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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada City Nugget

March 11, 1929 (6 pages)

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ity Nugget weg ene StES PSE OT ras INES: Se ee ene porn 7serr e mcranracne no nse woo meen ee 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