October 14, 1929 (6 pages)

wei SORA a EEF BEELER OE IMEEATT TE IW ih i L nT The Nugget is California's Leading Mining We ely aaapaamaidiie’ _&very mineral patent granted in the oe VOLUME Ill, NUMBER 48, get THE GOLD CENTER _NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, _THE COUN > vy TY SEAT PAPER OCTOBER 14, 1929 ENGELBRIGHT IS FINDING MINING. MOVING ALONG That gold mining is distinctly on the upgrade at the present time is seen in the. enthusiastic . report brought back to Nevada City Friday night by Congressman Harry L. Englebright on his return from a trip to San Francisco. The machinery houses -in San Francisco -report’ more orders for mining equipment at the present time than for the past five years. The class of capital coming in for the purchases. is. practically all eash business which indicates that a high type of investor is entering gold mining which augurs much for the future of the industry. A-recent trip to the Mother Lode country found numerous properties being opened up that had been dormant for years and practically forgotten. In Siskiyou county there were 42 new mining’ enterprises opened up the past month alone. Such secms to be the story all up and down the state wheicver gold mining persists. Nevada and Sierra counties. are feeling the surge of new capital. ‘ihe new mining associ; ation is ¢C.ming in at a propitious time to assiit the industry just when it seemed that handicaps placed on it by the labor group in the state legislature .and hoisting coinpensation insurance to an almost ruinous rate was’ going to put the industry down for the count. Things are just right for a tremendous’ revival in gold mining, state Mr. Englebright and with the proper encouragement there is no reason why a revival in the industry which § first put California on the map and brought it into statehood, should not be fast coming. Mr. Englebright found a lot of interest being taken in the large centers of population particularly among the business men who are keenly alive to what a large flow of mining payroll money can mean to any community. Another developed men’s particular feature which at the recent mining meeting at Nevada City came out. in some of the discussion when it was found that our assiduous congressman had run across a bill passed unnoticed by the’ senate which would have almost spelled ruin for the’ prospector, if not annihilation. It related to prospecting on public lands. The following article taken from a Colorado paper shows what our congressman averted: Due to the vigilance of Congressman Harry L. Englebright at the last session of Congress, the gold mining industry was aved from what would have been virtually its death blow, or at least its serious curtailment. — A bill had been passed _ by the United States Senate which provided that hereafter mining locations made under the United States mining laws, would not confer upon the locator any surface rights of: the claim, except so much of the surface of the claim as might be absolutely necessary for the extraction and working of the minerals. The bill took away from locations made in the future, the right of. the miner to use the timber and water on the-claim. It also provided that future should expressly reserve to the United States Government title to th esurface of the claim. This vicious bill gave the miner only title to the mineral and took away from him the right of the use og the timber, water or any other resource of the surface. Congressman Englebright who is a mining engineer by profession bitterly opposed, this measure when the bill was brought up’ before the Public Lands Committee of the House of Representatives and _ through his strenous opposition succeeded in defeating it. Englebright in his argument before the Committee contended that if the timber, and surface rights of mining claims were taken away from the future gold miner, it would practicall stop all prospecting and make impossible the operation and development of newly discovered WINZE BEING SUNK AT PIONEER PROPERTY NOW Development operations at the Pioneer mines on the C. C. Mitchell tract are progressing nicely with the sinking of a winze about 50 feet southerly from the present shaft on the 170 level. It is planned to push this winze down 200 feet further following the ore shoot opened up. The plans of the company are to push the present shaft to possibly a depth of 1000 feet and open.a large buneh of virgin ground. Most of the operations have been to the south and plans are being made to develop the country to the north where surface croppings indicate the presence of large ore bodies. Ths present pumping facilities are inadequate to handle the large flow of water encountered and additional pumps. are to be installed at an early date. STATE MINERS WILL PUSH FOR MEMBERS NOW With almost fifty members in the new chapter, the four county unit of the Mining Association of California is already to begin to function in a satisfactory manner. It is the hope of the chapter officers that the membership can be built up largely inthe next few months and the membership committee will shortly be announced by Chairman James D. Stewart of Auburn. Those signing up membership ecards can pay their dues and get their receipts at the secretary’s office or send them direct to Sacramento, it is hoped that those who have signed up and not paid will attend to this at once. Half the individual membership fees are reserved: for the use of the local served forthe use of the local chapter. The officers are all serving without salary, nor are expenses allowed for trips, thus conserving the funds of the.organization and making possipie the selecteing of those who are willing to work cause without the hope of monetary fee or reward. It is this feature alone which will do much to assure the future well being of the association and make it powerful for putting over its program in behalf of the mining industry. Another meeting to organize fully the new chapter will be held at an early date at some central point. LIONS WILL SELECT A NEW PRESIDENT The Nevada City Lions Club will select a new president tomorrow. to succeed Raglan Tuttle, resigned on account of ill health. The Lions Club has seen many vicissitudes the past year, chiefly lack of attendance on the part of the members and officers. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schwartz have as guests, Howard Richards and Walter Lewis, both former _residents. They are enjoying a deer hunt having killed a fine buck in the Alleghany district. Grover Wilson, of the Omega mine, spent the week end in Nevada City. for the gold prospector, whose chief asset he asserted, as a rule was his pick and shovel and who needed the timber and water on his claim to make possible” {ta development. Every great gold mine~ of yesterday or today, said Englebright, was started by a prospector, who today required every aid that can be extended to him by the. Federal Government. The Congressman _ also stated that taking away surface rights and timber of the future mining patents would prevent many Gold Mining Companies from expanding their operations. Many of the mining organizations throughout the United States passed resolutions of oppreciation, congratulating Congressman Englebright on his fight, which resulted in savin the! While California is inviting the world to come here to take advantage of the natural wealth and establish manufacturing plants that can turn these resources into tangible profits, it is overlooking a} source of revenue that can produce inealcuable returns with but comparatively little effort. We refer to the gold ‘‘that’s in: them. thar hills’’ up in the SierraNevada mountains. Mining engineers estimate something like $600,000,000 unmined gold in the Sierras. The only manner in which this. wealth can be uncovered is to. resume hydraulic mining. Still living in the fear of the past when debris washed down from the mountains and filled up river channels, farmers of the valleys have been stubbornly fighting any attempt to reopen the mines. They will not listen to the modern methods of building big concrete retaining dams to keep the dirt and rock up in the mountains. Perhaps the picture has not been made plain enough to the residents in the low, lands. It is claimed that dams, similar to those of the great hydroelectric plants, will arrest every bit of soil loosened by the miner’s monitors. In addition the dams will hold back the natural erosion, which is becoming more and more each year as more of the timbered growth disappears. Coming over the mountains a couple of weeks ago and seeing the partially worked gravel mines, then again on a trip to Dutch Flat over he last week end, we could not help but feel that a great industry is being throttled through lack of commonsense understanding. . The old dirt and brush retaining dams, erected back in the days of: eation leasing association. activity that been station Martel, Woods, Fogarty, concrete this wealth. have recently organized a Charles “Unch”’ ANDERSON SAYS NICE THINGS FOR OUR PLACER MINES LOOSEN THE GOLD IN THE HILLS Editorial in Sausalio News the first application. of the Caminetti act, through which revival of this type of mining was attempted, were admittedly not a success. Now, however, built which would bris, as well as the surplus run-off from winter freshets and make the water useful for irrigation and genof electricity as well wash millions of dollars gold from the ground. Old towns up there would become ones would spring up, and all California would feel the effect of reMining men We hope tackle the proposition of re-opening the placers Manner and convince the state at large that they are endaeavoring to create wealth without destruction. A lot of old-timers the hills are still living in hope of the day coming when they will see around the old diggings. Others just shake feel that the cause is hopeless. On our recent in a good, their agent at since the first railroad train crossed the Sierras, “Jimmy” Knott, ‘‘Joe” Hughes, Pat and Ed Joyce, Kempster, Works restrain the dein the hills rejuvenated; up there in trip to Stu Dunbar’s mountain home at Dutch Flat in Placer county, the men who helped mine the gold established the credit Union in the darkest hours of the Civil War. Men like George (‘‘Buster’’) Sharon, Ed Duffy, we met some of Whitford, Andy “Grandpa” Bellows, others in that particular sector. of the gold country, sort of feel that they could do it again if only given the opportunity. MOHAWK SHAFT REACHES DEPTH OF 100 FEET The shaft of the hawk property south reached a depth of 100 feet the last of the week and the bottom was reported in hard rock and fine formation. The formation is granite and while hard makes it possible to eliminate a lot of timbering as was necessary during the first part of the sinking operations when so much soft ground. and pot granite was encountered. Ben A. Bost is in charge of operations. President John Sawbridge is expected here from Washington for an inspection trip of the property. HOGE SHAFT IS DOWN 70 FEET MAKING SPEED The new three compartment shaft at the properties of the Hoge Development Company north of' town is already down 70 feet, that depth having been attained during the construction of the headframe and installation of the electric hoist Work of pushing the shaft to a depth of 300 to 400 feet will be rushed to early completion. The shaft is being sunk at a pitch of approximately 63° following the footwall of one of the prominent ledges encountered in the preliminary operations. Yakima Moof town has can be as of placer new state they will practical heads and of the who has Dutch Flat Frank George The Hoge company has been one of tht prominent ones coming into the district in the past few years and it has acquired by outright purchase in that time a large acreage of promising ground, along Harmony Ridge and with its development program fully under way and ane wm ALTA HILL PROPERTIES — AAT ED The project of Cooley Butler of Los Angeles to sink a 2060 fooi. vertical shaft on the Alta Hill properties may yet be realized *hrough the cessation of litigation which nas_held the extensive mining }. group at a_ standstill for years past. The suit brought P. W. Michell et al against Grass. Valley which was won by plaintiffs in the lower courts jand reversed in the supreme court has now been settled in favor of the defendants as to stock transfer igs in effect, which is about where the litigants started. The owners of the Alta Hill properties some years ago entered into a pooling arrangement and agreed to accept stock in a newly organized Nevada company in return. It developed that the promoter it was alleged, had failed to do business with the state coroporation commissioner in regard to disposing of the stock without a permit and the property owners’ refused to accept the stock which was quoted around 40 cents a share. Butler has held options on the property for some time but has been unable to exercise them or do any development work while the litigation was pending. AS soon as the mining company makes its stock transfers for the property it is presumed that Butler will be free to go ahead. PROMOTION BOARD ASKS FOR FUND FROM COUNTY Disappointed in its request for a $5000 appropriation from the county tunds, President W. H. Robinson and Regent J. A. Curnow. appeared before the supervisors last week and asked that a monthly donation be made to assist in the work. The matter was taken under advisement. The supervisors accepted an invitation to attend the Promotion Board dinner on Saturday night. “some by the quartz President First Vice Treasurer Secretary Historian Plans sisting of future date. October 23. Renewed BRIDGE TOURNAMENT . —_'The-Nevada City Elks are planning a bridge tourney to commence ‘ing the gold mining industry from gold mines. He made astrong plea ious setback. what would have been a most ser-. Valley in past winters, a number of possibly next Monday night. The jplan has worked nicely at Grass local players participating. ae Pee MAY GET TO-OPERATING . . Hague-Thomas Wednesday evening at the Legion Hall for the purpose of eleeting officers for the ensuing year.: Secosd Vice . Chaplain ... Sargeant at Arms PM APARE Lo 5o. cccscccnspsacecse The Auxillary plans the near future to do some sewing for the Red Cross. were also made dance which is to be held at Penn A candidate will the next meeting which will be held the d gold in California formally dedicated Sons next Sunday with appropriate ceremonies on Gold Hill. ite monument concreta blocks Tises to a height of seven feet. LEGION AUXILIARY _ ELECTED NEW OFFICERS The American Legion Auxiliary of No. 130 met by sets on Post, The following were elected: Irene -Eldredge .Lucille Jenkin< Faith Jones Ida Hoskins . Vinita Jones .-----eAnnie Lopez Zo Valley Hall, October ladies’ to raise funds treasury. A committee of Legion men conGerald Crispin, Freeman and James Oliver, invited the ladies to hold joint installation of officers with the Legion at some be MACHINERY INSTALLED AT PRIMROSE MINE activity at rose mine near Sierra City in the installation of a large amount _ Jof new machinery by the Los Angeles interests who are in charge of . the property. Considerable development has beer carried on: for some time, ! nights have been set out for the _ play, two matches running each Subscribe For The Nugget night. _ DEDICATED ON SUNDAY The bronze plaque and monument commemorating of the first quartz Myrtle Lopez j promises to become one of the large operators of this section. Ore running well into the hundreds of dolllars value has been _uncovered. WATER FILINGS MADE FOR COUNTY WATERS, Recent filings made ‘with the state Division of Water Resources includes the following: Belle C and William S. of La Porte for from Whiskey creek for mining purposes. Etimated cost $2000.00. Belle C. and ‘William S. Brown. of for 25 cubie feet from North Branch of Slate creek for mining purposes. Estimated cost $1000.00. L. E. Granger of Nevada City for 3 cubic feet from Kimberland Ravine tributary to Kanaka creek and Middle Yuba for power’ purposes. Estimated cost $500.00. Standard Mining Company for 2.50 ecubie feet from Sailor Ravine tributary to North Yuba for powei purposes. Estimated cost $2000.06. James W Flannery of San Franeisco for 150 cubic feet from Canyon creek tributary to North Fork Yuba river for mining purposes. Estimated cost $125,000.00. Fletcher Hamilton of San Francisco from Logan, Roscoe, Deadman Rob Roy, Mt. Zion, and Devils Van: yon, tributary to South Yuba for ;mining-— purposes, This—is inthe Meadow Lake District. — A permit has been issued to Addison Brown and C. J. York of Downieville for 5 cubic feet from Slug Canyon and Hulloman Ravine for power purposes. Estimated cost $2500.00. A permit has been granted Lincoln Hutchinson for a minor diversion from Zoro Spring for domestic purposes, in Sec. 24 T17N R14E. GRASS VALLEY BOWLING TOURNAMENT STARTING Tonight sees 16 teams swing into action on the Elks’ bowling alleys at Grass Valley, eight teams being iscovery of will be the Native The gran one of the Brown ( HAS e Berriman Maud Bone to meet in for the 19th by the for. their Loyal initiated at the Primis seen 65 cubic feet tlow} BRUSH CREEK IS TO OPERATE IN A SHORT TIME With the settlement of the water problem below the Brush Creek mine, it is expected that the mill will be operating again in ‘a week or so after a lapse of some weeks due to protests from _ residents of Goodyears Bar charging pojlution of water. The Kate Hardy company will by pass the water above the ditch intake and avoid further trouble which has arisen at various times during the operation of the Brush Creek. A dam has been built in the creek below the plant and a pipe line has been laid to carry the water around the hill so that the debris problem has been satisfactorilysettied and the dove of peace again reigns at Mountain House. The ten stamp mill will again be dropping as soon as the pipe line is ready for operations, which will be cheerful. news to. Sierra county people as well as the Kate Hardy stock” holders. FLKS BIRTHDAY PARTY STAGED FRIDAY NIGHT A largely attended meeting greeted the Old. Timers Night and 30th birthday party given by the Nevada City Elks on Friday night. Following a fine dinner the lodge was called to order by Exalted Ruler R. R. Goyne and his corps of officers and the gavel was turned over to Past District Deputy Phil Scadden as chairman of the meeting. He called on a number of the early members and_ visitors and their remarks were greeted with a great deal of interest. The eulogy on Elkdom by Past Exalted Ruler F. T. Nilon was. one of the. finest ever listened to in the lodge and was of great educational v@tue. The judge was in fine fettle and was presented with an umbrella during the evening. BOWLING TOURNAMENT COMPLETE THiS WEEK ee The first bowling the Elks alleys will be completed this week. A tight race is on between the Carrs and Chidottis for topnotch honors. Shou!d both win the same number of points with their opponents in the play” this week, a post series r:uteh will be necessary to determine the winners. tournament on The Carrs and Fortiers tangle tomorrow night and the Curnows and the Ghidottis Wedciiesday night, There is a lot of interest on the outcome of the ‘tourney as the Curnows and Fortiers are tied for 3d place and there is a lot of keen rivalry between the two teams, © A new tournament will be started next week with a new lineup of teams as there are a number of bowlers anxious to get into the fray with the coming of late fall and it is expected that this winter will — see some strong competition on the alleys. OAKLAND COMMANDERY VISITS HERE SATURDAY Oakland Commandery No. 11 of Oakland is coming to Nevada City Saturday night to pay a frternl visit to Nevada Commandery, and will confer the Order of the ‘Temple on that occasion. The Right Eminent Grand Commander is also expected to be present at that time for his official visit. ie Commandery will be opened at 7:30 and all Sir Knights are invited to attend. PETE BACHELS PASSES in the A division and eight in the B. Si Perkins has run to hunting and fishing nomenclature _forthe names of the teams this time. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Pete Bachels, respected residen Goodyears Bar, passed away at _o’clock yesterday morning neral arrangements have . announced. = ES bs eee 5 Sin ee ee Tenition Pars and Accesories Miner’s—

wei SORA a EEF BEELER OE IMEEATT TE IW ih i L nT The Nugget is California's Leading Mining We ely aaapaamaidiie’ _&very mineral patent granted in the oe VOLUME Ill, NUMBER 48, get THE GOLD CENTER _NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, _THE COUN > vy TY SEAT PAPER OCTOBER 14, 1929 ENGELBRIGHT IS FINDING MINING. MOVING ALONG That gold mining is distinctly on the upgrade at the present time is seen in the. enthusiastic . report brought back to Nevada City Friday night by Congressman Harry L. Englebright on his return from a trip to San Francisco. The machinery houses -in San Francisco -report’ more orders for mining equipment at the present time than for the past five years. The class of capital coming in for the purchases. is. practically all eash business which indicates that a high type of investor is entering gold mining which augurs much for the future of the industry. A-recent trip to the Mother Lode country found numerous properties being opened up that had been dormant for years and practically forgotten. In Siskiyou county there were 42 new mining’ enterprises opened up the past month alone. Such secms to be the story all up and down the state wheicver gold mining persists. Nevada and Sierra counties. are feeling the surge of new capital. ‘ihe new mining associ; ation is ¢C.ming in at a propitious time to assiit the industry just when it seemed that handicaps placed on it by the labor group in the state legislature .and hoisting coinpensation insurance to an almost ruinous rate was’ going to put the industry down for the count. Things are just right for a tremendous’ revival in gold mining, state Mr. Englebright and with the proper encouragement there is no reason why a revival in the industry which § first put California on the map and brought it into statehood, should not be fast coming. Mr. Englebright found a lot of interest being taken in the large centers of population particularly among the business men who are keenly alive to what a large flow of mining payroll money can mean to any community. Another developed men’s particular feature which at the recent mining meeting at Nevada City came out. in some of the discussion when it was found that our assiduous congressman had run across a bill passed unnoticed by the’ senate which would have almost spelled ruin for the’ prospector, if not annihilation. It related to prospecting on public lands. The following article taken from a Colorado paper shows what our congressman averted: Due to the vigilance of Congressman Harry L. Englebright at the last session of Congress, the gold mining industry was aved from what would have been virtually its death blow, or at least its serious curtailment. — A bill had been passed _ by the United States Senate which provided that hereafter mining locations made under the United States mining laws, would not confer upon the locator any surface rights of: the claim, except so much of the surface of the claim as might be absolutely necessary for the extraction and working of the minerals. The bill took away from locations made in the future, the right of. the miner to use the timber and water on the-claim. It also provided that future should expressly reserve to the United States Government title to th esurface of the claim. This vicious bill gave the miner only title to the mineral and took away from him the right of the use og the timber, water or any other resource of the surface. Congressman Englebright who is a mining engineer by profession bitterly opposed, this measure when the bill was brought up’ before the Public Lands Committee of the House of Representatives and _ through his strenous opposition succeeded in defeating it. Englebright in his argument before the Committee contended that if the timber, and surface rights of mining claims were taken away from the future gold miner, it would practicall stop all prospecting and make impossible the operation and development of newly discovered WINZE BEING SUNK AT PIONEER PROPERTY NOW Development operations at the Pioneer mines on the C. C. Mitchell tract are progressing nicely with the sinking of a winze about 50 feet southerly from the present shaft on the 170 level. It is planned to push this winze down 200 feet further following the ore shoot opened up. The plans of the company are to push the present shaft to possibly a depth of 1000 feet and open.a large buneh of virgin ground. Most of the operations have been to the south and plans are being made to develop the country to the north where surface croppings indicate the presence of large ore bodies. Ths present pumping facilities are inadequate to handle the large flow of water encountered and additional pumps. are to be installed at an early date. STATE MINERS WILL PUSH FOR MEMBERS NOW With almost fifty members in the new chapter, the four county unit of the Mining Association of California is already to begin to function in a satisfactory manner. It is the hope of the chapter officers that the membership can be built up largely inthe next few months and the membership committee will shortly be announced by Chairman James D. Stewart of Auburn. Those signing up membership ecards can pay their dues and get their receipts at the secretary’s office or send them direct to Sacramento, it is hoped that those who have signed up and not paid will attend to this at once. Half the individual membership fees are reserved: for the use of the local served forthe use of the local chapter. The officers are all serving without salary, nor are expenses allowed for trips, thus conserving the funds of the.organization and making possipie the selecteing of those who are willing to work cause without the hope of monetary fee or reward. It is this feature alone which will do much to assure the future well being of the association and make it powerful for putting over its program in behalf of the mining industry. Another meeting to organize fully the new chapter will be held at an early date at some central point. LIONS WILL SELECT A NEW PRESIDENT The Nevada City Lions Club will select a new president tomorrow. to succeed Raglan Tuttle, resigned on account of ill health. The Lions Club has seen many vicissitudes the past year, chiefly lack of attendance on the part of the members and officers. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schwartz have as guests, Howard Richards and Walter Lewis, both former _residents. They are enjoying a deer hunt having killed a fine buck in the Alleghany district. Grover Wilson, of the Omega mine, spent the week end in Nevada City. for the gold prospector, whose chief asset he asserted, as a rule was his pick and shovel and who needed the timber and water on his claim to make possible” {ta development. Every great gold mine~ of yesterday or today, said Englebright, was started by a prospector, who today required every aid that can be extended to him by the. Federal Government. The Congressman _ also stated that taking away surface rights and timber of the future mining patents would prevent many Gold Mining Companies from expanding their operations. Many of the mining organizations throughout the United States passed resolutions of oppreciation, congratulating Congressman Englebright on his fight, which resulted in savin the! While California is inviting the world to come here to take advantage of the natural wealth and establish manufacturing plants that can turn these resources into tangible profits, it is overlooking a} source of revenue that can produce inealcuable returns with but comparatively little effort. We refer to the gold ‘‘that’s in: them. thar hills’’ up in the SierraNevada mountains. Mining engineers estimate something like $600,000,000 unmined gold in the Sierras. The only manner in which this. wealth can be uncovered is to. resume hydraulic mining. Still living in the fear of the past when debris washed down from the mountains and filled up river channels, farmers of the valleys have been stubbornly fighting any attempt to reopen the mines. They will not listen to the modern methods of building big concrete retaining dams to keep the dirt and rock up in the mountains. Perhaps the picture has not been made plain enough to the residents in the low, lands. It is claimed that dams, similar to those of the great hydroelectric plants, will arrest every bit of soil loosened by the miner’s monitors. In addition the dams will hold back the natural erosion, which is becoming more and more each year as more of the timbered growth disappears. Coming over the mountains a couple of weeks ago and seeing the partially worked gravel mines, then again on a trip to Dutch Flat over he last week end, we could not help but feel that a great industry is being throttled through lack of commonsense understanding. . The old dirt and brush retaining dams, erected back in the days of: eation leasing association. activity that been station Martel, Woods, Fogarty, concrete this wealth. have recently organized a Charles “Unch”’ ANDERSON SAYS NICE THINGS FOR OUR PLACER MINES LOOSEN THE GOLD IN THE HILLS Editorial in Sausalio News the first application. of the Caminetti act, through which revival of this type of mining was attempted, were admittedly not a success. Now, however, built which would bris, as well as the surplus run-off from winter freshets and make the water useful for irrigation and genof electricity as well wash millions of dollars gold from the ground. Old towns up there would become ones would spring up, and all California would feel the effect of reMining men We hope tackle the proposition of re-opening the placers Manner and convince the state at large that they are endaeavoring to create wealth without destruction. A lot of old-timers the hills are still living in hope of the day coming when they will see around the old diggings. Others just shake feel that the cause is hopeless. On our recent in a good, their agent at since the first railroad train crossed the Sierras, “Jimmy” Knott, ‘‘Joe” Hughes, Pat and Ed Joyce, Kempster, Works restrain the dein the hills rejuvenated; up there in trip to Stu Dunbar’s mountain home at Dutch Flat in Placer county, the men who helped mine the gold established the credit Union in the darkest hours of the Civil War. Men like George (‘‘Buster’’) Sharon, Ed Duffy, we met some of Whitford, Andy “Grandpa” Bellows, others in that particular sector. of the gold country, sort of feel that they could do it again if only given the opportunity. MOHAWK SHAFT REACHES DEPTH OF 100 FEET The shaft of the hawk property south reached a depth of 100 feet the last of the week and the bottom was reported in hard rock and fine formation. The formation is granite and while hard makes it possible to eliminate a lot of timbering as was necessary during the first part of the sinking operations when so much soft ground. and pot granite was encountered. Ben A. Bost is in charge of operations. President John Sawbridge is expected here from Washington for an inspection trip of the property. HOGE SHAFT IS DOWN 70 FEET MAKING SPEED The new three compartment shaft at the properties of the Hoge Development Company north of' town is already down 70 feet, that depth having been attained during the construction of the headframe and installation of the electric hoist Work of pushing the shaft to a depth of 300 to 400 feet will be

rushed to early completion. The shaft is being sunk at a pitch of approximately 63° following the footwall of one of the prominent ledges encountered in the preliminary operations. Yakima Moof town has can be as of placer new state they will practical heads and of the who has Dutch Flat Frank George The Hoge company has been one of tht prominent ones coming into the district in the past few years and it has acquired by outright purchase in that time a large acreage of promising ground, along Harmony Ridge and with its development program fully under way and ane wm ALTA HILL PROPERTIES — AAT ED The project of Cooley Butler of Los Angeles to sink a 2060 fooi. vertical shaft on the Alta Hill properties may yet be realized *hrough the cessation of litigation which nas_held the extensive mining }. group at a_ standstill for years past. The suit brought P. W. Michell et al against Grass. Valley which was won by plaintiffs in the lower courts jand reversed in the supreme court has now been settled in favor of the defendants as to stock transfer igs in effect, which is about where the litigants started. The owners of the Alta Hill properties some years ago entered into a pooling arrangement and agreed to accept stock in a newly organized Nevada company in return. It developed that the promoter it was alleged, had failed to do business with the state coroporation commissioner in regard to disposing of the stock without a permit and the property owners’ refused to accept the stock which was quoted around 40 cents a share. Butler has held options on the property for some time but has been unable to exercise them or do any development work while the litigation was pending. AS soon as the mining company makes its stock transfers for the property it is presumed that Butler will be free to go ahead. PROMOTION BOARD ASKS FOR FUND FROM COUNTY Disappointed in its request for a $5000 appropriation from the county tunds, President W. H. Robinson and Regent J. A. Curnow. appeared before the supervisors last week and asked that a monthly donation be made to assist in the work. The matter was taken under advisement. The supervisors accepted an invitation to attend the Promotion Board dinner on Saturday night. “some by the quartz President First Vice Treasurer Secretary Historian Plans sisting of future date. October 23. Renewed BRIDGE TOURNAMENT . —_'The-Nevada City Elks are planning a bridge tourney to commence ‘ing the gold mining industry from gold mines. He made astrong plea ious setback. what would have been a most ser-. Valley in past winters, a number of possibly next Monday night. The jplan has worked nicely at Grass local players participating. ae Pee MAY GET TO-OPERATING . . Hague-Thomas Wednesday evening at the Legion Hall for the purpose of eleeting officers for the ensuing year.: Secosd Vice .. Chaplain ..... Sargeant at Arms PM APARE Lo 5o. cccscccnspsacecse The Auxillary plans the near future to do some sewing for the Red Cross. were also made dance which is to be held at Penn A candidate will the next meeting which will be held the d gold in California formally dedicated Sons next Sunday with appropriate ceremonies on Gold Hill. ite monument concreta blocks Tises to a height of seven feet. LEGION AUXILIARY _ ELECTED NEW OFFICERS The American Legion Auxiliary of No. 130 met by sets on Post, The following were elected: Irene -Eldredge ..Lucille Jenkin< Faith Jones Ida Hoskins .. Vinita Jones .-----eAnnie Lopez Zo Valley Hall, October ladies’ to raise funds treasury. A committee of Legion men conGerald Crispin, Freeman and James Oliver, invited the ladies to hold joint installation of officers with the Legion at some be MACHINERY INSTALLED AT PRIMROSE MINE activity at rose mine near Sierra City in the installation of a large amount _ Jof new machinery by the Los Angeles interests who are in charge of . the property. Considerable development has beer carried on: for some time, ! nights have been set out for the _ play, two matches running each Subscribe For The Nugget night. _ DEDICATED ON SUNDAY The bronze plaque and monument commemorating of the first quartz Myrtle Lopez j promises to become one of the large operators of this section. Ore running well into the hundreds of dolllars value has been _uncovered. WATER FILINGS MADE FOR COUNTY WATERS, Recent filings made ‘with the state Division of Water Resources includes the following: Belle C and William S. of La Porte for from Whiskey creek for mining purposes. Etimated cost $2000.00. Belle C. and ‘William S. Brown. of for 25 cubie feet from North Branch of Slate creek for mining purposes. Estimated cost $1000.00. L. E. Granger of Nevada City for 3 cubic feet from Kimberland Ravine tributary to Kanaka creek and Middle Yuba for power’ purposes. Estimated cost $500.00. Standard Mining Company for 2.50 ecubie feet from Sailor Ravine tributary to North Yuba for powei purposes. Estimated cost $2000.06. James W Flannery of San Franeisco for 150 cubic feet from Canyon creek tributary to North Fork Yuba river for mining purposes. Estimated cost $125,000.00. Fletcher Hamilton of San Francisco from Logan, Roscoe, Deadman Rob Roy, Mt. Zion, and Devils Van: yon, tributary to South Yuba for ;mining-— purposes, This—is inthe Meadow Lake District. — A permit has been issued to Addison Brown and C. J. York of Downieville for 5 cubic feet from Slug Canyon and Hulloman Ravine for power purposes. Estimated cost $2500.00. A permit has been granted Lincoln Hutchinson for a minor diversion from Zoro Spring for domestic purposes, in Sec. 24 T17N R14E. GRASS VALLEY BOWLING TOURNAMENT STARTING Tonight sees 16 teams swing into action on the Elks’ bowling alleys at Grass Valley, eight teams being iscovery of will be the Native The gran one of the Brown ( HAS e Berriman Maud Bone to meet in for the 19th by the for. their Loyal initiated at the Primis seen 65 cubic feet tlow} BRUSH CREEK IS TO OPERATE IN A SHORT TIME With the settlement of the water problem below the Brush Creek mine, it is expected that the mill will be operating again in ‘a week or so after a lapse of some weeks due to protests from _ residents of Goodyears Bar charging pojlution of water. The Kate Hardy company will by pass the water above the ditch intake and avoid further trouble which has arisen at various times during the operation of the Brush Creek. A dam has been built in the creek below the plant and a pipe line has been laid to carry the water around the hill so that the debris problem has been satisfactorilysettied and the dove of peace again reigns at Mountain House. The ten stamp mill will again be dropping as soon as the pipe line is ready for operations, which will be cheerful. news to. Sierra county people as well as the Kate Hardy stock” holders. FLKS BIRTHDAY PARTY STAGED FRIDAY NIGHT A largely attended meeting greeted the Old. Timers Night and 30th birthday party given by the Nevada City Elks on Friday night. Following a fine dinner the lodge was called to order by Exalted Ruler R. R. Goyne and his corps of officers and the gavel was turned over to Past District Deputy Phil Scadden as chairman of the meeting. He called on a number of the early members and_ visitors and their remarks were greeted with a great deal of interest. The eulogy on Elkdom by Past Exalted Ruler F. T. Nilon was. one of the. finest ever listened to in the lodge and was of great educational v@tue. The judge was in fine fettle and was presented with an umbrella during the evening. BOWLING TOURNAMENT COMPLETE THiS WEEK ee The first bowling the Elks alleys will be completed this week. A tight race is on between the Carrs and Chidottis for topnotch honors. Shou!d both win the same number of points with their opponents in the play” this week, a post series r:uteh will be necessary to determine the winners. tournament on The Carrs and Fortiers tangle tomorrow night and the Curnows and the Ghidottis Wedciiesday night, There is a lot of interest on the outcome of the ‘tourney as the Curnows and Fortiers are tied for 3d place and there is a lot of keen rivalry between the two teams, © A new tournament will be started next week with a new lineup of teams as there are a number of bowlers anxious to get into the fray with the coming of late fall and it is expected that this winter will — see some strong competition on the alleys. OAKLAND COMMANDERY VISITS HERE SATURDAY Oakland Commandery No. 11 of Oakland is coming to Nevada City Saturday night to pay a frternl visit to Nevada Commandery, and will confer the Order of the ‘Temple on that occasion. The Right Eminent Grand Commander is also expected to be present at that time for his official visit. ie Commandery will be opened at 7:30 and all Sir Knights are invited to attend. PETE BACHELS PASSES in the A division and eight in the B. Si Perkins has run to hunting and fishing nomenclature _forthe names of the teams this time. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Pete Bachels, respected residen Goodyears Bar, passed away at _o’clock yesterday morning neral arrangements have . announced. = ES bs eee 5 Sin ee ee Tenition Pars and Accesories Miner’s—