October 10, 1947 (10 pages)

+d it~ yaey M. LEETE, JR. NEVADA CITY GRASS VALLEY PER MONTH AND WORTH A LOT MORE : the. musty. keys f beg Ph aed the following tyeitioani to. report for my , on this day, the Anno Domini 1947. OLE at the corner .of and Pine is getting huger site. «Yesterday morning ter looked over the eked off chasm, and own into the murky ‘Guperintendent of Puberbert §. Hallet and an nolas Sandow. Both i deeper and deeper, the size of the hole by “haven't heard any Chii Herbert; in reply to our ant question “but we nenty of their fingerprints nd we expect to hear ‘em oN OF THE WEEK: Can. pe true that two of: Be ost solid citizens were local-cafe, as “ten cent he: wife of one of came in to collect her d the worst of it all is, dory's true, that at least ome y geitlémen, concerned. is coning in. political acuattracted, notice on that FIENDS CLUB; RE: In m issues, wearers of fiendish ‘fave been. commended for in this column. High rack so far is. Frank. “hobby is necktying, given him with cravat ext on the list is ge; the mayor of staring out at you) seared for a while. mald Robert (born: on) whose specialty is binations, of strange Knot tied about four jig end of the tie. new arrival the zle, who blossomed ‘gray, yellow an@. from out of this pe i 2 Mm to Frank (Success) Duffy, a i Intiac,-fresh off the at sports a rearr windshield wiper. NEW IN WALL Cyrus Martin Rollins, No. further. use for on a ‘board with vet”, on it, put flashye sockets, ran a the wallpaper, and. iS bed, where the with the switch of his Pressing a but“Hght up with interior de’cor ee gget. We have . roek except\ by assay. : The Twin Cities Paper ‘ jadi Pee NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1947 ——— J. Pluvius Soaks Forests and Town NEVADA CITY: Weatherman Frederick Bush yesterday reported that his recording instruments showed a total rainfall, since the intermittent Tuesday morning, of 1.95 inches at 7:30 p. m. “Bush, stated that 1.2 inches had fallen up to Thursday: morning and, and another’ .75 inches during the day. Temperatures yesterday averaged ‘high—-55 degrees, low—35} degrees. on record since 1888.) r: high 94, low 3914, ; He reported that he‘ had summarized weather conditions for June, July and August.’ The last showers fell in June, and’ one very heavy rain of two inches occurred on’ Memorial ‘spoiling plans for the Memorial Day parade. emperature averages .were as follows: low, 45; July: high 87, low 411% (It was August: High 94, low 46; Septemshowers started at 10 a. m Day, June: high, 78, the coolest July AMERICA’S RICHEST GOLD MINE ; By ED C.UREN 3 : Up in the Black Hills:of South Dakota when the Manuel brothers in 1876 first looked upon the reddish, iron-stained slates and porphyry outcrop of what is now the Homestake they little realized that they had to be the world’s largest low grade gold mine. A year later’ there were 35 stamps working $n the lode. In 1904 there were 1000 stamps crushing 4000 tons per day from the oxidized zone where practically all the values could be obtained by amalgamation and the ore was quarried from open pits, the Jargest of which was over 800: feet long, 400 feet wide and from 200 to 300 feet The mine is not: an open. fissure filled with ore. It is a broad mineralized zane of crushed schists and quartz standing almost vertical, interspersed with porphyrite: dikesand without defined walls. It «is. mined underground sometimes to a width of 400 feet and it is at times hard for even the 7“ arienced miner to, ¢ , *?guish the pay ore from the Ite AY The gold is in such a finely divided state that it ig not visible to the naked} eyé although’: its « distribution.’ ire markably, uniform,” eT AS SC. ais Homestake has a record of about 400 million dollars in gold from its 150 milés of drifts, although. ‘if.its production were based upon $36 gold the record would ‘be nearer $600: 'million. There are& 80 miles of ,underground narrow gauge railroad: and a bevy of 34 compressed air locomotives that shunt the ore trains to.the shafts. The two main shafts/ aré--4200 feet in depth, six compartments, 14 by 19 feet, lined a steel and concrete. The hoista are ‘driven by two 1500 horse power mbtors, the cable being 1 7-8 inches wound upon conical drums 25 feat in the larger . diameter. v4 The hoisting speed is $100 feet per minute and 4000 tons of ong valued at . $13.30 per ton are hoisted) every, 15 hours in 9 ton skips: aha Wits: * Homestake solves its we lem very effectively. It { 8 them back into the stopes thraygh finch rubber lined pipe against? bulkheads lined with burlap and finds the: system much. cheaper than trying to fF with coarse rock. Sand filling of opep stopes from mill tailings ‘been in use for many years in’ South Atrica; and it has been found that where this) fin. cost of discovered what is considered tling ground it becomes so hard and compact that. it requires blasting to make an opening: in: it. ' At a cost of $610 per day the mine uses 3 million sticks of 40 per cent dynamite and 857 miles” of fuse. It drills 303 miles of holes and drives 39,000 feet. of.drifte‘and:"+ cross cuts. in yearly development. Its 180 stamps, now used instead j of the 1000 which pulverized the ore in 1904, weigh 1550-pounds and are used only as primary crushers, feed-] ing into ten 6x12 foot rod mills. The whole operation requiring 2300 horse} power. .Sixty per cent of the gold is recovered by amalgamation, the remainer by cyaniding. The mine operates its own timber. and -coal_properties-as--wWell-.as three . . hydro-electric plants. tts’ coal vein) near Gillette, Wyoming, is from 25. to 99. feet thick. Tt furnishes: free of charge subgical VE and medical treatment ‘and hospital) § care to its employees and their de-. pendants, employing five physicians.) In the town of Lead:itamaintains a recreation building eentajning 4 lounge and game room, ‘dilliard and pool tables, bowling alleys, swimming pool and a free public library. To. the state of ‘South Dakota Homestake is literally the. goose that lays the golden eggs ‘whic fatten the treasury. Political heavy weights of the past have plucked the goose, how. inest O. Young reports that the rear MEET MR: HUCKINS, — NEW OWNER OF THE NATIONAL HOTEL NEVADA: CITY: At 33, Vance Huckins,: new owner of the National Hotel here-is\in -the-business in a big Way. . He also owns:the Clunie Hotel in Sdcramento, and the Gartland Hotel in San Francisco. . Hackins-has been in the hotel business ‘all his ‘life.’ . He reports that oné of his earliest questions. was to ask. his mother whether a béll-boy or a waiter officiated im: the nuptial transportation, rather than the traditional stork. In the immediate future, he plans a general renovation of the old Ne4 “Wada City hostelry. First step will be a new exterior coat of paint. He expects to spend about half his time managing his property here. Only change in personnel is the in‘stallation of Floyd LeFebvre as manager. LeFebrve, former © assistant “Manager at the Clunie, will be glad to arrange reservations for any -local people at Sacramento and San Francigco; Hotels. #uckins’ grandfather owned the Htickins Hotel in Oklahoma City, Which at one time was the capitol of the state. His father built the Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco. Hutkins is familiar with small city hote). business, having: managed the it Inn at one time. [ =“Fhig ‘area should participate in the three-year Centennial Celebration to.the fullest,” he says. “The ‘town ‘halds a great deal of interest WET WEATHER. CAR CRASH, DRIVER'S . INJURY CRITICAL NEVADA CITY: Adolph Emanuel DeFratus, 29, of Oakland, is in a critical condition today in a local hospital as an eighteén-inch tree. DeF ratus, in‘his automobile, -was on . Nevada street at a result of an automobile accident which occurred yesterday at 12:20 P. M. when his car skidded in the rain and. struck’ the city limits, driving west. The car slipped and skidded as it traversed a hump and a curve, and turning almost completely around, crashed into a tree at the side of the road, broadside, The wrecked auto looked as if it had been literally wrapped around the tree in front of the Stanley Hornberger residence, The injured man climbed out of his car, examined the damage to it, and discussed the mishap with Chief of Police Max Solaro, and then collapsed unconscious. W. Hummelt was called, and DeFratus was taken by ambulance to the Community Hospital in Grass Valley. melt reported a possible skull fracture. tas DeF ratus, a salesman for Aetna Insurance Company, was’ driving a black 1942 Studebaker Commander five-passenger. ‘ coupe, which Service. was towed from ‘the scene by Olympia ‘Towing _ The Nevada Street area where the accident. occurred has been the sc months. ene of a number of ‘serious accidents in recent visite This interest should bE capitalized upon, for any traveler, Welp# nearly everyone in the comMunity. @ personally hope to be able to‘ make a contribution to the’ biisiness life of the town.” KLEIBER FIRE TRUCK OUT OF COMMISSION * ; «NEVADA CITY: Fire Chief Parendof the fire department’s 6-cylinder: Kleiber truck has been stripped of all the teeth on the gears, “Sit will be necessary to secure replacement -parts from Sacramento. e truck has been consistently aded,” said #Young, describing source of the trouble, € mishap occurred after . the} f the truek by“ the department nguishing the brief but violent chie, ; “of the Methodist <hureh; was named treasurer of the church’s proposed building’ fund, at a mesiing of the Official Roard. Me board plans to paitit the church arsonage, purchase “an electric organ, and make other -improvements in the structures,. A sum of $5,000 will be raised to meet the expense. < ever, until it. shivers, and each suc-)} cession of cash hungry. legislators have. an urge to pull a few more tap until t@ftay Homestake pays the site and federal government 19.6 cents out of every gross dollar it produces, while throughout the nation the average large corporation pays about six cents. This leaves only 80.4 cents: for wages, supplies and replacements and sae stockholders whose savings havepossible the expensive rere an “nis tax, on top of the increased mining and the present, status of gold results in a dviidend Ng ae little over three per cent pai fae, this year and makes gold mining,to this ‘old and tried producer, athe: an unattractive operation. 2 filling has been compressed sby., eethas announced that, th rough chase of his partner's hal t,. he had become. sole Grass Valley Flying Service . at GRASS VALLEY: 4x Orlo P. Steele has depart ‘Diego, where he will met Elks and, assisted” Sparnon and the : join: in® competition © ‘fornia units.No. meetings of Grass Valley. will be 3 sence. : San Juan’. a By ALICE HILL NORTH BAN JUAN: North Sen oer avd Hobby Show Saturday October 11th. On aieplay wotlaedinns cs of * the * juan evening, §. California, 34,500; Nevada 6000. flarvest Fair at. ‘Vand wae expanding operations when faster rate in Tuly than any. time since 1942, the’ Bureau of Mines re-: The production of 197,148 ounces in September wsa 30,000 ounces more . , than the June output, and 19 per cent above the same month last year. The. bureau said the increase was mostly attributable to the resumption of large scale seasonal production “in Gold. production by. ounces ‘was given by the bureau for July included: PECKHAM HILL PROPERTY ~~ IN PLACER TO WORK. — : AUBURN (Placer Co.): The purchase and operation of the Peckham Hill drifg gravel property in the Forof a 3,660. foot. drainage-workingtun-: nel at the mine in 1942, -uncovered . gold-bearing gravel in the channel, on gold mining. : ‘Loeated near the.Gray Hag! est Hill Divide area is reported ‘to be ; VETERAN'S OFFICIALS THANK (Ed. Notes Below are printed let= . ters from the American Legion .and . Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives at Sacramento, thanking Assemblyman Allien G. Thurman for his enthusiastic support of veterans legislation.) © NUGGET ADVISES . This is the Nevada Gity-Grass . : Valley Nugget’s Annual Winter, Edition. Patronize local merchants for the wide variety of winter needs. You.will find in their amfortable winter living. : Turn the Nugget’s pages and read the price and style news in its advertising columns. You will find it pays to: shop at home,-in the stores of our. local Nevada City and Grass Valley SACRAMENTO: The arrangements were, made, to return te Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., the ‘body, of Ernest A: Wiltsee, 85, pieturesque Superior California mining figure, who died in the Sutter . "He was vice president of the California Historical Society. At one time his collection of early California historical items was considered one of the finest in the state. ‘ _ Wiltsee confined his mining activities to the gold’ industry. One of his latest ventures was the acquisition of extensive gravel holdings in the North San Juan area of . Nevada county, where he intended to start drag line operations. \¥:, made the _ VETERANS ‘i i “Booop't: : gma THE AMERICAN LEGION: / Department of California.‘ Mr. Allen G. Thurman; : aged Colfax, California, . og See ed ire Thurman: -' Dear Asse mblyman : ¢ legislature. The session of ing been complet I feel that the sessi and the period . “would not be elapsed for the onston to-.sign bills, . 5 complete if I dia n take this opportunity to thank you\ for your unselfish and enthusiastic veteran program American Legion. ‘ Leaders who have made a of veteran legislation, ed various states, — 4 : E has the distinction of haying \ pport outstanding and progressive y: laws, and your part in ¢ this, 1. hope, isa. source: you as ‘it is to me. To ¥ ther legislators; “who. ha ‘accomplishing this; the: v indeed, be gratefulWith: kindest personal Yours very truly, __ (Signed) LYNN G. Honorable Allen G. Thurman; — Colfax, California. ee Now that the current session sponsored “by the of the legislature has reached its end, 1 would like to take the opportunity. o1 Wars to thank you for ys tion in connection with legislation. Your assistance.’ of great valne to .the ;

+d it~ yaey M. LEETE, JR. NEVADA CITY GRASS VALLEY PER MONTH AND WORTH A LOT MORE : the. musty. keys f beg Ph aed the following tyeitioani to. report for my , on this day, the Anno Domini 1947. OLE at the corner .of and Pine is getting huger site. «Yesterday morning ter looked over the eked off chasm, and own into the murky ‘Guperintendent of Puberbert §. Hallet and an nolas Sandow. Both i deeper and deeper, the size of the hole by “haven't heard any Chii Herbert; in reply to our ant question “but we nenty of their fingerprints nd we expect to hear ‘em oN OF THE WEEK: Can. pe true that two of: Be ost solid citizens were local-cafe, as “ten cent he: wife of one of came in to collect her d the worst of it all is, dory's true, that at least ome y geitlémen, concerned. is coning in. political acuattracted, notice on that FIENDS CLUB; RE: In m issues, wearers of fiendish ‘fave been. commended for in this column. High rack so far is. Frank. “hobby is necktying, given him with cravat ext on the list is ge; the mayor of staring out at you) seared for a while. mald Robert (born: on) whose specialty is binations, of strange Knot tied about four jig end of the tie. new arrival the zle, who blossomed ‘gray, yellow an@. from out of this pe i 2 Mm to Frank (Success) Duffy, a i Intiac,-fresh off the at sports a rearr windshield wiper. NEW IN WALL Cyrus Martin Rollins, No. further. use for on a ‘board with vet”, on it, put flashye sockets, ran a the wallpaper, and. iS bed, where the with the switch of his Pressing a but“Hght up with interior de’cor ee gget. We have . roek except\ by assay. : The Twin Cities Paper ‘ jadi Pee NEVADA CITY-GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1947 ——— J. Pluvius Soaks Forests and Town NEVADA CITY: Weatherman Frederick Bush yesterday reported that his recording instruments showed a total rainfall, since the intermittent Tuesday morning, of 1.95 inches at 7:30 p. m. “Bush, stated that 1.2 inches had fallen up to Thursday: morning and, and another’ .75 inches during the day. Temperatures yesterday averaged ‘high—-55 degrees, low—35} degrees. on record since 1888.) r: high 94, low 3914, ; He reported that he‘ had summarized weather conditions for June, July and August.’ The last showers fell in June, and’ one very heavy rain of two inches occurred on’ Memorial ‘spoiling plans for the Memorial Day parade. emperature averages .were as follows: low, 45; July: high 87, low 411% (It was August: High 94, low 46; Septemshowers started at 10 a. m Day, June: high, 78, the coolest July AMERICA’S RICHEST GOLD MINE ; By ED C.UREN 3 : Up in the Black Hills:of South Dakota when the Manuel brothers in 1876 first looked upon the reddish, iron-stained slates and porphyry outcrop of what is now the Homestake they little realized that they had to be the world’s largest low grade gold mine. A year later’ there were 35 stamps working $n the lode. In 1904 there were 1000 stamps crushing 4000 tons per day from the oxidized zone where practically all the values could be obtained by amalgamation and the ore was quarried from open pits, the Jargest of which was over 800: feet long, 400 feet wide and from 200 to 300 feet The mine is not: an open. fissure filled with ore. It is a broad mineralized zane of crushed schists and quartz standing almost vertical, interspersed with porphyrite: dikesand without defined walls. It «is. mined underground sometimes to a width of 400 feet and it is at times hard for even the 7“ arienced miner to, ¢ , *?guish the pay ore from the Ite AY The gold is in such a finely divided state that it ig not visible to the naked} eyé although’: its « distribution.’ ire markably, uniform,” eT AS SC. ais Homestake has a record of about 400 million dollars in gold from its 150 milés of drifts, although. ‘if.its production were based upon $36 gold the record would ‘be nearer $600: 'million. There are& 80 miles of ,underground narrow gauge railroad: and a bevy of 34 compressed air locomotives that shunt the ore trains to.the shafts. The two main shafts/ aré--4200 feet in depth, six compartments, 14 by 19 feet, lined a steel and concrete. The hoista are ‘driven by two 1500 horse power mbtors, the cable being 1 7-8 inches wound upon conical drums 25 feat in the larger . diameter. v4 The hoisting speed is $100 feet per minute and 4000 tons of ong valued at . $13.30 per ton are hoisted) every, 15 hours in 9 ton skips: aha Wits: * Homestake solves its we lem very effectively. It { 8 them back into the stopes thraygh finch rubber lined pipe against? bulkheads lined with burlap and finds the: system much. cheaper than trying to fF with coarse rock. Sand filling of opep stopes from mill tailings ‘been in use for many years in’ South Atrica; and it has been found that where this) fin. cost of discovered what is considered tling ground it becomes so hard and compact that. it requires blasting to make an opening: in: it. ' At a cost of $610 per day the mine uses 3 million sticks of 40 per cent dynamite and 857 miles” of fuse. It drills 303 miles of holes and drives 39,000 feet. of.drifte‘and:"+ cross cuts. in yearly development. Its 180 stamps, now used instead j of the 1000 which pulverized the ore in 1904, weigh 1550-pounds and are used only as primary crushers, feed-] ing into ten 6x12 foot rod mills. The whole operation requiring 2300 horse} power. .Sixty per cent of the gold is recovered by amalgamation, the remainer by cyaniding. The mine operates its own timber. and -coal_properties-as--wWell-.as three . . hydro-electric plants. tts’ coal vein) near Gillette, Wyoming, is from 25. to 99. feet thick. Tt furnishes: free of charge subgical VE and medical treatment ‘and hospital) § care to its employees and their de-. pendants, employing five physicians.) In the town of Lead:itamaintains a recreation building eentajning 4 lounge and game room, ‘dilliard and pool tables, bowling alleys, swimming pool and a free public library. To. the state of ‘South Dakota Homestake is literally the. goose that lays the golden eggs ‘whic fatten the treasury. Political heavy weights of the past have plucked the goose, how. inest O. Young reports that the rear MEET MR: HUCKINS, — NEW OWNER OF THE NATIONAL HOTEL NEVADA: CITY: At 33, Vance Huckins,: new owner of the National Hotel here-is\in -the-business in a big Way. . He also owns:the Clunie Hotel in Sdcramento, and the Gartland Hotel in San Francisco. . Hackins-has been in the hotel business ‘all his ‘life.’ . He reports that oné of his earliest questions. was to ask. his mother whether a béll-boy or a waiter officiated im: the nuptial transportation, rather than the traditional stork. In the immediate future, he plans a general renovation of the old Ne4 “Wada City hostelry. First step will be a new exterior coat of paint. He expects to spend about half his time managing his property here.

Only change in personnel is the in‘stallation of Floyd LeFebvre as manager. LeFebrve, former © assistant “Manager at the Clunie, will be glad to arrange reservations for any -local people at Sacramento and San Francigco; Hotels. #uckins’ grandfather owned the Htickins Hotel in Oklahoma City, Which at one time was the capitol of the state. His father built the Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco. Hutkins is familiar with small city hote). business, having: managed the it Inn at one time. [ =“Fhig ‘area should participate in the three-year Centennial Celebration to.the fullest,” he says. “The ‘town ‘halds a great deal of interest WET WEATHER. CAR CRASH, DRIVER'S . INJURY CRITICAL NEVADA CITY: Adolph Emanuel DeFratus, 29, of Oakland, is in a critical condition today in a local hospital as an eighteén-inch tree. DeF ratus, in‘his automobile, -was on . Nevada street at a result of an automobile accident which occurred yesterday at 12:20 P. M. when his car skidded in the rain and. struck’ the city limits, driving west. The car slipped and skidded as it traversed a hump and a curve, and turning almost completely around, crashed into a tree at the side of the road, broadside, The wrecked auto looked as if it had been literally wrapped around the tree in front of the Stanley Hornberger residence, The injured man climbed out of his car, examined the damage to it, and discussed the mishap with Chief of Police Max Solaro, and then collapsed unconscious. W. Hummelt was called, and DeFratus was taken by ambulance to the Community Hospital in Grass Valley. melt reported a possible skull fracture. tas DeF ratus, a salesman for Aetna Insurance Company, was’ driving a black 1942 Studebaker Commander five-passenger. ‘ coupe, which Service. was towed from ‘the scene by Olympia ‘Towing _ The Nevada Street area where the accident. occurred has been the sc months. ene of a number of ‘serious accidents in recent visite This interest should bE capitalized upon, for any traveler, Welp# nearly everyone in the comMunity. @ personally hope to be able to‘ make a contribution to the’ biisiness life of the town.” KLEIBER FIRE TRUCK OUT OF COMMISSION * ; «NEVADA CITY: Fire Chief Parendof the fire department’s 6-cylinder: Kleiber truck has been stripped of all the teeth on the gears, “Sit will be necessary to secure replacement -parts from Sacramento. e truck has been consistently aded,” said #Young, describing source of the trouble, € mishap occurred after . the} f the truek by“ the department nguishing the brief but violent chie, ; “of the Methodist <hureh; was named treasurer of the church’s proposed building’ fund, at a mesiing of the Official Roard. Me board plans to paitit the church arsonage, purchase “an electric organ, and make other -improvements in the structures,. A sum of $5,000 will be raised to meet the expense. < ever, until it. shivers, and each suc-)} cession of cash hungry. legislators have. an urge to pull a few more tap until t@ftay Homestake pays the site and federal government 19.6 cents out of every gross dollar it produces, while throughout the nation the average large corporation pays about six cents. This leaves only 80.4 cents: for wages, supplies and replacements and sae stockholders whose savings havepossible the expensive rere an “nis tax, on top of the increased mining and the present, status of gold results in a dviidend Ng ae little over three per cent pai fae, this year and makes gold mining,to this ‘old and tried producer, athe: an unattractive operation. 2 filling has been compressed sby., eethas announced that, th rough chase of his partner's hal t,. he had become. sole Grass Valley Flying Service . at GRASS VALLEY: 4x Orlo P. Steele has depart ‘Diego, where he will met Elks and, assisted” Sparnon and the : join: in® competition © ‘fornia units.No. meetings of Grass Valley. will be 3 sence. : San Juan’. a By ALICE HILL NORTH BAN JUAN: North Sen oer avd Hobby Show Saturday October 11th. On aieplay wotlaedinns cs of * the * juan evening, §. California, 34,500; Nevada 6000. flarvest Fair at. ‘Vand wae expanding operations when faster rate in Tuly than any. time since 1942, the’ Bureau of Mines re-: The production of 197,148 ounces in September wsa 30,000 ounces more . , than the June output, and 19 per cent above the same month last year. The. bureau said the increase was mostly attributable to the resumption of large scale seasonal production “in Gold. production by. ounces ‘was given by the bureau for July included: PECKHAM HILL PROPERTY ~~ IN PLACER TO WORK. — : AUBURN (Placer Co.): The purchase and operation of the Peckham Hill drifg gravel property in the Forof a 3,660. foot. drainage-workingtun-: nel at the mine in 1942, -uncovered . gold-bearing gravel in the channel, on gold mining. : ‘Loeated near the.Gray Hag! est Hill Divide area is reported ‘to be ; VETERAN'S OFFICIALS THANK (Ed. Notes Below are printed let= . ters from the American Legion .and . Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives at Sacramento, thanking Assemblyman Allien G. Thurman for his enthusiastic support of veterans legislation.) © NUGGET ADVISES . This is the Nevada Gity-Grass . : Valley Nugget’s Annual Winter, Edition. Patronize local merchants for the wide variety of winter needs. You.will find in their amfortable winter living. : Turn the Nugget’s pages and read the price and style news in its advertising columns. You will find it pays to: shop at home,-in the stores of our. local Nevada City and Grass Valley SACRAMENTO: The arrangements were, made, to return te Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., the ‘body, of Ernest A: Wiltsee, 85, pieturesque Superior California mining figure, who died in the Sutter . "He was vice president of the California Historical Society. At one time his collection of early California historical items was considered one of the finest in the state. ‘ _ Wiltsee confined his mining activities to the gold’ industry. One of his latest ventures was the acquisition of extensive gravel holdings in the North San Juan area of . Nevada county, where he intended to start drag line operations. \¥:, made the _ VETERANS ‘i i “Booop't: : gma THE AMERICAN LEGION: / Department of California.‘ Mr. Allen G. Thurman; : aged Colfax, California, .. og See ed ire Thurman: -' Dear Asse mblyman : ¢ legislature. The session of ing been complet I feel that the sessi and the period . “would not be elapsed for the onston to-.sign bills, . 5 complete if I dia n take this opportunity to thank you\ for your unselfish and enthusiastic veteran program American Legion. ‘ Leaders who have made a of veteran legislation, ed various states, — 4 : E has the distinction of haying \ pport outstanding and progressive y: laws, and your part in ¢ this, 1. hope, isa. source: you as ‘it is to me. To ¥ ther legislators; “who. ha ‘accomplishing this; the: v indeed, be gratefulWith: kindest personal Yours very truly, __ (Signed) LYNN G. Honorable Allen G. Thurman; — Colfax, California. ee Now that the current session sponsored “by the of the legislature has reached its end, 1 would like to take the opportunity. o1 Wars to thank you for ys tion in connection with legislation. Your assistance.’ of great valne to .the ;