January 25, 1967 (20 pages)

Q. The Nugget. . January 25, 1967 o f= ° (Continued from Page 1) ” The Senior “California Senator Gold Mine Industry is a co-sponsor forthe third time ofa me sure introduced: by mines which have been forced to close because of the costprice squeeze, year. oted. He added the never. has recovered ation” subsidies for newly.frony*the World War IT order‘to mined ore, The*measure wept_4¥alt activity because of labor ; Non producing mines would receive. substantially greater assistance payments for the first five years of production, but after that would revert to 6 per cent subsidy. The legislation also would establish a five man commission appointed by the President to carry out the policies of the act, And in the Senate: -U, S, Senator Thomas-H. Kuchel of California is one of a bipartisan group resuming a long campaign for legislation designed to revive gold mining by providing pricedifferential payments to cover higher present-day operating costs. uld= help: protect the Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska authorizing “equaliz Mines still struggling to con tinue operation would receive a subsidy of 6 per cent of the total bullion receipts far the previous new ventiires, alimiteu :ederal subsidy S . tothe Senate Interior Committee, where Kuchel is top Republican member. Inthe _two prior Congresses, this group unanimously gave favorable reports to similar legislation shortages, . The ; legislation would assure operators of a “reasonable” profit but payments would be. limited to mines with mineral yield of at least 50 percent gold, but Treasury Department oppo sition prevented floor action, Kuchel said the proposed payments are essential to "restore to life the industry which first brought large numbers of settlers to California” and has been virtually dead as the result of the 33-year-old Govertiment price ceiling of $35 per ounce on the yellow metal. He has contended Federal policy, dating back to depression days, is “out-dated and unrealistic”, Besides providing an incentive to re-open mines and launch . Ed Fusek, Grand Knight of the Grass Valley, Knights of Columbus, greets their popular guest speaker, Jack Hiatt of the San Francisco Giants Baseball Team. Hiatt spoke at the dinner held in Grass Valley last week. Come With us for a Visit a6 a Working Gold Mine Nugget, fast moving Photographer, George Brooks paid a visit to the famous Oriental Mine up near Alleghaney this: week. While there he was the guest of Superintendent Donald Dickey and Mine foreman Frank Knapp. The Oriental is the oldest mine in the State of California still in operation. Opened in 1860 it has operated without let-up except for the period 1939-40 when Public Law 208 closed the mine because of the War Manpower act. The mine is a busy place producing some 30 tons-of rich Gold Ore every working day. Mr. Dickey explained that his mine has its own machine shop, with welders and other tools for making minor repairs. Every facility is at the mine for safe and continuous operation. From the entrance to the Portal one travels by ore car for a distancé: of 6000 feet straight into the mountain to the shaft which drops down 2000 feet where mining is now being done, In the series of pictures beélow, Brooks has caught the schedule of how Gold Ore is brought out and processed ‘for maximum recovery today. Other mines in the area of the Oriental are taking on life and it is hoped that before long the mining industry will boom again. Certainly the long time activity at the Oriental is womy of at “Mine Superintendent, Don Dickey and his faithful Miner's Dog strike a pose near the entrance to the Oriental Gold Mine, Here is a Close up view of the en trance tention. or Portal to the Oriental Mine. ‘The tunnel bores 6000 feet into the mountainsi de to the shaft which drops down 2000 ft, In this picture is shown the ore shute which has brought up aload of gold bearing ore from, “way down below" ————— Stes: 33337 The day shift of Miners prepare to go into the mine aiding nd"Ore Carts" the day shift of miners enter for a days work 2000 feet below. the surface, the tunnel at the Oriental Mine. ALEC F . tThoen Suits’ tetnall te damminad teiew dha tates ick crusher where it is broken up into smaller pieces to be made ready for the Ball Mill, SSO EOE Se SE ee meee Here is. the “Ball Mill” set up in the "High Grade in The big heavy Iron balls tumble about Syed the container and grind ‘the ore into tiny partic ready for the Contentration table, Room", At theCrabecisractci’T abe allore is'stfted ead Gathak : to extract the gold from theslag. It is here that.actual Gold is revealed,

Q.. The Nugget. . January 25, 1967 o f= ° (Continued from Page 1) ” The Senior “California Senator Gold Mine Industry is a co-sponsor forthe third time ofa me sure introduced: by mines which have been forced to close because of the costprice squeeze, year. oted. He added the never. has recovered ation” subsidies for newly.frony*the World War IT order‘to mined ore, The*measure wept_4¥alt activity because of labor ; Non producing mines would receive. substantially greater assistance payments for the first five years of production, but after that would revert to 6 per cent subsidy. The legislation also would establish a five man commission appointed by the President to carry out the policies of the act, And in the Senate: -U, S, Senator Thomas-H. Kuchel of California is one of a bipartisan group resuming a long campaign for legislation designed to revive gold mining by providing pricedifferential payments to cover higher present-day operating costs. uld= help: protect the Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska authorizing “equaliz Mines still struggling to con tinue operation would receive a subsidy of 6 per cent of the total bullion receipts far the previous new ventiires, alimiteu :ederal subsidy S . tothe Senate Interior Committee, where Kuchel is top Republican member. Inthe _two prior Congresses, this group unanimously gave favorable reports to similar legislation shortages, . The ; legislation would assure operators of a “reasonable” profit but payments would be. limited to mines with mineral yield of at least 50 percent gold, but Treasury Department oppo sition prevented floor action, Kuchel said the proposed payments are essential to "restore to life the industry which first brought large numbers of settlers to California” and has been virtually dead as the result of

the 33-year-old Govertiment price ceiling of $35 per ounce on the yellow metal. He has contended Federal policy, dating back to depression days, is “out-dated and unrealistic”, Besides providing an incentive to re-open mines and launch . Ed Fusek, Grand Knight of the Grass Valley, Knights of Columbus, greets their popular guest speaker, Jack Hiatt of the San Francisco Giants Baseball Team. Hiatt spoke at the dinner held in Grass Valley last week. Come With us for a Visit a6 a Working Gold Mine Nugget, fast moving Photographer, George Brooks paid a visit to the famous Oriental Mine up near Alleghaney this: week. While there he was the guest of Superintendent Donald Dickey and Mine foreman Frank Knapp. The Oriental is the oldest mine in the State of California still in operation. Opened in 1860 it has operated without let-up except for the period 1939-40 when Public Law 208 closed the mine because of the War Manpower act. The mine is a busy place producing some 30 tons-of rich Gold Ore every working day. Mr. Dickey explained that his mine has its own machine shop, with welders and other tools for making minor repairs. Every facility is at the mine for safe and continuous operation. From the entrance to the Portal one travels by ore car for a distancé: of 6000 feet straight into the mountain to the shaft which drops down 2000 feet where mining is now being done, In the series of pictures beélow, Brooks has caught the schedule of how Gold Ore is brought out and processed ‘for maximum recovery today. Other mines in the area of the Oriental are taking on life and it is hoped that before long the mining industry will boom again. Certainly the long time activity at the Oriental is womy of at “Mine Superintendent, Don Dickey and his faithful Miner's Dog strike a pose near the entrance to the Oriental Gold Mine, Here is a Close up view of the en trance tention. or Portal to the Oriental Mine. ‘The tunnel bores 6000 feet into the mountainsi de to the shaft which drops down 2000 ft, In this picture is shown the ore shute which has brought up aload of gold bearing ore from, “way down below" ————— Stes: 33337 The day shift of Miners prepare to go into the mine aiding nd"Ore Carts" the day shift of miners enter for a days work 2000 feet below. the surface, the tunnel at the Oriental Mine. ALEC F . tThoen Suits’ tetnall te damminad teiew dha tates ick crusher where it is broken up into smaller pieces to be made ready for the Ball Mill, SSO EOE Se SE ee meee Here is. the “Ball Mill” set up in the "High Grade in The big heavy Iron balls tumble about Syed the container and grind ‘the ore into tiny partic ready for the Contentration table, Room", At theCrabecisractci’T abe allore is'stfted ead Gathak : to extract the gold from theslag. It is here that.actual Gold is revealed,