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THE GOLD CENTER _ NEVABA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THECOUNTY SEAT PAPER.
VOLUME Il, NUMBER, 17
MLARCH .
He Bes
RUNNING DRIFT
MINING LOCATIONS ARE My i,
SPECIAL
MINING
ISSUE
IS
PROPOSED
BALL BOUGHT BY —
GASTON MILL TO MACK
ON HALKYARD PROPERTY
PLACED COUNTY RECORD
START SHORTLY
THE NEOCa T0
TO PROMOTE REVIVAL THIS DISTRICT
ON GOOD ROCK’
B. F. Mack,
and bond
who holds a
on the Halkyard
property six miles above
lease
The following mining claims have
placer
been filed for record the past week: .
The Wildwood by
Henry Wilson,
Campton
HANDLE
k
6
EL
The Nugget proposes to issue durpene have widespread distribution
ville, is running a drift to tap the ing the early part of April a speciand the dissemination of such inforand C. C. Bennett in Round Mounold Halkyard shaft operated by St. al number devoted to the mineral mation will bring
A new mill for the handling of
capital to your tain AEDS District.
De-relopement of the Gaston Gold
Clair and Halkyard about "40 years resources
The Dis cote
ahipastel
placer by] cemented eravel was purchased tm
of Nevada
and _ Sierra district.
Mine by the Rescue-Eula Mining Co.
ago and through
which much pay
counties There has been an insistent
I shall be pleased to send you a aly pendula 3art Sweeney, Vera . San Francisco Wednesday by Generis progressing favorably. Stoping of
dirt
was
taken
out.
Six
men
are
emfor tse at the
is
system,
demand for some such literature in . brief story for the special issue Foote, W. J. Foote, Archie BH, Miu-. 4) charles Manker
by the shrinkage
ore,
ployed and the drift is now in 800 convenient and concise form and this
ler
and
Ira
Cc.
Lyneh
to
in
Relief
I
properties
preparatory
which.
[
will
forward
in
a_
few
of the Neoccue Gold Inprogress,
now in.
feet with but a short distance to go paper is more than pleased to uwundays.”’
Hill Mining ‘District.
corporated, north of town. Execavastarting the 70 ton mill about the
Manager to reach its objective -The property dertake the task.
General
ting of the miil site was commencof May.
first
consists of 280 acres and is in SierThe following
letter from New
expected that the
Schiffner has secured the services of
The announcement of the forthra county.
oo
will arrive. in the
‘néxt two
James Thompson, formerly foreman
coming issue was first made from York City is of interest:
GOLD RUN PROPEE TIES . v:
wek and will be set up at once and
“T would like two dozen copies of
of the Plymouth Consolidated. mill
Sacramento some time since and the
. } put to work. The. mill has a ecapaspecial
edition.’ soon,to be
at Plymouth, Calif., to take charge
United Press,
one of the
world’s your
published.
Please
let
me
know
the
city.of 50 to 75 tons per day
‘of the Gaston mill.
great news.
distributing
organizaPreparations
are already
unde
@
f
ae
amount
of
cash:
to
send
for
the
ment
tions,
put
the
notice
on
its
leased
develop
and
The rhabilitation
¢
OPERATIONS COMMENCINSgeohare
WESTERN MERGER SHIPS
CONCENTRATES SMELTER
under
property > has been
way for the past 8 months and with
of the
the starting of the mill it is hoped
that operation
will be
on a paying
basis.
feet of drifting
Several hundred
cutting
and
has been accomplished
months, nothwith
in the past two
weather
unfavorable
standing the
conditions, the results of which are
very encouraging.
The north drift of the drain tuncontact vein, has
nel level, on the
been in quartz for the last 40 feet,
likelyhood that
and there is every
the downward extension of the big
north oreshoot, so profitably mined
wire service and newspapers all over same. You surely are doing good
the United. States have been chroniwork for California and the entire
A shipment of 24 tons of concling the fact with the result that world. I wish you ‘success in every
centrates was made
to Selby last
inquiries are coming in in increasway.
week from
the Western
Merger
Yours cordially,
ing numbers from widely scattered
mine, which
are running
around
Cc. W. Gammon.
points,
asking
for copies
at this
$200 per ton. The concentrates are
Mr. Gammon’s
letter is all the
early date.
the result of several month’s millmore interesting as he
must have
The matter of the issuance of
ing. The plates catch about 80 per
received his information from some
such a number has been
held in
cent of the values in free gold.
of the laudatory
press notices alabeyance.
for
some
months
until
we
The. crosscut. to reach
the Jackready accorded this paper.
person to handle
son vein is expected to cut into ore could find some
Letters have
also been’
received
any time as there are plenty of inthe outside work in a capable man:
from points as far distant. as Tathe
successful exdications. of approaching ledge matner. Following
‘coma, Washington, and San Diego,
ter in the face. The west drift on ploiting of the Dog Derby publicity
which shows that the outside world
the Randolph vein shows two feet of at Truckee, Mr. Waynflete was enis following
closely the
trend of
found a warm
milling ore on the 400 level. . The gaged and he has’
our mining revival. The special issue
in Sacramento and San
mill is being run one
shift on ere response:
will contain a wealth of informaton
coming from the 400 level and is Francisco. If the business interests
on mining
conditions’ in this secwill accord the idéa
producing
practically
the
cost of of this county
tion that has taken a great deal of
in the upper levels of the mine will
b encountered at no distant date.
Sufficient water is now available operating the property.
mine and
a generous welcome it will be pos
sible to get out
was here
time and
a publication that
trouble
to procure.
way for starting drift placer opera
apne
re.
ace B08 Anes a8
the Stewart Gravel Mine:s, Incorpor:
. the -sluices. A
ated, at
Gold Run,
according tol. :
ae
ee
large quantity is also
a
James D.’Stewart:.
Own
;
was
See
in
Jeing
af Auburn who .
3
town
.
:
Saturday
for
a
1e mi
. crosscut
JUSTICE PEACE WILL
BE APPOINTED MONDAY
BLACK BEAR PROPERTY
IS OPTIONED BY BUTLER
ration
of
the
five
year agreement.
The bondee agrees to perform at
the important,
portant,
if not the most im
gold oreas of the
United
>
3
rar
J
on the dump ready for
Sener
At
the
)
end
hole3
é
of ' the west
r
was drilled.
down
. to bedrock Saturday and was found
six feet below the floor of the erdsswork repairing
.,,
Aue
ee
ut,
giving
a thickness
at that
and the adit of the tunnel so the]
,_.
;
;
4
:
point of 10 to.12
feet of the pay
surveyors ise
can get in
and
pe
:
5
ur’ lay out)..
} Sravel.
The main crosseut
is now
works.
This is . one . of the
large} 125 feet i
.
o> feet into the blue gravel which
gravel properties of the upper counis
ena
:
showing remarkable values.
try and carries. excellent values.
.
A qualitative analysis made in San
; "rancisco: on a. test FUT: OF gravel —
{
excellent values
and indi. suowea
es
tha
ie company has locate
PLACER COUNTY PEAY . 1
real’ pay gravel a a at Gs
ee
HELLAPOPPING DOW!
jowed exe
7
. holding s already under purchase and
Placer
the
Ever since.
county. —. ler bond will give it a considerable acreage to
light
cast the size of the edition needed
to supply the demand.
The initial
Your letter of the 4th inst., has edition will run into the thousands
ation of the property.
ben received advising of your plans and
The road from Nevada City to the
will
be distributed
far and
for a special edition of The Nugget wide. It. will be printed on fine
mine, by way of Washington is now
about April lst., to cover the minbook paper
open, and: the last traces of snow
throughout
and of a
The Black Bear quartz property ing development
and operations in size convenient for mailing. No exaround the property are rapidly dissection
of the pense will
appearing, the camp once more prenorth of Rough and Ready has been the northeasterly
be spared to make it
taken. under bond by Cooley Butler state, particularly the counties of
senting a very inviting aspect.
attractive.
from the estate of William Buchholz Nevada and Sierra, and ohers near——
The State Department of Natural
the past week. $1000 was paid on by. Your enterprise is highly comResources has expressed its strong
the purchase price and the balance mendable. Your section ranks with approval
of the idea
as has the
of $74,000 is to be paid at the expithe Mother Lode District as one of Mining Department of the
Sacra
ar
hashe
been put at
the buildings, roads].
local machine shops which will add
to the economic and efficient oper
Dear Mr. Willoughby:
a
faces <¢
A crew Ae
of men
board of supervisors got tangled up. ,
in the qatter, of what the varioust 0
explanatory:
pijed
. vA ed
;
few
ress oO!
President A. A. Codd
ers of properties
are co-operating
electric from Reno the past week on comwill reflect credit on the marvelous
mill and it is hoped that
whole heartedly with the idea and
resources of his
county
be available for pany business and reported himself mineral
power’ will soon
the issue
should
ereate
a great
continuous all year round operations as well pleased with the showing and will bring much new capital indeal of interest.
to the district and develop it.
No. 8 drill sharpener that has been made,so far. He made
A Waugh
Only a nominal
charge
for the
The following letter from Walter
to the seven
locations of
quartz
claims
added
been
recently
has
copies will
be made
and
orders
new 1% ton while here which have been placed W. Bradley of San Francisco, State should be placed
and five
equipment
as early as posMineralogist of California, is self
cars are being built by one of the on receord.
sible so that
this office
may fore
operating
for
both the
OF Evel Se eee
five
tions this spring at the properties of . .
;
Oe
;
wy
handle. Two more
e
e
handle
o
:
re
county officials ought to receive in
week,
the way of salary, things have been
brewing and now the Auburn Post
of the American Legion. has constituted itself a grand jury body and
Mine Engineer Edward Nolan was
called to Los Angeles the past few
days to settle up an estate and he
has
‘been bringing
which
alot of things
do not look
to
well in
print and: might point out to grand
.
juries generally
tine system
the: old
that
rou
will be absent for several weeks.
LAKE VERA ROAD WILL
BE COUNTY IMPROVED
of inspection may be ‘a
little loose. The Legioners dug up a
By action
lot
of things,
turned
their
over
to Judge
Landis,
issued
them
of the
the road
finding ; Visors,
of Super
‘Nevada
City and Lake Vera will have $1000
now the regular
to the press and
grand jury is having an opportunity
apportioned
to look it over.
Visor.
AS
from
road
One of the supervisors is charged
Board
between
this
spring
his
to.
its
and
in
Eddy
improvement
addition
Super
will use
$500
fund
which should
toward putting this
mento Chamber of Commerce which
with collecting bills. for work done
by his stage line. One tire company
with its alleged agent a county em
£0 a long ways
piece of highway
expected:
for the
shape
into fine
summer
heavy
first
ployee is said
to be favored with
travel. Mr. Eddy
has
gave out the story that such an
heen.
doing
Next Monday the county board of least 75 shifts of work each month States.
end of the tire business. . WO"K’ lately. as far as the Mooney
issue was contemplated. These two the big
~“opera“the miiing
supervisors wily meet in special seson the property. L. S. Wincapaw is
Such an edition
as that which organizations carry a great deal’ of Another supervisor is charged with le aes to assist
sty
.
a
Je
:OnSs €@
:
.
aut
;
property.
Neoes
sion to appoint a new justice of the the local representative for Mr. Butyou propose, will eall the attention weight with the
the
at
claims for his tions
mining fraternity collecting the road
the
from
delegation
the
peace for Nevada Township to ‘sucler who has been acquiring extenof those interested
warrant of When
under a bianket
in mining and and their cooperation with articles men
A numsive holdings in this
bepeared
district
the
Commere
of
Chamber
ceed: H. B. Dow, resigned.
large
that
ciaimed
is
It
some sort.
advertise to the world that Califorhas already been carried out.
re
>
Ron}
ac
rine
:
5
in
already
are
past year.
of candidates
ber
Order aeopy or more at once to purchases in excess of the amount ee the Board last whic they.were
nia and your section in particular:
the
and
J.
1e
Capt.
welc
t,
Schmid
generous
W.
a
the race. Edw.
still have latent possibilities for the be sent outside to carry the story allowed by law without e calling fo1 given
PUY
Ss
Tare «
~
Fieures show funds
were
alloted.
G. W. Gildersleeve and ELKS LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS development
E. Nihell,
of wealth
from our of Nevada county’s
mineral greatbids have been made.
Friday night Nevada City Lodge
Ninnis look .to be in the lead
that the county garage cost the tax
mineral
resources.
Your
paper ness.
of Elks elected the following offic.rg
B
HAS RB
oe
ee
ee
so far in the street talk.
last year, SE VELL HAS
$50,000
payers almost
Richard
has been prominers for the ensuing term:
:
W. L. Mobley
on
expended
amount
one half the
has made no Goyne, Exalted Ruler;
H. A. Curbut
SSEMBLY
ently mentioned
PASSEiW) BY
all the roads of the county.
he was not now, Esteemed
Leading
Knight;
and stated
campaign
The Legion has done a great deal
Esteemed
Loyal
out after the job. Major F. H. ChapJohn J. Fortier,
of
good for the
taxpayers that no
Assemblyman Jerre’) UL. Seawell
recommended. Knight; V. V. Foley, Esteemed Lecman has also been
grand jury
has
apparently
done from this district has
1 two of his
turing Knight; A.M. Holmes, SecIt will be a merry race.
Morace B. Dow,
who has been
While waiting on a customer in down there so far.
bills which were
inti: ‘need in the
retary;
G. J. Rector,
Treasurer;
conducting a real estate
and insurthe Moulton store at French Corrai
Assembly passed from
ut body and
O'NEILL RESIGNS
James B. Young, Tyler; S. Lee Leiance business on Commercial street Saturday morning, Mrs. W. E. Moulthey have
gone to the
Senate for
who ter, trustee; Thomas W. Richards,
Joseph H. O’Neill, Senior,
since the death of E. F. Hook and ton was struck by a bullet from «
—
BPBIOS
atl.
oe
bill.
se
ng
salaries
has been connected with the educadelegate to Grand Lodge and Geo. filling the office of justice of peace
revclver which dropped to the floor
HURT
IN
ACCIDEN)
for
an
assistant
to
County
Treasuralternate
delegate to
tional system of this county for-maH. Calanan
by appointment,
has
resigned the from the pocket of Tom Myer and
er Frank Steel at an annual stipend
past, first as a teacher grand lodge.
ny years
latter post to take
up the work of was discharged. The bullet penetra;
of $1220, elerk for District Attorcounthe
of
The
officers
will
be
installed
Frimember
and later/as'a
secretary of the
Nevada
County ted Mrs. Moulton’s limb about ten
John Lopez, wetl known local hd . ney W. EB. Wrient at a cate of 66n6
ty board of education, has resigned day, April 12.
Building
and Loan
Association inches above the knee and finally
ee
need met
faterky
ae an increase
in Court Reporter M.
Grand Lodge will be held in Los which has hitherto been filled by
from the.board owing to his advancD. Couchlin’s: salary from $1000 to
his
atternoey. beaie
Wednesday
lodged at the tip ef the spine.
necessary Angeles this year.
will be
é
ed years andit
W. A. Doctor.
Mrs. Moulton was rushed to the tox went oe AAS stad $1500 and doubling . Judge C. A.
DOW SUCCEEDS T0
MRS. W. E MOULTON IS
BUILDING AND LOAN SHOT BY STRAY BULLET
JOHN LOPEZ FATALLY
for the board of supervisors to fill
tf
FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL
BANQUET ON APRIL 10
‘appointee will be
ed that the new
the vacancy. Chairman Eddy stated
that no immediate action is contemplated in the matter.
It is presum
Mr. Dow has made an enviable record in his business life here by his
dealing and he will
Nevada
City
Sanitarium
where
Dr.
carry into his
. ST. CANICE’S CHURCH TO
HONOR ST. PATRICK
forward this mevement in an effeccelebrate St. Patrick’s Day by giving
the coming year.
®
Pennsylvania
—
Engine’
Company,
a turkey
banquet
returned from a No. 2, enjoyed
prior
to
its
regular
meeting
last
.
country
lower
trip to the
Wednesday
night.
Several
invited
reGeorge W. Perkins, a former
guests also partook of the feast.
sident of Grass Valley and connectLewis W.
Boswell,
who came
s
Expres
Fargo
Wells
the
ed with
1853 and was
of years, across the plains in
number
Company for a
this
section
fora
in San a resident of
at his home
passed away
passed
away
at
number
of
years,
Knight TemFranciseo last week.
Oroville
last
week.
funeral
lar rites were used at the
Jack Snell has
tive manner in this community. Mr.
Dow wiil also have
charge of the
Grass Valley office.
of
printing,
is
now
night to which the public is cordial
will also be given.
Excellent music will be provided.
A. H. Mooser has been elected
in Fairoaks, ,.where he and his wife
again to the presidency of the Nevaconduct @ newsnaner and magazine
agency.
:
Ocker’s salary at Truckee from
$600
without ieee
to $1200, pasa
The Seawell
turkey
branding bill
was also pas sed easily.
the accident
which was the cause of
:
<
Our assemblyman has been makand threw the machine out of con-. .
oF
.
;
eR
ing a fine showing in-the legislative
;
trol on a steep hillside.
body and:many
complimentary re
wounded man
The
to Nevada
brought
ing motorist.
Tickell
was quickly
City
by a
pass
and-~Brs. Werner and
applied
vada City
first aid at the Ne
Sanitarium.
He
passed
away a few hours later from the njuries which
consisted
of a_
frac
marks have been heard from seasoned legislators,
who have none but
words of praise
for the © effective
way he has been’
representing his
constituents. His bill to assist placer
mining ‘is now in the-ways and
means
committee
of the
assembly,
tured skull and face bones.
having passed the mines and mining
He was very popular among a!
large number of friends who wiil re
committee.
Cc. R. Clinch has
gret his untimely passing,
of the late John
The interment
Lopez
located
John
Sawbridge
of Yakima,
Dr. Tully Knowles of San Jose
which wis conducted from the Masgnic "Temple. He was well known will be the speaker on the program Washington, is at the MohawkYain NevadasCity where he had visitof April 24th in celebrating “Pubkima mining property in the Gold
Flat section. He is president of the
ed the last summer. Royal Arch lie Schoolg Week” in Nevada City.
col
yany.
ember
Niles P. Searls of Oakland visithim for
Masons will wellsrem
Laster rabbits, baskets, candies
his many years service as Grand ed at the home of his parents, Mr.
17-18ch
and iJvelties at Colleys.
and Mrs, Fred Searls, Friday.
Sentinel of the Grand Chapter.
bh
a ball in Armory Hall next Saturday
ly invited. An entertaining program
L. W. Boardman a former resident and
aé_ = disciple of the
old
sehool
neveral Titles eset
oe Nevada. City
as he was returning ‘rom taking 2
R. F. Werner located
the _ bullet
laod of hay
to
Washington.
The
and took precautions to prevent any
steering knuckle on: his truck broke
;
infection setting in. She is resting
new work with which he has been
closely associated
as a director of easily and it is hoped that no serious
from Nevada City.
the Association since its inception, results will follow.
Manager Fred C. Worth of the
the best wishes of a large circle of
National Hotel will tender a fine
GOYNES BUY PROPERTY
friends.
Mrs. Richard R. Goyne banquet to the entire membership
Mr. and
The Association has made an exof the Nevada City Fire Department
have purchased the former Weisen
cellent
showing under the manageNevaon
on April 3d in recognition of the
burger residence property,
inent of Mr. Doctor for so young an
makbeen
splendid
efforts
put
forth
in
combathave
they
da street where
organization and it is to be expectThe members
of
St.
Canice’s
ing their home and expect to rebuild . ting the flames whicr recently threaed that the new secretary will carry Catholic church
are_
preparing to
it into a modern home throughout tened. to destroy the strucure.
~
oS
was in
the
tery on Broad
St.
Catholic ceme
Exalted Ruler
been named as
of Grass Valley Elks
Lodge for the coming year.
He is
one of the popular business men of
our neighboring city.
tournament
The Chamber of Commerce will
Bennetts reelected as vice president
yesterday, the members of the club
meet in regular session Tuesday eve
and Lynne Kelly
put in their time’
da County Golf Association, i
the
week.
directors’
as_
ee
secretary, in
meeting
held
There
being
last on the club
no golf
tackling a climb
ladder trying
place some of the leaders.
to dis
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. BucknefF have
had as guests their daughter, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beatty of San-. H. G. Lyons, and daughter of San
It was some storm that hit this
ger, Fresno county, visited here with
. Diego.
community Saturday.
Chocolate decorated Easter eges
Chocolate decorated Easter eggs her mother, Mrs. George Hidses.
ta Colleys.
——
ta Colleys.
17-18ch for a few days during last week.
,
eae ee