November 21, 1940 (8 pages)

NEVADA CITY. NUGGET THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. : bi 1940. PAGE FOUR EMPLOYMENT (Continued from Page One) necessary materials. In addition some of the key employees of the various mines are Teaving for other fields of endeavor. Several have left for Hawaiian Islands where they will hold important positions in the tunnel projects on the Pearl Harbor Two of those leaving tomorrow as Nevada County's first contingent for military training were employed at the Idaho-Maryland mines. the naval base. LeMaire Visits Here— Ted LeMaire, general manager the Three Mine near any, was a in week. of Kings visitor . $462 Mine Allegh-. this city this. No They trict in the never ending zold, but the chief worry of prospector who makes more than enough to feed himself and. fuel his, battered auto, is not an annnal income tax report. f His big problem, judging from a report of the United States Bureau of Mines, is how to buy enough food o keep alive and sufficient supplies more year from the annually for: the to operate one he receives Discouragement In Eager Quest For Gold’ MAP OF INTEREST T0 HYDRAULIC TMINING INDUSTRY NOW AVAILABLE take to the hills in this disquest for the . ing has not already discoverea, Placer mining was the basis of im recent yeas, ‘““Okies,’’ unemfabulous fortunes when this Ployed bookkeepers, farmers, clerks and almost’ every and laborers have swelled the ranks i ' of those who go into the hills in 3 yielded gold aoe search of gold. Grizzled prospectors galore. ". siill have their pack mules but the ramshackle automobiles and trucks have become a. partner to the mule in’ beating trails to the areas where is possibly gold in the stream. months of back breaking effort. many area was young, creek and rive? . . All Hope For Bonanza And not even the most discouraging report will stop scores of prospectors—-amateurs and bearded veterans from hitting the trail) hop-. ing to uncover some hidden bonanza} es report,shows that not one ih 100, dilige xt eles makes more than the barest living. . there ihat Miany years of Employee on Vacation— Sbaffi, bookkeeper at the Mine, is John Lava Cap on a two weeks vacation, WE SUPPLY— Complete Mining Plants Fabricated Mining Machinery of Every Kind STEEL SIDE AND ENDDUMP CARS —ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDING— We are equipped to make All Kinds of Machine Repairs WE CAST AND REPLACE BROKEN PARTS The Standad Mine of the Indian, Valley Mining Company and the Cherokee Minz, both: near Greenville, Plumas County, were fabricated and installed by us. MINERS FOUNDRY & SUPPLY CO. Corner Spring and Bridge Streets PHONE 10 NEVADA CITY 3 Ae Normal Developments . = Proceeding At Mines — In N. C.G. V. Area The mining industry as a whole in. Nevada County advanced during the past month, reports. from the various operating. mines show. Underground employment increased. Normal operations prevaii at most of the properties, however, with ventures planned outside of the routine development work. no new The reports from the various mines follow: MURCHIE LAVA CAP The Lava’ Cap Mine employees ZEIBRIGHT A switeh in hoists will keep leasers at the Murchie Mine idle for at were the only mine workers in the Nevada. City-Grass Valley area to least two more weeks. The hoist at. Joy a Thanksgiving holiday. The the 1600 foot level of the Murchie! Central and Banner properties will is to be placed on the surface and resume normal operations tomorrow. the-present surface plant will be; General Manager Otto Schiffner transferred to the Pennsylvania’ in reports the Central mill is now averGrass Valley. . aging 400 tons of ore per day. NorManager Robert J. Hendricks statmal work is proceeding at the mines. ed there is no special significance tu except that it saves the Mines Comnap Mines Company, for included the construction of a cyanide plant and Ltd., tailings dam, has been completed. the Approximately 30 men were laid off jas the result of the completion of ‘the surface work. the transfer, program, which Empire-Star Empire-Star from buying a new hoist Pennsylvania. The development work being car-. ried on by the company on two ledThe new cyanide plant is working ges coatacted in the driving of the’ ‘to perfection and is handling all the 6,000 foot crosscut will not be inech! concentrates. The concentrates terrupted by the hoisting equipment, which had been stored at the mine change work. The old Independence; during the Selby strike are being shaft is being used while the trans-' trucked to the Selby smelter for The extensive surface improvements! . ment of additional waiter fer ig being made. treatment. General Manager SchiffNo new developments are reported’ Net expects by the middle of Decemt— BUILDERS Also:735 Zion Street PDIAMONBC A FULL LINE OF. Mining Timber, Wedges, Etc. REASONABLE PRICES AND PROMPT SERVICE . NEVADA CITY eS MATCH CO. SUPPLIES Lagging on the ledge crosscut'ting. More than! ber the shiping of the stored con100 feet of progress has been made! centrates will be completed, on the ledges. . Ait present ho special development Increased wnderground work a the Murchie boosted the payroll during the past month by ten men, © At the Zeibright Mine developing . IDAHO-MARYLAND is still’ continuing. The Zeibright, NEW BRUNSWICK mill is idle pending the erection a BULLION either at the Central or Banner. Es new dam for the storing of the; wmployment at the Idaho-Mairymill tailings. land Mines Corporation properties during the past month increased 20, ‘ PENNSYLVANIA placing the employment total for the ‘NORTH STAR Idaho, New Brunswick and Bullion EMPIRE at 953. . Operations are proceeding normal-. The Idaho-Maryland has 302 underground, 134 on the surface, 30 in the mill and 45 on the private opAt the New Brunsly at the Empire, North Star and the. . Pennsylvania mines in Grass Valley. The most important project under-, eating payroll. way is the switching of hoists at the, Wick there are 330 underground, 55 ' Pennsylvania. The present hoisting} 0 the surface and 12 im the mill. equipment at the Penn will be re-. The Bullion employment is 45. placed by the Murchie Mine hoist. The rehablitating activities at the The North Star is among the deep-' New Bruswick, where a new headest mines in the state. The Central frame, new hoisting equipment and shaft is down to 13,35 feet. Now . a new compressor will be installed, Telephone 22 oe Mining —AGENTS FOR Supplies INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY CRUCIBLE STEEL COMPANY ~ AIR REDUCTION SALES CO. COLUMBIA WIRE ROPE Household Goods, Furniture and All Kinds of Hrrdware and Mining Supplies OUR STOCKS AND PRICES ENTITLE US TO YOUR CONSIDERATION ALPHA STORES, LTD. Nevada City Phone 5 Grass Valley Phone 88 Pipe, Cement and Nails. _, ‘ or dri relative Phe SUPPLIES FOR MINES AND MINERS Machinery and equipment to insure speedy and efficient performance saves money in mining. \ WE SUPPLY—Rock Drills and Drill Steel, Mild Steel Plates and Bars, Wire Rope, Steel Rails, Chemicals, OUR SERVICE—In grading, excavating, road way building with our Caterpillar Tractor and Bull Dozer Units and our Auto Patrol Scarifier, does a iy inexpensive job quickly and efficiently. e Us For Estimates and Save Money CLINCH MERCANTILE CO. Grass Valley E. Bennet Street that the terminal has been reached, has been delayed by the inability to the winz development from the 9,-. obtain the proper steel equipment 600 level will continue. because of the national defense deThe recently installed skips ana. mands for steel. SHOVEL PLACERS John Mann is general manager of . Work at the Shovel Placers near ithe group of three mines. William Jeffrys superintendent at the Pennsylvania and M .E. Newlove superintendent at the North Star. SCOTIA Columbia Hill, now under new management, is reported here to be proceeding on a large scale. During the past several weeks, many trucklszads of machinery passed through Nevada The Scotia Mine is rapidly comwleting its cyanide plant in Grass City enroute to the Shovel. Placers operations. Valley with two shifts working on Superintendent McKinley, an exthe project, ‘More than 150 tons of ore daily are being hoisted out of the main perienced placer mining man, is in charge of operations. The new operators hope to make a success of the shaft, One of the chief reasons for the cyanide plant construction is beventure with ‘improved operating methods and the moving of more causeof the long’shutdown of the gravel. Selby smelter. Cooley Butler is owner of the Benefit For Hydraulic Mining ‘Association Scotia and Wallace Butler, his son, general manager. Bill Cary is foreScheduled for Nov. 30 A benefit old time dance and soc{ is man of the property. PROFITABLE GRAVEL OBTAINED IN SIERRA COUNTY OPERATION George Costa, Rinaldo Daneri and ial for the California Hydraulic MinE. C. Willis are extracting profitable; ing Association will be held_at the gravel from the lava formation over-. Auburn Hotel in Auburn Saturday, lying the bedrock of the White Bear. November 30th. placer property. This material is The social is being arranged by traversed by numerous crevices eon-. Mrs. Warren T. Hannum, wife of taining gold, -with/ /riah materials . Colonel Hannum of the California ‘said to be showing at several points,. Debris Commission. The gravel is transported by cars Those atitending from this city are ito the old recovery plant. The oper-, reduested to make their reservations ators plan to follow the channel to. early with either Secretary W. W. ground formerly worked by the Tele-. Esterly at Grass Valley or Mrs. Davygraph Mining Company, a distance. is at the Auburn Hotel. of approximately 1,200 feet. The. It is optional with those attendchannel was worked ‘by the White} ing whether they desire to be in cosBear Mining Company during 1900] tume or not. to 1903 and later by the Monte CrisA tis, Ge cauk want oa fn ‘the to Company and is said to have! yeyoda City Nugget sometimes does yielded large amount of gold. 2. S400. worth of business, t . work or sinking is being carried on: The United States Geological Survey has issued a map of the South Fork of the Yuba River from Jones Bar to Ladies Canyon and of Deer Creew to a point twelve miles up-. stream. The map is published in 12 8 plans, 6 of which show large scale Yet a study of the bureau of minsurveys of dam sites and four pro-. The survey was made to show files, the already Jopconsiderable (devs resources in the’ ment of the water basin and to obtain basic data . studies of several storage sites,! the developpower, and water for which may be used for tor supplemental supply of irrigation. The maps should be useful in connection with plans for sumption of hydraulic gold mining, which ‘s being made possibie by thy construction, now in progress, of the Upper Narrows Debris Dam, Development of any of the storage the maps should be sites showm on from the standpoint advantageous ALASKA PLACED ON FORTY STAMP BASIS Forty stamps are in good~-condition at ithe Alaska Mine near Pike City. Twenty stamps had been operating but in an effort to speed up production 20 idle stamps were placed into shape. The new modern pumps at re-. . . of. flood The mand may. be purchased from the main office of the Geological Survey at Washington, D. C., for 10 cents a sheet or $1.20 control. for the set. sheets, . the! Alaska are taking care of the water’ satisfactorily. For years had been closed down because of ex. cessive water. « the mine’ Medical science has proved that milk is the most sattsfactory food for growing children and adults! Be a healthy person. Don’t deny yourself the health-giving vitamins, minerals and proteins contained in milk. De — Drink It Daily — o@e Bret Harte Dairy Nevada City 77 Street, Phone Jordan IN A COLE HEATER WORE FOR YOUR MONEY Here’s a really big stove value! A genuine Cole heater equipped with the very, latest type of oil burner and a high-low. range that gives uniform heat day and night. Neat in design, clean to operate, furnishing circulating-radiant heat that eliminates floor drafts and cold corners. Come in and see it today. You will be amazed at its economical price. You will be delighted at its superior performance. Approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters rE: BEFORE YOU BUY, SEE COLE'S OIL-BURNING HEATERS PRICES FROM $44.50 UP Foote Electrical Co. 132 Mill Street ‘Phone 122 Grass Valley 1938 Dodge Station wag. on, full glass enclosure, fine motor, good tires, a real buy. 1939 Ford DeLuxe 4. door Sedan only 10,000 miles, cleanest 1939 car in.town, radio, clock. 1937 Chevrolet 14 ton pickup, this truck is in exceptionally fine condition, 6 ply tires. GEORGE BROTHERS Your Dodge and Plymouth Dealers Since 1914 Main Street Used Car Bargains 1938 Dodge DeLuxe Coupe, radio, finish like new, motor and tires excellent. 1936 Plymouth DeLuxe Coupe, new finish, motor overhauled, good tires. 1936 Ford pickup, motor overhauled, finish perfect, this truck shows the fine care that it has had. Grass Valley, Calif. e 0 6°

NEVADA CITY. NUGGET THURSDAY, NOVEMBER. : bi 1940. PAGE FOUR EMPLOYMENT (Continued from Page One) necessary materials. In addition some of the key employees of the various mines are Teaving for other fields of endeavor. Several have left for Hawaiian Islands where they will hold important positions in the tunnel projects on the Pearl Harbor Two of those leaving tomorrow as Nevada County's first contingent for military training were employed at the Idaho-Maryland mines. the naval base. LeMaire Visits Here— Ted LeMaire, general manager the Three Mine near any, was a in week. of Kings visitor . $462 Mine Allegh-. this city this. No They trict in the never ending zold, but the chief worry of prospector who makes more than enough to feed himself and. fuel his, battered auto, is not an annnal income tax report. f His big problem, judging from a report of the United States Bureau of Mines, is how to buy enough food o keep alive and sufficient supplies more year from the annually for: the to operate one he receives Discouragement In Eager Quest For Gold’ MAP OF INTEREST T0 HYDRAULIC TMINING INDUSTRY NOW AVAILABLE take to the hills in this disquest for the . ing has not already discoverea, Placer mining was the basis of im recent yeas, ‘““Okies,’’ unemfabulous fortunes when this Ployed bookkeepers, farmers, clerks and almost’ every and laborers have swelled the ranks i ' of those who go into the hills in 3 yielded gold aoe search of gold. Grizzled prospectors galore. ". siill have their pack mules but the ramshackle automobiles and trucks have become a. partner to the mule in’ beating trails to the areas where is possibly gold in the stream. months of back breaking effort. many area was young, creek and rive? . . All Hope For Bonanza And not even the most discouraging report will stop scores of prospectors—-amateurs and bearded veterans from hitting the trail) hop-. ing to uncover some hidden bonanza} es report,shows that not one ih 100, dilige xt eles makes more than the barest living. . there ihat Miany years of Employee on Vacation— Sbaffi, bookkeeper at the Mine, is John Lava Cap on a two weeks vacation, WE SUPPLY— Complete Mining Plants Fabricated Mining Machinery of Every Kind STEEL SIDE AND ENDDUMP CARS —ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDING— We are equipped to make All Kinds of Machine Repairs WE CAST AND REPLACE BROKEN PARTS The Standad Mine of the Indian, Valley Mining Company and the Cherokee Minz, both: near Greenville, Plumas County, were fabricated and installed by us. MINERS FOUNDRY & SUPPLY CO. Corner Spring and Bridge Streets PHONE 10 NEVADA CITY 3 Ae Normal Developments . = Proceeding At Mines — In N. C.G. V. Area The mining industry as a whole in. Nevada County advanced during the past month, reports. from the various operating. mines show. Underground employment increased. Normal operations prevaii at most of the properties, however, with ventures planned outside of the routine development work. no new The reports from the various mines follow: MURCHIE LAVA CAP The Lava’ Cap Mine employees ZEIBRIGHT A switeh in hoists will keep leasers at the Murchie Mine idle for at were the only mine workers in the Nevada. City-Grass Valley area to least two more weeks. The hoist at. Joy a Thanksgiving holiday. The the 1600 foot level of the Murchie! Central and Banner properties will is to be placed on the surface and resume normal operations tomorrow. the-present surface plant will be; General Manager Otto Schiffner transferred to the Pennsylvania’ in reports the Central mill is now averGrass Valley. . aging 400 tons of ore per day. NorManager Robert J. Hendricks statmal work is proceeding at the mines. ed there is no special significance tu except that it saves the Mines Comnap Mines Company, for included the construction of a cyanide plant and Ltd., tailings dam, has been completed. the Approximately 30 men were laid off jas the result of the completion of ‘the surface work. the transfer, program, which Empire-Star Empire-Star from buying a new hoist Pennsylvania. The development work being car-. ried on by the company on two ledThe new cyanide plant is working ges coatacted in the driving of the’ ‘to perfection and is handling all the 6,000 foot crosscut will not be inech! concentrates. The concentrates terrupted by the hoisting equipment, which had been stored at the mine change work. The old Independence; during the Selby strike are being shaft is being used while the trans-' trucked to the Selby smelter for The extensive surface improvements! . ment of additional waiter fer ig being made. treatment. General Manager SchiffNo new developments are reported’ Net expects by the middle of Decemt— BUILDERS Also:735 Zion Street PDIAMONBC A FULL LINE OF.. Mining Timber, Wedges, Etc. REASONABLE PRICES AND PROMPT SERVICE . NEVADA CITY eS MATCH CO. SUPPLIES Lagging on the ledge crosscut'ting. More than! ber the shiping of the stored con100 feet of progress has been made! centrates will be completed, on the ledges. . Ait present ho special development Increased wnderground work a the Murchie boosted the payroll during the past month by ten men, © At the Zeibright Mine developing . IDAHO-MARYLAND is still’ continuing. The Zeibright, NEW BRUNSWICK mill is idle pending the erection a BULLION either at the Central or Banner. Es new dam for the storing of the; wmployment at the Idaho-Mairymill tailings. land Mines Corporation properties during the past month increased 20, ‘ PENNSYLVANIA placing the employment total for the ‘NORTH STAR Idaho, New Brunswick and Bullion EMPIRE at 953. . Operations are proceeding normal-. The Idaho-Maryland has 302 underground, 134 on the surface, 30 in the mill and 45 on the private opAt the New Brunsly at the Empire, North Star and the. . Pennsylvania mines in Grass Valley. The most important project under-, eating payroll. way is the switching of hoists at the, Wick there are 330 underground, 55 ' Pennsylvania. The present hoisting} 0 the surface and 12 im the mill. equipment at the Penn will be re-. The Bullion employment is 45. placed by the Murchie Mine hoist. The rehablitating activities at the The North Star is among the deep-' New Bruswick, where a new headest mines in the state. The Central frame, new hoisting equipment and shaft is down to 13,35 feet. Now . a new compressor will be installed, Telephone 22 oe Mining —AGENTS FOR Supplies INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY CRUCIBLE STEEL COMPANY ~ AIR REDUCTION SALES CO. COLUMBIA WIRE ROPE Household Goods, Furniture and All Kinds of Hrrdware and Mining Supplies OUR STOCKS AND PRICES ENTITLE US TO YOUR CONSIDERATION ALPHA STORES, LTD. Nevada City Phone 5 Grass Valley Phone 88 Pipe, Cement and Nails. _,

‘ or dri relative Phe SUPPLIES FOR MINES AND MINERS Machinery and equipment to insure speedy and efficient performance saves money in mining. \ WE SUPPLY—Rock Drills and Drill Steel, Mild Steel Plates and Bars, Wire Rope, Steel Rails, Chemicals, OUR SERVICE—In grading, excavating, road way building with our Caterpillar Tractor and Bull Dozer Units and our Auto Patrol Scarifier, does a iy inexpensive job quickly and efficiently. e Us For Estimates and Save Money CLINCH MERCANTILE CO. Grass Valley E. Bennet Street that the terminal has been reached, has been delayed by the inability to the winz development from the 9,-. obtain the proper steel equipment 600 level will continue. because of the national defense deThe recently installed skips ana. mands for steel. SHOVEL PLACERS John Mann is general manager of . Work at the Shovel Placers near ithe group of three mines. William Jeffrys superintendent at the Pennsylvania and M .E. Newlove superintendent at the North Star. SCOTIA Columbia Hill, now under new management, is reported here to be proceeding on a large scale. During the past several weeks, many trucklszads of machinery passed through Nevada The Scotia Mine is rapidly comwleting its cyanide plant in Grass City enroute to the Shovel. Placers operations. Valley with two shifts working on Superintendent McKinley, an exthe project, ‘More than 150 tons of ore daily are being hoisted out of the main perienced placer mining man, is in charge of operations. The new operators hope to make a success of the shaft, One of the chief reasons for the cyanide plant construction is beventure with ‘improved operating methods and the moving of more causeof the long’shutdown of the gravel. Selby smelter. Cooley Butler is owner of the Benefit For Hydraulic Mining ‘Association Scotia and Wallace Butler, his son, general manager. Bill Cary is foreScheduled for Nov. 30 A benefit old time dance and soc{ is man of the property. PROFITABLE GRAVEL OBTAINED IN SIERRA COUNTY OPERATION George Costa, Rinaldo Daneri and ial for the California Hydraulic MinE. C. Willis are extracting profitable; ing Association will be held_at the gravel from the lava formation over-. Auburn Hotel in Auburn Saturday, lying the bedrock of the White Bear. November 30th. placer property. This material is The social is being arranged by traversed by numerous crevices eon-. Mrs. Warren T. Hannum, wife of taining gold, -with/ /riah materials . Colonel Hannum of the California ‘said to be showing at several points,. Debris Commission. The gravel is transported by cars Those atitending from this city are ito the old recovery plant. The oper-, reduested to make their reservations ators plan to follow the channel to. early with either Secretary W. W. ground formerly worked by the Tele-. Esterly at Grass Valley or Mrs. Davygraph Mining Company, a distance. is at the Auburn Hotel. of approximately 1,200 feet. The. It is optional with those attendchannel was worked ‘by the White} ing whether they desire to be in cosBear Mining Company during 1900] tume or not. to 1903 and later by the Monte CrisA tis, Ge cauk want oa fn ‘the to Company and is said to have! yeyoda City Nugget sometimes does yielded large amount of gold. 2. S400. worth of business, t . work or sinking is being carried on: The United States Geological Survey has issued a map of the South Fork of the Yuba River from Jones Bar to Ladies Canyon and of Deer Creew to a point twelve miles up-. stream. The map is published in 12 8 plans, 6 of which show large scale Yet a study of the bureau of minsurveys of dam sites and four pro-. The survey was made to show files, the already Jopconsiderable (devs resources in the’ ment of the water basin and to obtain basic data . studies of several storage sites,! the developpower, and water for which may be used for tor supplemental supply of irrigation. The maps should be useful in connection with plans for sumption of hydraulic gold mining, which ‘s being made possibie by thy construction, now in progress, of the Upper Narrows Debris Dam, Development of any of the storage the maps should be sites showm on from the standpoint advantageous ALASKA PLACED ON FORTY STAMP BASIS Forty stamps are in good~-condition at ithe Alaska Mine near Pike City. Twenty stamps had been operating but in an effort to speed up production 20 idle stamps were placed into shape. The new modern pumps at re-. . . of. flood The mand may. be purchased from the main office of the Geological Survey at Washington, D. C., for 10 cents a sheet or $1.20 control. for the set. sheets, . the! Alaska are taking care of the water’ satisfactorily. For years had been closed down because of ex. cessive water. « the mine’ Medical science has proved that milk is the most sattsfactory food for growing children and adults! Be a healthy person. Don’t deny yourself the health-giving vitamins, minerals and proteins contained in milk. De — Drink It Daily — o@e Bret Harte Dairy Nevada City 77 Street, Phone Jordan IN A COLE HEATER WORE FOR YOUR MONEY Here’s a really big stove value! A genuine Cole heater equipped with the very, latest type of oil burner and a high-low. range that gives uniform heat day and night. Neat in design, clean to operate, furnishing circulating-radiant heat that eliminates floor drafts and cold corners. Come in and see it today. You will be amazed at its economical price. You will be delighted at its superior performance. Approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters rE: BEFORE YOU BUY, SEE COLE'S OIL-BURNING HEATERS PRICES FROM $44.50 UP Foote Electrical Co. 132 Mill Street ‘Phone 122 Grass Valley 1938 Dodge Station wag. on, full glass enclosure, fine motor, good tires, a real buy. 1939 Ford DeLuxe 4. door Sedan only 10,000 miles, cleanest 1939 car in.town, radio, clock. 1937 Chevrolet 14 ton pickup, this truck is in exceptionally fine condition, 6 ply tires. GEORGE BROTHERS Your Dodge and Plymouth Dealers Since 1914 Main Street Used Car Bargains 1938 Dodge DeLuxe Coupe, radio, finish like new, motor and tires excellent. 1936 Plymouth DeLuxe Coupe, new finish, motor overhauled, good tires. 1936 Ford pickup, motor overhauled, finish perfect, this truck shows the fine care that it has had. Grass Valley, Calif. e 0 6°