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/ thé VOLUME IV, NUMBER 19 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, _ CALIBQRNIA._ THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER MARC H 24, 24, 1930
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= 16 TO1 CUTS LEDGE SUNS Ses Tee HANLEY STATES . WONDER MINE IS . MAYFLOWERMINEIS. — . P]ACER GOLD DIS
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mths ON 3000 LEVEL . . 2STNEPST¥ER COMPANY READY. TOSTART WORK . PRODUCED GOOD
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vent BE. C. Klinker has disposed. of and : : . i George L. Duffey, superintendent
Redstone Quartz Mine to Texas RK EARLY SUMMER of the Mayflower mine at-Iorest Ty. HERE —
es THE PAST WEEK people who will proceed with the. 10 BBGIN WO Hill was in town Wednesday, returna p opening of the property as soon as 7. ing the same day. The Mayflower is
‘ne With various rumors percolating the snows disappear. Robert L. Hanley, vice president} Prospects are bright for the com-. 2OW concentrating its work entirely) a4. thought << ae porstuts in
din abouttown thatthe 16to 1 at Al-. The Redstone js a sone of gold. of the Mines Operating Corporation,. mencement of operations again atj9" the Baltimore tunnel through).. peopie’s minds, even among
» 9th leghany had cut another rich bunchj bearing quartz in the slate and Ltd. which has 1200 acres ‘of hy-}the Wonder group of mines at Allewhich the extension of the otd Paraour —own_—citicens;_ het eee See
the of ore the past week, The Nugget. sandstone area about three miles! draulic ground on Howard Flat,. ghany, according to President Harry . 8°? charnel, which was worked for ining is largely a thing of the
Saturday got in touch with Presi-. east of’Biue Canyon on the west} was in Nevada City Friday on his!G. Mack of the Sierra Cons. Mining three miles through the Mayflower: act. [f The Nugget publisher had
dent H. U. Maxfield in San Franslope of the North Fork of the North]! way to the property in company with}Company,. owners. of the property, tunnel, is being ao ee: . way wich idea it was thorouphiy
“eisco and. Superintendent Clayton ; Fork of the American River. Ross F. Taylor, engineer for the} who was a caller at The Nugget ofae (dispelled when William A. eras”
Bennetts at Alleghany to ascertain The mine was located first in corporation. The company is making . fice Saturday./The property has been { 1ocal mining man and licensed ore :
e the extent of the reported find. the early sixties by Al Redstone . plans to operate on a large scalel{idle for practically a year now due NEW HOIST FOR . puyér, brought in a handkerchief
rush The company authorized the-state-. and was last operated about 1890 this spring as soon as the weather!to internal troubles hich are be. full of nuggets and buttons Friday
stior ment that it has cut the ledge ona; by ex-governon Willey of Idaho who moderates and some of the ninc}ing cleared up. / BOREHAM WINE that he had purchasef from various
crosseut from th eshaft on the 3000] lived on the property until blindness . feet ofsnow gets off the ground. A new: set of officers and direc‘ i sections, the whole amounting to
n of level and that the water has beeNjand ill health overcame him at the The company has eT ail tors has been chosen. by the stock: around $370 and representing but
City conring in 80. fest that operations!age of 84. ed in the neighborhood of a half; holders.as follows: Harry G. Mack RECEIVED HERE three day’s purchases.
have been discontinued until the cai million dollars in water and proper-] of Berkeley president, Robert W. I tt was all-plecer_ yold and cole
ni flow ceases to normal. No ore has ty rights and has enough gravel] Bachelor of Berkeley vice president et ay towce ade al
ree been encountered at that point but STATE ENGINEERS blocked out to last for 20 years with} Victor J. Barnett of Oakland secreWith the arrival of a large aa ae ae property as
ee indications are_goodfor picking uD normal operating conditions: A long! tary-treasurer. The other directors. amount of equipment the past few So hae maine Yankee Jims in
isisome good values. It is estimated time contract for storage of debris}are H. O. Ballard of Berkeley, H.j days and unloaded at the Town Talk} pjacer-county and from the Anrerivis that three or féur days will see the -. pehind the Bullards Bar dam is} J.’ Lee of Berkeley, James Haver-. siding of the Nevada County Rail-loan river near Colfax. It was oy
dais heavy flow of water diminished as . also in effect. craft of Oakland and Henry B. Ne-. road, work will soon be ready to pro-. jn the form of buttons as melted by
tha it has practically ceaséd already on THIS VICINI Y Hanley stated to a,Nugget repre-/Ville of Downleville. ceed on the new standard shaft for. ine miners but there was a large
rain the 2400 level. Ee sentative that his company will have The Wonder is one of the prom-. the Boreham property i Ri amount of native gold in the display.
Mr. Maxfield has ben work on continuous operations during the waeS yrOpe rans of the Alleghany!made a fine showing One of the large nuggets now resis
cisco the ides that the values persist to With. the visit of State Engineer] ter season. each year and employ aj district, being west of and adjoining . liminary development work. in The Nugget display window just
Oakdepth in the 16 tol and Tightner Edward Hyatt and a large company . large crew. The corporation has valuthe semOus 16--to:1. There are eight The equipment consisted of anew{to show that we weren't having a
ning ground. and the strikes made the{of engineering experts on the lower! able water rights on the North Fork; Claims in the group, Wonder Nos. i} hoist and ‘motors, A standard head-. ine dream. -ofsome sort.
past year Gewn to the’ 27090 level. Yuba Friday interest again attaches! of the North Yuba and an elaborate: and 2, Right Place, No Better, Alice,j frame and bins are to be built at Sharp. who. hee bis oMee sue
sted live coutirined him in his belief. to the possibilities of the construc-. ditch system, with plenty of water Hidden Treasure, Heckley and Jum-. once. It is the expectation of the Fcend a 302 Spring sens in tS
vige 3 a tion of a large dam at the Narrows. for large operations. The. gravel] bo. Over 900 feet of tunnel work] company to use the present prospect . .. of the National Hotel, is one of
FUNTETS, below Smartville which would be a. channels have been thoroughly proshas been done and the face of the. shaft as the basis of the new shaft) . .. 1, oan aie
e Jian arp ANNOUNCES HIS seatl aft thei 1 O ti drift is thought iob6 week the mate tecinett pe SEN ar most assiduous mining ‘men and
ning part of the state water conservation pecte or eir values. On a grea a “ nD us elim winraters much expense in. ).. peen the means of interesting
was CORONER CANDIDACY scheme as well as for the impound-. deal of the property there-is but) edge. The company has three quar-. its construction. The prospect shaft! (jj cigerable outside capital in our.
ing of debris from the mines, Mr.} little overburden to handle and none/ters of a mile of the mais ledge onjruns at a good even pitch for its. j)e,) mining district. He was given. . Hyatt stated that in his opinion the of the banks will go to great height its property and it looks tobe a realj}depth and will make an acceptable] .,, a papers Gites recentiveby
Announcement is made in this is-] Narrows damsite did not offer}as was the case in the Malakoff producer when once under way. shaft. The work will be pushed to ‘ce ate jeer bureau and is pre‘ sue of The Nugget by L. R. “Bob’’. enough storage capacity to handle. workings at North Bloomfield. Mr. Mack was accompanied by/j early completion. pared to pay cash for all purchases
ons Jefford that. his name will appear OD . satisfactorily the flood waters of the es wc: a charming woman who : . Bill ie a wantiguiat cists
the ballot at the primary election) Yuba “watershed and that another} . Mr. and Mrs. George Miller have s enthusiastic for the possibilities ' : : seealatit e
oe in August as a candidate for thej site should be sought. moved to: Sacramento to make thell of the Wonder as a producer. FOREST HAS COMMUNITY _ ayers commend i greet,
eee office of coroner of Nevada county. The party made a careful in-. home. crosscut from the shaft on the 3000 SERVICE CLUB TA TED of cain ae a sone ete.
nec One of Nevada City’s and Grass! spection of the lower Yuba country pe aier re ces ve oe lanes 5 R Th ae. la es he ate
ar Vailley’s formeost young business. ;, the neighborhood of Parks Bar
xf i. ater oe his eee
al men is presented politically thrUj,nq Daguerre Point where the DePIERRE BOUERY The little town of Forest has em-. — < oe co oe ae oe é tee
nae this announcement and will be wel-. },;, Commission at one time atWIN SISTER HAS barked on an ambitious program of si ci Reed tai interest outsiders
ae comed by his many friends thruout! tempted to construct a low dam, / community betterment with the foran he est is ae bedn (i veer
trict the county. His residence in this]pyt which proved unsatisfactory. NOTED VISITOR PR Mi mation of a Sierra Community Serof etarting up of some of our local
my county extends over a _ period Of. he Narrows damsite has always vice club with C.P. Klinkner as ee More of his 2
eke nearly three years, during. whieh-. peen favored by the mining interests LAST SATURDAY chairman, Mrs. Vera Ttrehl as 1st oe ee : :
wns er ng : i . ; : With a number of our local pla--—time he has gained wide popularity . as it was far enough down the rivUP 10 $520 A TON vice chairman, Wm. Blackmore 2d : fr : :
both from his professional position} er to impound the waters of. Deer vice chairman, Mrs. Mabel Davies a eke ene being taken under opas junior firm member in the W. R-icreek and make possible placer min-. Pierre Bouery, one ary, one of Callfornia’s secretary and Will Blackmore treasa at the present. time, we may
Ross Jefofrd & Son Funeral Home _ in. jng along Nevada City’s water course . most noted hydraulic mine operators Things are looking bright at the. urer. bce Bee tees ‘3 nts os re of .
a trass Valley and “The Little Church) saturday the engineering party inand for 15 years general manager of . Twin Sister mine for striking pay A home coming. and plente. is _proany Te a
p Al Funere] Home” in this city, and his}. ected sites on the Bear river and . the fanlous LaGrange mine in Trin-. Values in the face of the tunnel posed for the coming summer. eres “
civic activities. went over the Parker damsite where. ity county was a Nevada City visit-; Which ts now in favorable formation
arior Mr. Jefford states that he believes . ine irrigation district has a large. or Saturday in company with James! for striking a new ledge. Friday a NEVILLE 1S APPOINTED DEVELOPMENT Wo IRK IS
enry himself well fitted for the office, adn sum of money tied. up in the site D. Stewart of Auburn. Bouery is large flow of water was struck which . *' .
cast U aes eas £0. Bere ene €X-' ond no immediate prospect of real-}looking over several promising. indicates the presence of ledge matSIERRA COUNTY JUDGE STARTED YOUNG AMERICA
3 set acting and undivided attention its izing on its investment. gravel properties in this county with ter. : :
n is responsibitities demands. Sa oe 8 ~ .l the idea of taking one over for large In the first ledge struck which i oe Seer :
The candidate is a native of Utah! operations. some have figured is the Twin Sis-. Governor Cc. C. Young on Thurs Ww ee is progressing in driving
—and received his education in that DEPOT HILL MINE HAS The LaGrange was probably the. ter ledge, the drift has advanced day appeinted Henry B. Neville, for the No. 4 tunnel ae he Young
— state after which he attended the ‘. world’s largest “hhydvauiie property. 100 feat and the width between. mony years district . attorney: of Amnerica propgrty at Serra City to
State University at Columbus, Ohio. BEEN WORKING NICELY not excepting our own Malakoff mine walls is five feet with the quartz. Sierra county, to be Superior Judge eut the sl /shoot’ that produced
His education continued at the at North Bloomfield. There were. #Veraging three feet in ‘width. The . of that county. The appointment na rota millions in the upren
mily Training School. for Embalmers in The’ Depot Hill hydraulic mine] banks there as high as 800 feet on values are running from $9 to $520. comes as a aistingy and merited ay gus aes ee va a ; tee ae
ee the Ohio city and he received one of . above Camptonville has been having . which it was necessary to use rein the face of the drift. The tunnel . honor to Mr. Neville and the Govwk ee ne He niswa
your the highest averages realized by any. a nice run this season so far but} mote electrical control for the moni-,!8 now in 1190 feet from the adit, . ernor dae phe phased iclas Heaneuanedslesciblasa len Suki a arp Cor ae ae os
seal student. when he made application. with the water beginning to shorten. tors on account of the great height. The company is now negotiating . the isolated mountain country in a ie e, ae pi host and
one. for his embalmer’s license. it is expected that the coming month. The production would run as high as for the purchase of a_ stamp mili. @ppointing one of its citizens to the ae ot * : oe nst.Med 1
t in He also received a thorough schoo-} will see cessation of operations for. $200,000 per season. The gravel which will be moved in to the prop-. Vacancy caused by the transfer oi ay Ee, oy : : ae
ling in corner‘s duties and was aW-. the present year. averaged but 6c per yard and yet an. @"ty as soon as the roads permit. Judge Engs to Alameda county me Mes ag Rasim, see” 8 par
ny arded the diploma for efficiency. F. J Joubert reports that hehas. average profit of 2c per yard was hauling to the mine, A site has been. bench. The eet ad ee pan / sue i
His ‘actual experience commenced. worked the mine nearly 1000 hours. shown on a daily washing of 45,000 prepared at the.tunnel adit. With. 8Ponsored Mr. Neville’s candidacy as } P°NY:
with service under his father as dep-. running as much as 24) hours a day] yards, electricity for power and large ore. Well as many citizens of both countioes cONueeriON ies
HE uty coroner and for the past two]to get. the benefit of the water. The told of how. one] Teserves already opened up the com. ties. B po hy fy oe
rry years he has filled that office under ! : clean ,000 melted up into. Pany pt to be in for profitable » ° a
; Coroner T. M. Harris, RICHENBACH PASSES brick was tied up in} °Perations. : iy Se oe
Coming to this city in 1927, with} John W. Richenbach who is relaimped into the back President Ray O. Foster of Ukiah HORSESHOE FLINGERS ; oe Peed ica holding = a
his father they purchased the W. D. ted to the Arbogast family, passed oard and driven 56} Director Joseph Rosasco of HealdsAFTER TURKEY RINGERS ee se Newt ia
Harris & Sons Funeral Home in. away at Seattle the past week, funRedding through the moun-. Ure and Louis Baccaglio of Ukiah : wo ey fe ia ier ee pais ee
Grass Valley, and in 1928 the firm. eral services being held Thursday. tains. were in town Saturday on their way pee ieee fe ate aa cd
branched their business aetivities to. He formerly held a responsible po-. Bouery resigned in 1916 from the{ ome from an inspection trip to the; The barnyard golfers got in thei h b 7: ¢ ident
this city, purchasing the Congrega-. sition with the Towle Bros. Co. for . LaGrange operations and since 1918) Property and pronounced themselves . licks at making ringers on heaping para ms ay een att itn ges
tional church on Main street and. many years. has been taking gr ae but he. @S highly pleased with the showing . Platters of tempting roast turkey ai 8 28 ? h ‘ ‘bs we
proceedoing to remodel it in every ee bays he is feeling ld urge to made. th eannual dinner staged at the sat na clubs. : -_—
respect. ‘‘The Little Church Funer-. BIGELOW WAS HURT jhear the roaring Deine again. He ‘ Elks hall Saturday night, the losers Ker ott ike on! ea
ad al Home” with W. C. Perry as locai. While handling a pump at hiv. is very enthusiastic over the possiALLEGHANY BALL TEAM ageniaoine Mamgenssie Brosh uersen: etahacs seobueden ate the clubs
4] pariner stands as testimony of their. mining property last week, Thomas bilities of this country from a placer A number of invited guests wore nearly $260 Wien. ul orséliskie
faith’ in Nevada TVity. C. Bigelow of Badger Hill caught {standpoint but states that it is unWANTS LEAGUE GOING also present for the occasion which finance the holding“of the Galea
his little finger in the gears with. fortunate that it isn’t up in the was a most pleasurable one withal. tion activities
~* Mra. Clara Jepsom afd. mother, (ihe eneiit tat the Marien See 5 einige ee St Ce W. C. Ennis, manager of the Al Sen ery datiicé on tke fanMrs. J. R. Marshall, and sister, Mrs. putated. He came to the Nevada City the farmers are not so pestiferous . , nee ‘ x '
Will Sharpe, and Sherman Costello] Sanitarium where Dr. A.H. Tickel!; with thelr ant! debris views. ieghany Gold Diggers base ball team. end of the scoring machfne relegat-. _MRS. WISEMAN PASSES
a ued 4s fein ager ia tial cae 6 es. was in town Saturday and announced. ed to the position of kitchen meDOWNIEVILLE,, Mar. 22 —Mrs,
: Wick 40 santk valaten . “WN. C. GOODWIN DEAD that -a-benefit dance to provide. chanies-for the-occasion but they . Alice. ‘Wireman,-whose husband v
oe ate Mrs. K. Phelan of Tyler was call-. Mrs. F.J. Brophy of Berkeley has{ Nahum C. Goodwin, a resident of funds for the teams will be glven. showed ‘they could throw double formerly interested in the Big Bo
ed to Ne,ada City by the illness'of. returned home after a visit with. this section for more than a half at Alleghany next week Saturday. Tingers when it came hes providing. der mine in this conely, rf
her mether, Mrs. Mary Cox. her mother, Mrs. C. J. English at; century, was found dead in i hone ee ee . hocating wee aon aise away this Week at the See
— Rae Walter and Thomas Bigelow of. North Columbia. in the east ‘part of town early last. ‘°F @ league of the nearby mountain in Roseville. Funeral services
North Columbia were in Nevada City} Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beatty of Fres-. Week by George Coughlan, who had towns which his team would be ANOTHER LADY PASSES held yesterday and Cay rene
last week, the latter coming to re-. no are visiting her mother, Mrs. G. been summoned by Mrs. Sam Castelinigcigag ete : bow Ne =e ee to Napa for, iptarpeeia my
ceive traetment for an injured fin . Downey, and family. ones, a neighbor. Dr. Tickell had} The Nevada City Kids will cross cial to The Nugget)—The local) was a member of Naomi Pai
ger, Peter tum Suden, San Francisco! been summoned earlier in the day bats with the Gold Diggers on the. chapter of the Mining Association of pee oo a and was
G. E. Poor of the Hunts Hill sec-. attorney, was a recent Nevada City. by Mr. Goodwin who complained of Alleghany field on April 5th. California seems to be quite popu-. known her
. tion is on a business trip to San . visitor. illness following the eating of some oo a von ee ee a heeraapgs EL Francisco! and Los Angeles. : Tony Piannessi was down from. pork and beans the day previous. De-. Miss Mary Joan Campbell came Mrs. Marie H. Phelan of Sierra City. Miss Claire “Bigelow:
Mrs. Kate Sullivan of French CorAlleghany on a visit with his family. ceased was born in Maine in the down from North Columbia to visit. 's the latest one. She is the owner
ral was visiting friends in this city.{ Joe Lavezzolayand Evan Thomas '40ties, coming to California when a. # few days with relatives. of extensive gravel aad quarts holm:
Lee Day of Tyler was a recent of Downieville visited Nevada City. yourg man and following mining in. A. T.Thore of Tyler was in Neings in this county,
Nevada City visitor, G. A. Bower, traveling auditor of}the Hed Dog, Blue Tent and You. Vada City during the week. _
Fred Devely of Alleghany jwas. the J.C. Penney store, wasa recent , Bet districts. The remains were tak-. Ralph Russell of Sacramento was. Ignition Parts and Accesories “at
. visitor at the local store, en in charge by A, M. Holmes. tee visitors tn this city last week. Miner's Fouadry. . toy
here on a short business trip.