesu . obetacles in the way of mining; defor industrial compensation velopment in this state, according tc the spaker. Levey said he favored the posal of Alden\Anderson, Sacramente mining have the federal government do the leasers. same. LINK TO SERVE HAWAII) :ros: = TRANS PACIFIC PHONE Sites for short-wave radio stations for-telephone service across the Pa-! “purchased, and construction is scheduled to begin early in 1931. This is the ‘first step in the move of the Bell SysUnited States with far eastern countries in or borcific Ocean. have been tem to connect the dering on the Pacific. Service in Islands by 1932 Service will extend waii, telephone service profirst to Haial and. this is planned for operation in 1932. Ultimately this radio . will reach across is believed —-by mining men that many Tonopah the wily redmen 1sged Grapevine country. ane CoP .2 2 silver mast s companies «id The ney slimo is costin= Compan: over werikness of the causing ; le2ses much grief. Tonopah é $1500 this month opah oreg run about one to 100 ounces silver, and ratio is the principal reaproperties ounce (0:1 this golc son w!_y iocal Bracshaw, Ine.,. has operations at its Goldficid for the year. Cold weather prevents profitable extraction of values during the Winter months, suspended tailing ponds at ‘with delivery of water. The company operated about nine month this year and recovered $295,000 immense, deposit of the site of the solidated mill. to $80,000 tailings below old Goldfield ConDividenls amounting were. distributed. more years of steady. production. The Pittsburgh-Goldfield Company is cutting a largestation on the Pacific to the countries_of the! tne 500-foot level of its. Your-comOrient. The transmitting station is to be located at Dixon, Calif., near Sacratransmitter } will be installed there which will be} to those used in the transmento. A 20-kilowatt similar ; partment shaft, tensive lateral preparatory to ex-j prospecting. by numerous ledges and cross-veins with indications thought. favorable IS PROVING RICH sei several . weeks ago in the: Grapevine Range, . is reA fiftyfoot! to have exposed a. rich vein eighteensinches wide, ac-. disposed of his large ranch holding. .companied by a wide ledge of mill-tand is said will now’reside permanshoot is; specimen ore andf chased from the Indian by two Vir-, “pn-. ginia doctors ,who have placed sevcontains some 2200 acres Tonopah! ef the white metal} . 1 Extension are still ' ,as it frezes solutions and interferes . g from. the The, company estimates sufficient mater-. in sight to assure at least two’ The ground is reported traversed . vis. atlantic telephone service, and. wili operate on wave lengths between 14 and 44 mters. The antenna will have marked directional characteristics. Other transmitters will be installed as new channels are opened. Equipment Now Being Built (The receiving station is to be located at Point Reyes, on the coast northwest of San Francisco. Iis antennaalsowill have directional characteristics. The equipment for both of these stations is now being -built by the Western Electric Company and the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. LEASE MINING CLAIM TAKE OPTION TO BUY The Rising Sun SE ore claim In the: Pine Grove district has been required under lease with an option to purchase, by Paul S. Webb and W. L. for development of commercial ore. on the west . slope of Preble Mountain, about two miles southeasterly: from Goldfield. The shaft is situated WILL DEVELOP MINE IN THE BUCKEYE DISTRICT . M. Bradford and C. F. Ramsden are developing a group of mines on. and in the vicinity of Ramsden in the Buckeye district. It is stated that there are at teast a dozen. well defined veins-in territory and much gold placer and quartz has been taken out}. at different times. If these mines meet with the ap‘approval of .Méssrs. Bradford it is stated that sufficient capital is available for extensive development. éRamsden both LOCAL BOY MAKES GOOD that and Aiken, of Los Angeles. The property is owned jointly by, Roy Leithman AS RADIO OPERATOR William H. Thompson, son of Mrs. >} Thomas Jennings, arrived in Nevada George Topp, Considerable prospecting work has been done on the property and it is considered a promising claim, The new owners are intending to do considerable development work City Friday and-will spend the holidays with relatives and friends here. He came from Portland, Oregon, where he has been for the past few months studying radio ROBSON SELLS . HISYUBARANCH — Ranch Holdings to Inyo Stoc J Fone Sheriff Disposes of his. W. G. Robson, former sheriff, has ently in this city. The deeds were signed and placed on record in Yuba county a short time ago transferring. ,the 2200 acre ranch to F. Alpers of Inyo county. The new owner is a farmer of the . Owens Valley who recently. sold his eral miners at work. Numerous loca-' holdings in that county to the City tions have been staked in the vicin-. } of Los Angeles. Heis the owner ofa ~ ity, and prospectors are commencing . large herd of Hereford cattle and it For sev-; is said thatitis hisintention to spec ialize in the raising of this breed of live stock on his big ranchin Yuba county. The ranch ‘is one of the best known ranches in Yuba county and of both lands. The grazing and cultivated ranch was formerly owned by the heirs of the late Andrew Robison Robisén. ‘ —0 TRINITY SCHOOL TO-HOLD TREE FRIDAY EVENING. and G. W. Trinity Episcopal Sunday School will hold their Christmas program { > and nie in the parlors of the church property. and te attempt to and has cut heavily nito profits of I on riday sight, o'clock, The following program will be rendered, to which the parents and friends are invited: ‘Program Opening Hymn—‘Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. No. 118. Hymne! No. 58. Reading 23rd Psalm. Prayers. Song—School. er.”” No. 208. Christmas Welcome—aAlbert Bolton. “The Christmas Bells’’—Betty Low: Krough. i “The Holy King’’—Marion German and Henretta Jacobs. “America, for Me,’’—Harvey Davis. “Little Stocking—Betty Puaie. “Christmas Bells;—Betty Smith. “Little Children,’’—Elsie Sehriber. Song Davis. Ricitation—-Eleanor Willoughby. * “My Little Shadow’’—John Dacommencing at & “Far Off in a Man“Rock-a-by-Baby”, Kathryn Recitation—Marjorie Shorten, Song—Séhdol—“Outside the Inn’ No, »205, : Recitation—BHdward Jacobs. ° Christmas Carol—-Raymond. Dent. Recitation—Roseemary Richards. Boys Dialogue—The Happy. Three, Ainsley Fouyer, Richard Keene, Robert James, Billy. Dent, George Jacobs and Jimmy White. Remarks—Rev. Chas: burn. Song-—‘‘Hark, the: Heia'd\ Angels Sing. No.122—-Hymnal No, Sax Christmas Tree. _ F, Wash0 @ MINING COMPANY TO ° ie ‘DEVELOP ITS PROPERTY It.4 annie that the Nana Placer) ~ Gold Mine. at Stoekton Hill in’Gal-' vares county, which,.has been under. operation during. the past year, has. incorporated under the name of the. : Nuner Placer Gold Mine, Incorporat~ eded.and aré making plans for extensive development work, starting’ early next spring. -: ; = yy AIR. MAN DROPS CHRISTMAS CHEER Lieut. Chapman, arcompanied: by Lieut. Raymond B.Hurst made a scouting trip over Grass Valley and engineering Nevada City in their ‘plane Saturday, and has passed successfully his examSoaring over the former city, he ination for a license as a radio oper-. dropped a package with Christmas — court}. aS soon as spring opens. The purdebt, failed in the Superiir ELECTS OFFICERS Interment was made in Pine Grove chase price as stipulated in the reccemetery. / Friday morning. At the regular meeting of PoneW. E. Wright, mah Council No. 6, last week, officers for the ensuing term were.elected as follows: Miss Lenore Stegez was elected to the post of president 0. v CHRISTMAS WEDDING OF . POPULAR RIDGE COUPLE plaintiff, introduced the note in evidence and King testified that McKelvey gave him the note as evidence of indebtedness. attorney. for the ords was $35,000. enn se Oe = FUNERAL OF —<+ MRS. AGNES. .HURTT {ant vessel. ator. He has just returned from a protracted voyage to South American parts as radio operator on a merchcheer and greetings to his father and mother, who are residents of that city. For almost an hour the two bird men sailed over this city and the a He took the tests for radio work} Surrounding’ country and we u McKelvey, on the stand _ stated Rev. E. O. Chapel of the Congre-. while in. Portland and passed with. Stand made many pictures from th ants were elected: Wenonah, Jessie. noon Miss Mary Louise Moulton; that he and King engaged in a gamb-. gational church conducted the fun-ja high record of efficiency. The air of the city and near-by. mounCosta; Powhatan, George Gilder-. of French Corral will become the. ling game at which they were thejeral services Friday afternoon at 2. board giving the examination retains. ; sleeve; prophetess, Maggie Lewis. brilde of Lloyd Dudley, popular. only players; that he lost the sum of] o’clock in memory of thhe late Mrs. ported that the young man had pass-, 0—-—---The raising of chiefs will be heldjemployee of the Bank of America] $5,000 to King and that the latte: . Agnes Hurtt, who formerly conduct-. ed the highest percentage of a large} GOVERNOR'S ‘BROPHER, the first meeting in January under}of Nevada City. Rev. Washburn of] agreed ti accept the note for $1600\er a mercantile store at Rough and! class with.the exception of four oththe direction of Elsie Dent, the dis-. the Trinity Episcopal church will] and call it square.” Ready: Many friends of the surround-. er applicants for licenses. trict deputy. perform the ceremony. The bride’s Judge Tuttle decided that the pre-. ing country were present and interAfter the regular meeting a Christ-. sister, Miss Frances Moulton, will. ponderance of evidende was in favor. ment was made in the Rougn and mas tree wag held which contained; be bridesmaid. About twenty-five] of King and awarded judgment for Ready cemetery. gifts for those present after which . uests will be in attendance. . the amiunt sued for. chocolate and cake were served by Their many -friends extend con-. ©. H. Armstrong ,erpresente dthe RED AS ESL ey ae geet te toa Rt py oe ee ee ee ee Pocahontas and the following assist-} At four o'clock Christmas afterThomas. Rolph, brother of Gov Mr. Thompson does not plan to nir Rolph, was in the city on bi follow the life of the radio operator . Thursday: of eee week in on the high seas, but is planning to -0— accept a position as technican ashore dent of the oni. They : Ignition parts and aecensoricn at/after a time with a large broadcastthe committee in charge. gratulations.to the popular couple. defenudant. Miners Foundry. ; : ie ing concern, . Rh tee eye ee oe ea I ae