February 18, 1970 (12 pages)

THE BELLA Vista subdivision offers a fine variety of trees and a scenic view of the Sierra Buttes. (On a clear ny). NO HAPPY HELLO. . is ever quite equal to the warm welcome extended to newcomers by the Welcome Wagon Hostess. Her Smile may be no brighter, her greeting no more cheerful, but she’s made the welcome more a work of art than a'mere greeting . . corhplete with a galaxy of gifts and helpful information on schools, churches, shops and community facilities. So when a new neighbor moves in, follow up your . happy hello with a Welcome . Wagon greeting. A Hostess awaits your call at Tax returns show errors Early federal income tax returns indicate that many taxpayers are making errors in claiming adjustments to their income which may delay their refunds, the Internal Revenue Service said today. The term “adjustments,” as used on the tax form, refers Complete Supply] sunpiNe MATERIALS PAINT YUBA RIVER LUMBER CO. TOWN TALK, GRASS VALLEY 265-4521 “os _. DOWNIEVILLE YARD . o 289. ‘ LAS a LER bes a Be ct only to sick pay, moving expenses, and payments to selfemployment retirement plans. The total of these items is entered on line 15B of the Form 1040, the IRS said. Some taxpayers are incorrectly reporting on line 15B, the total of their itemized de»ductions such: as interest expense, state and local taxes, contributions, medical, or miscellaneous expenses. These deductions should be computed and entered on the appropriate schedules as provided in the instructions, The IRS also said that taxpayers are making mistakes by including as adjustments the exemption allowances for themselves, husbands or wives, children, or other dependents, For taxpayers who use the tax table to compute their tax, ‘the exemption allowance is already figured into the table. Classified ' Ads.” 14 a4 at ea +. eA * tages + te he he a eX Mother fits lnvoler . by Mary Bowen = THIS TRENCH is one of many deep cuts made for an extensive ground sluicing operation near the American River. Although ground sluicing sites often cannot be discerned from a distance, the distinctive leaf-vein pattern of ditches can be recognized easily from an airplane. Many such sites in the Mother Lode country show up clearly on aerial photographs. he hE One.of the most fascinating things about a drive through our Mother Lode country is that we are able to see on the landscape the scars of mining operations which still remainfrom a century ago. Hydraulic mining and other large-scale operations. have, of course, left extremely visible marks upon the land. There were. some other types of mining operations which have also left scars of one sort or another — trenches, mounds, holes or staeks of dirt. One of the least known of these was the type of placer mining known as ground sluicing. Ground sluicing was a unique type of operation. It had to be thoroughly planned. It required careful surveys of the -area to be mined, a continuous supply of running water, and a considerable. degree of engineering skill. Once it was begun, however, it also required a large number of -men.to do the pick and shovel work. Ground sluicing was generally used to mine fairly large areas. ‘Ideally, such an area would be generally level, but would slope somewhat toward a.creek orraSe PARIS SS vine to facilitate drainage once mining operations were under way. Usually a ditch or flume would be constructed to bring a water. supply to the highest point: of the ground to be mined. At the outset of the mining operation, a small trench would be dug at some point near the lowest elevation, A long sluice box would be put into this trench, ‘and the paydirt on the ground surface nearby would be worked and washed in the sluice box. The trench in which the sluices were placed would be deepened as necessary in order to maintain a downward flow of water. Soon, branches would be added to the original trench, More and more lengths of sluice boxes would be placed in ‘the ever-deepening trenches as an increasingly wider area. was mined. Eventally the sluice trenches would make a pattern, much like the veins of a leaf, ‘Some of the more extensive ground sluicing sites covered areas extending up to one mile across, At such places the main Slucing ditches were deepened to 30 feet or more before the mining was finished, and tunnels often were constructed to ensure proper drainage, At other sites, . ground sluicing was undertaken in areas as small as 1,000 Square feet. On. the smaller “sites, of course, the trenches were not particularly deep, However, all ground sluicing areas had. in common the pattern of branching ditches, surrounded by stacks of rocks separated by the miners from the paydirt before it’ was washed in the prere eA sonsenctinmpcemmnansces! ie Saw sateniunteess ereete CRETE, RECT EELACCE REEL EE LORE ae, ih iemnseraranter iran

THE BELLA Vista subdivision offers a fine variety of trees and a scenic view of the Sierra Buttes. (On a clear ny). NO HAPPY HELLO.. . is ever quite equal to the warm welcome extended to newcomers by the Welcome Wagon Hostess. Her Smile may be no brighter, her greeting no more cheerful, but she’s made the welcome more a work of art than a'mere greeting .. . corhplete with a galaxy of gifts and helpful information on schools, churches, shops and community facilities. So when a new neighbor moves in, follow up your . happy hello with a Welcome . Wagon greeting. A Hostess awaits your call at Tax returns show errors Early federal income tax returns indicate that many taxpayers are making errors in claiming adjustments to their income which may delay their refunds, the Internal Revenue Service said today. The term “adjustments,” as used on the tax form, refers Complete Supply] sunpiNe MATERIALS PAINT YUBA RIVER LUMBER CO. TOWN TALK, GRASS VALLEY 265-4521 “os _. DOWNIEVILLE YARD . o 289. ‘ LAS a LER bes a Be ct only to sick pay, moving expenses, and payments to selfemployment retirement plans. The total of these items is entered on line 15B of the Form 1040, the IRS said. Some taxpayers are incorrectly reporting on line 15B, the total of their itemized de»ductions such: as interest expense, state and local taxes, contributions, medical, or miscellaneous expenses. These deductions should be computed and entered on the appropriate schedules as provided in the instructions, The IRS also said that taxpayers are making mistakes by including as adjustments the exemption allowances for themselves, husbands or wives, children, or other dependents, For taxpayers who use the tax table to compute their tax, ‘the exemption allowance is already figured into the table. Classified ' Ads.” 14 a4 at ea +. eA * tages + te he he a eX Mother fits lnvoler . by Mary Bowen = THIS TRENCH is one of many deep cuts made for an extensive ground sluicing operation near the American River. Although ground sluicing sites often cannot be discerned from a distance, the distinctive leaf-vein pattern of ditches can be recognized easily from an airplane. Many such sites in the Mother Lode country show up clearly on aerial photographs. he hE One.of the most fascinating things about a drive through our Mother Lode country is that we are able to see on the landscape the scars of mining operations which still remainfrom a century ago. Hydraulic mining and other large-scale operations. have, of course, left extremely visible marks upon the land. There were. some other

types of mining operations which have also left scars of one sort or another — trenches, mounds, holes or staeks of dirt. One of the least known of these was the type of placer mining known as ground sluicing. Ground sluicing was a unique type of operation. It had to be thoroughly planned. It required careful surveys of the -area to be mined, a continuous supply of running water, and a considerable. degree of engineering skill. Once it was begun, however, it also required a large number of -men.to do the pick and shovel work. Ground sluicing was generally used to mine fairly large areas. ‘Ideally, such an area would be generally level, but would slope somewhat toward a.creek orraSe PARIS SS vine to facilitate drainage once mining operations were under way. Usually a ditch or flume would be constructed to bring a water. supply to the highest point: of the ground to be mined. At the outset of the mining operation, a small trench would be dug at some point near the lowest elevation, A long sluice box would be put into this trench, ‘and the paydirt on the ground surface nearby would be worked and washed in the sluice box. The trench in which the sluices were placed would be deepened as necessary in order to maintain a downward flow of water. Soon, branches would be added to the original trench, More and more lengths of sluice boxes would be placed in ‘the ever-deepening trenches as an increasingly wider area. was mined. Eventally the sluice trenches would make a pattern, much like the veins of a leaf, ‘Some of the more extensive ground sluicing sites covered areas extending up to one mile across, At such places the main Slucing ditches were deepened to 30 feet or more before the mining was finished, and tunnels often were constructed to ensure proper drainage, At other sites, . ground sluicing was undertaken in areas as small as 1,000 Square feet. On. the smaller “sites, of course, the trenches were not particularly deep, However, all ground sluicing areas had. in common the pattern of branching ditches, surrounded by stacks of rocks separated by the miners from the paydirt before it’ was washed in the prere eA sonsenctinmpcemmnansces! ie Saw sateniunteess ereete CRETE, RECT EELACCE REEL EE LORE ae, ih iemnseraranter iran