October 14, 1970 (12 pages)

peRTOpIcaLs section 5/26/71 GAL. ST. LIB eee SACTO. CAL. 958T4 2 eee Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You, Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, . . 4 i es . a Se Ee AN Re A Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, ‘ NUMBER 96 VOLUME 49 10Cents ACopy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 14, 1970 ~Men and The men and mines of Nevada County as written by A. B. Foote, a well known miner in the days of the past. Foote wasmostly associated. with the North . Star Mine, but in this series. reveals much information on most of the Golden Empire area mines. ; : : The problem was discussed for. about a year. Mr. Ira Joraleman: was engaged to advise . pelt ip amici ain ‘ae being « ab develop a. xdeveloping enough ore to again put the mine on a paying basis.The president and directors of the company decided, as they have done on a previous occasion, to take a chance and spend the money. COSTLY DEVELOPMENT In the next two years the company sank two incline shafts 2,000 feet each and deepened the Central vertical shaft 2,000 feet, making the bottom level 8600 feet measured along the veins, At the same time they did’ 17,000 feet of other development work and,mined 243,000 tons of ore which produced one and one-half million dollars. The total -deficit for the two years was $708,000.00, This job taxed both the men and the equipment of-the mine to the limit. R. H. Bedford was the contractor for the two incline shafts, and Fred Johnson for the vertical shaft. The engineering staff consisted of R. W. Parsons, who had been superintendent under me for a good many years and J. R. C. Mann. Most of the surveying was done : Northern Mines # % Page 6&7 Bi A eecechatatatetetet minés of Nevada County THE CORNERS of Mill and Neal Streets and Auburn and Neal Streets in Grass Valley have been a topic among local residents. In the afternoon's when school lets out it looks like a Los Angeles Freeway jam. For,comments about one of these corners see the Sounding Board on page 2. by Jack Mann, and the connection with the No. 2. shaft involved the traverse of 4,400 feet of crooked drift plus 4,300 feet of shaft, and closed within three inches. ‘4 The problem of getting the men and tools to the different working places on time was a great one. The contract men sinking the shafts were.on three shifts and changed at the face, while the ordinary miners were on ‘two shifts. Some of the men had to go a distance of 8,000 feet underground and had to be hoisted or lowered throughthree different shafts. Some of the best ore develop-" ed by this program was under . the Omaha and Mlinois claims 3; were sourrounded onthree sides by the North Star property so that the Empire could not reach the ore without skinking a ver= tical shaft 3,000-feet. The North ~: Star owned some claims up on ‘Osborne Hill entirely surroundNevada ed by empire property. For a year or more, the two companies discussed: either an exchange of certain pieces of ground -one company buying out the other -or a consolidation of the two companies in Nevada county's superviggrs one, but they never could come are trying to decide whether to to an agreement. ~ pay progress payments to the (Continued next week) firm that is conducting fils year's audit. . Scrapbooks —_ssssice matincnyrayments available at local offices until the audit is completed, but The Nugget scrapbook is this year's firm has submitted a $4,000 claim midway in its work, Besides the policy question of whether to make some available at The Union-Nugget offices in Grass Valley and Nevada: City. New subscribers are encouraged to pick up their scrapbooks at no charge to keep hissituation of not having sighed a contract with the firm of Peat, work. but the Supervisors Report Marwick and Mitchell, which ;¥! will receive $11,900 for the » An oral agreement was meen : but the supervisors never oraf ered 2 contract prepared. Now, ; Cua one is ready except for language on progress payments, The supervisors decided to ask the company its opinion as to the validity of progress payments before deciding what to do, In other business, the board learned that all deeds for Perimeter Road are either in the county's hands: or will be under condemnation, Two new deeds were accepted, and a condemnanow, the board also faces thetion suit will be filed shortly ‘on another parcel.

peRTOpIcaLs section 5/26/71 GAL. ST. LIB eee SACTO. CAL. 958T4 2 eee Serving the communities of Nevada City, Grass Valley, Red Dog, You, Bet, Town Talk, Glenbrook, Little York, Cherokee, Mooney Flat, Sweetland, Alpha, Omega, French Corral, Rough and Ready, Graniteville, North San Juan, North Bloomfield, Humbug, Relief Hill, Washington, Blue Tent, La Batr Meadows, Cedar Ridge, Union Hill, Peardale, Summit City, Walloupa, Gouge Eye, Lime Kiln, Chicago Park, Wolf, Christmas Hill, Liberty Hill, Sailor Flat, Lake City, Selby Flat, Grizzly Hill, Gold Flat, Soggsville, Gold Bar, Lowell Hill, Bourbon Hill, Scotch Hill, North Columbia, Columbia Hill, Brandy Flat, Sebastopol, Quaker Hill, Willow Valley, . . 4 i es . a Se Ee AN Re A Newtown, Indian Flat, Bridgeport, Birchville, Moore's Flat, Orleans Flat, Remington Hill, Anthony House, Delirium Tremens, ‘ NUMBER 96 VOLUME 49 10Cents ACopy Published Wednesdays, Nevada City WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER 14, 1970 ~Men and The men and mines of Nevada County as written by A. B. Foote, a well known miner in the days of the past. Foote wasmostly associated. with the North . Star Mine, but in this series. reveals much information on most of the Golden Empire area mines. ; : : The problem was discussed for. about a year. Mr. Ira Joraleman: was engaged to advise . pelt ip amici ain ‘ae being « ab develop a. xdeveloping enough ore to again put the mine on a paying basis.The president and directors of the company decided, as they have done on a previous occasion, to take a chance and spend the money. COSTLY DEVELOPMENT In the next two years the company sank two incline shafts 2,000 feet each and deepened the Central vertical shaft 2,000 feet, making the bottom level 8600 feet measured along the veins, At the same time they did’ 17,000 feet of other development work and,mined 243,000 tons of ore which produced one and one-half million dollars. The total -deficit for the two years was $708,000.00, This job taxed both the men and the equipment of-the mine to the limit. R. H. Bedford was the contractor for the two incline shafts, and Fred Johnson for the vertical shaft. The engineering staff consisted of R. W. Parsons, who had been superintendent under me for a good many years and J. R. C. Mann. Most of the surveying was done : Northern Mines # % Page 6&7 Bi A eecechatatatetetet minés of Nevada County THE CORNERS of Mill and Neal Streets and Auburn and Neal Streets in Grass Valley have been a topic among local residents. In the afternoon's when school lets out it looks like a Los Angeles Freeway jam. For,comments about one of these corners see the Sounding Board on page 2. by Jack Mann, and the connection with the No. 2. shaft involved the traverse of 4,400 feet of crooked drift plus 4,300 feet of shaft, and closed within three

inches. ‘4 The problem of getting the men and tools to the different working places on time was a great one. The contract men sinking the shafts were.on three shifts and changed at the face, while the ordinary miners were on ‘two shifts. Some of the men had to go a distance of 8,000 feet underground and had to be hoisted or lowered throughthree different shafts. Some of the best ore develop-" ed by this program was under . the Omaha and Mlinois claims 3; were sourrounded onthree sides by the North Star property so that the Empire could not reach the ore without skinking a ver= tical shaft 3,000-feet. The North ~: Star owned some claims up on ‘Osborne Hill entirely surroundNevada ed by empire property. For a year or more, the two companies discussed: either an exchange of certain pieces of ground -one company buying out the other -or a consolidation of the two companies in Nevada county's superviggrs one, but they never could come are trying to decide whether to to an agreement. ~ pay progress payments to the (Continued next week) firm that is conducting fils year's audit. . Scrapbooks —_ssssice matincnyrayments available at local offices until the audit is completed, but The Nugget scrapbook is this year's firm has submitted a $4,000 claim midway in its work, Besides the policy question of whether to make some available at The Union-Nugget offices in Grass Valley and Nevada: City. New subscribers are encouraged to pick up their scrapbooks at no charge to keep hissituation of not having sighed a contract with the firm of Peat, work. but the Supervisors Report Marwick and Mitchell, which ;¥! will receive $11,900 for the » An oral agreement was meen : but the supervisors never oraf ered 2 contract prepared. Now, ; Cua one is ready except for language on progress payments, The supervisors decided to ask the company its opinion as to the validity of progress payments before deciding what to do, In other business, the board learned that all deeds for Perimeter Road are either in the county's hands: or will be under condemnation, Two new deeds were accepted, and a condemnanow, the board also faces thetion suit will be filed shortly ‘on another parcel.