September 25, 1931 (6 pages)

SS DOWNIEVILLE — Preparations @wations are being made for a busy winter at the Gibraltar mine. Suf@iéient provisions and supplies are to Be taken in fo ra crew of 15 men to Tast all winter. The snow lies deep in this section during the wniter months aad preparations must be made for #.long period during which outside @emmunication is cut off except by telephone and radio. A recent assay by Abbot, A. Hanks, Inc., of San Francisco, asgayers, of bjack sand from this mine @whowed that it carried values up to $898.39 a ton in gold. Work is to be started right away]. ft the bottom of the shaft where the Kieffer brothers took out nuggets worth up to $200. The shaft, which is 300 feet deep and is in the ‘Rkannel, will be cleaned out. Also the channel wil! be opened up at a point 100 feet from the portal of the tunnel, where the channel runs toward Poker Fiat. res FFrom the Gibraltar’s southwest line near Dean’s Gulch to Poker Fiat $3,000,000 was taken from this ancient channel, called the Poker Flat ehannel in the early days. At-Dean’s Gulch it was Yost and never. found _,@%ein until recently, when ti is beifévéd to have been picked up on the Gibraltar éide and traced thru the Gibraltar property. Whe channel gravel and gold at the Gibraltar are said to be the same as that in the Poker Flat channel and it is confidently believed that the channel that passes through the Gibraltar is the long lost Poker Flat channe!? which proved so rich in the early days. With three miles of virgin channe} that is known to be very rich, prospects are very good for the Gibtaltar making one of the richest drift mines in the state, and the faith that dts stockholders and officers have had in investing $250,000 in the property now seems fully justified. : 8 FORESTERS TO INITIATE Ei CLASS ON SEPT, 27 , . Sunday, Sept. 27, the Foresters plan to meet at 1 o’clock for initia“tion ceremonies of the order which ‘will be conferred upon a number of -—-€andidates. 1A venison banquet will be served following the meeting. Court Garfield is combining this dinner and initiation celebration 1m honor of Sheriff George R. Cartei, who is a new member of the local arder. It is expected Grand Organizer red Ritter expects to assist the lo%<al membership committee in pregenting a “Sheriff Carter class’ when mbout 30 new members will be taken into the order. “The main membership committee as composed of ‘“‘Bill’* Jeffrey, Tom Oliver, W. J. Andrews and Ralph Leonard. ‘Captain Ben Bost, veteran cook of MONEY ON HIGHWAYS California will spend $37,200,000 on her highways this year according to an estimate compiled; by the department of public works, ehaeragae was received here. Contracts for road construction let by the state for first seven months of the current year totaled $14,400,00, or over $3,000,000 more than the amount contracted for during & similar period in 1930. By December 31st, the department will cotnract for an additional $15,350, worth of highway work, and besides will spend $7 ,450,000 on minor improvements and maintenance work. In ‘the seven-month period . the state completed the construction or improvement of 252 miles and had under way an additional 548 miles riod, the state engaged in dust palliating work on 1,685 miles. Between now and the end of the year, the department expects to let contract for paving 158 miles with a high type construction and 156 miles with low-type paving and the grading of 53 miles more miles, The total distance to be paved during the year will amount to 915. miles or equivalent to a strip more than extending from Oregon to Mexico. aA WILL MARK TRAIL TO LAKE TAHOE Supervisor M. C. Langstaff of the Fifth Placer County District will join with W. T. Robie, Earl Lukens ‘and Dr. Conrad Briner in making a horseback trip over the old Emigrant Trail from the FoFrest Hill Divide to Lake Tahoe. ‘Robie, Lukens and Dr. Briner will leave Auburn at 6:30 Tuesday morning for the first lap of the horseback trip over the Emigrant Trail. This is the ‘announcement bj Robie, who said Langstall will join the other three at Forest Hill. The four willl stop at Michigan Bluff the ‘first night and Robertson Flat the gecond night. , Robie also states that Robert Watson, constable at Tahoe City, and a veteran mountaineer, will join the party at Robertson Fiat on ‘Wednesday afternoon. He is expected to ride from Tahoe to Robert-son Flat to join the party, and will ‘work with the party in marking the trail. Watson is more than 80 years ot age. 6 ‘YEAR AROUND JOB. GOOD Wages ‘and board. Local " Propoifition, Chance to share profits in growing business. Investment about $400. Call personally mornings only. Room 5, Commercial Bldg., Grass Valley. GOLD PRODUCTION of roadwork. Also, in the same De-j. THE NEVADA CITY NUGGET, of $3,400,000 in 1880 and about $3,400,000 in 1881, closely approach‘ing those early day records speak of Nevada county. Mono’s line of production decitned abruptly to $1,000,duction thereafter. With the intensive and apparently encouraging developments in Bodie by our own Nevada City son, Fred Bradley, it looks as though he may be responsible for Nevada county being obliged to look to her laurels in the near future. However, it is a source of gratification that we can say that his old home county is being boosted along by his active development at the old Spanish mine where he won his first spurs as an economical mining operator in his earliest mining efforts. Our neighbor, Sierra County, in 1886 approached $2,000,000 production of gold; and in 1913 exceeded largely from its newly developed with the yield largely from its newly developed gold mines at Alleghany reaching its highest production of $1,770,000 in 1922 ,thence declining ‘to about $600,000 in recent years. Calaveras exceeded Nevada county but once in 1894 at low ebb of our Production, when Calaveras yielded about $2,100,000; and from that time to 1902, when Calaveras produced slightly over $2,000,000 ,its high yields averaged from $100,000 to $400,00 below Nevada County. Subsequently thereto Calaveras declined and Nevada began ascending to peaks of over $3,000,000 per year in 1905 anl later in 1914 to 1918. Nevada County’s mineral belts constitute a series of generally northsouth coursing veins extending in intérnmiittent parallel zones from the very summit of the Sierras westerly to the lower foothill borler and edge of the valley plain. No production or mineral deposits of importance have been found in the later volcanic areas on the steepy slopes of the mountains to the Truckee basin. There are an even dozen of quite definitely diStinct mining districts or mineral bearing belts beginning with the Meadow Lake and English mountain bass metal ores near the summit at about 6500 to 7000 feet in elevation and ending with the foothill 000 in 1884 and thence to low pro-. copper belt at Spencerville, being but 600 feet above sea level. Nearly midway between these extremes lies the Grass Valley and Nevada City districts at elevations of about 2500 feet. : The respective districts or belts, designated by the more prominent areas therein, successively from the mountain summit to valley foothills, with depths of workings and productions therefrom are as follows: 1. Meadow Lake, Bowman and English mountain, 100 to 600 feet, $650,000. 2. Graniteville, Erie and Gaston Tidge, 200 to 1200 feet, $3,500,000. 3. Moores Fiat, Orleans and Snow Point, 200 to 500 feet, $350,000. 4. Washington, Red Ledge, Spanish Ridge, 150 to 500 feet, $1,250,000. 5. Maybert, South Yuba, Canyon Creek, 300 to 1,000 feet, $2,250,-. % 000. 6. Columbia Hill-Delhi, 1000 feet, $1,750,000. 7. Willow Valley, Deer Creek, 400 to 700 feet, $2,000,000. 8. Banner Mountain-MurchieTexas, 600 to 1200 feet, $2,500,000. i9. Nevada City-Gold Flat-Indian Flat, 400 to 2800 feet, $32,000,000. 10. Grass Valley-Osborn Hill-Idaho-Brunswick, 600 to 900 feet, $135,000,000. 11. Bough & Reday-Deadman.: FlatLower Deer Creek, 100 to 660 feet, $1,450,000. 12. Spenceville-Indian Springsfrench Corral, 150 to 250 feet, $100,000. Total, $182,800,000. Of the above total 250 to production, PINE STREET TAMALE PARLOR Finest of Enchiladas Tamales Always on Hand and GOOD CLEAN SERVICE Nevada City California —— PURITY STORE : “Nevada City Only” ae Announce the Following Prices in GRAIN AND FEED the old guard, promises that the @tew will be one long to be rememfhered. It is also expected that a large delegation will come up from Court (Continued from page one) ; production at Bodie, Mono county, was our closest rival with production Sack I EE tk I eres $1.10 Re-Cleaned White Wheat...... $1.60 ; 3 a $2.00 Pride lodge of Marysville. OLD LANDMARK 1S DESTROYED BY FIRE “jAn old landmark which was well ‘known as the old Mt. Vernon House ‘or the Weening Willow House, for the large weeping willow near the Duilding, was destroyed by fire last "Wednesday afternoon. ‘It was owned by T. T. Kirkham and was situated on top of the E:wards grade about six miles from Nevada City. ye our kitchen clock regulates most of the day’s routine. It should be a General Electric for 80 It is supposed that the fire started ——— a job! . Always dependfrom a defective flue. Mrs. Kirk-} ble, no cleaning, adjusting, wind ' or oiling Attractive an necessary. modern. Available in colors to match your kitchen color scheme. +ham and daughter were in the house ‘and escaped without saving any per‘sonal bevongings. The family had recently moved from Ventura county. The loss is about $2000. Assistant Forest Ranger G. F. Howe and crew of men respond-d to the call of fire: which was sent in from the Banner Lookout by B. F. Howe. They prevented the spread of the fire to the brush and nearby timber. SEER SS Sea ee * GRASS VALLEY BOUNDARY ‘ia An excetient ore shew ns} De. made at the Grass Valley Boundary miines. M. J. Brock is seearatre mines. M. J. ‘Brock is secretary-manager. The property has been in litigation more or less for a numbey of years. This property has a new sevennew sevendrill air com 1234 drill air compressor. The hoist has . been built and it is in first-class condition. Buy one of these G-E Clocks today, (on easy terms it desired). Use it in your kitesen for 19 days. If, at the ‘end of that time you are willing to ‘pact’ with it, we will gladly refund you money. i H. W. HARTUNG & SON : Jewelers 3 ‘424 Mill St. Grass Valley <5 eee = come nnn or [Grass Valley District has yielded about 74% and Nevada City District about 17%. In the Grass Valley District, nearly 60% of the District production, or about $80,000,000 has come from the Empire-North Star properties, from ore averaging $10 to $20 per ton; and nearly 20% or about $26,000,000 has come from the old Eureka-Idaho-Maryland group of mines from ore averaging $15 to:$25 per ton. These two major properties are producing today at the Tate of over $2,000,000 aggregate per year; and with the reopening of the Golden Center and continued operations at the Boundary Mine the Production of this district should re sume its $2,500,000 annual average. At Nevada City, the old Providence-Champion group of mines, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1931 : a worked to depths of 1,000 to 2,808 feet on the incline, produeed fully 65% of the gold yield of that distriak from ores milling from $4 to $10 or $12 per ton in gold. These mines are all {dle at present. The future of this. district is looking exceptionall® bright through the splendid results of development at the Murchie and at the Hoge properties, where unusually high grade ore in good size shoots ts being successfully developed. The former is generally reported to be prolucing at the rate of about. $60,000 to $70,000 per month; and the latter with its contemplated bg ton mill installation should yiel close to $500,000 per year, so that Nevada County should again reack high peak production of overaar 500,000 per year. . ‘ ee Enter Mi 31---Exit Germs! .50 Cents—Pint Size In laboratory tests Mi31 Solution killed several hundred millions of germs in less than 10 seconds. Just think how beneficial Mi31 will be for you when you rinse your mouth or gargle with it. Colds, sore throats and bad breath will have little chance of making headway in your pure, healthy mouth. Mi31 is sold only at Rexall Stores. ~R. E. HARRIS THE REXALL DEPARTMENT DRUG STORE <= THE this week. Hats and a BETTY SHOP are having their Showing, Thursday and Friday of been newly papered and painted. They have a lovely stock of Coats, Any Garment may be purchased on the Budget plan. a4 BETTY JEAN SHOP Nevada City and Oroville first real Winter Their fitting rooms have Dresses for the season. L . . MINERS QUICK ee ty . : a . N re” Will be open to the public the first part of next week. We have remodeled and papered the interior and everything is modern. The best of short orders and lunches will be served at popular prices. We Will Appreciate. Your Patronage M. L. Mitchell, Prop. rele Rainbow COAL A Newmont Mining Company Product -Order Your Winter Supply Now. eee { ; ALPHA HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO er ag

SS DOWNIEVILLE — Preparations @wations are being made for a busy winter at the Gibraltar mine. Suf@iéient provisions and supplies are to Be taken in fo ra crew of 15 men to Tast all winter. The snow lies deep in this section during the wniter months aad preparations must be made for #.long period during which outside @emmunication is cut off except by telephone and radio. A recent assay by Abbot, A. Hanks, Inc., of San Francisco, asgayers, of bjack sand from this mine @whowed that it carried values up to $898.39 a ton in gold. Work is to be started right away]. ft the bottom of the shaft where the Kieffer brothers took out nuggets worth up to $200. The shaft, which is 300 feet deep and is in the ‘Rkannel, will be cleaned out. Also the channel wil! be opened up at a point 100 feet from the portal of the tunnel, where the channel runs toward Poker Fiat. res FFrom the Gibraltar’s southwest line near Dean’s Gulch to Poker Fiat $3,000,000 was taken from this ancient channel, called the Poker Flat ehannel in the early days. At-Dean’s Gulch it was Yost and never. found _,@%ein until recently, when ti is beifévéd to have been picked up on the Gibraltar éide and traced thru the Gibraltar property. Whe channel gravel and gold at the Gibraltar are said to be the same as that in the Poker Flat channel and it is confidently believed that the channel that passes through the Gibraltar is the long lost Poker Flat channe!? which proved so rich in the early days. With three miles of virgin channe} that is known to be very rich, prospects are very good for the Gibtaltar making one of the richest drift mines in the state, and the faith that dts stockholders and officers have had in investing $250,000 in the property now seems fully justified. : 8 FORESTERS TO INITIATE Ei CLASS ON SEPT, 27 , . Sunday, Sept. 27, the Foresters plan to meet at 1 o’clock for initia“tion ceremonies of the order which ‘will be conferred upon a number of -—-€andidates. 1A venison banquet will be served following the meeting. Court Garfield is combining this dinner and initiation celebration 1m honor of Sheriff George R. Cartei, who is a new member of the local arder. It is expected Grand Organizer red Ritter expects to assist the lo%<al membership committee in pregenting a “Sheriff Carter class’ when mbout 30 new members will be taken into the order. “The main membership committee as composed of ‘“‘Bill’* Jeffrey, Tom Oliver, W. J. Andrews and Ralph Leonard. ‘Captain Ben Bost, veteran cook of MONEY ON HIGHWAYS California will spend $37,200,000 on her highways this year according to an estimate compiled; by the department of public works, ehaeragae was received here. Contracts for road construction let by the state for first seven months of the current year totaled $14,400,00, or over $3,000,000 more than the amount contracted for during & similar period in 1930. By December 31st, the department will cotnract for an additional $15,350, worth of highway work, and besides will spend $7 ,450,000 on minor improvements and maintenance work. In ‘the seven-month period . the state completed the construction or improvement of 252 miles and had under way an additional 548 miles riod, the state engaged in dust palliating work on 1,685 miles. Between now and the end of the year, the department expects to let contract for paving 158 miles with a high type construction and 156 miles with low-type paving and the grading of 53 miles more miles, The total distance to be paved during the year will amount to 915. miles or equivalent to a strip more than extending from Oregon to Mexico. aA WILL MARK TRAIL TO LAKE TAHOE Supervisor M. C. Langstaff of the Fifth Placer County District will join with W. T. Robie, Earl Lukens ‘and Dr. Conrad Briner in making a horseback trip over the old Emigrant Trail from the FoFrest Hill Divide to Lake Tahoe. ‘Robie, Lukens and Dr. Briner will leave Auburn at 6:30 Tuesday morning for the first lap of the horseback trip over the Emigrant Trail. This is the ‘announcement bj Robie, who said Langstall will join the other three at Forest Hill. The four willl stop at Michigan Bluff the ‘first night and Robertson Flat the gecond night. , Robie also states that Robert Watson, constable at Tahoe City, and a veteran mountaineer, will join the party at Robertson Fiat on ‘Wednesday afternoon. He is expected to ride from Tahoe to Robert-son Flat to join the party, and will ‘work with the party in marking the trail. Watson is more than 80 years ot age. 6 ‘YEAR AROUND JOB. GOOD Wages ‘and board. Local " Propoifition, Chance to share profits in growing business. Investment about $400. Call personally mornings only. Room 5, Commercial Bldg., Grass Valley. GOLD PRODUCTION of roadwork. Also, in the same De-j. THE NEVADA CITY NUGGET, of $3,400,000 in 1880 and about $3,400,000 in 1881, closely approach‘ing those early day records speak of Nevada county. Mono’s line of production decitned abruptly to $1,000,duction thereafter. With the intensive and apparently encouraging developments in Bodie by our own Nevada City son, Fred Bradley, it looks as though he may be responsible for Nevada county being obliged to look to her laurels in the near future. However, it is a source of gratification that we can say that his old home county is being boosted along by his active development at the old Spanish mine where he won his first spurs as an economical mining operator in his earliest mining efforts. Our neighbor, Sierra County, in 1886 approached $2,000,000 production of gold; and in 1913 exceeded largely from its newly developed with the yield largely from its newly developed gold mines at Alleghany reaching its highest production of $1,770,000 in 1922 ,thence declining ‘to about $600,000 in recent years. Calaveras exceeded Nevada county but once in 1894 at low ebb of our Production, when Calaveras yielded about $2,100,000; and from that time to 1902, when Calaveras produced slightly over $2,000,000 ,its high yields averaged from $100,000 to $400,00 below Nevada County. Subsequently thereto Calaveras declined and Nevada began ascending to peaks of over $3,000,000 per year in 1905 anl later in 1914 to 1918. Nevada County’s mineral belts constitute a series of generally northsouth coursing veins extending in intérnmiittent parallel zones from the very summit of the Sierras westerly to the lower foothill borler and edge of the valley plain. No production or mineral deposits of importance have been found in the later volcanic areas on the steepy slopes of the mountains to the Truckee basin. There are an even dozen of quite definitely diStinct mining districts or mineral bearing belts beginning with the Meadow Lake and English mountain bass metal ores near the summit at about 6500 to 7000 feet in elevation and ending with the foothill 000 in 1884 and thence to low pro-. copper belt at Spencerville, being but 600 feet above sea level. Nearly midway between these extremes lies the Grass Valley and Nevada City districts at elevations of about 2500 feet. : The respective districts or belts, designated by the more prominent areas therein, successively from the mountain summit to valley foothills, with depths of workings and productions therefrom are as follows: 1. Meadow Lake, Bowman and English mountain, 100 to 600 feet, $650,000. 2. Graniteville, Erie and Gaston Tidge, 200 to 1200 feet, $3,500,000.

3. Moores Fiat, Orleans and Snow Point, 200 to 500 feet, $350,000. 4. Washington, Red Ledge, Spanish Ridge, 150 to 500 feet, $1,250,000. 5. Maybert, South Yuba, Canyon Creek, 300 to 1,000 feet, $2,250,-. % 000. 6. Columbia Hill-Delhi, 1000 feet, $1,750,000. 7. Willow Valley, Deer Creek, 400 to 700 feet, $2,000,000. 8. Banner Mountain-MurchieTexas, 600 to 1200 feet, $2,500,000. i9. Nevada City-Gold Flat-Indian Flat, 400 to 2800 feet, $32,000,000. 10. Grass Valley-Osborn Hill-Idaho-Brunswick, 600 to 900 feet, $135,000,000. 11. Bough & Reday-Deadman.: FlatLower Deer Creek, 100 to 660 feet, $1,450,000. 12. Spenceville-Indian Springsfrench Corral, 150 to 250 feet, $100,000. Total, $182,800,000. Of the above total 250 to production, PINE STREET TAMALE PARLOR Finest of Enchiladas Tamales Always on Hand and GOOD CLEAN SERVICE Nevada City California —— PURITY STORE : “Nevada City Only” ae Announce the Following Prices in GRAIN AND FEED the old guard, promises that the @tew will be one long to be rememfhered. It is also expected that a large delegation will come up from Court (Continued from page one) ; production at Bodie, Mono county, was our closest rival with production Sack I EE tk I eres $1.10 Re-Cleaned White Wheat........... $1.60 ; 3 a $2.00 Pride lodge of Marysville. OLD LANDMARK 1S DESTROYED BY FIRE “jAn old landmark which was well ‘known as the old Mt. Vernon House ‘or the Weening Willow House, for the large weeping willow near the Duilding, was destroyed by fire last "Wednesday afternoon. ‘It was owned by T. T. Kirkham and was situated on top of the E:wards grade about six miles from Nevada City. ye our kitchen clock regulates most of the day’s routine. It should be a General Electric for 80 It is supposed that the fire started ——— a job! .. Always dependfrom a defective flue. Mrs. Kirk-} ble, no cleaning, adjusting, wind ' or oiling Attractive an necessary. modern. Available in colors to match your kitchen color scheme. +ham and daughter were in the house ‘and escaped without saving any per‘sonal bevongings. The family had recently moved from Ventura county. The loss is about $2000. Assistant Forest Ranger G. F. Howe and crew of men respond-d to the call of fire: which was sent in from the Banner Lookout by B. F. Howe. They prevented the spread of the fire to the brush and nearby timber. SEER SS Sea ee * GRASS VALLEY BOUNDARY ‘ia An excetient ore shew ns} De.. made at the Grass Valley Boundary miines. M. J. Brock is seearatre mines. M. J. ‘Brock is secretary-manager. The property has been in litigation more or less for a numbey of years. This property has a new sevennew sevendrill air com 1234 drill air compressor. The hoist has . been built and it is in first-class condition. Buy one of these G-E Clocks today, (on easy terms it desired). Use it in your kitesen for 19 days. If, at the ‘end of that time you are willing to ‘pact’ with it, we will gladly refund you money. i H. W. HARTUNG & SON : Jewelers 3 ‘424 Mill St. Grass Valley <5 eee = come nnn or [Grass Valley District has yielded about 74% and Nevada City District about 17%. In the Grass Valley District, nearly 60% of the District production, or about $80,000,000 has come from the Empire-North Star properties, from ore averaging $10 to $20 per ton; and nearly 20% or about $26,000,000 has come from the old Eureka-Idaho-Maryland group of mines from ore averaging $15 to:$25 per ton. These two major properties are producing today at the Tate of over $2,000,000 aggregate per year; and with the reopening of the Golden Center and continued operations at the Boundary Mine the Production of this district should re sume its $2,500,000 annual average. At Nevada City, the old Providence-Champion group of mines, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1931 : a worked to depths of 1,000 to 2,808 feet on the incline, produeed fully 65% of the gold yield of that distriak from ores milling from $4 to $10 or $12 per ton in gold. These mines are all {dle at present. The future of this. district is looking exceptionall® bright through the splendid results of development at the Murchie and at the Hoge properties, where unusually high grade ore in good size shoots ts being successfully developed. The former is generally reported to be prolucing at the rate of about. $60,000 to $70,000 per month; and the latter with its contemplated bg ton mill installation should yiel close to $500,000 per year, so that Nevada County should again reack high peak production of overaar 500,000 per year. .. ‘ ee Enter Mi 31---Exit Germs! .50 Cents—Pint Size In laboratory tests Mi31 Solution killed several hundred millions of germs in less than 10 seconds. Just think how beneficial Mi31 will be for you when you rinse your mouth or gargle with it. Colds, sore throats and bad breath will have little chance of making headway in your pure, healthy mouth. Mi31 is sold only at Rexall Stores. ~R. E. HARRIS THE REXALL DEPARTMENT DRUG STORE <= THE this week. Hats and a BETTY SHOP are having their Showing, Thursday and Friday of been newly papered and painted. They have a lovely stock of Coats, Any Garment may be purchased on the Budget plan. a4 BETTY JEAN SHOP Nevada City and Oroville first real Winter Their fitting rooms have Dresses for the season. L . . MINERS QUICK ee ty . : a . N re” Will be open to the public the first part of next week. We have remodeled and papered the interior and everything is modern. The best of short orders and lunches will be served at popular prices. We Will Appreciate. Your Patronage M. L. Mitchell, Prop. rele Rainbow COAL A Newmont Mining Company Product -Order Your Winter Supply Now. eee { ; ALPHA HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO er ag