Hi everyone,
In going through mom's papers I found papers from her older brother Theron. One was called a Proof of Labor affidavit issued by Butte County in 1938. I did a little research and found that in order to keep a mining claim the owners had to prove they were working the claim.
I knew from my grandmother's letters that her oldest son Theron was working for the owners at a mine near Chico. The names of the workers were on the side. D.M Slagle, T.H. Garner and
J.A. Chapman.
I sent an email to Marilyn Slagle and asked if he were a relative. She replied that he was an uncle and sent a picture of her uncle Dallas at his radio show on KFOX in the 50's. He is the tall man at the microphone. John Slagle is on the far left.
The picture and the affidavit are here on Dropbox. Also, for those who are interested there is a nine page letter from my grandmother to her sister in Australia telling of her trip to visit the mine in 1939
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