March 19, 1937 (8 pages)

B,.\ “ea -= «i 3 Pa ~~ ye 4 MARCH MI NING DEVELOPMENT iSSut — ee eo ' Thinking Out Loud ‘ H. M.'L. We are informed by those who participated in the organization of the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand, that that body is not dead, Dut sleeping; that while the executive committee ‘with a flourish has pronounced the Citizens Committee defunct, that such is not the case. In ‘other words the executives exceeded their constitutional rights."They have a right to resign themselves as precipitately as they wish, but they cannot speak for the 2000 citizens (more or less) who have enrolled under the banner of industrial peace. While it may be regarded as unfortunate that the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand organized in the first place, it ‘would be still more so, after all the initial hurrahs, for it to beat such a retreat as the pronunciamento of the executives reveals. The significance of the fact that a large body of home owning and peace loving citizens is standing ready to assist in maintaining peace, should not be lost. : Of course the sheriff has authority. at any time of emergency to deputize as many able bodied citizens to assist him, as may be necessary, and while he has not asked for any assistance in advance of untoward events, it is reassuring to know that citizens of the two larger communities of this county are ready when called upon. The Citizens Patrol, so-called, was} clearly the result of rash and = unthinking leadership. It is even hinted that it was instituted by disruptive forces, as a-straw man to be set up and then knocked over. But whatever its origin, it is well that the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand should disown the ‘baby, and leave it on the first convenient doorstep. It is the business of law abiding citizens to avoid. disturbances and not to invite trouble by truculent demeanor. Whether in or out of ‘the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand, all home owning and peace loving residents of these two communities, will heartily insist upon maintaining the peace. We have a long tradition ot an orderly community seldom disturbed by labor and employer disputes. We have been fortunate in the character of our Mine Workers Protective League, and in the character of our mine management. A large proportion, if not a majority of our mine workers own their own homes. They are graduates of our schools, they are fathers of families and tax payers. All of us will rejoice if they are granted an increase in pay. We feel confident that mine management and ownership would be glad to increase the pay of the minore, However, as has been pointed out in this column before, wages in mining as in all other industries, are the chief cost factor in production. But whereas in steel and other base metals, the cost can . be passed on to the consumer, Uncle Sam is the only buyer of gold and he pays $35 per ounce, no more. When wages advance to.a point that gold fails to show a profit to the owners, they must close the mines. “Moderation in all things,” advised St. Paul. It is as good today as it was 2000 years ago. Perhaps the knottiest problem confronting mine owners as a group is the fundamental difference in the mines. One property might afford a wage increase which would force an-~ other mine to close. One property is being! developed while another is paying dividends. This writer has not vaguest notion of whether or not a uniform wage scale for the district could be established. However, this fundamental condition should be recognized by every citizen of the two communities whose prosperity depends upon the mining industry. It would seem as if a able policy would be, tritely expressed, to live and let live. FSC Led iia ae Ser ee BRUSH CREEK PROPERTY A. C. Kingsbury, who has the Brush Creek mine under lease and bond from the Alpha Hardware and Supply company of Nevada City has a crew employed cleaning out and reconditioning the old Ante-Up tunnel. Mining is expected to start about sane and reason-. Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA The Nevada City Nugget ‘helps your city and county to gfow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, you help yourself. therefore, x. — a = ciimaaaauammimaiae Vol. 11, No. 23. The County Seat Paper. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937" BERT CRASE IS AGAIN MANAGING IDAHO MARYLAND Through changes in official management at the Idaho Maryland mines at Grass Valley, Bert Crase, who was injured in a mine accident some time ago, has been brought back into duty as superimtendent of the property. Harold F. Lynn who has been superintendent of the Grass Valley property ‘has been made superintendent of the Forbestown interests of the company which lie in Butte county. He went to the property and assumed charge on March 15. In taking this position he becomes one of the youngest managers of large scale mining operations in this country. because of poor road conditions into the mines, on a capacity basis. The new manager is a graduate of the Leland Stanford University. He formerly was connected with the Carson Hill Gold Mines Company and the American Metal Company. His experience has covered the gold, lead, silver, copper and zine fields. Lynn came to the Idaho Maryland six years ago. The production of the local mines was 200 tons. He boosted the output of the mines to more than 1,000 tons per day and also managed the Bullion Mine for the Bullion Mining Company. The Brunswick Mine was opened up for the Idaho ‘Maryland company by Lynn and ‘was put into profitable production with 250 men employed. Manye new safety innovations for this district were introduced by him. He backed the circular shaft experiment conducted at the old Brunswick mine, which has received praise from mining men. throughout the world. Lynn said the principal operations in the near future at the Forbestown properties will be continued production at the Gold Bank and the Oro Mines, where sufficient ore reserves are in sight, : NEVADA CITY BOYS VISIT IN NEW YORK Relatives and friends in Nevada City have received several letters from Robert Tucker and Henry Toccalini, who left here ‘March second for Wanakena, New York. state where they will enter the forest department of the New York university. The boys spent several days in New York. They called on Attorney Carroll Searls and Miss Margaret Rector. Mr. Searls entertained them at a dinner and they had quite a visit with him. Sunday the two young men went to West Point to visit their classmate of Nevada City high school days. “‘Buz’’ Chapman. They were due at the university Thursday. FOOTE'S FLOWER SHOP INSTALLS FRIGIDAIRE Foote’s Floral shop in Hills Flat has justinstalled--.a-big. walk-in Frigidaire and equipment for keeping flowers in the best possible condition. Cliff DeBerry did the installing. The walk-in feature facilitates inspection and selection. The Frigidaire is beautifully equipped and the Footes are greatly pleased with it. : DEAF GIRLS GUESTS AT CAMP CELIO Ten Campfire Girls and four teachers from the State School for the Deaf spent the week end at Camp Celio. Some were deaf and dumb. It was their first visit in this part of the state. Mr. Manly took them to play in the snow two different times. Some of them had never seen snow before. They returned to the school Sunday afternoon. There are Lynn expects by July to have the : -300 ton mill, which is idle at present about 250 in the shhool from all over .the state. the first of April. ‘2. ote aaiacaaeeaenal RECENT STORM PILES UP TWO FEET AT JUNCTION The snow flurries of Wednesday and Thursday brought considerable new snow, there was two feet at the junction Thursday morning, two plows were immediately put to wort by district highway superintendent, Fred Garrison and the road is cleared. Fourteen inches: of snow covered the Downieville highway in spots Thursday but did not impede traffic when chains were used. MRS. TUTTLE AND MISS GOYNE ON CLUB PROGRAM The Nevada City Woman’s Civic club will have a progam meeting Monday night, March 22 at the Brand Studio. Following a brief business meeting Miss Gertrude Goyne will give a short talk on the Hawaiian Islands, Miss Goyne spent last summer in Honolulu and visited a number of the islands. She has Many interesting souvenirs of her trip and will show them to the club ladies this evening. Mrs. Raglan Tuttle will give a dramatic reading. Mrs: Tuttle gives a reading for the club each year and the ladies look forward with great pleasure to the program in which she takes part. Each club member is privileged to bring a guest to the program meeting Monday and the ladies are anticipating the eveninsg proram with a great deal of pleasure. TAME BEAR DOES HIS STUFF SCARES KIDDIES Adults and kiddies had a. lot fun watching a big, heavily muzzled, shaggy brown bear dance on the sidewalks in the business district of Nevada City Wednesday. The young chap with this bruin played a tamborine and the big creature was fullly five and a half feet tall when he stood erect. He stood up to dance, went down on all four feet for shuffles or even shimmied as his master played different ‘tones on the musical instrument. Spectators at the Union Ice company plant were almost helpless with laughter when they beheld a group of little children coming down Main street from school, getting first glimpse of the bear. They were inquisitive yet fearful, When the bear was led across the street to the car on the Standard Oil station lot the children fled like little rabbits in all directions one dropping his lunch bucket in the driveway and was too scared to return for it. They dashed around behind the station to peer out, but three others less fortunate crouched under one of the tiny newly planted evergreens on the driveway with eyes popping almost out of their heads. The man placed the bear in the back seat of his sedan and it laid down comfortably ready to continue its journey to the next town. of JAMES E. NUGENT SELLS SIERRA VALLEY NEWS James E. Nugent, for the past seven years, publisher of The Sierra Valley News, this week disposed of the business to F. E. Rogers, who is now in charge. During his time in Loyalton Mr. Nugent made friends of everyone and was at all times a booster for the Valley. Friends regret that he is disposing of his business and leaving the city. i The new publisher comes from South Dakota, where he-had been engaged in publishing newspapers for the past fifteen years. The first of January, he disposed of his” paper at Martin, South Dakota and with Mrs. Rogers and son, Bert Joseph, came west but found nothing in southern California. After investigating the Sierra Valley News he decided to buy and with his family locate there. : N MANY ENJOY SENIOR FARCE Presenting an outstanding performance of acting, the Class of 1937 entertained the citizens of Nevada City and Grass Valley at their Annual Senior Farce, ‘‘Seventeen"’, Tuesday evening in the Nevada Theatre. The play was received by the audience as a fine example of dramatical ability that the average high school student has. Miss Nancy Jones, director and her cast of fourteen players were: congratulated on their performance. The cast included: Carl Tobiassen, John Harding, Joan Grant, Roberta Ostrom, Margaret Gibbs, Ruth Curnow, Tom Rickard, Bob Graham, Harlath Brock, John Kron, Bill Bennett, Marlin Young, Amy Lou McCraney and Dorothy Thomas. : The cast was supported by the Nevada City high school orchestra, under the direction of Leslie E. Sweeney between acts and by the following stage hands and managers: Stage Managers: H. W. Hobbie and Miss Thelma Petersen; Assistant stage managers: Edna Doolittle, Kathryn Sabin, Lacy Jones, and Robert Proctor; properties: B. C. Barron; publicity manager, Vernie Deschwanden; business manager, Fred Garrison and Music, Mr. Sweeney. The programs and tickets. were prepared by Miss N. B. Baggley, Margaret Burgan, Adele Joerschke and Catherine Stephens. The program cover was designed by Mamie Fradelizio. NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE T0 BE HELD IN JUNE A new city of 25,000 will grow almost overnight in Washington, D. C. this summer when ‘scouts and leaders will camp along both sides of the Potomac river as part of the National Boy Scout Jamboree from June 30 to July 9. Surveyors have selected 350 acres in sight of the National Capitol. This will be divided into 25 _ sectional camps each of which will house 34 jamboree troops of 33 scouts and 3 leaders. All construction and sanitation at the camp site is first approved by engineers of the U. S. Army. The jamboree city will have its own water supply, using eight miles of mains to brings millions of gallons of water daily. Judge G. L. Jones, loca] pamboree committeeman reports the approximate route the special train -of which Tahoe Area Council is a part will include Salt Lake City, Royal Gorge, Denver Elgin Watch Plant, Dearborn, Greenfield, Village, Detroit, across Canada, Niagara Falls, Albany, boat trip down the Hudson river to West Point, 3 days in New York, Philadelphia, ten days jamboree in Washington, D. C., Harpers Ferry, Pittsburg, Cincinnati; Louisville, Birmingham, New Orleans, Randolph Field, £1 Paso, Juarez, Mexico, Tucson, Los Angeles and home via the coast. He states that those registering for the jamboree after the Tahoe troop is filled will have to join an unfilled troop of a neighboring council, CAMP FIRE GIRLS TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Ahdenah Camp Fire Girls of Nevada City will celebrate the 25th or jubilee anniversary of the founding of the order this evening, in Seaman’s Lodge in Pioneer Park, at 8 o'clock. : . There are eighteen of the nineteen girls of the group in town and they are working for birthday honors. During the month of March they hold the pwblie event and the program tonight has been prepared: by them without any assistance. The public is cordially invited to attend. The birthday council fire will be held in a joint ceremony with the Grass Valley Camp Fire Girls the latter part of this month. Mrs. Zoe Kagerer is guardian of Ahdenah Camp Fire Girls. -; Miners Employed in County Total 2,609 There was a slight increase in the number of men employed in Nevada County mines during the past month, even though several of the smaller properties, such as the Ragon, Deer Creek Union, and Valley Gold Mines were closed temporarily for various reasons. The increases in employment were in the larger properties such as the Empire Star and Zeibright, which each added about thirty men to their pay rolls The Queen Lil mill under the management of Hal Draper went into action again with four men employed and plenty of custom ore in sight for some time to come. The chief contributor of custom ore will be the Giant King mine wpon which several excellent’ reports have recently been made. : The following reports have been received of mining activity in the county: VALLEY MINES Principal work at the Valley Mines property in the Willow Valley district east of Nevada City is continued repair of the equipment and buildings. The men are firing pipe lines, repairing roofs amd working on the road. Snow is still quite deep at the property. Thomas Cole and associates are developing this mine. GASTON MINE In the last few days reports have come in that-the Gaston property, northeast of Washington has been sold under bond and lease. The representatives in the local field stated work would start as early as possible in the spring. This property was worked in early days and reopened several years ago by Mr. Otto E. Schiffner of this&city. Much hard work and considerable expense was undergone in reconditioning the property. Lack of electricity and two or three dry seasons were the principal reason for the property closing down. The equipment formerly used water power. ;Four-men are working in the mill YELLOW DIAMOND Operations were resumed at the Yellow Diamond mine, west of Nevada City on the Downieville highway, last Monday after a seven months shutdown. Six men are employed. The property is owned by O. Gruenwald of Sacramento A heavy flow of water stopped operations in the 90 foot shaft and when un-watering is con@leted it is state a 200 foot ore shoot will be developed. SIERRA BUTTES MINE A crew of seven are employed at the Sierra Buttes mine at Sierra City. It has been in operation all winter. This mine was ‘first operated by Mexicans in early days and was be-~ ing mined when the first white settlers came to the west. QUEEN LIL CUSTOM MILL H. D. Draper, local assayer, started operations at his Queen Lil custom mill at Nevada City Wednesday. A test run of 50 tons is being made. Trucks will start delivery of the ore, contracted from the Giant King mine at Washington, next week. which will handle between 25 and 35 tons of ore per day depending on the rock. DAISY BLUE PROPERTY As soon as the power line right of way is completed to the Daisy Blue property, northwest of Nevada City, active operation will start. John Marks and J. P. Muscardini of this city are interested in the property. SHOVEL PLACERS The Shovel Placers being operated by Bigelow and Dudley at Columbia Hill is expected to resume operations shortly. Cold weather and = heavy snow brought a temporary closing. A broken caterpillar head and the freezing pipes will prove quite an added expense to the operators. OPERATING MINES, MEN EMPLOYED AND MONTHLY PAYROLL IN NEVADA COUNTY MINE QUARTZ LOCATION NUMBER OR GRAVEL EMPLOYED PAYROLL N. Star Empire ’ Pennsylvania Quartz Grass V. alley 830 $116,200 Brunswick and ; : Idaho-Maryland Quartz NE Grass Valley 700 98,000 Murchie Quartz E ef Nevada City 300 42,600 Great Northern Quartz Harmony Ridge 15 Golden Center Quartz Grass Valley 110 15,400 ~ Spring Hill $ Quartz NE Grass Valley 13 Lava Cap Quartz SBanner Mt.” 255 35,700 Bullion-Alaska “Quartz _E of Grass Valley 60 Spanish Quartz Washington 50 Zeibright Quartz E of Nevada City 115 16,000 Prescott Hill Quartz E. of Grass Valley 25 Giant King Quartz Washington 8 Omega Gravel N. Washington 5 Norambagua Quartz S. Grass Valley 25 Quaker Hill Gravel E Nevada City 3 Queen Lil Mill Nevada City 4 San Juan Mine Quartz Nor. San Juan 17 Valley Gold Mines Qua E Nevada City 'S Alaska Quartz Pike City Lucky Jane Quartz N. Bloomfield 3 Schepp Quartz Graniteville 1 Gracey Quartz S Nevada City 10 Stockton Hill : Quartz So. Grass Valley : 5 City Belle Quartz Nevada City 3 : Morning Star Quartz . Tyler 2 Mistletoe Quartz Rough and Ready 10 Lowell Hill Gravel E. Nevada City 5 Reeder Gravel Nor. San Juan 5 Boreham Quartz Town Talk 4 Nevada Quartz E. Nevada City 4 Ridge Mines. Gravel San Juan 5 ‘ Mt. View Quartz Washington aes eo 3 TOPALS 5 aan--2609 -

B,.\ “ea -= «i 3 Pa ~~ ye 4 MARCH MI NING DEVELOPMENT iSSut — ee eo ' Thinking Out Loud ‘ H. M.'L. We are informed by those who participated in the organization of the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand, that that body is not dead, Dut sleeping; that while the executive committee ‘with a flourish has pronounced the Citizens Committee defunct, that such is not the case. In ‘other words the executives exceeded their constitutional rights."They have a right to resign themselves as precipitately as they wish, but they cannot speak for the 2000 citizens (more or less) who have enrolled under the banner of industrial peace. While it may be regarded as unfortunate that the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand organized in the first place, it ‘would be still more so, after all the initial hurrahs, for it to beat such a retreat as the pronunciamento of the executives reveals. The significance of the fact that a large body of home owning and peace loving citizens is standing ready to assist in maintaining peace, should not be lost. : Of course the sheriff has authority. at any time of emergency to deputize as many able bodied citizens to assist him, as may be necessary, and while he has not asked for any assistance in advance of untoward events, it is reassuring to know that citizens of the two larger communities of this county are ready when called upon. The Citizens Patrol, so-called, was} clearly the result of rash and = unthinking leadership. It is even hinted that it was instituted by disruptive forces, as a-straw man to be set up and then knocked over. But whatever its origin, it is well that the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand should disown the ‘baby, and leave it on the first convenient doorstep. It is the business of law abiding citizens to avoid. disturbances and not to invite trouble by truculent demeanor. Whether in or out of ‘the Citizens Committee of Five Thousand, all home owning and peace loving residents of these two communities, will heartily insist upon maintaining the peace. We have a long tradition ot an orderly community seldom disturbed by labor and employer disputes. We have been fortunate in the character of our Mine Workers Protective League, and in the character of our mine management. A large proportion, if not a majority of our mine workers own their own homes. They are graduates of our schools, they are fathers of families and tax payers. All of us will rejoice if they are granted an increase in pay. We feel confident that mine management and ownership would be glad to increase the pay of the minore, However, as has been pointed out in this column before, wages in mining as in all other industries, are the chief cost factor in production. But whereas in steel and other base metals, the cost can . be passed on to the consumer, Uncle Sam is the only buyer of gold and he pays $35 per ounce, no more. When wages advance to.a point that gold fails to show a profit to the owners, they must close the mines. “Moderation in all things,” advised St. Paul. It is as good today as it was 2000 years ago. Perhaps the knottiest problem confronting mine owners as a group is the fundamental difference in the mines. One property might afford a wage increase which would force an-~ other mine to close. One property is being! developed while another is paying dividends. This writer has not vaguest notion of whether or not a uniform wage scale for the district could be established. However, this fundamental condition should be recognized by every citizen of the two communities whose prosperity depends upon the mining industry. It would seem as if a able policy would be, tritely expressed, to live and let live. FSC Led iia ae Ser ee BRUSH CREEK PROPERTY A. C. Kingsbury, who has the Brush Creek mine under lease and bond from the Alpha Hardware and Supply company of Nevada City has a crew employed cleaning out and reconditioning the old Ante-Up tunnel. Mining is expected to start about sane and reason-. Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOL D AREA IN CALIFORNIA The Nevada City Nugget ‘helps your city and county to gfow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, you help yourself. therefore, x. — a = ciimaaaauammimaiae Vol. 11, No. 23. The County Seat Paper. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1937" BERT CRASE IS AGAIN MANAGING IDAHO MARYLAND Through changes in official management at the Idaho Maryland mines at Grass Valley, Bert Crase, who was injured in a mine accident some time ago, has been brought back into duty as superimtendent of the property. Harold F. Lynn who has been superintendent of the Grass Valley property ‘has been made superintendent of the Forbestown interests of the company which lie in Butte county. He went to the property and assumed charge on March 15. In taking this position he becomes one of the youngest managers of large scale mining operations in this country. because of poor road conditions into the mines, on a capacity basis. The new manager is a graduate of the Leland Stanford University. He formerly was connected with the Carson Hill Gold Mines Company and the American Metal Company. His experience has covered the gold, lead, silver, copper and zine fields. Lynn came to the Idaho Maryland six years ago. The production of the local mines was 200 tons. He boosted the output of the mines to more than 1,000 tons per day and also managed the Bullion Mine for the Bullion Mining Company. The Brunswick Mine was opened up for the Idaho ‘Maryland company by Lynn and ‘was put into profitable production with 250 men employed. Manye new safety innovations for this district were introduced by him. He backed the circular shaft experiment conducted at the old Brunswick mine, which has received praise from mining men. throughout the world. Lynn said the principal operations in the near future at the Forbestown properties will be continued production at the Gold Bank and the Oro Mines, where sufficient ore reserves are in sight, : NEVADA CITY BOYS VISIT IN NEW YORK Relatives and friends in Nevada City have received several letters from Robert Tucker and Henry Toccalini, who left here ‘March second for Wanakena, New York. state where they will enter the forest department of the New York university. The boys spent several days in New York. They called on Attorney Carroll Searls and Miss Margaret Rector. Mr. Searls entertained them at a dinner and they had quite a visit with him. Sunday the two young men went to West Point to visit their classmate of Nevada City high school days. “‘Buz’’ Chapman. They were due at the university Thursday. FOOTE'S FLOWER SHOP INSTALLS FRIGIDAIRE Foote’s Floral shop in Hills Flat has justinstalled--.a-big. walk-in Frigidaire and equipment for keeping flowers in the best possible condition. Cliff DeBerry did the installing. The walk-in feature facilitates inspection and selection. The Frigidaire is beautifully equipped and the Footes are greatly pleased with it. : DEAF GIRLS GUESTS AT CAMP CELIO Ten Campfire Girls and four teachers from the State School for the Deaf spent the week end at Camp Celio. Some were deaf and dumb. It was their first visit in this part of the state. Mr. Manly took them to play in the snow two different times. Some of them had never seen snow before. They returned to the school Sunday afternoon. There are Lynn expects by July to have the : -300 ton mill, which is idle at present about 250 in the shhool from all over .the state. the first of April. ‘2. ote aaiacaaeeaenal RECENT STORM PILES UP TWO FEET AT JUNCTION The snow flurries of Wednesday and Thursday brought considerable new snow, there was two feet at the junction Thursday morning, two plows were immediately put to wort by district highway superintendent, Fred Garrison and the road is cleared. Fourteen inches: of snow covered the Downieville highway in spots Thursday but did not impede traffic when chains were used. MRS. TUTTLE AND MISS GOYNE ON CLUB PROGRAM The Nevada City Woman’s Civic club will have a progam meeting Monday night, March 22 at the Brand Studio. Following a brief business meeting Miss Gertrude Goyne will give a short talk on the Hawaiian Islands, Miss Goyne spent last summer in Honolulu and visited a number of the islands. She has Many interesting souvenirs of her trip and will show them to the club ladies this evening. Mrs. Raglan Tuttle will give a dramatic reading. Mrs: Tuttle gives a reading for the club each year and the ladies look forward with great pleasure to the program in which she takes part. Each club member is privileged to bring a guest to the program meeting Monday and the ladies are anticipating the eveninsg proram with a great deal of pleasure. TAME BEAR DOES HIS STUFF SCARES KIDDIES Adults and kiddies had a. lot fun watching a big, heavily muzzled, shaggy brown bear dance on the sidewalks in the business district of Nevada City Wednesday. The young chap with this bruin played a tamborine and the big creature was fullly five and a half feet tall when he stood erect. He stood up to dance, went down on all four feet for shuffles or even shimmied as his master played different ‘tones on the musical instrument. Spectators at the Union Ice company plant were almost helpless with laughter when they beheld a group of little children coming down Main street from school, getting first glimpse of the bear. They were inquisitive yet fearful, When the bear was led across the street to the car on the Standard Oil station lot the

children fled like little rabbits in all directions one dropping his lunch bucket in the driveway and was too scared to return for it. They dashed around behind the station to peer out, but three others less fortunate crouched under one of the tiny newly planted evergreens on the driveway with eyes popping almost out of their heads. The man placed the bear in the back seat of his sedan and it laid down comfortably ready to continue its journey to the next town. of JAMES E. NUGENT SELLS SIERRA VALLEY NEWS James E. Nugent, for the past seven years, publisher of The Sierra Valley News, this week disposed of the business to F. E. Rogers, who is now in charge. During his time in Loyalton Mr. Nugent made friends of everyone and was at all times a booster for the Valley. Friends regret that he is disposing of his business and leaving the city. i The new publisher comes from South Dakota, where he-had been engaged in publishing newspapers for the past fifteen years. The first of January, he disposed of his” paper at Martin, South Dakota and with Mrs. Rogers and son, Bert Joseph, came west but found nothing in southern California. After investigating the Sierra Valley News he decided to buy and with his family locate there. : N MANY ENJOY SENIOR FARCE Presenting an outstanding performance of acting, the Class of 1937 entertained the citizens of Nevada City and Grass Valley at their Annual Senior Farce, ‘‘Seventeen"’, Tuesday evening in the Nevada Theatre. The play was received by the audience as a fine example of dramatical ability that the average high school student has. Miss Nancy Jones, director and her cast of fourteen players were: congratulated on their performance. The cast included: Carl Tobiassen, John Harding, Joan Grant, Roberta Ostrom, Margaret Gibbs, Ruth Curnow, Tom Rickard, Bob Graham, Harlath Brock, John Kron, Bill Bennett, Marlin Young, Amy Lou McCraney and Dorothy Thomas. : The cast was supported by the Nevada City high school orchestra, under the direction of Leslie E. Sweeney between acts and by the following stage hands and managers: Stage Managers: H. W. Hobbie and Miss Thelma Petersen; Assistant stage managers: Edna Doolittle, Kathryn Sabin, Lacy Jones, and Robert Proctor; properties: B. C. Barron; publicity manager, Vernie Deschwanden; business manager, Fred Garrison and Music, Mr. Sweeney. The programs and tickets. were prepared by Miss N. B. Baggley, Margaret Burgan, Adele Joerschke and Catherine Stephens. The program cover was designed by Mamie Fradelizio. NATIONAL SCOUT JAMBOREE T0 BE HELD IN JUNE A new city of 25,000 will grow almost overnight in Washington, D. C. this summer when ‘scouts and leaders will camp along both sides of the Potomac river as part of the National Boy Scout Jamboree from June 30 to July 9. Surveyors have selected 350 acres in sight of the National Capitol. This will be divided into 25 _ sectional camps each of which will house 34 jamboree troops of 33 scouts and 3 leaders. All construction and sanitation at the camp site is first approved by engineers of the U. S. Army. The jamboree city will have its own water supply, using eight miles of mains to brings millions of gallons of water daily. Judge G. L. Jones, loca] pamboree committeeman reports the approximate route the special train -of which Tahoe Area Council is a part will include Salt Lake City, Royal Gorge, Denver Elgin Watch Plant, Dearborn, Greenfield, Village, Detroit, across Canada, Niagara Falls, Albany, boat trip down the Hudson river to West Point, 3 days in New York, Philadelphia, ten days jamboree in Washington, D. C., Harpers Ferry, Pittsburg, Cincinnati; Louisville, Birmingham, New Orleans, Randolph Field, £1 Paso, Juarez, Mexico, Tucson, Los Angeles and home via the coast. He states that those registering for the jamboree after the Tahoe troop is filled will have to join an unfilled troop of a neighboring council, CAMP FIRE GIRLS TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Ahdenah Camp Fire Girls of Nevada City will celebrate the 25th or jubilee anniversary of the founding of the order this evening, in Seaman’s Lodge in Pioneer Park, at 8 o'clock. : . There are eighteen of the nineteen girls of the group in town and they are working for birthday honors. During the month of March they hold the pwblie event and the program tonight has been prepared: by them without any assistance. The public is cordially invited to attend. The birthday council fire will be held in a joint ceremony with the Grass Valley Camp Fire Girls the latter part of this month. Mrs. Zoe Kagerer is guardian of Ahdenah Camp Fire Girls. -; Miners Employed in County Total 2,609 There was a slight increase in the number of men employed in Nevada County mines during the past month, even though several of the smaller properties, such as the Ragon, Deer Creek Union, and Valley Gold Mines were closed temporarily for various reasons. The increases in employment were in the larger properties such as the Empire Star and Zeibright, which each added about thirty men to their pay rolls The Queen Lil mill under the management of Hal Draper went into action again with four men employed and plenty of custom ore in sight for some time to come. The chief contributor of custom ore will be the Giant King mine wpon which several excellent’ reports have recently been made. : The following reports have been received of mining activity in the county: VALLEY MINES Principal work at the Valley Mines property in the Willow Valley district east of Nevada City is continued repair of the equipment and buildings. The men are firing pipe lines, repairing roofs amd working on the road. Snow is still quite deep at the property. Thomas Cole and associates are developing this mine. GASTON MINE In the last few days reports have come in that-the Gaston property, northeast of Washington has been sold under bond and lease. The representatives in the local field stated work would start as early as possible in the spring. This property was worked in early days and reopened several years ago by Mr. Otto E. Schiffner of this&city. Much hard work and considerable expense was undergone in reconditioning the property. Lack of electricity and two or three dry seasons were the principal reason for the property closing down. The equipment formerly used water power. ;Four-men are working in the mill YELLOW DIAMOND Operations were resumed at the Yellow Diamond mine, west of Nevada City on the Downieville highway, last Monday after a seven months shutdown. Six men are employed. The property is owned by O. Gruenwald of Sacramento A heavy flow of water stopped operations in the 90 foot shaft and when un-watering is con@leted it is state a 200 foot ore shoot will be developed. SIERRA BUTTES MINE A crew of seven are employed at the Sierra Buttes mine at Sierra City. It has been in operation all winter. This mine was ‘first operated by Mexicans in early days and was be-~ ing mined when the first white settlers came to the west. QUEEN LIL CUSTOM MILL H. D. Draper, local assayer, started operations at his Queen Lil custom mill at Nevada City Wednesday. A test run of 50 tons is being made. Trucks will start delivery of the ore, contracted from the Giant King mine at Washington, next week. which will handle between 25 and 35 tons of ore per day depending on the rock. DAISY BLUE PROPERTY As soon as the power line right of way is completed to the Daisy Blue property, northwest of Nevada City, active operation will start. John Marks and J. P. Muscardini of this city are interested in the property. SHOVEL PLACERS The Shovel Placers being operated by Bigelow and Dudley at Columbia Hill is expected to resume operations shortly. Cold weather and = heavy snow brought a temporary closing. A broken caterpillar head and the freezing pipes will prove quite an added expense to the operators. OPERATING MINES, MEN EMPLOYED AND MONTHLY PAYROLL IN NEVADA COUNTY MINE QUARTZ LOCATION NUMBER OR GRAVEL EMPLOYED PAYROLL N. Star Empire ’ Pennsylvania Quartz Grass V. alley 830 $116,200 Brunswick and ; : Idaho-Maryland Quartz NE Grass Valley 700 98,000 Murchie Quartz E ef Nevada City 300 42,600 Great Northern Quartz Harmony Ridge 15 Golden Center Quartz Grass Valley 110 15,400 ~ Spring Hill $ Quartz NE Grass Valley 13 Lava Cap Quartz SBanner Mt.” 255 35,700 Bullion-Alaska “Quartz _E of Grass Valley 60 Spanish Quartz Washington 50 Zeibright Quartz E of Nevada City 115 16,000 Prescott Hill Quartz E. of Grass Valley 25 Giant King Quartz Washington 8 Omega Gravel N. Washington 5 Norambagua Quartz S. Grass Valley 25 Quaker Hill Gravel E Nevada City 3 Queen Lil Mill Nevada City 4 San Juan Mine Quartz Nor. San Juan 17 Valley Gold Mines Qua E Nevada City 'S Alaska Quartz Pike City Lucky Jane Quartz N. Bloomfield 3 Schepp Quartz Graniteville 1 Gracey Quartz S Nevada City 10 Stockton Hill : Quartz So. Grass Valley : 5 City Belle Quartz Nevada City 3 : Morning Star Quartz . Tyler 2 Mistletoe Quartz Rough and Ready 10 Lowell Hill Gravel E. Nevada City 5 Reeder Gravel Nor. San Juan 5 Boreham Quartz Town Talk 4 Nevada Quartz E. Nevada City 4 Ridge Mines. Gravel San Juan 5 ‘ Mt. View Quartz Washington aes eo 3 TOPALS 5 aan--2609 -