July 16, 1937 (6 pages)

that Virginia, Texas, North Carolina . ‘of the old solid South are alienated ; « DEVELOPMENT « Thinking . . Out Loud . H. M. L. . Thistles bear no figs is an adage that is again exemplified in the labor troubles in the East. John L. Lewis, who threw in his lot with a group of known communists, now finds they are out of control, and the public sick of their antics. They bear their characteristic fruit which is. highly irritating to peace loving and law abiding citizens. Reports that the President, waiting as usual the psychological moment, has caused Miss Perkins and Roper, of his cabinet to denounce sitdown strikes, are signficant, That sit downs had already proved a boomerang detracts a little from the belated and indirect action taken by the :President, but the fact that he has turned in the direction the wind was blowing indicates that he regards Lewis as no longer an important political factor. The Senate tax committee which has been busily turning up the names of those wealthy citizens who avoided paying any more taxes than the law prescribes, have had to listen to some plain facts about the President’s own tax avoidance and that of Mrs. Roosevelt. It must be highly embarassing for everybody concerned. The tax investigation:is already proving a flop. The reason is that people everywhere have learned to distinguish between tax avoidance, which the law and the Treasury department permits, and tax evasion, which the law expressly prohibits and penalizes. The logic of the entire situation is this: If tax avoidance disturbs the Treasury department: it should submit a tax bill for enactment that will stop it. If the Treasury finds that other wealthy citizens , are dodging their taxes illegally, the . department has all the machinery : ang the money necessary to arrest, . prosecute and punish the offenders. . Then why the investigation? We suspect that it was nothing morethan another herring drawn over the President’s attack on the Supreme Court, intended for nothing but to distract public attention from the: latter issue. i While the Senate tax investigators drone along, on the inside pages, every now and then turning up the names of men hostile to the New Deal, the great forsenic battle over the Supreme Court still makes the front page: So the herring was wasted after all. Judging by press reports it looks! s if the bitterness of this battle between the President and the Conservative Democrats in congress, holds promise of crippling the Democratic donkey for some _ years to come. The Senate alignment indicates in so far as this issue is concerned. Several western’ states, including Montana and Wyoming have also left . the New Deal reservation. Nevalia . has one senator for the Court packing and one against. California is in a like situation, McAdoo for and Johnson against. At this distance, it would seem ‘as if the President, politically speaking, had seriously blundered. He has been so often eulogized as a man with an astounding sense of dramatics and politics, as having a supernormal instinct for sensing what the people want, that it is with some reluctance, we hazard the opinion that he has made a tremendous political mistake. Perhaps the din of the sycophants praising him near at hand, drowned out the distant: thunder. Note that we have said “‘politieal’’ mistake. Fundamentally the blunder is more than that, He has underestimated the patriotism of 125,000,000 Americans. Slowly opinions of this great mass ¢rystalize, like ice on a lake, beginning with upper intellectual surface and gradually penetrating the mass. This country is a long way from a dictatorship with so large a proportion of our Congressmen united to battle a measure that would abridge our bill of. rights. The death of Senator Robinson, Democratic. majority léader, who was leading the fight for his friend, the President, for the court packing bill,. probably means the end of the dattle. For no one as able and as re’ snected as Was. Senator Robinson. in. Congress is ready to wear the mantle > age and the other to Mrs. Nevada City COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA . ugget city and The Nevada City Nugget helps your . . advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you and county to grow in population prosperity. By subsribing to, and help yourself. Vol. 11, No. 56. The County Seat ot NEVADA CITY. CALIFORNIA The Gold Center eet . FRIDAY, Lieto S 1937. Nor. San Juan Garage . Burns; Town Menaced Shortly before 6 o’elock last eve-! ning fire broke out in Watson’s garage in North San Juan and despite . efforts of volunteers the building . was destroyed along with two trucks . one of which belonged to the garAmelia Cunningham of the Willow Springs store, The garage is located a short distance north of the Willow Springs store. ‘Men and boys of the fire department trotted out the old hose cart and every effort was made to ‘check the flames. The fire suppression crew .from the stub €CC camp two miles distant on Shady’Creek az-. rived and went into action soon after the alarm sounded, and some fire! fighters were summoned from Nevada City’s department. The combined efforts resulted in’saving two or three miners cabins that were aajacent to the property and also kept the flames from spreading into the grass and brush lands adjoining the garage. Damage was estimated at $3,000. THRILLS ALONG FOOTE ROAD ADVERTISED Much comment resulted from the advertisement appearing at the bottom of Page 3 in Monday’’s Nugget. A lot of people wondered whether the ad was intended to be Satiric or whether it was really to advertise a million thrills to be had in traversing the Foote Road to Alleghany. The following letter received by the publisher of this newspaper, without revealing the identity of the advertiser, who of course signed the letter. is nnblished in order to sched a little light on the matters Allechanyv, July 11. 1987 Dear Sir: Fnelosed find $5. Print an ad in rext issue reading this Sins Tha Trin of a Million Thrills. Thea Monte Road to Alleghanv. \. Make it as land and big as van ean for the five. in one Tecne, The lotter contained $5 as stateq. Tt is +m be honed that the lever exerted by advertising the thrills, nrohahly meaning the kind Dante received when he explored: the TInferno. will start the ball rolling toward improving that extremely hazardous and uncomfortable road. BEST RECREATION “SPOTS IN STATE . DeWitt Nelaok. supervisor of the ' Tahoe Naitional Forest, gave an en. tertaining description of thhe recrea. tional resources of this region in a short luncheon address aft the Rotary . elub’s meeting yesterday. His theme . was ‘Recreation in Your Own Back. yard.” Illustrating his talk there . was distributed by every plate a new . Forest’ Service map of the Donner . Lake country. Quaker Hill and its petrified forest, Nelson stated. is a section well . worth exploring for those who have ; not been there. There is a vast ‘amount of petrified wood there and ‘it is one of the scenic spots near Nevada City for short trips. ' The road to Bloomfield, through the old Malakoff diggings with their wonderful colorings and pastel shades, remindful of the Grand Canyon and Brice’s Canyon /on a lesser scale, the speaker stated, would repay anyone who takes the time to drive over there. Bloomfield first explored in 1850 was a disappointment to the prospectors and was called “‘Humbug’’. Two years later another group of prospectors enterod the district found plenty of pay dirt, and due ito the fact that they settled here in the spring of the year passing LAVA CAP SIGNS UP WITH CIO AFFILIATE A working agreement between the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, an affiliate of the Committee for Industrial Organization, and the Lava Cap Mines Company was_ signed giving the CIO union its first reengnition by any company in the Grass Valley-Nevada City district. The contract, which affects approximately 250 men employed at the Lava Cap mines, was signed ‘by Superintenident Otto Schiffner of the mines; Al Garesio, secretary of the international union, and Joe Talley, chainman of the neigotiations committee. ~ The principal _ Provisions in the agreement provide for an eight hour day, the present wage scale of $5.84 for miners and $5.36 for muckers and the naming of a grievance committee to settle any disputes, Named on the grievance committee are: Joe Talley, chairman; B. M. Rice, Ben Richards, Vincent Gress, E. J. Burns, Joe Cox and Carl A:pers. . The union which was formed last February, has established an offtce in the Valley Hotel Building in Grass Valley. Joe Garesio was placed tn charge.—Sacramento Bee. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bolt of GridWednesday . when wild flowers made a gorgeous display, they called the place Bloomfiled. The trip to Downieville, through Sierra City and up by the Sardine, Salmon, Packer and Gold Lakes, all high mountain lakes, affords one of the most. scenic tours in California. The lakes are especially beautiful even among a galaxy of Sierra lakes. Supervisor Nelson stressed the fact that we live in a great recreational area and that those who seek vacations in other parts of the state are leaving behind them one of the most beautiful and scenic spots in California. NEVADA CITY THANKED FOR COOPERATIVE SPIRIT The following letter has been received from: the chairman of the Fourth of July committee of Grass Valley, expressing the appreciation of Grass Valley for the cooperation of Nevada City in making the joint celebration a great success: To the Citizens of our Twin City Nevada: The Grass Valley Fourth of July (Celebration Committee wishes to thank you for your wonderful support in making our Fourth of July Parade and celebration the success that it was. Very sincerely yours, . HERE ATHOME, “TRAILER ABLAZE COOKS FINE MESS OF TROUT . CAMPTONVILLE. July 15.—A bad fire was prevented a few days ago when Dispatcher Paul Rafferty and Assistant Ranger Ralph L. Gleaosn responded to a call up the highway where a trailer belonging to J. W. Sutton, former hfghway foreman at Downieville, was ablaze. The origin of the fire was not known but it is presumed that a cigarette fell among the bedding in the trailer. Sutton did not notice the fire until his attention was attracted by Luke .Ramm who noticed the smoke when the car ‘passed ithe Gold Pan. By the time the Forest. Service officers reached the place, the contents were well burned and the fire started in the forest which was quickly put out by the officers. Sutton lost tents, a. good matt . . . . j . . tress, a’ valuable guitar and his i. . fishing’ tackle in the blaze,’ and wofst of all, a basket of fish were “‘cooked,’’ but he didn’t get to eat them G Mining Acti ivity In With the subsidence of labor agi. tation in this district which is probably a reflection of eastern conditions, where law and _.order have again been maintained aganist communistie disturbances in industrial areas in seven states, mining activ. j ity this month reveals another up: ward surge. Tdaho-Maryland now employs 609 men, making it, second in employment of miners in the county. Empire Star leads with 830 men. New machinery moving into the Zeibright mine will soon bring the mill capacity of that big mine up to 1100 tons per day. nection with several properties that have long been idle. In fact, there seems to be a more insistent: inquiry . for good mining . reasonable terms and prices than for 'some’ months past. The total number of men now employed in the county in the minine County Trends Upward Negotiations are reported in con-: have been again resumed in both Nevada -City and Grass Valley. Real estate dealers also report a searcity of good four and five room houses and flats. Reports from various mining companies follow:~ ZEIBRIGHT MINE Reports are the Zeibright mine mill:is being enlarged to increased capacity of the 700 ton mill, 400 tons or 1100 tons. It is stated ore increasing in value and development in the shaft continues. This property has immense ledges of ore earrying low values near the surface The mine/is east of Nevada City and has a large acreage. _ { BULLION MINE . The Bullion mine south of Grass opportunities at) Valley is trucking 85 tons of ore to the Idaho-Maryland mine mill each day for reduction. Twenty men are employed. : BERT CHEGWIDDEN, General Chairman. ley are now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cain of this city. of the fallen leader. It is a sad thing to think that the mental anxiety and the strain of this battle, probably hastened .Senaor. MRobinson’s’ end. Many a friend in both Republican and Democratic ranks will feel that long since he shonld have received his. coveted appointment to the Supreme Court, that “was apparently withheld from him until such time as he had won tthe President’s fight for (from his. point. of Wew) ‘court reform. "MINUTE MELODIES Songs of Northern CaliforniaSYMPHONY (Yuba River Canyon) Oh, listen to the river, listen to the trees, Symphonie melody accompanied by the breeze, right sunlight-on the water, -l sunlight too on leaves 4 . That dance to rythmie humming of golden bees. ROY GRIFFITHS DEETER ————S Strausianna,” waltz selection. : march; “Paramount,” overture; Bee Two shifts are working in a sinkoe ee industry, as shown by the table ve-. ine program which started from the low, is 2.418 and the total pavroll. 1700 foot level H. Dennis is ‘superamounts to $362,700 mionthly This . intendent. In recent litigation a decompares with 2563 employed a year. cision was made in favor of the ago this month with a pavroll of. Grass Valley Bullion Mines. ‘The $356.820. While the number of men . Property is being worked by the employed are roughly 150 less than . Idaho-Maryland. .Mines corporation last year at this time, owing to ad. under an agreement with the Emvances in wages from an average of pire-Star Mines Company, Ltd. See $140 per month to $150 per month, . s Leland Smith, head of the grazing. the total monthly paynoll is approx: . MURCHIE MINE division of the Tahoe National For-. !mately $6,000 more than last year.' A tunnel is being driven Mees eae i ; Nevada county pays tlie highest . 1690 foot level to contact a vein carest who has charge of conservation wages to miners in California. . Tying satisfactory values and exposwork for the federal government unIn this connection it is interesting . ed on the surface. at _the Murchie der the AAA, stated that he found. to note that the manager of the, ™ine. The company has about 400 on July 1, there remained 200,000! telephone system, E. E. Hoss, reports . feet more to drive to contact the acres of farm and grazing lands to;that telephone connections are ap-. Vein and it is expected the work will be examined. He expects the work to. proximately as many as last year,. ?® completed about Christmas time. last until the first of Oetober. Mr. while Dan Stewart, P. G. & E. sup2 = S f Smith has charge of twelve counerintendent for the county, states te sa DIVIDEND ties in his district including Nevada,. that while there were a considerable c . ae ; Pages ba Mining Sierra, Plumgy, Butte, Sutter, Yuba,. number of disconnections earlier in. ~°™P@"¥> Juneau, — Se Placer, El Dérado, Amador, Sacra-. the year that practically all of these ; (Continued on Page Five).” mento, San Joaquin and Calaveras. Four inspectors are under his surer-. ()PERATING MINES, MEN EMPLOYED AND MONTHLY vision. : While farmers and stock raisers PAYROLL IN NEVADA COUNTY in the past could not raise enough hanes money to carry out improvements on On Ge eey LOCATION uuep ras PAYRO ; their property tthe allowance made cS 4 4 LiL through this. federal department. N. Star Empire makes it possible. In this work ex-. Pennsylvania Quartz . Grass Valley 830 $124,500 amination is made of water develop-. Brunswick and ve ment in springs, soil erosion, re-seed+ Idaho-Maryland Quartz NE Grass Valley 600 90,000 ing range lands, and cross fencing. Mur z Murchi ada C 240 000 An allowance of $1.50 per head of} — 3 Quarts E of Ney City : nis : stock is made. Great Northern Quartz Harmony. Ridge 15 2,250 Mr. Smith stated that he has found Galdea Cant Gases Keace Valley aon 1. : the hay:crop in his territory about Sere se " pies 50 per cent of normal due to the! Spring Hill Quartz NE Grass Valley 15 2,250 rain coming about January first,. Paya Cap Quartz Banner Mt, 240 36,000 . then a long late spring, when every-; —-__._ thing seemed to get a late start and. Spanish Quartz Washington’ 50 7,500 as soon as hot weather came.feed. Zeiprignt Quartz 'E Nevada City 125 18,750 was killed out in many instances and short in growth in places. It is re-. Precott Hill Quartz _E Grass Valley 15 2,250 ported in the Birchville area above Omega > Gravel N Washington 5 750 North San Juan extreme cold killed . — — out many hardy grasses leaving poor Norambagua Quartz S Grass Valley 15 2,250 ‘feed for livestock. Mr. Smith looks Queen Lil Mill Nevada City 5 TSO forward to a hard season for. stock eae ee : esi San Juan Mi Quart: vor, San Juan 2,550 this’ coming winter. Early ~ rains . , snd i . sad od = would in some measure start grass. Valley Gold Mines Quartz E Nevada City 8 1,200 for early spring feed. Re-seeding L : ucky Jane Quartz N. loomfi ASD will give the ranges ‘a chance to re-. ___ y aS eld S 3 produce again and many more ani-/ Golden Triangle Quartz Graniteville 3 > . ee mals can be kept than is possible at Gr a 3 : — i+ acey Quartz »Nevada Cit; 10 1,500 this time. ~ . ; oe = Sto¢kton Hill Quartz _S Grass Valley 5 750 =: N.C. POSTOFFICE SHOWS . Horning Star Quartz yee _ SMALL GAIN OVER 1936) *#s*ee Set Ree et Peete § age Betty Martin West, postmaster of . Lowell Hill ie; Gravel _E Nevada City 5 TO the Nevada City post office, hds re-. Boreham Quartz Town Talk 3 450 > leased the gross postal retyfns for oe the local post office for e__ fiscal _Nevada _ Quartz E Nevada City 2 ‘ -_ year ending June 30, 1937 as $5,-. Ridge Mines ‘Gravel San Juan ‘ 5 750 . 194.49. The gross postal returns on June 30, 1936 was $5,160.65. which. MtView Quarts Washington . sh is _a very small iycrease over last} Shovel Placers Gravel North Columbia 3 450. year. Mrs. West statés that the 1936 : emma So. increase over the 1935 report was. Daisy Blue quart Aw New a ty he oe much larger than tthe 1937 over the! Atlas Gravel Anthony House 15 2,250 1936 in comparison. Jim Mine Qpartz Graniteville 6 ‘00 BAND ENTERTAINS Treas. Box, Lady Bug. Qtz. Washington 6 The/ high school band again enRed Ww : as! a tertained the public with a _ shont —_— _— . — : concert Wednesday night from the. Birehville ) Quartz Graniteville Be. es ational Hotel balcony, which inRepublic Quartz Graniteville a cluded the following: “Spirit of the] . ee — ae Day,’”’ march; “Huntress,”’ march; Bullion Quartz a “Anchors Away,’ march; “Our ‘I Alcalde Juarts, rector,” march; ‘Sliding bin 3 i —

that Virginia, Texas, North Carolina . ‘of the old solid South are alienated ; « DEVELOPMENT « Thinking . . Out Loud . H. M. L. . Thistles bear no figs is an adage that is again exemplified in the labor troubles in the East. John L. Lewis, who threw in his lot with a group of known communists, now finds they are out of control, and the public sick of their antics. They bear their characteristic fruit which is. highly irritating to peace loving and law abiding citizens. Reports that the President, waiting as usual the psychological moment, has caused Miss Perkins and Roper, of his cabinet to denounce sitdown strikes, are signficant, That sit downs had already proved a boomerang detracts a little from the belated and indirect action taken by the :President, but the fact that he has turned in the direction the wind was blowing indicates that he regards Lewis as no longer an important political factor. The Senate tax committee which has been busily turning up the names of those wealthy citizens who avoided paying any more taxes than the law prescribes, have had to listen to some plain facts about the President’s own tax avoidance and that of Mrs. Roosevelt. It must be highly embarassing for everybody concerned. The tax investigation:is already proving a flop. The reason is that people everywhere have learned to distinguish between tax avoidance, which the law and the Treasury department permits, and tax evasion, which the law expressly prohibits and penalizes. The logic of the entire situation is this: If tax avoidance disturbs the Treasury department: it should submit a tax bill for enactment that will stop it. If the Treasury finds that other wealthy citizens , are dodging their taxes illegally, the . department has all the machinery : ang the money necessary to arrest, . prosecute and punish the offenders. . Then why the investigation? We suspect that it was nothing morethan another herring drawn over the President’s attack on the Supreme Court, intended for nothing but to distract public attention from the: latter issue. i While the Senate tax investigators drone along, on the inside pages, every now and then turning up the names of men hostile to the New Deal, the great forsenic battle over the Supreme Court still makes the front page: So the herring was wasted after all. Judging by press reports it looks! s if the bitterness of this battle between the President and the Conservative Democrats in congress, holds promise of crippling the Democratic donkey for some _ years to come. The Senate alignment indicates in so far as this issue is concerned. Several western’ states, including Montana and Wyoming have also left . the New Deal reservation. Nevalia . has one senator for the Court packing and one against. California is in a like situation, McAdoo for and Johnson against. At this distance, it would seem ‘as if the President, politically speaking, had seriously blundered. He has been so often eulogized as a man with an astounding sense of dramatics and politics, as having a supernormal instinct for sensing what the people want, that it is with some reluctance, we hazard the opinion that he has made a tremendous political mistake. Perhaps the din of the sycophants praising him near at hand, drowned out the distant: thunder. Note that we have said “‘politieal’’ mistake. Fundamentally the blunder is more than that, He has underestimated the patriotism of 125,000,000 Americans. Slowly opinions of this great mass ¢rystalize, like ice on a lake, beginning with upper intellectual surface and gradually penetrating the mass. This country is a long way from a dictatorship with so large a proportion of our Congressmen united to battle a measure that would abridge our bill of. rights. The death of Senator Robinson, Democratic. majority léader, who was leading the fight for his friend, the President, for the court packing bill,. probably means the end of the dattle. For no one as able and as re’ snected as Was. Senator Robinson. in. Congress is ready to wear the mantle > age and the other to Mrs. Nevada City COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA . ugget city and The Nevada City Nugget helps your . . advertising in the Nugget, therefore, you and county to grow in population prosperity. By subsribing to, and help yourself. Vol. 11, No. 56. The County Seat ot NEVADA CITY. CALIFORNIA The Gold Center eet . FRIDAY, Lieto S 1937. Nor. San Juan Garage . Burns; Town Menaced Shortly before 6 o’elock last eve-! ning fire broke out in Watson’s garage in North San Juan and despite . efforts of volunteers the building . was destroyed along with two trucks . one of which belonged to the garAmelia Cunningham of the Willow Springs store, The garage is located a short distance north of the Willow Springs store. ‘Men and boys of the fire department trotted out the old hose cart and every effort was made to ‘check the flames. The fire suppression crew .from the stub €CC camp two miles distant on Shady’Creek az-. rived and went into action soon after the alarm sounded, and some fire! fighters were summoned from Nevada City’s department. The combined efforts resulted in’saving two or three miners cabins that were aajacent to the property and also kept the flames from spreading into the grass and brush lands adjoining the garage. Damage was estimated at $3,000. THRILLS ALONG FOOTE ROAD ADVERTISED Much comment resulted from the advertisement appearing at the bottom of Page 3 in Monday’’s Nugget. A lot of people wondered whether the ad was intended to be Satiric or whether it was really to advertise a million thrills to be had in traversing the Foote Road to Alleghany. The following letter received by the publisher of this newspaper, without revealing the identity of the advertiser, who of course signed the letter. is nnblished in order to sched a little light on the matters Allechanyv, July 11. 1987 Dear Sir: Fnelosed find $5. Print an ad in rext issue reading this Sins Tha Trin of a Million Thrills. Thea Monte Road to Alleghanv. \. Make it as land and big as van ean for the five. in one Tecne, The lotter contained $5 as stateq. Tt is +m be honed that the lever exerted by advertising the thrills, nrohahly meaning the kind Dante received when he explored: the TInferno. will start the ball rolling toward improving that extremely hazardous and uncomfortable road. BEST RECREATION “SPOTS IN STATE . DeWitt Nelaok. supervisor of the ' Tahoe Naitional Forest, gave an en. tertaining description of thhe recrea. tional resources of this region in a short luncheon address aft the Rotary . elub’s meeting yesterday. His theme . was ‘Recreation in Your Own Back. yard.” Illustrating his talk there . was distributed by every plate a new . Forest’ Service map of the Donner . Lake country. Quaker Hill and its petrified forest, Nelson stated. is a section well . worth exploring for those who have ; not been there. There is a vast ‘amount of petrified wood there and ‘it is one of the scenic spots near Nevada City for short trips. ' The road to Bloomfield, through the old Malakoff diggings with their wonderful colorings and pastel shades, remindful of the Grand Canyon and Brice’s Canyon /on a lesser scale, the speaker stated, would repay anyone who takes the time to drive over there. Bloomfield first explored in 1850 was a disappointment to the prospectors and was called “‘Humbug’’. Two years later another group of prospectors enterod the district found plenty of pay dirt, and due ito the fact that they settled here in the spring of the year passing LAVA CAP SIGNS UP WITH CIO AFFILIATE A working agreement between the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union, an affiliate of the Committee for Industrial Organization, and the Lava Cap Mines Company was_ signed giving the CIO union its first reengnition by any company in the Grass Valley-Nevada City district. The contract, which affects approximately 250 men employed at the Lava Cap mines, was signed ‘by Superintenident Otto Schiffner of the mines; Al Garesio, secretary of the international union, and Joe Talley, chainman of the neigotiations committee. ~ The principal _ Provisions in the agreement provide for an eight hour day, the present wage scale of $5.84 for miners and $5.36 for muckers and the naming of a grievance committee to settle any disputes, Named on the grievance committee are: Joe Talley, chairman; B. M. Rice, Ben Richards, Vincent Gress, E. J. Burns, Joe Cox and Carl A:pers. . The union which was formed last February, has established an offtce in the Valley Hotel Building in Grass Valley. Joe Garesio was placed tn charge.—Sacramento Bee. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bolt of GridWednesday . when wild flowers made a gorgeous display, they called the place Bloomfiled. The trip to Downieville, through Sierra City and up by the Sardine, Salmon, Packer and Gold Lakes, all

high mountain lakes, affords one of the most. scenic tours in California. The lakes are especially beautiful even among a galaxy of Sierra lakes. Supervisor Nelson stressed the fact that we live in a great recreational area and that those who seek vacations in other parts of the state are leaving behind them one of the most beautiful and scenic spots in California. NEVADA CITY THANKED FOR COOPERATIVE SPIRIT The following letter has been received from: the chairman of the Fourth of July committee of Grass Valley, expressing the appreciation of Grass Valley for the cooperation of Nevada City in making the joint celebration a great success: To the Citizens of our Twin City Nevada: The Grass Valley Fourth of July (Celebration Committee wishes to thank you for your wonderful support in making our Fourth of July Parade and celebration the success that it was. Very sincerely yours, . HERE ATHOME, “TRAILER ABLAZE COOKS FINE MESS OF TROUT . CAMPTONVILLE. July 15.—A bad fire was prevented a few days ago when Dispatcher Paul Rafferty and Assistant Ranger Ralph L. Gleaosn responded to a call up the highway where a trailer belonging to J. W. Sutton, former hfghway foreman at Downieville, was ablaze. The origin of the fire was not known but it is presumed that a cigarette fell among the bedding in the trailer. Sutton did not notice the fire until his attention was attracted by Luke .Ramm who noticed the smoke when the car ‘passed ithe Gold Pan. By the time the Forest. Service officers reached the place, the contents were well burned and the fire started in the forest which was quickly put out by the officers. Sutton lost tents, a. good matt . . . . j . . tress, a’ valuable guitar and his i. . fishing’ tackle in the blaze,’ and wofst of all, a basket of fish were “‘cooked,’’ but he didn’t get to eat them G Mining Acti ivity In With the subsidence of labor agi. tation in this district which is probably a reflection of eastern conditions, where law and _.order have again been maintained aganist communistie disturbances in industrial areas in seven states, mining activ. j ity this month reveals another up: ward surge. Tdaho-Maryland now employs 609 men, making it, second in employment of miners in the county. Empire Star leads with 830 men. New machinery moving into the Zeibright mine will soon bring the mill capacity of that big mine up to 1100 tons per day. nection with several properties that have long been idle. In fact, there seems to be a more insistent: inquiry . for good mining . reasonable terms and prices than for 'some’ months past. The total number of men now employed in the county in the minine County Trends Upward Negotiations are reported in con-: have been again resumed in both Nevada -City and Grass Valley. Real estate dealers also report a searcity of good four and five room houses and flats. Reports from various mining companies follow:~ ZEIBRIGHT MINE Reports are the Zeibright mine mill:is being enlarged to increased capacity of the 700 ton mill, 400 tons or 1100 tons. It is stated ore increasing in value and development in the shaft continues. This property has immense ledges of ore earrying low values near the surface The mine/is east of Nevada City and has a large acreage. _ { BULLION MINE . The Bullion mine south of Grass opportunities at) Valley is trucking 85 tons of ore to the Idaho-Maryland mine mill each day for reduction. Twenty men are employed. : BERT CHEGWIDDEN, General Chairman. ley are now visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cain of this city. of the fallen leader. It is a sad thing to think that the mental anxiety and the strain of this battle, probably hastened .Senaor. MRobinson’s’ end. Many a friend in both Republican and Democratic ranks will feel that long since he shonld have received his. coveted appointment to the Supreme Court, that “was apparently withheld from him until such time as he had won tthe President’s fight for (from his. point. of Wew) ‘court reform. "MINUTE MELODIES Songs of Northern CaliforniaSYMPHONY (Yuba River Canyon) Oh, listen to the river, listen to the trees, Symphonie melody accompanied by the breeze, right sunlight-on the water, -l sunlight too on leaves 4 . That dance to rythmie humming of golden bees. ROY GRIFFITHS DEETER ————S Strausianna,” waltz selection. : march; “Paramount,” overture; Bee Two shifts are working in a sinkoe ee industry, as shown by the table ve-. ine program which started from the low, is 2.418 and the total pavroll. 1700 foot level H. Dennis is ‘superamounts to $362,700 mionthly This . intendent. In recent litigation a decompares with 2563 employed a year. cision was made in favor of the ago this month with a pavroll of. Grass Valley Bullion Mines. ‘The $356.820. While the number of men . Property is being worked by the employed are roughly 150 less than . Idaho-Maryland. .Mines corporation last year at this time, owing to ad. under an agreement with the Emvances in wages from an average of pire-Star Mines Company, Ltd. See $140 per month to $150 per month, . s Leland Smith, head of the grazing. the total monthly paynoll is approx: . MURCHIE MINE division of the Tahoe National For-. !mately $6,000 more than last year.' A tunnel is being driven Mees eae i ; Nevada county pays tlie highest . 1690 foot level to contact a vein carest who has charge of conservation wages to miners in California. . Tying satisfactory values and exposwork for the federal government unIn this connection it is interesting . ed on the surface. at _the Murchie der the AAA, stated that he found. to note that the manager of the, ™ine. The company has about 400 on July 1, there remained 200,000! telephone system, E. E. Hoss, reports . feet more to drive to contact the acres of farm and grazing lands to;that telephone connections are ap-. Vein and it is expected the work will be examined. He expects the work to. proximately as many as last year,. ?® completed about Christmas time. last until the first of Oetober. Mr. while Dan Stewart, P. G. & E. sup2 = S f Smith has charge of twelve counerintendent for the county, states te sa DIVIDEND ties in his district including Nevada,. that while there were a considerable c . ae ; Pages ba Mining Sierra, Plumgy, Butte, Sutter, Yuba,. number of disconnections earlier in. ~°™P@"¥> Juneau, — Se Placer, El Dérado, Amador, Sacra-. the year that practically all of these ; (Continued on Page Five).” mento, San Joaquin and Calaveras. Four inspectors are under his surer-. ()PERATING MINES, MEN EMPLOYED AND MONTHLY vision. : While farmers and stock raisers PAYROLL IN NEVADA COUNTY in the past could not raise enough hanes money to carry out improvements on On Ge eey LOCATION uuep ras PAYRO ; their property tthe allowance made cS 4 4 LiL through this. federal department. N. Star Empire makes it possible. In this work ex-. Pennsylvania Quartz . Grass Valley 830 $124,500 amination is made of water develop-. Brunswick and ve ment in springs, soil erosion, re-seed+ Idaho-Maryland Quartz NE Grass Valley 600 90,000 ing range lands, and cross fencing. Mur z Murchi ada C 240 000 An allowance of $1.50 per head of} — 3 Quarts E of Ney City : nis : stock is made. Great Northern Quartz Harmony. Ridge 15 2,250 Mr. Smith stated that he has found Galdea Cant Gases Keace Valley aon 1. : the hay:crop in his territory about Sere se " pies 50 per cent of normal due to the! Spring Hill Quartz NE Grass Valley 15 2,250 rain coming about January first,. Paya Cap Quartz Banner Mt, 240 36,000 . then a long late spring, when every-; —-__._ thing seemed to get a late start and. Spanish Quartz Washington’ 50 7,500 as soon as hot weather came.feed. Zeiprignt Quartz 'E Nevada City 125 18,750 was killed out in many instances and short in growth in places. It is re-. Precott Hill Quartz _E Grass Valley 15 2,250 ported in the Birchville area above Omega > Gravel N Washington 5 750 North San Juan extreme cold killed . — — out many hardy grasses leaving poor Norambagua Quartz S Grass Valley 15 2,250 ‘feed for livestock. Mr. Smith looks Queen Lil Mill Nevada City 5 TSO forward to a hard season for. stock eae ee : esi San Juan Mi Quart: vor, San Juan 2,550 this’ coming winter. Early ~ rains . , snd i . sad od = would in some measure start grass. Valley Gold Mines Quartz E Nevada City 8 1,200 for early spring feed. Re-seeding L : ucky Jane Quartz N. loomfi ASD will give the ranges ‘a chance to re-. ___ y aS eld S 3 produce again and many more ani-/ Golden Triangle Quartz Graniteville 3 > . ee mals can be kept than is possible at Gr a 3 : — i+ acey Quartz »Nevada Cit; 10 1,500 this time. ~ . ; oe = Sto¢kton Hill Quartz _S Grass Valley 5 750 =: N.C. POSTOFFICE SHOWS . Horning Star Quartz yee _ SMALL GAIN OVER 1936) *#s*ee Set Ree et Peete § age Betty Martin West, postmaster of . Lowell Hill ie; Gravel _E Nevada City 5 TO the Nevada City post office, hds re-. Boreham Quartz Town Talk 3 450 > leased the gross postal retyfns for oe the local post office for e__ fiscal _Nevada _ Quartz E Nevada City 2 ‘ -_ year ending June 30, 1937 as $5,-. Ridge Mines ‘Gravel San Juan ‘ 5 750 . 194.49. The gross postal returns on June 30, 1936 was $5,160.65. which. MtView Quarts Washington . sh is _a very small iycrease over last} Shovel Placers Gravel North Columbia 3 450. year. Mrs. West statés that the 1936 : emma So. increase over the 1935 report was. Daisy Blue quart Aw New a ty he oe much larger than tthe 1937 over the! Atlas Gravel Anthony House 15 2,250 1936 in comparison. Jim Mine Qpartz Graniteville 6 ‘00 BAND ENTERTAINS Treas. Box, Lady Bug. Qtz. Washington 6 The/ high school band again enRed Ww : as! a tertained the public with a _ shont —_— _— . — : concert Wednesday night from the. Birehville ) Quartz Graniteville Be. es ational Hotel balcony, which inRepublic Quartz Graniteville a cluded the following: “Spirit of the] . ee — ae Day,’”’ march; “Huntress,”’ march; Bullion Quartz a “Anchors Away,’ march; “Our ‘I Alcalde Juarts, rector,” march; ‘Sliding bin 3 i —