San Andreas independent., 1856-12-20

will run through " our machine for improye-
ment-next week will tell the result.
DEcLINED.-"The Accidental Interview four
verses of most execrable rhyme, commencine-
g saw her but moment" yet to that little time,
The Mining Interests of Calaveras.
The mining interests of this county have as
sumed an important position, within the last
few months; lately the minds of capitalists
have become more and more interested in our
great mineral wealth. Many who have lived
here for years, doing but little to further the
mining interests, have recently entered into diff
ferent projects to develop the immense resour-
ces that Calaveras is known to possess Acres
of mineral land that have lain idle for wears are
now, by the introduction of water becoming
valuable bitches and canals are being dug
and extended throughout the county OF late
considerable attention has been meen manifest
ed throughout the county towards Quartz Min
ing, which is destined, in time to become one
of the leading features of this section of the
State. Mills are being erected and machinery
devised, so as to bring in common use the
from the quarz. In some parts of the county,
quartz mining is carried on in a more extensive
scale, than was once thought possible.
At Angels Camp, in this county, almost the
entire attention of the miner is devoted to this
branch of industry-where, but few years
since, quartz mining unthought of.
There are other Camps in this county enjoy
ing similar advantage, while placer mining is
carried on more extensive than ever. In this
neghborhood, the latter is conducted with great
facility, and on very large scale. Water, here,
will soon be plenty the Union Ditch already
supplies a large number of miners with water,
and the mines paying handsomely. This
county equals any in the State, in the richness
of both her quartz and placer diggings.
Other branches of industry are equally pro-
gressive. On every hand we hear the busy
hum of labor,--the hammer of the mechanic is
heard amid the noise and hustle of mans daily
pursuit The din of mining toll is heard in the
valleys, ravines and on the hill-sides we find
them piercing the mountain-side, with hydraul-
ics,-tunneling into the hidden treasures of the
ofthis county, which under its present advan-
tages is destined to become second to no other
mining county in the State The miners of
Calaveras will not only further her own inter-
ests, but also those of all other counties
CALIFORNIA LION KILLED On Wednesday
evening last, Mr.. J. X. Doak, of Doak's Saw Mill,
wont ont m d;ccovor ;f ,occiLlo what bol boo,
killing the hogs belonging to the mill. When
near the chapparel. he discovered large Cali
forna Lion, making for the cover. He mme-
dately headed the animal off, and when within
about thirty yards, fired his rifle, apparently
without effect. The Lion instantly sprang at
Mr.. Doah, but as the animal was shot through
the heart, she merely bit off the muzze of the
rifle barrel not quite and fell over dead
The Lioness, for such it proved to be, (having
four young ones, which would have been lit
tered in a few days weighed SO IL pounds and
measured feet eight inches in length. Mr.
Doak is now preparing the animal for prescr-
vation, by stuffing her hide with aw-dust-
Traps" with all the attending appurtenanees
have been set, to secure the Old Gentleman,-
King of the Forest,-as from signs. and tracks
His Majesty, is no doubt now harboring in that
vicinity, the look out for his q better half
Mr.. Doak informs us that deer are quite
plenty up near his mill and that the grizzly
bear are so numerous he don't care much about
going out among the Darmnts, to hunt deer.
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CATAMoUNT SHoT.-On last Monday, Mr.. I
Yeager, of this place, went out prospecting, ano
in crossing deep ravine, raised large
spotted Catamount, which the dog run up q
a tree, when Mr. Yeager fetched him down with
his revolver, The animal was very large, being
twice the size of the largest Wild Cat.
Execution of Nathan COftle.
JACKSON, Dec. 10Th, o'clock P. NJ,
Nathan Cottle, who was some time since con-
cicted of q murder committed in Volcano was