September 18, 1936 (8 pages)

yt — Thinking Out Loud Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA city you The Nevada City Nugget helps your and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, help yourself. H. M.iL. “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.’’ It is not always true, but it has ‘been a rule, to which there have been very few exceptions. To see ‘Maine going Republican by a greater majority than it went Democratic four years ago, gladdens the hearts of all Black Republicans. This victory, inspite of the President’s. virtual promise, while he was sailing along the Maine shores and sojourning briefly there during his recent vacation, that something will be done about ‘Quoddy’, that project dear to the administration heart but utterly rejected by U. S: Army engineers and the usually subservient Congress, takes on an added significance. Meantime the Literary Digest continues its straw ballot, the first consignment of which forecast the coming Maine triumph, and as the postal votes roll in through Mr. Farley’s postoffices, other states show a decided trend away from Tugwell, Hopkins Ickes & Co., away from the -fleshipots filled with 6,000,000 little . rectitude, A . pigs, away from the golden voice at the mike, away from the cloudburst of U.S. Treasury checks raining on the just and the unjust, in short, away from the rosy pink path to a dictatorship, and back to national where charity begins. at home and the neighbors attend to it, where every man strives as best he can to maintain and defend the bill of rights which guarantees him life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, with only enough intervention on the part of the National Government to see to it that’ these rights of the individual citizen are not abridgea by avaricious and greedy groups. We also are willing to concede with any Democrat or other advocate and defender of the Roosevelt administration that ‘he has done well in these things: Securities regulation; civilian conservation ‘corps; putting the price of gold at the world price; inaugurating and assisting. public works projects through the PWA; partialinsuring bank deposits; and speaking generally, in preventing anyone from going hungry fn this rich land. But having admitted these fine things accomplished by the Roosevelt administration when we come to measure the staggering cost, the tremendous waste, only equalled when the nation engaged in a world war, we must choose between a continuance and a cessation of prodigal government spending. In efffect Landon assures that those measures which all thinking and patriotic citizens of this country regard as good, will, in event’ of his election be*continued, but that he will seek to balancethe budget, to make both ends meet for the government just as every independent, upstanding Ameriican strives to do for his family. That the country is swinging rapidly to this line of reasoning is evidenced by the utter defeat of Couzens in Michigan, a Republican who espoused the New Deal, by the Landon-slide in Maine, and to certain extent by the poll now being conducted by the Literary Digest. Attention is called to the fact that one of the major considerations which led to the tremendous majority given to President Roosevelt . four years ago, was his leadership in repealing the Eighteenth amendment. TIt.is well known that he received 25 per cent of the normal Republican vote on this issue alone, This issue no longer confronts the people. Repeal is a fact. The Republicans are now free to return to the party fold .and the various straw ballots indicate they are returning. In addition to the redeemed Republicans there is also the disaffected Democratic element, which is rapidly organizing to plump for Landon, in protest to the radical departure foosevelt has made from Jeffersonjan ideals. All in all there is every reason, for Mr. Farley, who thought that five billions could not: lose, to be @xtremely worried. Lyman Weeks moved to Colfax Wednesday as he was unable to find aa home in Nevada City or Grass Valley. It is stated there are ten Grass. Valley families living in Colfax at ‘present on account of a shortage of homes in this district. Mol; 10, No. 88. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, ice ORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936. Monte Newman, accused with his brother, Merritt, of having murdered Christian Myer, Sunday morning January “12, while Myer was defending his sweetheart Miss Gwendolyn Coats from assault, at the ‘trial of the two brothers in the Superior Court yesterday afternoon took the witness stand in his own behalf, He gave a circumstantial story\ of his flight with his brother from Grasse Valley on Wednesday, Janu+ ary 15, but denied that he was on the Tahoe Ukiah highway on either the Saturday before, or the Sunday morning on which the fatal shot that killed. Myer was fired. Regarding his movements for the three or four days prior to that shooting Monte Newman’s memory as evidenced by his sestimony was cleat. der, he testified, he and his brothBarly in the week preceding the mur-\\ ‘two Monte Newman Takes Witness Stand, Denies Murder Connections er had shot a deer in the vicinity of Bear Valley. They had returned to their home and on the night of January 10 had gone for the deer and brought it back in their car and hung in the cellar of his. mother’s house in Grass Valley. Regarding the car and the pictures of it, Monte Newman identified it without hesitation. He also-admitted using a gun which belonged to a friend, and stated that when they had left Grass Valley this gun was Standing in the corner of the garage where they kept their ear; Asked by Opal = Armstrong, the brothers’ attorney, whether there \were many children in the neighborhood, Monte said there was always a .gang playing. around and on further questioning stated that \. (Continued on Page Hight) Oniy three streets in Nevada City This according to Postmaster Betty Martin West is virtually all that stands between Nevada City and free mail delivery. In an interesting half hour yesterday noon Mrs. West, in a talk before the Rotary Club, gave some amazing figures regarding the growth of business in the -postoffice. The three streets that need side walks built or mended are Nevada, and Grove streets and a street on Coyote Hill, : The two things that Nevada City most needs, declared the postmaster are a new postoffice building and a free mail delivery. Regarding the latter she stated that it would probably require three carriers for a twice a day delivery and a routing clerk in the postoffice. She thought it would not require more than two men. added to the present staff. Regarding the need of a Rew post office, Mrs. West stated that there is now a large waiting list of sixty persons who want boxes. All the boxes are taken. By taking out one are now regarded by the United . States postal inspectors as unsuitable for the use of mail carriers. i . J Three Streets Need Mending Before Free : Mail Delivery Here ee of the doors and adding cases to the fire hazard, she could install 3 or 40 boxes more, but. even that . would not fill -the need for more room. She announced that the Narrow Gauge railroad, which holds the mail . contract, now sends Nevada City’s mail by truck from Grass Valley, and that it now arrives on time. Regarding the growth of business in the postoffice, Mrs. West gave some interesting figures. The sales of stamps and stamped envelopes in 1930 amounted to $12,932, in 1931 to $13,178, in 1932, to $15,117, in 1933 to $17,405, in 1934 to $19,744 and 1936 to $21,143. This is a gain in five years of. $8,210. Domestic money orders-issued last year numbered 18,600 ‘and were valued at $169,428. All but a small part of these orders go to out-oftown merchants. This is an increase invalue of money. orders over 1934 of appriximately $38,000. The growth of out-of-town merchandise came’ as something of a shock to the members of the Rotary Club. H. M. Leete was elected a new member of the club. Fred T. Marsh, director of WPA work in this district yesterday conducted a group of supervisors and chamber members over the proposed snow-free route of a new road from the Junction into Washingtoh. The groups consisted of Chairman E. B. Dudley of the board of supervisors, and Supervisors Cary §. Arbogast, gineers Marshall and Beacon of the WPA accompanied the party, Loyal Freeman, of the Grass Valjey chamber of commerce, W. H. Griffith of the Nevada City chamber, H. M. Leete, and George Calanan were also of the party. The new route proposed will have a grade nowhere exceeding 6 per cent as contrasted with the present road, which in places amounts to 18 per cent. It will be approximately two miles longer when completed, that is to say six miles in length, and will be 22 feet in width. Plenty of road metal lies along the proposed route. The survey leaves the present road about 100 feet below Alex Robertson and Joe Frank. En-. Supervisors View New Route To Washington the junction and continues on an easy grade on the western slope of the ridge, rounding the ridge purjsuing a northerly course into Washington creek canyon, where it joins the present road of the Giant King mine and enters Washington through the same lane as now used by that mine. It is estimated that the road will cost approximately $102,000, of which the major portion will be for labor. The labor will be provided by the WPA. The county must provide road grading machines and bull dozers and the men to run them. Fred T. Marsh estimates that there will be approximately 600 men enrolled in Nevada county for WPA labor this winter. ‘ A new road into Washington, it is generally conceded, will mean a big revival of lumbering and mining and a tremendous increase in travel to Washington on the part of sightseers, sportsmen and_ recreational tourists. The whole region will benefit from these activities. THIRTEEN SPORTSMEN UNLUCKY PATROL CAR Thirteen local sportsmen purchased the red Grass Valley patrol wagon No. 57, from the. Whiskerinos, and spent the first day ot the hunting season in Bear. Valley. Several saw fine deer but missed them. To cap off their bad luck coming home the’ maichine Tan out of gas coming up the grade on the Tahoe Ukiah highWay and as one member stated nothing passed them. after they ran out of gas. Finally after securing gasoline the group sitting in the rear were nearly overcome from monoxide. gas poisoning. Lost in camp it seems was the siren and police gong. Listed among the purchasers are Jim and Tom Kistle, Frank Williams, Chafles Hosken, Everett and Charles Kistle, Al Silva and three or four from the Zeibright mine. County Mines Payroll Now $384,300 Monthly During the past month employment in Nevada county mines has taken another upward urn. There are now 2745 men employed in the ecounty’s mining industry .and the monthly payroll has been upped to $384,300. Operation of the Giant King near Washington, of Gold Tunnel in this city, and of the Watson mine east of Nevada City has been resumed during the past few weeks. In recent weeks Idaho Maryland has added 100 men to its working forces, the-men employed in the North Star-Empire and Pennsylvania have been increased to 800, and the Spanish mine, belonging to the Bradley interests, above Washington, now employs 45. The following reports have been received from various mines in opHOME THE DEER Local huyters have been quite successful.in bringing some fine bucks since the opening day, Tuesday. The first noted early Tuesday morning was a large three point buck killed “by Melo Ungaro at, French Corral. He was accompanied by Ernest Browning. : \ Al Huson killed a_two point buck in the Relief Hill district. In the party were C. T. Larsen and Howard Penrose, It is reported Bert Davidson also brought in a deer. Pete and Leslie. Orzalli-and John \Marks have gone to Plumas county fer a few days hunting.John Tégna¥relli, Herbert Skeahan, Fred Reed, Ray\ Arbogast left Tuesday for the North, Bloomfield district. to spend a few days hunting. Eugene Barberi and party of friends have gone into the mountains for a few days to try their luck in killing deer. \ State Game \Warden Earl Hiscox stated yesterday\ that he had seen fine deer killed \by the following hunters: Barney Poiri, Grass Valley, three point buck in Pleasant Valley; Aden Wright, Smartville, 4 point buck, at Indian Springs; Asa Fippin, of the Rough and Ready district, killed a five point bak at Pet Hill, and John Linn, ki Ned a ‘three pointbuck east of. Nevada City. CHAMBER WILL MEET MONDAY Fred E. Canner st ‘president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, announces that the meeting ~ next ‘Monday evening will be of special interest, since the committee’ in charge of promoting a new road into Washington will make its report. There are several other matters of importance to be considered and all members are urged to attend. LAVA CAP VOTES FIRST DIVIDEND OF 2 CENTS Cash distribution of its first divident, at the rate of 2 cents per share totaling $50,000, has been voted by the board of directors of Lava Cap Gold Mining ‘Corp., Otto E. Schiffner, general manager, Box 780, Nevada City. Sidney Wood, Jo.,. was elected a director. A large group of eastern investors in Lava Cap are expected to inspect the company holdings late in September. GIANT*KING MINE The road to the Giant King mine near Washington has been repaired and work started in clearing up the old workings, where it is reported good ore has been opened up. Mr. Luce, Reno, Nev., who is interested in the mine. visited the pfoperty Sunday. It is reported the. company has incorporated.HUNTERS BRING . fine } eration: JIM MINE The shaft has been sunk an additional 135 feet at the Jim Mine near Graniteville and a station cut. Drifting on good milling ore is in progress, The mill operating two shifts. Charles Columbo of southern California is in charge of and has 12 men employed. operations MABEN HILL PROPERTY One shift composed of four men is drifting north at the bottom of the 100 foot shaft on good ore. A large amount.of new machinery and eauipment, part of which is an eight ton mill, hoist, and compressor, have been installed at the property. It is located in southern Nevada eounty. . Grass Valley. charge LIVE YANKEE PROPERTY The head frame at the Live Yankee mine south of the city limits of Nevada City is practically completed. The new company has signed up for power and poles have been distribute ed for the line. An electrically equips ped pump will be used to unwater the 417 foot shaft. The shafe is being re-opened rapidly, it had been filled with rubbish for some distance. A’heavy flow of water hindered operations in former years. E. C. Uren, mining engineer of this city was in this shaft in 1896 when it was being operated by Capt. Geo. A .Nihell and states there are good showings of ore. in it. The company plans. to building program as soon as the head frame iscoompleted. The buildings will ‘be a compressor house, blacksmith shop, hoist house and a five room bungalow. start a IDAHO-MARYLAND MINE Through a steady program of expansion the Idaho-Maryland mine, northeast of Grass Valley, has added a kundred men in the last few weeks. The immense tailings plant béing ‘constructed on the property is practically completed and will handle about 300 yards of slimes and tailings per day. Considerable activity is noted at the Stockton Hill mine south of Twoshifts are emmine development. has been.added to Hal Draper is in of the mine. the machinery equipment. road ; ploveg, in New the OPERATING MINES, MEN EMPLOYED AND MONTHLY. PAYROLL IN NEVADA COUNTY MINE QUARTZ LOCATION NUMBER OR GRAVEL EMPLOYED PAYROLL N. Star EmpirePennsylvania Quartz Grass Valley 800 $112.000 Brunswick and Idaho-Maryland Quartz NE Grass Valley 700 98,000 Murchie Quartz E of Nevada City 300 42,000 Great Northern Quartz Harmony Ridge 15 2,100 Golden Center Quartz Grass Valley 110 15,400 Spring Hill Quartz NE Grass Valley 12> 1,880 Lava Cap Quartz Banner Mt. 250 35,000 Bullion Quartz E of Grass Valley 50 _ 7,000 Spanish Quartz Washington 100 14,000 Zeibright Quartz E. of Nevada City 150 21,000 German Bar Quartz N. Bloomfield 8 1,120 2rescott Hill Quartz EE. of Grass Valley 25 3,500 Giant King Quartz Washington 5 700 Omega Gravel N. Washington 5 700 Sneath & Clay Quartz Nevada City 5 700 Gold Tunnel Quartz Nevada City 5 700 Deer Creek Union Quartz SE Nevada City 5 700 San Juan Mine. Gears Nor. San Juan 17 1,380 Ragon X Quartz W. Nevada City 22 3,080 Valley Gold Mines “Quartz E N.evada City 560 Mt. View Quartz Washington 840 Lucky Jane Quartz N. Bloomfield 420 Bunker Hill Quartz N. Bloomfield 420 Gracey y Quartz S.\Nevada City 24 8,360 Stockton Nal uartz . Grass Valley 30 4,200 Militia Boge ee G _— 4 560 Relief Hill Gravel North Bloomfield "560, Rising Sun Quartz Colfax i 5 14 2,060 Butler Ranch Quartz S. Grass Valley 3s 420 Watson Mine Quartz E. Nevada City é 4° 560 Mistletoe Quartz Rough and Ready 5 700 Thomas Slide Quartz N. Grass Valley ‘2 280 Lowell Hill Gravel E. Nevada City 5 Jim Mine Quartz Graniteville 12 . . . Blue Eagle Quartz W. Nevada City 4 Reeder ~~Gravel Nor. San Juan 5 Daisy Blue Quartz W. Nevada City a Oro Fino Quartz S. Grass Valley 10 : Live Yankee Quartz S. Nevada City 10 : Nevada Quartz EK. Nevada City 3.

yt — Thinking Out Loud Nevada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA city you The Nevada City Nugget helps your and county to grow in population and prosperity. By subscribing to, and advertising in the Nugget, therefore, help yourself. H. M.iL. “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.’’ It is not always true, but it has ‘been a rule, to which there have been very few exceptions. To see ‘Maine going Republican by a greater majority than it went Democratic four years ago, gladdens the hearts of all Black Republicans. This victory, inspite of the President’s. virtual promise, while he was sailing along the Maine shores and sojourning briefly there during his recent vacation, that something will be done about ‘Quoddy’, that project dear to the administration heart but utterly rejected by U. S: Army engineers and the usually subservient Congress, takes on an added significance. Meantime the Literary Digest continues its straw ballot, the first consignment of which forecast the coming Maine triumph, and as the postal votes roll in through Mr. Farley’s postoffices, other states show a decided trend away from Tugwell, Hopkins Ickes & Co., away from the -fleshipots filled with 6,000,000 little . rectitude, A . pigs, away from the golden voice at the mike, away from the cloudburst of U.S. Treasury checks raining on the just and the unjust, in short, away from the rosy pink path to a dictatorship, and back to national where charity begins. at home and the neighbors attend to it, where every man strives as best he can to maintain and defend the bill of rights which guarantees him life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, with only enough intervention on the part of the National Government to see to it that’ these rights of the individual citizen are not abridgea by avaricious and greedy groups. We also are willing to concede with any Democrat or other advocate and defender of the Roosevelt administration that ‘he has done well in these things: Securities regulation; civilian conservation ‘corps; putting the price of gold at the world price; inaugurating and assisting. public works projects through the PWA; partialinsuring bank deposits; and speaking generally, in preventing anyone from going hungry fn this rich land. But having admitted these fine things accomplished by the Roosevelt administration when we come to measure the staggering cost, the tremendous waste, only equalled when the nation engaged in a world war, we must choose between a continuance and a cessation of prodigal government spending. In efffect Landon assures that those measures which all thinking and patriotic citizens of this country regard as good, will, in event’ of his election be*continued, but that he will seek to balancethe budget, to make both ends meet for the government just as every independent, upstanding Ameriican strives to do for his family. That the country is swinging rapidly to this line of reasoning is evidenced by the utter defeat of Couzens in Michigan, a Republican who espoused the New Deal, by the Landon-slide in Maine, and to certain extent by the poll now being conducted by the Literary Digest. Attention is called to the fact that one of the major considerations which led to the tremendous majority given to President Roosevelt . four years ago, was his leadership in repealing the Eighteenth amendment. TIt.is well known that he received 25 per cent of the normal Republican vote on this issue alone, This issue no longer confronts the people. Repeal is a fact. The Republicans are now free to return to the party fold .and the various straw ballots indicate they are returning. In addition to the redeemed Republicans there is also the disaffected Democratic element, which is rapidly organizing to plump for Landon, in protest to the radical departure foosevelt has made from Jeffersonjan ideals. All in all there is every reason, for Mr. Farley, who thought that five billions could not: lose, to be @xtremely worried. Lyman Weeks moved to Colfax Wednesday as he was unable to find aa home in Nevada City or Grass Valley. It is stated there are ten Grass. Valley families living in Colfax at ‘present on account of a shortage of homes in this district. Mol; 10, No. 88. The County Seat Paper NEVADA CITY, ice ORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936. Monte Newman, accused with his brother, Merritt, of having murdered Christian Myer, Sunday morning January “12, while Myer was defending his sweetheart Miss Gwendolyn Coats from assault, at the ‘trial of the two brothers in the Superior Court yesterday afternoon took the witness stand in his own behalf, He gave a circumstantial story\ of his flight with his brother from Grasse Valley on Wednesday, Janu+ ary 15, but denied that he was on the Tahoe Ukiah highway on either the Saturday before, or the Sunday morning on which the fatal shot that killed. Myer was fired. Regarding his movements for the three or four days prior to that shooting Monte Newman’s memory as evidenced by his sestimony was cleat. der, he testified, he and his brothBarly in the week preceding the mur-\\ ‘two Monte Newman Takes Witness Stand, Denies Murder Connections er had shot a deer in the vicinity of Bear Valley. They had returned to their home and on the night of January 10 had gone for the deer and brought it back in their car and hung in the cellar of his. mother’s house in Grass Valley. Regarding the car and the pictures of it, Monte Newman identified it without hesitation. He also-admitted using a gun which belonged to a friend, and stated that when they had left Grass Valley this gun was Standing in the corner of the garage where they kept their ear; Asked by Opal = Armstrong, the brothers’ attorney, whether there \were many children in the neighborhood, Monte said there was always a .gang playing. around and on further questioning stated that \. (Continued on Page Hight) Oniy three streets in Nevada City This according to Postmaster Betty Martin West is virtually all that stands between Nevada City and free mail delivery. In an interesting half hour yesterday noon Mrs. West, in a talk before the Rotary Club, gave some amazing figures regarding the growth of business in the -postoffice. The three streets that need side walks built or mended are Nevada, and Grove streets and a street on Coyote Hill, : The two things that Nevada City most needs, declared the postmaster are a new postoffice building and a free mail delivery. Regarding the latter she stated that it would probably require three carriers for a twice a day delivery and a routing clerk in the postoffice. She thought it would not require more than two men. added to the present staff. Regarding the need of a Rew post office, Mrs. West stated that there is now a large waiting list of sixty persons who want boxes. All the boxes are taken. By taking out one are now regarded by the United . States postal inspectors as unsuitable for the use of mail carriers. i . J Three Streets Need Mending Before Free : Mail Delivery Here ee of the doors and adding cases to the fire hazard, she could install 3 or 40 boxes more, but. even that . would not fill -the need for more room. She announced that the Narrow Gauge railroad, which holds the mail . contract, now sends Nevada City’s mail by truck from Grass Valley, and that it now arrives on time. Regarding the growth of business in the postoffice, Mrs. West gave some interesting figures. The sales of stamps and stamped envelopes in 1930 amounted to $12,932, in 1931 to $13,178, in 1932, to $15,117, in 1933 to $17,405, in 1934 to $19,744 and 1936 to $21,143. This is a gain in five years of. $8,210. Domestic money orders-issued last year numbered 18,600 ‘and were valued at $169,428. All but a small part of these orders go to out-oftown merchants. This is an increase invalue of money. orders over 1934 of appriximately $38,000. The growth of out-of-town merchandise came’ as something of a shock to the members of the Rotary Club. H. M. Leete was elected a new member of the club. Fred T. Marsh, director of WPA work in this district yesterday conducted a group of supervisors and chamber members over the proposed snow-free route of a new road from the Junction into Washingtoh. The groups consisted of Chairman E. B. Dudley of the board of supervisors, and Supervisors Cary §. Arbogast, gineers Marshall and Beacon of the WPA accompanied the party, Loyal Freeman, of the Grass Valjey chamber of commerce, W. H. Griffith of the Nevada City chamber, H. M. Leete, and George Calanan were also of the party. The new route proposed will have a grade nowhere exceeding 6 per cent as contrasted with the present road, which in places amounts to 18 per cent. It will be approximately two miles longer when completed, that is to say six miles in length, and will be 22 feet in width. Plenty of road metal lies along the proposed route. The survey leaves the

present road about 100 feet below Alex Robertson and Joe Frank. En-. Supervisors View New Route To Washington the junction and continues on an easy grade on the western slope of the ridge, rounding the ridge purjsuing a northerly course into Washington creek canyon, where it joins the present road of the Giant King mine and enters Washington through the same lane as now used by that mine. It is estimated that the road will cost approximately $102,000, of which the major portion will be for labor. The labor will be provided by the WPA. The county must provide road grading machines and bull dozers and the men to run them. Fred T. Marsh estimates that there will be approximately 600 men enrolled in Nevada county for WPA labor this winter. ‘ A new road into Washington, it is generally conceded, will mean a big revival of lumbering and mining and a tremendous increase in travel to Washington on the part of sightseers, sportsmen and_ recreational tourists. The whole region will benefit from these activities. THIRTEEN SPORTSMEN UNLUCKY PATROL CAR Thirteen local sportsmen purchased the red Grass Valley patrol wagon No. 57, from the. Whiskerinos, and spent the first day ot the hunting season in Bear. Valley. Several saw fine deer but missed them. To cap off their bad luck coming home the’ maichine Tan out of gas coming up the grade on the Tahoe Ukiah highWay and as one member stated nothing passed them. after they ran out of gas. Finally after securing gasoline the group sitting in the rear were nearly overcome from monoxide. gas poisoning. Lost in camp it seems was the siren and police gong. Listed among the purchasers are Jim and Tom Kistle, Frank Williams, Chafles Hosken, Everett and Charles Kistle, Al Silva and three or four from the Zeibright mine. County Mines Payroll Now $384,300 Monthly During the past month employment in Nevada county mines has taken another upward urn. There are now 2745 men employed in the ecounty’s mining industry .and the monthly payroll has been upped to $384,300. Operation of the Giant King near Washington, of Gold Tunnel in this city, and of the Watson mine east of Nevada City has been resumed during the past few weeks. In recent weeks Idaho Maryland has added 100 men to its working forces, the-men employed in the North Star-Empire and Pennsylvania have been increased to 800, and the Spanish mine, belonging to the Bradley interests, above Washington, now employs 45. The following reports have been received from various mines in opHOME THE DEER Local huyters have been quite successful.in bringing some fine bucks since the opening day, Tuesday. The first noted early Tuesday morning was a large three point buck killed “by Melo Ungaro at, French Corral. He was accompanied by Ernest Browning. : \ Al Huson killed a_two point buck in the Relief Hill district. In the party were C. T. Larsen and Howard Penrose, It is reported Bert Davidson also brought in a deer. Pete and Leslie. Orzalli-and John \Marks have gone to Plumas county fer a few days hunting.John Tégna¥relli, Herbert Skeahan, Fred Reed, Ray\ Arbogast left Tuesday for the North, Bloomfield district. to spend a few days hunting. Eugene Barberi and party of friends have gone into the mountains for a few days to try their luck in killing deer. \ State Game \Warden Earl Hiscox stated yesterday\ that he had seen fine deer killed \by the following hunters: Barney Poiri, Grass Valley, three point buck in Pleasant Valley; Aden Wright, Smartville, 4 point buck, at Indian Springs; Asa Fippin, of the Rough and Ready district, killed a five point bak at Pet Hill, and John Linn, ki Ned a ‘three pointbuck east of. Nevada City. CHAMBER WILL MEET MONDAY Fred E. Canner st ‘president of the Nevada City Chamber of Commerce, announces that the meeting ~ next ‘Monday evening will be of special interest, since the committee’ in charge of promoting a new road into Washington will make its report. There are several other matters of importance to be considered and all members are urged to attend. LAVA CAP VOTES FIRST DIVIDEND OF 2 CENTS Cash distribution of its first divident, at the rate of 2 cents per share totaling $50,000, has been voted by the board of directors of Lava Cap Gold Mining ‘Corp., Otto E. Schiffner, general manager, Box 780, Nevada City. Sidney Wood, Jo.,. was elected a director. A large group of eastern investors in Lava Cap are expected to inspect the company holdings late in September. GIANT*KING MINE The road to the Giant King mine near Washington has been repaired and work started in clearing up the old workings, where it is reported good ore has been opened up. Mr. Luce, Reno, Nev., who is interested in the mine. visited the pfoperty Sunday. It is reported the. company has incorporated.HUNTERS BRING . fine } eration: JIM MINE The shaft has been sunk an additional 135 feet at the Jim Mine near Graniteville and a station cut. Drifting on good milling ore is in progress, The mill operating two shifts. Charles Columbo of southern California is in charge of and has 12 men employed. operations MABEN HILL PROPERTY One shift composed of four men is drifting north at the bottom of the 100 foot shaft on good ore. A large amount.of new machinery and eauipment, part of which is an eight ton mill, hoist, and compressor, have been installed at the property. It is located in southern Nevada eounty. . Grass Valley. charge LIVE YANKEE PROPERTY The head frame at the Live Yankee mine south of the city limits of Nevada City is practically completed. The new company has signed up for power and poles have been distribute ed for the line. An electrically equips ped pump will be used to unwater the 417 foot shaft. The shafe is being re-opened rapidly, it had been filled with rubbish for some distance. A’heavy flow of water hindered operations in former years. E. C. Uren, mining engineer of this city was in this shaft in 1896 when it was being operated by Capt. Geo. A .Nihell and states there are good showings of ore. in it. The company plans. to building program as soon as the head frame iscoompleted. The buildings will ‘be a compressor house, blacksmith shop, hoist house and a five room bungalow. start a IDAHO-MARYLAND MINE Through a steady program of expansion the Idaho-Maryland mine, northeast of Grass Valley, has added a kundred men in the last few weeks. The immense tailings plant béing ‘constructed on the property is practically completed and will handle about 300 yards of slimes and tailings per day. Considerable activity is noted at the Stockton Hill mine south of Twoshifts are emmine development. has been.added to Hal Draper is in of the mine. the machinery equipment. road ; ploveg, in New the OPERATING MINES, MEN EMPLOYED AND MONTHLY. PAYROLL IN NEVADA COUNTY MINE QUARTZ LOCATION NUMBER OR GRAVEL EMPLOYED PAYROLL N. Star EmpirePennsylvania Quartz Grass Valley 800 $112.000 Brunswick and Idaho-Maryland Quartz NE Grass Valley 700 98,000 Murchie Quartz E of Nevada City 300 42,000 Great Northern Quartz Harmony Ridge 15 2,100 Golden Center Quartz Grass Valley 110 15,400 Spring Hill Quartz NE Grass Valley 12> 1,880 Lava Cap Quartz Banner Mt. 250 35,000 Bullion Quartz E of Grass Valley 50 _ 7,000 Spanish Quartz Washington 100 14,000 Zeibright Quartz E. of Nevada City 150 21,000 German Bar Quartz N. Bloomfield 8 1,120 2rescott Hill Quartz EE. of Grass Valley 25 3,500 Giant King Quartz Washington 5 700 Omega Gravel N. Washington 5 700 Sneath & Clay Quartz Nevada City 5 700 Gold Tunnel Quartz Nevada City 5 700 Deer Creek Union Quartz SE Nevada City 5 700 San Juan Mine. Gears Nor. San Juan 17 1,380 Ragon X Quartz W. Nevada City 22 3,080 Valley Gold Mines “Quartz E N.evada City 560 Mt. View Quartz Washington 840 Lucky Jane Quartz N. Bloomfield 420 Bunker Hill Quartz N. Bloomfield 420 Gracey y Quartz S.\Nevada City 24 8,360 Stockton Nal uartz . Grass Valley 30 4,200 Militia Boge ee G _— 4 560 Relief Hill Gravel North Bloomfield "560, Rising Sun Quartz Colfax i 5 14 2,060 Butler Ranch Quartz S. Grass Valley 3s 420 Watson Mine Quartz E. Nevada City é 4° 560 Mistletoe Quartz Rough and Ready 5 700 Thomas Slide Quartz N. Grass Valley ‘2 280 Lowell Hill Gravel E. Nevada City 5 Jim Mine Quartz Graniteville 12 . . . Blue Eagle Quartz W. Nevada City 4 Reeder ~~Gravel Nor. San Juan 5 Daisy Blue Quartz W. Nevada City a Oro Fino Quartz S. Grass Valley 10 : Live Yankee Quartz S. Nevada City 10 : Nevada Quartz EK. Nevada City 3.