mar 2016 nupa newsletter
DESCRIPTION
Prospector's club newsletter.TRANSCRIPT
NUPA NUGGETS
In This Issue
President’s mes-sage
Treasurer’s report
Club Facebook
Land Matters, a new website for prospectors
Mose Kempner
Minutes from last month
Ads
Calendar
Next Meeting, Mar 23, 2016 Place: Eagles Building Address: 975 Wall Ave, Ogden UT
Presidents Message
Well the days are passing by fast. I think the temps are rising but it
keeps snowing at my place.
I have had several people asking me if I know where they can get
mining gear. I know that the other club members have some equip-
ment that they no longer use. If you want to sell some of your stuff
make a list and bring it to the meeting or put it in the news letter.
We will be signing up for shifts for the "Rock Show", check your calen-
dar before the meeting so you will know what days you can help out.
Thanks
Curtis
Northern Utah Prospector’s Association March 2016
Gold: $1251.10
Silver: $15.75
As of Mar. 20, 2016
Mailing Address: Northern Utah Prospector’s Association P.O. Box 13301 Ogden, Utah 84412
Membership Dues
Membership dues are from January
through December. Anyone joining
after October 1 will be considered a
paid member through the next
calendar year.
New membership $40.00
1 year Renewal $30.00
3 Year Renewal $85.00
Lifetime $300.00
Mailed Newsletter $5.00
E-mail copies of the newsletter are
included as part of membership.
Mailed newsletters add $5.00 to
renewal per year to help defray cost of
postage and printing.
Officers
2016
President
Curtis Roche 435-723-9663
1st Vice President
John Coleman 504-645-1391
[email protected] 2nd Vice President
Lonnie Fausett 801-451-2855 [email protected]
Newsletter
Rich Roper 801-725-0727
Secretary
Becca Taylor 801-686-0065
Treasurer
Tami Matthews 801-643-8445
Parliamentarian
Dave DeHeer
Claims Director
Lonnie Fausett
John Coleman
Members at Large
Kim & Sandy
Patterson
Wendell Memmott
Charlie Green
Hal & Linda Berry
Bob Curtis
Lundgreen’s
Treasurer’s Report February 2016
Checking Savings
Balance $ 1700.01 Balance $ 5085.88
Land Matter’s—A new resource for prospectors
www.mylandmatters.org
Non profit organization—info on mines, minerals, geol-
ogy, land status, mining claims, mining law, etc.
A UTAH GOLD PROSPECTING CLUB - THE NORTHERN UTAH
PROSPECTOR'S ASSOCIATION (NUPA):
OUR CLUB NOW HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE
http://nupagoldclub.blogspot.com/2014/07/our-club-now-has-facebook-page.html?m=1
All you need to do is sign up for a Facebook account and you can search for our club's
page. (Just look for the magnifying glass to begin your search.)
If you already have a Facebook account, just hit the "LIKE" button and you will become a
"FRIEND." If you are a friend already, then invite others you know to become a friend as
well!
When this page gets to be more popular, we can post prospecting
stories, information about prospecting/mining subjects, infor-
mation on club outings, and anything else that is club related.
Please become a Friend now!
Door Prize Winners: Raffle Prize:
Historical Boise County
Mose Kempner
The first acknowledgement of Mose Kempner was in Idaho City in 1864 where he owned a house. He also bought a piece of
land containing 160 acres on Crooked River in 1864 and built a barn at Banner in 1864 as well. He established himself as
the primary ore hauler from Banner to Idaho City very early on. His dwelling on Crooked River was off the river and up a
slope about 1/4 mile but his farm land was on the north side of Crooked River slightly west of his actual ranch house and
buildings. He had a shop, barn and corral west of his house on a gentle slope about 3000 feet west of the house. The
house, shop and corral remain yet today. The house is about a mile west of Pike’s Fork and the road takes off north from the
county road on the west side of the gravel operation. He began hauling first mail and passengers between Banner and Idaho
City in 1864 as well. By 1870 he was hauling gold bullion from Banner to Idaho City also. Banner was a small community
north of Pike’s Fork about three miles. When placer mining, particularly by Chinese developed on Beaver Creek in 1866, he
first built a store east of the present day guard station in 1867. He also built a “hotel” consisting of a kitchen and eating areas
on the first floor and a sleeping area on the second floor. By 1875 the Chinese ran out of creek bed to placer mine. The
“hotel” fell down from a heavy snow load in 1876 and Kempner did not rebuild it.
Meanwhile, Kempner began packing supplies to Loon Creek, specifically to Oro Grande from 1872-1875. This was a long
and arduous trip to make. The terrain is some of the steepest and most dangerous back country in southern Idaho. Mean-
while his stable at Banner burned down. He rebuilt it. Today his log barn partially remains at Banner. Between 1868 and
1875, he helped build and maintain the toll road from Illinois Gulch east of Idaho City about four miles to Banner. He dabbled
in other claims especially in Steamboat Gulch and other locations around Idaho City. But he was never very successful.
None worked out well for him and he lost money. He was first sued over a default on a claim and the pursuant bill to the gen-
eral store in 1875. The most notable one was on Oct 6, 1876, when he defaulted on a bill to the general store and was sued.
He appeared in court to answer the lawsuit. The prosecutor introduced the bill into court as evidence. Mose asked to see
the bill. He immediately wadded it up and put it in his mouth along with his wad of chewing tobacco. He chewed it up and
spit it out. The case was dismissed for lack of evidence because it was the only copy of the bill. In 1875 he helped build a
road up Pike’s Fork to the old community of Forest City at the upper end of Pike’s Fork and perhaps all the way to Trapper
Flat. After Forest City ended its existence, ore was found in other locations nearby and some hard rock mining as done. Two
short tunnels have been found. In the 1890’s most of the ongoing work at Banner stopped until about 1909. But ore from the
Yankee Fork was hauled to the Banner mill by that time. Kempner packed ore from Yankee Fork to Banner sporadically as it
became available. He did continue to carry the mail to Banner. Times were tough for Kempner. He did provide work on the
road to Graham in 1888 and 1889 which helped. He did pack supplies from Idaho City to Graham during the heyday of that
community. But it played out in 1889. While very little is known of his family life by 1870. Nothing is said about his wife.
Kempner had married his wife, a Mrs. Cassady, on Nov. 30, 1894. On July 5 1895 he was blessed with a daughter. Then in
1897 his wife went to Portland for health reasons. She returned in December, 1897. In 1904, Vivian Thorne had purchased
the Banner mines. He did a cleanup and then sold off the mining equipment. But in 1909 he revived his interest and began
work there again. But by 1914, he leased the mine to W. H. Eastabrook, who owned dredges including the one in Idaho City.
The mine last worked in 1916. Meanwhile, Kempner began carrying the mail to the Edna mine on Edna Creek, which is a
tributary to Crooked River. He continued to carry mail to Banner as well.
On October 17, 1920, Mose Kempner died. He still owned the ranch on Crooked River and also owned a barn and lot in Ida-
ho City. He contributed a lot to the growth and lasting era of the Banner mine and surrounding areas.
This article is from The Idaho World—Idaho’s oldest newspaper
September 9, 2015
By Jerry Branson
Ad Size 3 Months 6 Months 12 Months
1/4 page $3.00 $5.50 $10.00
1/2 page $4.50 $8.00 $15.00
Full Page Business Ad for 1 month $8.00 Smaller ad .15 cents a word $2.00 minimum for 3
months
Free non-commercial advertising for NUPA members.
Submit your information to [email protected].
Advertisement FOR SALE
ATV cover $25
ATV Rear Basket $85
12VDC Igloo Cooler $35
Gold Buddy $225
Gold Magic rotating pan w/battery $275
Air Compressor New in crate 150 psi, 15 cu ft/ min
Honda gas motor retail $2385/ Offer
6500 Watt diesel Generator 10 HP, 75 db noise level,
203 lbs, wheels new in crate retails $3975/ Offer
3" Diesel water pump new 220 gpm, 98' lift, retails
$2989/offer
gold pans large $2.50, small $2.00,
Plastic Classifier 5 gall bucket size $3.00
5 gallon outboard motor fuel tank $10
125-150 HP boat props 2 ea $25 ea
Appliance lift (not Chinese) $45
Frank Kuba 801-643-5090
Last Month’s Minutes 2016 Outings:
Rock & Gem Show—April 8, 9 & 10 (equipment display is a go) Cove Fort—April 21 Crescent Creek—April 22, 23 & 24 Topaz Mt.— May 6, 7 & 8 Osciolla—May 20, 21 & 22 Crawfish and metal detect—June 4 (11:00 metal detect, 1:00 Crawfish boil) Spring Fling—June 18 Road Cleanup—July 2 Nupa 5 & Wishful—July 15, 16 & 17 Kamack—August 13, 14 & 15 Road Cleanup—Sept 3 Turkey Shoot—November 19 (tentative) X-mas party—December 17
Looking for any Coleman or any brand
lanterns or single burner stoves.
Call: Dave Deheer
801-564-2668 6 foot Long Tom Sluice Box
$100
Kim 801 393-2132
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 April
Fools Day
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27
General
Meeting
28 29 30
April 2016
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13
Day Light
Savings
14 15 16 17 St
Patrick's
Day
18 19
20
Spring
Begins
21 22 23
General
Meeting
24 25 26
27
Easter
28 29 30 31
March 2016
Contact Us
Newsletter Editor
Rich Roper
(801) 725-0727
Visit us on the web at
www.nupainc.org
Northern Utah Prospector’s Association
Next Meeting March 23 2016 @ 7:00pm
Eagles Building Address: 975 Wall Ave, Ogden UT
Northern Utah Prospector’s Association
P.O. Box 13301
Ogden, Utah 84412
PLACE STAMP HERE