May 18, 1934 (8 pages)

14, 1934 SR aa s. The people t Ranger and ed: in vain to 1. The family Sympathy of Burrows, Mr. d Mrs. chter, spent ity and Grass ip. ’ nd daughter, is of Mr. and ist few days, it San Quen‘ 8—Mr. HG . 4 Bur-, <= eck and Mr. . nWashingllack is an nint in. San h Jr., were . nm a fishing 1 Oakland. ieloleiofetetatall % % ass % % IM 3 an OS. Ba ie : % ce io % e 7 % ee + Development : (wa 00 oun pan This is Nevada City’s -ONLY Hometown It supports things paper. worth while. Do you subscribe for it? News: Mining : evada Cit a Nevada City Nugget is Extra y Nugget a Member of the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association i Your Hometown News. staid heips build your community. Readers and advertisers make it a good builder. “Vol.VI IL, No. 54 The County Seat Paper The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1934 This District’ the Most Active on Mother Lode The best the past few days for mining interests in Nevada county is. the settlement, to -all the dispute between employers and miners. -Miner's Protective Léague last Sunday, an was reached to postpone action until July 31, at which time it was believed a mining adopted, which will the problems now confronting ‘the industry, miners and mine owners. The decision reached by the League came as the result of the good offices of Robert D. Calkins,vice chairman of Regional whose recommendation to postpone the State practical At the mass news developed during almost unanimous decision industry code will be Labor action was adopted. In the table given on this page showing the number of mining properties in operation, men employed in each mine, and the approximate payroll of each property, it will be noted that there has been a slight decrease in numbers employed since the middle of last month. This decrease is largely properties which are running short of water as the summer approaches. In some of the quartz mines, important developments have occured which necessiate suspension of development work or ore extraction in order to make much needed changes in shafts or underground working facilities. One of the most significant discoveries of the month is that in the Ceatral mine of the Lava Cap, where on the 1000 foot level, feet long, along the ledge has devel. purposes, of meeting of. probably solve the number -of in gravel a drift 280 oped excellent ore, running $20 per ton and better in a comparatively . wide vein. Superintendent Otto E. . ! Schiffner is running the mill largely on this ore and proposes soon to sink and raise on it. The Banner property has -been temporarily closed down, except for the necessary nee . tainance crew, and all energies of! the Lava Cap company are being di. rected to ‘developing the big ore showing in the Central. It will be noted that the mining industry pays out in Nevada county ’ a quarter of a million { dollars in = wages each month, and that nearly 2000 men are employed regularly. ° There are a number of small properties not recorded in the table below, but if every one engaged in seiacs . : could. be tabulated and placed, it. is altogether likely that the total pay-' roll would closely approximate $300,000 per month. Reports from the various mining properties are as follow: ' QUAKER HILL MINE At the time of the death of Mr. Thomas Botting, superintendent of the Quaker Hill mines, the owner of the property, Morton F. Stearn, was on the high seas enroute to Europe. The message reached him at the Rex Hotel in Genoa, Italy, as soon as he landed. = Mr. Stearn sent a message back electing Elmer Poore, who worked under Mr. ‘Botting to the position of superintendent of the mine. Board, unty Mine Work Check Quarter Million ISVIRTUEITS OWN . REWARD? NOT ALWAYS The gratitude of a sorrowing mother, whose son had been saved from an ignominious death on the seaffold, was expressed Monday when. Mrs. Rice of 523 Ivey Street, Grass Valley, called on Attorney Francis Finnegan, and presented him with a two-carat diamond ring, as an appreciation of his earnest and capable services in defending F. A.‘ Broun, convicted of murder last Friday and sentenced to a life term in Folsom. The value of the ring is approximately. $1,000. Attorney Finnegan, appointed by the court to defend Broun, expected-no remuneration whatever. It is usually a thankless job, and often one very perfunc» toorily performed, to defend a criminal at the bar following an appointment by the court to that duty. Nevertheless, Broun’s defender gave his client every assistante possible. Even’ though the case was one of plain murder, there was one extenuating circumstance, i. e. Broun and his victim, Perry, had engaged in bitter quarrels and fights. Broun’ claimed he feared Perry was, about to obtain his revolver in the deadly melee of March 9, when he killed Perry in the “jungle” near Grass Valley. ‘ “It was this consideration, presented for its full evidence value Fk by Attorney Finnegan before the jury, that. probably won Broun recoommendation of mercy with the conviction of first degree HEY! SKINNEY! YOO HOO! GOIN’ TO PET SHOW? Plans for the Pet Show on May 19 are nearly complete. Entries being made all the way from peacocks About been entered and some good dog fights are in prospect. A fine collection of quilts and fancy work has also been promised. ' The Parent Teacher Assoociation, Sponsoring the pet show, has decided no special admission charge for adults but a silver offering is too be made afterwards, All children ‘not making entries will be charged five cents. The parade starts promptly at two o’clock. An excellent program by the third grade pupils of the Washington grammar school is to be given this afternoon. Mrs. Helen: Berger is class leader and Mrs. Flindt, teacher. All parents and friends are cordially invited to attend. JUST ONE BROKEN AXEL AFTER ANOTHER Mrs. Jack Widauf, driving back from Reno with Mrs. Robert Grant, after taking Mrs. Lacy Jones to be with her sister, ill in Reno, met with a series of accidents. Coming down the Bear Valley hill, they broke an axel, then walked some distance and Phoned for help. Mrs. Widauf’s son Tom hurried out after them and at Bear Valley, his axel broke—and they finally came home in the Hoge to monkeys. 30 dogs have [mu rder. FOSS GRAVEL MINE Allen and Muscardini, of Nevada City, who have a lease and option on the Foss claims in the Lowell Hill (Continued on Page 8) SENIOR FARCE PACKS THEATER QUARTZ NUMBER : MINE OR GRAVEL LOCATION EMPLOYED PAYROLL By HARLEY M. LEETE Jr. N Star Empire s10< Penna teaiie denies Gita: Velie 740 $94,350 The Senior Farce was a great suc cess. The house was packed, the Brunswick and. se ee : cast and the orchestra were generIdaho Maryland quartz ‘NE Grass Valley 360 46,900 ously applauded, and the Senior Murchie quartz E of Nev. City 242 30,855 class was much gratified in the big : reception given thejr play. y, , Ridge 1,912 . Hoge Dev. Co. Certs Harmony Ridge sad In the leading parts, Helen ArboGolden Center quartz Grass Valley 100 12,750 gast as “‘Letty Lythe,’’ Gove Celio as 4 “Chester Binney,’’ and Bob. TamE Ss quartz Newton 40 5,100 > : pas ie wre i !blyn and Naomi Whitley as “Mr. and Spring Hill quartz NE Grass Valley 22 2,705 . Mrs. Simmons,” did exceptionally eo Lava Cap quartz Banner Mt. 75 9,562 well. 0 2 : : ‘ The orchestra,.under the direction 2 trie quartz Graniteville 16 2,040 , Amcho Eric 4 {of Mr. L. C. Sweeney played a numBullion quartz Ei of Grass Valley 10 1,275 ; ber of excellently performed selecYou Bet Mining gravel You Bet 25 3,187 . tions before and after the play ‘and ~ an 5.100 ‘between the second and third acts. Spanish quartz Washington A a The Senior class realized a comJowa Hill gravel NW oof Nev. City 6 764 fortable sum of money onthe play a and is thankful to all who attended arts N of San Juan 13 toae. ire San Juan quartz x9 sects Makes : {or helped in any way with the play. jagle Bird quartz Washington 24 3,060 % Mattie Gold Co. quartz S of Grass Valley 30 3,825 i THREE ARRAIGNMENTS Queen Lil mill W of Nev. City 3 382 . ARE SET FOR MONDAY Relief Hill gravel N of Nev. City 17 2,168 . Omega gravel Near Washington 25 3,187 . Felony informations were filed by Riack Hoa Anata S of Grass Valley 3 382 . Deputy District Attorney Robert ner ; ee ; Tharp yesterday against William V. Champion Taillings W of Nev. City 5 : Lozier, charged with grand theft; McDonald Ranch Taillings S of Grass Valley 12 1,530 !. Elmer Johnson and Anton Norman, ca both charged with drunken driving. 4 Be r EK f Nev. City 15 1,912 F y Hussey quartz : iad : Johnson, alleged to be drunk and Canada Hill quartz SE of Nev. City 3 382 . driving last Sunday, crashe@ into a Dinas quartz & of Grass Valley 25 3,187 car at Auburn and Main streets in Grass Valley, and seriously injured Keystone Divide quariz W .Grass Valley 6 765 . three persons. At his ‘preliminary Zeibright quartz E of Nev. City ~* 12 1,530 yesterday morning before Judge Os. car Winburn, of Grass Valley, he was s ; gto s. é 3882 : Maybert quartz Washington Dis 8 a held to answer in the Superior Foss gravel Bear Valley 4 510 Court, and his bail fixed at $1500 h uartz N of Nev. City 14 ifan poe Optimo be Norman crashed. into a car in East Pennsylvania quartz W Grass Valley 20 2,550 . Broad street Sunday and was arrestAlpha gravel E of Washington 5 637 ed on a drunken driving charge, and y = oes held to answer. ‘ Bemington Hill gravel E of wen: ¥ 6 764 All three will be arraigned. in the Gassoway mine quartz S Grass Valley 4 510 Superior Court next Monday. ime? uartz E of Graniteville 6 764 * dime Mine . a George Erway, who is working his Spotswood quartz E of Graniteville 14 1,785 mining property: near Columbia Hill, hun De acok W \Grass Valley 18 2,205 spent afew hours in Nevada City S Sunday (visiting his daughters, Mrs. Alta Hill gravel N Grass Valley ot) 510 . Ann Laféon and Mrs. Lucille NeilTOTAL 1965 $250,539 . son. truck. SUNK 100 FEET Sinking of the shaft at the Hussey mine of West Mines Corporation, has been completed to the second level and the sump at the bottom is now being completed. Total distance sunk is about 100 feet. Levels have been started in both directions on the vein at the bottom and as soon as these levels have been advanced a few rounds, the pumping equipment will be moved down to the new station. ° Production from the property is being maintained while development is in Progress. The management expresses itself as well Pleased with indications at’ the property. At the Canada Hill mine, the workings are in order for the resumption of development operations as quickly as the plan of procedure can be decided upon. Bids have been received for drilling of a series of core drill holes to outline the position of the St. Louis vein and to prospect both the footwall and hanging wall of the Canada Hill vein. This work will: be preparatory to an intensive drive to bring the mine into the producing class. At its mill, West Mines Coorporation has been treating considerable quantities of custom ore and has been called upon for the making of numerous test runs. These runs are indicative of the growth in mining activity in the district and speak well for the future of the industry locally. Custom lots are being cleanedu p quickly as for the balance of the month at least the company will need the mill full time for traetment of its owt ores. WORK ON POOL _ ~ BEGINS TODAY The city cotinci,] last evening, met with Y. C. Soda, the contractor to whom the ‘work of constructing the municipal swimming pool was let. The terms of the contract were studied and he agreed to begin work tojday on the pool’s construction. HUSSEY SHAFT IS" It is high time-that business men, merchants, mining men, and all residents of Nevada City and Grass Valley raised their voices and shouted in unison to the State Highway Commihsion: “We want the kinks taken out of the Nevada City-Downieville highway, NOW.” As it is, this primary state highway is: : (1) Dangerously unsafe. The percentage of aecidents in number of vehicles that pass over it, is terrifically high. (2) So full of curves that thousands of persons suffer the torments of seasickness in riding over it. (3) Wasteful of the gas and time of every motorist who uses it. It hampers the business relations of the people of Downieville, Alleghany, Forest City, Camptonville, North San Juan, Columbia Hill, French Corral, Nevada City and Grass Valley. It makes communications among these cities difficult and costly. Jack Wolff, of Grass Valley, has recently analyzed conditions under which motorists use this highway and his figures should certainly inDangerous Downieville Highway Is a Disgrace To State Road System sion. Here is his letter addressed to William Boucher, district manager of the Sacramento Valley Council, State Chamber of Commerce: “We have checked the City-Downieville state highway, route No. 25, and find that. within its short distance of 46 miles it contains but 4 and 6-10 miles of straight road into which have been counted all straight stretches of 100 feet, more or less and which represents exactly 10 per cent of the total lengt} of this highway and leaves 90 per turns numbering a total of 949. “To be perfectly frank, no one can analyze the Nevada City-Downieville highway and come away from that analyzation with any other feeling but one of amazement that a road of that character has been permitted, for so many years, to remain a part of our primary State Highway System. turns along the various section of this highway, together with the total length in miles of each section ; and the total amount of straight . stretches in each: ~ : b2 5 Se Curves Section Total Length Total Straight ae Portion. 238 Nevada City North San Juan 15.4 Miles 2.7 miles 74 No. San Juan Middle Yuba Bridge 3.1 Miles -2 miles 154 Middle Yuba, Log Cabin 3.1 Miles -0 miles 43 Log Cabin, Camptonville 1.5 Miles -1 miles 221 Camptonville North Yuba Bridge 5.5 Miles .2 miles 112 North Yuba, Goodyear Bar 12.0 Miles 1.0. miles 107 Goodyear Bar, Downieville 4.0 Miles .4 miles 949 46.4 Miles 4.6 miles = % 418 Middle Yuba, North Yuba ‘Bridge 11.9. Miles .3 miles “Wewish to call your attention particularly to that portion of the highway crossing the Camptonville Ridge from the Middle Fork of the Yuba river, at the Nevada countyYuba county boundary, to the North Fork of the Yuba river bridge in Sierra county: tance of approximately 11.9 miles which contains only a total of .3 of one mile straight highway. The balance of 11.6 miles, coonsists of a solid succession of 418 turns, many of which are inexcusably in succession. There are reverse turns by the dozen .with not a single rest between them. Not only is the road Here is a total dis-j pleasant picture to look at. And if for no other reason the California posed to correct this situation, the matter of lives of these school children alone should bring about action to straighten and widen, or totally re-align this particular section during the next biennium. “Much good work has already been done by the State Highway Commission in bringing up to present state highway standards several miles of the section along the North Fork of the Yuba river. However, the California State Chamber of Commerce doubtless realizes the time is here tortuous, but in places it is so naryon along side, that it constitutes a death trap. “When “you consider that the Camptonville Union school district is forced to carry its school children to and from school over this sort of a highway, where only the grace of 70d has up to this time prevented an accident with the complete wiping out of every child life on board row and hung so high above the can-} when the State of California must at this time set up a major project to cut out this dangerous and shameful section of our state highway system lying between the Middle Fork and the North Fork of the Yuba river. “It is of course, essential much work be done on that portion of this highway lying between Nevada City and the Middle Fork of the Yuba, also between the North Fork and the west end of the recentthe school bus, it does noot make a (Continued on Page Five ) Mrs. C. E, Parsons, the new president, presided, over a busy meeting of the Woman’s Civic club on Monday evening. After a most interesting discussion, in which members expressed their-desire to help the Boy Scout movement, the club voted. to donate $50 to the organization, with the hope that other organizations might also contribute to this movement, which does so much for boys. A number of the ladies enthusiastically expressed their approval, and their desire to help, in the Planned Scout hall, a much needed ' meeting , the coming year was appointed, place for the scouts. 4 Civic Club Votes $50 To Aid Scout Lodg Mrs. pe announced t Judge Ralph Thompson, of Sacra~ mento, will be guest and speaker . the next: meeting of the club. ; member may bring one guest to meeting. i. The entertainment committee will consist of Mrs. Harley M chairman, Mrs. R. R. Goymi Paul Kemper, Mrs. G. Mrs. Arthur A. Hog Mrs. A. W. He be delegate to tl tion, to be h a) cent of the highway, consisting of State Highway Commission were dis-L terest the. State Highway Commis-. Nevada “We are tabulating the number of . that

14, 1934 SR aa s. The people t Ranger and ed: in vain to 1. The family Sympathy of Burrows, Mr. d Mrs. chter, spent ity and Grass ip. ’ nd daughter, is of Mr. and ist few days, it San Quen‘ 8—Mr. HG . 4 Bur-, <= eck and Mr. . nWashingllack is an nint in. San h Jr., were . nm a fishing 1 Oakland. ieloleiofetetatall % % ass % % IM 3 an OS. Ba ie : % ce io % e 7 % ee + Development : (wa 00 oun pan This is Nevada City’s -ONLY Hometown It supports things paper. worth while. Do you subscribe for it? News: Mining : evada Cit a Nevada City Nugget is Extra y Nugget a Member of the United Press And California Newspaper Publishers Association i Your Hometown News. staid heips build your community. Readers and advertisers make it a good builder. “Vol.VI IL, No. 54 The County Seat Paper The GOLD Center NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1934 This District’ the Most Active on Mother Lode The best the past few days for mining interests in Nevada county is. the settlement, to -all the dispute between employers and miners. -Miner's Protective Léague last Sunday, an was reached to postpone action until July 31, at which time it was believed a mining adopted, which will the problems now confronting ‘the industry, miners and mine owners. The decision reached by the League came as the result of the good offices of Robert D. Calkins,vice chairman of Regional whose recommendation to postpone the State practical At the mass news developed during almost unanimous decision industry code will be Labor action was adopted. In the table given on this page showing the number of mining properties in operation, men employed in each mine, and the approximate payroll of each property, it will be noted that there has been a slight decrease in numbers employed since the middle of last month. This decrease is largely properties which are running short of water as the summer approaches. In some of the quartz mines, important developments have occured which necessiate suspension of development work or ore extraction in order to make much needed changes in shafts or underground working facilities. One of the most significant discoveries of the month is that in the Ceatral mine of the Lava Cap, where on the 1000 foot level, feet long, along the ledge has devel. purposes, of meeting of. probably solve the number -of in gravel a drift 280 oped excellent ore, running $20 per ton and better in a comparatively . wide vein. Superintendent Otto E. . ! Schiffner is running the mill largely on this ore and proposes soon to sink and raise on it. The Banner property has -been temporarily closed down, except for the necessary nee . tainance crew, and all energies of! the Lava Cap company are being di. rected to ‘developing the big ore showing in the Central. It will be noted that the mining industry pays out in Nevada county ’ a quarter of a million { dollars in = wages each month, and that nearly 2000 men are employed regularly. ° There are a number of small properties not recorded in the table below, but if every one engaged in seiacs . : could. be tabulated and placed, it. is altogether likely that the total pay-' roll would closely approximate $300,000 per month. Reports from the various mining properties are as follow: ' QUAKER HILL MINE At the time of the death of Mr. Thomas Botting, superintendent of the Quaker Hill mines, the owner of the property, Morton F. Stearn, was on the high seas enroute to Europe. The message reached him at the Rex Hotel in Genoa, Italy, as soon as he landed. = Mr. Stearn sent a message back electing Elmer Poore, who worked under Mr. ‘Botting to the position of superintendent of the mine. Board, unty Mine Work Check Quarter Million ISVIRTUEITS OWN . REWARD? NOT ALWAYS The gratitude of a sorrowing mother, whose son had been saved from an ignominious death on the seaffold, was expressed Monday when. Mrs. Rice of 523 Ivey Street, Grass Valley, called on Attorney Francis Finnegan, and presented him with a two-carat diamond ring, as an appreciation of his earnest and capable services in defending F. A.‘ Broun, convicted of murder last Friday and sentenced to a life term in Folsom. The value of the ring is approximately. $1,000. Attorney Finnegan, appointed by the court to defend Broun, expected-no remuneration whatever. It is usually a thankless job, and often one very perfunc» toorily performed, to defend a criminal at the bar following an appointment by the court to that duty. Nevertheless, Broun’s defender gave his client every assistante possible. Even’ though the case was one of plain murder, there was one extenuating circumstance, i. e. Broun and his victim, Perry, had engaged in bitter quarrels and fights. Broun’ claimed he feared Perry was, about to obtain his revolver in the deadly melee of March 9, when he killed Perry in the “jungle” near Grass Valley. ‘ “It was this consideration, presented for its full evidence value Fk by Attorney Finnegan before the jury, that. probably won Broun recoommendation of mercy with the conviction of first degree HEY! SKINNEY! YOO HOO! GOIN’ TO PET SHOW? Plans for the Pet Show on May 19 are nearly complete. Entries being made all the way from peacocks About been entered and some good dog fights are in prospect. A fine collection of quilts and fancy work has also been promised. ' The Parent Teacher Assoociation, Sponsoring the pet show, has decided no special admission charge for adults but a silver offering is too be made afterwards, All children ‘not making entries will be charged five cents. The parade starts promptly at two o’clock. An excellent program by the third grade pupils of the Washington grammar school is to be given this afternoon. Mrs. Helen: Berger is class leader and Mrs. Flindt, teacher. All parents and friends are cordially invited to attend. JUST ONE BROKEN AXEL AFTER ANOTHER Mrs. Jack Widauf, driving back from Reno with Mrs. Robert Grant, after taking Mrs. Lacy Jones to be with her sister, ill in Reno, met with a series of accidents. Coming down the Bear Valley hill, they broke an axel, then walked some distance and Phoned for help. Mrs. Widauf’s son Tom hurried out after them and at Bear Valley, his axel broke—and they finally came home in the Hoge to monkeys. 30 dogs have [mu rder. FOSS GRAVEL MINE Allen and Muscardini, of Nevada City, who have a lease and option on the Foss claims in the Lowell Hill (Continued on Page 8) SENIOR FARCE PACKS THEATER QUARTZ NUMBER : MINE OR GRAVEL LOCATION EMPLOYED PAYROLL By HARLEY M. LEETE Jr. N Star Empire s10< Penna teaiie denies Gita: Velie 740 $94,350 The Senior Farce was a great suc cess. The house was packed, the Brunswick and. se ee : cast and the orchestra were generIdaho Maryland quartz ‘NE Grass Valley 360 46,900 ously applauded, and the Senior Murchie quartz E of Nev. City 242 30,855 class was much gratified in the big : reception given thejr play. y, , Ridge 1,912 . Hoge Dev. Co. Certs Harmony Ridge sad In the leading parts, Helen ArboGolden Center quartz Grass Valley 100 12,750 gast as “‘Letty Lythe,’’ Gove Celio as 4 “Chester Binney,’’ and Bob. TamE Ss quartz Newton 40 5,100 > : pas ie wre i !blyn and Naomi Whitley as “Mr. and

Spring Hill quartz NE Grass Valley 22 2,705 . Mrs. Simmons,” did exceptionally eo Lava Cap quartz Banner Mt. 75 9,562 well. 0 2 : : ‘ The orchestra,.under the direction 2 trie quartz Graniteville 16 2,040 , Amcho Eric 4 {of Mr. L. C. Sweeney played a numBullion quartz Ei of Grass Valley 10 1,275 ; ber of excellently performed selecYou Bet Mining gravel You Bet 25 3,187 . tions before and after the play ‘and ~ an 5.100 ‘between the second and third acts. Spanish quartz Washington A a The Senior class realized a comJowa Hill gravel NW oof Nev. City 6 764 fortable sum of money onthe play a and is thankful to all who attended arts N of San Juan 13 toae. ire San Juan quartz x9 sects Makes : {or helped in any way with the play. jagle Bird quartz Washington 24 3,060 % Mattie Gold Co. quartz S of Grass Valley 30 3,825 i THREE ARRAIGNMENTS Queen Lil mill W of Nev. City 3 382 . ARE SET FOR MONDAY Relief Hill gravel N of Nev. City 17 2,168 . Omega gravel Near Washington 25 3,187 . Felony informations were filed by Riack Hoa Anata S of Grass Valley 3 382 . Deputy District Attorney Robert ner ; ee ; Tharp yesterday against William V. Champion Taillings W of Nev. City 5 : Lozier, charged with grand theft; McDonald Ranch Taillings S of Grass Valley 12 1,530 !. Elmer Johnson and Anton Norman, ca both charged with drunken driving. 4 Be r EK f Nev. City 15 1,912 F y Hussey quartz : iad : Johnson, alleged to be drunk and Canada Hill quartz SE of Nev. City 3 382 . driving last Sunday, crashe@ into a Dinas quartz & of Grass Valley 25 3,187 car at Auburn and Main streets in Grass Valley, and seriously injured Keystone Divide quariz W .Grass Valley 6 765 . three persons. At his ‘preliminary Zeibright quartz E of Nev. City ~* 12 1,530 yesterday morning before Judge Os. car Winburn, of Grass Valley, he was s ; gto s. é 3882 : Maybert quartz Washington Dis 8 a held to answer in the Superior Foss gravel Bear Valley 4 510 Court, and his bail fixed at $1500 h uartz N of Nev. City 14 ifan poe Optimo be Norman crashed. into a car in East Pennsylvania quartz W Grass Valley 20 2,550 . Broad street Sunday and was arrestAlpha gravel E of Washington 5 637 ed on a drunken driving charge, and y = oes held to answer. ‘ Bemington Hill gravel E of wen: ¥ 6 764 All three will be arraigned. in the Gassoway mine quartz S Grass Valley 4 510 Superior Court next Monday. ime? uartz E of Graniteville 6 764 * dime Mine . a George Erway, who is working his Spotswood quartz E of Graniteville 14 1,785 mining property: near Columbia Hill, hun De acok W \Grass Valley 18 2,205 spent afew hours in Nevada City S Sunday (visiting his daughters, Mrs. Alta Hill gravel N Grass Valley ot) 510 . Ann Laféon and Mrs. Lucille NeilTOTAL 1965 $250,539 . son. truck. SUNK 100 FEET Sinking of the shaft at the Hussey mine of West Mines Corporation, has been completed to the second level and the sump at the bottom is now being completed. Total distance sunk is about 100 feet. Levels have been started in both directions on the vein at the bottom and as soon as these levels have been advanced a few rounds, the pumping equipment will be moved down to the new station. ° Production from the property is being maintained while development is in Progress. The management expresses itself as well Pleased with indications at’ the property. At the Canada Hill mine, the workings are in order for the resumption of development operations as quickly as the plan of procedure can be decided upon. Bids have been received for drilling of a series of core drill holes to outline the position of the St. Louis vein and to prospect both the footwall and hanging wall of the Canada Hill vein. This work will: be preparatory to an intensive drive to bring the mine into the producing class. At its mill, West Mines Coorporation has been treating considerable quantities of custom ore and has been called upon for the making of numerous test runs. These runs are indicative of the growth in mining activity in the district and speak well for the future of the industry locally. Custom lots are being cleanedu p quickly as for the balance of the month at least the company will need the mill full time for traetment of its owt ores. WORK ON POOL _ ~ BEGINS TODAY The city cotinci,] last evening, met with Y. C. Soda, the contractor to whom the ‘work of constructing the municipal swimming pool was let. The terms of the contract were studied and he agreed to begin work tojday on the pool’s construction. HUSSEY SHAFT IS" It is high time-that business men, merchants, mining men, and all residents of Nevada City and Grass Valley raised their voices and shouted in unison to the State Highway Commihsion: “We want the kinks taken out of the Nevada City-Downieville highway, NOW.” As it is, this primary state highway is: : (1) Dangerously unsafe. The percentage of aecidents in number of vehicles that pass over it, is terrifically high. (2) So full of curves that thousands of persons suffer the torments of seasickness in riding over it. (3) Wasteful of the gas and time of every motorist who uses it. It hampers the business relations of the people of Downieville, Alleghany, Forest City, Camptonville, North San Juan, Columbia Hill, French Corral, Nevada City and Grass Valley. It makes communications among these cities difficult and costly. Jack Wolff, of Grass Valley, has recently analyzed conditions under which motorists use this highway and his figures should certainly inDangerous Downieville Highway Is a Disgrace To State Road System sion. Here is his letter addressed to William Boucher, district manager of the Sacramento Valley Council, State Chamber of Commerce: “We have checked the City-Downieville state highway, route No. 25, and find that. within its short distance of 46 miles it contains but 4 and 6-10 miles of straight road into which have been counted all straight stretches of 100 feet, more or less and which represents exactly 10 per cent of the total lengt} of this highway and leaves 90 per turns numbering a total of 949. “To be perfectly frank, no one can analyze the Nevada City-Downieville highway and come away from that analyzation with any other feeling but one of amazement that a road of that character has been permitted, for so many years, to remain a part of our primary State Highway System. turns along the various section of this highway, together with the total length in miles of each section ; and the total amount of straight . stretches in each: ~ : b2 5 Se Curves Section Total Length Total Straight ae Portion. 238 Nevada City North San Juan 15.4 Miles 2.7 miles 74 No. San Juan Middle Yuba Bridge 3.1 Miles -2 miles 154 Middle Yuba, Log Cabin 3.1 Miles -0 miles 43 Log Cabin, Camptonville 1.5 Miles -1 miles 221 Camptonville North Yuba Bridge 5.5 Miles .2 miles 112 North Yuba, Goodyear Bar 12.0 Miles 1.0. miles 107 Goodyear Bar, Downieville 4.0 Miles .4 miles 949 46.4 Miles 4.6 miles = % 418 Middle Yuba, North Yuba ‘Bridge 11.9. Miles .3 miles “Wewish to call your attention particularly to that portion of the highway crossing the Camptonville Ridge from the Middle Fork of the Yuba river, at the Nevada countyYuba county boundary, to the North Fork of the Yuba river bridge in Sierra county: tance of approximately 11.9 miles which contains only a total of .3 of one mile straight highway. The balance of 11.6 miles, coonsists of a solid succession of 418 turns, many of which are inexcusably in succession. There are reverse turns by the dozen .with not a single rest between them. Not only is the road Here is a total dis-j pleasant picture to look at. And if for no other reason the California posed to correct this situation, the matter of lives of these school children alone should bring about action to straighten and widen, or totally re-align this particular section during the next biennium. “Much good work has already been done by the State Highway Commission in bringing up to present state highway standards several miles of the section along the North Fork of the Yuba river. However, the California State Chamber of Commerce doubtless realizes the time is here tortuous, but in places it is so naryon along side, that it constitutes a death trap. “When “you consider that the Camptonville Union school district is forced to carry its school children to and from school over this sort of a highway, where only the grace of 70d has up to this time prevented an accident with the complete wiping out of every child life on board row and hung so high above the can-} when the State of California must at this time set up a major project to cut out this dangerous and shameful section of our state highway system lying between the Middle Fork and the North Fork of the Yuba river. “It is of course, essential much work be done on that portion of this highway lying between Nevada City and the Middle Fork of the Yuba, also between the North Fork and the west end of the recentthe school bus, it does noot make a (Continued on Page Five ) Mrs. C. E, Parsons, the new president, presided, over a busy meeting of the Woman’s Civic club on Monday evening. After a most interesting discussion, in which members expressed their-desire to help the Boy Scout movement, the club voted. to donate $50 to the organization, with the hope that other organizations might also contribute to this movement, which does so much for boys. A number of the ladies enthusiastically expressed their approval, and their desire to help, in the Planned Scout hall, a much needed ' meeting , the coming year was appointed, place for the scouts. 4 Civic Club Votes $50 To Aid Scout Lodg Mrs. pe announced t Judge Ralph Thompson, of Sacra~ mento, will be guest and speaker . the next: meeting of the club. ; member may bring one guest to meeting. i. The entertainment committee will consist of Mrs. Harley M chairman, Mrs. R. R. Goymi Paul Kemper, Mrs. G. Mrs. Arthur A. Hog Mrs. A. W. He be delegate to tl tion, to be h a) cent of the highway, consisting of State Highway Commission were dis-L terest the. State Highway Commis-. Nevada “We are tabulating the number of . that