May 20, 1929 (6 pages)

@) miners, “City. Miner’s Foundry. The Nugget is California's Leading Mining Weekly } VOLUME Ill, NUMBER 27 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, ‘NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, z HE COUNTY. SEAT PAPER MAY 20, 1929 NEOCENE MINE IS WORKING UNDER A NEW MONIKER The Neocene Gold Mining Company, a Nevada corporation operating a rich placer deposit in an ancient river channel two miles north of Nevada City, California has increased its holdings by the acquisition of contiguoug territory through absorption of the estate owned and operated by the Major Mining and the Richland Mining Companies. The reorganization of the company was effectual at the annual stockholders’ meeting, held in Carson City, Nevada, May 1. The com: pany will hereafter be officially known as the Neocene Gold Consolidated, with shares changed from 10 cents par value to $1 and a capitalization of $1,500,000, of which 1,000,000 shares are outstanding and 500,000 shares in the treasury. President C. Manker reported the company in a healthy condition, free from indebtedness, and a wellsupplied treasury for carrying forward an intensive. production and development campaign. The stockloldeig oi the iMmajor Mining Company and the Richland Miniag Company recently voted to accept the offer made them by the Neocene company and official sanction was given by stockholders in the anual gathering at Carson City for issuance of 60,000 shareg of treasury stock for transfer on the basis of 1 share of Neocene Gold Consolidated for 10 shares of each .Major and Richland stock. All debts of the newly acquired mining companies have _ been liquidated. The present equipment enables successful handling of 70 tons of material daily that is returning about $6 per cubic yard. There is a working crew of 14 miners. The management plans installation of additional machinery to enable a higher recovery of fine gold and contained gold in the black sands, which, at present, is being lost, following a series of recent tests. Announcement was made.to stockholders at the annual meeting that the company expects to declare a cash dividend equal to 10 per cent of the par value of all outstanding stock, about August 1, 1929. In providing free board to its the Neocene Gold Consolidated has instituted what the management claims a satisfactory and successful arrangement as well as an innovation in the mining indus: try. All employees receive the miner’s wage seale; in. some instances even higher than the union schedule. Through this arrangement the eost of state. compensation insurance has been kept to a surprising minimum, according. to President Manker. Cc. A. Ackerman, noted metallurgical engineer, now in Arizona, is shortly to assume the supervision of the company’s milling operations at Nevada City. The stockholders elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President C. Manker, P. O. Box 585, Sacramento, California; Vice President C. D. Cline of Los Angeles; Secretary R. H. Manker of Los’ Argeles. The directors, in addition to the president and vice-president, are E. Robertson Abbott, M. Nolan and Don Manker of Los Angeles, E Delos MaGee of San Francisco and E. Goering of Nevada City.—Mining Journal. BAYLISS LINDLEYIN . WRIGHT’S LAW OFFICE Bayliss Lindley, member of one of Nevada City’s most respected families and who complete his legal training the coming year, is spending his summer vacation in Nevada City and will study law in District Attorney W. E. Wright’s office. Bayliss is one of Nevada City’s fine upstanding sons and that he will shed luster on the family name goes without saying when he hang out His shingle, which we trust will be in Nevada Ignition Parts and~ Accesories at things that could happen to Nevada MINING LOCATIONS ARE -PLACED COUNTY RECORD The following mining locations have ben filed for record: The Adell placer in Grass Valley Mining District by James H. Leary. Mittie B. placer in Fall Creek’ Mining District by H. C. Hendricks. Canyon placer in You Bet Mining Distriet by Mary Louise Poore. Oakvale No. 3 placer in Washington Mining District, sec. 1 T16N R10E by S. F. Lane. Oakvale No. 2 placer in Washington Mining District by F. K. Lane. FAIRBANKS LANDS THE “YUBA PASS CONTRACT .J. L. Fairbanks of Willits has secured the contract for building the . ! new highway between Downieville; and Sierra City, the work to be commenced within twenty days of the signing of the contract. The funds are being furnished by the federal government under supervision of the bureau of public roads. The bidg for the work were opened in San Francisco Thursday. and the local forest service offices were apprised yesterday of the letting of the contract. The entire thirteen miles ig not included in thé present conract Which covers work at both ends of the notorious bottle neck. It is the intention to .ccomplee the work as soon as funds are available. HIGHWAY COMMISSION IS WELL PLEASED AT WORK TAHOE UKIAH HIGHWAY The visit of the state highway commission’ Saturday to view the have put in long years of waiting to get their rights are now in a fair way t o see their state bond issue road completed to the eastward to a connection with the Victory Highway in the near future, one of the biggest City. After their tour of inspection they visited some of the historic spots about town and were keenly interested in the exhibit of the jewelry rock at. the Bank of America vaults. They were tendered a sumptuous banquet at the National Hotel by the Tahoe Ukiah Highway Association which has been the mainspring in the twelve year movement to get the highway bulit after the bonds’ had been voted for it. James O’Brien of Smartville, chairman of the Association, acted as toastmaster in a most pleasing manner. Speakers were Raglan Tut. tle, W. E. Wright, S. Lee Leiter, le centre os aand ett, ard E rpeared as spokesmen. The board . ed by Mr. Davis who is a Past MasGeorge C. Mansfield, B. A. Cassidy, seeres © ae Se = . took the matter ui der advisenient. . ter of Nevada Lodge and the preJ. Earl Taylor and R. A. Eddy were . ser ay Ayres, wiiliak toss aes ? ee An oil salesman who objecied to}sent Eminent Commander of Nevacalled on. Bert B. Meek, director ot (eee ons on your mining edition -;the peyment of the neddler’s license ,da Commandery. He is also Scribe the state department of public woke M. Conpers Auburn" That was . ip force here and-who admitted he} of Nevada Royal Arch Chapter and ic pactien tx Via: feck that it a apsnnnis issue. Save 20 -copies for tind made two sel trips without. in line to succeed te the office of the present highway commission ap= * a a ppu up, wanted ~ persission to. High Priest. Sointed by Goemert ¢. Youns. . . A number of our otiisens and bu. ne nnother trip without pay while . : = which was responsible for ‘the work. — nave an DATS get Se ee ee °* CIVICS CLASS VISITS elie dane at the present time ‘afcopies of the mining issue to send muking trips free. oi thereabout. He . : many years of disappointment. oo That oe an excellent way al was told that the board was going to,. LEGISLATIVE HALLS also remarked that it was the inten. Serene ips oe SEE bye Pe: OTE, . shan Gh kha etinmssion to pimncet ee” ne Nevada City’s interesis el! The police court was busy the past . EL SESE, a a ot ak ea es ee . heart should send at least one copy) month as eiiy recorder C ou; hiin re-. rhe civies class of the Nevada City es a i ‘of the mining issue outside. Merri! ported $71.50 in collections. At thai; high school last week took a day aca Manet ek Gud eae A Rector holds che pROpET. SP far with rate the court car be made a iittle . off to go to Sacramento to study baked tn Wie & exdat deel af inter: * dozen copies for outside Bhat: sours of revenue instead of a mere . legislative matters. Their visit to cat A abou of Nevada Clty ane tion. Dr. a. R. Ivey, another sterling +; ornament to.the payroll. ". the capitol building was arranged by fe hide Suehae Gem ant the booster, ne sending out a half dozen. Assemblyman Seawell who had them eacid ak scgerilenia ware wuekt. Dr. W.:-P. Sawyer and B. L. Syms, Cir nce CER ne . ERE mRy bugessleme as guests of the assembly fisinnas Obes oe 4 eiedadag eT also sent out exiras ~~ as have , aut Wiad) Cold GAY . for the day. Senator Cassidy permanner presented each member we whont = pala ey eat sr SRE Ki LPATRICKS dca ine anges ecg ese tke highway commission Wik a titiscall. That is the spirit that spells . The class also. visited the ~state a progress. NY pene office and other points of j Cc. FE. Clinch and .C. Raymond . interest. 4 State officials present were Ralph . Charles E. Ashburn and son, Rud, _Clineh have now disposed of all their Aecompanying the class were, W. Bull of Eureka, chairman, M. B.) of Marysville visited friends in Ne. mereantile business in Grass Vatiey. Professor H. E. Kjorlie, Mr. and Harris of Fresno and Fred S. Moodey . yaga City Menday. The former is by selling their grecery interests to! Mrs. Lloyd Jennings, W. V. and Bill ay a agen eae aes a. . tapeniatendent of the Yuba county ie e Kilpatricks of Chico. The eener-. Tamblyn and Mrs. C. T. Larsen. » ©. ©. Car. hospital. lal stere section had previously. been leton ,attorney for the commission; . Mr. and Mrs. : H. D. Shearer hai . old to the <3. a ee interests. Mrs. Harvey Cooper, who has C. H. Purcell, chief engineer; G. C.', happy gathering at their home. The Clinches still retain ownership . spent some tme visiting relatives at Mansfield, director of publicity; Mr. ginday composed of the following . of the buildings in which the busi-. Eureka and San Francisco, returned Meek. H. O. Kohler of Washington was in Nevada City Monday. Attorney and Mrs. W. E. Wright were Sacramento visitors Monday. 24tf Subscribe fur ‘rhe Nugget. ~ . . MINING NUMBER . ONEGA MINE HAS RAULIC DAM DISTRIBUTIONS . HYDRA FAR AND WIDE READY FOR USE Mueh hake ae personal comment by the publication e newspaper has been aroused and . Hill Xtens The Omega Mining Company . which. has e ive placer holdings of the special jat Omega above Washington is now mining number of The Nugget from . getting ready for a steady run using . over the state which is of course /hydraulie methods in handling the } very pleasing to the publishers. . ¢yqyel. About sixty men are em-. Some are reprinted here: . ployed at the present time. = P. Toleman— “T received my copy Some time. siné@--a permit was of the special edition of The Nuz. granted by the ‘California Debris get yesterday and was extremely . Commission to conduct hydraulic well pleased with it. It was very . ope rations, building impounding well gotten up‘and just what the dams in Missouri Zavine and district hag needed for a long while.} Sestchman Creek about a half mile You deserve a whole lot of credit . and a *mile and a half betow the for the large amount of painstakinz imine workings, The conpany has labor and effort you have put into} spent. a large’ sum-°of money in it to make it the huge success that! preparing fcr its operations, the it will be. *Piease kindly send me ai your earliest convenience an extra dozen copies of the edition’’. governor’s assertions that no money has been spent on hydraulic works to the of any There able It Was magnitude, contrary. thirty million yards availworking. am this day in receipt of two copies of your special edition. The writer is very familiar with your county, and consider. your publication great praise for the intelligent manEl Dorado Exploration Co.— are for is expected that the work of gravel can be hing June ls commenced about t according The d merits to present schedule. am in Scotchman . ner of instruction and information. Creek near. Washington is about set forth. If every mining county . Completed at the present time and wouid follow your path, a greatel jready for impounding debris. A new wave of mining activity would be/flume has been built on the Blue) felt throughout the different minins . Tent ditch which is owned by the . districts. Am mailing one copy east . cor rpany° and it is said that there . today”. . an ample supply of water to . EK. H. Thompson, Chain Grace. “SSR the operations. . teria— ‘You have put out a wonder a ae = Serer al ASR EB EES ful edition for the mining industry”’ Bete a seer oe ee United States Department oi ae ot ee Commerce— “This will acknowledg¢ HONS: the -reeeipt of the ‘caples ah the Had the hydraulie bill been special mining edition of the Nevasee by he eoveraa: _ at least # da City Nugget which you wer Bs oe anda a would have .been good enough to-send to this office. a af eae: a large area at “UHKEY Hit, I thank you fer this furnishing courtesy ili such comprehensive news j RMU AAAS splendid progress being made by of the industry in your vicinity.’ lai ¥ iaudit BED FS ASS ‘Contractor Adams on the Tahoe . Victor C. Heikes, Statician in. . yeas Nap YT RAT: highway route east from Nevada City Charge. eaitan wD ART abs was a real eye opener and_ they EK. J. Bradbury— ~“The mining were more than pleased with what number is a fine piece of work” Eo inanees velatine fo the they saw to use their own words Cc. C. Bennett— Please reserve M¢. formation of the’ Nevada City Fire and the people of this county who 5 copies of your special edition Of! enartment were passed by the city The Nugget. You are work not only for j ine iyses t doing fine trustees at the regular monthly one Nevada and Sier© on Thursday evening. They ra counties, but for the whole . appe .ar-in. full. of page. five of thi: mining industry of the State Glen GF The Nuevet, the official city California”’. . paper. Sacramento Chamber of Com-. phe ordinances were drafted b merce— The special mining number ie attorney Nilon at the request o! of The Nevada City Nugget came eff . (na fir department which has _beeii the press last. week and is now) without ia status for all the; ready for distribution. The issue con-. years of the city’s history. The fire tains a wealth of information con face ffter this week will also be cerning mining in the Nevada Coun-. pe miited to inspect. premises for ty district and Northern California l;jye hezards and to see to their . with several excellent articies bY! a}jatement. The ordinances are worti well known mining men. A direciory S eareful reading of mining properties in “Nevada A delesation of taxpayers franc] County is a valuable featire. ‘Jevada street were in attendanee to . Cc. A. Logan, State Mining Bureau) press their wishes for an oiled street i! . “Have just received copy of th®. as they had bee promised them at} special issue and was favorably im-. the time the paving wxs done. The: . pressed with Wagsoner’s articles, the . had_a numerously signed petition to. list of mines, and general make-up”. . E. Verch, C present. Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Sawyear amptonviile — AE Mr: and -M James Hutchison ena adughter and son, Miss Kate Shearer a teacher of Napa; Miss teacher housed. The name of Clineh nesses are Alice Sheareof Sn Frneico nd Mr. has been an . urday and reported that he had cut ‘into a promising ledge of good millcutting and which was increasing in over Jerry Seawell’s” bill. Jim’s story will be well. worth hearing. Mr. Stewart has written an epic jin the last issue of the Placer i Heraid «on the fight made in the lstate legislature to get our placer Masonry ‘NEW LEDGE IS CUT IN TOMBOY PROPERTY t. D. Dorris the Tomboy erties near ;who is developing and Eeclair mining propForest was in town Sating ore 3% feet wide at point of width in a raise and a winze at that point. Samples taken in~ the new drift and working all show colors in free gold. The main drift on the Eureka ledge was run in 258 was decided .to run a drift in the feotwall and but a_ short ways froni where the new drift was started at a point 200 feet from the _ adit the new ledge was encountered. The work being done is all development to thoroughly open up the property before any milling facilities will be Mr. Morris: states that he has opened up seven pay shoots already. considered. There -are preperty, seven three in claims in the the Tomboy group and four in the Eclair. A company was organized last fall as the California Eclair Mining Company under the laws’ of Nevada to open up the property. “JAMES STEWART WILL TELL HYDRAULIC STORY Tomorrow Tuesday leading fighter noon James the resumption of hydraulic mining, is going to'be the speaker of the day at the Lions Club at the National Hotel and will tell the inside story of the recent fight in the legislature to put Stewart, for mining legislation enacted into law.) Both Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were in the thick of the fisht from the start . and spent much’ time and money in the cause. Jim is a hard fighter. He . gives Senator Jim Allen a great deal of praise for the way he led the fight in the senate in behalf of the, bill, well Senator Christian. ! Jim is not sparing of ais praise he thinks praise is due. His remarks will be reprinted in a later issue of The Nugget. as as where GILBERT DAVIS GIVEN POST OF INSPECTOR a one. of Nevada City’s honored Masons, has been distinguished with the appointment of of this Masonic district Villiam J. Merrifield, reThe appointment merited Gilbert Davis, Inspector succeeding signed. comes as recognition of the faithful efficient and painstaking service in this community rendera home accompanied . by her granddaughter Miss. Barbara Lear, of San :.the active CHAMPION MINE ‘TS OPTIONED BY GORDON BETTLES In confirmation of various reports and rumors’. with regard to a deal on the Champion property, Gordon M. Bettles, manager and secretary of the Yellow ‘Tiger Consolidated Mining Company, has made-the following statement to The Nugget: “On behalf of myself and associatfeet and it\. .q interests I have obtained a lease on that portion of the Champion Group lying north of Deer Creek. This lease has no bearing on other operations of the Yellow Tiger ConsolidatedMining Company nor_has-it_3 any connection with the proposed operation of the Western Mines Mines Consolidated. No development program at depth is at this time contemplated. In fact no development policy has been definitely determined upon. We have a lease for a sufficient period of time to permit of extensive operations if sucn prove warranted. We have granted one-lease on a portion of the ground and are now prepared to receive applications for leases on any portion of thé Champion Group north of Deer Creek. “My personal ’ observations have led me to believe-that—considerable tonnages of low grade ores may be recovered from the Champion property. There are also probably some fragments of better shoots that may be profitably recovered. Certain portions of the property may respond to entirely new development. In view of the splendid past fiistory of the Champion and the fact that it has been operated in the past by mining organizations of the highest type, it would seem foolish to anticipate discoveries that would warrant large seale development on Company account. However, it seems to present an ideal set of conditions for ‘“‘tri, buters”’ or learers, and many, many times in the past an old mine has ; been brought back to a large part of its former glory by this system. I will state that a great portion of local mining men agree with me in these views and have in fact pointed them out to me. “We are prepared to offer leases on terms that will permit of the mining of the low grade ores that ‘would seem to constitute the principle. recoverable values in the property. I am convinced personally that many profitable small operations will result from thig policy and it is my hope that the outgrowth of the matter will yet be a large scale operation of lasting benefit to the Nevada City District.” TWIN SISTER WOKING TWO SHIFTS PROPERTY Two shifts are now working at the Twin Sisters property and pushing the big No. 3 tunnel steadily ahead toward its objective. About four feet a day are being registered with indications good for picking up a ledge in the near future. There is plenty of water available for operating the compressor plant for the machine drills. R. O. Foster, president of the company, has recently sold his store business at Talmadge and will give his entire attention to the development of the property. The company expects to install modern milling facilities as soon as the No. 3 tunnel has been completed and a raise run‘to connect with .the upper workings where a great deal of milling ore has been blocked out. NEW LAUNDRY OPENS: A. M. Clark, formerly in the laundry business here, will reopen fa the same line with hand laundry ines the former Tegler building on Commercial street in a few days. Mr. Clark has been engaged in business — San Francisco of late but has — sold out his interests there. He will — be given a warm welcome on his re— in turn to business circles here. Mr. and Mrs. J. K" Williams had _ as a Sunday visitor their daugh er 2 important one in Nevada County Francisco. The young lady will spend and. Mrs. Sunert Shearer of Sacra+. mercantile circles for many years the summer here. : mento. and (‘it is with a feeling of regret Henry O'Neill left Tuesday for High class electrical work of al)ithat their name will no longer be. the Spanish mine and will be the kinds at M.ner’s Foundry. 24tf found as merchants. ; blacksmith for the mining company. ae “ j Nam ——_—— " tra Elva, of Sacramento who training for a nurse,

@) miners, “City. Miner’s Foundry. The Nugget is California's Leading Mining Weekly } VOLUME Ill, NUMBER 27 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, ‘NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, z HE COUNTY. SEAT PAPER MAY 20, 1929 NEOCENE MINE IS WORKING UNDER A NEW MONIKER The Neocene Gold Mining Company, a Nevada corporation operating a rich placer deposit in an ancient river channel two miles north of Nevada City, California has increased its holdings by the acquisition of contiguoug territory through absorption of the estate owned and operated by the Major Mining and the Richland Mining Companies. The reorganization of the company was effectual at the annual stockholders’ meeting, held in Carson City, Nevada, May 1. The com: pany will hereafter be officially known as the Neocene Gold Consolidated, with shares changed from 10 cents par value to $1 and a capitalization of $1,500,000, of which 1,000,000 shares are outstanding and 500,000 shares in the treasury. President C. Manker reported the company in a healthy condition, free from indebtedness, and a wellsupplied treasury for carrying forward an intensive. production and development campaign. The stockloldeig oi the iMmajor Mining Company and the Richland Miniag Company recently voted to accept the offer made them by the Neocene company and official sanction was given by stockholders in the anual gathering at Carson City for issuance of 60,000 shareg of treasury stock for transfer on the basis of 1 share of Neocene Gold Consolidated for 10 shares of each .Major and Richland stock. All debts of the newly acquired mining companies have _ been liquidated. The present equipment enables successful handling of 70 tons of material daily that is returning about $6 per cubic yard. There is a working crew of 14 miners. The management plans installation of additional machinery to enable a higher recovery of fine gold and contained gold in the black sands, which, at present, is being lost, following a series of recent tests. Announcement was made..to stockholders at the annual meeting that the company expects to declare a cash dividend equal to 10 per cent of the par value of all outstanding stock, about August 1, 1929. In providing free board to its the Neocene Gold Consolidated has instituted what the management claims a satisfactory and successful arrangement as well as an innovation in the mining indus: try. All employees receive the miner’s wage seale; in. some instances even higher than the union schedule. Through this arrangement the eost of state. compensation insurance has been kept to a surprising minimum, according. to President Manker. Cc. A. Ackerman, noted metallurgical engineer, now in Arizona, is shortly to assume the supervision of the company’s milling operations at Nevada City. The stockholders elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President C. Manker, P. O. Box 585, Sacramento, California; Vice President C. D. Cline of Los Angeles; Secretary R. H. Manker of Los’ Argeles. The directors, in addition to the president and vice-president, are E. Robertson Abbott, M. Nolan and Don Manker of Los Angeles, E Delos MaGee of San Francisco and E. Goering of Nevada City.—Mining Journal. BAYLISS LINDLEYIN . WRIGHT’S LAW OFFICE Bayliss Lindley, member of one of Nevada City’s most respected families and who complete his legal training the coming year, is spending his summer vacation in Nevada City and will study law in District Attorney W. E. Wright’s office. Bayliss is one of Nevada City’s fine upstanding sons and that he will shed luster on the family name goes without saying when he hang out His shingle, which we trust will be in Nevada Ignition Parts and~ Accesories at things that could happen to Nevada MINING LOCATIONS ARE -PLACED COUNTY RECORD The following mining locations have ben filed for record: The Adell placer in Grass Valley Mining District by James H. Leary. Mittie B. placer in Fall Creek’ Mining District by H. C. Hendricks. Canyon placer in You Bet Mining Distriet by Mary Louise Poore. Oakvale No. 3 placer in Washington Mining District, sec. 1 T16N R10E by S. F. Lane. Oakvale No. 2 placer in Washington Mining District by F. K. Lane. FAIRBANKS LANDS THE “YUBA PASS CONTRACT ..J. L. Fairbanks of Willits has secured the contract for building the . ! new highway between Downieville; and Sierra City, the work to be commenced within twenty days of the signing of the contract. The funds are being furnished by the federal government under supervision of the bureau of public roads. The bidg for the work were opened in San Francisco Thursday. and the local forest service offices were apprised yesterday of the letting of the contract. The entire thirteen miles ig not included in thé present conract Which covers work at both ends of the notorious bottle neck. It is the intention to .ccomplee the work as soon as funds are available. HIGHWAY COMMISSION IS WELL PLEASED AT WORK TAHOE UKIAH HIGHWAY The visit of the state highway commission’ Saturday to view the have put in long years of waiting to get their rights are now in a fair way t o see their state bond issue road completed to the eastward to a connection with the Victory Highway in the near future, one of the biggest City. After their tour of inspection they visited some of the historic spots about town and were keenly interested in the exhibit of the jewelry rock at. the Bank of America vaults. They were tendered a sumptuous banquet at the National Hotel by the Tahoe Ukiah Highway Association which has been the mainspring in the twelve year movement to get the highway bulit after the bonds’ had been voted for it. James O’Brien of Smartville, chairman of the Association, acted as toastmaster in a most pleasing manner. Speakers were Raglan Tut. tle, W. E. Wright, S. Lee Leiter, le centre os aand ett, ard E rpeared as spokesmen. The board . ed by Mr. Davis who is a Past MasGeorge C. Mansfield, B. A. Cassidy, seeres © ae Se = . took the matter ui der advisenient. . ter of Nevada Lodge and the preJ. Earl Taylor and R. A. Eddy were . ser ay Ayres, wiiliak toss aes ? ee An oil salesman who objecied to}sent Eminent Commander of Nevacalled on. Bert B. Meek, director ot (eee ons on your mining edition -;the peyment of the neddler’s license ,da Commandery. He is also Scribe the state department of public woke M. Conpers Auburn" That was . ip force here and-who admitted he} of Nevada Royal Arch Chapter and ic pactien tx Via: feck that it a apsnnnis issue. Save 20 -copies for tind made two sel trips without. in line to succeed te the office of the present highway commission ap= * a a ppu up, wanted ~ persission to. High Priest. Sointed by Goemert ¢. Youns. . . A number of our otiisens and bu. ne nnother trip without pay while . : = which was responsible for ‘the work. — nave an DATS get Se ee ee °* CIVICS CLASS VISITS elie dane at the present time ‘afcopies of the mining issue to send muking trips free. oi thereabout. He . : many years of disappointment. oo That oe an excellent way al was told that the board was going to,. LEGISLATIVE HALLS also remarked that it was the inten. Serene ips oe SEE bye Pe: OTE, . shan Gh kha etinmssion to pimncet ee” ne Nevada City’s interesis el! The police court was busy the past . EL SESE, a a ot ak ea es ee . heart should send at least one copy) month as eiiy recorder C ou; hiin re-. rhe civies class of the Nevada City es a i ‘of the mining issue outside. Merri! ported $71.50 in collections. At thai; high school last week took a day aca Manet ek Gud eae A Rector holds che pROpET. SP far with rate the court car be made a iittle . off to go to Sacramento to study baked tn Wie & exdat deel af inter: * dozen copies for outside Bhat: sours of revenue instead of a mere . legislative matters. Their visit to cat A abou of Nevada Clty ane tion. Dr. a. R. Ivey, another sterling +; ornament to.the payroll. ". the capitol building was arranged by fe hide Suehae Gem ant the booster, ne sending out a half dozen. Assemblyman Seawell who had them eacid ak scgerilenia ware wuekt. Dr. W.:-P. Sawyer and B. L. Syms, Cir nce CER ne . ERE mRy bugessleme as guests of the assembly fisinnas Obes oe 4 eiedadag eT also sent out exiras ~~ as have , aut Wiad) Cold GAY . for the day. Senator Cassidy permanner presented each member we whont = pala ey eat sr SRE Ki LPATRICKS dca ine anges ecg ese tke highway commission Wik a titiscall. That is the spirit that spells . The class also. visited the ~state a progress. NY pene office and other points of j Cc. FE. Clinch and .C. Raymond . interest. 4 State officials present were Ralph . Charles E. Ashburn and son, Rud, _Clineh have now disposed of all their Aecompanying the class were, W. Bull of Eureka, chairman, M. B.) of Marysville visited friends in Ne. mereantile business in Grass Vatiey. Professor H. E. Kjorlie, Mr. and Harris of Fresno and Fred S. Moodey . yaga City Menday. The former is by selling their grecery interests to! Mrs. Lloyd Jennings, W. V. and Bill ay a agen eae aes a. . tapeniatendent of the Yuba county ie e Kilpatricks of Chico. The eener-. Tamblyn and Mrs. C. T. Larsen. » ©. ©. Car. hospital. lal stere section had previously. been leton ,attorney for the commission; . Mr. and Mrs. : H. D. Shearer hai . old to the <3. a ee interests. Mrs. Harvey Cooper, who has C. H. Purcell, chief engineer; G. C.', happy gathering at their home. The Clinches still retain ownership . spent some tme visiting relatives at Mansfield, director of publicity; Mr. ginday composed of the following . of the buildings in which the busi-. Eureka and San Francisco, returned Meek. H. O. Kohler of Washington was in Nevada City Monday. Attorney and Mrs. W. E. Wright were Sacramento visitors Monday. 24tf Subscribe fur ‘rhe Nugget. ~ . . MINING NUMBER . ONEGA MINE HAS RAULIC DAM DISTRIBUTIONS . HYDRA FAR AND WIDE READY FOR USE Mueh hake ae personal comment by the publication e newspaper has been aroused and . Hill Xtens The Omega Mining Company . which. has e ive placer holdings of the special jat Omega above Washington is now mining number of The Nugget from . getting ready for a steady run using . over the state which is of course /hydraulie methods in handling the } very pleasing to the publishers. . ¢yqyel. About sixty men are em-. Some are reprinted here: . ployed at the present time. = P. Toleman— “T received my copy Some time. siné@--a permit was of the special edition of The Nuz. granted by the ‘California Debris get yesterday and was extremely . Commission to conduct hydraulic well pleased with it. It was very . ope rations, building impounding well gotten up‘and just what the dams in Missouri Zavine and district hag needed for a long while.} Sestchman Creek about a half mile You deserve a whole lot of credit . and a *mile and a half betow the for the large amount of painstakinz imine workings, The conpany has labor and effort you have put into} spent. a large’ sum-°of money in it to make it the huge success that! preparing fcr its operations, the it will be. *Piease kindly send me ai your earliest convenience an extra dozen copies of the edition’’. governor’s assertions that no money has been spent on hydraulic works to the of any There able It Was magnitude, contrary. thirty million yards availworking. am this day in receipt of two copies of your special edition. The writer is very familiar with your county, and consider. your publication great praise for the intelligent manEl Dorado Exploration Co.— are for is expected that the work of gravel can be hing June ls commenced about t according The d merits to present schedule. am in Scotchman . ner of instruction and information. Creek near. Washington is about set forth. If every mining county . Completed at the present time and wouid follow your path, a greatel jready for impounding debris. A new wave of mining activity would be/flume has been built on the Blue) felt throughout the different minins . Tent ditch which is owned by the . districts. Am mailing one copy east . cor rpany° and it is said that there . today”. . an ample supply of water to . EK. H. Thompson, Chain Grace. “SSR the operations. .

teria— ‘You have put out a wonder a ae = Serer al ASR EB EES ful edition for the mining industry”’ Bete a seer oe ee United States Department oi ae ot ee Commerce— “This will acknowledg¢ HONS: the -reeeipt of the ‘caples ah the Had the hydraulie bill been special mining edition of the Nevasee by he eoveraa: _ at least # da City Nugget which you wer Bs oe anda a would have .been good enough to-send to this office. a af eae: a large area at “UHKEY Hit, I thank you fer this furnishing courtesy ili such comprehensive news j RMU AAAS splendid progress being made by of the industry in your vicinity.’ lai ¥ iaudit BED FS ASS ‘Contractor Adams on the Tahoe . Victor C. Heikes, Statician in. . yeas Nap YT RAT: highway route east from Nevada City Charge. eaitan wD ART abs was a real eye opener and_ they EK. J. Bradbury— ~“The mining were more than pleased with what number is a fine piece of work” Eo inanees velatine fo the they saw to use their own words Cc. C. Bennett— Please reserve M¢. formation of the’ Nevada City Fire and the people of this county who 5 copies of your special edition Of! enartment were passed by the city The Nugget. You are work not only for j ine iyses t doing fine trustees at the regular monthly one Nevada and Sier© on Thursday evening. They ra counties, but for the whole . appe .ar-in. full. of page. five of thi: mining industry of the State Glen GF The Nuevet, the official city California”’. . paper. Sacramento Chamber of Com-. phe ordinances were drafted b merce— The special mining number ie attorney Nilon at the request o! of The Nevada City Nugget came eff . (na fir department which has _beeii the press last. week and is now) without ia status for all the; ready for distribution. The issue con-. years of the city’s history. The fire tains a wealth of information con face ffter this week will also be cerning mining in the Nevada Coun-. pe miited to inspect. premises for ty district and Northern California l;jye hezards and to see to their . with several excellent articies bY! a}jatement. The ordinances are worti well known mining men. A direciory S eareful reading of mining properties in “Nevada A delesation of taxpayers franc] County is a valuable featire. ‘Jevada street were in attendanee to . Cc. A. Logan, State Mining Bureau) press their wishes for an oiled street i! . “Have just received copy of th®. as they had bee promised them at} special issue and was favorably im-. the time the paving wxs done. The: . pressed with Wagsoner’s articles, the . had_a numerously signed petition to. list of mines, and general make-up”. . E. Verch, C present. Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Sawyear amptonviile — AE Mr: and -M James Hutchison ena adughter and son, Miss Kate Shearer a teacher of Napa; Miss teacher housed. The name of Clineh nesses are Alice Sheareof Sn Frneico nd Mr. has been an . urday and reported that he had cut ‘into a promising ledge of good millcutting and which was increasing in over Jerry Seawell’s” bill. Jim’s story will be well. worth hearing. Mr. Stewart has written an epic jin the last issue of the Placer i Heraid «on the fight made in the lstate legislature to get our placer Masonry ‘NEW LEDGE IS CUT IN TOMBOY PROPERTY t. D. Dorris the Tomboy erties near ;who is developing and Eeclair mining propForest was in town Sating ore 3% feet wide at point of width in a raise and a winze at that point. Samples taken in~ the new drift and working all show colors in free gold. The main drift on the Eureka ledge was run in 258 was decided .to run a drift in the feotwall and but a_ short ways froni where the new drift was started at a point 200 feet from the _ adit the new ledge was encountered. The work being done is all development to thoroughly open up the property before any milling facilities will be Mr. Morris: states that he has opened up seven pay shoots already. considered. There -are preperty, seven three in claims in the the Tomboy group and four in the Eclair. A company was organized last fall as the California Eclair Mining Company under the laws’ of Nevada to open up the property. “JAMES STEWART WILL TELL HYDRAULIC STORY Tomorrow Tuesday leading fighter noon James the resumption of hydraulic mining, is going to'be the speaker of the day at the Lions Club at the National Hotel and will tell the inside story of the recent fight in the legislature to put Stewart, for mining legislation enacted into law.) Both Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were in the thick of the fisht from the start . and spent much’ time and money in the cause. Jim is a hard fighter. He . gives Senator Jim Allen a great deal of praise for the way he led the fight in the senate in behalf of the, bill, well Senator Christian. ! Jim is not sparing of ais praise he thinks praise is due. His remarks will be reprinted in a later issue of The Nugget. as as where GILBERT DAVIS GIVEN POST OF INSPECTOR a one. of Nevada City’s honored Masons, has been distinguished with the appointment of of this Masonic district Villiam J. Merrifield, reThe appointment merited Gilbert Davis, Inspector succeeding signed. comes as recognition of the faithful efficient and painstaking service in this community rendera home accompanied . by her granddaughter Miss. Barbara Lear, of San :.the active CHAMPION MINE ‘TS OPTIONED BY GORDON BETTLES In confirmation of various reports and rumors’. with regard to a deal on the Champion property, Gordon M. Bettles, manager and secretary of the Yellow ‘Tiger Consolidated Mining Company, has made-the following statement to The Nugget: “On behalf of myself and associatfeet and it\. .q interests I have obtained a lease on that portion of the Champion Group lying north of Deer Creek. This lease has no bearing on other operations of the Yellow Tiger ConsolidatedMining Company nor_has-it_3 any connection with the proposed operation of the Western Mines Mines Consolidated. No development program at depth is at this time contemplated. In fact no development policy has been definitely determined upon. We have a lease for a sufficient period of time to permit of extensive operations if sucn prove warranted. We have granted one-lease on a portion of the ground and are now prepared to receive applications for leases on any portion of thé Champion Group north of Deer Creek. “My personal ’ observations have led me to believe-that—considerable tonnages of low grade ores may be recovered from the Champion property. There are also probably some fragments of better shoots that may be profitably recovered. Certain portions of the property may respond to entirely new development. In view of the splendid past fiistory of the Champion and the fact that it has been operated in the past by mining organizations of the highest type, it would seem foolish to anticipate discoveries that would warrant large seale development on Company account. However, it seems to present an ideal set of conditions for ‘“‘tri, buters”’ or learers, and many, many times in the past an old mine has ; been brought back to a large part of its former glory by this system. I will state that a great portion of local mining men agree with me in these views and have in fact pointed them out to me. “We are prepared to offer leases on terms that will permit of the mining of the low grade ores that ‘would seem to constitute the principle. recoverable values in the property. I am convinced personally that many profitable small operations will result from thig policy and it is my hope that the outgrowth of the matter will yet be a large scale operation of lasting benefit to the Nevada City District.” TWIN SISTER WOKING TWO SHIFTS PROPERTY Two shifts are now working at the Twin Sisters property and pushing the big No. 3 tunnel steadily ahead toward its objective. About four feet a day are being registered with indications good for picking up a ledge in the near future. There is plenty of water available for operating the compressor plant for the machine drills. R. O. Foster, president of the company, has recently sold his store business at Talmadge and will give his entire attention to the development of the property. The company expects to install modern milling facilities as soon as the No. 3 tunnel has been completed and a raise run‘to connect with .the upper workings where a great deal of milling ore has been blocked out. NEW LAUNDRY OPENS: A. M. Clark, formerly in the laundry business here, will reopen fa the same line with hand laundry ines the former Tegler building on Commercial street in a few days. Mr. Clark has been engaged in business — San Francisco of late but has — sold out his interests there. He will — be given a warm welcome on his re— in turn to business circles here. Mr. and Mrs. J. K" Williams had _ as a Sunday visitor their daugh er 2 important one in Nevada County Francisco. The young lady will spend and. Mrs. Sunert Shearer of Sacra+. mercantile circles for many years the summer here. : mento. and (‘it is with a feeling of regret Henry O'Neill left Tuesday for High class electrical work of al)ithat their name will no longer be. the Spanish mine and will be the kinds at M.ner’s Foundry. 24tf found as merchants. ; blacksmith for the mining company. ae “ j Nam ——_—— " tra Elva, of Sacramento who training for a nurse,