May 10, 1972 (12 pages)

SS q The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, May 10, 1972 § Nevada City Nugget Published in the Best Little City on the Mother Lode OL. VI, NO. 44: The GOLD Center ‘NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _ The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 1932 ET HARTE DAIRY RECIEVES GOLD MEDAL AT STATE FAIR levada City received a big boost -week when it was announced : the Bret Harte Guernsey Dairy received the highest award ana 1 medal at the state fair for raw « and cream. ".§. N. Johnson, owner of the ‘y, informed The Nugget that the juct of his dairy in competitiof 1 dairies from all parts of the e was rated 2% points higher 1 the nearest competitor. he Bret Harte Dairy received highest award last year by a gin of one half point. The hign lity of the Nevada City product ie result of years of effort on the of Mr. Johnsons careful selecof dairy stock and the ideal jitions for dairying which prein Nevada county. The ‘best little city on the her Lode” has just about every intage and the reputation of prong the best milk and cream in state is another big boost that help bring desirable residents. RROW GAUGE ASKS PERMIT TO BUY STAGE he Railroad Commission has reed a joint application from PaGreyhound Lines, Inc., and ada County Narrow Gauge Rail. respectively, asking to sell ana thase operative rights for a pasver bus, baggage and express between Auburn and Nevada he application recites that the enger service of the Nevada ity Narrow Gauge Railroad bem Nevada City and Colfax has ined to an extent that it is no er justified, and that the paser stage service between Auand Nevada City as conducted ?acific Greyhound Lines, barely :s its out-of-pocket expense. By transfer of the latter opration ie Nevada County Narrow Gauge road it is believed that econo!can be effected and the serdettered. CH DEVELOPMENT AT LOW JACKET, OSCEOLA ider the supervision of William tenberger, the Yellow Jacket olidated Mines, Ltd., has begun intensive development of its ww Jacket and Osceola groups lleghany, Sierra county. In the ow Jacket a raise is being m to the surface from the main ) foot tunnel to provide for bet‘entilation, while the Osceola is : equipped for decper develope mines adjoin and cover narly fe of the.lode, and ‘the two prowill be carried on at the same In the Yellow Jacket ‘sinkins de resumed in the winze started the 1,100° foot point in the ' foot tunnel. e tunnel in the Osceola is 1,500 long. Both mines are well ped, including ten 1,250 pound os, and are electrically operattroughout. Aside from amal nt bills, they are free from e officers and directors are es E. Trezona, president; « G. Weller, vice president; im F. Adams, secretary; H. R. er, treasurer, all of Los Anand Judge Lee Champion of ‘ley Hills, additional directors. 1Y FOREST FIRES BURN LARGE ACREAGE response to calls for help the > National Forest Service ofn Nevada City sent out men 1 the last few days a couple d fires in El Dorado and Lake ies. > William Gracey, chief clerk ookkeeper, stated that 60 men ‘ive crew leaders were sent here to the El Dorado fire on * Flat, which it is claimed was y communists. He also stated six men and a truck were d to the Lake county fire is partly on Elk Mountain, rew going by way of Upper dig fire was reported to be ng above Fouts Springs on MEN BEING EMPLOYED AT HOGE DEV CO MINE Last Wednesday the Hoge Development Company had completed hiring a crew of about 35 men to start active mining and development of their property which lies northeast of Nevada City about two miles. The mine is 642 feet gfleep with three stations at the 300 foot, 400 foot, and 600 foot, levels. The men are. working of all of the levels drifting and stoping the rich ore that is found in the Hoge mine. The oil flotation mill which was completed last week was designed by Otto E. Schiffner, manager, and is so constructed that the capacity can be increased from 50 to 100 tons per day. : Arthur M. Hoge is president an: principal stock holder of the company. : PARAMONUT GD MINES OPERATING REDSTONE The Paramount Gold Mines Corporation, Ltd., of Auburn, Placer county, owns free of all indebtedness, 3 claims, or 160 acres of land two miles south of Blue Canyon, known as the Redstone mine. They are driving a tunnel which will be completed during the winte:, that will open up a thousand feet of backs on a vein that was originally operated by a former governor of Oregon. A ten stamp mill is located on the property which will have to be moved from its present location, to a point onthe north fork of the American “river. The ore which was mined originally ran $8 per ton. The present tunnel of 400 feet will open up the same vein 1000 feet lower and should also be a big producer. GRASS VALLEY FIGHTER WINS AT RENO MONDAY Len Vincent, of Grass Valley, was an easy winner at Reno Labor Day, giving Young Sharp a bad beating for six rounds. In the sixth round Vincent had Sharp reeling under a barrage of rights and lefts. Over a hundred fans from Grass Valley witnessed the bout, the second meeting of the pair. Vincent and Sharp have been _ tentatively rematched for a ten round fight September 14th. DOVE STEW OF GRASS VALLEY IS BIG SUCCESS The first annual dove stew of the Grass Valley Rifle, Rod and Gua Club, held at the William Black ranch last Sunday was a big success. The club chef, Jack Lopes, announced that eight hundred birds were used and about five hundred people enjoyed the stew. The affair was enlivened with music by the Grass Valley band. Mr. and Mrs. Wisker ‘Celebrate Anniversary ~ Last Friday was the seventh wedding anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Wisker of Nevada City. A nice dinner had been prepared and plans were to enjoy 4 quiet evening at home with relatives and a friend or two. A sister, Mrs. Ray Davis, under pretense of visitors, slipped over to her home to receive a group of friends who were prepared to charivari and surprise the young couple. In a short time they rang the door bell and made. quite a commotion with their cow bells and old tin cans quite to the astonishment of Mr. and Mrs. Wisker. After being welcomed into the home cards and a happy soctal time were enjoyed by the fifteen present. As it was the rubber anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Wisker received a number of nice gifts in rubber. Mrs. Schwartz Given Surprive— Mrs. Ann Carroll and son, Joe FE. Roberts, motored up from’ Sacramento Monday to_surprise’ her daughter, Mrs. Carl Schwartz, the cecasion being Mrs. Schwartz's birthday. A delightful birthday dinner was enjoyed. Clarence Turner motored to NeMountain in Colusa county. vada City Wednesday. The third annual Flower Show of the Women's Civic Improvement Club was held here Wednesday evening at Redmens hall and was an outstanding success. The old hall was transformed into a _ klediscope of floral colors. The autumnal hues of yellow and red were predominating but all colors of the were to be seen. The artistic arrangement was according to a plan drawn by C. E. Parsons of the Felix Gillett nursery. The center arrangement of a pond of water lillies and water hyacinths from the gardens of Elza _ Kilroy added greatly to the scene as did a minature garden. from the Felix Gillett nursery. The display of the Nevada County Lumber company featuring garden furniture decorated with pyrocantha berries, was another special feature. A table of yellow flowers from the P. G. Scadden garden was outstanding and contained several novelties including a new marigold called Guinea Gold and a new yellow cockscomb. The Scaddens alao had a table of dahlias. Nice Program The following program was rendered during the evening: — Vocal Solo, “Thank God for @ Garden,""—Mrs. G. C. Celio. Vocal Solo, (a) A Love Song, by Mischa Elman,; (b) “Song Without Words,” by Tschaikowsky,—Edna Gadawalder Goede. Volal Solo, (a), ‘Flower Rain,” by Edwin Schneider; (b) ‘“‘At Parting,” by James H. Rogers—Mrzs. Charles Elliott. Whistiing Solo, (a), “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,’ by Victor Herbert; (b), “The Little Old Garden,” by Thomas J. Hewett—Mrs. George Stine. Vocal Solo, (a) “‘When You Look in the Heart of a Rose,” by Methven; (b) ‘Daisies’, by C. P. Hawley —Mrs. I. M. Talbot. Life and History of lett—Charles E. Parsons. The following made exhibits of flowers: Mrs. George Calanan, Mrs. R. J. Bennetts, Mrs. P. G. Scadden, Mrs. Robert Nye, Mrs. Wade Armstrong, Mrs. Fred Tredennick, Miss Minnie Brand, Mrs. Ernest Schreiber, Mrs. Harriett Farmer, Miss Gerrainbow Felix GilAnnual Flower Show © Wins Much Praise trude Goyne, Mrs. Edward Uren, Mrs. Mary Warnecke, Mrs. Margaret Dickerman, Mrs. L. F. Whitney, Fred Reed, Mrs. Walier Mobley, Mrs W. P. Sawyer, Miss Alice Moore, Mrs. William Maguire, Mrs. W. S. Coughlan, Mrs. A. C. Randall, Mrs. R. E. Harris, Mrs. Joseph Huy, Mrs. El. a Kilroy, Mrs. H. H. Hallett, Mrs. A. N. Wisker, Mrs. Martin Van Berg, Mrs. Roy Landsburg, Lake Spaulding; Mrs. Charles Elliott, Mrs John Ivey, Mrs. Mary Sims, Mrs. William Holland, Mrs. Winnie Muiloy, Mrs. Charles Parsons, Mrs. John Darke, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. Frank Cossetti, Mrs. Jennie Preston. Mrs. Randolph Carter, Mrs. A. W. Hoge, Mrs. Susan Carr, Highway Gardens, Sunnyside Greenhouse, Mrs. M. H. Williams, Mrs. F. Poles, Mrs. Biggs, Thomas Flannagan, of English Mountain. The business firms of Nevada City cooperated with the women of the club in putting in exhibits of their wares and merchandise, this feature adding much to the success of the affair. ; Firms exhibiing were: U. S. Forest Service, Kopp’s Bakery, Broaa Street Service Station, Colleys, A. M. Holmes, Preston News Shop, Schreibers Cafe, Mrs. E. M. Austin, Felix Gillett Nursery, Charles Leiter, Alpha Stores, Plaza Grocery, Sunnyside Greenhouses, Nevada County Lumber company, Harris D-ug company, Dickerman Drug cémpany, Robert Carr, Lace House, The Racket Store, Betty Jean, and Foley's Confectionery. There was also on display a splendid collection of articles used by Mr. Gillett in his work as a nursery man, and at the occupation of barber, which he followed before he took up the work of converting the eastern part of the city into a garden spot oi the county. Judging from the number of displays and the lavishness of the flowers Nevada City might well be called the floral city of the Sierras. The fall flower shows have been so successful that the Wowens ImfProvement Club is now thinking seriously of holding a spring display of the many beautiful flowers that have finished their season before the fall flowers start to blossom. NEW WORK ADDS Within the next few weeks the Idaho-Maryland mines will start larger production, as certain meta!lurgical problems were solved, and two shifts per day. will be put on at the mines as soon as the immense gallows frame is completed. Last year there was a temporary loss of $2.13 of gold per ton in the tailings which have been stored and plans are to rework this at some future time. Gold recovered averaged $13.84 per ton and with the loss made a total value of the ore $15.97 per ton. Sixty-two and a half per cent of the company’s 8% preferred stock has been retired with arrangements to retire the whole issue by the end of 1932. This issue automatically shut off dividends on common atoc«, but was used in easing financial distress during early development. The company is well satisfied with development work in the mine, and continued work on the No. 3 vein has proved the large ore body to have increased in value and extent. True to formation in most instances in the Nevada county field, ANOTHER TO THE IDAHO-MARYLAND MINES SHIFT the number three vein has widened in sinking operations until it is six feet wide on the 1,000 foot level. The Idaho-Maryland mine is adding concentrating tables at the Brunswick mill which will replace the amalgamating machines. They have found that by concentrating the ore, regrinding it in a ball mill, and completing the treatment witn the flctaticn process they can cut the loss in the tailings from $2.13 per ton, or last ycar's average, to 55 cents a ton or less. The ore going to the Idaho-Maryland and Brunswick mills at this time is understood to be averaging $15. a ton. They plan to develop. the five veins known to exist on the property, among them being the Dorsey, Morehouse, besides the No. 3 ore body. Later on they will develop the Brunswick and Union Hill vein systems from the Brunswick mine shaft The mine now employs 200 men having added about 20 men within the last two months. The company bought two properties since the first of the year giving them an immense acreage that will keep them supplied with high krade ore for many years to come. 4 ANOTHER CITY PROPERTY HAS BEEN IMPROVED Part of the old Naffzigger home on Grove street, one of the early pioneer properties, that was injured by fire several months ago has been changed over into a pretty little modern house, while the worst damand the ground partly cleared at this time. Mrs. Barker, a niece of Miss Caraged part was torn down owns the cleared plans are not Tie Naffzigser sround and her known at this time. A nepnew of Miss Naffzigger, Dr. Howiurd Naffzigger, is a prominent physician in the university hospital at Berkeley. He has visited here at different mes in the last few years. NEVADA COUNTY HAS MINE MILL AT STATE FAIR Alta Californians, / Incorporated, successors to Citizens Regional Council, placed an jexhibit from 21 gold producing counties at the State Fair at Sacramento this year. A ten stamp mill was taken down from Grass Valley and is attracting a great deal of attention in its srinding up the quartz ore and the precious yellow metal is taken out. The mill was on display at the exhibit at the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles during the meeting of the Lions National Convention in that city. Have you a “Nugget’’ in your home? Why Not? GOOD SHOWING ON THE OLD HOMESTAKE MINE W. L. Jones, lesseyof the Homestake mine, located in the Washington district about 25 miles from Nevada City. was in Nevada City Monday with a handful of nugszets recently taken from the property. Jones is leasing the mine from C. E. Martz and son and has seven men employed at present. The principal work consists of a tunnel-in about 900 feet. The old Homestake has a good record of production and the present lessee is said to have ample eapital with mine. The Homestake was located in the 60's'by a man named Cook, who was murdered on the property. The mine was worked off and on and in 1914 was acquired by Mr. Martz, who took out considerable gold, drifting on the gravel. The new lessee is optimistic and well satisfied with the results already attained. ° LOCAL GIRL WINS THE PRIZE SHETLAND PONY Miss Jean Fitzsimmons is a very lucky little girl and no doubt many of her friends are a wee bit envious of her this week. She was the winner of the Shetland pony given away last Saturday by the Robert i. Carr Shoe Store in their merchandising contest which closed last week. Mr. Carr gave a ticket with each 50 cent purchase and at the end of the contest the drawing was made and the lucky number was 987. Miss Fitzsimmons is the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Fitzsimmons who reside on Winter street. Mr. Fitzsimmons is employed by the 1ahoe National Forestry Service in this section. This is the second prize won in the year by little Jean, as she drew the winning ticket on the big bunny at Colley’s candy store this spring, besides Mrs. Fitzsimmons won the prize baby in June at Jones Memorial hospital in Grass Valley. MODERN HOME IS FINISHED THIS WEEK A four room modern home to cost about $2,000.00 is just about being completed this week on East Broad street, which helps relieve the crowded condition which exists here at the present time. The contractors are Tredennick and Stevens and they are doing all of the cabinet work right * on the ground. The house has many builtin features including a cooler in the kitchen and drawers and cabinets that are the delight of every woman in her own home. One outstanding feature of this new home is the wood house which opens off of the kitchen. A truck can back right up to the window and unload into the wood house and presto—-just a step off the kitchen and there you are. The lumber is being furnished by The Nevada County Lumber company, and the contractors inform the writer thatall materials are bought right here at home. Let the good work xo on. EMPRESS MINE SHAFT IS SINKING RAPIDLY News reaching us Monday from the Empress mine, west. of Nevada City, is to the effect that the shaft sinking is progressing at a rapla rate and they were down to the 680 foot level with about 80 feet to go before they reach the 1,000 foot level. This work was. started about July 15th and they have made about six feet a-day in sinking. It is expected the work will be completed within a very few weeks if they continue as they are at the present. There is a station at the 150 foot level and other. stations will be cut at the 700 foot and 850 foot levels. This is a two compartment shaft which to develop the and when completed will be one of the most modernly equipped mincs in the district, With an abundance of rich ore in sight to give employment to about 39 men, which were working at the mine when mining operations ceased to start sinking. Ka C. Jacobs is superintendent at the mine. Ross F. Taylor of Downieville was a Nevada City visitor Tuesday. FLATTERING OFFER FOR RELIANCE AND Mrs. Kittie B. Kimball. — presi dent of Reliance Placer and Quartz Mining company. whose claims are located in the Alleghany and Eureka mining district, was in town Monday on business relative to the mine. Mrs. Kimball returned recently from a three month's trip throughont the east. visiting in New York, Washington, D. C., and Salt Lake City. She was accorded interviews in these with the . heads of three of the largest mining companies in the United States. She found them to be deeply interested and conversant with the possibilities in the Alleghany district. Her trip was so successful that she received a flattering offer from one company and another company is sending out an engineer within the . next two weeks to examine the property. The claims of the Reliance Placer and Quartz mining company He» next to the famous Plumbago mine in the Alleghany district. They have run a tunnel 170 feet into the mountain. The formation is granite and slate. The ledge is four and 3 half feet wide and seven feet through. Assays have run as high as $105 per ton. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball discovered the property eleven years ago and Mrs. Kimball helped her husband to develop~ the property. Upon his death two years ago Mrs. Kimball assumed the presidency and has been tntiring in her effort to promote the mine: She feels confident that her efforts will be rewarded within the next few weeks. The Plumbago mine has a past production record of $8,000,000. WORK GOING AHEAD ON AMERICAN FLAG MINE Among the many mining activities in this section and development work, the American Flag mine deserves mention as Mr. James Grimes has this week brought in some beautiful samples of rock taken from four different tunnels on the property. Mr. Grimes is part owner and reports that a crew of men are busy cleaning out the 1600 foot tunnel and retimbering and doing other work preparatory to taking out the ore in this tunnel. This mine is located on Oregon Creek near the Alaska mine and this section has in the past produced some rich ore. LAST BENEFIT DANCE OF MASONIC TRUSTEES Camptonville, September 1—The last benefit dance of this year will be staged Saturday evening, September 24th, by the trustees of the local Masonic hall. The popular Meltz orchestra of Auburn has again been selected for music. The committee in charge expect to offer an unusually good supper this time, with lots to eat for everybody. The proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the Masonic and Community hall, such expenses as insurance, taxes, repair, etc. CAMPTONVILLE, Sept.. 1.—The case of the People vs. Mrs. Mary Zaring was heard before Judge W. B. Meek in the local justice court Saturday morning, the defendant having been arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace on complaint sworn to by Mrs. Edna Deal, the trouble having taken place over a water dispute. The judge listened to the stories of both parties and there bemg no other witnesses, dismissed the case due to lack of sufficient evidence. TWIN SISTER MINE HAS SMALL CREW WORKING cities Messrs. Burgess and Smith of near Santa Rosa spent a few days at the Twin Sister mine last week. Several men are employed at the mine at present doing development work. The Twin Sister mine lies to the north of the German Bar mine and is situated on Snow Point.

SS q The Nevada County Nugget Wednesday, May 10, 1972 § Nevada City Nugget Published in the Best Little City on the Mother Lode OL. VI, NO. 44: The GOLD Center ‘NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA _ The County Seat Paper FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 1932 ET HARTE DAIRY RECIEVES GOLD MEDAL AT STATE FAIR levada City received a big boost -week when it was announced : the Bret Harte Guernsey Dairy received the highest award ana 1 medal at the state fair for raw « and cream. ".§. N. Johnson, owner of the ‘y, informed The Nugget that the juct of his dairy in competitiof 1 dairies from all parts of the e was rated 2% points higher 1 the nearest competitor. he Bret Harte Dairy received highest award last year by a gin of one half point. The hign lity of the Nevada City product ie result of years of effort on the of Mr. Johnsons careful selecof dairy stock and the ideal jitions for dairying which prein Nevada county. The ‘best little city on the her Lode” has just about every intage and the reputation of prong the best milk and cream in state is another big boost that help bring desirable residents. RROW GAUGE ASKS PERMIT TO BUY STAGE he Railroad Commission has reed a joint application from PaGreyhound Lines, Inc., and ada County Narrow Gauge Rail. respectively, asking to sell ana thase operative rights for a pasver bus, baggage and express between Auburn and Nevada he application recites that the enger service of the Nevada ity Narrow Gauge Railroad bem Nevada City and Colfax has ined to an extent that it is no er justified, and that the paser stage service between Auand Nevada City as conducted ?acific Greyhound Lines, barely :s its out-of-pocket expense. By transfer of the latter opration ie Nevada County Narrow Gauge road it is believed that econo!can be effected and the serdettered. CH DEVELOPMENT AT LOW JACKET, OSCEOLA ider the supervision of William tenberger, the Yellow Jacket olidated Mines, Ltd., has begun intensive development of its ww Jacket and Osceola groups lleghany, Sierra county. In the ow Jacket a raise is being m to the surface from the main ) foot tunnel to provide for bet‘entilation, while the Osceola is : equipped for decper develope mines adjoin and cover narly fe of the.lode, and ‘the two prowill be carried on at the same In the Yellow Jacket ‘sinkins de resumed in the winze started the 1,100° foot point in the ' foot tunnel. e tunnel in the Osceola is 1,500 long. Both mines are well ped, including ten 1,250 pound os, and are electrically operattroughout. Aside from amal nt bills, they are free from e officers and directors are es E. Trezona, president; « G. Weller, vice president; im F. Adams, secretary; H. R. er, treasurer, all of Los Anand Judge Lee Champion of ‘ley Hills, additional directors. 1Y FOREST FIRES BURN LARGE ACREAGE response to calls for help the > National Forest Service ofn Nevada City sent out men 1 the last few days a couple d fires in El Dorado and Lake ies. > William Gracey, chief clerk ookkeeper, stated that 60 men ‘ive crew leaders were sent here to the El Dorado fire on * Flat, which it is claimed was y communists. He also stated six men and a truck were d to the Lake county fire is partly on Elk Mountain, rew going by way of Upper dig fire was reported to be ng above Fouts Springs on MEN BEING EMPLOYED AT HOGE DEV CO MINE Last Wednesday the Hoge Development Company had completed hiring a crew of about 35 men to start active mining and development of their property which lies northeast of Nevada City about two miles. The mine is 642 feet gfleep with three stations at the 300 foot, 400 foot, and 600 foot, levels. The men are. working of all of the levels drifting and stoping the rich ore that is found in the Hoge mine. The oil flotation mill which was completed last week was designed by Otto E. Schiffner, manager, and is so constructed that the capacity can be increased from 50 to 100 tons per day. : Arthur M. Hoge is president an: principal stock holder of the company. : PARAMONUT GD MINES OPERATING REDSTONE The Paramount Gold Mines Corporation, Ltd., of Auburn, Placer county, owns free of all indebtedness, 3 claims, or 160 acres of land two miles south of Blue Canyon, known as the Redstone mine. They are driving a tunnel which will be completed during the winte:, that will open up a thousand feet of backs on a vein that was originally operated by a former governor of Oregon. A ten stamp mill is located on the property which will have to be moved from its present location, to a point onthe north fork of the American “river. The ore which was mined originally ran $8 per ton. The present tunnel of 400 feet will open up the same vein 1000 feet lower and should also be a big producer. GRASS VALLEY FIGHTER WINS AT RENO MONDAY Len Vincent, of Grass Valley, was an easy winner at Reno Labor Day, giving Young Sharp a bad beating for six rounds. In the sixth round Vincent had Sharp reeling under a barrage of rights and lefts. Over a hundred fans from Grass Valley witnessed the bout, the second meeting of the pair. Vincent and Sharp have been _ tentatively rematched for a ten round fight September 14th. DOVE STEW OF GRASS VALLEY IS BIG SUCCESS The first annual dove stew of the Grass Valley Rifle, Rod and Gua Club, held at the William Black ranch last Sunday was a big success. The club chef, Jack Lopes, announced that eight hundred birds were used and about five hundred people enjoyed the stew. The affair was enlivened with music by the Grass Valley band. Mr. and Mrs. Wisker ‘Celebrate Anniversary ~ Last Friday was the seventh wedding anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Wisker of Nevada City. A nice dinner had been prepared and plans were to enjoy 4 quiet evening at home with relatives and a friend or two. A sister, Mrs. Ray Davis, under pretense of visitors, slipped over to her home to receive a group of friends who were prepared to charivari and surprise the young couple. In a short time they rang the door bell and made. quite a commotion with their cow bells and old tin cans quite to the astonishment of Mr. and Mrs. Wisker. After being welcomed into the home cards and a happy soctal time were enjoyed by the fifteen present. As it was the rubber anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Wisker received a number of nice gifts in rubber. Mrs. Schwartz Given Surprive— Mrs. Ann Carroll and son, Joe FE. Roberts, motored up from’ Sacramento Monday to_surprise’ her daughter, Mrs. Carl Schwartz, the cecasion being Mrs. Schwartz's birthday. A delightful birthday dinner was enjoyed. Clarence Turner motored to NeMountain in Colusa county. vada City Wednesday. The third annual Flower Show of the Women's Civic Improvement Club was held here Wednesday evening at Redmens hall and was an outstanding success. The old hall was transformed into a _ klediscope of floral colors. The autumnal hues of yellow and red were predominating but all colors of the were to be seen. The artistic arrangement was according to a plan drawn by C. E. Parsons of the Felix Gillett nursery. The center arrangement of a pond of water lillies and water hyacinths from the gardens of Elza _ Kilroy added greatly to the scene as did a minature garden. from the Felix Gillett nursery. The display of the Nevada County Lumber company featuring garden furniture decorated with pyrocantha berries, was another special feature. A table of yellow flowers from the P. G. Scadden garden was outstanding and contained several novelties including a new marigold called Guinea Gold and a new yellow cockscomb. The Scaddens alao had a table of dahlias. Nice Program The following program was rendered during the evening: — Vocal Solo, “Thank God for @ Garden,""—Mrs. G. C. Celio. Vocal Solo, (a) A Love Song, by Mischa Elman,; (b) “Song Without Words,” by Tschaikowsky,—Edna Gadawalder Goede. Volal Solo, (a), ‘Flower Rain,” by Edwin Schneider; (b) ‘“‘At Parting,” by James H. Rogers—Mrzs. Charles Elliott. Whistiing Solo, (a), “Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life,’ by Victor Herbert; (b), “The Little Old Garden,” by Thomas J. Hewett—Mrs.. George Stine. Vocal Solo, (a) “‘When You Look in the Heart of a Rose,” by Methven; (b) ‘Daisies’, by C. P. Hawley —Mrs. I. M. Talbot. Life and History of lett—Charles E. Parsons. The following made exhibits of flowers: Mrs. George Calanan, Mrs. R. J. Bennetts, Mrs. P. G. Scadden, Mrs. Robert Nye, Mrs. Wade Armstrong, Mrs. Fred Tredennick, Miss Minnie Brand, Mrs. Ernest Schreiber, Mrs. Harriett Farmer, Miss Gerrainbow Felix GilAnnual Flower Show © Wins Much Praise trude Goyne, Mrs. Edward Uren, Mrs. Mary Warnecke, Mrs. Margaret Dickerman, Mrs. L. F. Whitney, Fred Reed, Mrs. Walier Mobley, Mrs W. P. Sawyer, Miss Alice Moore, Mrs. William Maguire, Mrs. W. S. Coughlan, Mrs. A. C. Randall, Mrs. R. E. Harris, Mrs. Joseph Huy, Mrs. El. a Kilroy, Mrs. H. H. Hallett, Mrs. A. N. Wisker, Mrs. Martin Van Berg, Mrs. Roy Landsburg, Lake Spaulding; Mrs. Charles Elliott, Mrs John Ivey, Mrs. Mary Sims, Mrs. William Holland, Mrs. Winnie Muiloy, Mrs. Charles Parsons, Mrs. John Darke, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. Frank Cossetti, Mrs. Jennie Preston. Mrs. Randolph Carter, Mrs. A. W. Hoge, Mrs. Susan Carr, Highway Gardens, Sunnyside Greenhouse, Mrs. M. H. Williams, Mrs. F. Poles, Mrs. Biggs, Thomas Flannagan, of English Mountain. The business firms of Nevada City cooperated with the women of the club in putting in exhibits of their wares and merchandise, this feature adding much to the success of the affair. ; Firms exhibiing were: U. S. Forest Service, Kopp’s Bakery, Broaa Street Service Station, Colleys, A. M. Holmes, Preston News Shop, Schreibers Cafe, Mrs. E. M. Austin, Felix Gillett Nursery, Charles Leiter, Alpha Stores, Plaza Grocery, Sunnyside Greenhouses, Nevada County Lumber company, Harris D-ug company, Dickerman Drug cémpany, Robert Carr, Lace House, The Racket Store, Betty Jean, and Foley's Confectionery. There was also on display a splendid collection of articles used by Mr. Gillett in his work as a nursery man, and at the occupation of barber, which he followed before he took up the work of converting the eastern part of the city into a garden spot oi the county. Judging from the number of displays and the lavishness of the flowers Nevada City might well be called the floral city of the Sierras.

The fall flower shows have been so successful that the Wowens ImfProvement Club is now thinking seriously of holding a spring display of the many beautiful flowers that have finished their season before the fall flowers start to blossom. NEW WORK ADDS Within the next few weeks the Idaho-Maryland mines will start larger production, as certain meta!lurgical problems were solved, and two shifts per day. will be put on at the mines as soon as the immense gallows frame is completed. Last year there was a temporary loss of $2.13 of gold per ton in the tailings which have been stored and plans are to rework this at some future time. Gold recovered averaged $13.84 per ton and with the loss made a total value of the ore $15.97 per ton. Sixty-two and a half per cent of the company’s 8% preferred stock has been retired with arrangements to retire the whole issue by the end of 1932. This issue automatically shut off dividends on common atoc«, but was used in easing financial distress during early development. The company is well satisfied with development work in the mine, and continued work on the No. 3 vein has proved the large ore body to have increased in value and extent. True to formation in most instances in the Nevada county field, ANOTHER TO THE IDAHO-MARYLAND MINES SHIFT the number three vein has widened in sinking operations until it is six feet wide on the 1,000 foot level. The Idaho-Maryland mine is adding concentrating tables at the Brunswick mill which will replace the amalgamating machines. They have found that by concentrating the ore, regrinding it in a ball mill, and completing the treatment witn the flctaticn process they can cut the loss in the tailings from $2.13 per ton, or last ycar's average, to 55 cents a ton or less. The ore going to the Idaho-Maryland and Brunswick mills at this time is understood to be averaging $15. a ton. They plan to develop. the five veins known to exist on the property, among them being the Dorsey, Morehouse, besides the No. 3 ore body. Later on they will develop the Brunswick and Union Hill vein systems from the Brunswick mine shaft The mine now employs 200 men having added about 20 men within the last two months. The company bought two properties since the first of the year giving them an immense acreage that will keep them supplied with high krade ore for many years to come. 4 ANOTHER CITY PROPERTY HAS BEEN IMPROVED Part of the old Naffzigger home on Grove street, one of the early pioneer properties, that was injured by fire several months ago has been changed over into a pretty little modern house, while the worst damand the ground partly cleared at this time. Mrs. Barker, a niece of Miss Caraged part was torn down owns the cleared plans are not Tie Naffzigser sround and her known at this time. A nepnew of Miss Naffzigger, Dr. Howiurd Naffzigger, is a prominent physician in the university hospital at Berkeley. He has visited here at different mes in the last few years. NEVADA COUNTY HAS MINE MILL AT STATE FAIR Alta Californians, / Incorporated, successors to Citizens Regional Council, placed an jexhibit from 21 gold producing counties at the State Fair at Sacramento this year. A ten stamp mill was taken down from Grass Valley and is attracting a great deal of attention in its srinding up the quartz ore and the precious yellow metal is taken out. The mill was on display at the exhibit at the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles during the meeting of the Lions National Convention in that city. Have you a “Nugget’’ in your home? Why Not? GOOD SHOWING ON THE OLD HOMESTAKE MINE W. L. Jones, lesseyof the Homestake mine, located in the Washington district about 25 miles from Nevada City. was in Nevada City Monday with a handful of nugszets recently taken from the property. Jones is leasing the mine from C. E. Martz and son and has seven men employed at present. The principal work consists of a tunnel-in about 900 feet. The old Homestake has a good record of production and the present lessee is said to have ample eapital with mine. The Homestake was located in the 60's'by a man named Cook, who was murdered on the property. The mine was worked off and on and in 1914 was acquired by Mr. Martz, who took out considerable gold, drifting on the gravel. The new lessee is optimistic and well satisfied with the results already attained. ° LOCAL GIRL WINS THE PRIZE SHETLAND PONY Miss Jean Fitzsimmons is a very lucky little girl and no doubt many of her friends are a wee bit envious of her this week. She was the winner of the Shetland pony given away last Saturday by the Robert i. Carr Shoe Store in their merchandising contest which closed last week. Mr. Carr gave a ticket with each 50 cent purchase and at the end of the contest the drawing was made and the lucky number was 987. Miss Fitzsimmons is the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Fitzsimmons who reside on Winter street. Mr. Fitzsimmons is employed by the 1ahoe National Forestry Service in this section. This is the second prize won in the year by little Jean, as she drew the winning ticket on the big bunny at Colley’s candy store this spring, besides Mrs. Fitzsimmons won the prize baby in June at Jones Memorial hospital in Grass Valley. MODERN HOME IS FINISHED THIS WEEK A four room modern home to cost about $2,000.00 is just about being completed this week on East Broad street, which helps relieve the crowded condition which exists here at the present time. The contractors are Tredennick and Stevens and they are doing all of the cabinet work right * on the ground.. The house has many builtin features including a cooler in the kitchen and drawers and cabinets that are the delight of every woman in her own home. One outstanding feature of this new home is the wood house which opens off of the kitchen. A truck can back right up to the window and unload into the wood house and presto—-just a step off the kitchen and there you are. The lumber is being furnished by The Nevada County Lumber company, and the contractors inform the writer thatall materials are bought right here at home. Let the good work xo on. EMPRESS MINE SHAFT IS SINKING RAPIDLY News reaching us Monday from the Empress mine, west. of Nevada City, is to the effect that the shaft sinking is progressing at a rapla rate and they were down to the 680 foot level with about 80 feet to go before they reach the 1,000 foot level. This work was. started about July 15th and they have made about six feet a-day in sinking. It is expected the work will be completed within a very few weeks if they continue as they are at the present. There is a station at the 150 foot level and other. stations will be cut at the 700 foot and 850 foot levels. This is a two compartment shaft which to develop the and when completed will be one of the most modernly equipped mincs in the district, With an abundance of rich ore in sight to give employment to about 39 men, which were working at the mine when mining operations ceased to start sinking. Ka C. Jacobs is superintendent at the mine. Ross F. Taylor of Downieville was a Nevada City visitor Tuesday. FLATTERING OFFER FOR RELIANCE AND Mrs. Kittie B. Kimball. — presi dent of Reliance Placer and Quartz Mining company. whose claims are located in the Alleghany and Eureka mining district, was in town Monday on business relative to the mine. Mrs. Kimball returned recently from a three month's trip throughont the east. visiting in New York, Washington, D. C., and Salt Lake City. She was accorded interviews in these with the . heads of three of the largest mining companies in the United States. She found them to be deeply interested and conversant with the possibilities in the Alleghany district. Her trip was so successful that she received a flattering offer from one company and another company is sending out an engineer within the . next two weeks to examine the property. The claims of the Reliance Placer and Quartz mining company He» next to the famous Plumbago mine in the Alleghany district. They have run a tunnel 170 feet into the mountain. The formation is granite and slate. The ledge is four and 3 half feet wide and seven feet through. Assays have run as high as $105 per ton. Mr. and Mrs. Kimball discovered the property eleven years ago and Mrs. Kimball helped her husband to develop~ the property. Upon his death two years ago Mrs. Kimball assumed the presidency and has been tntiring in her effort to promote the mine: She feels confident that her efforts will be rewarded within the next few weeks. The Plumbago mine has a past production record of $8,000,000. WORK GOING AHEAD ON AMERICAN FLAG MINE Among the many mining activities in this section and development work, the American Flag mine deserves mention as Mr. James Grimes has this week brought in some beautiful samples of rock taken from four different tunnels on the property. Mr. Grimes is part owner and reports that a crew of men are busy cleaning out the 1600 foot tunnel and retimbering and doing other work preparatory to taking out the ore in this tunnel. This mine is located on Oregon Creek near the Alaska mine and this section has in the past produced some rich ore. LAST BENEFIT DANCE OF MASONIC TRUSTEES Camptonville, September 1—The last benefit dance of this year will be staged Saturday evening, September 24th, by the trustees of the local Masonic hall. The popular Meltz orchestra of Auburn has again been selected for music. The committee in charge expect to offer an unusually good supper this time, with lots to eat for everybody.. The proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the Masonic and Community hall, such expenses as insurance, taxes, repair, etc. CAMPTONVILLE, Sept... 1.—The case of the People vs. Mrs. Mary Zaring was heard before Judge W. B. Meek in the local justice court Saturday morning, the defendant having been arrested on a charge of disturbing the peace on complaint sworn to by Mrs. Edna Deal, the trouble having taken place over a water dispute. The judge listened to the stories of both parties and there bemg no other witnesses, dismissed the case due to lack of sufficient evidence. TWIN SISTER MINE HAS SMALL CREW WORKING cities Messrs. Burgess and Smith of near Santa Rosa spent a few days at the Twin Sister mine last week. Several men are employed at the mine at present doing development work. The Twin Sister mine lies to the north of the German Bar mine and is situated on Snow Point.