June 24, 1932 (8 pages)

s JULY SECOND, THIRD & FOURTH IN NEVADA CITY . evada City ee Re SBP iin ah we. ae ys etter The Nugget Is California’s Leading’ Mining Weekly i? EB) . er VOL. VI, NO. 34 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932 BIG PRODUCER » rs oSoaT (PUT POBes & i ‘ t MAKES PLANS TO INCREASE RUN After a recordproduction last . year, the Idaho-Maryland is starting » Om a.program for increased production and efficiency. One of the. most noticeabi changes will be in the new headframe, which is being built directly over the old headframe, 105 feet in height. The old wooden headframe now in use-was a relic Union Hill property. A new Wei: man-Seaver-Morgan 300-h.p. electric hoist is to be installed. Two mechanical muckers are in use in the shaft, one .on the 100-foot and one on the 1400-foot level. The mechanical muckers do not cut down “on the number of men émbployed, taking hree men a mucker,-o1 the same as hand mueckers. The amount of material handled is nearly doubled\ by. this new mechanica! method. Great ‘success has been. experienced in the flotation plant: installed at the Brunswick mill last . year. Four Deister concentrators are being installed to replace the. amalgamation plates. Concentrates are to be shipped to Selby’s smelter in San Francisco. At the present time the IdahoMaryland is producing 160 tons of ore per day and. this is to be increased to 225 tons as soon as the concentrators are installed. The company is building a large concrete ore bin which will hold a. large amount of ore. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge railroad is building a spur track to the miil in order to haul supplies. The cutting of the 1,000-foot payshoot of the Idaho-Maryland Mine on what is termed the 2,000-foot leve1, or 50 teet below the deepest former explorations of the mine, recently added still another factor to increase the potential life and production of the. property. This discovery followed within ten days the discovery that the payshoot was strongly exemplified on the 1,000 foot level, with every practical geological indication that it comes through to a point near the surface. Officers of the company, -basing-their conclusions on the various areas OL proven ground, and the history of other Grass Valley district veins, assert that the shoot is potentiatiy 4,000 or more feet vertical and at least 1,000 feet lateral. While exact figures are withheld, the values are understood to run well above $12.50 per ton’on the average. Several pieces from this famous mine made in December were On exhibit at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, May 16, when the United States Chamber of Commerce met in San Francisco, attracted considerAble attention. A piece the size of an ordinary brick was estimated to be worth $2,500. A cost accounting system has been . installed in the office. This system was worked out by Mr. MacBoyle when he was with the Union Hill mine years ago and the method is now being used. An international business accounting machine has been installed for cost accounting to used by the United States Bureau of Census in tabulation of census data. Everyone who knows the background of. the Idaho-Maryland, which has been printed before, rejoice in the good fortune that has come to the property through the president, Errol MacBoyle, and Su“perintendent Albert Crase. Extensive development work is being done at this time and enough ore is blocked out to last for. five years, it is believed. This mine has meant Nevada county, giving to 180 men. In December they purchased the Loma Rica ranch. _ It is under the care of Mr. Larsen, an experienced orchardist of Tacerville. Fourteen men are employed on the property. Already a great improvement is noticed in the property. The orchard is one of the largest in the county, consisting of 220 acres of pears, plums, applies and cherries. A hard of 22 registered Guernsey cows was bought for the Le Duc ranch, whieh is part of the IdahvoMaryland property. It seems odd to mix agriculture with mining, but Mr. MacBoyle is diversified in his tastes. The Loma Rica property was taken over to save it from the auctioneer’s hammer and rather than see thfs property destroyed, Pres. MacBoyle took it over as it adjoins the Brunswick property and it also had mineral possibilities. This is the type of citizen that we find in Mr. MacBoyle. He is_interested in his county and anxious ‘to do all he can toward its development. much tuo 0. EPWORTH LEAGUE TO HAVE FOOD SALE SATURDAY The Epworth League will hold a food and baked goods sale Saturday at the Nugget office. Many delicacies are to be offered and as the double holiday of Sunday and Monday is a . time when housewives are ‘usually overburdened with work, this opportunity ‘should not be overlooked tv estock up ‘with ready cooked foods. of the old “fhis is the bame machine . employment) Winfield and Jackling Take Over Mynough Ranch Cc. Jackling and George W. Winfield, with their engineers, Ralph’ Knowland and KE. A. Julian, of the state of Nevada, spent a few days in Nevada county Jooking over mining properties. The two men have purchased the Moynough Ranch, which adjoins the Empress Mine in tre Newtown district west of Nevada City. George Winfield is noted for his holdings of. large mining properties in Nevada. These properties are said to be rich in gold, silver and copper. (opera ability Se ee DRIFT MINING FOR GOLD AT VALLECITS The methods and costs of ‘drift mining at-the property of the Valiecito Mining Co., Angeis Camp, Calif.; are deseribed by Don Steffa, general manager of the, company, in Information Circular: 6612; of the United States Bureau of Mines. The Vallecito Western mine is a placer gold deposit in the ancient stream: bed known as the Tertiary Valaveras. Churn drilling, followed by underground deveiopment from a 1150-foot .shaft, proved the existence of economically mineable gravels in the channel bottom, and outlined the shape of the “‘pay areas.’’ The extraction of a portion of one -of these areas has provided a check on the thickness, grade, and working characteristics of the gravels, and’ given a basis for cose estimates. The gravel from. development work and from breasting has been treated in a plant near the shaft collar. The recovery process consists essentially of disintegrating the fines through riffled sluices to recover the gold. On the basis of. the retreatment of 200 tons of mill tailings it is estimated that the mill recovery is nearly 98 percent. The combined mining and milling cost of the 9,500 tons of gravel taken from the trial area mentioned above was $3.10 per ton. Details of the history of drift mining, the geology of the placer deposits in this district, and of the operations at the Vallecito Western mine, including drilling, shaft sink~ing, drifting, breasting,. pumping, and milling, are given in Information Circular 6612, ‘‘Mining and Milling Methods and Costs” at the Vallecito Western Drift Mine, Angels Camp, Calif.,’’ copiesof which may be obtained from the United States Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. uf ENGINEERS VIEW MINES IN GRASS VALLEY SECTION The California section of the Elecfrical Chemical Engineers Society heid its annual field meet in Grass Valley Saturday, about 20 members, mostly from the bay region, attending. The day was devoted to inspection, of the mines of the Grass Valley district, with particular reference to their chemical processes. At the North Star mine they were taken down the 3,500 vertical shaft and through the. deep workings. At.the.dinner.conference. held during the evening tne visitors were addressed by Fred M. Miller, Grass Valley mining engineer, who detailed ‘he history of the district and its foremost mines. The affair was ar-anged by L. S. Wincapaw of the Golden Center mine. P. C. Haesler of. San Francisco presided. Oo Vv POINT MINE TO START OPERATIONS SOON SNOW The Snow Point placer mine on the Middle Fork of the Yuba river north of Nevada City, is to start opPerations.in earnest within the next few days. Proposed development will include driving 2,000 feet of tunnel through hard rock and equipment suitable for this work has been purchased. Andrew Walker of London, Eng., is. superintendent of the property and hopes to have a crew of 15 men employed within the ‘next few days. é r@) VU RICH ORE STRIKE IS MADE NEAR MARIPOSA A very spectacular ore strike was made at the Dilty mine near Mariposa, when miners blasted from the vein a gold speciment weighing 52 pounds, troy weight, and valued at: $9,000. This specimen was almost ‘solid gold, but small pices of quartz had been blown into it. The specimen was immediately cleaned and sent to the mint in San Francisco. 0 v SLIDE MINE BONDED TO SAN FRANCISCO COMPANY We learned this week that the old Slide mine has been bonded to a San Francisco company and will now be known as the Owl Hill Consolidated. pany are not divulged at the present time, but we hope soon to have some very interesting news concerning this property. Old-time residents will be pleased to hear. this as all early residents had unbounded faith in hidden wealth in this old mine. The property is represented by R. Dalberg, who with his family own the ‘mine. The plans of the new comThe Record-Producing Idaho-Maryland Mine BAY CAPITAL TO ENTER RATTLESNAKE MINE San Franciseo capitalists will take over the Rattlesnake hydraulic mines near Weaverville on August 1. This is the statement of Charles D. Trask of San Franrisco, who was in Weaverville recently on business connected with the company. The property consists of 11 claims, seven of which were forinerly owned by the C. D. Brown estate, the other four at one time overated by H. Reichel. The holdings. are over three miles in length and the company has a water rignt of 3,000 in. Active work is now being donv, holeing and testing the various bars and benches. .The benches consist xf immense deposits of wash gravel hat have never been worked, and a 1umber of bars in the river that remain untouched. ‘ In the early days these bars were neglected because of water being inaccessible. Some large finds have been made in the Rattlesnake group, some nuggets running » the value of $150. Development has: been deterred owing to the fact that equipment and upplies have had to be brought in by pack train, a distance of 17 miles, requiring five hours for the trip. It is said the federal government coutemplates extending the road from the Yellowstone mine to Keystone,and this will probably spur activity in the district, which is said to be rich in coarse gold. Eleven men are now employed. On the upper part of the Brown property the flumes are connected, the ditches claned out and a giant is being usea with a heavy head of water under ye management of J. P. Killaen, assisted by his son, J. P. Killaen, Jr., and Nils Bratland. : The: upper part of the _ Reichel yroperty is being worked by John Fritz, L. J. Otis and C. C. Kelly. The middle section of the Reichel plot is being hydraulicked by J. B. Davis, G. CG. Camerford and Bob Strong. The lower portion is being prospected by R. S. Buschman anu Josevh Shubih. ‘Bedrock is said to be 250 feet deep and there is sufucient gravel in sight to last’ many years. PROOF OF LABOR ON CLAIMS FILED Recent filings of proofs of ‘labor on:mining claims in Nevada county are: Round Mountain Blue Gravel—H. M. Davis, in Round Mt. Mg. Dist. Morning Star and War Eagle, qtz. —T. Curnow, et al, in Badger Hill Mg. Dist. Osceola, Osceola ceola South Ext., Aurora Borealis, Shibboleth, Live Oak, Moss Agate, Yellow Pointer and Florence, qtz. Osceola Cons. Mines Co., in Rough and Ready Mg. Dist. Tom & Jerry No. 1, Tom & Jerry No. 2,-Tom & Jérry No. 3, Tom & Jerry No. 4, placer—by W. G. and Marie Fenton, Quaker Hill Mg. Dist. Jenny Lind Cons., placer—G. F. Sherwood, No. Bloomfield Mg. Dist. Ridge, Eldorado, Minuet, Live Oak, Bold Warrior, Grizzly, Summit, Niantic and Adriatic, by F. J. Schuster, in Columbia Hill Mg. Dist. Twin ledges, South Bend, qtz.—D. Janson, in Blue Tent and Round Mt. Mg. Dist. Buckeye Hill, placer—A. R. Krol, et al, in You Bet-Mg. Dist. Rising Sun, qtz.—P. C. Drescher Estate Co., Willow Valley Mg. Dist. Ruby, qtz.—A. D. Edminster, in Willow Valley Mg. Dist. Blue Ledge and Blue Ledge Ext., qtz.—Nelson and Nelson, in Washington Mg. Dist. Deer Lick No. 2, atz.—H. Emerson, Washington Mg. Dist. “Great Eastern, Great Western, Great Western Ext., qtz.—H. C. Cook et al, Meadow Lake Mg. Dist. Josephine Helen, qtz.—Charles Genasci, Willow Valley Mg. Dist. Enterprise, placer—J. P. Keene, et al, You Bet Mg. Dist. Randolph Flat Cons., atz.—F. S. Monson, bondee for owners, Rough’ and Ready Mg. Dist. ye Moody, placer—G. E. Poore,et a), North Ext., OsCustom Mill Will Greatly Benefit Many Small Mines A custom ,mill has. been established for this section in the old of Nevada OUity on the Dowhievilir highway. The mill is operated by the Nevada County Custom Milling Company. mh: This mill will handle about, 35 tons daily, employing several men, and in time wiil lead to the employment of a very considerable number. The mill has been a long-feilt need and since. our recent announcemen! inquiries have come in, and many have made application for treatmen of lots of ore. They will all be av commodated as soon as ihe organization is completed, it is stated b: those sponsoring the project. INCREASED TAXES ARE NOW OPERATIVE The Revenue Act of 1932 beeame a law on June 6, 1932, at’ 5. p.m. Except as otherwise provided the act took effect upon that daie. The effective.dates of the various revenue producing provisions of the bill are as follows: Income tax act—-January 1, 19 Additional estate taxes—-June 6, 1932; after 5 p:m. Gift taxes—June 6, 1932, after 5 p.m, Manufacturers’ excise taxes and miscellaneous taxes—June 21, 193z. Tax on use of boats—July 1, 1932. Increased postal rates on mait matter of the first class—July 6, 1932. Increased postal rates on advertising portion of any publication entered as second class matter subject to zone rates of postage under existing law—July 1, 1932. The following are examples of the classes of persons who are required to make returns and pay taxes newly imposed under the act: the manufacturer, producer or importer of the following articles: lubricating oil, brewer’s wort, grape concentrate, automobites; candy; chewing gum; toilet preparations, furs, jewelry, radios, refrigerators, sporting goods, fire arms, cameras, matcpes, soft drinks, tires and tubes and gasoline. The following articles or services are also subject to the tax: telephone and telegraph messages, electric energy, bank checks, lease of safety deposit boxes, admission fees, transportation of oil by pipe line, and the users of pleasure boats. 0 RUBY GRAVEL MINE INSTALLS NEW MACHINERY 9 32. The new machinery which was installed at the Ruby gravel mine this spring was given a test run and is said to have come up to the expected 98 pereent recovery. The machinery was installed on the advice of C. E. Gilman, San Francisco, chief engineer for the Sierra Pacific Gold Company, who, with other Oakland and San Francisco men, was present to. see the initial turnover. A small crew of men has been employed at the mine, which is near Forest above. Allephany, all of last fall before the heavy snow_ started. a : Vv -TRONSIDES MINE MAKES STRIKE IN NEW RAISE High grade ore has been stru in the new raise being driven in Ironsides Mine, operated by the’Orba Mines Co., ‘at Alleghany. T strike has aroused considérab interest throughout the district. a well-known fact that nearly all these mines have lafge past produc‘tion records, a new discovery encourages greater activity. opment has been und a little more than two d the new company feel» he company recently purchased Rainbow Extension property and a definite plan of development is to be started on this property in the very near future, it is reported. Arthur Beck of San Francisco is "(Continted on page 2) — ‘}president of the company. Queen Lil mill about‘a mile west’ a {. Moratorium . Bill Extended; Claim Jumping Minimized Senator Oddie of Nevada and Conovessman Harry Eneglebright of this district have succeeded in having a bill passed by both houses and signed by Presiden: Hoover etiminating any possibility of dispute in connection with the mime as-~ sessment moratoriuit, The new bill extends the moratoriuns from midnight June 30 to noon dsuly 1. : As amended, the act makes impossible any re-locating ot mining elaims on account of non-performance of the assessment work this year. Cy a res STATE MINERALOGIST WwW. W. ite. Mineralogist Bradley, . scecompanied by two members of his . Staff, mother Sierra are making tour lode district, going and Plumas. counties, a birdseye view of conditions. So many inquiries have come into he Burezu of Mines -in regard to slacer mining tha? he undertook this irip to better acauaint himseif with sonditions. He found almost every suai ohle snot worked and he found, available spot worked and also found that the average wage per day per Sometimes if conditions were more favorable and a man was. experienced in mining he could increase the: amount to $1 or $1.500,° but these eases were rare. From. time to time stories conie out in the papers of Wich finds and it attracts the attention of the public, and, in these times when there is a shortage of work, men think this easy work, but the truth of the matter is that it is hard work ickings were gleaned in the first white men and Chinese. It is only the gold that has been washed down: since the gold rush days of the 50’s that they are asle to get. In ‘a few cases there are certain spots which the early miners missed, but these are rare. Mr. Bradley states it is surprising how many letters he gets from east ern states regarding gold mining. A particular instance on one of. the rivers came to the attention of Mr. the to get of on to alg early by later Bradley. in which 24 men and women were making weresuia: ( of the experience. It was a surprise to him to see how well they all got along. If one of the party found anything all shared the work and the profits. Methods in this have not changed since the early days, long toms, cradles, panning, and sometimes arrastras, are used. OPERATIONS RESUMED AT THE ANCHO MINE Word has been received in Nevada City that mining operations are again under way at the Ancho mine, which is situated in the Graniteville district, 30 miles easterly from Nevada City. G. S. Barnhart, H. C. Lewis and associates are the operators. The mine has been reconditioned after several months of idleness and underground development is being carried forward at an inereasine -rate._The-mine-is.eauipped with mill’ and mine plant. The ten-stamp mill is now running part time and capacity will be increased as new mining faces are prepared. a comprehensive development campaign is in prospect. : The Ancho, together with the adjoining Erie Mine, form a large and promising group of claims. The present operators feel that a project of first importance will result from their efforts. The mines already have considerable reserves of developed ore with unexcelled opportunities to be realized from further development. The Nugget has printed many interesting articles on this property and is pleased to be able to announce its reopening. ‘ vi a type of mining MONTE CARLO MINE A PLANS REOPENING SOON Reports reaching up/are that the Monte Carlo mine near Downieville will soon reopen. “Some rich goldbearing gravel was encountered last fall just beforé winter set in ana closed down Ahe mine. About $200 in coarse cHannel gold was taken out of asm space. _M.H. Packard is the ~opérator of the property. Joe Harkins will again be in. charge of development work. OFFICIAL RECORD MADE BY GRASS VALLEY GUERENSEY A new official record for production: -has just been completed by a cow in the herd of Harry B. Cox ot Grass Valley which entitles her to entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterboro, N. H. This.animal is two year old Collinsia of Barnegat 272202 with a production of 5700.8 pounds of milk and 336.8 pounds of fat in class GGG. i 0 COMING EVENTS. At present quite a lot of interest is being taken in old gold mines and claims in this section. In a short time we hope to be able to announce the Plaza. l MANY FEATURES FOR BIG FETE ARE ANNOUNCED Nevada City has taken on a gala appearance with the many flags and bunting ali over the business district and the carnival is nearly assembled for the: week end events. All this forecasts celebration in this city which promises to outdo any. previous célebration of the kind. ever staged here. Chairman Tobiassen“ of the general committee has been working hard to perfect the plans for the celebration and from advance information we believe that he has succeeded: in lining .up some very worth while features for the threeday celebration of the Nation’s birthaay: i a a _The festivities will begin Saturday night with a doli parade and baby show. followed by a band concert, Atartine attsLo 2pm: Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock will witness the start of the all-day skeet shoot at the grounds of the Nevada City-Grass Valley Skeet Club west of Nevada City. This event ts open to all with prizes for.the winners of the several events. In the evening the Miners Band will give a concert of a special program in front of the Elks hall. Mrs. Talbot has prepared a special feature from her dancing classes. The minuet and other dances will be danced by ladies in the costumes of the time of Washington. Frank. Davies has prepared some special features for the same evening, The parade will form the morning of the Fourth at 10 o’clock. ° A partial list.of the floats and features of this event are as follows. Grand Marshal R. N.” McCormack. American Legion. Miners, Band. George Washington with two aides. Goddess of Liberty. Civil War veterans in cars. Spanish American War Veterans Roseville and Nevada City. Yeorge and Martha Washington (portrayed by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gildersleeve). Grass Valley— . Biremen of Grass Vahey. : Notiva Cone af the flalden West. Laadics AUXULALY on horseback of of Legion. Chamber of Commerce. City Council. Grass Valley Garage. Sons of St. George. Native Daughters of Golden West. }rass: Valley Boy Scouts. Burtons Model House, Twin City Dance Orchestra. Rodeo Association. Nevada City— Columbia. Officers of the day, celebration officials and city officials. Neighbors of Woodcraft. Red Men and Pocahontas. Nevada City Firemen. Country Club. County Farm. Nevada City-Grass Valley Ski Club, sponsored by Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. Piedmont Club, Camp Fire Girls. Boy Scouts of Nevada City. — Nevada County Lumber Co. Ray. Teale, taxidermist. j Arrangements are tentative for~ securing the Columbia Park Band, but at time of going to press this feature is uncertain. ie The Juvenile division of the main parade is not completed as’ we zo to press. Ue The parade will consist of five divisions. Several /other features have been promised, but they are uncertain at this time. Short literafy ‘exercises will be held in the Auto park just after the parade. Judge Raglan Tuttle will be the <hairman of the day. The program committee has promised a very’short and snappy program, and according to present plans, the enAire literary program will not consume more than 45 minutes’ time. Invocation will be given by Rev. Fr. P. O'Reilly. Trumpet duet, “Star “Star Spangled Banner,’ by Wesley Sweeney and Tony Weil. Address, “Patriotism, 1932 Style,” Rev. A. L. Pratt of Grass Valley. Singing of ‘‘America”’ ‘by audience, accompanied by high school band. In the afternoon a sports program will be held at the Plaza, consisting of boxing bouts and a water fight. This program, according to present plans, will start about 4 p.m. A carnival has been busy erecting the various features of show near tel 0. oo. STATE SUPREME COURT DISMISSES SLYE APPEAL The state supreme court has dismissed the appeal of Joseph. Slye, who was ordered by the superior court to return the Grass Valley Boundary mine and make a complete accounting to the Grass Valley Boundary Mines Co. He A Slye. purchased the mine in 1925, with an agreement with the com— pany that he was to pay $150,000 — and give a royalty of 20 percent of — all ore extracted from the mine. The company brought suit ag Slye last year charging the put price had not had taken $500, some important mine transac ‘property without that will -be beneficial to our. x a

s JULY SECOND, THIRD & FOURTH IN NEVADA CITY . evada City ee Re SBP iin ah we. ae ys etter The Nugget Is California’s Leading’ Mining Weekly i? EB) . er VOL. VI, NO. 34 The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1932 BIG PRODUCER » rs oSoaT (PUT POBes & i ‘ t MAKES PLANS TO INCREASE RUN After a recordproduction last . year, the Idaho-Maryland is starting » Om a.program for increased production and efficiency. One of the. most noticeabi changes will be in the new headframe, which is being built directly over the old headframe, 105 feet in height. The old wooden headframe now in use-was a relic Union Hill property. A new Wei: man-Seaver-Morgan 300-h.p. electric hoist is to be installed. Two mechanical muckers are in use in the shaft, one .on the 100-foot and one on the 1400-foot level. The mechanical muckers do not cut down “on the number of men émbployed, taking hree men a mucker,-o1 the same as hand mueckers. The amount of material handled is nearly doubled\ by. this new mechanica! method. Great ‘success has been. experienced in the flotation plant: installed at the Brunswick mill last . year. Four Deister concentrators are being installed to replace the. amalgamation plates. Concentrates are to be shipped to Selby’s smelter in San Francisco. At the present time the IdahoMaryland is producing 160 tons of ore per day and. this is to be increased to 225 tons as soon as the concentrators are installed. The company is building a large concrete ore bin which will hold a. large amount of ore. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge railroad is building a spur track to the miil in order to haul supplies. The cutting of the 1,000-foot payshoot of the Idaho-Maryland Mine on what is termed the 2,000-foot leve1, or 50 teet below the deepest former explorations of the mine, recently added still another factor to increase the potential life and production of the. property. This discovery followed within ten days the discovery that the payshoot was strongly exemplified on the 1,000 foot level, with every practical geological indication that it comes through to a point near the surface. Officers of the company, -basing-their conclusions on the various areas OL proven ground, and the history of other Grass Valley district veins, assert that the shoot is potentiatiy 4,000 or more feet vertical and at least 1,000 feet lateral. While exact figures are withheld, the values are understood to run well above $12.50 per ton’on the average. Several pieces from this famous mine made in December were On exhibit at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, May 16, when the United States Chamber of Commerce met in San Francisco, attracted considerAble attention. A piece the size of an ordinary brick was estimated to be worth $2,500. A cost accounting system has been . installed in the office. This system was worked out by Mr. MacBoyle when he was with the Union Hill mine years ago and the method is now being used. An international business accounting machine has been installed for cost accounting to used by the United States Bureau of Census in tabulation of census data. Everyone who knows the background of. the Idaho-Maryland, which has been printed before, rejoice in the good fortune that has come to the property through the president, Errol MacBoyle, and Su“perintendent Albert Crase. Extensive development work is being done at this time and enough ore is blocked out to last for. five years, it is believed. This mine has meant Nevada county, giving to 180 men. In December they purchased the Loma Rica ranch. _ It is under the care of Mr. Larsen, an experienced orchardist of Tacerville. Fourteen men are employed on the property. Already a great improvement is noticed in the property. The orchard is one of the largest in the county, consisting of 220 acres of pears, plums, applies and cherries. A hard of 22 registered Guernsey cows was bought for the Le Duc ranch, whieh is part of the IdahvoMaryland property. It seems odd to mix agriculture with mining, but Mr. MacBoyle is diversified in his tastes. The Loma Rica property was taken over to save it from the auctioneer’s hammer and rather than see thfs property destroyed, Pres. MacBoyle took it over as it adjoins the Brunswick property and it also had mineral possibilities. This is the type of citizen that we find in Mr. MacBoyle. He is_interested in his county and anxious ‘to do all he can toward its development. much tuo 0. EPWORTH LEAGUE TO HAVE FOOD SALE SATURDAY The Epworth League will hold a food and baked goods sale Saturday at the Nugget office. Many delicacies are to be offered and as the double holiday of Sunday and Monday is a . time when housewives are ‘usually overburdened with work, this opportunity ‘should not be overlooked tv estock up ‘with ready cooked foods. of the old “fhis is the bame machine . employment) Winfield and Jackling Take Over Mynough Ranch Cc. Jackling and George W. Winfield, with their engineers, Ralph’ Knowland and KE. A. Julian, of the state of Nevada, spent a few days in Nevada county Jooking over mining properties. The two men have purchased the Moynough Ranch, which adjoins the Empress Mine in tre Newtown district west of Nevada City. George Winfield is noted for his holdings of. large mining properties in Nevada. These properties are said to be rich in gold, silver and copper. (opera ability Se ee DRIFT MINING FOR GOLD AT VALLECITS The methods and costs of ‘drift mining at-the property of the Valiecito Mining Co., Angeis Camp, Calif.; are deseribed by Don Steffa, general manager of the, company, in Information Circular: 6612; of the United States Bureau of Mines. The Vallecito Western mine is a placer gold deposit in the ancient stream: bed known as the Tertiary Valaveras. Churn drilling, followed by underground deveiopment from a 1150-foot .shaft, proved the existence of economically mineable gravels in the channel bottom, and outlined the shape of the “‘pay areas.’’ The extraction of a portion of one -of these areas has provided a check on the thickness, grade, and working characteristics of the gravels, and’ given a basis for cose estimates. The gravel from. development work and from breasting has been treated in a plant near the shaft collar. The recovery process consists essentially of disintegrating the fines through riffled sluices to recover the gold. On the basis of. the retreatment of 200 tons of mill tailings it is estimated that the mill recovery is nearly 98 percent. The combined mining and milling cost of the 9,500 tons of gravel taken from the trial area mentioned above was $3.10 per ton. Details of the history of drift mining, the geology of the placer deposits in this district, and of the operations at the Vallecito Western mine, including drilling, shaft sink~ing, drifting, breasting,. pumping, and milling, are given in Information Circular 6612, ‘‘Mining and Milling Methods and Costs” at the Vallecito Western Drift Mine, Angels Camp, Calif.,’’ copiesof which may be obtained from the United States Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. uf ENGINEERS VIEW MINES IN GRASS VALLEY SECTION The California section of the Elecfrical Chemical Engineers Society heid its annual field meet in Grass Valley Saturday, about 20 members, mostly from the bay region, attending. The day was devoted to inspection, of the mines of the Grass Valley district, with particular reference to their chemical processes. At the North Star mine they were taken down the 3,500 vertical shaft and through the. deep workings. At.the.dinner..conference.. held during the evening tne visitors were addressed by Fred M. Miller, Grass Valley mining engineer, who detailed ‘he history of the district and its foremost mines. The affair was ar-anged by L. S. Wincapaw of the Golden Center mine. P. C. Haesler of. San Francisco presided. Oo Vv POINT MINE TO START OPERATIONS SOON SNOW The Snow Point placer mine on the Middle Fork of the Yuba river north of Nevada City, is to start opPerations.in earnest within the next few days. Proposed development will include driving 2,000 feet of tunnel through hard rock and equipment suitable for this work has been purchased. Andrew Walker of London, Eng., is. superintendent of the property and hopes to have a crew of 15 men employed within the ‘next few days. é r@) VU RICH ORE STRIKE IS MADE NEAR MARIPOSA A very spectacular ore strike was made at the Dilty mine near Mariposa, when miners blasted from the vein a gold speciment weighing 52 pounds, troy weight, and valued at: $9,000. This specimen was almost ‘solid gold, but small pices of quartz had been blown into it. The specimen was immediately cleaned and sent to the mint in San Francisco. 0 v SLIDE MINE BONDED TO SAN FRANCISCO COMPANY We learned this week that the old Slide mine has been bonded to a San Francisco company and will now be known as the Owl Hill Consolidated. pany are not divulged at the present time, but we hope soon to have some very interesting news concerning this property. Old-time residents will be pleased to hear. this as all early residents had unbounded faith in hidden wealth in this old mine. The property is represented by R. Dalberg, who with his family own the ‘mine. The plans of the new comThe Record-Producing Idaho-Maryland Mine BAY CAPITAL TO ENTER RATTLESNAKE MINE San Franciseo capitalists will take over the Rattlesnake hydraulic mines near Weaverville on August 1. This is the statement of Charles D. Trask of San Franrisco, who was in Weaverville recently on business connected with the company. The property consists of 11 claims, seven of which were forinerly owned by the C. D. Brown estate, the other four at one time overated by H. Reichel. The holdings. are over three miles in length and the company has a water rignt of 3,000 in. Active work is now being donv, holeing and testing the various bars and benches. .The benches consist xf immense deposits of wash gravel hat have never been worked, and a 1umber of bars in the river that remain untouched. ‘ In the early days these bars were neglected because of water being inaccessible. Some large finds have been made in the Rattlesnake group, some nuggets running » the value of $150. Development has: been deterred owing to the fact that equipment and upplies have had to be brought in by pack train, a distance of 17 miles, requiring five hours for the trip. It is said the federal government coutemplates extending the road from the Yellowstone mine to Keystone,and this will probably spur activity in the district, which is said to be rich in coarse gold. Eleven men are now employed. On the upper part of the Brown property the flumes are connected, the ditches claned out and a giant is being usea with a heavy head of water under ye management of J. P. Killaen, assisted by his son, J. P. Killaen, Jr., and Nils Bratland. : The: upper part of the _ Reichel yroperty is being worked by John Fritz, L. J. Otis and C. C. Kelly. The middle section of the Reichel plot is being hydraulicked by J. B. Davis, G. CG. Camerford and Bob Strong. The lower portion is being prospected by R. S. Buschman anu Josevh Shubih. ‘Bedrock is said to be 250 feet deep and there is sufucient gravel in sight to last’ many years. PROOF OF LABOR ON CLAIMS FILED Recent filings of proofs of ‘labor on:mining claims in Nevada county are: Round Mountain Blue Gravel—H. M. Davis, in Round Mt. Mg. Dist. Morning Star and War Eagle, qtz. —T. Curnow, et al, in Badger Hill Mg. Dist. Osceola, Osceola ceola South Ext., Aurora Borealis, Shibboleth, Live Oak, Moss Agate, Yellow Pointer and Florence, qtz. Osceola Cons. Mines Co., in Rough and Ready Mg. Dist. Tom & Jerry No. 1, Tom & Jerry No. 2,-Tom & Jérry No. 3, Tom & Jerry No. 4, placer—by W. G. and Marie Fenton, Quaker Hill Mg. Dist. Jenny Lind Cons., placer—G. F. Sherwood, No. Bloomfield Mg. Dist. Ridge, Eldorado, Minuet, Live Oak, Bold Warrior, Grizzly, Summit, Niantic and Adriatic, by F. J. Schuster, in Columbia Hill Mg. Dist. Twin ledges, South Bend, qtz.—D. Janson, in Blue Tent and Round Mt. Mg. Dist. Buckeye Hill, placer—A. R. Krol, et al, in You Bet-Mg. Dist. Rising Sun, qtz.—P. C. Drescher Estate Co., Willow Valley Mg. Dist. Ruby, qtz.—A. D. Edminster, in Willow Valley Mg. Dist. Blue Ledge and Blue Ledge Ext., qtz.—Nelson and Nelson, in Washington Mg. Dist. Deer Lick No. 2, atz.—H. Emerson, Washington Mg. Dist. “Great Eastern, Great Western, Great Western Ext., qtz.—H. C. Cook et al, Meadow Lake Mg. Dist. Josephine Helen, qtz.—Charles Genasci, Willow Valley Mg. Dist. Enterprise, placer—J. P. Keene, et al, You Bet Mg. Dist. Randolph Flat Cons., atz.—F. S. Monson, bondee for owners, Rough’ and Ready Mg. Dist. ye Moody, placer—G. E. Poore,et a), North Ext., OsCustom Mill Will Greatly Benefit Many Small Mines A custom ,mill has. been established for this section in the old of Nevada OUity on the Dowhievilir highway. The mill is operated by the Nevada County Custom Milling Company. mh: This mill will handle about, 35 tons daily, employing several men,

and in time wiil lead to the employment of a very considerable number. The mill has been a long-feilt need and since. our recent announcemen! inquiries have come in, and many have made application for treatmen of lots of ore. They will all be av commodated as soon as ihe organization is completed, it is stated b: those sponsoring the project. INCREASED TAXES ARE NOW OPERATIVE The Revenue Act of 1932 beeame a law on June 6, 1932, at’ 5. p.m. Except as otherwise provided the act took effect upon that daie. The effective.dates of the various revenue producing provisions of the bill are as follows: Income tax act—-January 1, 19 Additional estate taxes—-June 6, 1932; after 5 p:m. Gift taxes—June 6, 1932, after 5 p.m, Manufacturers’ excise taxes and miscellaneous taxes—June 21, 193z. Tax on use of boats—July 1, 1932. Increased postal rates on mait matter of the first class—July 6, 1932. Increased postal rates on advertising portion of any publication entered as second class matter subject to zone rates of postage under existing law—July 1, 1932. The following are examples of the classes of persons who are required to make returns and pay taxes newly imposed under the act: the manufacturer, producer or importer of the following articles: lubricating oil, brewer’s wort, grape concentrate, automobites; candy; chewing gum; toilet preparations, furs, jewelry, radios, refrigerators, sporting goods, fire arms, cameras, matcpes, soft drinks, tires and tubes and gasoline. The following articles or services are also subject to the tax: telephone and telegraph messages, electric energy, bank checks, lease of safety deposit boxes, admission fees, transportation of oil by pipe line, and the users of pleasure boats. 0 RUBY GRAVEL MINE INSTALLS NEW MACHINERY 9 32. The new machinery which was installed at the Ruby gravel mine this spring was given a test run and is said to have come up to the expected 98 pereent recovery. The machinery was installed on the advice of C. E. Gilman, San Francisco, chief engineer for the Sierra Pacific Gold Company, who, with other Oakland and San Francisco men, was present to. see the initial turnover. A small crew of men has been employed at the mine, which is near Forest above. Allephany, all of last fall before the heavy snow_ started. a : Vv -TRONSIDES MINE MAKES STRIKE IN NEW RAISE High grade ore has been stru in the new raise being driven in Ironsides Mine, operated by the’Orba Mines Co., ‘at Alleghany. T strike has aroused considérab interest throughout the district. a well-known fact that nearly all these mines have lafge past produc‘tion records, a new discovery encourages greater activity. opment has been und a little more than two d the new company feel» he company recently purchased Rainbow Extension property and a definite plan of development is to be started on this property in the very near future, it is reported. Arthur Beck of San Francisco is "(Continted on page 2) — ‘}president of the company. Queen Lil mill about‘a mile west’ a {. Moratorium . Bill Extended; Claim Jumping Minimized Senator Oddie of Nevada and Conovessman Harry Eneglebright of this district have succeeded in having a bill passed by both houses and signed by Presiden: Hoover etiminating any possibility of dispute in connection with the mime as-~ sessment moratoriuit, The new bill extends the moratoriuns from midnight June 30 to noon dsuly 1. : As amended, the act makes impossible any re-locating ot mining elaims on account of non-performance of the assessment work this year. Cy a res STATE MINERALOGIST WwW. W. ite. Mineralogist Bradley, . scecompanied by two members of his . Staff, mother Sierra are making tour lode district, going and Plumas. counties, a birdseye view of conditions. So many inquiries have come into he Burezu of Mines -in regard to slacer mining tha? he undertook this irip to better acauaint himseif with sonditions. He found almost every suai ohle snot worked and he found, available spot worked and also found that the average wage per day per Sometimes if conditions were more favorable and a man was. experienced in mining he could increase the: amount to $1 or $1.500,° but these eases were rare. From. time to time stories conie out in the papers of Wich finds and it attracts the attention of the public, and, in these times when there is a shortage of work, men think this easy work, but the truth of the matter is that it is hard work ickings were gleaned in the first white men and Chinese. It is only the gold that has been washed down: since the gold rush days of the 50’s that they are asle to get. In ‘a few cases there are certain spots which the early miners missed, but these are rare. Mr. Bradley states it is surprising how many letters he gets from east ern states regarding gold mining. A particular instance on one of. the rivers came to the attention of Mr. the to get of on to alg early by later Bradley. in which 24 men and women were making weresuia: ( of the experience. It was a surprise to him to see how well they all got along. If one of the party found anything all shared the work and the profits. Methods in this have not changed since the early days, long toms, cradles, panning, and sometimes arrastras, are used. OPERATIONS RESUMED AT THE ANCHO MINE Word has been received in Nevada City that mining operations are again under way at the Ancho mine, which is situated in the Graniteville district, 30 miles easterly from Nevada City. G. S. Barnhart, H. C. Lewis and associates are the operators. The mine has been reconditioned after several months of idleness and underground development is being carried forward at an inereasine -rate._The-mine-is.eauipped with mill’ and mine plant. The ten-stamp mill is now running part time and capacity will be increased as new mining faces are prepared. a comprehensive development campaign is in prospect. : The Ancho, together with the adjoining Erie Mine, form a large and promising group of claims. The present operators feel that a project of first importance will result from their efforts. The mines already have considerable reserves of developed ore with unexcelled opportunities to be realized from further development. The Nugget has printed many interesting articles on this property and is pleased to be able to announce its reopening. ‘ vi a type of mining MONTE CARLO MINE A PLANS REOPENING SOON Reports reaching up/are that the Monte Carlo mine near Downieville will soon reopen. “Some rich goldbearing gravel was encountered last fall just beforé winter set in ana closed down Ahe mine. About $200 in coarse cHannel gold was taken out of asm space. _M.H. Packard is the ~opérator of the property. Joe Harkins will again be in. charge of development work. OFFICIAL RECORD MADE BY GRASS VALLEY GUERENSEY A new official record for production: -has just been completed by a cow in the herd of Harry B. Cox ot Grass Valley which entitles her to entry in the Advanced Register of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, Peterboro, N. H. This.animal is two year old Collinsia of Barnegat 272202 with a production of 5700.8 pounds of milk and 336.8 pounds of fat in class GGG. i 0 COMING EVENTS. At present quite a lot of interest is being taken in old gold mines and claims in this section. In a short time we hope to be able to announce the Plaza. l MANY FEATURES FOR BIG FETE ARE ANNOUNCED Nevada City has taken on a gala appearance with the many flags and bunting ali over the business district and the carnival is nearly assembled for the: week end events. All this forecasts celebration in this city which promises to outdo any. previous célebration of the kind. ever staged here. Chairman Tobiassen“ of the general committee has been working hard to perfect the plans for the celebration and from advance information we believe that he has succeeded: in lining .up some very worth while features for the threeday celebration of the Nation’s birthaay: i a a _The festivities will begin Saturday night with a doli parade and baby show. followed by a band concert, Atartine attsLo 2pm: Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock will witness the start of the all-day skeet shoot at the grounds of the Nevada City-Grass Valley Skeet Club west of Nevada City. This event ts open to all with prizes for.the winners of the several events. In the evening the Miners Band will give a concert of a special program in front of the Elks hall. Mrs. Talbot has prepared a special feature from her dancing classes. The minuet and other dances will be danced by ladies in the costumes of the time of Washington. Frank. Davies has prepared some special features for the same evening, The parade will form the morning of the Fourth at 10 o’clock. ° A partial list.of the floats and features of this event are as follows. Grand Marshal R. N.” McCormack. American Legion. Miners, Band. George Washington with two aides. Goddess of Liberty. Civil War veterans in cars. Spanish American War Veterans Roseville and Nevada City. Yeorge and Martha Washington (portrayed by Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gildersleeve). Grass Valley— . Biremen of Grass Vahey. : Notiva Cone af the flalden West. Laadics AUXULALY on horseback of of Legion. Chamber of Commerce. City Council. Grass Valley Garage. Sons of St. George. Native Daughters of Golden West. }rass: Valley Boy Scouts. Burtons Model House, Twin City Dance Orchestra. Rodeo Association. Nevada City— Columbia. Officers of the day, celebration officials and city officials. Neighbors of Woodcraft. Red Men and Pocahontas. Nevada City Firemen. Country Club. County Farm. Nevada City-Grass Valley Ski Club, sponsored by Nevada City Chamber of Commerce. Piedmont Club, Camp Fire Girls. Boy Scouts of Nevada City. — Nevada County Lumber Co. Ray. Teale, taxidermist. j Arrangements are tentative for~ securing the Columbia Park Band, but at time of going to press this feature is uncertain. ie The Juvenile division of the main parade is not completed as’ we zo to press. Ue The parade will consist of five divisions. Several /other features have been promised, but they are uncertain at this time. Short literafy ‘exercises will be held in the Auto park just after the parade. Judge Raglan Tuttle will be the <hairman of the day. The program committee has promised a very’short and snappy program, and according to present plans, the enAire literary program will not consume more than 45 minutes’ time. Invocation will be given by Rev. Fr. P. O'Reilly. Trumpet duet, “Star “Star Spangled Banner,’ by Wesley Sweeney and Tony Weil. Address, “Patriotism, 1932 Style,” Rev. A. L. Pratt of Grass Valley. Singing of ‘‘America”’ ‘by audience, accompanied by high school band. In the afternoon a sports program will be held at the Plaza, consisting of boxing bouts and a water fight. This program, according to present plans, will start about 4 p.m. A carnival has been busy erecting the various features of show near tel 0. oo. STATE SUPREME COURT DISMISSES SLYE APPEAL The state supreme court has dismissed the appeal of Joseph. Slye, who was ordered by the superior court to return the Grass Valley Boundary mine and make a complete accounting to the Grass Valley Boundary Mines Co. He A Slye. purchased the mine in 1925, with an agreement with the com— pany that he was to pay $150,000 — and give a royalty of 20 percent of — all ore extracted from the mine. The company brought suit ag Slye last year charging the put price had not had taken $500, some important mine transac ‘property without that will -be beneficial to our. x a