March 31, 1933 (6 pages)

Hee peed Tie NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water Nevada City Nugget . Nevada City Nugget LIVE NEWSPAPER pub«4 and Gold Invite the World. lished in a live town. Sea aie! ; Nevada City Nugget is a Member of theUnited Press Vol. VII, No. 44 The County Seat Panai NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center FRIDAY, MAR. 31, 1933 i CHIEF OWNERS OF LAVA CAP HERE T0 MAP MINE WORK Property Soon Unwatered, Will be Explored; Shaft to Be Sunk nk 200 feet RICH PRODUCER IN 1868 Old Recovds iheva Reveal Ore Yielded $25 to $30 Per Ton and \ Ranked High in State Mr. R. F. D. Le Mon, vice president of the Lava Cap Gold Mining Corporation, and: Mr. Leslie Jockmus, a director, are here on a visit with Arthur W. Hoge, the president, and to consult with Mr. Hoge in reference to the future plans and policies of the company. Mr. Jockmus is President of the Ansonia Manufacturing company of Ansonia, Connecticut, and also president of the Radio Finance Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, and also a director in banks in his home town of Ansonia and several manufacturing corporations. Messers. Le Mon and Jockmus and M4. Pendleburgh, an fssociate of Mr. Jockmus, together with . Mr. Hoge are the principal stockholders in the Lava Cap Company and are the cnes who are expected to direct the destiny of the corporation. Just recentiy ‘an electrie power I'ne has been built into the property 2nd electric power installed, together with a 50 horse power electric hoist. The mine is at present almost completely unwatered. Just as soon as the mine is unwatered a thorough examination will be made of the old workings. It is the plan of the management; to sin’: tha shaft another 200 feet deeper and to do extensive development work along the line of the known veins from this point and from this deeper level they expect to open up enough ore during the coming year to warrant the errection of an up-to-date flotation mill of at least 100 ton daily capacity. While this property has not been worked for a long time, it is well known by the local engineers and seologists as having good values and also veins of good size and the early day workings showed that it earried high-grade of both gold and silver, in fact, the highest silver values that have ever been in the camp have come out of the old Central Consolidated. A clipping, dated September 4, 1868, that was taken from the old Daily Transcyipt—is interesting; as it shows that the values in those days from the property. owned by this company ran from $20 to $25 per ton, and it is well known that such values under the methods of operation at that time would be anywheres from 30 to 50 per cent higher at the present time on the account of the present day methods, as compared with the methods that were used in 1868. These Properties are all highly regarded by our best engineers and geologists and it is freely predicted by all of them that under the present Management the mine \will eventually become one of the largst producers in the Grass Valley-Nevada City area. The operating personnel is composed of Arthur W. Hoge, President; Otto E. Schiffner, Chief Consulting Engineer; Fred E. Nettell, Superin‘tendent; Arthur\M. Hoge, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Purchasing Agent. Active work is being carried out on a regular 24 hour daily schedule, and this is to be continued until the mine is fully developed and opened up ready for production. The article in the Transcrift of September 4, 1868, referred. to above, tells the story of “The Banner Central,’ now the Lava Cap. It follows: THE BANNER CENTRAL The Star Spangled Banner mine has been worked for about three years and improvements have been made from time to. time in machinery and mode of working, until the mine now stands in every respect, among the first in the © state. In company with W. L. Tisdale, the superintendent, we yesterday visited the works, and examined the machinery and mine. The mine is located on the side of the ridge east ‘of town, and about two miles and a half distant. The . steep hillside upon which the works are located, 2 ce rs ‘ing the doors, FERRY BROTHERS BOTH ACCUSED OF BURGLARY The slot machine which burglars made off with from the Schreiber restaurant Sunday night was recovered by Sheriff George Carter, following tip received by persons in an automobile, from the roadside near Kress Summit Wednesday. The machine had been broken open and the money in it extraeted. Ray Ferry intercepted by Deputy Sheriff Towle early Monday morning near LeBarr Meadows dance hall on the Auburn-Nevada City highway, has refused to make admission of any kind. He is held in the county jail here. Walter Ferry, believed to have escaped when Ray Ferry was arrested, has also been apprehended. The mother of the two young men visited. Ray in jail Wednesday. : Walter Ferry is held in the Placer county jail on a charge of burglarizing the Peter’s Garage in Grass Valley. A battery belonging to this garage was found in Ferry’s car. ALMOST HALF OF RED CROSS QUOTA RAISED Donations to the Red Cross Relief fund in this city are now near the $100 mark, or half the, quota assigned Nevada City to raise. Those who have contributed to this fund since the last announcement of donors are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Leiter, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sauvee, $2 each; Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McCormack and the Womens’ Civic Improvement Club, $2.50 each; Miss Ruth Tamblyn, T. A. Tobiassen, $1 each; Miss Grace Eddy, W. H. .Stombes, 5,0 cents each; A friend, $1.00. A donation of -$2 by—Dr. and Mrs--A. H. Tickell, has not previously been acknowledged. PLACER MINE TO OPEN IN GARDEN VALLEY H. M. Rothe, Oakland business man, has. purchased the Garden Valley ranch, belonging to Mrs. Frank Montre of Nerth Saeramente. Rethe will open a placer mine on the property. He expects to begin operations at once. give great advantages in working the mine as will be seen hereafter. “The Hoisting Works,—The building containing the hoisting and the pumping machinery; and the rockbreaker, is located on the_ hillside above the: mill, and is admirably adopted to the purpose for which it is intended. It contains two ten inch cylinder engines, one used for pumping and running the rock breaker, and the other for hoisting. The steam for these engines is generated in anew boiler up. It measures four feet and a half in diameter. The hoisting gear the most perfect, and every part of the work admirably done. The discharge the rock at’ the mouth of the rock breaker. This is the Varneyo’s patient, and will reduce eighty tons per day to a sufficient fineness for the battery. Two men attend to feeding and hoisting and running the cars to and from the mill. The rock is discharged by the breaker ito a bin which holds ten tons. This is supplies with sliding doors which are raised and lowered by a gearing and from these doors a double tratk runs to the mill. The cars are brought up, loaded by raislowered. They are discharged at the mill by a self acting turn-table.’’ “The Mill—The mill was first built with ten stamps, they increased to twenty, and recently a new battery of ten more stamps has been added, making thirty in all. It is run by a 12 inch cylinder engine, and is supplied with six Knox pans and amalgamators. Ih the same building is the melting room, and every convenience for working the rock: to the very best advantage.” “The Mine,—The mine was located by Pressey and others, and, we have before said, worked for the first time three years ago—the quartz is of a dark bluish color, and averages from $20 to $25 per ton. The ledge averages about four feet in thickness, and from 50:to: 60 tons of rock ore now being raised dally. An excellent incline has’ been sunk recenily put is is (Continued on Page Six) California May Vote Dry Repeal In June SACRAMENTO, Mar. 30—(UP)— California may be given the opportunity to vote for or against repeal of the 18th amendment within the next 60 or 90 days. The-Hornblower bill setting up prohibition referendum convention machinery—the bill needs only senate passage and the governor’s signature to complete its legislative journey— provides the prohibition issue shall be submitted to the people at the August, 1934 primary un. les there is a state-wide special election before that date. As the situation now stands in the legislature, there is every prospect the Riley-Stewart tax plan, calling for drastic revision of the state’s taxation system will be submitted to the people at an early special election.” The tentative program—contingent, of course, on legislative approval—is+ to call a special election around June 1. The legislature would recess and reconvene in midsummer after the people’s verdict on the tax plan had been returned. If the plan is approved, enabling acts would be passed; if turned down, other taxation legislation would be enacted. Thus the referendum on the 18th amendment would be placed on: the same ballot with the taxation proposal. Dries have .vigorously, but futilopposed the early prohibition referendum plan. They contend the issue is so vital’ and far reaching the people should be given time to deliberate and listen to pro and con arguments. Wets argued there was no subject on which the people were better fitted to decide immediately ly, than prohibition. All Aboard For Old Ironsides Excursion Robert (Bob) the Narrow Gauge Railway and of the Old TIronsides excursion from . this eity, yesterday announced the schedule under which a party of Neand may vada City and Grass Valley Paine, manager of er of a Narrow Gauge excursion ticket may leave San Francisco as late as 9:00 P. M. Sunday night on Train . 10, arriving in Colfax at 2:30 A.-M. come home on the early folks. morning Narrow Gauge train at 8 numbering 200 will make the round . (A M. Monday. trip to San Francisco bay to see the . ment This special arrangewas made to aeeomodate admost famous ship in United States . ults and a few high school students history. . Tickets will be placed on sale all Included in this party are a group . 4ay Friday, March 31 and 7-8 P. af. of boys who won their trip by earn-. that evening at both -stations. No ing the money in soliciting subscrip. tickets will be sold at train vale tions to the Leaders in Nevada City Nugget. } this group are: Albert Pratti, junior assistant scoutmaster EMPRESS MINE of the Nevada City troop, Nathaniel . Robbins another. Boy Scout, Bob Tamblyn, Star Scout and _littie Jimmy —Nankervis; veteran carrier for the Nugget, who expects to be a Boy Scout when he grows a little more. Robert Paine will personally conduct the excursion from this city, accompanying the party going and returning. The “Old Ironsides” Special will leave Nevada. City—station “at 13 A.-M. Saturday morning and Grass Valley at 1:55 A. M. Nine will be allowed in San Francisco for those who wish to return on the pecial. The Southern Pacific special will leave San Francisco on Train 28 . at 6:20 P. M. Saturday night, arriving in Grass Valley at 1:10 A. M. Sunday morning and Nevada City shortly after. All grammar school students -and those not wishing to remain overnight are urged to return on this train. Those remaining overnight can return on train 224, leaving San Francisco at 7:40 A. M. Sunday, arriving in Grass Valley at 2:10 ee M and Nevada City 2:31 P. M. By special arrangement with the Southern Pacific company any -holdRURAL SCHOOLS VOTE ON TRUSTEES TODAY Election of school trustees in all the rural school districts of the county will be held today. The Nevada City school district does~ not elect its trustees until the last Saturday in April. Mrs. Ella Austin, county school superintendent, has sent supplies to all the rural districts necessary for the balloting. OMEGA DRIFT MINE EMPLOYS 12 MEN ‘Walter Sim, operator of the Omega drift mine, seven miles from Omega, reports that 12 men with supplies have arrived by sled drawn by tractor over the snow which is still four to six feet deep. —— Dr. H. H. March and Dr. A. W. Storz will occupy their new offices above the. Golden Rule store in Grass Valley next Monday. hours . WORKS 50 MEN The Empress Gold Mining Company Ltd., of Newtown is working 50 men at this time with the mill crushing 75 tons of rock a day. A station was cut at the 700 foot level and the main work of drifting is being done on this level, the vein. : A Diesel engine is to be installed in order to eut down the heavy cost of electricity in the operations. The company along plans the erection 200 ton per day capacity mill is soon to be installed-on a raise near the shaft. In the plans for the year 1933 will be the sinking of the Empress mine to the 1,000 foot level. Ed. C. Jacobs at the mine. of which 5 a is superintendent O’Neill Plumbing Shop Installs Display Room The C. O'Neill Plumbing shop is soon to have a show room and office for its various lines of bath room, toilet and kitchen adjuncts. Mr. O’Neill has partioned off the front part of his shop and is now engaged in giving it attractive coat of paint. Mr. O’Neill recently completed building and installing a 2,000 gallon tank for the Nelson ranch near Colfax. STATE MINE OFFICE VISITED BY 200 DAILY SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 30—(UP —if there isn’t gold in “them tha hills,’ then there’s going to be a lot of disappointed amateur miners, according to the state bureau of mines. More than 200 unemployed persons call at the bureau office here daily, officials said, seeking information on gold mining. Included *in the information many of thé prospective goldseekers request instruction on how. to pan gold from gravel deposits along the banks of streams, according to the bureau, q Miss Jessie Robbins of this city will leave today. for San Francisco, where she will visit “Old Ironsides.” THRONG ATTENDS LAST At an impressive service in St. Patrick’s. Catholic church Wednesday, requiem mass was said for the late Miss Dorothy O’Niel, nurse, who passed away from the effect of blood poisoning Sunday morning. The Rev. Father Joseph Madden officiated. The auditorium was jfilled with grief stricken friends and former patients of the woman, to whose good nursing many ‘of them owe their lives. Masses of floral pieces and great sprays of flowers bore mute witness to the esteem in which the departed woman was held. The funeral was. directed by W. R. Jefford & Son. Pall bearers were J. F. O’Connor, Allan Gracey, Louis Orzalli, Richard Trathen and Robert Jeffrey. GAS EXPLOSION BURNS FACE OF DAIRIYMAN L. B. Sylvia, of the Chicago Park dairy on Wednesday met with an accident, which by a miracle did not prove fatal. He was emptying’ an oil drum, and unable to see whethe1 or not he had drained all the oil from it, lighted a match for a better look. Accumulated gas in the drum exploded and burned his face terribly. He was out delivering milk as usual yesterday, but his face, except for a slit for his eyes, was completely swathed in bandages. ‘PROSPERITY WARRANTS’ DREW SCANTY AUDIENCE SACRAMENTO, Mar. 30—-(UP)— There must be at least 7,476 persons in Sacramento not interested in prosperity plans, Andrea B. Nordskog probably believes. = In renting the Sacramento Memorial auditorium to explain details of his plan to restore prosperity, Nordskog was informed the seating capacity was 7,500. have each county issue ten “prosperity warrants’’ for each dollar deposited, the unemployed to be put to work on publie projects and paid with the warrants. A careful cheek of. the audience revealed 24 persons present. DATES FIXED FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLOSING EVENTS The calender closing of events for the weeks of the Nevada City high school term were yesterday announced. The Junior -Promenade will take place on Friday evening April 28. The Senior Farce will be given Thursday night, May 18. The Senior Ball will take place Friday night, June 9. Commencement exercises are now scheduled for Friday, June 16. MACK SENNETT MINE PROPERTIES LEASED Mack Sennett, Inc., using some of the excess profits in the moving picture industry in mining, has leased the Normandie-Dulmaine _ property. A. C. Crosby of Vallejo. Power lines are now being. extended to the mine by the P. G. & E. This property has been more or less productive for a number of years under J. H. Kramer, engineer for the Sennett interests. Elks Banquet On Corned Beef and Cabbage Last evening members of the Elks lodge enjoyed a good old fashioned dinner of corned beef and cabbage. On April 14th there will be installation of officers. Exalted Ruler Vincent Foley will retire and Percy. Carr, who was recently elected for the position, will -be installed for the coming term. SON IS BORN A son named William Nelson Foley, was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Foley of this city. The lad weighs eight pounds. Both, mother and ‘sees ss! are doing leery: ~ Mra oo “Glover, © who , was in the . ge earthquake at Long Beach, and has . ; been ‘here visiting her ‘Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Young , Jett, Thu rsday “to réjoin “her husband” who is employed at Ventura. His.plan would’ . ed, FAMOUS OLD MINE, RITE FOR MISS O‘NEIL CANADA HILL, TO RESUME AT ONCE Messrs. Bettles and McCraney Announce Unwatering Will Begin in Few Days MINE HAS FINE RECORD Property Typical of ‘Opportunities That Await Investors in This Section The famous old Canada Hill mine is undergoing preparations. for. reopening, it was announced yesterday by Gordon Bettles and O. McCraney, engineers who have successfully organized a company for this purpose. Six men are employed in clearing ground for a headframe and hoist. Electric power will be installed shortly. The mine shaft is 1,500 feet deep and the vein formation generally approaches the horizontal. It is »prooosed to begin unwatering just as ‘soon as the shaft can be cleared downto the water level. This property has been clesed for many years but it has a known production of $1, 250, 00C before it shut down. Canada Hill is regarded by min‘ng engineers as typical of the many opportunities that await investment of capital in this district. In the years that have passed since many of these old producing mining companies were ciosed, modern science has discovered many new ways of handling gold ores and recovering values. So much have methods been improved that in some instances the gold values that can now be extractare twice those recovered in Argonaut days. : The custom mill opened by Gordon Bettles and O. McCraney,. is being well patronized, according to a statement by Mr, Bettles yesterday. Considerable ore from leasers and small operators is being run through the mill daily. THE BIG CHEESE COMEDY BY HIGH STUDENTS APR. 4 The students of the Nevada. City high school next Tuesday evening will stage a great three-act comedy entitled: ‘“‘The Big Cheese’ in the Nevada City Theatre. The play is coached. by L. E. Sweeney, musie and drama _ director of the high school. All seats will be reserved and will go on sale tomorrow (Saturday) at Foley’s in Pine street. The following will be the cast of characters assumed by the students: Bob Brewster ...-Charles Barker Wally Larkin .. Wallace Moore Samel:' Brewster. ae : Warren Chapman Ted Spratt —... Robert Tamblyn Doris Bancroft _2.: Phyllis Horn Verna Callaway .. Ruth Parker Betty Brewster -..:.. M. Tennant Mabel Hogan. ... Ruth Rector TUNNEL CAVES IN AND “BLOCKS CASCADE DITCH A small tonne! is in the Cascade ditch line caved in Wednesday, cutting down the flow to Grass Valley for a few hours and causing the North Star mine to close for a day. The caving of moisture saturated ground was caused by the recent heavy rain. The closing of theNorth Star was decided upon to permit the Empire and Pennsylvania properties to continue operations © upon the reduced flow of Water. . oe Among the ge: ae at th r 4 Bret Hart Inn in Grass Valley is rene Ford ‘Stevenson, formerly sociated with the O'Connor Beauty Salon in San was re regret that re. pm ones she hopes >t ke ca with th t

Hee peed Tie NEVADA CITY Where Climate, Good Water Nevada City Nugget . Nevada City Nugget LIVE NEWSPAPER pub«4 and Gold Invite the World. lished in a live town. Sea aie! ; Nevada City Nugget is a Member of theUnited Press Vol. VII, No. 44 The County Seat Panai NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA The GOLD Center FRIDAY, MAR. 31, 1933 i CHIEF OWNERS OF LAVA CAP HERE T0 MAP MINE WORK Property Soon Unwatered, Will be Explored; Shaft to Be Sunk nk 200 feet RICH PRODUCER IN 1868 Old Recovds iheva Reveal Ore Yielded $25 to $30 Per Ton and \ Ranked High in State Mr. R. F. D. Le Mon, vice president of the Lava Cap Gold Mining Corporation, and: Mr. Leslie Jockmus, a director, are here on a visit with Arthur W. Hoge, the president, and to consult with Mr. Hoge in reference to the future plans and policies of the company. Mr. Jockmus is President of the Ansonia Manufacturing company of Ansonia, Connecticut, and also president of the Radio Finance Corporation of Chicago, Illinois, and also a director in banks in his home town of Ansonia and several manufacturing corporations. Messers. Le Mon and Jockmus and M4. Pendleburgh, an fssociate of Mr. Jockmus, together with . Mr. Hoge are the principal stockholders in the Lava Cap Company and are the cnes who are expected to direct the destiny of the corporation. Just recentiy ‘an electrie power I'ne has been built into the property 2nd electric power installed, together with a 50 horse power electric hoist. The mine is at present almost completely unwatered. Just as soon as the mine is unwatered a thorough examination will be made of the old workings. It is the plan of the management; to sin’: tha shaft another 200 feet deeper and to do extensive development work along the line of the known veins from this point and from this deeper level they expect to open up enough ore during the coming year to warrant the errection of an up-to-date flotation mill of at least 100 ton daily capacity. While this property has not been worked for a long time, it is well known by the local engineers and seologists as having good values and also veins of good size and the early day workings showed that it earried high-grade of both gold and silver, in fact, the highest silver values that have ever been in the camp have come out of the old Central Consolidated. A clipping, dated September 4, 1868, that was taken from the old Daily Transcyipt—is interesting; as it shows that the values in those days from the property. owned by this company ran from $20 to $25 per ton, and it is well known that such values under the methods of operation at that time would be anywheres from 30 to 50 per cent higher at the present time on the account of the present day methods, as compared with the methods that were used in 1868. These Properties are all highly regarded by our best engineers and geologists and it is freely predicted by all of them that under the present Management the mine \will eventually become one of the largst producers in the Grass Valley-Nevada City area. The operating personnel is composed of Arthur W. Hoge, President; Otto E. Schiffner, Chief Consulting Engineer; Fred E. Nettell, Superin‘tendent; Arthur\M. Hoge, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Purchasing Agent. Active work is being carried out on a regular 24 hour daily schedule, and this is to be continued until the mine is fully developed and opened up ready for production. The article in the Transcrift of September 4, 1868, referred. to above, tells the story of “The Banner Central,’ now the Lava Cap. It follows: THE BANNER CENTRAL The Star Spangled Banner mine has been worked for about three years and improvements have been made from time to. time in machinery and mode of working, until the mine now stands in every respect, among the first in the © state. In company with W. L. Tisdale, the superintendent, we yesterday visited the works, and examined the machinery and mine. The mine is located on the side of the ridge east ‘of town, and about two miles and a half distant. The . steep hillside upon which the works are located, 2 ce rs ‘ing the doors, FERRY BROTHERS BOTH ACCUSED OF BURGLARY The slot machine which burglars made off with from the Schreiber restaurant Sunday night was recovered by Sheriff George Carter, following tip received by persons in an automobile, from the roadside near Kress Summit Wednesday. The machine had been broken open and the money in it extraeted. Ray Ferry intercepted by Deputy Sheriff Towle early Monday morning near LeBarr Meadows dance hall on the Auburn-Nevada City highway, has refused to make admission of any kind. He is held in the county jail here. Walter Ferry, believed to have escaped when Ray Ferry was arrested, has also been apprehended. The mother of the two young men visited. Ray in jail Wednesday. : Walter Ferry is held in the Placer county jail on a charge of burglarizing the Peter’s Garage in Grass Valley. A battery belonging to this garage was found in Ferry’s car. ALMOST HALF OF RED CROSS QUOTA RAISED Donations to the Red Cross Relief fund in this city are now near the $100 mark, or half the, quota assigned Nevada City to raise. Those who have contributed to this fund since the last announcement of donors are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. S. Lee Leiter, and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sauvee, $2 each; Mr. and Mrs. R. N. McCormack and the Womens’ Civic Improvement Club, $2.50 each; Miss Ruth Tamblyn, T. A. Tobiassen, $1 each; Miss Grace Eddy, W. H. .Stombes, 5,0 cents each; A friend, $1.00. A donation of -$2 by—Dr. and Mrs--A. H. Tickell, has not previously been acknowledged. PLACER MINE TO OPEN IN GARDEN VALLEY H. M. Rothe, Oakland business man, has. purchased the Garden Valley ranch, belonging to Mrs. Frank Montre of Nerth Saeramente. Rethe will open a placer mine on the property. He expects to begin operations at once. give great advantages in working the mine as will be seen hereafter. “The Hoisting Works,—The building containing the hoisting and the pumping machinery; and the rockbreaker, is located on the_ hillside above the: mill, and is admirably adopted to the purpose for which it is intended. It contains two ten inch cylinder engines, one used for pumping and running the rock breaker, and the other for hoisting. The steam for these engines is generated in anew boiler up. It measures four feet and a half in diameter. The hoisting gear the most perfect, and every part of the work admirably done. The discharge the rock at’ the mouth of the rock breaker. This is the Varneyo’s patient, and will reduce eighty tons per day to a sufficient fineness for the battery. Two men attend to feeding and hoisting and running the cars to and from the mill. The rock is discharged by the breaker ito a bin which holds ten tons. This is supplies with sliding doors which are raised and lowered by a gearing and from these doors a double tratk runs to the mill. The cars are brought up, loaded by raislowered. They are discharged at the mill by a self acting turn-table.’’ “The Mill—The mill was first built with ten stamps, they increased to twenty, and recently a new battery of ten more stamps has been added, making thirty in all. It is run by a 12 inch cylinder engine, and is supplied with six Knox pans and amalgamators. Ih the same building is the melting room, and every convenience for working the rock: to the very best advantage.” “The Mine,—The mine was located by Pressey and others, and, we have before said, worked for the first time three years ago—the quartz is of a dark bluish color, and averages from $20 to $25 per ton. The ledge averages about four feet in thickness, and from 50:to: 60 tons of rock ore now being raised dally. An excellent incline has’ been sunk recenily put is is (Continued on Page Six) California May Vote Dry Repeal In June SACRAMENTO, Mar. 30—(UP)— California may be given the opportunity to vote for or against repeal of the 18th amendment within the next 60 or 90 days. The-Hornblower bill setting up prohibition referendum convention machinery—the bill needs only senate passage and the governor’s signature to complete its legislative journey— provides the prohibition issue shall be submitted to the people at the August, 1934 primary un. les there is a state-wide special election before that date. As the situation now stands in the legislature, there is every prospect the Riley-Stewart tax plan, calling for drastic revision of the state’s taxation system will be submitted to the people at an early special election.” The tentative program—contingent, of course, on legislative approval—is+ to call a special election around June 1. The legislature would recess and reconvene in midsummer after the people’s verdict on the tax plan had been returned. If the plan is approved, enabling acts would be passed; if turned down, other taxation legislation would be enacted. Thus the referendum on the 18th amendment would be placed on: the same ballot with the taxation proposal. Dries have .vigorously, but futilopposed the early prohibition referendum plan. They contend the issue is so vital’ and far reaching the people should be given time to deliberate and listen to pro and con arguments. Wets argued there was no subject on which the people were better fitted to decide immediately ly, than prohibition. All Aboard For Old Ironsides Excursion Robert (Bob) the Narrow Gauge Railway and of the Old TIronsides excursion from . this eity, yesterday announced the schedule under which a party of Neand may vada City and Grass Valley Paine, manager of er of a Narrow Gauge excursion ticket may leave San Francisco as late as 9:00 P. M. Sunday night on Train . 10, arriving in Colfax at 2:30 A.-M. come home on the early folks. morning Narrow Gauge train at 8 numbering 200 will make the round . (A M. Monday. trip to San Francisco bay to see the . ment This special arrangewas made to aeeomodate admost famous ship in United States . ults and a few high school students history. . Tickets will be placed on sale all Included in this party are a group . 4ay Friday, March 31 and 7-8 P. af. of boys who won their trip by earn-. that evening at both -stations. No ing the money in soliciting subscrip. tickets will be sold at train vale tions to the Leaders in Nevada City Nugget. } this group are: Albert Pratti, junior assistant scoutmaster EMPRESS MINE of the Nevada City troop, Nathaniel . Robbins another. Boy Scout, Bob Tamblyn, Star Scout and _littie Jimmy —Nankervis; veteran carrier for the Nugget, who expects to be a Boy Scout when he grows a little more. Robert Paine will personally conduct the excursion from this city, accompanying the party going and

returning. The “Old Ironsides” Special will leave Nevada. City—station “at 13 A.-M. Saturday morning and Grass Valley at 1:55 A. M. Nine will be allowed in San Francisco for those who wish to return on the pecial. The Southern Pacific special will leave San Francisco on Train 28 . at 6:20 P. M. Saturday night, arriving in Grass Valley at 1:10 A. M. Sunday morning and Nevada City shortly after. All grammar school students -and those not wishing to remain overnight are urged to return on this train. Those remaining overnight can return on train 224, leaving San Francisco at 7:40 A. M. Sunday, arriving in Grass Valley at 2:10 ee M and Nevada City 2:31 P. M. By special arrangement with the Southern Pacific company any -holdRURAL SCHOOLS VOTE ON TRUSTEES TODAY Election of school trustees in all the rural school districts of the county will be held today. The Nevada City school district does~ not elect its trustees until the last Saturday in April. Mrs. Ella Austin, county school superintendent, has sent supplies to all the rural districts necessary for the balloting. OMEGA DRIFT MINE EMPLOYS 12 MEN ‘Walter Sim, operator of the Omega drift mine, seven miles from Omega, reports that 12 men with supplies have arrived by sled drawn by tractor over the snow which is still four to six feet deep. —— Dr. H. H. March and Dr. A. W. Storz will occupy their new offices above the. Golden Rule store in Grass Valley next Monday. hours . WORKS 50 MEN The Empress Gold Mining Company Ltd., of Newtown is working 50 men at this time with the mill crushing 75 tons of rock a day. A station was cut at the 700 foot level and the main work of drifting is being done on this level, the vein. : A Diesel engine is to be installed in order to eut down the heavy cost of electricity in the operations. The company along plans the erection 200 ton per day capacity mill is soon to be installed-on a raise near the shaft. In the plans for the year 1933 will be the sinking of the Empress mine to the 1,000 foot level. Ed. C. Jacobs at the mine. of which 5 a is superintendent O’Neill Plumbing Shop Installs Display Room The C. O'Neill Plumbing shop is soon to have a show room and office for its various lines of bath room, toilet and kitchen adjuncts. Mr. O’Neill has partioned off the front part of his shop and is now engaged in giving it attractive coat of paint. Mr. O’Neill recently completed building and installing a 2,000 gallon tank for the Nelson ranch near Colfax. STATE MINE OFFICE VISITED BY 200 DAILY SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 30—(UP —if there isn’t gold in “them tha hills,’ then there’s going to be a lot of disappointed amateur miners, according to the state bureau of mines. More than 200 unemployed persons call at the bureau office here daily, officials said, seeking information on gold mining. Included *in the information many of thé prospective goldseekers request instruction on how. to pan gold from gravel deposits along the banks of streams, according to the bureau, q Miss Jessie Robbins of this city will leave today. for San Francisco, where she will visit “Old Ironsides.” THRONG ATTENDS LAST At an impressive service in St. Patrick’s. Catholic church Wednesday, requiem mass was said for the late Miss Dorothy O’Niel, nurse, who passed away from the effect of blood poisoning Sunday morning. The Rev. Father Joseph Madden officiated. The auditorium was jfilled with grief stricken friends and former patients of the woman, to whose good nursing many ‘of them owe their lives. Masses of floral pieces and great sprays of flowers bore mute witness to the esteem in which the departed woman was held. The funeral was. directed by W. R. Jefford & Son. Pall bearers were J. F. O’Connor, Allan Gracey, Louis Orzalli, Richard Trathen and Robert Jeffrey. GAS EXPLOSION BURNS FACE OF DAIRIYMAN L. B. Sylvia, of the Chicago Park dairy on Wednesday met with an accident, which by a miracle did not prove fatal. He was emptying’ an oil drum, and unable to see whethe1 or not he had drained all the oil from it, lighted a match for a better look. Accumulated gas in the drum exploded and burned his face terribly. He was out delivering milk as usual yesterday, but his face, except for a slit for his eyes, was completely swathed in bandages. ‘PROSPERITY WARRANTS’ DREW SCANTY AUDIENCE SACRAMENTO, Mar. 30—-(UP)— There must be at least 7,476 persons in Sacramento not interested in prosperity plans, Andrea B. Nordskog probably believes. = In renting the Sacramento Memorial auditorium to explain details of his plan to restore prosperity, Nordskog was informed the seating capacity was 7,500. have each county issue ten “prosperity warrants’’ for each dollar deposited, the unemployed to be put to work on publie projects and paid with the warrants. A careful cheek of. the audience revealed 24 persons present. DATES FIXED FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLOSING EVENTS The calender closing of events for the weeks of the Nevada City high school term were yesterday announced. The Junior -Promenade will take place on Friday evening April 28. The Senior Farce will be given Thursday night, May 18. The Senior Ball will take place Friday night, June 9. Commencement exercises are now scheduled for Friday, June 16. MACK SENNETT MINE PROPERTIES LEASED Mack Sennett, Inc., using some of the excess profits in the moving picture industry in mining, has leased the Normandie-Dulmaine _ property. A. C. Crosby of Vallejo. Power lines are now being. extended to the mine by the P. G. & E. This property has been more or less productive for a number of years under J. H. Kramer, engineer for the Sennett interests. Elks Banquet On Corned Beef and Cabbage Last evening members of the Elks lodge enjoyed a good old fashioned dinner of corned beef and cabbage. On April 14th there will be installation of officers. Exalted Ruler Vincent Foley will retire and Percy. Carr, who was recently elected for the position, will -be installed for the coming term. SON IS BORN A son named William Nelson Foley, was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Foley of this city. The lad weighs eight pounds. Both, mother and ‘sees ss! are doing leery: ~ Mra oo “Glover, © who , was in the . ge earthquake at Long Beach, and has . ; been ‘here visiting her ‘Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Young , Jett, Thu rsday “to réjoin “her husband” who is employed at Ventura. His.plan would’ . ed, FAMOUS OLD MINE, RITE FOR MISS O‘NEIL CANADA HILL, TO RESUME AT ONCE Messrs. Bettles and McCraney Announce Unwatering Will Begin in Few Days MINE HAS FINE RECORD Property Typical of ‘Opportunities That Await Investors in This Section The famous old Canada Hill mine is undergoing preparations. for. reopening, it was announced yesterday by Gordon Bettles and O. McCraney, engineers who have successfully organized a company for this purpose. Six men are employed in clearing ground for a headframe and hoist. Electric power will be installed shortly. The mine shaft is 1,500 feet deep and the vein formation generally approaches the horizontal. It is »prooosed to begin unwatering just as ‘soon as the shaft can be cleared downto the water level. This property has been clesed for many years but it has a known production of $1, 250, 00C before it shut down. Canada Hill is regarded by min‘ng engineers as typical of the many opportunities that await investment of capital in this district. In the years that have passed since many of these old producing mining companies were ciosed, modern science has discovered many new ways of handling gold ores and recovering values. So much have methods been improved that in some instances the gold values that can now be extractare twice those recovered in Argonaut days. : The custom mill opened by Gordon Bettles and O. McCraney,. is being well patronized, according to a statement by Mr, Bettles yesterday. Considerable ore from leasers and small operators is being run through the mill daily. THE BIG CHEESE COMEDY BY HIGH STUDENTS APR. 4 The students of the Nevada. City high school next Tuesday evening will stage a great three-act comedy entitled: ‘“‘The Big Cheese’ in the Nevada City Theatre. The play is coached. by L. E. Sweeney, musie and drama _ director of the high school. All seats will be reserved and will go on sale tomorrow (Saturday) at Foley’s in Pine street. The following will be the cast of characters assumed by the students: Bob Brewster .....-Charles Barker Wally Larkin .... Wallace Moore Samel:' Brewster.. ae : Warren Chapman Ted Spratt —..... Robert Tamblyn Doris Bancroft _2.: Phyllis Horn Verna Callaway .... Ruth Parker Betty Brewster -...:... M. Tennant Mabel Hogan. ...... Ruth Rector TUNNEL CAVES IN AND “BLOCKS CASCADE DITCH A small tonne! is in the Cascade ditch line caved in Wednesday, cutting down the flow to Grass Valley for a few hours and causing the North Star mine to close for a day. The caving of moisture saturated ground was caused by the recent heavy rain. The closing of theNorth Star was decided upon to permit the Empire and Pennsylvania properties to continue operations © upon the reduced flow of Water. . oe Among the ge: ae at th r 4 Bret Hart Inn in Grass Valley is rene Ford ‘Stevenson, formerly sociated with the O'Connor Beauty Salon in San was re regret that re. pm ones she hopes >t ke ca with th t