February 23, 1934 (6 pages)

ese: 1} i "$244,945, ‘monthly quarter “which gives Nevada County its pre““mier rank among all mining counties ges, ONLY Hometown scribe for it? wie oun mat * This is Nevada City’s News. paper. It supports things worth while. Do you subevada ia ining Develop ity Nugget Nevada City Nugget is a Miembber of the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association men community. Readers nl advertisers make it a good builder. ~ 5 i * Vol. VII, No. 30 The County Seat Palser NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center ines Of Nevada Almost Quarter Million Paid Monthly to Miners in Wages While several of the larger mines ‘have imcreased their working forces during the past month, a number of the smaller properties have laid off “men, due to lack of water, refinancing, or to the need of readjustments for development purposes, so that the total number of men remains alniost the same as that in the Nevada City ‘Nugget’s last Mining Development issue covering this county. The number of men employed is now 2078 as compared with 2004 ‘last month. The payroll stands at still hovering near the million payroll fu the United States. Among the mines that have added te their underground workings forwill be noted the Murchie, ‘Hussey, Canada Hill, Keystone Di“wide, and numerous sinaller properties. A score of properties throughout “the county are being successfully finaneed either for reopening or for more thorough development. Money for mining development, however, is still difficult te obtain. Mining men effect of the Federal Securities Acv. The opinions in .favor of it, are based on the fact that it will undoubtedAy restore, confidence to investors in mining stocks, while those opposed to it; -hold. that the responsibilities and penalties; imposed by, the act upon those who sell mining securities, are such as to deter them from offering néw propositions to investors. The table ofoperating. mining companies, the men employed, and the monthly payrolls, compiled by the Nevada City Nugget from the most reliable sources of information, indicates that the mining industry in this county is in a very healthy condition. , SAN JUAN MINE The San Juan mine, above North San Juan, is making regular monthly shipments. of ore to.a mill at Tacoma, Washington. . Good values are taken from the ore which is being mined from a good sized vein in the shaft. The ore about 125 tons a month is trucked to the Narrow Gauge railroad at: Nevada City and goes from San Francisco by boat to the mill. C. J. lLyser is superintenLAVA CAP MINE younty Emplo ' mine on different levels. Some prospect shafts are being sunk on the Hoge property in the Willow Valley district, not far from the Hussey mine. This property comprises 1200 acres. PHOENIX MINE Completion of the 200 foot winze in the lower workings of the Phoenix mine has, been accomplished. The company has had considerable water to contend with but four pumps are Early this month the first ship-. now keeping the 400 foot shaft unment of 4 tons of concentrates were shipped “from the.Lava Cap property. ' Development work is being carried on on the 600 foot, 800 foot, and 1,000 foot levels; with the vein being The mill is operating one shift. Otto E. . encountered on the last tw Schiffner is superintendent. EMPRESS MINE Ed C. Jacobs, manager of the Empress mine in the. Newtown section, has a crew of 40 men drifting and” stoping on excellent ore from sevAbout 80 day is being through the mill and flotation plant, eral levels in the,mine. tons of ore per MURCHIE MINE Since the installation of the new ball mill at the Murchie mine, the company is milling about 250 tons From reliable sourit is learned that the monthly; yieids run into five and six’ figures. Surveys are being made at this time for a new shaft much nearer the mill than the present one, which will be of ore per day. ces put in through a raise. HOGE MINE The Hoge Development Company oO. run ‘watered. They are in ore and it is ected the mine will soon be on coay production. T. S. Davey is superintendent. ZEIBRIGHT MINE Work has been resumed at the Zeibright mine, east of Nevada City, after remodeling some old buildings, erectin,, a cook house, and re-stocking with groceries, after a fire destroyed the bunk house and store room a short time ago, Ellsworth Bennetts is superintendent, IDAHO-MARYLAND MINE Unwatering of the old and new {shafts of the Brunswick mine, north‘east of Grass Valley, a property of the Idaho-Maryland\ Mines Co., Ltd., has been completed tonthe 1100 foot level. struction of a fireproof dry house at the New Brunswick shaft. Ore™bins drifting and development work is under way. Production will start in a short time. Excellent progress has been made in erection of the plant to handle the mine tailings and it is The company has begun con. and stations are being cut in the upper part of the old shaft, where ~ ‘HOGAN'S CONDITION SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Francis Hogan, who was found unconscious and weakened from loss of blood on the steps of his home last 'Eriday morning, ih showing a slight improvement according to his attending physician Dr. A. H. Tickell. Hogan bears no marks of violence except a small cut over the temple, which severed a blood vessel. He occasionally rouses to a semi-eonscious condition. : Sheriff G. R. Carter is still continuing an investigation on the theory he was slugged and left in front of his home. FLAMES DESTROY The Ski Club house, picturesque, historical, was. burned to the ground hast’ evening. It would coat ,it is consertavatively estimated $5,000 to replace the buiiding. It was insured for approximately $1200. Skis, sleds and toboggans were burned with the building. The, “\eause ofthe fire is unknown. The first to actually discover the Diaze were Mrs. R. J. Renfree, her son Norman, and her ~ daughters, ers and Dorothy, who were motoring out the Tagenerally ave divided regarding the ‘dent. now has a small crew developing the Tes _to start operations March hoe-ltkiah sie Caney the SRR ARTZ NUMBER AD : toe Q i; flaming glow against the rain.MINE of GRAVEL LOCATION EMPLOYED PAYROLL ns bee UA Sis recive , €louds and stepping on the gas, , > : ] Sie eae .~; hurried to the scene, They bump is being installed on the 1100/ “dove into the grounds neat the = Nor. Star-Empire foot level in the New Brunswick . burning building. No one was Pennsylvania quartz Grass Valley 740 $94,350 shaft and they “are shooting 4 Sump . on the premises. The flames eae , on ps picid foot level in thé hew, auickly reduced the great buildJdaho-Maryland quartz Nor. East of Grass Valley 350 45,625 Seabees concen: EE Gavel, ying to ashes. Only the great “J Murchie quartz East of Nevada City 242 30,855 Latest reports frotil the Homestake . pom eae gia: nay i Hoge Dev. Co. quartz Harmony Ridge 14 1,785 Stavel mye: th eveep Hollow, is that . ing consumed when the party Golden Center quartz Grass Valley 100 12,750 Pied ee A pa POE Mee se Bmpress quartz, Newtown 40 5,100 good values. This company took in . all Sp the Nevads, City, Five . cs supplies in the’ fall and are now . DSi) Net ce UnS Ha Tats Spring Hill quartz Nor. East of Grass Valley 22 2,705 a i The builiding. was formerly snowed in. W. L. Jones, who is Op. KuowH af thee 1 Hous f Lava Cap quartz Banner Mt. 110 14,025 erating the property, leased it from . : , Se eee —_ sf : . tion inthe old stage days. Only Ancho-Erie quarts Graniteville 20 2,550 C. E. Martz of Nevada City. ' recenly the great loft was. te"________}. MCDONALD RANCH TAILINGS . aah : : Stockton Hill quartz South of Grass Valley 10 1,275 Cash Cook and associates have a . GaN 3 stairway built, a“ Bullion quariz East of Grass Valley 25 3,188 crew: Anataing: 3 pee eee mill wed . “ee ee ps Habe You Bet Mining Co. gravel You Bet 85 10,837 be Lae! te ae Ball, probably the most successSeas: : grind the tailings of the old North . ae fees Spanish quartz Washington 35 4,462 . Star-Empire mines. EL Fe ARS eee ne ~ : = ~ i event. ever staged by the Ski Iowa Hill gravel North West: of Nev. City 6 764 ee ee . Club. ee : Mr. Anderson and_ partner, who! San Jaan quartz Nor. of San Juan 9 1,148 are operating the dredger in the old Eagle Bird quartz Washington 20 2,550 . Champion tailings, west of Nevada . RELIEF HILL HIRES —_ : City, have been working one shift for ! —— quarts So. Grass. Valley <6 8,738 about the last ten days. The comTRUCK LOAD OF MEN Queen Lil mill West of Nevada City 3 382 pany is handling several hundred Remington Hill gravel East of Nevada City 20 2,550 yards of gravel per day and are well] It seemed lke olden times for’ a Bere Re pleased with returns. while Wednesday afternoon, when C. Relief Hill gravel North of Nevada City 15 1,912 SPRING HILL E. Clarke, superintendent of the Re“Bunker Hill quarts tough & Ready 6 764 Drifting is ‘continuing on ledge’ lief Hill gravel miine, stepped out ; = matter on the 900 foot, level in the . into the vacant lot west of the Alpha Omega gravel Near Washington 15 : A912 Spring Hill mine north of the Idaho. . Hardware store in Nevada City, and Black Bear quartz Sou. of Grass Valley s 1,020 . Maryland property. A _. diamond . started calling \for mgn and signing Champion Tailings West Of Nevada City = ea7 drill is also being used in the lower . ; them up to go to wok on his hy: “ mine levels. draulic property near North Bloomie Ranch Tailings So ef Grass Valley 15 1,912 BULLION MINE field. * Hussey quartz East of ' Nev. City 2o 2:550 An ore pocket has just been cut on Within a few minutes fully 40 : = : the 1500 foot level in the Bullion men were on the scene, mostly all Monegan e gravel East of Nev. City S . 637 mine for the storage of stoped ore. . strangers, and Mr. Clarke sas at _ Elster Ranch quartz So. of Grass Valley 3 382 } The property is under the supervis. a truck load of men ready to take Tdoyd’s Ltd Mg. Co.* quartz Browns Walley 14 2.785 eee te Pe Breckeeee i ga) gage T pig aca just been reconditioned, in. the last The Relief Hill gravel property : gravel French Corral 6S 165 few months. Fourteen men are be-. shows promise. Several ‘months of Sailor Flat ‘gravel ,_ East of Newadga City 13 1,657 ing employed at the property. hydraulicking last year brought in mete : a ~~ : 7 KEYSTONE DIVIDE some good returns in nuggets and yee Hill quartz South East of Neyada City. 10 1,275 The Keystone Divide mine, west of . coarse gold and also = a properPhoenix quartz ' Seuth of Grass Valley 2,550 Grass Valley, that was taken over re. ty in shape for an excellent run this Reystone Divide aiaeiite Weat of <acmas Valley 15 : isi2 cently by M. B. Rapp of Santa Mon. year as'soon as enough water can be —" Pere ica, and associates, is now ‘under go. secured to work. pias * quartz East of Nevada City 12 1530 ‘ing active development. Several = eee) awa ee a Pe lpaer hundred feet of open cuts have béen District Deputy Lenore Coughlin Owing to the fact that Nevada County is regarded as one of the “white spots” on the map of the United States, a large mummber of un_ employed men is being attracted here. -men are steadily employed im’ Nevada County mines, there are hundreds of “rustlers” daily applying for employme::t at the min have absolutely no chance ‘in the world for a job. This is a warning to those who have no means of subsistance a abe to come: fio Nevada: athe for employment. While approximately 2078 es who foot level, made on the surface to determine walues. The. old: Hocking ‘shaft has been cleaned out and sunk to the 42 where a_ _ five foot ledge A Continued to "Page 4) Miss Retha Downey and Bieta. law, Mrs. Merton Downey, left Wednesday by auto for Los Angeleg: and expect to return Sunday. “?hey. will Visit Miss ‘Downey’ s sister in Fresno_ and other’ ‘relatives in Southern Caliis practicing the drill team steadily for the coming event. 0 ‘. tertain the great iii he é phine Anderson. 2 1 riety Store, ‘and brother-in-law Sinnock, left ‘Thursday by a Portland, Oregon, on “busin ra 0 At. the mext meeting of Ponemah SKI CLUB. HOUSE : advertising. NEW LAWFIRM OPENS OFFICES . INNEVADA CITY Judge George L. ae Lfohest who . with 'rancis Finnegan, purchased the li. brary and office equipment of the late Judge Frank Nilon, arrived from San Francisco yesterday from a short business: trip. : In taking over Judge Nilon’s office, Messrs. Jones and Finnegan expect to add another room, making a suite of three rooms. Mrs. Reita — Morrison, who served as stenographer and clerk: for Judge. Nilon, has been employed by the new firm. ; The new law firm has a splendid background to start business in Ne-. yada City and expect a full measure of success. Judes Jones has been connected with the legal business of Nevad tounty, in private practice as’ '& Men= ber of the law firm of Jones and La~ rue, as district attorney and judge of the superior court, for more (ban, 30 years. In his third term as Se" perlor Judge, he resigned to become president: of the Bank of America Branch in Nevada City; from which he retired about two years ago. He was born in Truckee, and educated in the Grass Valley schools. es Francis Finnegan, junior member, born in Alturas, came to Nevada City when he was three years of age. He attended the grammar school and after a year in the high setiool, finished in a San Francisco high school. He attended St, Mary’s three j Years. Both men are graduates of itoat ings College of Law, San Francisco. { Francis Finnegan practiced law in San Francisco for about three years.” Mrs. George L. Jones is remaining ee the bay district until her daugh— ter, Miss Nancy Jones, completes her {course in the University of neil . this spring. DOLLAR DAY iS The Dollar Day staged by merchants through the medium: of the Nevada City Nugget was a success. ‘Twelve firms participated in the campaign to give consumers a big” dollar value in food, clothing, hardware and other things of common household use, and all but one or two report a satisfactory trade. — The Nevada City Nugget will repeat this Dollar’ Day edition im March ‘if weather and other condi~ tions are favorable. © Mrs, Tennant of Nevada . ‘City’s Betty Jean Shop reported a very busy day in the sale of dollar dresses. Dollar dresses and other h 186 and: dress. ‘necessities in S: Lee L ‘ter’s Lace’ House also found @ sale. The Plaza Grocery gs ot its Lenten specials, grou a dollar sign, and other groups also proved popular. In Grass Valley J. C. Hartung’s Jewelry store Dollar Day advertiaate. re isfactory sales. ‘ One notable featur * were that Nevada City reported a considerable “Grass Valley’ buyers, Valley advertisers commer ‘Nevada City trade Ct . ad Mrs, J. i: gaa ter-i in-law, bled J Souneil, Degree of Pocahonta, Tues) day evening, March 6, they will e=-Harry Eg. Botha, of Bolton’

ese: 1} i "$244,945, ‘monthly quarter “which gives Nevada County its pre““mier rank among all mining counties ges, ONLY Hometown scribe for it? wie oun mat * This is Nevada City’s News. paper. It supports things worth while. Do you subevada ia ining Develop ity Nugget Nevada City Nugget is a Miembber of the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association men community. Readers nl advertisers make it a good builder. ~ 5 i * Vol. VII, No. 30 The County Seat Palser NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center ines Of Nevada Almost Quarter Million Paid Monthly to Miners in Wages While several of the larger mines ‘have imcreased their working forces during the past month, a number of the smaller properties have laid off “men, due to lack of water, refinancing, or to the need of readjustments for development purposes, so that the total number of men remains alniost the same as that in the Nevada City ‘Nugget’s last Mining Development issue covering this county. The number of men employed is now 2078 as compared with 2004 ‘last month. The payroll stands at still hovering near the million payroll fu the United States. Among the mines that have added te their underground workings forwill be noted the Murchie, ‘Hussey, Canada Hill, Keystone Di“wide, and numerous sinaller properties. A score of properties throughout “the county are being successfully finaneed either for reopening or for more thorough development. Money for mining development, however, is still difficult te obtain. Mining men effect of the Federal Securities Acv. The opinions in .favor of it, are based on the fact that it will undoubtedAy restore, confidence to investors in mining stocks, while those opposed to it; -hold. that the responsibilities and penalties; imposed by, the act upon those who sell mining securities, are such as to deter them from offering néw propositions to investors. The table ofoperating. mining companies, the men employed, and the monthly payrolls, compiled by the Nevada City Nugget from the most reliable sources of information, indicates that the mining industry in this county is in a very healthy condition. , SAN JUAN MINE The San Juan mine, above North San Juan, is making regular monthly shipments. of ore to.a mill at Tacoma, Washington. . Good values are taken from the ore which is being mined from a good sized vein in the shaft. The ore about 125 tons a month is trucked to the Narrow Gauge railroad at: Nevada City and goes from San Francisco by boat to the mill. C. J. lLyser is superintenLAVA CAP MINE younty Emplo ' mine on different levels. Some prospect shafts are being sunk on the Hoge property in the Willow Valley district, not far from the Hussey mine. This property comprises 1200 acres. PHOENIX MINE Completion of the 200 foot winze in the lower workings of the Phoenix mine has, been accomplished. The company has had considerable water to contend with but four pumps are Early this month the first ship-. now keeping the 400 foot shaft unment of 4 tons of concentrates were shipped “from the.Lava Cap property. ' Development work is being carried on on the 600 foot, 800 foot, and 1,000 foot levels; with the vein being The mill is operating one shift. Otto E. . encountered on the last tw Schiffner is superintendent. EMPRESS MINE Ed C. Jacobs, manager of the Empress mine in the. Newtown section, has a crew of 40 men drifting and” stoping on excellent ore from sevAbout 80 day is being through the mill and flotation plant, eral levels in the,mine. tons of ore per MURCHIE MINE Since the installation of the new ball mill at the Murchie mine, the company is milling about 250 tons From reliable sourit is learned that the monthly; yieids run into five and six’ figures. Surveys are being made at this time for a new shaft much nearer the mill than the present one, which will be of ore per day. ces put in through a raise. HOGE MINE The Hoge Development Company oO. run ‘watered. They are in ore and it is ected the mine will soon be on coay production. T. S. Davey is superintendent. ZEIBRIGHT MINE Work has been resumed at the Zeibright mine, east of Nevada City, after remodeling some old buildings, erectin,, a cook house, and re-stocking with groceries, after a fire destroyed the bunk house and store room a short time ago, Ellsworth Bennetts is superintendent, IDAHO-MARYLAND MINE Unwatering of the old and new {shafts of the Brunswick mine, north‘east of Grass Valley, a property of the Idaho-Maryland\ Mines Co., Ltd., has been completed tonthe 1100 foot level. struction of a fireproof dry house at the New Brunswick shaft. Ore™bins drifting and development work is under way. Production will start in a short time. Excellent progress has been made in erection of the plant to handle the mine tailings and it is The company has begun con. and stations are being cut in the upper part of the old shaft, where ~ ‘HOGAN'S CONDITION SLIGHTLY IMPROVED Francis Hogan, who was found unconscious and weakened from loss of blood on the steps of his home last 'Eriday morning, ih showing a slight improvement according to his attending physician Dr. A. H. Tickell. Hogan bears no marks of violence except a small cut over the temple, which severed a blood vessel. He occasionally rouses to a semi-eonscious condition. : Sheriff G. R. Carter is still continuing an investigation on the theory he was slugged and left in front of his home. FLAMES DESTROY The Ski Club house, picturesque, historical, was. burned to the ground hast’ evening. It would coat ,it is consertavatively estimated $5,000 to replace the buiiding. It was insured for approximately $1200. Skis, sleds and toboggans were burned with the building. The,

“\eause ofthe fire is unknown. The first to actually discover the Diaze were Mrs. R. J. Renfree, her son Norman, and her ~ daughters, ers and Dorothy, who were motoring out the Tagenerally ave divided regarding the ‘dent. now has a small crew developing the Tes _to start operations March hoe-ltkiah sie Caney the SRR ARTZ NUMBER AD : toe Q i; flaming glow against the rain.MINE of GRAVEL LOCATION EMPLOYED PAYROLL ns bee UA Sis recive , €louds and stepping on the gas, , > : ] Sie eae .~; hurried to the scene, They bump is being installed on the 1100/ “dove into the grounds neat the = Nor. Star-Empire foot level in the New Brunswick . burning building. No one was Pennsylvania quartz Grass Valley 740 $94,350 shaft and they “are shooting 4 Sump . on the premises. The flames eae , on ps picid foot level in thé hew, auickly reduced the great buildJdaho-Maryland quartz Nor. East of Grass Valley 350 45,625 Seabees concen: EE Gavel, ying to ashes. Only the great “J Murchie quartz East of Nevada City 242 30,855 Latest reports frotil the Homestake . pom eae gia: nay i Hoge Dev. Co. quartz Harmony Ridge 14 1,785 Stavel mye: th eveep Hollow, is that . ing consumed when the party Golden Center quartz Grass Valley 100 12,750 Pied ee A pa POE Mee se Bmpress quartz, Newtown 40 5,100 good values. This company took in . all Sp the Nevads, City, Five . cs supplies in the’ fall and are now . DSi) Net ce UnS Ha Tats Spring Hill quartz Nor. East of Grass Valley 22 2,705 a i The builiding. was formerly snowed in. W. L. Jones, who is Op. KuowH af thee 1 Hous f Lava Cap quartz Banner Mt. 110 14,025 erating the property, leased it from . : , Se eee —_ sf : . tion inthe old stage days. Only Ancho-Erie quarts Graniteville 20 2,550 C. E. Martz of Nevada City. ' recenly the great loft was. te"________}. MCDONALD RANCH TAILINGS . aah : : Stockton Hill quartz South of Grass Valley 10 1,275 Cash Cook and associates have a . GaN 3 stairway built, a“ Bullion quariz East of Grass Valley 25 3,188 crew: Anataing: 3 pee eee mill wed . “ee ee ps Habe You Bet Mining Co. gravel You Bet 85 10,837 be Lae! te ae Ball, probably the most successSeas: : grind the tailings of the old North . ae fees Spanish quartz Washington 35 4,462 . Star-Empire mines. EL Fe ARS eee ne ~ : = ~ i event. ever staged by the Ski Iowa Hill gravel North West: of Nev. City 6 764 ee ee . Club. ee : Mr. Anderson and_ partner, who! San Jaan quartz Nor. of San Juan 9 1,148 are operating the dredger in the old Eagle Bird quartz Washington 20 2,550 . Champion tailings, west of Nevada . RELIEF HILL HIRES —_ : City, have been working one shift for ! —— quarts So. Grass. Valley <6 8,738 about the last ten days. The comTRUCK LOAD OF MEN Queen Lil mill West of Nevada City 3 382 pany is handling several hundred Remington Hill gravel East of Nevada City 20 2,550 yards of gravel per day and are well] It seemed lke olden times for’ a Bere Re pleased with returns. while Wednesday afternoon, when C. Relief Hill gravel North of Nevada City 15 1,912 SPRING HILL E. Clarke, superintendent of the Re“Bunker Hill quarts tough & Ready 6 764 Drifting is ‘continuing on ledge’ lief Hill gravel miine, stepped out ; = matter on the 900 foot, level in the . into the vacant lot west of the Alpha Omega gravel Near Washington 15 : A912 Spring Hill mine north of the Idaho. . Hardware store in Nevada City, and Black Bear quartz Sou. of Grass Valley s 1,020 . Maryland property. A _. diamond . started calling \for mgn and signing Champion Tailings West Of Nevada City = ea7 drill is also being used in the lower . ; them up to go to wok on his hy: “ mine levels. draulic property near North Bloomie Ranch Tailings So ef Grass Valley 15 1,912 BULLION MINE field. * Hussey quartz East of ' Nev. City 2o 2:550 An ore pocket has just been cut on Within a few minutes fully 40 : = : the 1500 foot level in the Bullion men were on the scene, mostly all Monegan e gravel East of Nev. City S . 637 mine for the storage of stoped ore. . strangers, and Mr. Clarke sas at _ Elster Ranch quartz So. of Grass Valley 3 382 } The property is under the supervis. a truck load of men ready to take Tdoyd’s Ltd Mg. Co.* quartz Browns Walley 14 2.785 eee te Pe Breckeeee i ga) gage T pig aca just been reconditioned, in. the last The Relief Hill gravel property : gravel French Corral 6S 165 few months. Fourteen men are be-. shows promise. Several ‘months of Sailor Flat ‘gravel ,_ East of Newadga City 13 1,657 ing employed at the property. hydraulicking last year brought in mete : a ~~ : 7 KEYSTONE DIVIDE some good returns in nuggets and yee Hill quartz South East of Neyada City. 10 1,275 The Keystone Divide mine, west of . coarse gold and also = a properPhoenix quartz ' Seuth of Grass Valley 2,550 Grass Valley, that was taken over re. ty in shape for an excellent run this Reystone Divide aiaeiite Weat of <acmas Valley 15 : isi2 cently by M. B. Rapp of Santa Mon. year as'soon as enough water can be —" Pere ica, and associates, is now ‘under go. secured to work. pias * quartz East of Nevada City 12 1530 ‘ing active development. Several = eee) awa ee a Pe lpaer hundred feet of open cuts have béen District Deputy Lenore Coughlin Owing to the fact that Nevada County is regarded as one of the “white spots” on the map of the United States, a large mummber of un_ employed men is being attracted here. -men are steadily employed im’ Nevada County mines, there are hundreds of “rustlers” daily applying for employme::t at the min have absolutely no chance ‘in the world for a job. This is a warning to those who have no means of subsistance a abe to come: fio Nevada: athe for employment.. While approximately 2078 es who foot level, made on the surface to determine walues.. The. old: Hocking ‘shaft has been cleaned out and sunk to the 42 where a_ _ five foot ledge A Continued to "Page 4) Miss Retha Downey and Bieta. law, Mrs. Merton Downey, left Wednesday by auto for Los Angeleg: and expect to return Sunday. “?hey. will Visit Miss ‘Downey’ s sister in Fresno_ and other’ ‘relatives in Southern Caliis practicing the drill team steadily for the coming event. 0 ‘. tertain the great iii he é phine Anderson. 2 1 riety Store, ‘and brother-in-law Sinnock, left ‘Thursday by a Portland, Oregon, on “busin ra 0 At. the mext meeting of Ponemah SKI CLUB. HOUSE : advertising. NEW LAWFIRM OPENS OFFICES . INNEVADA CITY Judge George L. ae Lfohest who . with 'rancis Finnegan, purchased the li. brary and office equipment of the late Judge Frank Nilon, arrived from San Francisco yesterday from a short business: trip. : In taking over Judge Nilon’s office, Messrs. Jones and Finnegan expect to add another room, making a suite of three rooms. Mrs. Reita — Morrison, who served as stenographer and clerk: for Judge. Nilon, has been employed by the new firm. ; The new law firm has a splendid background to start business in Ne-. yada City and expect a full measure of success. Judes Jones has been connected with the legal business of Nevad tounty, in private practice as’ '& Men= ber of the law firm of Jones and La~ rue, as district attorney and judge of the superior court, for more (ban, 30 years. In his third term as Se" perlor Judge, he resigned to become president: of the Bank of America Branch in Nevada City; from which he retired about two years ago. He was born in Truckee, and educated in the Grass Valley schools. es Francis Finnegan, junior member, born in Alturas, came to Nevada City when he was three years of age. He attended the grammar school and after a year in the high setiool, finished in a San Francisco high school. He attended St, Mary’s three j Years. Both men are graduates of itoat ings College of Law, San Francisco. { Francis Finnegan practiced law in San Francisco for about three years.” Mrs. George L. Jones is remaining ee the bay district until her daugh— ter, Miss Nancy Jones, completes her {course in the University of neil . this spring. DOLLAR DAY iS The Dollar Day staged by merchants through the medium: of the Nevada City Nugget was a success. ‘Twelve firms participated in the campaign to give consumers a big” dollar value in food, clothing, hardware and other things of common household use, and all but one or two report a satisfactory trade. — The Nevada City Nugget will repeat this Dollar’ Day edition im March ‘if weather and other condi~ tions are favorable. © Mrs, Tennant of Nevada . ‘City’s Betty Jean Shop reported a very busy day in the sale of dollar dresses. Dollar dresses and other h 186 and: dress. ‘necessities in S: Lee L ‘ter’s Lace’ House also found @ sale. The Plaza Grocery gs ot its Lenten specials, grou a dollar sign, and other groups also proved popular. In Grass Valley J. C. Hartung’s Jewelry store Dollar Day advertiaate. re isfactory sales. ‘ One notable featur * were that Nevada City reported a considerable “Grass Valley’ buyers, Valley advertisers commer ‘Nevada City trade Ct . ad Mrs, J. i: gaa ter-i in-law, bled J Souneil, Degree of Pocahonta, Tues) day evening, March 6, they will e=-Harry Eg. Botha, of Bolton’