Grass Valley telegraph., 1856-03-18
The MURDER NEAR ALL1soN,s RANcH-va-

The MURDER NEAR ALLIsoNs S RANCH
. rious and conflicting accounts have gained
circulation in relation to the recent murder
near Allison's Ranch, about three miles be
low this place. The facts as elected by tn
Coroner's inquest are substantially as fol
lows: McDermott and Hayes, partners, ha,
permitted several Cinnamon to work upol
some mining ground of theirs near by wher
the ARRAY occurred and ON Thursda,
last Dennis Kdefe, who has been stoppin!
at the Ball Court, on Mill street, and who i
brother-in-law of its proprietor, attempted
to drive the Cinnamon off the ground, will
the view of occupying the same himself. Th
Cinnamon Immediately repaired to wher
McDermott & Hayes were atwoFk to inform
them of the facts McDermott and Hayes re-
turned with them to the claims and expostu
lated with Keefe in regard to his driving
them off the ground. Some angry words en-
sued, when Keefe drew his pistol and cock
ed it, whereupon Hayes requested McDermo
to go to the cabin which was near by, for Z
pistol. MeDermott had not proceeded more
than ten steps, when Keefe fired at Hayes
The ball striking near the lower rib on the
left ide, and lodging on the opposite side
near the spine. Hayes died in about twenty
four hours. Keefe Immediately came UP
to town and delivered himself UP to Justice
Humston. The next morning he.waived an
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trial before the Court in April. A Coroner's
inquest was held upon the body of hayes,
which rendered verdict in accordance with
the above facts.
Hayes is native of Waterford county,
Ireland, aged about 81 years. He was no re
lation Of Ex-Sheriff Hayes, as reported in the
papers below,
CLIPPER SAW Mill. VS.. TINE On Saturday
last says the Georgetown News, Messrs War
rem & Co., proprietors of the Clipper Saw
Mill. one mile east Of Georgetown, in order
to test the rapidity with which it would turn
out lumber, put everything in good run
ming order. and let her rip for eleven and a
quarter hours, and the result was I 500 feet,
being nearly 700 feet per hour. The mill
COQbdluS UuG Oue Saw, WHICH is CITCuldT. LII
will be recolected that two months since this
mill was completed and put in operation
The proprietors inform us that they have
sawed about 100000 feet of lumber, and
have now on hand logs enough to yield 6O0,-
900 feet more. All their lumber is of a su-
periOr quality, which they offer at low fig
ureS.
Our friends in Ell Dorado County make a
very good report, and are well entitled to
the appellation of "Clipper )" but we believe
Nevada County can do little better yet.
The Snow Tent Company's mill, on the di-
vide ebtween the Middle and South Yubas,
above Nevada, consists of two sixty inch cir
cular saws, hung one over the other, both
saws being driven by one belt in opposite d.
rections, making the bottom saw. cut down
wards and the upper saw upwards, which
saves the labor of barking, or rossing the top
of the logs as is done in the mills of ordinary
construction. This. mill has also an edging
saw for edging up the side boards which come
off while squaring the logs The mill is driv
en- by steam power, and is probably one of
the most perfect mills in all its appurtenan-
ces, which can be found in the State. 1t was
located and constructed by Mr.. Zenas Whee-
ler of this place, who has still the manage
ment of it and is part owner. Some idea may
be formed of its capacity for work from the
following memorandum which has been hand
ed US by Mr.. W.
On Friday, the 7th inst, the mill cut 2, Ito
feet of 2 inch plank, and II 1884 feet of inch
boards Ia, 1894 feet in all, between the hours
of6 O'Clock min. A. NJ and 5 o'clock so
min. P. NJ III hours, including stop of %
minutes for dinner. One log which made
L8O1 feet, was sawed in the very short time
of So minutes by the watch, or upwards of
1000 feet per hour. If any mill in the State
will beat this, we shall be pleased to chroni-
Gle the result.
The Company have now on hand some 400,
900 feet of sawed lumber, mostly first quail
ty sugar pine, which they will be happy to
exchange for cash, especially as they have at
the mills sufficient quantity of logs to re-
place their present stock with new supply
equally large.
GRAN1TB.--The citizens Of the new town
which has recently sprung up at the present
mountain terminus of the Sacramento Rail-