June 10, 1929 (6 pages)

. . £ a ? s sei The Nugget is Califormia’s Leading Mining Weekly evada City ‘ eee See VOLUME Ill, NUMBER 30 SUPERVISORS IN PROMISE PUTIN A FAIR EXHIBIT The Nevada county 5 eauate boaie of supervisors intend to install a mineral exhibit at the coming state fair this fall, so they told Frank H. McConnell, representing the Staten Agricultural Society, early last week and space will be allotted in the large brick exhibit palace. Sierra aes —EE THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, _THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER HIWAY CONSTRUCTION — . POWER LINE IS PROMISED EAST BELT DOWMEVILLE HIGHWAY PROGRESSING FAST. ivy ar CHAMPION ISNEARLY READY, "0 SWE 0H coat Construction on the Tahoe Ukiah The Downieville state highway state highway eastward is progressfrom Nevada City is to be given an ing well on schedule. The two gas The announcement made by the oil coat commencing in the next shovels are on_ hillside work about’ Pacific oe and Electric _ company few days which will eliminate the three miles east of town. There is. that it intends to build an extendust nuisance this summer and also a stretch of lava capping at the E. sion of the Alleghany line into the hold the excellent surface. The highJ. Pollard place which is being Poorman creek country at’ an early way out of Nevada City which unblasted which the shovels had to date to serve the Spanish group of der the excellent maintenance suppass up. A concrete bridge has been mines with an estimated! power load ervision of I. W. Musfield of North built over the Snow Mountain. °! pay aac ate sp gro San, Juan is at present in the finer lines e Ancho, Twin ; Jerman Bar, and Gaston properties ditch at this point. est of shape and with the oil surThe old Manzanita ditch abandonfacing will be JUNE. 10, 1929 —— DISTRICT SEEKS SALE OF WATER TO SACRAMENTO This. week at Sacramento representatives of the farming interests of Nevada county will appear before the Chamber of Commerce there and urge that. the City of Sacramento enter into a contract with the irrigation district to buy The new five stamp erected on the mill being Champion property west of town will be ready to commence operations within the next few days according to William Sharp and William Rockfeller, who are operating under a lease from Gordon M. Bettles. An open<cut sixty feet wide will be run through the mill at the sae nN % county last week similarly voted to exhibit, which is a thing greatly to be desired with the awakening in terest in gold in this part of. the state. It has been some years since Ne vada county -has--carried_an_exhibi at the state fair which has a consid erable advertising value thousands of people great show that each fall. good company and maintaining the exhibit. The supervisors are to be highly . willingness to long to commended on their make the ecining fair one Le: remembered as the 75th annua e.ent,. and iiso to have a head cuarters where former Nevada coun tians can meet. _—$_—————S>= NMCUNT ALTA PROPERTY IS SOLD BY CHATFIELD —— One of the most important minin Sierra some time was consum-. 4 ing deals to take place County for mated this week when the Eastman Consolidated Gold Mines Company the Mount the Pleasant View placer House of San Jose purchased Alta and properties near Sleighville above Camptonville. This property was sold by C. N. Chatfield, who recently acquired the Chatoperated the of claims for a Pleasant View property. Mr. field has owned and Mount Alta group number of years. The: property claims, taining Pleasant consists and three with 335 acres, View group, nel 3100 Alta, the Pleasant View, feet long and one 1750 feet mines. tion. During previous a period covering said. A portion of the 650 feet long by 250: wide high ground. About 3000 feet north of the face of the main tunnel and 13000 feet which southwest is’ virgin gravel, the new owners will work. Chatfield through solid rock to the first raise and then 23 feet to gravel. nel, and raised again. however, people became interested. owners’ are large operators, seale and a crew. of men put to work immediately. mean much to that section of county and will help to lend confi dence to other projects.—The Mes senger. This wil BERT COSTELLO PASSES_ Bert costello of Trackee, an in mate away vices Saturday night. will be held this afternoon a two o'clock from eral Home and interment will be ir Pine Groe cemetery. Andrew Carey, while doing working with his brother their ,George, oO in the week. Mrs. BE. C. Uren ‘has as a gues her sister-in-lay, Mrs. Charles Uren of Berkeley. Julius Olsen of Washington wa in Nevada City Thursday, mining particularly with the who visit the California stages Nevada county will be in as over fifty other counties will have exhibits this year. So far as known no one has been appointed to the task of assembling of seven four in the Mount Alta, conin the 240 acres, all adjoining. There is a tunon the Mount ‘long on these being drift In ordinary seasons there is plenty of water available for operadevelopment of the Mount Alta Mine Chatfield and associates took out about $45,000 in three years, he old channel . was worked, all pay being taken out on ran a tunnel 1300 feet The gravel on high ground was rich, but later as bedrock dipped, the pay was lost. Work continued along the chan-finally bedrock It was at this point in the operations that the San Jose The new who will develop the property on a big is to be the of the county hospital passed Funeral serthe Holmes FunMt. Oro mining property had the misfortune to break a rib early ed some years ago has up at several points. ed wood for the -\ing their stock as a result. remain, however, so t ers will not bargain. Clearing of the’ right well along for the stretch and will make twelve 1 -. MOHAWK MINE TO BE is to the effect mine is to reopen this compressor could Plumas and Amador counties. Forrest ‘‘Poddy’’ Penrose nominated as chief City Fire Department meeting the on Wednesday annual election several years. eae Goyne was elécted bert L. Clark, second assistant. J. Kilroy, secretary, W. W. M. Gracey fire delegates. committee. preceded the company meeting. KERVIN ARRIVES George A. Kervin, who is mines for the arrived from Yerington, Kervin is no tion as he formerly Forest Springs section father operated the Perrin mine. LIONS MEET TOMORROW The Nevada City Lions to whether the its existence or It is the time lition of officers. -. visited in Nevada City Monday. C. E. ‘Parsons. * Mrs. Martha Hoskins had as visitNeitert and her ors, Mr. and Mrs. mother from Berkeley t Mrs. Joseph J. Ryan recently. of uation exercises school. lan, was a graduate. 1 Mr, and Mrs. t}. tor at the sence of Mr. Guenther. s. lbs. each. Priced reasonable quick sale, A. J. Bobo, Wolf P. O. been ‘filled Contractor C. R. Adams has been . } generous with everyone that wantnauling to get it -. off the right of way and a number t. of wood dealers have been _enrichIt -is probable that the present prices will at the custombe any ahead in the of way is mile a wonderfully scenic highway for the entire route. There is but little curvature the entire route and with the pavement 20 feet wide will. make it especially attractive to the motorists. REOPENED THIS WEEK Word from Yakima, Washington, that the Mohawk week with sinking operations in the new shaft which had gotten into hard ground at the time it-was shut down until be installed. The company has properties also in FORREST PENROSE NAMED CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT; was of the Nevada by Pennsylvania Engine Company No. 2 at its ’ night for of officers. Poddy has been assistant chief for Several heads. went into the basket when the election of company officers was held. Richard las foreman, Louis W. Kopp, first assistant, GilE. M. Gracey, treasurer, James Penrose, Ray Wilde and R. R. Goyne, Francis Hogan was named to head the social sessions A banquet at the New York hotel to manage the North Star and Empire Newmont interests in Grass Valley last week Nevada, where he has been managing the Mason Val». ley smelter for the same interests. stranger to this seclived in the where the meet tomorrow in a momentous session as elub will continue join the ghost class+ of the annual elecDavid Wildon of Montezuma Hii} Marion Judd of Santa Paula spent ae ke several weeks visiting Mr. and Mrs. Reno, Nevada, arrived in Nevada City Wed1. nesday and attended the 1929 gradof the local high Her nephew, Carroll CoughCharles Guenther left Friday for a two week's visit with their daughter in Los Angeles. James B. Young is aeting as janiFOR SALE=—Span of mules. 1000 for has a great deal of significance for the future of the East Belt of Nevada county which has suffered for many years from a lack of cheap and dependable power the year around. This paper in past issues has pointed out the great need of a power line to serve that district and has lent every effort to bring about the building of such a line this season. The joining in the movement of Fred W. Bradley has had much to do with the progress mae in the negotiations and to him particularly is that section of the county indebted. The great mineral possibilities of the district running from Washington ‘to Graniteville and on to Alleghany have never been adequately developed and with power available it is expected that great activity will be noted in the next few years. The power company has had its surveyors in the field for some time and they have projected a line running from the present terminus of the Alleghany line at the Irelan mine on the Middle Yuba, across that stream to the German Bar and Twin Sister properties and thencea few miles to the Spanish group. Feeder lines to the Gaston and Ancho properties are a simple proposition. The cost of the extension is estimated in excess of $27,000. BALD MOUNTAIN MINE BONDED BY CAPITALISTS With the bonding this week. by Los Angeles’ capitalists of the Bald Mountain and the South Fork placer mines ,who will immediately begin work on these long-dormant properties, mining in the vicinity of Forest will receive an impetus that will mean a revival of the industry resembling former times, when the now quiet little town of Forest was an important, hustling young city. lt will mean an awakening and a forward stride that will be reminiescent of the busy history making days when millions were being taken from the Ruby and the City of Six and the diggings at Eureka. The Bald Mountain, owned by Norman McGregor of Downieville and associates, joins the South Fork and the two can be operated togeth., er as one property. These mines are located right in the town of Forest and are-on the ancient river channel which made the City of Six Mine and the Eureka diggins famous. The Bald Mountain Mine has lain dormant for 46 years, It hag a tunnel two miles long, from which in former times a small locomotive hauled gravel to the outside to be washed. \ Paralleling this tunnel, directly overhead is another tunnel, which was used for conveying air into the lower tunel. The engineer of the locomotive would fire up outside and when he got steam up would dash into the tunnel, hook up to a loaded train of cars and speed out to fresh air with his burden. The South Fork Mine was worked later date, but it, too, has been dormant for a long time. These mines have produced millions in the past and were still far from being worked out when operations ceased. A crew of men is on the ground and development work will £0 forward immediately, it is reported.— The Messenger. Burr W. West of Oakland spent last week end with his wife in Nevada City. She is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. Martin. Mr. and. Mrs. W. C. Salmon have (had as guests her sister, Mrs. and court house in the ab-! Mr. J. C. Wiggan, and daughters, Villa and Rachel and Melvin Young of Vallejo. Ignition Parts and Accesories at Miner's Foundry, 24tf outset and if it holds up in values as prospects ‘indicates a considerable quantity of material will be run through. There are four veins presumed to exist in the area to be milled according to surface croppings and conditions appear promisingto proeure good returns. The old Wyoming drift has been opened up for some. distance and has been. found in good condition generally. There is a smai: cave a little distance in from the adit. The drift will be continued ‘through on the Wyoming vein as there is some virgin ground ahead, and crosscuts will be run to the west where but little work has been done in the past. The work is being run on a tributing basis by Mr. etitles, still has some availabie for miners wishing to get it. A number of leasers are at work at present and an excellent showing is being made. LACK OF POWER HOLDS _UP ANCHO OPERATIONS Operations at the Ancho mine have been’ held up owing to the lack of sufficient water to operate . the power plant. A skeleton crew is being maintained at the mine to ship the concentrates and overhaul the equipment. A nice sized brick representing the last six weeks’ operations was brought down by general manager Gordon M. Bettles the past week to be shipped. to the mint. The expected’ power line into the Poorman creek country will relieve a distressing situation for the East Belt mines generally. Its early construction will accomplish a great deal for that district. FROM OUR READERS Kirby Thomas, Mining Engineer, New York City—‘‘The several, copies of the Annual number have been received by me and I desire to acknowledge my appreciation of this publication and to assure you that your endeavors in this very important field are appreciated by outsiders who. are interested in the successful realization of the large possibilities of California’s famous gold mining camp. If you have not sent a copy of the publication to the Engineering Societies Library, 29°: West $9 Street Ni Ye Cu would suggest that you do so as it will be very much appreciated’’. who territory TAX MEASURE EXPLAINED William Boucher, Sacramento manager for the California Development Association, addressed the members of the board of supervisors and a few guests invited by the Nevada County Promotion Bourd at a luncheon at the National Hotel Tuesday noagn; on consitutional a regular boulevard for travel. 4b The highway between Downieville and Sierra City is to be closed to all travel from July 15th to August 15th while heavy’ construction is under way between Sierra City and Lady Canyon on the new government highway which is under contract to A. J. Fairbanks of Willits. This wil) be quite a disadvantage to travel but it is not possible to arrange any detours due to the narrowness of the canyon. CLASS OF 24 ARE GRADUATED SCHOOL ,_ The fiftieth class to be graduated from the Nevada City high schoo! passed into history Thursday night in brilliant exercises at the Nevada Theatre. The class roll lows: Alberta Baker, bill, Elsie Casci, Lorenzo Cicogni, Helen Chapman, Carroll Coughlan, Bernice Eden, Harry Eveans, Kathlyn Greenaway, Gus Hanks, Byron Janes, Nancy Jones, Mary Jones, Geraldine Larsen, George Noyes, Olga Regalia, Mildred Reader, Miriam Sawyer, Elbridge Skeahan, John Solaro, Donald Stevens, Vera Tocealini, Dorothy Watters, and Marie Young. is as folErnest Brise The program: was niecly rendered throughout. The class welcome was delivered by Carroll Coughlan, its president. Musical selections were rendered by the high school orchestra under the direction of C. E. Pedersen, and by the Misses Geraldine Larsen and Mary Jones. <A double valedictory was given by the Misses Alberta Baker and. Nancy Jones. The address was given by M.S. \Brickley of the Sacramento Junior “High. The diplomas were presented by R. J. Bennetts. Members’ of the class of 1880, the first to be graduated, were the special guests of the occasion. Miss Alberta Baker was the winner of the two scholarships offered, the Hauber and the Honor Societ¢. The Quill, the high school annual, was highly remarked on as of the best ever school. one produced by the CHARLOTTE PHARRIS PASSES Charlotte’ May Phariss, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Phariss, passed away last week after a short illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. H. Buckner and interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. ROAST BEEF DINNER The semi-monthly. dinner of the Elks on Thursday night was weli attended. Ernest W.Schrieber, a& head chef, served roast beef with the trimmings. A large, delegation was present from Grass Valley. % WILLIAM MAGUIRE William HONORED Maguire, Jr., son of Mr. amendment No. 21, which is destined to return to Nevada and other counties large sums. of tax moneys pald into the state treasury by the publie utility corporations on which the counties have been receiving no returns. J. A. Curnow presided over the meeting in the absence of president H. W. Robinson. SHEARER IS SPEAKER Ex-Senator W. B. Shearer of Yreka was the speaker-at the meeting of the Lions Club. last week which was well attended. Mr. Shearer gave an excellent address which was listened to with a great deal of interest. In his closing remarks he stated that he was a constant reader of The Nugget. W. E. Wright acted as chairman. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Christensen are home from~ their honeymoon and living in their home recently purchased on Broad Street. and Mrs. William Maguire of this city, has. been appointed general manager of the Chemical Pigment Company of Oakland, a subsidiary of the Glidden Paint Company. This company owns and. operates the Democrat barytes mine near Alta, from which paint is-teing made. Young Maguire has made _ rapid progress in his connections with the company, due to his ability. ’ Postmaster Phil Curnow of North Columbia was a Nevada City visitor Monday. Visitors at the W. E. Meservy home are their son, Charles, his wife and children of Oakland. Harry Oliver, who came up with them from Oakland has returned. ’ Mrs. F. J. Brophy, former resident of North Columbia, is recovering from illness at her’ Berkeley home. Cc. C. Bennetts of Edwards Bridge was in Nevada City Thursday. ri waer at a point near Newcastle and save what has been termed impending doom for the district. The following is reprinted in part from the Sacramento Union of. Saturday’s issue: The vides % proposal as outlined prothat the Nevada . Irrigation District will furnish water at’ New= castle, in the lower end of the district, from which point the city will be called: upon to pipe it into Sacramento and to the water mains here. The distance from Newcastle to Sacramento is approximately 28 miles. The construction of reservoir gates, pipe lines and all other bulid. ing requirements will cost. approximately $4,000,000, according to the estimates of engineers of the district: The Nevada irrigation district will guarantee to furnish the city of Sacramento up to 75,000,000 gallons of water daily at a cost of one cent pen thousand gallons over a period of 15: years. The supply, it was declared, would be adequate for a city three times the size of Sacra~ mento. The district will also. maintain that the city of Sacramento can acquire water rights in the mountain area adjacent to the watershed which supplies the irrigation district with its present supply. Within the 15-year period, engineers. will set forth, the city will have developed a water supply from its own watershed which will assure Sacramento an adequate supply of pure mountain water in perpetuity. Ry: utilizing a part of the Nevada irrigation district, together with its own improvements, Sacramento 15 years, would have its distribution plant from ‘the source of supply without depending in any way on the water of the irrigation district. Directors of the Nevada irrigation district are frankly intensely interested in the proposal to sell water to the city of Sacramento. At the present time the district says it has a large oversupply of water, and this condition, according to engineers employed by the district, will continue for years to come. The Nevada irrigation district at the present time is in straits. Its bondholders are becoming restive. They want some concrete proof that the di-irict can pay out. The sale of water to ‘the city of Sacramento offers the only certain and speedy relief, directors declared yesterday. If some assurance is given that the city of Sacramentu is interested in the proposal, the bondholders can be placated. If the proposal does not meet with favor, there is every chance that the Nevada irrigation district will go into receivership, and the farmers who have spent years in building up the agricultural development of those sections of Nevada and Placer counties stand a chance of losing’ their farms, it was déclared. According to engineers of the district, at the initial cost of approximately $4,000,000, the city of Sacramento can be assured of a more than adequate supply of water; can maintain its present filtration plant for emergency purposes; can take eare of its present water bonds and the $4,000,000 in bonds which it would be asked to vote and still deliver water to the consumers at a less cost to the city than at present. It is estimated that during the 15year period the ity will be called upon to more in order to obtain its permanent water supply from the Yuba watershed. Engineers claim this cost could be met during the period out within own financial © spend roughly $3,000,000. * of the general fund and without necessitating another bond election. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Breese have returned from Oakland,

. . £ a ? s sei The Nugget is Califormia’s Leading Mining Weekly evada City ‘ eee See VOLUME Ill, NUMBER 30 SUPERVISORS IN PROMISE PUTIN A FAIR EXHIBIT The Nevada county 5 eauate boaie of supervisors intend to install a mineral exhibit at the coming state fair this fall, so they told Frank H. McConnell, representing the Staten Agricultural Society, early last week and space will be allotted in the large brick exhibit palace. Sierra aes —EE THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, _THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER HIWAY CONSTRUCTION — . POWER LINE IS PROMISED EAST BELT DOWMEVILLE HIGHWAY PROGRESSING FAST. ivy ar CHAMPION ISNEARLY READY, "0 SWE 0H coat Construction on the Tahoe Ukiah The Downieville state highway state highway eastward is progressfrom Nevada City is to be given an ing well on schedule. The two gas The announcement made by the oil coat commencing in the next shovels are on_ hillside work about’ Pacific oe and Electric _ company few days which will eliminate the three miles east of town. There is. that it intends to build an extendust nuisance this summer and also a stretch of lava capping at the E. sion of the Alleghany line into the hold the excellent surface. The highJ. Pollard place which is being Poorman creek country at’ an early way out of Nevada City which unblasted which the shovels had to date to serve the Spanish group of der the excellent maintenance suppass up. A concrete bridge has been mines with an estimated! power load ervision of I. W. Musfield of North built over the Snow Mountain. °! pay aac ate sp gro San, Juan is at present in the finer lines e Ancho, Twin ; Jerman Bar, and Gaston properties ditch at this point. est of shape and with the oil surThe old Manzanita ditch abandonfacing will be JUNE. 10, 1929 —— DISTRICT SEEKS SALE OF WATER TO SACRAMENTO This. week at Sacramento representatives of the farming interests of Nevada county will appear before the Chamber of Commerce there and urge that. the City of Sacramento enter into a contract with the irrigation district to buy The new five stamp erected on the mill being Champion property west of town will be ready to commence operations within the next few days according to William Sharp and William Rockfeller, who are operating under a lease from Gordon M. Bettles. An open<cut sixty feet wide will be run through the mill at the sae nN % county last week similarly voted to exhibit, which is a thing greatly to be desired with the awakening in terest in gold in this part of. the state. It has been some years since Ne vada county -has--carried_an_exhibi at the state fair which has a consid erable advertising value thousands of people great show that each fall. good company and maintaining the exhibit. The supervisors are to be highly . willingness to long to commended on their make the ecining fair one Le: remembered as the 75th annua e.ent,. and iiso to have a head cuarters where former Nevada coun tians can meet. _—$_—————S>= NMCUNT ALTA PROPERTY IS SOLD BY CHATFIELD —— One of the most important minin Sierra some time was consum-. 4 ing deals to take place County for mated this week when the Eastman Consolidated Gold Mines Company the Mount the Pleasant View placer House of San Jose purchased Alta and properties near Sleighville above Camptonville. This property was sold by C. N. Chatfield, who recently acquired the Chatoperated the of claims for a Pleasant View property. Mr. field has owned and Mount Alta group number of years. The: property claims, taining Pleasant consists and three with 335 acres, View group, nel 3100 Alta, the Pleasant View, feet long and one 1750 feet mines. tion. During previous a period covering said. A portion of the 650 feet long by 250: wide high ground. About 3000 feet north of the face of the main tunnel and 13000 feet which southwest is’ virgin gravel, the new owners will work. Chatfield through solid rock to the first raise and then 23 feet to gravel. nel, and raised again. however, people became interested. owners’ are large operators, seale and a crew. of men put to work immediately. mean much to that section of county and will help to lend confi dence to other projects.—The Mes senger. This wil BERT COSTELLO PASSES_ Bert costello of Trackee, an in mate away vices Saturday night. will be held this afternoon a two o'clock from eral Home and interment will be ir Pine Groe cemetery. Andrew Carey, while doing working with his brother their ,George, oO in the week. Mrs. BE. C. Uren ‘has as a gues her sister-in-lay, Mrs. Charles Uren of Berkeley. Julius Olsen of Washington wa in Nevada City Thursday, mining particularly with the who visit the California stages Nevada county will be in as over fifty other counties will have exhibits this year. So far as known no one has been appointed to the task of assembling of seven four in the Mount Alta, conin the 240 acres, all adjoining. There is a tunon the Mount ‘long on these being drift In ordinary seasons there is plenty of water available for operadevelopment of the Mount Alta Mine Chatfield and associates took out about $45,000 in three years, he old channel . was worked, all pay being taken out on ran a tunnel 1300 feet The gravel on high ground was rich, but later as bedrock dipped, the pay was lost. Work continued along the chan-finally bedrock It was at this point in the operations that the San Jose The new who will develop the property on a big is to be the of the county hospital passed Funeral serthe Holmes FunMt. Oro mining property had the misfortune to break a rib early ed some years ago has up at several points. ed wood for the -\ing their stock as a result. remain, however, so t ers will not bargain. Clearing of the’ right well along for the stretch and will make twelve 1 -. MOHAWK MINE TO BE is to the effect mine is to reopen this compressor could Plumas and Amador counties. Forrest ‘‘Poddy’’ Penrose nominated as chief City Fire Department meeting the on Wednesday annual election several years. eae Goyne was elécted bert L. Clark, second assistant. J. Kilroy, secretary, W. W. M. Gracey fire delegates. committee. preceded the company meeting. KERVIN ARRIVES George A. Kervin, who is mines for the arrived from Yerington, Kervin is no tion as he formerly Forest Springs section father operated the Perrin mine. LIONS MEET TOMORROW The Nevada City Lions to whether the its existence or It is the time lition of officers. -. visited in Nevada City Monday. C. E. ‘Parsons. * Mrs. Martha Hoskins had as visitNeitert and her ors, Mr. and Mrs. mother from Berkeley t Mrs. Joseph J. Ryan recently. of uation exercises school. lan, was a graduate. 1 Mr, and Mrs. t}. tor at the sence of Mr. Guenther. s. lbs. each. Priced reasonable quick sale, A. J. Bobo, Wolf P. O. been ‘filled Contractor C. R. Adams has been . } generous with everyone that wantnauling to get it -. off the right of way and a number t. of wood dealers have been _enrichIt -is probable that the present prices will at the custombe any ahead in the of way is mile a wonderfully scenic highway for the entire route. There is but little curvature the entire route and with the pavement 20 feet wide will. make it especially attractive to the motorists. REOPENED THIS WEEK Word from Yakima, Washington, that the Mohawk week with sinking operations in the new shaft which had gotten into hard ground at the time it-was shut down until be installed. The company has properties also in FORREST PENROSE NAMED CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT; was of the Nevada by Pennsylvania Engine Company No. 2 at its ’ night for of officers. Poddy has been assistant chief for Several heads. went into the basket when the election of company officers was held. Richard las foreman, Louis W. Kopp, first assistant, GilE. M. Gracey, treasurer, James Penrose, Ray Wilde and R. R. Goyne, Francis Hogan was named to head the social sessions A banquet at the New York hotel to manage the North Star and Empire Newmont interests in Grass Valley last week Nevada, where he has been managing the Mason Val». ley smelter for the same interests. stranger to this seclived in the where the meet tomorrow in a momentous session as elub will continue join the ghost class+ of the annual elecDavid Wildon of Montezuma Hii} Marion Judd of Santa Paula spent ae ke several weeks visiting Mr. and Mrs. Reno, Nevada, arrived in Nevada City Wed1. nesday and attended the 1929 gradof the local high Her nephew, Carroll CoughCharles Guenther left Friday for a two week's visit with their daughter in Los Angeles. James B. Young is aeting as janiFOR SALE=—Span of mules. 1000 for has a great deal of significance for the future of the East Belt of Nevada county which has suffered for many years from a lack of cheap and dependable power the year around. This paper in past issues has pointed out the great need of a power line to serve that district and has lent every effort to bring about the building of such a line this season. The joining in the movement of Fred W. Bradley has had much to do with the progress mae in the negotiations and to him particularly is that section of the county indebted. The great mineral possibilities of the district running from Washington ‘to Graniteville and on to Alleghany have never been adequately developed and with power available it is expected that great activity will

be noted in the next few years. The power company has had its surveyors in the field for some time and they have projected a line running from the present terminus of the Alleghany line at the Irelan mine on the Middle Yuba, across that stream to the German Bar and Twin Sister properties and thencea few miles to the Spanish group. Feeder lines to the Gaston and Ancho properties are a simple proposition. The cost of the extension is estimated in excess of $27,000. BALD MOUNTAIN MINE BONDED BY CAPITALISTS With the bonding this week. by Los Angeles’ capitalists of the Bald Mountain and the South Fork placer mines ,who will immediately begin work on these long-dormant properties, mining in the vicinity of Forest will receive an impetus that will mean a revival of the industry resembling former times, when the now quiet little town of Forest was an important, hustling young city. lt will mean an awakening and a forward stride that will be reminiescent of the busy history making days when millions were being taken from the Ruby and the City of Six and the diggings at Eureka. The Bald Mountain, owned by Norman McGregor of Downieville and associates, joins the South Fork and the two can be operated togeth., er as one property. These mines are located right in the town of Forest and are-on the ancient river channel which made the City of Six Mine and the Eureka diggins famous. The Bald Mountain Mine has lain dormant for 46 years, It hag a tunnel two miles long, from which in former times a small locomotive hauled gravel to the outside to be washed. \ Paralleling this tunnel, directly overhead is another tunnel, which was used for conveying air into the lower tunel. The engineer of the locomotive would fire up outside and when he got steam up would dash into the tunnel, hook up to a loaded train of cars and speed out to fresh air with his burden. The South Fork Mine was worked later date, but it, too, has been dormant for a long time. These mines have produced millions in the past and were still far from being worked out when operations ceased. A crew of men is on the ground and development work will £0 forward immediately, it is reported.— The Messenger. Burr W. West of Oakland spent last week end with his wife in Nevada City. She is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. Martin. Mr. and. Mrs. W. C. Salmon have (had as guests her sister, Mrs. and court house in the ab-! Mr. J. C. Wiggan, and daughters, Villa and Rachel and Melvin Young of Vallejo. Ignition Parts and Accesories at Miner's Foundry, 24tf outset and if it holds up in values as prospects ‘indicates a considerable quantity of material will be run through. There are four veins presumed to exist in the area to be milled according to surface croppings and conditions appear promisingto proeure good returns. The old Wyoming drift has been opened up for some. distance and has been. found in good condition generally. There is a smai: cave a little distance in from the adit. The drift will be continued ‘through on the Wyoming vein as there is some virgin ground ahead, and crosscuts will be run to the west where but little work has been done in the past. The work is being run on a tributing basis by Mr. etitles, still has some availabie for miners wishing to get it. A number of leasers are at work at present and an excellent showing is being made. LACK OF POWER HOLDS _UP ANCHO OPERATIONS Operations at the Ancho mine have been’ held up owing to the lack of sufficient water to operate . the power plant. A skeleton crew is being maintained at the mine to ship the concentrates and overhaul the equipment. A nice sized brick representing the last six weeks’ operations was brought down by general manager Gordon M. Bettles the past week to be shipped. to the mint. The expected’ power line into the Poorman creek country will relieve a distressing situation for the East Belt mines generally. Its early construction will accomplish a great deal for that district. FROM OUR READERS Kirby Thomas, Mining Engineer, New York City—‘‘The several, copies of the Annual number have been received by me and I desire to acknowledge my appreciation of this publication and to assure you that your endeavors in this very important field are appreciated by outsiders who. are interested in the successful realization of the large possibilities of California’s famous gold mining camp. If you have not sent a copy of the publication to the Engineering Societies Library, 29°: West $9 Street Ni Ye Cu would suggest that you do so as it will be very much appreciated’’. who territory TAX MEASURE EXPLAINED William Boucher, Sacramento manager for the California Development Association, addressed the members of the board of supervisors and a few guests invited by the Nevada County Promotion Bourd at a luncheon at the National Hotel Tuesday noagn; on consitutional a regular boulevard for travel. 4b The highway between Downieville and Sierra City is to be closed to all travel from July 15th to August 15th while heavy’ construction is under way between Sierra City and Lady Canyon on the new government highway which is under contract to A. J. Fairbanks of Willits.. This wil) be quite a disadvantage to travel but it is not possible to arrange any detours due to the narrowness of the canyon. CLASS OF 24 ARE GRADUATED SCHOOL ,_ The fiftieth class to be graduated from the Nevada City high schoo! passed into history Thursday night in brilliant exercises at the Nevada Theatre. The class roll lows: Alberta Baker, bill, Elsie Casci, Lorenzo Cicogni, Helen Chapman, Carroll Coughlan, Bernice Eden, Harry Eveans, Kathlyn Greenaway, Gus Hanks, Byron Janes, Nancy Jones, Mary Jones, Geraldine Larsen, George Noyes, Olga Regalia, Mildred Reader, Miriam Sawyer, Elbridge Skeahan, John Solaro, Donald Stevens, Vera Tocealini, Dorothy Watters, and Marie Young. is as folErnest Brise The program: was niecly rendered throughout. The class welcome was delivered by Carroll Coughlan, its president. Musical selections were rendered by the high school orchestra under the direction of C. E. Pedersen, and by the Misses Geraldine Larsen and Mary Jones. <A double valedictory was given by the Misses Alberta Baker and. Nancy Jones. The address was given by M.S. \Brickley of the Sacramento Junior “High. The diplomas were presented by R. J. Bennetts. Members’ of the class of 1880, the first to be graduated, were the special guests of the occasion. Miss Alberta Baker was the winner of the two scholarships offered, the Hauber and the Honor Societ¢. The Quill, the high school annual, was highly remarked on as of the best ever school. one produced by the CHARLOTTE PHARRIS PASSES Charlotte’ May Phariss, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Phariss, passed away last week after a short illness. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. H. Buckner and interment was in Pine Grove cemetery. ROAST BEEF DINNER The semi-monthly. dinner of the Elks on Thursday night was weli attended. Ernest W.Schrieber, a& head chef, served roast beef with the trimmings. A large, delegation was present from Grass Valley. % WILLIAM MAGUIRE William HONORED Maguire, Jr., son of Mr. amendment No. 21, which is destined to return to Nevada and other counties large sums. of tax moneys pald into the state treasury by the publie utility corporations on which the counties have been receiving no returns. J. A. Curnow presided over the meeting in the absence of president H. W. Robinson. SHEARER IS SPEAKER Ex-Senator W. B. Shearer of Yreka was the speaker-at the meeting of the Lions Club. last week which was well attended. Mr. Shearer gave an excellent address which was listened to with a great deal of interest. In his closing remarks he stated that he was a constant reader of The Nugget. W. E. Wright acted as chairman. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Christensen are home from~ their honeymoon and living in their home recently purchased on Broad Street. and Mrs. William Maguire of this city, has. been appointed general manager of the Chemical Pigment Company of Oakland, a subsidiary of the Glidden Paint Company. This company owns and. operates the Democrat barytes mine near Alta, from which paint is-teing made. Young Maguire has made _ rapid progress in his connections with the company, due to his ability. ’ Postmaster Phil Curnow of North Columbia was a Nevada City visitor Monday. Visitors at the W. E. Meservy home are their son, Charles, his wife and children of Oakland. Harry Oliver, who came up with them from Oakland has returned. ’ Mrs. F. J. Brophy, former resident of North Columbia, is recovering from illness at her’ Berkeley home. Cc. C. Bennetts of Edwards Bridge was in Nevada City Thursday. ri waer at a point near Newcastle and save what has been termed impending doom for the district. The following is reprinted in part from the Sacramento Union of. Saturday’s issue: The vides % proposal as outlined prothat the Nevada . Irrigation District will furnish water at’ New= castle, in the lower end of the district, from which point the city will be called: upon to pipe it into Sacramento and to the water mains here. The distance from Newcastle to Sacramento is approximately 28 miles. The construction of reservoir gates, pipe lines and all other bulid. ing requirements will cost. approximately $4,000,000, according to the estimates of engineers of the district: The Nevada irrigation district will guarantee to furnish the city of Sacramento up to 75,000,000 gallons of water daily at a cost of one cent pen thousand gallons over a period of 15: years. The supply, it was declared, would be adequate for a city three times the size of Sacra~ mento. The district will also. maintain that the city of Sacramento can acquire water rights in the mountain area adjacent to the watershed which supplies the irrigation district with its present supply. Within the 15-year period, engineers. will set forth, the city will have developed a water supply from its own watershed which will assure Sacramento an adequate supply of pure mountain water in perpetuity. Ry: utilizing a part of the Nevada irrigation district, together with its own improvements, Sacramento 15 years, would have its distribution plant from ‘the source of supply without depending in any way on the water of the irrigation district. Directors of the Nevada irrigation district are frankly intensely interested in the proposal to sell water to the city of Sacramento. At the present time the district says it has a large oversupply of water, and this condition, according to engineers employed by the district, will continue for years to come. The Nevada irrigation district at the present time is in straits. Its bondholders are becoming restive. They want some concrete proof that the di-irict can pay out. The sale of water to ‘the city of Sacramento offers the only certain and speedy relief, directors declared yesterday. If some assurance is given that the city of Sacramentu is interested in the proposal, the bondholders can be placated. If the proposal does not meet with favor, there is every chance that the Nevada irrigation district will go into receivership, and the farmers who have spent years in building up the agricultural development of those sections of Nevada and Placer counties stand a chance of losing’ their farms, it was déclared. According to engineers of the district, at the initial cost of approximately $4,000,000, the city of Sacramento can be assured of a more than adequate supply of water; can maintain its present filtration plant for emergency purposes; can take eare of its present water bonds and the $4,000,000 in bonds which it would be asked to vote and still deliver water to the consumers at a less cost to the city than at present. It is estimated that during the 15year period the ity will be called upon to more in order to obtain its permanent water supply from the Yuba watershed. Engineers claim this cost could be met during the period out within own financial © spend roughly $3,000,000. * of the general fund and without necessitating another bond election. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Breese have returned from Oakland,