January 9, 1933 (4 pages)

> + NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. Nevada City Nugget Published in The Best Little City in the Mother Lode District 4 Nevada City Nugget A LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. VOL VisWe 2 ESE NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Cantar ____MONDAY, JAN. 9, 1933 asking to those LARGE. CROWD ENJOYS SPORT AT SKI CLUB Yesterday was a banner day—at the Nevada City-Grass Valley Ski Club course. Well over 500 winter sports enthusiastics made their appearance at the popular outing place and took advantage of the perfect weather and tobogganning conditions. An added attraction was the ap.pearance of ski-jumper Wold, a Norwegian athlete of note among winter sports followers. Trying out the new ski jump course, Wold made several jumps of well over one hundred feet each. The jump looks to be a dangerous one and none of the locad ski jumping experts were prone to duplicate Wold’s feats. The peppy crowd was very enthusiastic over the beautiful surrounding country, the perfect condition of the course and the elub houses facilities with its warm fire and eating accomodations. Countless sandwiches and gallons of coffee were served until as late as eight o’clock last night to the hungry folk. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lawrence, living at the club house throughout the year, are in charge of the course and the concessions. In case of special parties where dinners are wanted, they can be reached by phone in order to insure proper reservations. They will also report conditions at the course upon the who wish to make they choosing the proper day for an outing. sure are LOCAL RESIDENT MOVES TO SACRAMENTO SUNDAY Obtaining a position in Saeramento, Lewis Riley of: this city moved yesterday to the home of his parents, Mr,.andMrs. J.P. Riley, ot the Carmichael district of Sacramento. Riley will be missed by the many friends he has made during his stay in the city. For the past eight months Riley has been associated with the Valley Meat Company of this city, of which his brother-in-law, Clyde Mugford, is manager. It is understood that Riley has accepted a position with a cement company in the’ capitol city, Although he will not be a~ resident hereafter, he plans to make many visits to Nevada City in the future. new NEVADA CITY PUBLISHERS SONG SENT OVER RADIO Thursday. afternoon;-many “people who were listening to the “HappyGo-Lucky"’ hour over KF RG, the Don Lee broadcasting San Francisco, were treated to a song, “My Mother's Garden” sung by. Miss Hazel Warner. The’ song was recogstation in _ hized by many Nevada City residents as being one of Frederick Crabbe’s creations. Crabbee has written a good number of songs from his home here in Nevada City and “My Mother’s Garden” is one of his best. He wrote the song some time ago and had it puplished under his name by a prominent musie publishing company. Since then copies of the song have been distributed in many places throughout the United States. Although the song came over as a surprise to local tes, Mis not the Crabbe’s music ether waves. radio. enthusiasfirst time that has come over the For the past two years listeners of the radio have been treated sapsmotically to various numbers of Frederick Crabbe written music. A number Of friends of the song writer in both Nevada City and Grass Valley reported as having been listening in to the “Happy-Go-Lucky” hour at the time that Crabbe’s song was sent over. The reception was g0od and the words of Miss Warner came over clearly. Crabbe is to be congratulated for having written such music that is now proving to be so popular. C. C. Sherrick of Camptonville, was a Nevada City and Grass Valley visitor on business today. He was accompanied by E. E. Andrews of Goodyear. The two men are gravel mining on Ramshorn Creek. _ ing’ conditions of the time. . CHAMPION MINE SALE MAY ALTER TOP LEASE The recent sale.of the old Champion mine by thé Newmont Mining Corporation to Dr. Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley may materially change the present Jease that is held by Mr. W. H. Landrigan of Nevada City. Landrigan is in possession of a lease that still has eighteen months to run, on the tailing and gravel for a distance of 1480 feet below the old mill and for a width of from one high water mark to the other on Deer Creek, sometimes reaching a width of 600 feet. Landrigan, thoroughly experienced in placer and hydraulic mining in this district, has great faith in the productive possibilities of the mill tailings below the old mill site. He has interested the firm of Dickinson and Gillespie of Los Angeles in the Tease that he holds and they have now taken it over from him. How the recent purchase of the mine by Dr. Jones will effect the lease that is. now in possession of Mr. Gillespie is not known, as Landrigan has not been able to come to a definite understanding with either Dr. Jones or representatives of the Newmont people. It is generally understood however. that the sale will not affect the continued operation of the lease, as the lease calls for top work only and if the Jones interest work the mine, they will only be concerned about the quartz mining work at depth: Gillespie has had his men on the property several times to do _ prospecting and development work. He has visited the property twice himself and in a letter sent to. Landrigan, states that his will be here to put the work basis. The lease number of working shifts to put in the mill month in order to To date Landrigan specified work from men soon on a calls for. a productive certain be on actual kept insure work. has up the sistance without He relieved as soon as the Gillespie men show up and it is.expeeted that he Gillespie. will reeeive compensation for the work that he has done during the period: that Gillespie has held the lease. Landrigan’s faith in the productive possibilities of the niill tailings . rests in the knowledge that since the time that the tailings were deposited there from the old Chammill, the freshest from Deer Creek have continually away the lighter sands and have through that action, permitted the heavier black Sands, concentrates and gold values lost from the mill, to sift deeper and deeper toward the bed rock. Some of the samples taken shown considerable value. pion have Landrigan is still negotiating with the Newmont and with Dr. Jones in order to be sure. to.just what extent the sale affects the lease that is made out in his name. people SIERRA CITY QUARTZ MINE MAKES PROGRESS John MeCormack, Arthur Rutherford and James Jacobsen, leasses of the Monarch mine in the Sierra City district, have been doing considerable preparation and development work on their property during the past few months. The mine is owned by Jack Lee of Sierra City. The men have cut-and stacked=200 cords of wood for the steam boilergy and an additional 75 cords for the boarding house. In addition to this they have done some extensive repair Work to the mine shaft. Work in sight for the immediate future includes the putting in of 30 sets of timber which will enable them to open up a fine body of ore for milling purposes the remainder of this winter. <A five stamp mili is at present erected on the property and the leasses plan to add five more tamps in the immediate future in order to increase the mine’s output. ; The Monarch mine is considered one of the most promising quartz mining prospects of the Sierra City district. It was closed down during the World War period owing to minSince then very little work has been done on the property in a mining way. : H. Ricksecker ,Boy Scout -executive from Auburn with jurisdiction over this territory, was a Nevada City visitor on business this afternoon. : washed . tailings each . JOINT INSTALLATION OF L 0. 0. F. AND REBEKAH Oustomah Lodge I. O. O. F. and Nevada Rebekah Lodges of this city held joint installation on Saturday. night. : Ada Marks D. G. P. assisted by an able corps of officers installed the following: Kate Kinkead, N. G., Euphemia Moore, V. G., Minnie Sandow, R. S., Lulu Jones, F. S. Mary Hoskins, Treasurer; Elma Heckei, W., Annie Richards, C. Mary Clendenan Chap., Maude Hays Music., Kate Eddy, R. S. N. G., Mamie Meservey, L.S. N. G., Jane Barker, RS. V. G., Maria Ninnis, L. G., Carey Arbogast, O. G. : Oustomah Lodge officers instailed were: Harry Douglas, N. G., Stenger Williamson, V. G., A. Seaman R. S. John W. Darke, F. S., E. M. Rector, T., S. H. Roberts, W., Fredrick Crabbe, C., Ludwig Netz, R. S. N. G., G.<S. Arbogast, da: SN: 2G, Dee Me Baker, A S. V: G., Johathan Pascoe, L. S. V. G., Walter Carlson, Chap., E. L. Towle, L.S. S., Carl Tobiassen RS;:-Si Wend Tickell, i Gs Haddy, O G. They were installed by deputy grand master, Ernest Marks. The Deputy President and the Deputy Grand Master are husband and wife an unusual occurence. During the intermission the Deputy Grand President was presented with a handsome officiers regalia by her husband, the gift being a complete surprise, After the installation ceremony a turkey banquet was served in the dinning hall. <A musical program added to the enjoyment of the occasion. E. E. BARKER RETURNS FROM NORTHERN AFRICA E. E. Barker, known mining engineer, has recently . returned to Nevada City from northas. will be! a . he had been general. manager of the ern Rhodesia, where until recently Mufulira mine for the Rhodesian Selection Trust, Ltd., of London, Enland. Mr. Barker is well western states. known in the He was for a number of years’ employed by the Utah Company Copper Company at Bing. ham Canyon, Utah, and at the time of his departure for Northern Rhodesia, Was engineer of mines for that company. To ‘the Utah Copper mines h3 . -brought his experience from _ the Chile Copper and Cerro -de Paso properties. in South at Butte, Montana. In 1927 he went to Australia, where he spent. four months in professional work. . The following year, and while he was still with Utah Copper, he was grant-~ ed a six months leave of absence to do consulting work for the JohnsManville Corporation. this In cainternationally . America, and} from the Butte and Superior mines LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED SUNDAY IN THIS CITY Yesterday at one o’clock in the afternoon, Miss Maude Frey became the wife of Mr. Foster Buffington, at the Buffington family home just west of this city. Reverand Buekner officiated at the solemn rites. The bride wore a beautiful blue chiffon and velvet dress of a wellchosen style and carried a pretty bouquet of pink roses and carnations. Rolfe Buffington acted as best man and Mrs. Rolfe Buffington was matron of honor to the bride. Following the ceremony a _ wedding dinner was served at which attended invited guests and relatives with the wedding principals. . Most prominent among the relatives were ‘the recetnly married Mr. and-Mrs. Rolfe Buffington. Rolfe is; a brother to Foster while his wife, the former Miss Zita Frey, is Mrs. Foster Buffington’s sister: Buffingtons were married December 13th last.in Reno and so have preceded their younger brother and sister in marriage by less than a month. ' Reverand Buckner made some mention of the fact that the two brothers and sisters were married so very close together. Ed Frey ,a brother to the Frey girls, was also among those present. He is here on a visit from his home in Kansas and is staying at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Bertha Granger. Immediately following the couples dinner, the happy couple hurried out into a waiting car and were driven to Sacramento by Mr. and Mrs.’ William Buffington. The car. was apDroximately decorated with -cans, “Just Married’? signs and other indicative symbols of the occasion. The couple plan to spend a week honeymooning in the capitol city, which they will return to make their home at the Buffington ranch here . The bride has been a resident. of . the city for the past five months, having come at that time from KanSas to stay at the home of her aunt, Wrss Jere: Warker, out the old Indian Flat road. Her sister, Zeta. has been here for three years and has stayed near the Walker home at the home of another aunt, Mrs. Bertha Granger. The newly wedded Buffington brothers lived in Nevada City all of their lives and have made many friends here. They are two of a family of eight children. OREGON CREEK GRAVEL MINE WILL OPEN SOON it “is reported that the Oregon Creek Company, a Sacramento cor poration, is making preparations. to resume piping work on their True Grit mine near.Camptenvilles<“"Phre mine was closed down over two 5 2 5 -. . menths ago and it is arsta pacity he moved to New York City st is ynderstood and his work brought him to Quebec and eastern Canada as well various parts of the United States. WOMAN INMATE OF SAN QUENTIN ASKS PAROLE The California. State Board of Prison Pardons and Paroles, wrote to Sheriff George Carter of this city today and notified him that Mrs. Eleanor J. Welsh, an inmate of San Quentin is asking them for parole. Mrs. Welsh bought an automobile from the Kneebone Motor Sales Company about a year ago and last March left the state without making the final payments for the car. Shortly after that ‘time she was found in Kingman, Arizona, ana from there returned here for trial. She was committed from here to San Quentin, on’a charge of grand theft. Her son, Alonzo Dickens, had been sent there about three months prior to that time from Grass Valley on a bad check passing charge. INSPECT LOCAL MINES Inspecting quartz mine prospects held by Harold B. Wright of this city, Mr. J. E. Fyfe and Mr. W. J. Beatty of the bay district were visitors in Nevada City over the past week end. The visitors were favorably impressed with mining prospects near here and plan to make a further trip for inspection purposes in a week or two. Mi ee Fyfe has had considerable quartz mining experience in other parts of the country and likes the deep mining possibilities in the Nevada City and Grass Valley district. as to} . . . . been line they have a power preparing to bring into the property so that the water pressure pumps may be electrically powered. Last year, water was pumped by gasoline engine power up a pretty steep grade for about 850 feet. Ii is said that results obtained were entirely satisfactory and with electric power, costs will be eut to an appreciable extent. This has been a new departure in hydraluic mining and results are being watched with a great deal of interest by local mining men. ‘The’ property comprises a large deposit of virgin gravel of which adjoining properties average in gold values “about twenty five cents per cubic yard, in places the gravel is of a semi-cemented nature, but ean be torn down with the monitors if any good water pressure is obtained. C. A. Johnson of. Sacramento is president of the Oregon Creek Company and actual mining work is under the supervision of Hess Wilson of the same city. Wilson makes numerous trips through Nevada City on his way to the mine from Sacramento. MACBOYLES ARE GIVEN BON VOYAGE DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Errol MacBoyle were tendered a Bon Voyage dinner Saturday evening at the Bret. Harte Hotel on the eve of their departure for San Francisco on the first lap of their journey aroun dthe world Seventy five business and professional men and their Wives as well as a large number of mining men were present to. bid the MacBoyles adieu. after, /mine at the present time. . Mining Association Reorganized Saturday = ae Errol MacBoyle Resigns as President and George W. Starr Will Serve Until Annual Election; Association Plans Extensive Legislative Program Feeling the need for a strong organization to back. up the mining legislation which has been prepared by the Committee of fifteen. The executive committee met in Grass Valley Saturday afternoon at the Nevada Irrigation. District building and mapped out a plan for reorganization and a program of extensive work. The committee accepted the resignation of President Errol MacBoyle and since the annual election of officers will not be held until the The Rolfe . fall, George W. Starr was asked by the committee to serve as president in the interim. Owing to the prolonged illness of Chas Brooks, F. Crampton, Los Angeles mining engineer wWill*’act at vice president and executive secretary. P. W. Racey general manager of the Argonaut mine at Jackson, was also appointed as vice president. The committee felt that they were most fortunate in securing men of this type to serve the Mining AssoWELL KNOWN G. V. MAN PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Alfred H. Kingham, well known merchant of Grass Valley, passed morning .at his avenue of that city, after an illness that confined him to his bed for many minths. He was a native of England and was 58 years and 8&8 his death. He Valley and has been a pardner of John Hodge in the grocery business for the past ten years during which time he-has buiit up a reputation for his honesty and integrity. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Lilliam Kingham and two sens, Alfred W. and Lloyd G. all of Grass Valley. “away early .Sunday home on Conaway months at the time.of resident of Grass years been a for 23 has Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Tuesday afternoon from the W. RK. Jefford and: Son Funeral Chapels in Grass Valley with Rev., C. F. Washburn officiating. Interment at Elm Ridge Cemetery. TWO FUNERALS HELD HERE FRIDAY MORN Two funerals morning at St. were held Friday Canice Church. At.10-a-mrethe = ftiiéral services of Miss Kate. Hurley, a veteran . teacher of this section was held. In. terment made in the Catholic The pall bearers were W. Walter Jewett, Gus HoffTheodore Nelson. Father O'Reilly officiatirig. The funeral of Mrs. Katheryn } iinglish, who passed away at her. home at North Columbia, Wednes-} day evening was held at 11:30. The body was then shipped :to the home . of her daughter Mrs. F. J. Brophy . at Berkeley. Interment Saturday af-/ ternoon January 7, at Holy Cemetery in San © Francisco, Father J. McGarry officiating. The paul bearers for Mrs. Eng-. lish were: Dennie E, O'Neill, Horace Curnow, 3enjamin . Hali, George H. Calanan and Frank! Davies. Se was cemetery. B. Ceiio, mpAan and Rev Cross . Rey. Coughlan, Joe, Holmes Funeral Home charge of both funerals. EMPRESS MINE STRIKES 12 FOOT LEDGE AT 700 The Empress was in mine at Newton, struck a 14 foot ledge on the 700 foot level. The ore runs from 12 to 14 dollars a ton. They had drifted on the 700 foot level for a distance of 3500 feet when the ore body was struck. Manager Jacobs is to be congratulated on the new strike. On the 400 foot level where the) main ore body was struck a number . of months ago, a raise i sbeing made, preparatory to cutting a stope at. that point. About 35 men are employed at the, } { Visalia—Meéting held to consider . plans for proposed $45,000 walnut’ grading plant. , the next few ciation for the coming year. George W. Starr, former manager of the Empie mine, is a man of keen executive ability and carries weight and prestige with him in assuming the chair. He has lived more or less of a retired life since the Empire was taken over by the Newmont Company, but has unselfishly came forward in the interest of the industry. Frank Crampton has been called the human dynamo of the mining industry and the name is’ applicable. Last year he succeeded in interesting the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in publishing a mining directory and engineers handbook of Los Angeles .county. The number of manufacturers and engineers from which he was able to secure advertising in these depressing time is indicative of Mr. Cramptons ability. . Charles L. Gilmore well known attorney of Sacramento who hag been one of the most active members of the Mining Association since its beginning fivé years ago, will serve as secertary treasurer. An advisory board was named from the members of the committee of fifteen to tie the organization to that group. The members are: G. W. Starr, Arthur B. Foote, P: W. tacey, H. R. Plate, Frank Crampton and M. J. Brock. As legal advisors have secured Judge Rex. B.Goodcell of Los Angeles to act in the south and Charles L. Gilmore ef Sacramento for the northern sroup. These two men are excellent choice. i Sidney Norman of Los Angeles and J. C. Kemp Vanee of San Francisco, both of whom are mining en=ginneers wili act as organizers. New chapters will be organized and the interest awakened in the old chapters. These two men plan to raise the large sum of money necessary to lobby the bills thru the legislature and to afficiently carry on the work of the Association. ; The following .men were named directors to fill the vacancies in that body: C. B. Tibbetts, president of the Los Angeles Steel Casting Company; Louis Lichtenberger, president of Lichtenberger and Ferguson of Los Angeles; Ralph Arnold, well known Los Angeles mining engineer; L. R. Riggs, president of the Mine and M#tl. Machinery: Gompany of Los Angeles; John Herman, of the John Herman Company of Los Angeles; W. W. Waggener, prominent Nevada City mining engineer and George A. Peltier, prominent Sacramento banker. At three p. m. the meeting was thrown open to the general public. The room was well filled with interested members and friends of the association. President Errol MaeBoyle. presided and read the report of the decisions of the executive committee and those met with the seneral approval of the group. : Frank Crampton told of the work of the committee of fifteen and Ma= yor Brock told. of the necessity of having a representative of industry on the Industrial Accident Commission. A resolution is to be sent to the Governor asking that his appointment which is to be made in days be favorable to the committee an industry. Out of town people at the meeting included: Miss Mary Smith and W. L. Smith, Trinity county; W. B. Clerkin, North San Juan; W. M. Gorman, J. L. Toby, S @ Paxton and Mr. and Mrs. Chrales Gilmore, Sacramento and others. : Plans of the néwly organized Association include an extensive and well laid legislative program for the relief of mining. This will include lobbying the program of the Committee of Fifteen. The Association will be enlarged and greatly streng— thened both financially and as to membership. cure lower rates for the mining men -To this.end they will sponsor a § ety First program. — : Under the guidance of the new . ficiers the Association can look ward to a year of constructive worl ,and accomplishments; They will also tiein — with an insurance company to se-

> + NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. Nevada City Nugget Published in The Best Little City in the Mother Lode District 4 Nevada City Nugget A LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. VOL VisWe 2 ESE NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Cantar ____MONDAY, JAN. 9, 1933 asking to those LARGE. CROWD ENJOYS SPORT AT SKI CLUB Yesterday was a banner day—at the Nevada City-Grass Valley Ski Club course. Well over 500 winter sports enthusiastics made their appearance at the popular outing place and took advantage of the perfect weather and tobogganning conditions. An added attraction was the ap.pearance of ski-jumper Wold, a Norwegian athlete of note among winter sports followers. Trying out the new ski jump course, Wold made several jumps of well over one hundred feet each. The jump looks to be a dangerous one and none of the locad ski jumping experts were prone to duplicate Wold’s feats. The peppy crowd was very enthusiastic over the beautiful surrounding country, the perfect condition of the course and the elub houses facilities with its warm fire and eating accomodations. Countless sandwiches and gallons of coffee were served until as late as eight o’clock last night to the hungry folk. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lawrence, living at the club house throughout the year, are in charge of the course and the concessions. In case of special parties where dinners are wanted, they can be reached by phone in order to insure proper reservations. They will also report conditions at the course upon the who wish to make they choosing the proper day for an outing. sure are LOCAL RESIDENT MOVES TO SACRAMENTO SUNDAY Obtaining a position in Saeramento, Lewis Riley of: this city moved yesterday to the home of his parents, Mr,.andMrs. J.P. Riley, ot the Carmichael district of Sacramento. Riley will be missed by the many friends he has made during his stay in the city. For the past eight months Riley has been associated with the Valley Meat Company of this city, of which his brother-in-law, Clyde Mugford, is manager. It is understood that Riley has accepted a position with a cement company in the’ capitol city, Although he will not be a~ resident hereafter, he plans to make many visits to Nevada City in the future. new NEVADA CITY PUBLISHERS SONG SENT OVER RADIO Thursday. afternoon;-many “people who were listening to the “HappyGo-Lucky"’ hour over KF RG, the Don Lee broadcasting San Francisco, were treated to a song, “My Mother's Garden” sung by. Miss Hazel Warner. The’ song was recogstation in _ hized by many Nevada City residents as being one of Frederick Crabbe’s creations. Crabbee has written a good number of songs from his home here in Nevada City and “My Mother’s Garden” is one of his best. He wrote the song some time ago and had it puplished under his name by a prominent musie publishing company. Since then copies of the song have been distributed in many places throughout the United States. Although the song came over as a surprise to local tes, Mis not the Crabbe’s music ether waves. radio. enthusiasfirst time that has come over the For the past two years listeners of the radio have been treated sapsmotically to various numbers of Frederick Crabbe written music. A number Of friends of the song writer in both Nevada City and Grass Valley reported as having been listening in to the “Happy-Go-Lucky” hour at the time that Crabbe’s song was sent over. The reception was g0od and the words of Miss Warner came over clearly. Crabbe is to be congratulated for having written such music that is now proving to be so popular. C. C. Sherrick of Camptonville, was a Nevada City and Grass Valley visitor on business today. He was accompanied by E. E. Andrews of Goodyear. The two men are gravel mining on Ramshorn Creek. _ ing’ conditions of the time. . CHAMPION MINE SALE MAY ALTER TOP LEASE The recent sale.of the old Champion mine by thé Newmont Mining Corporation to Dr. Carl P. Jones of Grass Valley may materially change the present Jease that is held by Mr. W. H. Landrigan of Nevada City. Landrigan is in possession of a lease that still has eighteen months to run, on the tailing and gravel for a distance of 1480 feet below the old mill and for a width of from one high water mark to the other on Deer Creek, sometimes reaching a width of 600 feet. Landrigan, thoroughly experienced in placer and hydraulic mining in this district, has great faith in the productive possibilities of the mill tailings below the old mill site. He has interested the firm of Dickinson and Gillespie of Los Angeles in the Tease that he holds and they have now taken it over from him. How the recent purchase of the mine by Dr. Jones will effect the lease that is. now in possession of Mr. Gillespie is not known, as Landrigan has not been able to come to a definite understanding with either Dr. Jones or representatives of the Newmont people. It is generally understood however. that the sale will not affect the continued operation of the lease, as the lease calls for top work only and if the Jones interest work the mine, they will only be concerned about the quartz mining work at depth: Gillespie has had his men on the property several times to do _ prospecting and development work. He has visited the property twice himself and in a letter sent to. Landrigan, states that his will be here to put the work basis. The lease number of working shifts to put in the mill month in order to To date Landrigan specified work from men soon on a calls for. a productive certain be on actual kept insure work. has up the sistance without He relieved as soon as the Gillespie men show up and it is.expeeted that he Gillespie. will reeeive compensation for the work that he has done during the period: that Gillespie has held the lease. Landrigan’s faith in the productive possibilities of the niill tailings . rests in the knowledge that since the time that the tailings were deposited there from the old Chammill, the freshest from Deer Creek have continually away the lighter sands and have through that action, permitted the heavier black Sands, concentrates and gold values lost from the mill, to sift deeper and deeper toward the bed rock. Some of the samples taken shown considerable value. pion have Landrigan is still negotiating with the Newmont and with Dr. Jones in order to be sure. to.just what extent the sale affects the lease that is made out in his name. people SIERRA CITY QUARTZ MINE MAKES PROGRESS John MeCormack, Arthur Rutherford and James Jacobsen, leasses of the Monarch mine in the Sierra City district, have been doing considerable preparation and development work on their property during the past few months. The mine is owned by Jack Lee of Sierra City. The men have cut-and stacked=200 cords of wood for the steam boilergy and an additional 75 cords for the boarding house. In addition to this they have done some extensive repair Work to the mine shaft. Work in sight for the immediate future includes the putting in of 30 sets of timber which will enable them to open up a fine body of ore for milling purposes the remainder of this winter. <A five stamp mili is at present erected on the property and the leasses plan to add five more tamps in the immediate future in order to increase the mine’s output. ; The Monarch mine is considered one of the most promising quartz mining prospects of the Sierra City district. It was closed down during the World War period owing to minSince then very little work has been done on the property in a mining way. : H. Ricksecker ,Boy Scout -executive from Auburn with jurisdiction over this territory, was a Nevada City visitor on business this afternoon. : washed . tailings each . JOINT INSTALLATION OF L 0. 0. F. AND REBEKAH Oustomah Lodge I. O. O. F. and Nevada Rebekah Lodges of this city held joint installation on Saturday. night. : Ada Marks D. G. P. assisted by an able corps of officers installed the following: Kate Kinkead, N. G., Euphemia Moore, V. G., Minnie Sandow, R. S., Lulu Jones, F. S. Mary Hoskins, Treasurer; Elma Heckei, W., Annie Richards, C. Mary Clendenan Chap., Maude Hays Music., Kate Eddy, R. S. N. G., Mamie Meservey, L.S. N. G., Jane Barker, RS. V. G., Maria Ninnis, L. G., Carey Arbogast, O. G. : Oustomah Lodge officers instailed were: Harry Douglas, N. G., Stenger Williamson, V. G., A. Seaman R. S. John W. Darke, F. S., E. M. Rector, T., S. H. Roberts, W., Fredrick Crabbe, C., Ludwig Netz, R. S. N. G., G.<S. Arbogast, da: SN: 2G, Dee Me Baker, A S. V: G., Johathan Pascoe, L. S. V. G., Walter Carlson, Chap., E. L. Towle, L.S. S., Carl Tobiassen RS;:-Si Wend Tickell, i Gs Haddy, O G. They were installed by deputy grand master, Ernest Marks. The Deputy President and the Deputy Grand Master are husband and wife an unusual occurence. During the intermission the Deputy Grand President was presented with a handsome officiers regalia by her husband, the gift being a complete surprise, After the installation ceremony a turkey banquet was served in the dinning hall. <A musical program added to the enjoyment of the occasion. E. E. BARKER RETURNS FROM NORTHERN AFRICA E. E. Barker, known mining engineer, has recently . returned to Nevada City from northas. will be! a . he had been general. manager of the ern Rhodesia, where until recently Mufulira mine for the Rhodesian Selection Trust, Ltd., of London, Enland. Mr. Barker is well western states. known in the He was for a number of years’ employed by the Utah Company Copper Company at Bing. ham Canyon, Utah, and at the time of his departure for Northern Rhodesia, Was engineer of mines for that company. To ‘the Utah Copper mines h3 . -brought his experience from _ the Chile Copper and Cerro -de Paso properties. in South at Butte, Montana. In 1927 he went to Australia, where he spent. four months in professional work. . The following year, and while he was still with Utah Copper, he was grant-~ ed a six months leave of absence to do consulting work for the JohnsManville Corporation. this In cainternationally . America, and} from the Butte and Superior mines LOCAL COUPLE MARRIED SUNDAY IN THIS CITY Yesterday at one o’clock in the afternoon, Miss Maude Frey became the wife of Mr. Foster Buffington, at the Buffington family home just west of this city. Reverand Buekner officiated at the solemn rites. The bride wore a beautiful blue chiffon and velvet dress of a wellchosen style and carried a pretty bouquet of pink roses and carnations. Rolfe Buffington acted as best man and Mrs. Rolfe Buffington was matron of honor to the bride. Following the ceremony a _ wedding dinner was served at which attended invited guests and relatives with the wedding principals. . Most prominent among the relatives were ‘the recetnly married Mr. and-Mrs. Rolfe Buffington. Rolfe is; a brother to Foster while his wife, the former Miss Zita Frey, is Mrs. Foster Buffington’s sister: Buffingtons were married December 13th last.in Reno and so have preceded their younger brother and sister in marriage by less than a month. ' Reverand Buckner made some mention of the fact that the two brothers and sisters were married so very close together. Ed Frey ,a brother to the Frey girls, was also among those present. He is here on a visit from his home in Kansas and is staying at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Bertha Granger.

Immediately following the couples dinner, the happy couple hurried out into a waiting car and were driven to Sacramento by Mr. and Mrs.’ William Buffington. The car. was apDroximately decorated with -cans, “Just Married’? signs and other indicative symbols of the occasion. The couple plan to spend a week honeymooning in the capitol city, which they will return to make their home at the Buffington ranch here . The bride has been a resident. of . the city for the past five months, having come at that time from KanSas to stay at the home of her aunt, Wrss Jere: Warker, out the old Indian Flat road. Her sister, Zeta. has been here for three years and has stayed near the Walker home at the home of another aunt, Mrs. Bertha Granger. The newly wedded Buffington brothers lived in Nevada City all of their lives and have made many friends here. They are two of a family of eight children. OREGON CREEK GRAVEL MINE WILL OPEN SOON it “is reported that the Oregon Creek Company, a Sacramento cor poration, is making preparations. to resume piping work on their True Grit mine near.Camptenvilles<“"Phre mine was closed down over two 5 2 5 -. . menths ago and it is arsta pacity he moved to New York City st is ynderstood and his work brought him to Quebec and eastern Canada as well various parts of the United States. WOMAN INMATE OF SAN QUENTIN ASKS PAROLE The California. State Board of Prison Pardons and Paroles, wrote to Sheriff George Carter of this city today and notified him that Mrs. Eleanor J. Welsh, an inmate of San Quentin is asking them for parole. Mrs. Welsh bought an automobile from the Kneebone Motor Sales Company about a year ago and last March left the state without making the final payments for the car. Shortly after that ‘time she was found in Kingman, Arizona, ana from there returned here for trial. She was committed from here to San Quentin, on’a charge of grand theft. Her son, Alonzo Dickens, had been sent there about three months prior to that time from Grass Valley on a bad check passing charge. INSPECT LOCAL MINES Inspecting quartz mine prospects held by Harold B. Wright of this city, Mr. J. E. Fyfe and Mr. W. J. Beatty of the bay district were visitors in Nevada City over the past week end. The visitors were favorably impressed with mining prospects near here and plan to make a further trip for inspection purposes in a week or two. Mi ee Fyfe has had considerable quartz mining experience in other parts of the country and likes the deep mining possibilities in the Nevada City and Grass Valley district. as to} . . . . been line they have a power preparing to bring into the property so that the water pressure pumps may be electrically powered. Last year, water was pumped by gasoline engine power up a pretty steep grade for about 850 feet. Ii is said that results obtained were entirely satisfactory and with electric power, costs will be eut to an appreciable extent. This has been a new departure in hydraluic mining and results are being watched with a great deal of interest by local mining men. ‘The’ property comprises a large deposit of virgin gravel of which adjoining properties average in gold values “about twenty five cents per cubic yard, in places the gravel is of a semi-cemented nature, but ean be torn down with the monitors if any good water pressure is obtained. C. A. Johnson of. Sacramento is president of the Oregon Creek Company and actual mining work is under the supervision of Hess Wilson of the same city. Wilson makes numerous trips through Nevada City on his way to the mine from Sacramento. MACBOYLES ARE GIVEN BON VOYAGE DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Errol MacBoyle were tendered a Bon Voyage dinner Saturday evening at the Bret. Harte Hotel on the eve of their departure for San Francisco on the first lap of their journey aroun dthe world Seventy five business and professional men and their Wives as well as a large number of mining men were present to. bid the MacBoyles adieu. after, /mine at the present time. . Mining Association Reorganized Saturday = ae Errol MacBoyle Resigns as President and George W. Starr Will Serve Until Annual Election; Association Plans Extensive Legislative Program Feeling the need for a strong organization to back. up the mining legislation which has been prepared by the Committee of fifteen. The executive committee met in Grass Valley Saturday afternoon at the Nevada Irrigation. District building and mapped out a plan for reorganization and a program of extensive work. The committee accepted the resignation of President Errol MacBoyle and since the annual election of officers will not be held until the The Rolfe . fall, George W. Starr was asked by the committee to serve as president in the interim. Owing to the prolonged illness of Chas Brooks, F. Crampton, Los Angeles mining engineer wWill*’act at vice president and executive secretary. P. W. Racey general manager of the Argonaut mine at Jackson, was also appointed as vice president. The committee felt that they were most fortunate in securing men of this type to serve the Mining AssoWELL KNOWN G. V. MAN PASSED AWAY SUNDAY Alfred H. Kingham, well known merchant of Grass Valley, passed morning .at his avenue of that city, after an illness that confined him to his bed for many minths. He was a native of England and was 58 years and 8&8 his death. He Valley and has been a pardner of John Hodge in the grocery business for the past ten years during which time he-has buiit up a reputation for his honesty and integrity. He leaves a widow, Mrs. Lilliam Kingham and two sens, Alfred W. and Lloyd G. all of Grass Valley. “away early .Sunday home on Conaway months at the time.of resident of Grass years been a for 23 has Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. Tuesday afternoon from the W. RK. Jefford and: Son Funeral Chapels in Grass Valley with Rev., C. F. Washburn officiating. Interment at Elm Ridge Cemetery. TWO FUNERALS HELD HERE FRIDAY MORN Two funerals morning at St. were held Friday Canice Church. At.10-a-mrethe = ftiiéral services of Miss Kate. Hurley, a veteran . teacher of this section was held. In. terment made in the Catholic The pall bearers were W. Walter Jewett, Gus HoffTheodore Nelson. Father O'Reilly officiatirig. The funeral of Mrs. Katheryn } iinglish, who passed away at her. home at North Columbia, Wednes-} day evening was held at 11:30. The body was then shipped :to the home . of her daughter Mrs. F. J. Brophy . at Berkeley. Interment Saturday af-/ ternoon January 7, at Holy Cemetery in San © Francisco, Father J. McGarry officiating. The paul bearers for Mrs. Eng-. lish were: Dennie E, O'Neill, Horace Curnow, 3enjamin . Hali, George H. Calanan and Frank! Davies. Se was cemetery. B. Ceiio, mpAan and Rev Cross . Rey. Coughlan, Joe, Holmes Funeral Home charge of both funerals. EMPRESS MINE STRIKES 12 FOOT LEDGE AT 700 The Empress was in mine at Newton, struck a 14 foot ledge on the 700 foot level. The ore runs from 12 to 14 dollars a ton. They had drifted on the 700 foot level for a distance of 3500 feet when the ore body was struck. Manager Jacobs is to be congratulated on the new strike. On the 400 foot level where the) main ore body was struck a number . of months ago, a raise i sbeing made, preparatory to cutting a stope at. that point. About 35 men are employed at the, } { Visalia—Meéting held to consider . plans for proposed $45,000 walnut’ grading plant. , the next few ciation for the coming year. George W. Starr, former manager of the Empie mine, is a man of keen executive ability and carries weight and prestige with him in assuming the chair. He has lived more or less of a retired life since the Empire was taken over by the Newmont Company, but has unselfishly came forward in the interest of the industry. Frank Crampton has been called the human dynamo of the mining industry and the name is’ applicable. Last year he succeeded in interesting the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in publishing a mining directory and engineers handbook of Los Angeles .county. The number of manufacturers and engineers from which he was able to secure advertising in these depressing time is indicative of Mr. Cramptons ability. . Charles L. Gilmore well known attorney of Sacramento who hag been one of the most active members of the Mining Association since its beginning fivé years ago, will serve as secertary treasurer. An advisory board was named from the members of the committee of fifteen to tie the organization to that group. The members are: G. W. Starr, Arthur B. Foote, P: W. tacey, H. R. Plate, Frank Crampton and M. J. Brock. As legal advisors have secured Judge Rex. B.Goodcell of Los Angeles to act in the south and Charles L. Gilmore ef Sacramento for the northern sroup. These two men are excellent choice. i Sidney Norman of Los Angeles and J. C. Kemp Vanee of San Francisco, both of whom are mining en=ginneers wili act as organizers. New chapters will be organized and the interest awakened in the old chapters. These two men plan to raise the large sum of money necessary to lobby the bills thru the legislature and to afficiently carry on the work of the Association. ; The following .men were named directors to fill the vacancies in that body: C. B. Tibbetts, president of the Los Angeles Steel Casting Company; Louis Lichtenberger, president of Lichtenberger and Ferguson of Los Angeles; Ralph Arnold, well known Los Angeles mining engineer; L. R. Riggs, president of the Mine and M#tl. Machinery: Gompany of Los Angeles; John Herman, of the John Herman Company of Los Angeles; W. W. Waggener, prominent Nevada City mining engineer and George A. Peltier, prominent Sacramento banker. At three p. m. the meeting was thrown open to the general public. The room was well filled with interested members and friends of the association. President Errol MaeBoyle. presided and read the report of the decisions of the executive committee and those met with the seneral approval of the group. : Frank Crampton told of the work of the committee of fifteen and Ma= yor Brock told. of the necessity of having a representative of industry on the Industrial Accident Commission. A resolution is to be sent to the Governor asking that his appointment which is to be made in days be favorable to the committee an industry. Out of town people at the meeting included: Miss Mary Smith and W. L. Smith, Trinity county; W. B. Clerkin, North San Juan; W. M. Gorman, J. L. Toby, S @ Paxton and Mr. and Mrs. Chrales Gilmore, Sacramento and others. : Plans of the néwly organized Association include an extensive and well laid legislative program for the relief of mining. This will include lobbying the program of the Committee of Fifteen. The Association will be enlarged and greatly streng— thened both financially and as to membership. cure lower rates for the mining men -To this.end they will sponsor a § ety First program. — : Under the guidance of the new . ficiers the Association can look ward to a year of constructive worl ,and accomplishments; They will also tiein — with an insurance company to se-