Volume XVI Issue 211

Monday, May 27th, 2024

Today, as we gather amidst barbecues and parades, let us pause and reflect.

With gratitude and humility, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of liberty. Their legacy inspires us to strive for peace, and their memory will forever be cherished.

On this Memorial Day, the Couso family and SusanvilleStuff express our sincere gratitude to these brave heroes. With united hearts, we say, “thank you for your unwavering dedication. Your sacrifice will always be remembered, and your courage will forever serve as a beacon of inspiration for generations to come.”

Memorial Day ceremonies here in Susanville will be held at the following times and locations: At 8:00 the American Legion Post Thomas Tucker post 204 of the American Legion will raise the flag at the cemetery in uptown, at 9:00 the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 2381 will raise the flag at the Chestnut cemetery and ceremonies at Diamond Crest cemetery in Johnstonville take place at 12:00.

Memorial Day services at Diamond Crest cemetery

The McDow Custom Mill in 1940 from an Eastman Studio Postcard

Erecting Mill on McDow Mine

May 27, 1940

Two forty-ton units, Ellis model mill, are being erected at the McDow property on Diamond Mountain. The plant was trucked here over the weekend from San Francisco.

A. C. Ackerman, mining mill contractor, and a crew of eight men are supervising erection of the mill, and he will stay at the plant for a number of months for any necessary adjustments.

A. G. Lantz of San Jose, who is financing the installation, was here over the weekend to see about trucking of the equipment. The mill will serve as a custom plant for the Diamond Mountain district.

Lantz has taken a lease-option for the Lee Musgrove property and plans to begin working it on a big scale.

Sleeping quarters and a cook house and dining hall have been under construction for the past month to care for the crew Lantz plans to employ.

The Placer-Sierra Co-operative Power Company lineman crew is extending major power lines to the plant. It is hoped to have the mill ready to start by July 1. As the demand requires more capacity units will be added to the mill.