May 5, 1930 (8 pages)

Wy by & ,_ WOMEN . PASS ES , pasesd. ‘al pl A. Mrs. Bridget W: ns e terday morning at th Nevada Mrs. V. Sauvee passed away r. Funeral arrangements late ACLARE. OF H RAP HOG LIT BRUSH CREEK CALIFORNIA TO START OPERATIONS NEVADA CITY IN IMPRESSED WITH MINE SHOWS 1856 OF INTEREST NEVADA COUNTY GOOD VALUES GOLDEN STATE MINES LION DELEGATES TAKES UP SOUTH FORK TWIN SISTER IS SHOWING A GOOD GROWTH ©? A. E. Place of Los The Angeles has @: of Grass Valley went up with Mr. ler Foster to look over the property and highly impressed with the apparent values in the property for profitable pro duction once sufficient ore has been Y. Owenby is superintendent. BALD MOUNTAIN WILL OPERATE AT FOREST! -Aclare © Mining put its mill into operation i na few entiedinicmcmccsaiiiblll ore which has been accumuConditions continue bright at the days.on lating on the dumps for some time. A quarter of mile of road is being Brush Creek mine above Goodyears Bar according to President Ben F. from the mine to the county Ballard of Santa Rosa who was in built It the mill is located. where road: Nevada Cityy last week on his way to is expected at a later date to install an aerial tramway to handle the ore The mill is operating steadily on Sead between the mine and the mill. A out ore with a large tonnage blocked three compartment shaft on the Tomready for milling. boy is contemplated. There are eight New ground is being opened up ledges on the property, all carrying by running raises _ around the old good values. works and there is every indication R. D. Dorris is president and manRiley is in the east and was unable of operating up an extensive ore ager. to be present. The delegates were met}tbody above the 800 level. at ‘Saramento Friday evening by Club The vein at places in the present and workings runs up to 36 feet wide se Presidents George R. Eben K. Smart. with good average milling ore for The business session got under the entire width which is a remark way Saturday morning in Elks Hall blocked out to make milling feasible for steady production. California Company operating the Eureka Tomboy group at Forest is expecting to assigned his lease and bond on the South Fork mines at Forest to the Golden State: Mines, Ltd., a Nevada corporation, Owned by A. J. Charle The convention of the Lions Clubs President Ray O. Foster of Ukiah, of Pomona and K. P. Briggs of Los held: at Nevada City and Grass Valwho has been making a week’s inAngeles. The new company is a closley Saturday was largely attended spection of the workings of the Twin ed crporation and will carry on tis from distant points and the delegates ‘Sister mine at Snow Point, reported highly as operations through. a_ subsidiary expressed themselves’ while in town last week on his way company. Mr. Place retains an interpleased at oming up into these hishome that good progress was being est in the South Fork Mining Comtoric mountains. International ofmade in opening up ground in prepany, owner of the property. It is ficers present for the occasion were faparation for installing milling proposed to operate the property exDistrict Governor Sam Carpenter of cilities by summer and getting the Charles tensively as soon as summer has sufSouthern California and mine onto a production basis after ficiently advanced to permit the haulAdams of Berkeley, group presia long period of development. ing in of supplies and machinery. J. dent. International President Ray L. Consulting Engineer Fred M. Mil expressed himself as being MAY oF,_ 1930 : THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, VOLUME IV, NUMBER 25 ce’s 10 A. M. St. Cani ’ Funeral servi ate Tuesday morning. Catholic Church last night. able showing for any mine. The vein Through the efforts of Mrs. Belle a Douglas a lithographed view of Neing excit vada City as it was in the days of 1856 was installed in the week. lobby of the court house last print old the ered disev as Mrs. Dougl while looking over ‘some old rleics at the home of Ben Waite on lower Deer ‘Creek and Mr. Waite has kindly consented to part with it so that it may fittingly be — to posterity. Pa The picture was badly stained and was.torn entirely in two lengthwise. MONTE. CARLO MINE IS TO BEGIN OPERATIONS It was turned over to Ed. C. Uren who bleached it and mounted it and has almost succeeded in obliterating hte marks of the torn places. The print, reproduced on stone by The Bald Mountain mine at Forest followed by a noon luncheon in the has been opened up for a distance Kuchel and Dresel and printed by Antone Lavezzola and Steve Donwhich has had a notable past probuilding. The luncheon speaker was of 300 feet on the 800 level and with Britton & Rey of San Francisco, was dero of Downieville and Ed Poggi The extension of the Tunnel No. duction is to be opened up this sumHary Tyler of the Sacramento Junior the large amount of backs it will from a viewpoint on the south side have bonded the Monte Carlo drift 3 to cut another ledge and the driftmer by the Nevada. Monarch Gold College who fook for his subject, not be necessary to go deeper for of Little Deer Creek and, although mine on the North Fork in Sierra ing on the large ledge cut earlier, Mining. Company which commenced is company the although busitime The some it shows a hydraulic embankment of “Psychology of Happiness.’’ County to P. B. Steifer f* Magalia are making good progress. With an operations last year. General Mang laying plans to deepen the shaft at the durin up small extent up near the head . of ns wound mess sessio and C. A. Lewis and W. J. Lewis of adequate electric. power supply, work ager F. W. Powers and Superintene street and another at the apafternoon and a gala night was staga latter date. The ore being milled coyot Chico who expect to commence work has made much better speed than dent Scott are now on the ground t head of West Broad street, ed at the National Hotel where the shows good average values on the paren at an early date. under the old system necessary. Ma-! making ready -to commence -operaridge, covered with pine Lions and their ladieg enjoyed a plates and is largely free milling. The mine has a good past producthe whole chine drills are handling the hard; tions. The Brush Creek is one of the uous et r, is intact from Deer Creek sumpt banqu esrved by Mr. tion record although the main chantimbe formation nicely and indications are The tunnel is being cleaned out and Mrs. Fred C. Worth followed by promising profitable producers that d Sugar Loaf. Numerous nel sought was never found and it north beyon for much new ledge matater in the has been developed of late years in med of their lower necessary. speaking, dancing and cards. where and retimbered trim trees tall is the intention of the new operators tunnel. y eable part of the are being the district. Machinery and supplies erda notic a hes are Yest a motor trip was taken branc ee to locate it. The property has been view; some of them are located on taken in and the crew will be ento the Joubert mine at Indian Hill idle for some years. larged as operations progress. The where the monitors were put to work Broad street. company is also expecting to develop washing down the hillside into the This. scene was evidently made beits’ quartz ledges which were never sluie boxes. At noon a regular rangfore the big fire of July 19, 1856, worked before as previous operators er lunch was served by the Forest when practically the whole town was were after the rich gravel. The reService under superviion of Dick destroyed. On May 24, 1858, fire pera in d The following containe One item of interest occurring in ported production of the Bald MounBigelow who is an ardent Lion. again wiped out most of the wooden sonal letter to the publisher of The tain was approximataely four milthe calling of the court calender FriThe latest etry in the county pobuildings of this little city, but the Nugget contains the formal announce{lion dollars and there is said to be day was in the Buckett estate which litical arena is Vernon Stoll of Grass brick buildings escaped. In 1863, ment of the candidacy of Harry L. much rich gravel remaining. had been pending in the local court however, Nevada City was again alValley who aspires to the office of Englebright to succeed himself in since 1878, over 52 years. district attorney. Mr. Stoll’s anmost completely swept by. fire over Congress where he has made a wonIt goes back’ to the time when nouncement of his, candidacy created te same area as in 1856, the court man young a ’ derful record for such James T. Buckett and John Pohlmore than a ripple of excitement in house and all the churches, with th« and who has been of inestimable One monitor with. a crew of four glase were killed at the Idaho Marythe campaign as he is one of the exception of the Baptist being<-devalue to his far flung. district: men is handling a good yardage of jand mine. George 8. Huph appeared younger generation to seek politial stroyed. This church is to be seen in “In the August Primary, I will be a gravel at the Little Nugget mine on as the atatorney for the estate. John perestige. —— ee the old print at its present site, now candidate for reelection to the office George L. Duffey, prominently the South Fork near Downiivelle at Caldwell was the probabe judge and A native Californian, he was eduthe home of E. T. R. Powell on Pine of representative in Congress from connected with the Mayflower mines the present time with plenty of water James D. White was clerk. ‘ated in the schools and a graduate of street. the the Second Cngressional District of at Foresthill, has bee spending sevin sight. from Nigger Canyon. The! Deputy Clerk Frank recals the University of California from the Stell A low, timber trussed bridge is California. It will be my purpose to eral days in this section visiting his monitor is now set several hundred hearing his father tell of the double literary and legal departments, he noted crossing Deer Creek at the continue the fight here in Congress friends, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Uren and feet upstream from the former pit. tragedy and the double funeral. has been admitted to practic before ESTATE STARTED IN 1878 NOW IN COURT STOLL ANNOUNCES FOR ENGLEBRIGHT STATES CANDIDACY CONGRESS DISTRICT ATTORNEY DUFFEY ENTHUSIASTIC BOOSTER MAYOR ROLPH for the great mining, agricultural, LITTLE NUGGET MINE OPERATING STEADILY site of There are two gravel channels par Mrs. Twitchell, the present adminlumber, stock and all other interests Jim Rolph of San Francisco Who alleling each other on the property. istratrix, succeeds her mother, Mrs. of the District. aspires to be governor of California. Mary Ann Buckett, who acted for the “After this session of Congress, I Duffey is enthusiastic for friend Jim estate for a number of years. expect to visit all sections of the whom he has known for a long time intimately and says he would make District.’ sounding out sentiment for Mayor Needless to state The Nugget is one of the best governors that the Golden State has ever known. the present steel bridge on Pine street.-This bridge was aater He practiced \in Alameda county replaced by a suspension bridge costprior to locating in Grass Valley and ing $15,000 and completed in May, has shown himself ‘possessed of con1862 .It was only six weeks after STATE MINE BUREAU ver, when a defetive HAS MINING REQUESTS MINER’S ORGANIZATION most happy to endorse the candidacy Mr. Duffey expects to-organize the of Mr. Englebright who has proven a tower of strength in Congress and who deserves on the record he has made while there in behalf of his District, tobe triumphantly returned the various courts ‘of the state. Rolph adherents in this and nearby The monthly Commercial Mineral Notes issued by hte state’“mining siderable ability as ‘a barrister. He this bridse was has taken an active interest in com travel, ho munity affairs in Grass Valley. casting anchoring thrown open one the of to wire I.soliciting the support of the votcables broke under the strain of a The farmers slogan “there is no ers in--hiscandidacy, Mr. _ Stoll load of hay being drawn by oxen substitute for membership’’ might pledges himself to conscientious work and ten oxen and ‘two men were prewell.be taken to heart by the ‘miners. and efficiency in the office of district cipitated into the treek and killed. The farmers are slowly gaining their atatorney if elected and states hat At the site of the Plaza Grocery rights by a “‘stick-to-itiveness” that he will keep closely in mind the pub-. may be seen just a glimpse of the is slowly but—surely gaining them lie welfare-and—will endeavor at all irom railing guarding the west side bureau for April carries some recounties into working organizations quests for mines and mineral that to round up the voters prior to the may prove.of interest to some of our August primaries. readers and they are herewith apto represent us for the coming term pended: their rights. Neither the Secretary times to conserve the ends of justice. of the Broad street bridge across or nor any of the officers upon whom 83-20—Gold placer that one Mr. Stoll worked for the funds to Deer Creek. These points are not of GREAT MASTERS ON EXHIBITION §HERE ‘FOREST SERVICE MOVE ELKS BUILDING SOON two men can work by hand; fall the burden of the newly organiz put himself through school and feels consequence but they serve iden 83-21—-Corundum, deposit or toned Miner’s Association of California that he has the view point of the tify old buildings in the picture with draw any salary or remuneration of wage earner and realizes the necsnage. the scene as we view it today. sity of economy in public affairs. 83-22—Quartz Crystals; _ any kind. The Forest Service headquarters, Surrounding the maim view of the 83-23 — Iceland Spar, Optical There are certain necessary excity are separate views of the prin-. There will be a display of parawhich have bee i the Beetts’ buildFluorspar and Quartz Crystals; penses that are cared for by the small cipal business houses and residences mount interest at our high school ig on Broad street for a number of hip of five dollars per year. 83-24—-Variscite in the rough; members of the time, \while upon the streets, next week, May 7-9, an art exhibit. years, will remove by July 1st to the Your membership in the organi83eh Moh eenun, deposits or lower floor of the Elks building on in order to give the scene life, are pictures fifty hundred one More than zation will go a long way to give tonnage; should Pine street which has been leased th efigures of men and women dressand_ that you want to see 83-26—Deposit of Copper-Gold, heart to those who are working for fr o a period of ten years by the goved in the fashion of the day; the woknow something about. You wish t A fire prevention demonstration earbonate or oxide ore for leaching;. the god and benefit of all miners in men with the old bell-shaped polokeep up with your children in rin. ger Ae The new quarters are those will be held at the Nevada High 83-27—-Coarse grained volcanic the state. e the. Nevada They are learning to recognize these formerly occupied by naise and, almost without exception, ash, 100 mesh or coarser. Do your part by geting tn your School on Wednesday, May _ 7, at pictures and to know something of City Hardware Company. the long shawl draped over’ the Names and addresses correspondname and five dotlars to Secretary 10:30 a. m. by Extension Forester The new quarters which are on shulders and the poke bonnet. the artist who painted them. In adWoodbridge Metcalf of the Univering to key numbers are on file in Willoughby. dition to your enjoyment in this colth8 ground floor will prove more We cannot help but digress here sity of California College of AgriculJAMES D. STEWART, available to government the offices of the bureau in the Ferry for a moment on the somber’ garb lection you will assist in raising a readily Building, San Francisto, or State OfChairman. ture, J. P. Fairbank Agriculture Enfund for the purchase of pictures for needs when they have been rebuilt. of the ladies of ’56 as compared to gineer of the College of Agriculture fice Building, Sacramento, to which our schools, and they are badly New windows are to be cut in the the dress of hte present day flapper. at Davis, W. F. Sharpe, State Forsouth wall to provide more light and inquiries should be addressed. The! Compare the eyeful one can get withneeded. est Ranger, with the State Division facilities will be provided for the name and address corresponding to out effort nowadays with that of a of Forestry at Sacramento and the trucks to drive directly into the rear any key number will be supplied ‘on man who might stand all day on a WOLF, May Ct SanNevada City-Fire Department. of hte building for loading and unrequest. corner in ’56 and get nothing for ford celebrated his 98th — birthday They have with them the Fire Deloading supplies which will prove a { his efforts more than a fleeting here Sunday at the home of his son, monstration truck of the University Several nea. P\eatehes were made great convenience. Work of refitting . BESSLER NEW EMPLOYE glimpse of an ankle or the edge of { In line with its policy of increasWallace J. Sanford, with four generaFarm at Davis and one of the eight the interior will be commenced at an on the opening day. of fishing season a red petticoat—for it. was about early date so that the building may’ ing its facflities. to keep pace with tions of the family present for the big fire trucks of the State Division FIRE PREVENTION IS. TO BE DEMONSTRATED SANFORD CELEBRATES FISHING SEASON GOOD Thursday. Bob Ingram showed that he-was no mean artist in swinging be ready for occupancy by July 1st. the fly by landing a 14-inch rainbow from Lake Vera. Francis Hogan head-. FORMER NEWSPAPER OWNER ed a party for upper Deer creek.and. ' 4. C. Calkins, formerly in the Until the. Me@wspaper business in Nevada City, reported bulging creels. muddy water is out of the Yubas not{ Was here from Sacramento on Friday business, Thomas Bessler of Downie ville has taken’ limit of loch leven caught and rainbow in 17-inch hooked a ee ee His previous recéntlyeelebrated their eolden. wed-. adjunct ding anntversary at their home. beauty The demonstration consists of the on hte bottom .of these contraptions: to . Downieviile extinguishers, Lnay used by cartoonists to depict atthe north side of Broad street above . causes of electrical fires, the effectss . ne. ardent prohibitionist, . ” and as too, The eity brewery is there, eems, to be a faverite pastime. °f forest, brush and range fires on a‘ valuable} experience terXMrs. Roy Blair, for a visit with) daily paper compa@sition the rélati es and friends. The Calking. printer will” make him Nock creek below Laxe Vera—James} Hocking charge 4pf the methe requisite number of candles was this time that a bit of turned up red of Forestry. chanical department of The Nugget,. duly-eut and ‘enjoyed. The birthday . Topper ‘handling of gasoline and. #8 duite the proper thing. The men appear with high — top handling particularly the linotype. of a daughter, Mrs. Ida Barnes of. enalcing solvents, control of ‘gasoline and cleaning solvents, control. }ats and long, ministerial coats that composition which has become quite} Berkeley was also celebrated. of gasoline, oil and other fires, dif-. Temind one forcibly of the figures ca page eight of heavy with the advent uss fahing can be expected trom wiht Mrs. Calkins and their daugh-\. issue. the larger streams. caught Ray Sparnon occasion. A huge birthday cake with in Butting into the porch pasts along. ferent types of fire in Sierra county will be glad to learn. afternoon and nearly brought the This demonstration is beth enter-. h® kept‘ an inexhaustible supply oi ‘ the very best lager beer.” And the — taining and instructive and everyoné) that heis to remain near home in his] roof down, . “and a-number of foot lengthGnes. old Wells Fargo building and . its . “ attend. to invited. Bishop,. is B. N. and Moulton E. -W. Berkéley,. chosen profession.—(Pub.) of Frank Schonover Lawrence Wood, fishing above Van the Pacifie Express; tho Competitor, . demonstration a be also will There residente Corral Frenh promnent ExAgricultural the with eonnected Giegen, landed a 17-incher. terision Service, conferred with farm* Amie Marie Walker spent several] were business visitors Friday. They. @t Columbus school at Grass Valley Metropolis stable, run by Lancaster hours Wednesday afternoon in Sae-{also called on Grass Valley during . ®t 2:30 p. m. on the same day. Mrs. Carl Johnson, who has been advisor H. I. Graser Thursday. Ignition Parts and Accesaries at ramento visiting friends and on busithe day. -visitig heré for a short time, returned to her home at Alleghany. Miner’s Foundry. mad ‘base i ie with some machine -drivers. A truck . the sqils and the use of the city os kegs and ail, run by J. Blasauf, over® is Tom this office. that. advertises who street, Spring on ; bey and his niany friends+butted one off its pedestal ritday alarm systems. Subscrive tor The Nugget. Read The Nugget mining news. who kept horses “free from vicious — habits, of fine style and capable of » Continued on Page Eight

Wy by & ,_ WOMEN . PASS ES , pasesd. ‘al pl A. Mrs. Bridget W: ns e terday morning at th Nevada Mrs. V. Sauvee passed away r. Funeral arrangements late ACLARE. OF H RAP HOG LIT BRUSH CREEK CALIFORNIA TO START OPERATIONS NEVADA CITY IN IMPRESSED WITH MINE SHOWS 1856 OF INTEREST NEVADA COUNTY GOOD VALUES GOLDEN STATE MINES LION DELEGATES TAKES UP SOUTH FORK TWIN SISTER IS SHOWING A GOOD GROWTH ©? A. E. Place of Los The Angeles has @: of Grass Valley went up with Mr. ler Foster to look over the property and highly impressed with the apparent values in the property for profitable pro duction once sufficient ore has been Y. Owenby is superintendent. BALD MOUNTAIN WILL OPERATE AT FOREST! -Aclare © Mining put its mill into operation i na few entiedinicmcmccsaiiiblll ore which has been accumuConditions continue bright at the days.on lating on the dumps for some time. A quarter of mile of road is being Brush Creek mine above Goodyears Bar according to President Ben F. from the mine to the county Ballard of Santa Rosa who was in built It the mill is located. where road: Nevada Cityy last week on his way to is expected at a later date to install an aerial tramway to handle the ore The mill is operating steadily on Sead between the mine and the mill. A out ore with a large tonnage blocked three compartment shaft on the Tomready for milling. boy is contemplated. There are eight New ground is being opened up ledges on the property, all carrying by running raises _ around the old good values. works and there is every indication R. D. Dorris is president and manRiley is in the east and was unable of operating up an extensive ore ager. to be present. The delegates were met}tbody above the 800 level. at ‘Saramento Friday evening by Club The vein at places in the present and workings runs up to 36 feet wide se Presidents George R. Eben K. Smart. with good average milling ore for The business session got under the entire width which is a remark way Saturday morning in Elks Hall blocked out to make milling feasible for steady production. California Company operating the Eureka Tomboy group at Forest is expecting to assigned his lease and bond on the South Fork mines at Forest to the Golden State: Mines, Ltd., a Nevada corporation, Owned by A. J. Charle The convention of the Lions Clubs President Ray O. Foster of Ukiah, of Pomona and K. P. Briggs of Los held: at Nevada City and Grass Valwho has been making a week’s inAngeles. The new company is a closley Saturday was largely attended spection of the workings of the Twin ed crporation and will carry on tis from distant points and the delegates ‘Sister mine at Snow Point, reported highly as operations through. a_ subsidiary expressed themselves’ while in town last week on his way company. Mr. Place retains an interpleased at oming up into these hishome that good progress was being est in the South Fork Mining Comtoric mountains. International ofmade in opening up ground in prepany, owner of the property. It is ficers present for the occasion were faparation for installing milling proposed to operate the property exDistrict Governor Sam Carpenter of cilities by summer and getting the Charles tensively as soon as summer has sufSouthern California and mine onto a production basis after ficiently advanced to permit the haulAdams of Berkeley, group presia long period of development. ing in of supplies and machinery. J. dent. International President Ray L. Consulting Engineer Fred M. Mil expressed himself as being MAY oF,_ 1930 : THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, VOLUME IV, NUMBER 25 ce’s 10 A. M. St. Cani ’ Funeral servi ate Tuesday morning. Catholic Church last night. able showing for any mine. The vein Through the efforts of Mrs. Belle a Douglas a lithographed view of Neing excit vada City as it was in the days of 1856 was installed in the week. lobby of the court house last print old the ered disev as Mrs. Dougl while looking over ‘some old rleics at the home of Ben Waite on lower Deer ‘Creek and Mr. Waite has kindly consented to part with it so that it may fittingly be — to posterity. Pa The picture was badly stained and was.torn entirely in two lengthwise. MONTE. CARLO MINE IS TO BEGIN OPERATIONS It was turned over to Ed. C. Uren who bleached it and mounted it and has almost succeeded in obliterating hte marks of the torn places. The print, reproduced on stone by The Bald Mountain mine at Forest followed by a noon luncheon in the has been opened up for a distance Kuchel and Dresel and printed by Antone Lavezzola and Steve Donwhich has had a notable past probuilding. The luncheon speaker was of 300 feet on the 800 level and with Britton & Rey of San Francisco, was dero of Downieville and Ed Poggi The extension of the Tunnel No. duction is to be opened up this sumHary Tyler of the Sacramento Junior the large amount of backs it will from a viewpoint on the south side have bonded the Monte Carlo drift 3 to cut another ledge and the driftmer by the Nevada. Monarch Gold College who fook for his subject, not be necessary to go deeper for of Little Deer Creek and, although mine on the North Fork in Sierra ing on the large ledge cut earlier, Mining. Company which commenced is company the although busitime The some it shows a hydraulic embankment of “Psychology of Happiness.’’ County to P. B. Steifer f* Magalia are making good progress. With an operations last year. General Mang laying plans to deepen the shaft at the durin up small extent up near the head . of ns wound mess sessio and C. A. Lewis and W. J. Lewis of adequate electric. power supply, work ager F. W. Powers and Superintene street and another at the apafternoon and a gala night was staga latter date. The ore being milled coyot Chico who expect to commence work has made much better speed than dent Scott are now on the ground t head of West Broad street, ed at the National Hotel where the shows good average values on the paren at an early date. under the old system necessary. Ma-! making ready -to commence -operaridge, covered with pine Lions and their ladieg enjoyed a plates and is largely free milling. The mine has a good past producthe whole chine drills are handling the hard; tions. The Brush Creek is one of the uous et r, is intact from Deer Creek sumpt banqu esrved by Mr. tion record although the main chantimbe formation nicely and indications are The tunnel is being cleaned out and Mrs. Fred C. Worth followed by promising profitable producers that d Sugar Loaf. Numerous nel sought was never found and it north beyon for much new ledge matater in the has been developed of late years in med of their lower necessary. speaking, dancing and cards. where and retimbered trim trees tall is the intention of the new operators tunnel. y eable part of the are being the district. Machinery and supplies erda notic a hes are Yest a motor trip was taken branc ee to locate it. The property has been view; some of them are located on taken in and the crew will be ento the Joubert mine at Indian Hill idle for some years. larged as operations progress. The where the monitors were put to work Broad street. company is also expecting to develop washing down the hillside into the This. scene was evidently made beits’ quartz ledges which were never sluie boxes. At noon a regular rangfore the big fire of July 19, 1856, worked before as previous operators er lunch was served by the Forest when practically the whole town was were after the rich gravel. The reService under superviion of Dick destroyed. On May 24, 1858, fire pera in d The following containe One item of interest occurring in ported production of the Bald MounBigelow who is an ardent Lion. again wiped out most of the wooden sonal letter to the publisher of The tain was approximataely four milthe calling of the court calender FriThe latest etry in the county pobuildings of this little city, but the Nugget contains the formal announce{lion dollars and there is said to be day was in the Buckett estate which litical arena is Vernon Stoll of Grass brick buildings escaped. In 1863, ment of the candidacy of Harry L. much rich gravel remaining. had been pending in the local court however, Nevada City was again alValley who aspires to the office of Englebright to succeed himself in since 1878, over 52 years. district attorney. Mr. Stoll’s anmost completely swept by. fire over Congress where he has made a wonIt goes back’ to the time when nouncement of his, candidacy created te same area as in 1856, the court man young a ’ derful record for such James T. Buckett and John Pohlmore than a ripple of excitement in house and all the churches, with th« and who has been of inestimable One monitor with. a crew of four glase were killed at the Idaho Marythe campaign as he is one of the exception of the Baptist being<-devalue to his far flung. district: men is handling a good yardage of jand mine. George 8. Huph appeared younger generation to seek politial stroyed. This church is to be seen in “In the August Primary, I will be a gravel at the Little Nugget mine on as the atatorney for the estate. John perestige. —— ee the old print at its present site, now candidate for reelection to the office George L. Duffey, prominently the South Fork near Downiivelle at Caldwell was the probabe judge and A native Californian, he was eduthe home of E. T. R. Powell on Pine of representative in Congress from connected with the Mayflower mines the present time with plenty of water James D. White was clerk. ‘ated in the schools and a graduate of street. the the Second Cngressional District of at Foresthill, has bee spending sevin sight. from Nigger Canyon. The! Deputy Clerk Frank recals the University of California from the Stell A low, timber trussed bridge is California. It will be my purpose to eral days in this section visiting his monitor is now set several hundred hearing his father tell of the double literary and legal departments, he noted crossing Deer Creek at the continue the fight here in Congress friends, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Uren and feet upstream from the former pit. tragedy and the double funeral. has been admitted to practic before ESTATE STARTED IN 1878 NOW IN COURT STOLL ANNOUNCES FOR ENGLEBRIGHT STATES CANDIDACY CONGRESS DISTRICT ATTORNEY DUFFEY ENTHUSIASTIC BOOSTER MAYOR ROLPH for the great mining, agricultural, LITTLE NUGGET MINE OPERATING STEADILY site of There are two gravel channels par Mrs. Twitchell, the present adminlumber, stock and all other interests Jim Rolph of San Francisco Who alleling each other on the property. istratrix, succeeds her mother, Mrs. of the District. aspires to be governor of California. Mary Ann Buckett, who acted for the “After this session of Congress, I Duffey is enthusiastic for friend Jim estate for a number of years. expect to visit all sections of the whom he has known for a long time intimately and says he would make

District.’ sounding out sentiment for Mayor Needless to state The Nugget is one of the best governors that the Golden State has ever known. the present steel bridge on Pine street.-This bridge was aater He practiced \in Alameda county replaced by a suspension bridge costprior to locating in Grass Valley and ing $15,000 and completed in May, has shown himself ‘possessed of con1862 .It was only six weeks after STATE MINE BUREAU ver, when a defetive HAS MINING REQUESTS MINER’S ORGANIZATION most happy to endorse the candidacy Mr. Duffey expects to-organize the of Mr. Englebright who has proven a tower of strength in Congress and who deserves on the record he has made while there in behalf of his District, tobe triumphantly returned the various courts ‘of the state. Rolph adherents in this and nearby The monthly Commercial Mineral Notes issued by hte state’“mining siderable ability as ‘a barrister. He this bridse was has taken an active interest in com travel, ho munity affairs in Grass Valley. casting anchoring thrown open one the of to wire I.soliciting the support of the votcables broke under the strain of a The farmers slogan “there is no ers in--hiscandidacy, Mr. _ Stoll load of hay being drawn by oxen substitute for membership’’ might pledges himself to conscientious work and ten oxen and ‘two men were prewell.be taken to heart by the ‘miners. and efficiency in the office of district cipitated into the treek and killed. The farmers are slowly gaining their atatorney if elected and states hat At the site of the Plaza Grocery rights by a “‘stick-to-itiveness” that he will keep closely in mind the pub-. may be seen just a glimpse of the is slowly but—surely gaining them lie welfare-and—will endeavor at all irom railing guarding the west side bureau for April carries some recounties into working organizations quests for mines and mineral that to round up the voters prior to the may prove.of interest to some of our August primaries. readers and they are herewith apto represent us for the coming term pended: their rights. Neither the Secretary times to conserve the ends of justice. of the Broad street bridge across or nor any of the officers upon whom 83-20—Gold placer that one Mr. Stoll worked for the funds to Deer Creek. These points are not of GREAT MASTERS ON EXHIBITION §HERE ‘FOREST SERVICE MOVE ELKS BUILDING SOON two men can work by hand; fall the burden of the newly organiz put himself through school and feels consequence but they serve iden 83-21—-Corundum, deposit or toned Miner’s Association of California that he has the view point of the tify old buildings in the picture with draw any salary or remuneration of wage earner and realizes the necsnage. the scene as we view it today. sity of economy in public affairs. 83-22—Quartz Crystals; _ any kind. The Forest Service headquarters, Surrounding the maim view of the 83-23 — Iceland Spar, Optical There are certain necessary excity are separate views of the prin-. There will be a display of parawhich have bee i the Beetts’ buildFluorspar and Quartz Crystals; penses that are cared for by the small cipal business houses and residences mount interest at our high school ig on Broad street for a number of hip of five dollars per year. 83-24—-Variscite in the rough; members of the time, \while upon the streets, next week, May 7-9, an art exhibit. years, will remove by July 1st to the Your membership in the organi83eh Moh eenun, deposits or lower floor of the Elks building on in order to give the scene life, are pictures fifty hundred one More than zation will go a long way to give tonnage; should Pine street which has been leased th efigures of men and women dressand_ that you want to see 83-26—Deposit of Copper-Gold, heart to those who are working for fr o a period of ten years by the goved in the fashion of the day; the woknow something about. You wish t A fire prevention demonstration earbonate or oxide ore for leaching;. the god and benefit of all miners in men with the old bell-shaped polokeep up with your children in rin. ger Ae The new quarters are those will be held at the Nevada High 83-27—-Coarse grained volcanic the state. e the. Nevada They are learning to recognize these formerly occupied by naise and, almost without exception, ash, 100 mesh or coarser. Do your part by geting tn your School on Wednesday, May _ 7, at pictures and to know something of City Hardware Company. the long shawl draped over’ the Names and addresses correspondname and five dotlars to Secretary 10:30 a. m. by Extension Forester The new quarters which are on shulders and the poke bonnet. the artist who painted them. In adWoodbridge Metcalf of the Univering to key numbers are on file in Willoughby. dition to your enjoyment in this colth8 ground floor will prove more We cannot help but digress here sity of California College of AgriculJAMES D. STEWART, available to government the offices of the bureau in the Ferry for a moment on the somber’ garb lection you will assist in raising a readily Building, San Francisto, or State OfChairman. ture, J. P. Fairbank Agriculture Enfund for the purchase of pictures for needs when they have been rebuilt. of the ladies of ’56 as compared to gineer of the College of Agriculture fice Building, Sacramento, to which our schools, and they are badly New windows are to be cut in the the dress of hte present day flapper. at Davis, W. F. Sharpe, State Forsouth wall to provide more light and inquiries should be addressed. The! Compare the eyeful one can get withneeded. est Ranger, with the State Division facilities will be provided for the name and address corresponding to out effort nowadays with that of a of Forestry at Sacramento and the trucks to drive directly into the rear any key number will be supplied ‘on man who might stand all day on a WOLF, May Ct SanNevada City-Fire Department. of hte building for loading and unrequest. corner in ’56 and get nothing for ford celebrated his 98th — birthday They have with them the Fire Deloading supplies which will prove a { his efforts more than a fleeting here Sunday at the home of his son, monstration truck of the University Several nea. P\eatehes were made great convenience. Work of refitting . BESSLER NEW EMPLOYE glimpse of an ankle or the edge of { In line with its policy of increasWallace J. Sanford, with four generaFarm at Davis and one of the eight the interior will be commenced at an on the opening day. of fishing season a red petticoat—for it. was about early date so that the building may’ ing its facflities. to keep pace with tions of the family present for the big fire trucks of the State Division FIRE PREVENTION IS. TO BE DEMONSTRATED SANFORD CELEBRATES FISHING SEASON GOOD Thursday. Bob Ingram showed that he-was no mean artist in swinging be ready for occupancy by July 1st. the fly by landing a 14-inch rainbow from Lake Vera. Francis Hogan head-. FORMER NEWSPAPER OWNER ed a party for upper Deer creek.and. ' 4. C. Calkins, formerly in the Until the. Me@wspaper business in Nevada City, reported bulging creels. muddy water is out of the Yubas not{ Was here from Sacramento on Friday business, Thomas Bessler of Downie ville has taken’ limit of loch leven caught and rainbow in 17-inch hooked a ee ee His previous recéntlyeelebrated their eolden. wed-. adjunct ding anntversary at their home. beauty The demonstration consists of the on hte bottom .of these contraptions: to . Downieviile extinguishers, Lnay used by cartoonists to depict atthe north side of Broad street above . causes of electrical fires, the effectss . ne. ardent prohibitionist, . ” and as too, The eity brewery is there, eems, to be a faverite pastime. °f forest, brush and range fires on a‘ valuable} experience terXMrs. Roy Blair, for a visit with) daily paper compa@sition the rélati es and friends. The Calking. printer will” make him Nock creek below Laxe Vera—James} Hocking charge 4pf the methe requisite number of candles was this time that a bit of turned up red of Forestry. chanical department of The Nugget,. duly-eut and ‘enjoyed. The birthday . Topper ‘handling of gasoline and. #8 duite the proper thing. The men appear with high — top handling particularly the linotype. of a daughter, Mrs. Ida Barnes of. enalcing solvents, control of ‘gasoline and cleaning solvents, control. }ats and long, ministerial coats that composition which has become quite} Berkeley was also celebrated. of gasoline, oil and other fires, dif-. Temind one forcibly of the figures ca page eight of heavy with the advent uss fahing can be expected trom wiht Mrs. Calkins and their daugh-\. issue. the larger streams. caught Ray Sparnon occasion. A huge birthday cake with in Butting into the porch pasts along. ferent types of fire in Sierra county will be glad to learn. afternoon and nearly brought the This demonstration is beth enter-. h® kept‘ an inexhaustible supply oi ‘ the very best lager beer.” And the — taining and instructive and everyoné) that heis to remain near home in his] roof down, . “and a-number of foot lengthGnes. old Wells Fargo building and . its . “ attend. to invited. Bishop,. is B. N. and Moulton E. -W. Berkéley,. chosen profession.—(Pub.) of Frank Schonover Lawrence Wood, fishing above Van the Pacifie Express; tho Competitor, . demonstration a be also will There residente Corral Frenh promnent ExAgricultural the with eonnected Giegen, landed a 17-incher. terision Service, conferred with farm* Amie Marie Walker spent several] were business visitors Friday. They. @t Columbus school at Grass Valley Metropolis stable, run by Lancaster hours Wednesday afternoon in Sae-{also called on Grass Valley during . ®t 2:30 p. m. on the same day. Mrs. Carl Johnson, who has been advisor H. I. Graser Thursday. Ignition Parts and Accesaries at ramento visiting friends and on busithe day. -visitig heré for a short time, returned to her home at Alleghany. Miner’s Foundry. mad ‘base i ie with some machine -drivers. A truck . the sqils and the use of the city os kegs and ail, run by J. Blasauf, over® is Tom this office. that. advertises who street, Spring on ; bey and his niany friends+butted one off its pedestal ritday alarm systems. Subscrive tor The Nugget. Read The Nugget mining news. who kept horses “free from vicious — habits, of fine style and capable of » Continued on Page Eight