September 30, 1929 (6 pages)

Bien 2 The Nugget is California’s Leading ‘Mining Weekly . Nevada City Nugget a ——— peace WSS OS pennercreeniu ony arrears VOLUME Tl, ‘NUMBER 46 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER es NE SEPTEMBER 30, 1929 CONSOLIDATION MEADOW LAKE MINES IS MADE Consolidation of three mining properties on Old Man Mountain in Nevada county, California, has been effected and plans are well formulated to finance development said Ralph Pierce, who came to Reno Monday from San Francisco to file articles of incorporation of the Metals Products Co. The company has capital stock of $5,000,000 represented by 500,000 shares of stock, par value $10. acquired by the Co. are the Carliste, -taken over from the Royal Mining & Development Co., Canadian Maple Leaf and Kdison, a total of 30 claims group. Stockholders will. receive one share Products. stock for shares held.: The properties Metals Products of the Royal of Metals each sixteen Old Man Mountain is a prominent perk and mines have been worked there in a small way for twentyfive years. The veins are mostly in granodiorite and the principal values are in gold. On the north side of the mountuin amalgamation mills were cperatci at the Exce:sior and other mines several years azo. The property of the Metals Products Co. is on the south slope of Old Man Mountain, about six~-miles north of Cisco on the Southern Pacific railroad and two and a half miles southwest of Fordyce lake, where the P. G. & E has a power plant. The plan of development is drive a tunnel 1270 feet into the mountain which will cut five fisSures that show ore on the surface. The first vein will cut at a depth on the slope of 1000 feet and the last vein at about 2200 feet: The ore is sulphide almost to the sufaee and only a small percentage ef the gold is free. The company proposes to employ flotation to concentrate the ore when the mine is sufficiently developed. Electric power lines run within a mile or two of the tunnel site and a railroad is within six miles, presenting advantages in operation. rank Jordan, secretary of state of California, is one of the prominent men interested in the project. Others are EB. S. Van Leer of Paso Robles, A A. Bowman, vice president of the California Transportation Co. operating a line’ of steamers between San Francisco, Stockton and Sacramento, and Herbert C. Hall of the-Hall Frog and Switch Co., Chienzo. A Chicago brokerage house is sid to have underwritten 100,000 shares — stock to net the company $331,2 Nevada ‘Mining Press. LARGE DELEGATION OF ELKS TO DOWNIEVILLE: A large delegation of local ae headed toward Downieville Saturday #fternoon headed by Exalted Ruler R. R. Goyne. The nitiatory work was conferred on a_ class of candidates early in the evening followed by a benefit dance, the proceeds . ecing to the Downieville fire depertment. A midnight chicken supper served and a tired lot. of tiered brethern wended their way me ~erterday. .Horace A. Cunow cherge of the committee of asements. was LIONS: CONGREGATED A «district meeting of Lions Clubs was held at Grass Valley on Tuesday night with a large attendance. Nevada City was represented by several members. President Thomas Maul and Sid Webber of the Placerville Club and several from Newcastle and Richmond . attended the Nevada City club luncheon that noon. E. J Fournier of Downieville was a recent Nevada City visitor. Brian Krough, who has been at Palo Alto for his health, has retuned to Nevada City. Miss Esther De Turberville © of San Francisco, sister of Mrs.°P. O. Strandberg, will be the chief of the new state Division of the Aged, which will dispense the old age pensions prescribed by the last state in one compact} legislature, MINING LOCATIONS ARE PLACED COUNTY RECORD The following mining locatious have been filed for record: Hudson’ River Placer Mining claims Nos. 1 and 2 by R O. Foster and Frank Comino in See 18 T18N R1I1KE, SAN FRANCISCO BANK CONGRATULATES NUGGET The following letter is.self explanatory :— , M. A. A. Willoughby, Nevada City Nugget: It is with pleasure that Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company notices the progress that is being made by the mining men of California, particularly the effort to organize allof the mining interests under. one mining association, as honducted at the meeting by the miners of California September 4 in Sacramento under the auspices of the Northern California Mining Association and the Chamber of Commerce Mining Bureau. I understand that President Hoover is giving: special attention to this needed development which confirms the farsighted expression of John W. Mackay who, at the time, said ‘“‘California has not been scratched’’. As one of the organizers of this great effort I congratulate you. We are at this time compiling data on mining in California and Nevada and should be pleased to have any information relative to the properties in your section in order that. this report may be as complete as possible. We also have an Engineering Department headed by Mr. F. T. Letchfield, Consulting Engineer and Assistant Vice President, who is an expert in. rendering valuable information in all industrial and mining branches. It will give me great pleasure to have you meet Mr. Letchfield and discuss your problems with him. The service of this department is available to you and your friends at all times. Very truly yours, George L. Woolrich. NEW MACHINERY PLACED AT TRIPLE POCKET MINE Suface machinery is now being installed at the Triple Pocket mine in Slug Canyon near Downieville by Brown & York, owners and operators. A new hoist and eompressor have been packed in to the property the past few days and will be put in operation. The completion of the water system has made possible the installation of the machinery and the property will be operated throughout the winter. Past production is said to have been nearly a quarter of a million from several pockets. HI SHEARER LOOKING FOR CITY TAX MONEY City Tox Collector Hiram Shearer is anxiously scanning the horizon for tax payers as he says the property owners have not been coming in as fast so far, as he would like them to. The dead line to escape paying penalties is Monday, October 14th, and if you have not settled your tax bill by that time you will likely find yourself advertised in the delinquent ranks according to law. GOLF TOURNAMENT Another tournament was enjoyed on the local course yesterday with prizes’ presented by the committee. A chicken stew was enjoyed at one o’clock,,.prepared by Joe Perkins. Mr. and Mrs Harry Grover and Mr and Mrs. Donald Grover, Fred Grover and Miss Alice Grover, all of Berkeley attended the funera) of their father, the late Newton F. Grover, The quartz gold discovery marker being prepared for erection at Grass Valley will be formally dedicated on October 20th according to present plans. The Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce will conduct a member: ship drive shertly, Ns Invitations have been sent over the week end to nearly 700 mining men of Nevada, Sierra and Placer counties to attend the meeting in behalf of the mining industry in Nevada City next Saturday, A grattfying response has, already been reeeived and it is exbécted that there will be a hearty response and a large attendance. The meeting is not being held to institute a heavy membership campaign as with the interest being taken the voluntary membership so far has exceeded all preliminary expectations. Membership ecards will be available at the meeting to all those who wish to align themselves with the new movement which is the. biggest event in behalf of the mineral industry in the past decade. The: meeting is being held with. ‘the primary idea of educating our mining men to what a live, progressive and active association can accomplish in combatting the many handicaps that have been imposed on the industry in the past years due to lack of proper organization. Compensation insurance costs are proying the largest hurdle the wmining companies have to meetin expenses of development and operation and the work so far in the new association shows that this cost can be largely reduced thru coopoerative insurance by the association to a figure that will make itself immediately attractive to the companies who are interested in reducing their overhead costs. Speakers will point just what the assocfation can do in the important matter of carrying compensation ‘insurance. The’ nieeting of the state association directors at Sacragmente Wednesday resulted in the selection ef! James M. Hill of San Franciseo. ag) the president for the coming: year. His election was a happy one as he stands high in the mining profession and as he is active and aggresive puts him as the proper person to direct the destinies of the new movement thru its preliminary development. Mr. Hill was formerly the Pacific Coast representative of the United States Bureau of Mines and as such gained a valuable insight. into the needs of the mining industry of the state. He is highly respected and his willingness to assume the duties of the presidency assures the association the services of one who will give much time and thought to its future well being. The meeting Saturday afternoon will be preceded by an Italian din-< ner served commencing at one o'clock in the Elks dining hall following which the business session will get under way in the Elk club. rooms. with State Director Arthur W. Hoge as the opening chairman. A large delegation of association members from Sacramento will be in attendance including R. L. Kimmei, state secretary, and who’has been largely responsible for the formation of the organization and its impetus thus far. There are already members of the Nevada county and it~ is expected that a large number-will~ speak ing membership as soon. as the movement is well understood. Membership fees have been set as low as good business will warrant and will assure the state association ample funds to proseeute its work unhampered. Individual mem-} berahips cost but $5 per year and . carry full privileges. All corporations, companies, co-partnerships of approved standing engaed in mining for or in the production of mineral products may be admitted to membership on the payment of 210 per. year where 25 or less men are employed and $25 a year for more than 25 men. Sustaining memberships cost $100 per year and carry the privilege of naming an honorary vice president éntitled to attend dnd address all director’s meetings. Chambers of commerce, trade associations and otker civic and promotion bodies or~biisiness firms may take out . association memberships for a minimum annual contribution of $10. The price of a number of association from considering the beat benefits rived. f to be depeal to all classes mineral industry down to the prospector. The various forms of mining are covered and actively representing bodies to be organized as follows: placer gold; lode gold, silver and other precious metals; copped, lead, zinc and other base metals; structural and industrial materials; merucry; salines, clays; metallics. The oil industry will not be represented, having Its own distinetive orgasization. The postal card invitation sent out for the Saturday meeting states that the meeting is ~for the purpose of discussion of the aims and intents of the new organization and of the various problems confronting the mining men of the state, chief among which are compensation insurance and taxation. The meeting is open to everyone interested in mining in any way and all are welcome to attend the meeting which will be held in the Elks club rooms. The invitation is signed by Directors Arthur W. Hoge of Nevada City, Errol MacBoyle of Grass Valley and Robert L. Hanley of Sierra county, James D. Stewart of Auburn and A. A. Willoughby of Nevada City. Anyone wishing with one of the above named prior to Saturday if possible so that an idea of the number to prepare for may be obtained. Charles Colombo of the Hotel Italia promises a real feast of raviolas and ehicken ample quantity. The meeting will enough that long can get started in in those having ample season. comodate members of the press which will be well represented. It is to be hoped that Nevada county will be largely represented state has the most tion. Come whether you are planning on joining the association at the Present time or not. You will be heartily welcome. BRUSH CREEK MINE IS HAVING WATER TROUBLE Milling operations at the Brush Creek mine near Mountain House are at a standstill pending settlement of the tailings problem. A Goodyear Bar resident, owner of a small water irrigation ditch, has filed a complaint with the debris commission and it is reported that unable so far to come to terms with the result that one of Sierra county's most promising quartz properties is tied up and many payroll dollars are lost to Sierra county. It is an unfortunate situation in every way as the Brush Creek has been operating a 10 stamp mill steadily for some months and has been showing good production. It is to be hoped that the ditch owner and the company can come to some terms s0 that the mill may resume operations at an early date. EES HEELS SEER EE, HENRY CARTER PASSES Henry Jeff Carter, one time deputy sheriff and brother of Randolph Carter of this eity passed away at Sacramento last week. He was a native of North Bloomfield, born théré in 1861. For some years he was in the clothing business in this city with George BR. Johnson. ee Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Schmidt have as visitors her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Bandemar of San Francisco. Mra Beatrice Trebileox who is leaving Grass Valley to make her future home in Oakland, was given a@ farewell party at the.Methodist Parsonage one evening last week. Mrs. A. A. Willoughby and chilpdren spent the week end at North San Juan. member.hip is extremely moderate a ee eeeArrangements will be made to ac-. at the meeting .as this county being! the livest gold mining camp in the there being to gain from:cup and a cup for first prize rack the operations of the new associa-} display, 27 first prize ribbons the Kate Hardy company has been . STATE MINER MEETING ON SATURDAY . S#4FT swans Ben PROMISES FINE LARGE ATTENDANCE: The association is designed to ap-! engaged in the. ed, there being eight mineral min. other non-. ; , joining the McKillican, Tirenta and reservations for; the dinner which will cost but one; Since thet time the mine has been dollar a plate should get in touch} idle. adjourn early; INTEREST APPLE DISPLAY drives to make to get home]. FOLLOWED AT BOREHAM The shaft at the property of the Grass Valley Boreham Gold Mining Company south of town is. being sunk deeper at the present time and continues in a favorable showing although somewhat past the rich shoot opened up some weeks ago. The mill is not» being operated at the present time» entire attention being given to opening up _ sufficient ore to warrant stady milling. A. QO. Witte of Los Angeles is . president of the company, Boreham is superintendent. MENDELL WAS VISITOR OWNER GRAVEL MINES John A. Mendell of San Francisco, principal owner in the Mount Zion group of gravel mines in the Snow Tent sectién, was a Nevada City business visitor Saturday on his way to the city after an inpection trip to his properties. He was ‘a caller at The Nugget office. The Mt. Zion group’ consists of ' 169 acres of promising territory adHonduras properties. There are two tunnels run in to tap the channel. The upper one is in feet and-in promising ground. The lower one was well in toward the channel when a heavy flow of water caused cessation The last work done ties was in 1902 gravel 1900 of operations. at the ‘proper. by leasers and It is Mr. Mendail’s intention to bond the properties. The property is owned by the Mt. Zion Gravel Mining Company. GRIFFITH REPORTS FINE W. H. Griffith hes returned from Southern California where he spent three days with the apple exhibit that was sent south after its showing at the recent state fair in the Nevada county exhibit. He was! loaded down with ribbbons and . cups won at the Pomona fair, an apple sweepstakes ang 12 second prize ribbons, He reported a great deal of interest taken in the exhibit by the hundreds of visitors and was kept questions on Nevada eups and ribbons are in the court house they have good company in the humerous prizes won at the Panama Pacific in 1915. NEW SUBSCRIBERS ARE COMING VOLUNTARILY Over fifty new subscriptions have been added to The Nugget mailing list the past few weeks, three coming Saturday, without any solicitation whatever. This is a fine testibusy answering county. The on. display corridor where monial to the effectiveness of the. Paper in advertising the mineral resouces of this section and already The Nugget is known the country over for its mining articles which are widely quoted and copied. Less than three years old and to have achieved such a reputation is something to be proud of. PARTY KILLS BEAR A party of hunters consisting of Charles Bennetts, Gordon Anderson and A. F. Thore were out hunting in Shady Creek canyon near Tyler the past week when they ran onto an old she bear and two cubs. Anderson dropped the older bear with a well directed shot and. Bennetts wounded one of the cubs. The other one escaped. The large one ‘scaled 300 pounds on the beam ‘and the fur was in good condition for this early in the season. Ray Teale is mounting the hide. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Carter attended the funeral of his brother, the late H. J Carter, in Sacramento last week. The Nugget publisher has been named chairman of the Nevada County Trails of '49 Committee by Hilliard Welch, president, Austin ‘tions and but comparatively > shots A LARGE MINING DEVELOPMENT BEING EFFECTED With the pending developments in the mining district just west of town, another large development will . be announced for the local field in the very near future. The Nugget is not privileged in this issue to divulge the name of the properties involved or the parties who are behind the development but it will prove one of the largest operations in the district in many years when fully matured. The deal has been under way for some time to open uw one of the »romising. properties which has immense possibilities in the way of high grade milling ore and which has shown. good production in the past but has been idle for some years, phere is ampie the property to assure large operalittle underground work will be necessary at the outset to open: up a known ore shoot. Eatern capital is behind ihe ‘project and is preparing to spend a large amount of money in the district. ’ With the large developments under way at the Hoge properties north of town, the fine prospects at the Murchie property since the advent of O. A. McCraney as resident manager, the developments’. at the Cascade properties and the coming of electric power to the large Spanish group, things are rapidly assuming a roseate hue for quartz mining once more in this famous camp. With the new state mining association getting rapidly under way and promising to bring about many improvements in the costs of metal mining, there is no. reason why gold mining should not once more assume its rightful place in California, % : Tiurttul litigation which has held back some of our potential producers and the selfish attitude of some of our mining property owners who want their.palms crossed with a lot of coin before permitting any development, are two of the things with which mining investors have had to contend’ in large measure. The first is rapidly disappearing, the other is yet with us. Litigation had a lot to do with the decline of mining in the Champion ‘district west of town in past years. TWIN SISTER TU: NEL IN OVER 1130 FEET The large Tunnel Mo. 3 driven at the Twin Si:ter cut under the rich ore up in the upper level had reached a distance of 1110 fest from the adit en Saturday accor: ‘ing to word reaching The Nugget. Conditions in the face are very promising for cutting the ledge with any round of and the crew are making about three feet a day. Electrie power is not yet to the property but is expected to be ready for the installation in several weeks which will speed up development operations considerably as the combination of water power and gas engine has not produced steady power to run but a single — in the tunnel. President Ray O. Foster is spending a few days at Reno but is &pected to return in time for the mining meeting on Satuday. Peierhee sient t30'' BRIDGE PAINTING CONTRACT ‘The contract for painting Pine street bridge over Deer creek has been jet by the city trustees to D. E. Burgess of Stoekton who has agreed to do the work for $2400, being mine to shoot opened shift some $1400 under his previous bid, . alterations having been Made. The iron work blasted and two coats of paint applied. The work has been started. — Miss Margaret Peard, who noune: ® position with the Bank of America is planning to ‘go to * Honolul in a short time on a vacation. Local Legionnaires will stage card party Wednesday to assist Seety Sonclaae his home near town. acreage in g y ag Bad a Z og : ¥ ‘i ¥ ¥ ¢ is enough — the surface is to be sand ©

Bien 2 The Nugget is California’s Leading ‘Mining Weekly . Nevada City Nugget a ——— peace WSS OS pennercreeniu ony arrears VOLUME Tl, ‘NUMBER 46 THE GOLD CENTER NEVADA CITY, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THE COUNTY SEAT PAPER es NE SEPTEMBER 30, 1929 CONSOLIDATION MEADOW LAKE MINES IS MADE Consolidation of three mining properties on Old Man Mountain in Nevada county, California, has been effected and plans are well formulated to finance development said Ralph Pierce, who came to Reno Monday from San Francisco to file articles of incorporation of the Metals Products Co. The company has capital stock of $5,000,000 represented by 500,000 shares of stock, par value $10. acquired by the Co. are the Carliste, -taken over from the Royal Mining & Development Co., Canadian Maple Leaf and Kdison, a total of 30 claims group. Stockholders will. receive one share Products. stock for shares held.: The properties Metals Products of the Royal of Metals each sixteen Old Man Mountain is a prominent perk and mines have been worked there in a small way for twentyfive years. The veins are mostly in granodiorite and the principal values are in gold. On the north side of the mountuin amalgamation mills were cperatci at the Exce:sior and other mines several years azo. The property of the Metals Products Co. is on the south slope of Old Man Mountain, about six~-miles north of Cisco on the Southern Pacific railroad and two and a half miles southwest of Fordyce lake, where the P. G. & E has a power plant. The plan of development is drive a tunnel 1270 feet into the mountain which will cut five fisSures that show ore on the surface. The first vein will cut at a depth on the slope of 1000 feet and the last vein at about 2200 feet: The ore is sulphide almost to the sufaee and only a small percentage ef the gold is free. The company proposes to employ flotation to concentrate the ore when the mine is sufficiently developed. Electric power lines run within a mile or two of the tunnel site and a railroad is within six miles, presenting advantages in operation. rank Jordan, secretary of state of California, is one of the prominent men interested in the project. Others are EB. S. Van Leer of Paso Robles, A A. Bowman, vice president of the California Transportation Co. operating a line’ of steamers between San Francisco, Stockton and Sacramento, and Herbert C. Hall of the-Hall Frog and Switch Co., Chienzo. A Chicago brokerage house is sid to have underwritten 100,000 shares — stock to net the company $331,2 Nevada ‘Mining Press. LARGE DELEGATION OF ELKS TO DOWNIEVILLE: A large delegation of local ae headed toward Downieville Saturday #fternoon headed by Exalted Ruler R. R. Goyne. The nitiatory work was conferred on a_ class of candidates early in the evening followed by a benefit dance, the proceeds . ecing to the Downieville fire depertment. A midnight chicken supper served and a tired lot. of tiered brethern wended their way me ~erterday. .Horace A. Cunow cherge of the committee of asements. was LIONS: CONGREGATED A «district meeting of Lions Clubs was held at Grass Valley on Tuesday night with a large attendance. Nevada City was represented by several members. President Thomas Maul and Sid Webber of the Placerville Club and several from Newcastle and Richmond . attended the Nevada City club luncheon that noon. E. J Fournier of Downieville was a recent Nevada City visitor. Brian Krough, who has been at Palo Alto for his health, has retuned to Nevada City. Miss Esther De Turberville © of San Francisco, sister of Mrs.°P. O. Strandberg, will be the chief of the new state Division of the Aged, which will dispense the old age pensions prescribed by the last state in one compact} legislature, MINING LOCATIONS ARE PLACED COUNTY RECORD The following mining locatious have been filed for record: Hudson’ River Placer Mining claims Nos. 1 and 2 by R O. Foster and Frank Comino in See 18 T18N R1I1KE, SAN FRANCISCO BANK CONGRATULATES NUGGET The following letter is.self explanatory :— , M. A. A. Willoughby, Nevada City Nugget: It is with pleasure that Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Company notices the progress that is being made by the mining men of California, particularly the effort to organize allof the mining interests under. one mining association, as honducted at the meeting by the miners of California September 4 in Sacramento under the auspices of the Northern California Mining Association and the Chamber of Commerce Mining Bureau. I understand that President Hoover is giving: special attention to this needed development which confirms the farsighted expression of John W. Mackay who, at the time, said ‘“‘California has not been scratched’’. As one of the organizers of this great effort I congratulate you. We are at this time compiling data on mining in California and Nevada and should be pleased to have any information relative to the properties in your section in order that. this report may be as complete as possible. We also have an Engineering Department headed by Mr. F. T. Letchfield, Consulting Engineer and Assistant Vice President, who is an expert in. rendering valuable information in all industrial and mining branches. It will give me great pleasure to have you meet Mr. Letchfield and discuss your problems with him. The service of this department is available to you and your friends at all times. Very truly yours, George L. Woolrich. NEW MACHINERY PLACED AT TRIPLE POCKET MINE Suface machinery is now being installed at the Triple Pocket mine in Slug Canyon near Downieville by Brown & York, owners and operators. A new hoist and eompressor have been packed in to the property the past few days and will be put in operation. The completion of the water system has made possible the installation of the machinery and the property will be operated throughout the winter. Past production is said to have been nearly a quarter of a million from several pockets. HI SHEARER LOOKING FOR CITY TAX MONEY City Tox Collector Hiram Shearer is anxiously scanning the horizon for tax payers as he says the property owners have not been coming in as fast so far, as he would like them to. The dead line to escape paying penalties is Monday, October 14th, and if you have not settled your tax bill by that time you will likely find yourself advertised in the delinquent ranks according to law. GOLF TOURNAMENT Another tournament was enjoyed on the local course yesterday with prizes’ presented by the committee. A chicken stew was enjoyed at one o’clock,,.prepared by Joe Perkins. Mr. and Mrs Harry Grover and Mr and Mrs. Donald Grover, Fred Grover and Miss Alice Grover, all of Berkeley attended the funera) of their father, the late Newton F. Grover, The quartz gold discovery marker being prepared for erection at Grass Valley will be formally dedicated on October 20th according to present plans. The Grass Valley Chamber of Commerce will conduct a member: ship drive shertly, Ns Invitations have been sent over the week end to nearly 700 mining men of Nevada, Sierra and Placer counties to attend the meeting in behalf of the mining industry in Nevada City next Saturday, A grattfying response has, already been reeeived and it is exbécted that there will be a hearty response and a large attendance. The meeting is not being held to institute a heavy membership campaign as with the interest being taken the voluntary membership so far has exceeded all preliminary expectations. Membership ecards will be available at the meeting to all those who wish to align themselves with the new movement which is the. biggest event in behalf of the mineral industry in the past decade. The: meeting is being held with. ‘the primary idea of educating our mining men to what a live, progressive and active association can accomplish in combatting the many handicaps that have been imposed on the industry in the past years due to lack of proper organization. Compensation insurance costs are proying the largest hurdle the wmining companies have to meetin expenses of development and operation and the work so far in the new association shows that this cost can be largely reduced thru coopoerative insurance by the association to a figure that will make itself immediately attractive to the companies who are interested in reducing their overhead costs. Speakers will point just what the assocfation can do in the important matter of carrying compensation ‘insurance. The’ nieeting of the state association directors at Sacragmente Wednesday resulted in the selection ef! James M. Hill of San Franciseo. ag) the president for the coming: year. His election was a happy one as he stands high in the mining profession and as he is active and aggresive puts him as the proper person to direct the destinies of the new movement thru its preliminary development. Mr. Hill was formerly the Pacific Coast representative of the United States Bureau of Mines and as such gained a valuable insight. into the needs of the mining industry of the state. He is highly respected and his willingness to assume the duties of the presidency assures the association the services of one who will give much time and thought to its future well being. The meeting Saturday afternoon will be preceded by an Italian din-< ner served commencing at one o'clock in the Elks dining hall following which the business session will get under way in the Elk club. rooms. with State Director Arthur W. Hoge as the opening chairman. A large delegation of association members from Sacramento will be in attendance including R. L. Kimmei, state secretary, and who’has been largely responsible for the formation of the organization and its impetus thus far. There are already members of the Nevada county and it~ is expected that a large number-will~ speak ing membership as soon. as the movement is well understood. Membership fees have been set as low as good business will warrant and will assure the state association ample funds to proseeute its work unhampered. Individual mem-} berahips cost but $5 per year and . carry full privileges. All corporations, companies, co-partnerships of approved standing engaed in mining for or in the production of mineral products may be admitted to membership on the payment of 210 per. year where 25 or less men are employed and $25 a year for more than 25 men. Sustaining memberships cost $100 per year and carry the privilege of naming an honorary vice president éntitled to attend dnd address all director’s meetings. Chambers of commerce, trade associations and otker civic and promotion bodies or~biisiness firms may take out . association memberships for a minimum annual contribution of $10. The price of a number of association from considering the beat benefits rived. f to be depeal to all classes mineral industry down to the prospector. The various forms of mining are covered and actively representing bodies to be organized as follows: placer gold; lode gold, silver and other precious metals; copped, lead, zinc and other base metals; structural and industrial materials; merucry; salines, clays; metallics. The oil industry will not be represented, having Its own distinetive orgasization. The postal card invitation sent out for the Saturday meeting states that the meeting is ~for the purpose of discussion of the aims and intents of the new organization and of the various problems confronting the mining men of the state, chief among which are compensation insurance and taxation. The meeting is open to everyone interested in mining in any way and all are welcome to attend the meeting which will be held in the Elks club rooms. The invitation is signed by Directors Arthur W. Hoge of Nevada City, Errol MacBoyle of Grass

Valley and Robert L. Hanley of Sierra county, James D. Stewart of Auburn and A. A. Willoughby of Nevada City. Anyone wishing with one of the above named prior to Saturday if possible so that an idea of the number to prepare for may be obtained. Charles Colombo of the Hotel Italia promises a real feast of raviolas and ehicken ample quantity. The meeting will enough that long can get started in in those having ample season. comodate members of the press which will be well represented. It is to be hoped that Nevada county will be largely represented state has the most tion. Come whether you are planning on joining the association at the Present time or not. You will be heartily welcome. BRUSH CREEK MINE IS HAVING WATER TROUBLE Milling operations at the Brush Creek mine near Mountain House are at a standstill pending settlement of the tailings problem. A Goodyear Bar resident, owner of a small water irrigation ditch, has filed a complaint with the debris commission and it is reported that unable so far to come to terms with the result that one of Sierra county's most promising quartz properties is tied up and many payroll dollars are lost to Sierra county. It is an unfortunate situation in every way as the Brush Creek has been operating a 10 stamp mill steadily for some months and has been showing good production. It is to be hoped that the ditch owner and the company can come to some terms s0 that the mill may resume operations at an early date. EES HEELS SEER EE, HENRY CARTER PASSES Henry Jeff Carter, one time deputy sheriff and brother of Randolph Carter of this eity passed away at Sacramento last week. He was a native of North Bloomfield, born théré in 1861. For some years he was in the clothing business in this city with George BR. Johnson. ee Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Schmidt have as visitors her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Bandemar of San Francisco. Mra Beatrice Trebileox who is leaving Grass Valley to make her future home in Oakland, was given a@ farewell party at the.Methodist Parsonage one evening last week. Mrs. A. A. Willoughby and chilpdren spent the week end at North San Juan. member.hip is extremely moderate a ee eeeArrangements will be made to ac-. at the meeting .as this county being! the livest gold mining camp in the there being to gain from:cup and a cup for first prize rack the operations of the new associa-} display, 27 first prize ribbons the Kate Hardy company has been . STATE MINER MEETING ON SATURDAY . S#4FT swans Ben PROMISES FINE LARGE ATTENDANCE: The association is designed to ap-! engaged in the. ed, there being eight mineral min. other non-. ; , joining the McKillican, Tirenta and reservations for; the dinner which will cost but one; Since thet time the mine has been dollar a plate should get in touch} idle. adjourn early; INTEREST APPLE DISPLAY drives to make to get home]. FOLLOWED AT BOREHAM The shaft at the property of the Grass Valley Boreham Gold Mining Company south of town is. being sunk deeper at the present time and continues in a favorable showing although somewhat past the rich shoot opened up some weeks ago. The mill is not» being operated at the present time» entire attention being given to opening up _ sufficient ore to warrant stady milling. A. QO. Witte of Los Angeles is . president of the company, Boreham is superintendent. MENDELL WAS VISITOR OWNER GRAVEL MINES John A. Mendell of San Francisco, principal owner in the Mount Zion group of gravel mines in the Snow Tent sectién, was a Nevada City business visitor Saturday on his way to the city after an inpection trip to his properties. He was ‘a caller at The Nugget office. The Mt. Zion group’ consists of ' 169 acres of promising territory adHonduras properties. There are two tunnels run in to tap the channel. The upper one is in feet and-in promising ground. The lower one was well in toward the channel when a heavy flow of water caused cessation The last work done ties was in 1902 gravel 1900 of operations. at the ‘proper. by leasers and It is Mr. Mendail’s intention to bond the properties. The property is owned by the Mt. Zion Gravel Mining Company. GRIFFITH REPORTS FINE W. H. Griffith hes returned from Southern California where he spent three days with the apple exhibit that was sent south after its showing at the recent state fair in the Nevada county exhibit. He was! loaded down with ribbbons and . cups won at the Pomona fair, an apple sweepstakes ang 12 second prize ribbons, He reported a great deal of interest taken in the exhibit by the hundreds of visitors and was kept questions on Nevada eups and ribbons are in the court house they have good company in the humerous prizes won at the Panama Pacific in 1915. NEW SUBSCRIBERS ARE COMING VOLUNTARILY Over fifty new subscriptions have been added to The Nugget mailing list the past few weeks, three coming Saturday, without any solicitation whatever. This is a fine testibusy answering county. The on. display corridor where monial to the effectiveness of the. Paper in advertising the mineral resouces of this section and already The Nugget is known the country over for its mining articles which are widely quoted and copied. Less than three years old and to have achieved such a reputation is something to be proud of. PARTY KILLS BEAR A party of hunters consisting of Charles Bennetts, Gordon Anderson and A. F. Thore were out hunting in Shady Creek canyon near Tyler the past week when they ran onto an old she bear and two cubs. Anderson dropped the older bear with a well directed shot and. Bennetts wounded one of the cubs. The other one escaped. The large one ‘scaled 300 pounds on the beam ‘and the fur was in good condition for this early in the season. Ray Teale is mounting the hide. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Carter attended the funeral of his brother, the late H. J Carter, in Sacramento last week. The Nugget publisher has been named chairman of the Nevada County Trails of '49 Committee by Hilliard Welch, president, Austin ‘tions and but comparatively > shots A LARGE MINING DEVELOPMENT BEING EFFECTED With the pending developments in the mining district just west of town, another large development will . be announced for the local field in the very near future. The Nugget is not privileged in this issue to divulge the name of the properties involved or the parties who are behind the development but it will prove one of the largest operations in the district in many years when fully matured. The deal has been under way for some time to open uw one of the »romising. properties which has immense possibilities in the way of high grade milling ore and which has shown. good production in the past but has been idle for some years, phere is ampie the property to assure large operalittle underground work will be necessary at the outset to open: up a known ore shoot. Eatern capital is behind ihe ‘project and is preparing to spend a large amount of money in the district. ’ With the large developments under way at the Hoge properties north of town, the fine prospects at the Murchie property since the advent of O. A. McCraney as resident manager, the developments’. at the Cascade properties and the coming of electric power to the large Spanish group, things are rapidly assuming a roseate hue for quartz mining once more in this famous camp. With the new state mining association getting rapidly under way and promising to bring about many improvements in the costs of metal mining, there is no. reason why gold mining should not once more assume its rightful place in California, % : Tiurttul litigation which has held back some of our potential producers and the selfish attitude of some of our mining property owners who want their.palms crossed with a lot of coin before permitting any development, are two of the things with which mining investors have had to contend’ in large measure. The first is rapidly disappearing, the other is yet with us. Litigation had a lot to do with the decline of mining in the Champion ‘district west of town in past years. TWIN SISTER TU: NEL IN OVER 1130 FEET The large Tunnel Mo. 3 driven at the Twin Si:ter cut under the rich ore up in the upper level had reached a distance of 1110 fest from the adit en Saturday accor: ‘ing to word reaching The Nugget. Conditions in the face are very promising for cutting the ledge with any round of and the crew are making about three feet a day. Electrie power is not yet to the property but is expected to be ready for the installation in several weeks which will speed up development operations considerably as the combination of water power and gas engine has not produced steady power to run but a single — in the tunnel. President Ray O. Foster is spending a few days at Reno but is &pected to return in time for the mining meeting on Satuday. Peierhee sient t30'' BRIDGE PAINTING CONTRACT ‘The contract for painting Pine street bridge over Deer creek has been jet by the city trustees to D. E. Burgess of Stoekton who has agreed to do the work for $2400, being mine to shoot opened shift some $1400 under his previous bid, . alterations having been Made. The iron work blasted and two coats of paint applied. The work has been started. — Miss Margaret Peard, who noune: ® position with the Bank of America is planning to ‘go to * Honolul in a short time on a vacation. Local Legionnaires will stage card party Wednesday to assist Seety Sonclaae his home near town. acreage in g y ag Bad a Z og : ¥ ‘i ¥ ¥ ¢ is enough — the surface is to be sand ©