January 20, 1939 (6 pages)

< A) Re. JANUARY MINING DEVELOPMENT IS: —_—— aaa Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton es From 4he Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists Does Tom Mooney whistle when he goes down Barket past the corner of Steuart? Speaking of Mooney, it is signicant that he no longer commands front page space. The spot light has moved on to more important news. A poll of the American Bar Association revealed a five to one vote in ‘favor of Felix Frankfurter’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Attorneys regard him as a sound student and thinker. The battle to'keep Harold Ickes from setting up any more unwanted and unneeded National Parks in California is going forward in the State Legislature. If Ickes can grab another slice of territory from the Forest Service in Kings River Canyon, he can do the same thing here in the Tiahoe Forest. Better join San Joaquin valley in the fight by writing your state Sena‘tor Jerrold Seawell and Assemblyman Thurman, NOW. Harold ickee, ‘Becreuary to the Interior, is apparently the heir of Gen. Hugh Johnson’s talent for eatterwauling iand = vituperation. At the Town Meeting debate last week, he viciously attacked the newspapers and particularly Editor Gannett, his opponet in the debate. Vile as Mr. Ickes painted the press, Gannett completely answered him, by showing that even though the great majority of newspapers of the country is opposed to New Deal dictatorship, it has faithfully reported everything the New Deal has done, good or bad, regardless of attempts to control the press ,and also regardless of the vast propaganda machine the New Deal has set up in Washington. We might add that the mail of every newspaper office in the country is burdened with one sided reports of the divine blessings that flow from the Messiainic administration. The tax payers foot the bill for the tons of this franked “literature,’’ with which scores of government azencies flood the mails. The bill is presented in the postoffice deficits. At, the Town Meeting, Mr. Iekes was asked whether there were no “good’’ papers in the country. He named a half dozen. They were all editorially pro-New Deal. The great majority are wicked, ‘biased, “‘bought,’’ or controlled from the “counting room.” Mr. Ickes heard a great roar of laughter when this angle of the debate was developed. It may have a salutary influence on this “snokesman’”’ for the New Deal. “Whatever may be said of the President and his policies, all those who give thought to the welfare and health of our children will praise his plan for the alleviation of infantale paralysis suffering. Our local President’s Birthday party, takes place Saturday night, January 28. All those that can “shake a leg’’ should go to the (Memorial building and help swell the benefit fund. This year there is added aufeature called the “March of Dimes.’’ Let us all join that. march. The news of wars in Europe and Asia continues to inspire gloomy fforebodings in all democracies. The French people are just waking up to the prospect of having Italy as a western neighbor in Spain. The leftists of France are raising a clamor and demanding” that help be given the Spanish loyalists, With all Spain exhausted by the civil war, it is pointed out, it will be comparatively easy for Il Duce to take over control, following a Franco victory. France shudders at the prospect. NEW PROPERTY OPENING Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ewing left Sunday for a mining property eight miles east of Forest Hill. With partners they plan to work all winter. Supplies and equipment were rushed to the property in recent weeks. A new cottage was built last week and all work was hurried before the storms set in. It is a quartz property and holds promise of good returns in gold, ‘some 25 years ago—young ambitious ‘the former operators and it was latVol. 13, No. 6. The County Seat Paper NEVADA Cr TY, CALIF CRNA The Gold Center 2 —— FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939. Idaho Maryland Is State’s Premier Mine Says S. F. Weekly Probably the. largest and richest mine in Grass Valley today, and in California, says the Argonaut of San Francisco, is the Idaho-Maryland. For this great property’s present operations and bright ‘future, the camp has to thank the indomitable courage and clear vision of Errol MacBoyle, who came to Grass Valley mining engineer just out of college. The mine had been closed nearly 20 years but his study of the mine records and the district’s formation eonvineed him that the property contained vastly greater riches than the $20,000,000 or more it had yielded to previous operators. He started reopening the mine in 1914. Courage, faith and everlasting persistence were required in securing options and capital. Because Mr. MacBoyle possessed these qualities to a marked degree, continues the Argonaut, not only do the Idaho Maryland’s stockholders today own one of the half dozen or so Jargest and richest gold mines on this continent, ‘but 800 men are employed on the property. Their employment in turn affords work for fully three times as many more in Grass Valley and in industries dependent on mining. In other words, success of one venture here has brought opportunity to thousands more. There is no clear record of how much gold. has been produced in the Nevada City-Grass Valley district in early days. Only since 1880 is there an accurate record. It is stated there is evidence that the Empire Star has given up more than $90,000,000 in gold and that more than $35,000,000 has been taken from the newer and more’ virgin. Idaho-Maryland from above the 2,50 foot level. Inasmuch as it has been estimated that 800 working miners will sustain a general community of ten times their number, it is obvious that the 2,500 men working today lare sustaining some 25,000 persons in Nevada County and in the great supply centers such as Sacramento and San Francisco. (Mines are enormous consumers of lumber, steel, powder, power, etc. If the mines in this area were suddenly to close down as a result of power shortage or destructive legislation, the business of California would get a jolt it. would ‘long remember. HEAR JUSTICE PULLEN JAN. 24 Presiding Justice of the Appellate TRUCKEE GIRL WINS Court of California, J. F. Pullen, of Sacramento, the Tahoe Area ‘Council and their wives at the annual dinner meeting next Tuesday, January: 24 at seven o’clock at the Auburn Hotel. Judge) Pullen has been an interested work. er in scouting for a long time and for the past several years has been regional chairman for Regional 12 of the Boy Scouts of America. Council officers will be installed by K. D. Robinson, past president of the council. Judge J. B. Landis, also a past president of the council will present 5-10-15 year veteran awards to ‘both scouts and scouters. Thirty two scouts and scouters are eligible for 5 year veteran awards; 7 scouters are eligible for 10 year and one scouter is eligible for fifteen year. District Attorney Lowell L. Sparks Tahoe Area Council president will preside iat the meeting. Large delegations are expected from each community of the three counties, Nevada, Placer and Sierra, which make up the Tahoe Area Council territory. ROUND MOUNTAIN PROPERTY The Round Mountain property, backed by local business men, is in the hands of the Crook interests of Los Angeles, according to reports. It is expected the company will raise sufficient funds to go ahead with their work in the near future. Last year the company sunk a 125 foot shaft and found a large deposit of low grade ore. oe are to sink about 500 feet to develop and prove ore bodies. The Round Mountain property is on Round Mountain north of Nevada City. BLUE POINT GRAVEL PROPERTY The Calmich Gold Mining Company has taken over the old Blue Point gravel mine north of Smarts‘ville. J. R. Elmenderf is superintendent and lives at Smartsville. Hight men are taking ore from a 250 foot incline shaft and a quantity of machinery is going to the mine. When the property is in full operation albout 15 men will be employed. It is understood San francisco interests are working the neuen The Tintic Standard Company of Utah were er leased by Asa Fippin of Smartsville. This ground ‘was extensively hydraulicked in early days. Operawill address the men of* tions started in 1852. ESSAY CONTEST Nevada County’s lucky student, in terms of the Golden Gate International Exposition, is Alice Gordon, Meadow Lake Union High School, Truckee. In the essay contest, sponsored by the Women’s Board of the Exposition, open to the students of INJUNCTION IS the high schools and junior colleges . Of Caliz and concerned with the. “The Contribution . cf the Countries of ‘the Pacific area to Contemporary Civilization,’’ the prize for Nevada County has been won by Alice Gordon with the essay, Contribution. of Aztecs to Civilization. The award is a scrip book of twelve admissions to the exposition good for any time during the ten months. period, and which may be shared with the winner’s family or friends. ; Prize winners have been selected from more than 40 of the 58 counties. The successful contestants in the various counties were selected by judges named ‘by the County Chairman of the Committee functioning under the Women’s Board of the Exposition. Nevada ‘County’s chairman is Miss Bernice Glasson of Grass Valley. Winning the county prize, automatically enters Alice Gordon’s essay for competition with other successful county contestants, for a single cash prize offered to the state winner in addition to the scrip book. A committee, with Mrs. Alfred MeLaughlin as its chairman, will announce the winner of this state award on February 1, 1939. “ada subhtect, SLIGER MINE A shaft has been sunk to the 1260 foot leve in the Sliger mine east of Auburn and enough ore ‘blocked out to keep the mill running ten years. The operating company is known 4s the Middle Fork Gold Mining company with C. 'W. Plumb as general manager and BE. Syms off City is superintendent. men are employed. About 80 GOLDEN DAWN PROPERTY The Golden Dawn or old Cooley property now owned by Mrs. C. Cooper is being developed by Luce and Tompkins. The tunnel is in 1,000 feet and it is expected the channel will be struck at 200 feet. Four men are employed. HOT WATER MINE J. L. Jackson and partner are installing another mill on their Hot! Water mine one mile above Granite-. ville to replace one burned down about three months ago. The mill is being constructed down on the property near the ore bodies. % ‘bia on Tuesday of this week that the . day, January 23, the court will hear Nevada ; CAMPTONVILLE CLAIMS FIRST PELTON WHEEL Camptonville, Jan. 18, 1939 Mr. Harley M. Leete, Editor, Nevada City Nugget, Dear Mr, Leete: I wish to take exception to an article on the front page of your issue of January 16th., wherein you state that the first Pelton Wheel was taken to Sacramento by Landis Brothers for exhibition purposes. I beg to inform you that the first Pelton Wheel is right now in the town of Camptonville and belongs to Miss Lydia O. Groves, local postmaster. As you may know the Pelton Wheel was invented in Camptonville. A monument now stands here in memory of this pioneer and his invention. He boarded with Miss Groves’ mother, and while living there made his first wheel to operate Mrs. Groves‘ sewing machine, and this first wheel has remained in the Groves family all these, years. If Landis Brothers have taken a wheel from Nevada ‘City and are putting it on exhibition with the label that it is the first and original Pelton Wheel they are misleaing™~ the public and this should be stopped. The Pelton. Water Wheel Company or any other reliable informant can tell you that the original first Pelton Wheel is where it was first invented, in Camptonville. Trusting that you will pass this information on to Landis Brothers, I am, Very truly yours, . ACTON M, CLEVELAND. GRANTED BANK OF AMERICA ’ By agreement with attorneys On both sides, it was stipulated in District Court of the District of ColumSecurities and Exchange Commission should not take up any matter concerning the Bank of Amerita im its current hearings on Transamerica Corporation, until the court has ruled on injunction proceedings brought by attorneys for the corporation. It is contended in, the proceedings that the commissioners acted in violation of the law, and an injunction is sought to prevent the Commission from ‘attempting to control the policies of Bank of America.” The bank, according to the suit, is under authority of the Comptroller of the Currency and its books are regularly examined by the national bank examiner. In commenting on the case, L. M. Giannini, president of the bank, stated that the interests of depositors, borrowers, stockholders. and public demanded that banks follow methods prescribed by law, and that there is no authority for the. Securities and Exchange (Commission to examine the books and affairs of the bank. In accordance with Tuesday’s court agreement, the SHC hearings, on resumption Wednesday, will take up only such matters as concern Transamerica Corporation. On Monarguments by attorneys on the petition for a permanent injunction. “The bank has no desire to withhold information,’’ Giannini stated, “in fact, has already given full information, which has been accepted by the government body having proper decay ibaa MELVILLE PROPERTY Sixteen men are employed by the Melville interests at North San Juan testing gravel channels on the large tract of property the company recently took under option. Two drills are at work about a half mile below Columbia Hill, The new company. is financed’ by British interests. KELLER MINE Ore ‘is being milled at the Keller mine near Graniteville. A shortage of water is holding up operations. It is stated some new equipment is to be installed to assist in procuring DAN STEWART IS ROTARY SPEAKER Dan Stewart, manager of the Pacific Gas & Electric company in Nevada county gave the Rotary club at luncheon yesterday an_ interesting address on the history and process of manufacturing. Incidentally he stated ithat officials of the company were now considering the feasibility of ‘bringing natural gas fromthe new fields developed in the vicinity of the Marysville Buttes to Grass Valley and Nevada City, and that in the course of two or three months, an announcement regarding the project may be expected. The first company to manufacture gas, Mr. Stewart stated, was organized in Baltimore 1816, and in 1822 Boston was supplied with gas for lighting. : San Francisco in, 1854 was the first city on the Pacific Coast to instaH a gas lighting system, Marysville was second in 1858 and Nevada City was third in 1859. The first gas works in this city were built by J. S. Kaneen and Amarich Pierce in the present Pacific Gas & Wlectric lot on Main street near Commercial, It passed through various ownerships but in 1899, the P. G. & E. bought out the local owners,’ then headed by Mrs. Meyers Allen. The first gas sold in Nevada City was at the rate of $5 per thousand cubic feet. Grass Valley organized a gas company in 1862 and their rate was $10 per thousand cubic feet. (Mr. Stewart gave an interesting description of the process of making “gas from oil or eoal, using a chart to illistrate the course of the gas as it rises from red hot bricks and passes through Several chambers in the coudse of whieh it is freed of impurities. = INJUNCTION IN DITCH DISPUTE DISSOLVED The temporary injunction restrainthe waiter of the You Bet ditch for placer mining purposes issued some days ago at the behest of Alpha Stores Ltd., and the N, I. D. was dissolved yesterday morning by Judge Landis, sitting in the local superior court, ‘Motion to show cause was continued to February 4. Attorney Frank Finnegan represented Croft and Attorney Ward Sheldon the N. I. D. and Alpha Stores. Attorney Finnegan was able to show that the title to the ditch and its water had not been established. This is the same ditch over the use. of which many years ago, Jerry Goodwin killed a man named Blew and his son. DEER CREEK UNION PROPERTY Two men have a lease on the Deer Creek Union mine in the Banner Mountain district which is owned by Capt. George A. Nihell and is under option to Sacramento §interests, Machinery is being taken to the property for active development. One of the first famous old Pelton been used up until recent times to ,generate power for operations. ACE-IN-HOLE PROPERTY Moore Costello and partners have sunk a 100 foot shaft on the Ace-Ina-Hole propetty at Nevada City’s western limits and started drifting on the 18 inch vein of fine grade milling ore. About 100 tons of ore are on the dump awaiting installation of a mill nearby. The property adjoins the Mountaineer and Cham‘on properties. ATLAS DREDGING COMPANY The Atlas Dredging company has its dragline boat working on _ the Larson and Kline ground moving /many hundreds of yards of gravel moreé‘Wwater for operations. Plans are . to work all winter. per day. These ranches are west of Nevada City on Deer ‘Greek.ing the F. Ross Croft from using . . wheels are at this property and has) Survey Reveals Gain In Nevada County Mine Employment Mining ennplorient in Nevada County shows another increaseas compared with the survey last month. Reports from active properties are 2,568 men employed as compared with 2,540 last month, and ‘this despite the fact that Shovel Placers, employing 40 men, has closed pending reorganization. .The mining payroll for the country is now up to $385,000 per month. Among quartz mines, the Azalea, Giant King and Taylor have joined the inactive list. Among the mines to resume activity are the Gracey and Golden Dawn. Chief gains in employment are reported in the Idaho, Maryland properties. The Shovel Placers is expected to be reorganized in the next few weeks The gravel available is still about three fonrths of the original holding. The following reports have been received from active mines, placer and quartz: LAVA CAP MINE Superintendent Otto E Schiffner of the Lava Cap mine at Nevada: City reports crews will be through the sinking program in the Central shaft by the end of this month. The shaft is down to the 12th level or about 2,300 feet. It is.estimated approximately 325 tons of ore per day are being milled. The mine employs 265 men. IDAHO-MARYLAND MINES The Idaho-Maryland mines corporation gives out 'the following list of employees as of the last day of December, Idaho mine, underground. 276 men, surface 126, mill 29; New Brunswick underground, 205, surface, 43 and mill 18. There are 5@ men on the office staff and other official work, with 10 employed on the ranches. When the company closed the Georgtown properties about a month ago men were given work on the other properties of the corpor’ tion as far as possibe. ‘Since about the first of the year 25 men have gone to work and nearly all of these are at the New Brunswick. _ BLACK SWAN EXTENSION Walker and Towers have sunk a 20 foot shaft on the Black Swan Extension Bravel property in the Mooney Flat t district. The small tube mill is 13 feet Tong and will handle 30 tons of ore per day. Plans are to sink 100 feet and install a steam hoist. The property is leased from the Interstate Land Company. ; No. LODE MINES Men Payroll Employed Newmont , Mmoire: occu. 410 $61,500 North Star: .. 266 39,900 Pennsylvania .. 111 16,650 Zeibright ...-.140 21,000 yo Murehie® 2.65. -.:-.-130 19,500 Idaho-Maryland New Brunswick . 286 42,900 TAGHO sivsnciness 591 88,650 BUMION is eos 41 6,150 Lava Cap Banner— : MEO MT ccceny ccstasas 265 39,750 Bradley Spanish 0.02 BO 7,500 Others Golden Center .. 115 17,250 Spring Hill .. 15 2,150 Great Northern . 22 8,300. Stockton Hill .. 10 ~=—-:1,500 Hot Water .. 8 oMountaineer .. 5 Arctic 6 Keller 6 Round Mg. .00.) 6 Meek ou ae 2 Golden Dawn . 4 Gracey <..:.-. 6 PLACERS . ARTA ccs eceetnsks 16 McKenzie ... French Corral .-. ' Innes Dreg. Co. Toi Bet Gold Star «..:. Dakin Co, -.:--.-. ‘Melville.

< A) Re. JANUARY MINING DEVELOPMENT IS: —_—— aaa Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA in the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. — Alexander Hamilton es From 4he Californian, March 15, 1848: The Liberty of the Press consists Does Tom Mooney whistle when he goes down Barket past the corner of Steuart? Speaking of Mooney, it is signicant that he no longer commands front page space. The spot light has moved on to more important news. A poll of the American Bar Association revealed a five to one vote in ‘favor of Felix Frankfurter’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Attorneys regard him as a sound student and thinker. The battle to'keep Harold Ickes from setting up any more unwanted and unneeded National Parks in California is going forward in the State Legislature. If Ickes can grab another slice of territory from the Forest Service in Kings River Canyon, he can do the same thing here in the Tiahoe Forest. Better join San Joaquin valley in the fight by writing your state Sena‘tor Jerrold Seawell and Assemblyman Thurman, NOW. Harold ickee, ‘Becreuary to the Interior, is apparently the heir of Gen. Hugh Johnson’s talent for eatterwauling iand = vituperation. At the Town Meeting debate last week, he viciously attacked the newspapers and particularly Editor Gannett, his opponet in the debate. Vile as Mr. Ickes painted the press, Gannett completely answered him, by showing that even though the great majority of newspapers of the country is opposed to New Deal dictatorship, it has faithfully reported everything the New Deal has done, good or bad, regardless of attempts to control the press ,and also regardless of the vast propaganda machine the New Deal has set up in Washington. We might add that the mail of every newspaper office in the country is burdened with one sided reports of the divine blessings that flow from the Messiainic administration. The tax payers foot the bill for the tons of this franked “literature,’’ with which scores of government azencies flood the mails. The bill is presented in the postoffice deficits. At, the Town Meeting, Mr. Iekes was asked whether there were no “good’’ papers in the country. He named a half dozen. They were all editorially pro-New Deal. The great majority are wicked, ‘biased, “‘bought,’’ or controlled from the “counting room.” Mr. Ickes heard a great roar of laughter when this angle of the debate was developed. It may have a salutary influence on this “snokesman’”’ for the New Deal. “Whatever may be said of the President and his policies, all those who give thought to the welfare and health of our children will praise his plan for the alleviation of infantale paralysis suffering. Our local President’s Birthday party, takes place Saturday night, January 28. All those that can “shake a leg’’ should go to the (Memorial building and help swell the benefit fund. This year there is added aufeature called the “March of Dimes.’’ Let us all join that. march. The news of wars in Europe and Asia continues to inspire gloomy fforebodings in all democracies. The French people are just waking up to the prospect of having Italy as a western neighbor in Spain. The leftists of France are raising a clamor and demanding” that help be given the Spanish loyalists, With all Spain exhausted by the civil war, it is pointed out, it will be comparatively easy for Il Duce to take over control, following a Franco victory. France shudders at the prospect. NEW PROPERTY OPENING Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ewing left Sunday for a mining property eight miles east of Forest Hill. With partners they plan to work all winter. Supplies and equipment were rushed to the property in recent weeks. A new cottage was built last week and all work was hurried before the storms set in. It is a quartz property and holds promise of good returns in gold, ‘some 25 years ago—young ambitious ‘the former operators and it was latVol. 13, No. 6. The County Seat Paper NEVADA Cr TY, CALIF CRNA The Gold Center 2 —— FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1939. Idaho Maryland Is State’s Premier Mine Says S. F. Weekly Probably the. largest and richest mine in Grass Valley today, and in California, says the Argonaut of San Francisco, is the Idaho-Maryland. For this great property’s present operations and bright ‘future, the camp has to thank the indomitable courage and clear vision of Errol MacBoyle, who came to Grass Valley mining engineer just out of college. The mine had been closed nearly 20 years but his study of the mine records and the district’s formation eonvineed him that the property contained vastly greater riches than the $20,000,000 or more it had yielded to previous operators. He started reopening the mine in 1914. Courage, faith and everlasting persistence were required in securing options and capital. Because Mr. MacBoyle possessed these qualities to a marked degree, continues the Argonaut, not only do the Idaho Maryland’s stockholders today own one of the half dozen or so Jargest and richest gold mines on this continent, ‘but 800 men are employed on the property. Their employment in turn affords work for fully three times as many more in Grass Valley and in industries dependent on mining. In other words, success of one venture here has brought opportunity to thousands more. There is no clear record of how much gold. has been produced in the Nevada City-Grass Valley district in early days. Only since 1880 is there an accurate record. It is stated there is evidence that the Empire Star has given up more than $90,000,000 in gold and that more than $35,000,000 has been taken from the newer and more’ virgin. Idaho-Maryland from above the 2,50 foot level. Inasmuch as it has been estimated that 800 working miners will sustain a general community of ten times their number, it is obvious that the 2,500 men working today lare sustaining some 25,000 persons in Nevada County and in the great supply centers such as Sacramento and San Francisco. (Mines are enormous consumers of lumber, steel, powder, power, etc. If the mines in this area were suddenly to close down as a result of power shortage or destructive legislation, the business of California would get a jolt it. would ‘long remember. HEAR JUSTICE PULLEN JAN. 24 Presiding Justice of the Appellate TRUCKEE GIRL WINS Court of California, J. F. Pullen, of Sacramento, the Tahoe Area ‘Council and their wives at the annual dinner meeting next Tuesday, January: 24 at seven o’clock at the Auburn Hotel. Judge) Pullen has been an interested work. er in scouting for a long time and for the past several years has been regional chairman for Regional 12 of the Boy Scouts of America. Council officers will be installed by K. D. Robinson, past president of the council. Judge J. B. Landis, also a past president of the council will present 5-10-15 year veteran awards to ‘both scouts and scouters. Thirty two scouts and scouters are eligible for 5 year veteran awards; 7 scouters are eligible for 10 year and one scouter is eligible for fifteen year. District Attorney Lowell L. Sparks Tahoe Area Council president will preside iat the meeting. Large delegations are expected from each community of the three counties, Nevada, Placer and Sierra, which make up the Tahoe Area Council territory. ROUND MOUNTAIN PROPERTY The Round Mountain property, backed by local business men, is in the hands of the Crook interests of Los Angeles, according to reports. It is expected the company will raise sufficient funds to go ahead with their work in the near future. Last year the company sunk a 125 foot shaft and found a large deposit of low grade ore. oe are to sink about 500 feet to develop and prove ore bodies. The Round Mountain property is on Round Mountain north of Nevada City. BLUE POINT GRAVEL PROPERTY The Calmich Gold Mining Company has taken over the old Blue Point gravel mine north of Smarts‘ville. J. R. Elmenderf is superintendent and lives at Smartsville. Hight men are taking ore from a 250 foot incline shaft and a quantity of machinery is going to the mine. When the property is in full operation albout 15 men will be employed. It is understood San francisco interests are working the neuen The Tintic Standard Company of Utah were er leased by Asa Fippin of Smartsville. This ground ‘was extensively hydraulicked in early days. Operawill address the men of* tions started in 1852. ESSAY CONTEST Nevada County’s lucky student, in terms of the Golden Gate International Exposition, is Alice Gordon, Meadow Lake Union High School, Truckee. In the essay contest, sponsored by the Women’s Board of the Exposition, open to the students of INJUNCTION IS the high schools and junior colleges . Of Caliz and concerned with the. “The Contribution . cf the Countries of ‘the Pacific area to Contemporary Civilization,’’ the prize for Nevada County has been won by Alice Gordon with the essay, Contribution. of Aztecs to Civilization. The award is a scrip book of twelve admissions to the exposition good for any time during the ten months. period, and which may be shared with the winner’s family or friends. ; Prize winners have been selected from more than 40 of the 58 counties. The successful contestants in the various counties were selected by judges named ‘by the County Chairman of the Committee functioning under the Women’s Board of the Exposition. Nevada ‘County’s chairman is Miss Bernice Glasson of Grass Valley. Winning the county prize, automatically enters Alice Gordon’s essay for competition with other successful county contestants, for a single cash prize offered to the state winner in addition to the scrip book. A committee, with Mrs. Alfred MeLaughlin as its chairman, will announce the winner of this state award on February 1, 1939. “ada subhtect, SLIGER MINE A shaft has been sunk to the 1260 foot leve in the Sliger mine east of Auburn and enough ore ‘blocked out to keep the mill running ten years. The operating company is known 4s the Middle Fork Gold Mining company with C. 'W. Plumb as general manager and BE. Syms off City is superintendent. men are employed. About 80 GOLDEN DAWN PROPERTY The Golden Dawn or old Cooley property now owned by Mrs. C. Cooper is being developed by Luce and Tompkins. The tunnel is in 1,000 feet and it is expected the channel will be struck at 200 feet. Four men are employed. HOT WATER MINE J. L. Jackson and partner are installing another mill on their Hot!

Water mine one mile above Granite-. ville to replace one burned down about three months ago. The mill is being constructed down on the property near the ore bodies. % ‘bia on Tuesday of this week that the . day, January 23, the court will hear Nevada ; CAMPTONVILLE CLAIMS FIRST PELTON WHEEL Camptonville, Jan. 18, 1939 Mr. Harley M. Leete, Editor, Nevada City Nugget, Dear Mr, Leete: I wish to take exception to an article on the front page of your issue of January 16th., wherein you state that the first Pelton Wheel was taken to Sacramento by Landis Brothers for exhibition purposes. I beg to inform you that the first Pelton Wheel is right now in the town of Camptonville and belongs to Miss Lydia O. Groves, local postmaster. As you may know the Pelton Wheel was invented in Camptonville. A monument now stands here in memory of this pioneer and his invention. He boarded with Miss Groves’ mother, and while living there made his first wheel to operate Mrs. Groves‘ sewing machine, and this first wheel has remained in the Groves family all these, years. If Landis Brothers have taken a wheel from Nevada ‘City and are putting it on exhibition with the label that it is the first and original Pelton Wheel they are misleaing™~ the public and this should be stopped. The Pelton. Water Wheel Company or any other reliable informant can tell you that the original first Pelton Wheel is where it was first invented, in Camptonville. Trusting that you will pass this information on to Landis Brothers, I am, Very truly yours, . ACTON M, CLEVELAND. GRANTED BANK OF AMERICA ’ By agreement with attorneys On both sides, it was stipulated in District Court of the District of ColumSecurities and Exchange Commission should not take up any matter concerning the Bank of Amerita im its current hearings on Transamerica Corporation, until the court has ruled on injunction proceedings brought by attorneys for the corporation. It is contended in, the proceedings that the commissioners acted in violation of the law, and an injunction is sought to prevent the Commission from ‘attempting to control the policies of Bank of America.” The bank, according to the suit, is under authority of the Comptroller of the Currency and its books are regularly examined by the national bank examiner. In commenting on the case, L. M. Giannini, president of the bank, stated that the interests of depositors, borrowers, stockholders. and public demanded that banks follow methods prescribed by law, and that there is no authority for the. Securities and Exchange (Commission to examine the books and affairs of the bank. In accordance with Tuesday’s court agreement, the SHC hearings, on resumption Wednesday, will take up only such matters as concern Transamerica Corporation. On Monarguments by attorneys on the petition for a permanent injunction. “The bank has no desire to withhold information,’’ Giannini stated, “in fact, has already given full information, which has been accepted by the government body having proper decay ibaa MELVILLE PROPERTY Sixteen men are employed by the Melville interests at North San Juan testing gravel channels on the large tract of property the company recently took under option. Two drills are at work about a half mile below Columbia Hill, The new company. is financed’ by British interests. KELLER MINE Ore ‘is being milled at the Keller mine near Graniteville. A shortage of water is holding up operations. It is stated some new equipment is to be installed to assist in procuring DAN STEWART IS ROTARY SPEAKER Dan Stewart, manager of the Pacific Gas & Electric company in Nevada county gave the Rotary club at luncheon yesterday an_ interesting address on the history and process of manufacturing. Incidentally he stated ithat officials of the company were now considering the feasibility of ‘bringing natural gas fromthe new fields developed in the vicinity of the Marysville Buttes to Grass Valley and Nevada City, and that in the course of two or three months, an announcement regarding the project may be expected. The first company to manufacture gas, Mr. Stewart stated, was organized in Baltimore 1816, and in 1822 Boston was supplied with gas for lighting. : San Francisco in, 1854 was the first city on the Pacific Coast to instaH a gas lighting system, Marysville was second in 1858 and Nevada City was third in 1859. The first gas works in this city were built by J. S. Kaneen and Amarich Pierce in the present Pacific Gas & Wlectric lot on Main street near Commercial, It passed through various ownerships but in 1899, the P. G. & E. bought out the local owners,’ then headed by Mrs. Meyers Allen. The first gas sold in Nevada City was at the rate of $5 per thousand cubic feet. Grass Valley organized a gas company in 1862 and their rate was $10 per thousand cubic feet. (Mr. Stewart gave an interesting description of the process of making “gas from oil or eoal, using a chart to illistrate the course of the gas as it rises from red hot bricks and passes through Several chambers in the coudse of whieh it is freed of impurities. = INJUNCTION IN DITCH DISPUTE DISSOLVED The temporary injunction restrainthe waiter of the You Bet ditch for placer mining purposes issued some days ago at the behest of Alpha Stores Ltd., and the N, I. D. was dissolved yesterday morning by Judge Landis, sitting in the local superior court, ‘Motion to show cause was continued to February 4. Attorney Frank Finnegan represented Croft and Attorney Ward Sheldon the N. I. D. and Alpha Stores. Attorney Finnegan was able to show that the title to the ditch and its water had not been established. This is the same ditch over the use. of which many years ago, Jerry Goodwin killed a man named Blew and his son. DEER CREEK UNION PROPERTY Two men have a lease on the Deer Creek Union mine in the Banner Mountain district which is owned by Capt. George A. Nihell and is under option to Sacramento §interests, Machinery is being taken to the property for active development. One of the first famous old Pelton been used up until recent times to ,generate power for operations. ACE-IN-HOLE PROPERTY Moore Costello and partners have sunk a 100 foot shaft on the Ace-Ina-Hole propetty at Nevada City’s western limits and started drifting on the 18 inch vein of fine grade milling ore. About 100 tons of ore are on the dump awaiting installation of a mill nearby. The property adjoins the Mountaineer and Cham‘on properties. ATLAS DREDGING COMPANY The Atlas Dredging company has its dragline boat working on _ the Larson and Kline ground moving /many hundreds of yards of gravel moreé‘Wwater for operations. Plans are . to work all winter. per day. These ranches are west of Nevada City on Deer ‘Greek.ing the F. Ross Croft from using . . wheels are at this property and has) Survey Reveals Gain In Nevada County Mine Employment Mining ennplorient in Nevada County shows another increaseas compared with the survey last month. Reports from active properties are 2,568 men employed as compared with 2,540 last month, and ‘this despite the fact that Shovel Placers, employing 40 men, has closed pending reorganization. .The mining payroll for the country is now up to $385,000 per month. Among quartz mines, the Azalea, Giant King and Taylor have joined the inactive list. Among the mines to resume activity are the Gracey and Golden Dawn. Chief gains in employment are reported in the Idaho, Maryland properties. The Shovel Placers is expected to be reorganized in the next few weeks The gravel available is still about three fonrths of the original holding. The following reports have been received from active mines, placer and quartz: LAVA CAP MINE Superintendent Otto E Schiffner of the Lava Cap mine at Nevada: City reports crews will be through the sinking program in the Central shaft by the end of this month. The shaft is down to the 12th level or about 2,300 feet. It is.estimated approximately 325 tons of ore per day are being milled. The mine employs 265 men. IDAHO-MARYLAND MINES The Idaho-Maryland mines corporation gives out 'the following list of employees as of the last day of December, Idaho mine, underground. 276 men, surface 126, mill 29; New Brunswick underground, 205, surface, 43 and mill 18. There are 5@ men on the office staff and other official work, with 10 employed on the ranches. When the company closed the Georgtown properties about a month ago men were given work on the other properties of the corpor’ tion as far as possibe. ‘Since about the first of the year 25 men have gone to work and nearly all of these are at the New Brunswick. _ BLACK SWAN EXTENSION Walker and Towers have sunk a 20 foot shaft on the Black Swan Extension Bravel property in the Mooney Flat t district. The small tube mill is 13 feet Tong and will handle 30 tons of ore per day. Plans are to sink 100 feet and install a steam hoist. The property is leased from the Interstate Land Company. ; No. LODE MINES Men Payroll Employed Newmont , Mmoire: occu. 410 $61,500 North Star: .... 266 39,900 Pennsylvania ... 111 16,650 Zeibright .....-.140 21,000 yo Murehie® 2.65. -.:-.-130 19,500 Idaho-Maryland New Brunswick . 286 42,900 TAGHO sivsnciness 591 88,650 BUMION is eos 41 6,150 Lava Cap Banner— : MEO MT ccceny ccstasas 265 39,750 Bradley Spanish 0.02 BO 7,500 Others Golden Center ... 115 17,250 Spring Hill .... 15 2,150 Great Northern . 22 8,300. Stockton Hill ... 10 ~=—-:1,500 Hot Water .... 8 oMountaineer .... 5 Arctic 6 Keller 6 Round Mg. ..00.) 6 Meek ou ae 2 Golden Dawn . 4 Gracey <....:..-. 6 PLACERS . ARTA ccs eceetnsks 16 McKenzie ...... French Corral .-. ' Innes Dreg. Co. Toi Bet Gold Star «...:.. Dakin Co, -..:--.-. ‘Melville..