September 5, 1940 (8 pages)

Thinking Out Loud N evada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN.CALIFORNIA in From the Californian, March 15, 1348: The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. —Aiexander HuamiiTrade at Home because it pays. the local reteiler_and the local consumer! There you have it—the two ends, which are’ brought together by this newspaper. One cannot prosper without the other, and neither can meet with success without the cogperation of the other two. Therefore, to achieve prosperity for this community it becomes the paramount duty ~ of all concerned to work—in harmony—to labor .to one common end—to protect the homes that gives us shelter and to conserve the interests of the people who constitute the community. We may make of this comunity a hive of industry and a realm of peace, prosperity and happiness—or we may just drift along with the tide, pick up the crumbs that are thrown our way and grumble because the Lord provides for others and apparently forgets our existence. It will be as we make it—no other way. The Lord has provided us with intelligence and health, and energy, and the power to accomplish things. With that His work is done, and the rest is up to us. If we make the best of that which He has given us we will soon become prosperous, and happy and contented—a people enjoying to the fuilest of life’s blessings. If we neglect the gifts with which He has endowed us the penalty of failure will fail upcn our own shoulders+—the responsibility will be ours alone —the commercial stacnetion of our common community will be but the natural quence of our own shortsightedness. No community will prosver without the presence of a v2riety of stores, shops and other marts of commerce and trade. They are as necessary as the ground that we till and _ the ‘sun and rain that produce our crops. No store or shop can survive without the loyal supv7 port of the community—the WHOLE community. The interests of the retailer and the consumer are one in common —the success of the one depends upon the cooperation of the other. But the two interests that should be working in harmony are often too wide apart—separated by a yawning gulf of indifference and neglect. And the body politic — the community as a whole—suffers, and stagnates and withers, and dies. Men of brains realize that it is to their own individual interests to foster their own community by trading with their home institutions. The local retailer and the consumer are the two ends, with this paper in the middle, and if all wlll unite in the common cause there will be but one result— PROSPERITY. CLYDE GWIN IS ROTARY SPEAKER Clyde Gwin, past president of Rotary, was the speaker at the meeting of the club today’ at luncheon in the’ National Hotel. His topic was the Tahoe National Forest. Among other interesting features of his address, was an account of the’ use of parachute fire fighters which means, fires can often be curbed in their incipiency. 7 LOCAL COUPLE MARRY E. W. Norton and Bernice Paxton, Vol. 14, No. 60. The ay Seat Paper NEVADA Cf TY, CALIF ORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2; 1940 300 Autos In Caravan Tomorrow Participants Will. Leave Here At 8 A. M. For Marysville Off to the fair! With horns blaring and banners flying, 300 cars will leave Marysville at 9:45 A. M. tomorrow for the state fair in Sacramento for the _observation of Tahoe Pacific Highway 20 Association Day. A considerable portion of those cars will be from Nevada County. Guerdon Bllis, Tahoe National Forest supervisor, who is general chairman: of the committee arranging for the caravan of cars from the six counties through which the Tahoe-Ukiah Highway passes, will head the procession. In Nevada City the caravan will form at the Plaza between 7:30 and 8 a. m. The Nevada city cars will join those in Grass Valley at 8:15. The caravamill pass through Smartville at 8:45 to pick up additional caravan participants. Six Counties In Marysville the Nevada County . caravan section will join with similar groups from Yuba, Sutter, Lake, Colusa and Mendocino counties, The participants will be given in Marysville to identify caravan stickers them. A special entertainment program has: been arranged by Chairman Ellis Nevada Counts Girls and Apples Nevada County’s exhibit at the California State Fair, running in Sacramento through Monday, September. 9, features gold mining and apple culture. A huge display of apples covers one end of the exhibit. Specimens of gold ore and nuggets are on disrlay. W. W. BEsterly is in charge of the mining exhibit and L. G. Lageson of the agriculture. in order to make the _ colorful plum, pear and apple exhibits, Mr. Lageson picked many boxes of fruit from which the best was selected. Little by little under his energetic direction Nevada ‘County’s reputation as one of the finest fruit growing sections in the Sierras is being established. Both gold and fruit exhibits brought many exclamations of admiration and respect from thousands of visitors who paused before the colorful Nevada County section in the big state fair building where counties vie for handsome prizes. Varieties of apples shown were “Golden Delicious, ‘Red Delicious, Stark’s Delicious, Gravenstein, Jonathan, King David, Gloria Mindi, Winter Banana, Alexander and the Winesap. Of pears there were the following varieties: Comice, Anjou, Bose, Bartlett, Favorita and Seckel. Two splendid varieties of plums were the President and Hungarian. Cc. THIS NUGGFT ISSUE ) in Fiesta Hall at the fairgrounds tomorrow afternoon. Eben K. Smart of; Grass Valley will act as master of! ceremonies. One of the highlights of the entertainment will be the ap-! pearance of the California-Cornish , Gold [Mining Singers of Grass Valley, . attired in underground mining cos. tume. Bands Will Play The Grass Valley High School band and the 50 piece Fort Bragg High School band will play. From Mendocino county will also come the Belle of the Redwoods troupe and loggers will give a demonstration of log bucking and chip flying. Paul C. Barrett of Colusa .will render several baritone solos. The popular Three Peaches of Sutter ‘County will also perform, Ellis hopes for a large Nevada County representation in the caravan, Highway 20 Association Handicap will be one of the horse racing featues. A special section of the grandstand is being reserved for the caravan participants. LOCAL MINING MAN RETURNS FROM ISLANDS Orlando McCraney of this city, who has been in the Philippine Islands for the past three years and four months, will arrive in Los Angeles on September 14th to return to Nevada City to make his home. Mrs. McCraney, who remained in Nevada City while her husband was employed in the Philippines, and Tom McCraney, local attorney; who is a son of the couple, will drive to Los . Angeles to meet the returning min. ing executive. MeCraney went to the Philippines manager of the Pan-Philippine Company. For the past year he had been in engineering practice in~ the islands, MONDAY IS HOLIDAY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN When school children leave their classes tomorrow afternoon they will not have to return until next Tuesday. Monday. is a holiday in California. It is Admission Day. The city hall and the -courthouse will also be closed. The holiday will not be universal, i ie pas both of this city, were married in Reno, yesterday. } trict will continue tn work. however, as all the mines in the disCAIES ATTENTION TO TRADE AT HOME NEEP ™ this issue of the Nevada City Nugeet, the businessmen Nevada City~-and Grass Valley bringing to your attention various reasons for ‘‘Keeping Your Money At Home.” The first of a series of four monthly announcements appears on Page 3. It, along with the announcements of the sucreeding months of October, Novand December, should be of are ember read, This issue of The Nugget, your county seat newspaper, was given widespread. distribution, Approximately 3,000. copies were printed and either delivered or mailed to residents of Nevada City and Grass Valley. Ss CITY COUNCIL MEETS TON'GHT The city council will hold its regular monthly meeting in the city hall here tonight. 5 Chief of Police Max Solaro and City Judge Miles D. Coughlin will submit. monthly reports on arrests and fines. No matters of importance are expected to come before the council at tonight’s session. TOWN TALK HOME BURNED EARLY TODAY The home of Mrs. Freda Pope at Town Talk was destroyed by fire early today during her absence. The cause of the fire has not been determined, Both the Nevada City and the State Division fire fighting crews answered calls to the blaze but they were unable save ‘the house. Mrs. Pope’s husband died about a . year ago. He had been an employee of the Idaho-Maryland Mines Corporation. fire truck e of Forestry to Will Visit Fair— William (Tex) Straw will attend Pioneer Day at the state fair in Sactamento. With his checkered shirt and ten gallon hat, Straw, more than six feet in height, will no doubt preesnt a picturesque picture. He is earetaker of the Willow Valley minthe’ Hopes High completed this week. determine the extent of the v the veins in both directions in Gold Mining Included In Profits Bill Buck Considered Of Benefit Gold mining was included in the excess peotiis bill before’ Congress but Representative’ Frank H. Buck of California’ strenuously objected to the in-, ‘lusion. The facts brought to . the attention of Congress as. SCOOP THURMAN THANKS NEVADA rOINTY VOTERS Mr. H. M. Leete, Editor, The Nugget, Nevada City, Calif. Dear Mr. Leete: Now that the election is over I wish to extend my sincere thanks for the fine support which you gave me during the campaign. A great deal of the credit for my re-election is due to the support which you and some twenty; other newspapermen gave me during my recent eampaign. The editorial endorsement -of the newspapers and the advertising space which I used brought to the attention of the voters the issues of the campaign and the attempt of a political machine to ‘“‘purge’’ me because I refused to take political dictation. When you consider that the political machine which opposed my candidacy wsed every means: possible including radio talks by the governor of the state, political henchmen campaigning in the district as well as deliberate distortion of the facts in an endeavor to smear my candidacy, I cannot help ‘but believe more than ever that the home town newspapers do have the respect and confidence of their readers. My campaign was almost exclusively a newspaper campaign. I used considerable advertising space in placing my candidacy before the voters of Nevada County. I know that statements which were “published in the Nevada City Nugget were read and your endorsement of my candidacy was to a grea'tt extent responsible for the fine vote of confidence which I received from the voters of your county, And in. thanking the press I am not forgetting the many, many friends throughout the district who a'so suqported my candidacy and worked for my reelection. They too have my sincere thanks. Thank God that the people of this state and nation still can vote as Americans and not as some dictator tells them to vote. The recent election demonstrates more than ever that the people of California will not take dictation and. be rubber stamp.voters for any political machine. While I feel very happy over the outcome, I also feel very humble and realize more ‘than ever the responsibility the voters have placed upon me. I want to assure you and the es. people of your county that as long. —— , ators a year or two at least before well as to the general public’ ‘was considered here as of great . benefit to the gold mining in-' ‘dustry, however, giving an in-, sight to mining problems not generally known. Congressman Buck said: “T have a sincere conviction that income from corporations which are engaged in the mining of gold, the price of which is fixed by presidentrial regulation under law, and which commodity must be sold only to the United States Government, and income derived from strategic and critical minerals needed for defense purposes are such income as cannot be considered under any circumstances as profiteering income.’’ Pointing out that an amendment seeking these exemptions, which he proposed to the ways and = means committee, was rejected, Buck statPublicity Given Industry By, project during the month was slight. ly in excess of 25, Work on the cross. CROSSCUT REVEALS TWO VEINS Regarding Mine’s Possibilities Tunnel Project, Which Cost $100,000, Considered Greatest In History Of Mining In This Vicinity The greatest. development task in the history of mining in this area—the driving of the 6,000 foot crosscut from the 400 level of the Murchie Mine to the North Banner—was Two ore bodies which showed nossibilitixe were contacted in the driving of the tunnnel and work has started to eins. Drifting will proceed on the. efforts of the mine management to locate sufficient ore to reume operations at the Murchie on the former large scalé production basis. % In celebration of the completion of the crossecut project, which cost $100,000, Fred Searls of the Newmont Mining Corporation gave a banquet for the Murchie crew of 45 men here Monday night. General Manager Robert J. Hendricks and Foreman Jack Widauf were in attendance, Set Local Record In driving 703 feet in 28 working days~ during August, the Murchie crew set a new record for drilling operations in this area. The average number of feet per day made on the cut was facilitated by the use of a Jumbo driller, designed especially. for the project by Lloyd Gilbert, of the Murchie engineering staff, assisted by Manager Hendricks. The ‘driller is the first of its kind ever used in & mine in Nevada County. The 6,000 foot crosscut project since the time announcement was made of its commencement has been of special interest to miners and those interested in mining. The cross cut penterates an area heretofore never. developed. Rock Never Changed Impressive is the fact that the type of rock formation —granidiorite — never changed in the entire 6,000 feet. At times a difference was noted in the hardness of the rock but the formation remained the-same. Little timbering was requried in the more than a mile long tunnel, remarkable for its absolute straightness. The tunnel does not seem to vary one inch from where it starts in old workings on the 400 foot level. The size of the crosscut is approximately ten by ten. Although the two ledges were contacted before the croscut was completed, the project was carried on through to the planned objective. The ledges were marked for future. ed: lative committee displayed, but, if I may say so respectfully with re-j gard to my colleagues, to a lack of understanding as to the gold mining industry.”’ In Record Buck’s statements were in the Congressional Record. He continued: “As to gold, it takes small operthey get started, whether they are engaged in gold dredging or direct mining. Costs are expensive and there is delay involved in moving from one location to another. Mining gives a great many people work and they, in turn, consume ordinary products. Smaller miners seem to be worrying quite a bit over this situation. “The deep vein miner who does not do at least two years’ work of development ahead thinks he would go to the dogs quickly if he did not keep up that.character of work. Naturally, that is the best assurance that men wHl be kept at work, machinery purchased, and the orderly processes kept rolling no matter what the output of the mining is. “Preliminary work, investment in machinery equipment, the. probable. rise in labor costs as a result of the defense program, all must be taken into consideration. It is absolutely true that very few gold mines pay as I am assemblyman.’I shall endeavor to serve the people I represent to the best of my ability. _ Again thanking you for your support and cooperation, I am Sincerely, ALLEN G. THURMAN, ' development at the time ‘they were “I do not think that°the rejection . Struck. was due to any haste that our legis. Functions Smoothly The smooth functioning of the crews on the croscut project was remarkable. They were no waste motions, no time lost as the tunnel advanced. With shift bosses leading the way, swift progress was made by the crews in drilling, mucking out and blasting. The Gilbert-Hendricks designed jumbo driller and a late model mucking machine speeded up the work tremendously. The drifting on the two:veins will determined whether the Murchie Mine will resume its glory of a few years past when it was the leading gold producer in this area with 300 men employed or whether it will be abandoned completely. { The hopes of the residents in this area lie with those of the mine management in that enough ore will be found to justify the resumption of large scale.operations. Approximately the same number of men employed on the driving of the crosscut will be used in the drifting operations at the Murchie. Deputy Clerk Vacationing— _ Ralph Deeble, Nevada County deputy. clerk, is enjoying a several da dividends. The treasury department cited. examples of four large corpor-— ations that-were making profits. on the present basis, but they are ‘not representative. Peale ‘‘Whether they were or not, how-. ever, is beside the question, because the.federal government should Yevy. an excess profits tax on commodity which it directly re es as to niles ant ot YourAseenireety

Thinking Out Loud N evada City Nugget COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN.CALIFORNIA in From the Californian, March 15, 1348: The Liberty of the Press consists the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justifiable ends. —Aiexander HuamiiTrade at Home because it pays. the local reteiler_and the local consumer! There you have it—the two ends, which are’ brought together by this newspaper. One cannot prosper without the other, and neither can meet with success without the cogperation of the other two. Therefore, to achieve prosperity for this community it becomes the paramount duty ~ of all concerned to work—in harmony—to labor .to one common end—to protect the homes that gives us shelter and to conserve the interests of the people who constitute the community. We may make of this comunity a hive of industry and a realm of peace, prosperity and happiness—or we may just drift along with the tide, pick up the crumbs that are thrown our way and grumble because the Lord provides for others and apparently forgets our existence. It will be as we make it—no other way. The Lord has provided us with intelligence and health, and energy, and the power to accomplish things. With that His work is done, and the rest is up to us. If we make the best of that which He has given us we will soon become prosperous, and happy and contented—a people enjoying to the fuilest of life’s blessings. If we neglect the gifts with which He has endowed us the penalty of failure will fail upcn our own shoulders+—the responsibility will be ours alone —the commercial stacnetion of our common community will be but the natural quence of our own shortsightedness. No community will prosver without the presence of a v2riety of stores, shops and other marts of commerce and trade. They are as necessary as the ground that we till and _ the ‘sun and rain that produce our crops. No store or shop can survive without the loyal supv7 port of the community—the WHOLE community. The interests of the retailer and the consumer are one in common —the success of the one depends upon the cooperation of the other. But the two interests that should be working in harmony are often too wide apart—separated by a yawning gulf of indifference and neglect. And the body politic — the community as a whole—suffers, and stagnates and withers, and dies. Men of brains realize that it is to their own individual interests to foster their own community by trading with their home institutions. The local retailer and the consumer are the two ends, with this paper in the middle, and if all wlll unite in the common cause there will be but one result— PROSPERITY. CLYDE GWIN IS ROTARY SPEAKER Clyde Gwin, past president of Rotary, was the speaker at the meeting of the club today’ at luncheon in the’ National Hotel. His topic was the Tahoe National Forest. Among other interesting features of his address, was an account of the’ use of parachute fire fighters which means, fires can often be curbed in their incipiency. 7 LOCAL COUPLE MARRY E. W. Norton and Bernice Paxton, Vol. 14, No. 60. The ay Seat Paper NEVADA Cf TY, CALIF ORNIA, The Gold Center THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2; 1940 300 Autos In Caravan Tomorrow Participants Will. Leave Here At 8 A. M. For Marysville Off to the fair! With horns blaring and banners flying, 300 cars will leave Marysville at 9:45 A. M. tomorrow for the state fair in Sacramento for the _observation of Tahoe Pacific Highway 20 Association Day. A considerable portion of those cars will be from Nevada County. Guerdon Bllis, Tahoe National Forest supervisor, who is general chairman: of the committee arranging for the caravan of cars from the six counties through which the Tahoe-Ukiah Highway passes, will head the procession. In Nevada City the caravan will form at the Plaza between 7:30 and 8 a. m. The Nevada city cars will join those in Grass Valley at 8:15. The caravamill pass through Smartville at 8:45 to pick up additional caravan participants. Six Counties In Marysville the Nevada County . caravan section will join with similar groups from Yuba, Sutter, Lake, Colusa and Mendocino counties, The participants will be given in Marysville to identify caravan stickers them. A special entertainment program has: been arranged by Chairman Ellis Nevada Counts Girls and Apples Nevada County’s exhibit at the California State Fair, running in Sacramento through Monday, September. 9, features gold mining and apple culture. A huge display of apples covers one end of the exhibit. Specimens of gold ore and nuggets are on disrlay. W. W. BEsterly is in charge of the mining exhibit and L. G. Lageson of the agriculture. in order to make the _ colorful plum, pear and apple exhibits, Mr. Lageson picked many boxes of fruit from which the best was selected. Little by little under his energetic direction Nevada ‘County’s reputation as one of the finest fruit growing sections in the Sierras is being established. Both gold and fruit exhibits brought many exclamations of admiration and respect from thousands of visitors who paused before the colorful Nevada County section in the big state fair building where counties vie for handsome prizes. Varieties of apples shown were “Golden Delicious, ‘Red Delicious, Stark’s Delicious, Gravenstein, Jonathan, King David, Gloria Mindi, Winter Banana, Alexander and the Winesap. Of pears there were the following varieties: Comice, Anjou, Bose, Bartlett, Favorita and Seckel. Two splendid varieties of plums were the President and Hungarian. Cc. THIS NUGGFT ISSUE ) in Fiesta Hall at the fairgrounds tomorrow afternoon. Eben K. Smart of; Grass Valley will act as master of! ceremonies. One of the highlights of the entertainment will be the ap-! pearance of the California-Cornish , Gold [Mining Singers of Grass Valley, . attired in underground mining cos. tume. Bands Will Play The Grass Valley High School band and the 50 piece Fort Bragg High School band will play. From Mendocino county will also come the Belle of the Redwoods troupe and loggers will give a demonstration of log bucking and chip flying. Paul C. Barrett of Colusa .will render several baritone solos. The popular Three Peaches of Sutter ‘County will also perform, Ellis hopes for a large Nevada County representation in the caravan, Highway 20 Association Handicap will be one of the horse racing featues. A special section of the grandstand is being reserved for the caravan participants. LOCAL MINING MAN RETURNS FROM ISLANDS Orlando McCraney of this city, who has been in the Philippine Islands for the past three years and four months, will arrive in Los Angeles on September 14th to return to Nevada City to make his home. Mrs. McCraney, who remained in Nevada City while her husband was employed in the Philippines, and Tom McCraney, local attorney; who is a son of the couple, will drive to Los . Angeles to meet the returning min. ing executive. MeCraney went to the Philippines manager of the Pan-Philippine Company. For the past year he had been in engineering practice in~ the islands, MONDAY IS HOLIDAY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN When school children leave their classes tomorrow afternoon they will not have to return until next Tuesday. Monday. is a holiday in California. It is Admission Day. The city hall and the -courthouse will also be closed. The holiday will not be universal, i ie pas both of this city, were married in Reno, yesterday. } trict will continue tn work. however, as all the mines in the disCAIES ATTENTION TO TRADE AT HOME NEEP ™ this issue of the Nevada City Nugeet, the businessmen Nevada City~-and Grass Valley bringing to your attention various reasons for ‘‘Keeping Your Money At Home.” The first of a series of four monthly announcements appears on Page 3. It, along with the announcements of the sucreeding months of October, Novand December, should be of are ember read, This issue of The Nugget, your county seat newspaper, was given widespread. distribution, Approximately 3,000. copies were printed and either delivered or mailed to residents of Nevada City and Grass Valley. Ss CITY COUNCIL MEETS TON'GHT The city council will hold its regular monthly meeting in the city hall here tonight. 5 Chief of Police Max Solaro and City Judge Miles D. Coughlin will submit. monthly reports on arrests and fines.

No matters of importance are expected to come before the council at tonight’s session. TOWN TALK HOME BURNED EARLY TODAY The home of Mrs. Freda Pope at Town Talk was destroyed by fire early today during her absence. The cause of the fire has not been determined, Both the Nevada City and the State Division fire fighting crews answered calls to the blaze but they were unable save ‘the house. Mrs. Pope’s husband died about a . year ago. He had been an employee of the Idaho-Maryland Mines Corporation. fire truck e of Forestry to Will Visit Fair— William (Tex) Straw will attend Pioneer Day at the state fair in Sactamento. With his checkered shirt and ten gallon hat, Straw, more than six feet in height, will no doubt preesnt a picturesque picture. He is earetaker of the Willow Valley minthe’ Hopes High completed this week. determine the extent of the v the veins in both directions in Gold Mining Included In Profits Bill Buck Considered Of Benefit Gold mining was included in the excess peotiis bill before’ Congress but Representative’ Frank H. Buck of California’ strenuously objected to the in-, ‘lusion. The facts brought to . the attention of Congress as. SCOOP THURMAN THANKS NEVADA rOINTY VOTERS Mr. H. M. Leete, Editor, The Nugget, Nevada City, Calif. Dear Mr. Leete: Now that the election is over I wish to extend my sincere thanks for the fine support which you gave me during the campaign. A great deal of the credit for my re-election is due to the support which you and some twenty; other newspapermen gave me during my recent eampaign. The editorial endorsement -of the newspapers and the advertising space which I used brought to the attention of the voters the issues of the campaign and the attempt of a political machine to ‘“‘purge’’ me because I refused to take political dictation. When you consider that the political machine which opposed my candidacy wsed every means: possible including radio talks by the governor of the state, political henchmen campaigning in the district as well as deliberate distortion of the facts in an endeavor to smear my candidacy, I cannot help ‘but believe more than ever that the home town newspapers do have the respect and confidence of their readers. My campaign was almost exclusively a newspaper campaign. I used considerable advertising space in placing my candidacy before the voters of Nevada County. I know that statements which were “published in the Nevada City Nugget were read and your endorsement of my candidacy was to a grea'tt extent responsible for the fine vote of confidence which I received from the voters of your county, And in. thanking the press I am not forgetting the many, many friends throughout the district who a'so suqported my candidacy and worked for my reelection. They too have my sincere thanks. Thank God that the people of this state and nation still can vote as Americans and not as some dictator tells them to vote. The recent election demonstrates more than ever that the people of California will not take dictation and. be rubber stamp.voters for any political machine. While I feel very happy over the outcome, I also feel very humble and realize more ‘than ever the responsibility the voters have placed upon me. I want to assure you and the es. people of your county that as long. —— , ators a year or two at least before well as to the general public’ ‘was considered here as of great . benefit to the gold mining in-' ‘dustry, however, giving an in-, sight to mining problems not generally known. Congressman Buck said: “T have a sincere conviction that income from corporations which are engaged in the mining of gold, the price of which is fixed by presidentrial regulation under law, and which commodity must be sold only to the United States Government, and income derived from strategic and critical minerals needed for defense purposes are such income as cannot be considered under any circumstances as profiteering income.’’ Pointing out that an amendment seeking these exemptions, which he proposed to the ways and = means committee, was rejected, Buck statPublicity Given Industry By, project during the month was slight. ly in excess of 25, Work on the cross. CROSSCUT REVEALS TWO VEINS Regarding Mine’s Possibilities Tunnel Project, Which Cost $100,000, Considered Greatest In History Of Mining In This Vicinity The greatest. development task in the history of mining in this area—the driving of the 6,000 foot crosscut from the 400 level of the Murchie Mine to the North Banner—was Two ore bodies which showed nossibilitixe were contacted in the driving of the tunnnel and work has started to eins. Drifting will proceed on the. efforts of the mine management to locate sufficient ore to reume operations at the Murchie on the former large scalé production basis. % In celebration of the completion of the crossecut project, which cost $100,000, Fred Searls of the Newmont Mining Corporation gave a banquet for the Murchie crew of 45 men here Monday night. General Manager Robert J. Hendricks and Foreman Jack Widauf were in attendance, Set Local Record In driving 703 feet in 28 working days~ during August, the Murchie crew set a new record for drilling operations in this area. The average number of feet per day made on the cut was facilitated by the use of a Jumbo driller, designed especially. for the project by Lloyd Gilbert, of the Murchie engineering staff, assisted by Manager Hendricks. The ‘driller is the first of its kind ever used in & mine in Nevada County. The 6,000 foot crosscut project since the time announcement was made of its commencement has been of special interest to miners and those interested in mining. The cross cut penterates an area heretofore never. developed. Rock Never Changed Impressive is the fact that the type of rock formation —granidiorite — never changed in the entire 6,000 feet. At times a difference was noted in the hardness of the rock but the formation remained the-same. Little timbering was requried in the more than a mile long tunnel, remarkable for its absolute straightness. The tunnel does not seem to vary one inch from where it starts in old workings on the 400 foot level. The size of the crosscut is approximately ten by ten. Although the two ledges were contacted before the croscut was completed, the project was carried on through to the planned objective. The ledges were marked for future. ed: lative committee displayed, but, if I may say so respectfully with re-j gard to my colleagues, to a lack of understanding as to the gold mining industry.”’ In Record Buck’s statements were in the Congressional Record. He continued: “As to gold, it takes small operthey get started, whether they are engaged in gold dredging or direct mining. Costs are expensive and there is delay involved in moving from one location to another. Mining gives a great many people work and they, in turn, consume ordinary products. Smaller miners seem to be worrying quite a bit over this situation. “The deep vein miner who does not do at least two years’ work of development ahead thinks he would go to the dogs quickly if he did not keep up that.character of work. Naturally, that is the best assurance that men wHl be kept at work, machinery purchased, and the orderly processes kept rolling no matter what the output of the mining is. “Preliminary work, investment in machinery equipment, the. probable. rise in labor costs as a result of the defense program, all must be taken into consideration. It is absolutely true that very few gold mines pay as I am assemblyman.’I shall endeavor to serve the people I represent to the best of my ability. _ Again thanking you for your support and cooperation, I am Sincerely, ALLEN G. THURMAN, ' development at the time ‘they were “I do not think that°the rejection . Struck. was due to any haste that our legis. Functions Smoothly The smooth functioning of the crews on the croscut project was remarkable. They were no waste motions, no time lost as the tunnel advanced. With shift bosses leading the way, swift progress was made by the crews in drilling, mucking out and blasting. The Gilbert-Hendricks designed jumbo driller and a late model mucking machine speeded up the work tremendously. The drifting on the two:veins will determined whether the Murchie Mine will resume its glory of a few years past when it was the leading gold producer in this area with 300 men employed or whether it will be abandoned completely. { The hopes of the residents in this area lie with those of the mine management in that enough ore will be found to justify the resumption of large scale.operations. Approximately the same number of men employed on the driving of the crosscut will be used in the drifting operations at the Murchie. Deputy Clerk Vacationing— _ Ralph Deeble, Nevada County deputy. clerk, is enjoying a several da dividends. The treasury department cited. examples of four large corpor-— ations that-were making profits. on the present basis, but they are ‘not representative. Peale ‘‘Whether they were or not, how-. ever, is beside the question, because the.federal government should Yevy. an excess profits tax on commodity which it directly re es as to niles ant ot YourAseenireety