June 23, 1933 (8 pages)

> eA. ¢ JUN Mesmeny = REIT = E Mining Development Extra NEVADA CITY . Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. . __ ———— Nevada City Nugget Nevada — Nugget is a Member of the United Press ‘Nevada City Nugget A LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. I Vol. VII, No. 68 The County Seat Paper ~ NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA . The GOLD Center FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1933 MONTHLY MINE PAYROLL OVER $192,000 Placer Mine Act Can Benefit Nevada County;Work Resumed On Famous Old Mines Of Nevada County A review of mining developments in Nevada county since May 19, when the last mining development issue of the Nevada City Nugget was published, reveals an increase in the number of men employed, but not so large as might have been expected from the rapid gains of the month before. The reason for this is due chiefly to the fact that one or two of the larger mines have — decreased their working forces pending shaft sinking or other work that necessi_ nan NERRAnS nee RROD tated shaft use for hoisting waste. Jas _tmonth, On the other hand, operations have been started, several. properties that last month ‘could mot be listed except as prospects. The number of men employed therefore covers a wider area and logically denotes an increase in development work all along the line in Nevada county. These ‘new’’ properties listed before in most cases are in reality many old properties, some of them with new names, which mining engineers expect to make profitable under modern mining conditions with all the latest equipment which science and engineering bave placed at the disposal of the mining industry. Among these properties, upon which work has been resumed after a lapse, in some cases, of many years are the Ragon, Iowa Hill, Lucky Strike, Madam Queen, French Corral and Grass Valley Premier. : QUARTZ NUMBER MINE OR GRAVEL LOCATION EMPLOYED PAYROLL Nor. Star-Empire ae = Pennsylvania quartz Grass Valley 650 $82,875 Brunswick and Tdaho-Maryland quartz Nor. East of Grass Valley 211 26,892 Murchie quartz Kast of Nevada City 215 27,259 ‘Hoge Dev. Co. quartz Harmony ‘Ridge 75 9,544 Golden Center quartz Grass Valley “400 a 12,725 Empress quartz Newtown 25 8,287 Spring Hill quatts Nor. Bast of Grass Valley = 20. 2,545 Lava ‘Cap quartz Banner Mt. es 25 3,183 Reliet jHill ‘gravel x ait nn Oe 1,912 Z Ancho-Erie quartz ree Graniteville = . 6 = S 765 ua Stockton Hill quartz — "South of Grass Valley ae ee . 765 Bullion quartz East of Grass Vv alley a 15 1,912 cs Grass Walley Premier quartz = Ww est of Grass Valley =e = 2a 1,913 Belle Union quartz Sou. of Grass Valley ee ao 1,147 ae Canada Hill quartz Banner Mt. oe 16. ee 2,036 California Cons quartz East of Nevada. City = 4 ae a 508 : Kennebec Cons. quartz North of Nevada City 2 255 = You Bet Mining Co . Ze gravel You Bet 8 1,018 Phoenix quartz So. of Grass Valley 12 : 1,530 oo Spanish quartz : Washington = 19 s ve 2,417 Sues French Corral = ~ gravel French Corral 14 1,785 = Madam Queen gravel Howland Flat 12 1,530 Ragon & quartz A Kast of Nevada City 8 1,018 = Towa al as gravel North West of Nev. City a : : 1,018 : San Juan quartz. — “Nor. of § San Juan 15 1,912 = Keabright "quartz sat of Nevada City 8 1018 ~ ES “TOTAL aie i 1523 $192,769 ae Guia to ae is think Nic acle County is sccdail as one of the “white spots” on the map of the United States, a large number of un. employed men is being attracted here. men are steadily employed in Nevada County mines, there are hundreds of “‘rustlers’’ daily applying for employment at the mines who have absolutely no chance in the world for a job. This is a warning to those who have no means of subsistance NOT to come to Nevada County looking for employment. While approximately 1500 CONSOLIDATED GOLD The Consolidated Gold America, Ltd., has undertaken the development of 640 acres of mineralized ground in the Grass Valley district. Its personnel contains the names of many prominent men. Among them are: W. J. Loring, internationally known engineer and former associate of ex-President Hoover. His associates are Arthur D. Foote, un_ der whose supervision the North Star mine-of Grass Valley produced some $35,000,000; his son Arthur B. Foote, at present engineed for the North Star company. and chairman of Governor Rolph’s committee on mining, and Charles E. Clinch, former mayor of Grass Valley and director of the North Star mine. Arthur B. Foote will have active charge of Grass Valley operations, while M. J. Kiely, at one. time in «charge of Tennessee mine at Chloride Arizona, and later consulting engineer for mining interests in the south west, will be superintendent, The company is incorporated under Missonri laws and certain Kansas City capitalists. are interested. Mines of geles, plans are to build an office in Grass Valley. PHOENIX The Phoenix mine «below Grass Valley which lately passed to the management of San Francisco, Pebble Beach and Pasadena men, is in line for deeper development. A contract was let recently to Glennon and Bierbaum which calls for sinking the 160 foot shaft to a depth of 00 feet. There are twelve men employed at the Phoenix mine with T. S. Davey as superintendent of operations. S. Kutehar of Grass’ Valley is the owner of the property. At the 160 foot level an eight inch vein of promise has been opened. The Phoenix mine property is on the main power line into Grass Valley and is well equipped. SPANISH A cyanide unit is being added to the flotation plant at the Spanish mine above Washington, according to James Bradley, general superintendent. Plans are to start milling ore about the 15th of July at about half ‘capacity or 50 tons a day. While the main office is in Los Anaie During the next few years they expect to use the cyanide process only in treating the gold-silver ores. An aerial tramway, 8000 feet long, is under construction and will be used to bring the ores from the mine to the mill. There are nineteen men employed at the property. F. W. Bradley, of San Francisco, is the owner and Worthen and P. R. Bradley, also of San Francisco, are the general manager and consulting engineer respectively. At the property, John E. Pomeroy is in charge of mine operations, while Bert Har_ den is mill superintendent. SPRING HILL The Spring Hill Gold Mines, Inc., between Grass Valley and Nevada City, is sinking its shaft another 200 feet which will give a depth of 700 feet on the incline. Under the direction of H. R. Plate, engineer, 1200 feet of drifting has been completed at the 500 foot level and a vein of ‘better than two feet opened in the east territory. A big 2400 feet. The thrust fault cuts the serpentine and diabase and on this fissue quartz deposition -has oeccur(Continued to page 8)-. 1 would, fissure runs thru the property for. FINDS NO NUGGETS BUT ONCE IN A WHILE PICKS UP A DIME At the stage office at John . Muscardini’s on Broad street at) seven o’clock Tuesday morning, . Steve Miettodda was loading) supplies on the Graniteville stage which he operates, a well dressed elderly man, a passenger, seem. ingly from the east was quite in-. . terested in our city. This stranger was watching J. . Hilerman, who was sweeping the) Streets previous to flushing out! ihe gutters, and he innocently inquired, ‘‘Do you ever find any 1uggets When you are flushing the streets?’’. John laughingly. remarked, “No, but I founda dime one morning.’’ NEVADA CO. TAX RATETO DROP IF PROP. NO. 1 WINS County Auneseer Fo J. M. Hammill has given to the Nevada City Nugget a statement showing in figures just how much Proposition No. 1 on the ballot next Tuesday (June 27) were it adopted, swell the assessment roll, if the operative properties of public utilities and railroads were added to that of the county. With alarger roll, Assessor Hammill © states, it would be possible to greatly reduce the tax rate in this county. At present the assessed valuation of public utilities, exclusive of railroads, in this county is $1,760,080. County assessors still have the duty of assessing public utility ~ properties even though no tax revenue from these sources has been collected by counties since 1910. .The assessed valuation of the railroads in Nevada County, which consists o assessment “30 miles of Southern Pacific tracks and operative properties, and t-h-e—-Narrow rauge._._ properties, amounts to $1,088,528. Together the the whih county assessed value of nothing into treasury, but do pay state amount to $2,848,608. Add this sum to the $6,250,000 assessed valuation of Nevada county. property Which now bears all the burden of county government costs, and the grand total "$9, 150,000. An assessment roll of $9,150,000 for Nevada county would make a very substantial cut in the tax rate on all real estate and_ personal property, Mr. Hammill declares. VAN SLYKE ARRAIGNED TODAY, MANSLAUGHTER The case of Oll Van Slyke, 28 accused of killing Jack Thomas in a quarrel at the Coffee Cup cafe on now. pay taxes, is approximately Commercial street Thursday~ morning a week ago, has been set for this morning. He will be charged with manslaughter. CAMPTONVILLE GRADUATES CAMPTONVILLE, June 19—-Two local youths are graduating from high schools this week, former students at this places William Groves received his diplima from the Auburn high school last week, and J. Joubert graduates from the Saeramento high school Thursday. Both boys are graduates of the local branch of the Marysville Union high school, and have gbmpleted their high school education with high honors.and due credit to the local school. o. vo Miss Reita Lauer of San Francisco is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Leland Smith in Nevada City. On Thursday thep enjoyed a motor trip to Lake Tahoe. M. Allen, Hon. J. L. Seawell, Hon. Jesse M. Mayo, Fred B. Wood's ef/ ficient Legislatative Bureau in the rairoads and the public utilities, : the . By JAMES D. STEWART, E. M. Senate Bill Number 480 was introduced. by Senator J.-L. Seawell This bill is the of general exMining by the January 25, 1933. result of a lifetime perience in Placer writer ,and eight intensive study and ‘battling for legislation that in his belief would be of:the greatest benefit to that industry. He has had the advice and aid of Hon. Harold C. Cloudman, Hon. J. years J legislature and scores of engineering friends, not to forget his better half, all of which is gratefully acknowledged at this time. Appreciation is also expressed to Governor Rolph for his careful study and clear understanding of the bill and recognition -of the author in the presentation to him of the pen with which the bill was signed. HOW TO FORM DISTRICTS First of all this Placer Mining District Act is patterned in a large measure, after the irrigation District Here’s How ready to function, its powers are the vital features of the Act. Its board of directors shall have the right to manage and conduet its affairs; to make contracts, to enter on any lands necessary for the success of the project for the purpose of making surveys or investigations. This covers the storage of water for the mining operations, the building of canals, flumes, pipe lines’ and necessary acqueducts for the conducting of the water to the poperty; to acquire lands and build dams for the storing of the tailings or debris; to acquire rights of way for the passage of water or tailings from their source to the final destination. EMINENT DOMAIN The act provides for the right of eminent domain so that where necessary, lands vital to the project may be acgired by condemnation. Mine owners only vote at any elec; tion. This act provides that no matter how small his holdings, each mine owner has one vote and no matter how large, only. five votes. Act. A group of placer miners owning their several claims, may get together and draft the preliminary plan of organizaztion. The* plan is Set’ forth in a petition tothe Board of Supervisors of the county in. which the properties to be included in the district are situated, asking them to set a time for a preliminary hearing to determine if the law governing the matter has been followed. The the county ascertain if the boundaries are proper etc. properly then direct engineer supervisors surveyor or to DISTRICT CONDITIONS Ad:--the—plaecer—mines.of the district must be on a common watershed or storage basin for the storage of tailings. Much of the preliminary organiza_ ) . tion work is routine and is similar l to the formation of an Irrigation District. After the district is fotmed and BIG GROUP OF S, F. BUSINESS MEN COMING A large group, including members of the San Francisco mining and stock exchanges and financial and industrial men from the Bay area are expected to arrive in Grass Valley and Nevada City this coming week end to visit centers of mining activity in the district. Some of the party will arrive by automobile Saturday whfe others will travel by boat as far as Sacra_ mento, completing the trip by car. Local mining men and members of the Twin Cities Chambers of Commerce have been requested to be on hand to greet the excursionists and arrange for their inspection of a number of active mining properties. Visitors at the home of Rev. ana Mrs.H. H. Buckner are their daugh-ters and families, Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Polhemus and daughter of Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lyons and two children of San Diego. ‘At the home of Mr.; and Mrs. J. Ghidotti; on Prospect Hill in Nevada of pear covered with white blossoms: the early blossoms. a City, there is a late bearing variety . The tree flowered earlier in the sea-. son and the late cold spring froze. t The vote is based on the assessed valuation evidenced by the Co. Assessor’s books. One vote for each $5,000.00 assessed valuation up. to $25,000.08 or over, which entitles as ~ (Continued on Page Bight) HEY'SCOUTS ITS ONLY 13 DAYS TO CAMP PAHATS! Thirteen days until Camp Pahatai its good times, exploraswimming and boating for the Scouts of the Tahoe Area Ceuncil. Letters from one Scout to another have begun to fly back and forth over Placer and Nevada counties to -find out if acquanintances made at former camps will be back this year. Eight Scouts of Troop No. “19, Auburn, already have registered. So far this is the most from any one troop. ‘ Five of the campt staff met Monday night to go over new camp plans starts with tion.-hikes, and the daily program which has been changed somewhat. The marning swim will be divided into two periods, one for the class of menswimmers and Life Saving and the other for the majority of the Scouts for improving their swimming ability. Nature and handicraft will be both morning and afternoon. Every aid is planned this year to assist Scouts passing tests so they may advanee a rank during their camp stay. Sixteen new hat honors have been added to the former list of thirty-. four. These insignia stamped in colors on the white camp hats indicate proficiency in these 50 different accomplishments. Last year over 2000 of these insignias were awarded, an average of 20 per Scout. To aid some Scouts in attending camp, Scout Executive Harris Rick, — sacker will accept at current prices. the following food as payment of the Scout camp fee provided arrangements are made with him personally or by letter by June 27th. They are: eggs, chickens, roe and some vegetables, Last Saturday Was the first time this year that a car could get into camp. Work was performed on the kitchen range, water system a the Yake dam. It is expected that :

> eA. ¢ JUN Mesmeny = REIT = E Mining Development Extra NEVADA CITY . Where Climate, Good Water and Gold Invite the World. . __ ———— Nevada City Nugget Nevada — Nugget is a Member of the United Press ‘Nevada City Nugget A LIVE NEWSPAPER published in a live town. I Vol. VII, No. 68 The County Seat Paper ~ NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA . The GOLD Center FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1933 MONTHLY MINE PAYROLL OVER $192,000 Placer Mine Act Can Benefit Nevada County;Work Resumed On Famous Old Mines Of Nevada County A review of mining developments in Nevada county since May 19, when the last mining development issue of the Nevada City Nugget was published, reveals an increase in the number of men employed, but not so large as might have been expected from the rapid gains of the month before. The reason for this is due chiefly to the fact that one or two of the larger mines have — decreased their working forces pending shaft sinking or other work that necessi_ nan NERRAnS nee RROD tated shaft use for hoisting waste. Jas _tmonth, On the other hand, operations have been started, several. properties that last month ‘could mot be listed except as prospects. The number of men employed therefore covers a wider area and logically denotes an increase in development work all along the line in Nevada county. These ‘new’’ properties listed before in most cases are in reality many old properties, some of them with new names, which mining engineers expect to make profitable under modern mining conditions with all the latest equipment which science and engineering bave placed at the disposal of the mining industry. Among these properties, upon which work has been resumed after a lapse, in some cases, of many years are the Ragon, Iowa Hill, Lucky Strike, Madam Queen, French Corral and Grass Valley Premier. : QUARTZ NUMBER MINE OR GRAVEL LOCATION EMPLOYED PAYROLL Nor. Star-Empire ae = Pennsylvania quartz Grass Valley 650 $82,875 Brunswick and Tdaho-Maryland quartz Nor. East of Grass Valley 211 26,892 Murchie quartz Kast of Nevada City 215 27,259 ‘Hoge Dev. Co. quartz Harmony ‘Ridge 75 9,544 Golden Center quartz Grass Valley “400 a 12,725 Empress quartz Newtown 25 8,287 Spring Hill quatts Nor. Bast of Grass Valley = 20. 2,545 Lava ‘Cap quartz Banner Mt. es 25 3,183 Reliet jHill ‘gravel x ait nn Oe 1,912 Z Ancho-Erie quartz ree Graniteville = . 6 = S 765 ua Stockton Hill quartz — "South of Grass Valley ae ee . 765 Bullion quartz East of Grass Vv alley a 15 1,912 cs Grass Walley Premier quartz = Ww est of Grass Valley =e = 2a 1,913 Belle Union quartz Sou. of Grass Valley ee ao 1,147 ae Canada Hill quartz Banner Mt. oe 16. ee 2,036 California Cons quartz East of Nevada. City = 4 ae a 508 : Kennebec Cons. quartz North of Nevada City 2 255 = You Bet Mining Co . Ze gravel You Bet 8 1,018 Phoenix quartz So. of Grass Valley 12 : 1,530 oo Spanish quartz : Washington = 19 s ve 2,417 Sues French Corral = ~ gravel French Corral 14 1,785 = Madam Queen gravel Howland Flat 12 1,530 Ragon & quartz A Kast of Nevada City 8 1,018 = Towa al as gravel North West of Nev. City a : : 1,018 : San Juan quartz. — “Nor. of § San Juan 15 1,912 = Keabright "quartz sat of Nevada City 8 1018 ~ ES “TOTAL aie i 1523 $192,769 ae Guia to ae is think Nic acle County is sccdail as one of the “white spots” on the map of the United States, a large number of un. employed men is being attracted here. men are steadily employed in Nevada County mines, there are hundreds of “‘rustlers’’ daily applying for employment at the mines who have absolutely no chance in the world for a job. This is a warning to those who have no means of subsistance NOT to come to Nevada County looking for employment. While approximately 1500 CONSOLIDATED GOLD The Consolidated Gold America, Ltd., has undertaken the development of 640 acres of mineralized ground in the Grass Valley district. Its personnel contains the names of many prominent men. Among them are: W. J. Loring, internationally known engineer and former associate of ex-President Hoover. His associates are Arthur D. Foote, un_ der whose supervision the North Star mine-of Grass Valley produced some $35,000,000; his son Arthur B. Foote, at present engineed for the North Star company. and chairman of Governor Rolph’s committee on mining, and Charles E. Clinch, former mayor of Grass Valley and director of the North Star mine. Arthur B. Foote will have active charge of Grass Valley operations, while M. J. Kiely, at one. time in «charge of Tennessee mine at Chloride Arizona, and later consulting engineer for mining interests in the south west, will be superintendent, The company is incorporated under Missonri laws and certain Kansas City capitalists. are interested. Mines of geles, plans are to build an office in Grass Valley. PHOENIX The Phoenix mine «below Grass Valley which lately passed to the management of San Francisco, Pebble Beach and Pasadena men, is in line for deeper development. A contract was let recently to Glennon and Bierbaum which calls for sinking the 160 foot shaft to a depth of 00 feet. There are twelve men employed at the Phoenix mine with T. S. Davey as superintendent of operations. S. Kutehar of Grass’ Valley is the owner of the property. At the 160 foot level an eight inch vein of promise has been opened. The Phoenix mine property is on the main power line into Grass Valley and is well equipped. SPANISH A cyanide unit is being added to the flotation plant at the Spanish mine above Washington, according to James Bradley, general superintendent. Plans are to start milling ore about the 15th of July at about half ‘capacity or 50 tons a day. While the main office is in Los Anaie During the next few years they expect to use the cyanide process only in treating the gold-silver ores. An aerial tramway, 8000 feet long, is under construction and will be used to bring the ores from the mine to the mill. There are nineteen men employed at the property. F. W. Bradley, of San Francisco, is the owner and Worthen and P. R. Bradley, also of San Francisco, are the general manager and consulting engineer respectively. At the property, John E. Pomeroy is in charge of mine operations, while Bert Har_ den is mill superintendent. SPRING HILL The Spring Hill Gold Mines, Inc., between Grass Valley and Nevada City, is sinking its shaft another 200 feet which will give a depth of 700 feet on the incline. Under the direction of H. R. Plate, engineer, 1200 feet of drifting has been completed at the 500 foot level and a vein of ‘better than two feet opened in the east territory. A big 2400 feet. The thrust fault cuts the serpentine and diabase and on this fissue quartz deposition -has oeccur(Continued to page 8)-. 1 would, fissure runs thru the property for. FINDS NO NUGGETS BUT ONCE IN A WHILE PICKS UP A DIME At the stage office at John . Muscardini’s on Broad street at) seven o’clock Tuesday morning, . Steve Miettodda was loading) supplies on the Graniteville stage which he operates, a well dressed elderly man, a passenger, seem. ingly from the east was quite in-. . terested in our city. This stranger was watching J. . Hilerman, who was sweeping the) Streets previous to flushing out! ihe gutters, and he innocently inquired, ‘‘Do you ever find any 1uggets When you are flushing the streets?’’. John laughingly. remarked, “No, but I founda dime one morning.’’ NEVADA CO. TAX RATETO DROP IF PROP. NO. 1 WINS County Auneseer Fo J. M. Hammill has given to the Nevada City Nugget a statement showing in figures just how much Proposition No. 1 on the ballot next Tuesday (June 27) were it adopted, swell the assessment roll, if the operative properties of public utilities and railroads were added to that of the county. With alarger roll, Assessor Hammill © states, it would be possible to greatly reduce the tax rate in this county. At present the assessed valuation of public utilities, exclusive of railroads, in this county is $1,760,080. County assessors still have the duty of assessing public utility ~ properties even though no tax revenue from these sources has been collected by counties since 1910. .The assessed valuation of the railroads in Nevada County, which consists o assessment

“30 miles of Southern Pacific tracks and operative properties, and t-h-e—-Narrow rauge._._ properties, amounts to $1,088,528. Together the the whih county assessed value of nothing into treasury, but do pay state amount to $2,848,608. Add this sum to the $6,250,000 assessed valuation of Nevada county. property Which now bears all the burden of county government costs, and the grand total "$9, 150,000. An assessment roll of $9,150,000 for Nevada county would make a very substantial cut in the tax rate on all real estate and_ personal property, Mr. Hammill declares. VAN SLYKE ARRAIGNED TODAY, MANSLAUGHTER The case of Oll Van Slyke, 28 accused of killing Jack Thomas in a quarrel at the Coffee Cup cafe on now. pay taxes, is approximately Commercial street Thursday~ morning a week ago, has been set for this morning. He will be charged with manslaughter. CAMPTONVILLE GRADUATES CAMPTONVILLE, June 19—-Two local youths are graduating from high schools this week, former students at this places William Groves received his diplima from the Auburn high school last week, and J. Joubert graduates from the Saeramento high school Thursday. Both boys are graduates of the local branch of the Marysville Union high school, and have gbmpleted their high school education with high honors.and due credit to the local school. o. vo Miss Reita Lauer of San Francisco is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Leland Smith in Nevada City. On Thursday thep enjoyed a motor trip to Lake Tahoe. M. Allen, Hon. J. L. Seawell, Hon. Jesse M. Mayo, Fred B. Wood's ef/ ficient Legislatative Bureau in the rairoads and the public utilities, : the . By JAMES D. STEWART, E. M. Senate Bill Number 480 was introduced. by Senator J.-L. Seawell This bill is the of general exMining by the January 25, 1933. result of a lifetime perience in Placer writer ,and eight intensive study and ‘battling for legislation that in his belief would be of:the greatest benefit to that industry. He has had the advice and aid of Hon. Harold C. Cloudman, Hon. J. years J legislature and scores of engineering friends, not to forget his better half, all of which is gratefully acknowledged at this time. Appreciation is also expressed to Governor Rolph for his careful study and clear understanding of the bill and recognition -of the author in the presentation to him of the pen with which the bill was signed. HOW TO FORM DISTRICTS First of all this Placer Mining District Act is patterned in a large measure, after the irrigation District Here’s How ready to function, its powers are the vital features of the Act. Its board of directors shall have the right to manage and conduet its affairs; to make contracts, to enter on any lands necessary for the success of the project for the purpose of making surveys or investigations. This covers the storage of water for the mining operations, the building of canals, flumes, pipe lines’ and necessary acqueducts for the conducting of the water to the poperty; to acquire lands and build dams for the storing of the tailings or debris; to acquire rights of way for the passage of water or tailings from their source to the final destination. EMINENT DOMAIN The act provides for the right of eminent domain so that where necessary, lands vital to the project may be acgired by condemnation. Mine owners only vote at any elec; tion. This act provides that no matter how small his holdings, each mine owner has one vote and no matter how large, only. five votes. Act. A group of placer miners owning their several claims, may get together and draft the preliminary plan of organizaztion. The* plan is Set’ forth in a petition tothe Board of Supervisors of the county in. which the properties to be included in the district are situated, asking them to set a time for a preliminary hearing to determine if the law governing the matter has been followed. The the county ascertain if the boundaries are proper etc. properly then direct engineer supervisors surveyor or to DISTRICT CONDITIONS Ad:--the—plaecer—mines.of the district must be on a common watershed or storage basin for the storage of tailings. Much of the preliminary organiza_ ) . tion work is routine and is similar l to the formation of an Irrigation District. After the district is fotmed and BIG GROUP OF S, F. BUSINESS MEN COMING A large group, including members of the San Francisco mining and stock exchanges and financial and industrial men from the Bay area are expected to arrive in Grass Valley and Nevada City this coming week end to visit centers of mining activity in the district. Some of the party will arrive by automobile Saturday whfe others will travel by boat as far as Sacra_ mento, completing the trip by car. Local mining men and members of the Twin Cities Chambers of Commerce have been requested to be on hand to greet the excursionists and arrange for their inspection of a number of active mining properties. Visitors at the home of Rev. ana Mrs.H. H. Buckner are their daugh-ters and families, Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Polhemus and daughter of Wisconsin, and Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Lyons and two children of San Diego. ‘At the home of Mr.; and Mrs. J. Ghidotti; on Prospect Hill in Nevada of pear covered with white blossoms: the early blossoms. a City, there is a late bearing variety . The tree flowered earlier in the sea-. son and the late cold spring froze. t The vote is based on the assessed valuation evidenced by the Co. Assessor’s books. One vote for each $5,000.00 assessed valuation up. to $25,000.08 or over, which entitles as ~ (Continued on Page Bight) HEY'SCOUTS ITS ONLY 13 DAYS TO CAMP PAHATS! Thirteen days until Camp Pahatai its good times, exploraswimming and boating for the Scouts of the Tahoe Area Ceuncil. Letters from one Scout to another have begun to fly back and forth over Placer and Nevada counties to -find out if acquanintances made at former camps will be back this year. Eight Scouts of Troop No. “19, Auburn, already have registered. So far this is the most from any one troop. ‘ Five of the campt staff met Monday night to go over new camp plans starts with tion.-hikes, and the daily program which has been changed somewhat. The marning swim will be divided into two periods, one for the class of menswimmers and Life Saving and the other for the majority of the Scouts for improving their swimming ability. Nature and handicraft will be both morning and afternoon. Every aid is planned this year to assist Scouts passing tests so they may advanee a rank during their camp stay. Sixteen new hat honors have been added to the former list of thirty-. four. These insignia stamped in colors on the white camp hats indicate proficiency in these 50 different accomplishments. Last year over 2000 of these insignias were awarded, an average of 20 per Scout. To aid some Scouts in attending camp, Scout Executive Harris Rick, — sacker will accept at current prices. the following food as payment of the Scout camp fee provided arrangements are made with him personally or by letter by June 27th. They are: eggs, chickens, roe and some vegetables, Last Saturday Was the first time this year that a car could get into camp. Work was performed on the kitchen range, water system a the Yake dam. It is expected that :