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Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24
Upper Rancheria Correspondence.
UPPER RANcHERIA, Jan. 81, 1857.


FRIEND SpRINGER-The recent rains have
had the effect to put few of our miners 10
work, aud had it not been for the breakage
of the Reservoirs a second time, the camp
would have sufficiency Of water to work
most of the claims on the nat at the town
Appropo of reservoirs-on Friday morning
last, while the rain was coming down in tor
rents, the upper reservoir on Chill Gulch
broke loose, tearing out the lower, or second
one. when the waters Of the two united and
swept down stream, carrying everything be-
fore them-tearing out suices and large
hume that had just been replaced since the
last break, which contained gold and ANAL
gum supposed to be worth $4,000. So great
was the rush of waters that those engaged
at work below had barely time to escape
with their lives. A new house that stood
on point between two ravines, at an eleya-
ton of twelve feet above the gulch, came
near being carried off, the only thing that
saved it was some stumps in the rear against
which the timbers of the reservoir and drift
wood lodged, thus breaking the force of the
water after which the food rose over the top
of the house, and pouring down the chimney
put out the fire, and passed off without far
ther damage. There is no doubt that had
the occupants, Messrs. Crockett & Briggs,
been at home they would have lost their lives
in an attempt to escape therefrom,
No other news Of Importance. Water
rents very hgh-from eight to fourteen dol
lars per day for sluice heads. Our town is
rather lively of an evening. Strangers still
coming in. TRINITY.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

CoNsoLINs.-On Saturday last, in the
fourth District Court, Samuel Nathan was
ordered by Judge Hager to pay Mrs Nathan
5000, to enable her to defend suit for di-
~orce ins.i.Q.ea hv hin
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MINING NEws.-We will be thankful to
our friends throughout the county for items,
and hope they will aid us in this respect
Any incident that occurs in your locality will
be acceptable to us. 1t will be but little
trouble to you to drop us a few lines occa-
sionally We do not ask you for long com
muncations, although they would be gladly
received, but for notices of incidents, acci-
dents, successful mining &c.
Letters by mail should reach us as early as
Thursday night, and items may be handed in
till Friday noon.
Miners and Others around Volcano are par
ticularly requested to assist us in this way
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

WRIrING FOR NswsPAPERs-The are but
few persons who can write good readable
article for publication. To write sensible
and agreeable is not an easy matter The
following pertinent remarks we copy from the
American PresJytersan:-
AS a general rule, short pieces are best
! liked A gentleman in bank once told us
when we asked him to subscribe for II certain
Quarterly Review: Read Review why
never read anything longer than telegra-
phic dispatch. But | will take it and send
it to my brother, who is minister in the
country" The public like short article
when its condensation.
This introduces second idea. An article
to be printed should absolutely have some
thing in it, If professed argument, it should
be conclusive; if pathetic, it should mosten
the eyes, if an anecdote, it should have a
sharp point; if philosophy, it should go to
the primitive rock; if practical, it should go
/ like an arrow to its work; if spiritual, it
should awe the soul that reads it,
A good newspaper style is not as easy as it
seems. Its Scylla lies on the side of attempt
ing a popular manner, and succeeding only
in being more familiar than man ought to
be at his own table, or degenerating into slang
or becoming very childish. Its Charybds
yawns for those who, stunning Scylla, are de-
termined to have real thought, pith and value
in their writing, and SO become too learned,
or profound, or imaginative, or philosophical
for any but scholars or highly cultivated
people.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

RESIGNATION OF MR. LATHAM-We are
authorized by the Hon. Milton S. Latham
to state that his resignation as Collector of
the Port of San Francisco was forwarded by
yesterdays mail, and that he has recommend
ed the Hon. Frank Tilford as his successor.
Alta.
We were in hopes that Mr.. Latham would
have been an applicant for reappointment,
as he has made the only Collector that has
ever discharged his duties faithfully; but
he is the best judge of his own actions, and
in his recommendation of Hon. Frank Til
ford, we heartily join. Mr.. Tilford is gen.
tleman emnently qualified for the position,
and is an honest straight forward man, and
his appointment will give the utmost satisfac-
ton to the Democracy of the State.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

We were informed yesterday evening, by
Mr. Coover, that the road from this place to
Drytown has been repaired since the late
rains, and the stages will in future make
their regular trips. Glad to hear it,
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Total,

Amount of warrants redeemed
from January lst, 1856 to January
LIST, 1857, .;......:........ $35.G:
Leaving the amount Of warrants
outstanding January lst, 1851, ex-
elusive Of the amount claimed by
Calaveras county, ,.............. 7&.
Estimated amount Of delinquent
tax which may be collected, exclu-
sive of Sherifis commissions. jSl
Leaving balance Of. . l,60.
Amount claimed by Calayeras
county ON old county debt. ........ 265I
Which would make the fnll amt
OF county Indebtedness January |,
1857, should the estimate o. delin-
quent tax prove correct, ........ ISLE
-
The amount of property belonging
to the county January Isl, 1857,
as follOWs;. ..............
County Jail, the cost OF which, to-
gether with the improvements
thereon, amounts to. 7Oli
Court house and lot donated TO the
county by the citizens of Jack
son, the improvements upon
which amounts to. o.,...... 2G.
For safes for Sherif7s and Clerks
Offices. cost, observation-disclosures. l0l.
Furniture of Clerks Office, includ-
ing seals and press, s,.... 40.
Furniture in Sheriti's, and 1reaa-
urer's offices and in court room
and jail, ,................... Hv
Furniture, &c. of county hospital, w.
Both the court house and Jail are IN bad CO
tion. Hospital in good condition and well furr
ed
JAS. A. GROWN. Chairma
J. G. SEY FRANCE.
JannArv q ls57
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Born,

Born,
In this place, on the 29d inst, A SON to y,
Wade Esq. " 'no''
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For NIcARAGuA-The Stockton RepubH-
can, of the Goth inst, says:
Onr streets were greatly enlivened yester-
day by the presence of large company of
emigrants bound for Nicaragua. For week
or more past they have been concentrating
here from San Andreas, Mokelumne Hill and
Columbia. Mr. James A. Torrey, of this
city, has also been enlisting recruits for the
same destination during the last fortnight
A few minutes before four O'Clock, Messrs
Torrey and Buchanan of Caaveras, together
with their friends, and about so men, pro-
ceeded on board the steamer. A large num-
Der of our citizens assembled on the wharf to
see the party Off Some of these adventures
are men of sterling worth, while Others, per-
haps, have "leit their country for their coun-
try's good" AT any rate, we wish them all
good fortune, and an easier time than we an
ticipate they will have.
There was free fight" among them be-
fore they left that city, but the result was
not serious.
The TUNNEL BoRER-In the Iowa Hill
Ners, Of the l7th Jan, We fn6 the following.
We have occasional inquiries as to the pro-
gress of Stems Tunnel Borer We will re-
ply to one and all, that the machine is max
ing some little progress, aud the engineer is
very confident that he will succeed in boring
the rock. The rock where it is now located is
of the hardest kind and it was found that
the knives were not hard enough to do the
work. Others will be substituted, and ex-
perments tried, to make il successful. Ma
ehinists and miners are now divided in their
opinions of its ultimate success We hope,
and not without faith, that it will succeed -
1t is an important item to the hill miners,
and should receive every encouragement from
our miners and citizens.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

TIM Jut-Nts. ~,
Georea p Kelly Charles and the complain. ll1
H. Symonds and John in the county VI q 941' n
Doe, firm lately doing dor IN the olVe ls n3.. n.
bnsiness nnder the stvle Of Clerk of said D.;'''
Kelly. Synonds q Co., Court.
Defendants.
The People of the State of California, se9d gi vi
ing to GEORGE b. KELLY, Thin
III. SY.MO.vDS and JOHN DOE;
VOU are hereby required to appear ~ ~ a.n, \,
1 ton brought against you by the a}. aoo's ,- .5s
Plaintiff, in the District Court OF the fh,n '.-t
District, in and for the County OF Ahauo,' as gF,
answer the complaint filed thern, "a eoPl ,or. \,
accompanies this Summons,) within yen w. ua!5
elusive of the day of service,) ailel Wy M. soa.
you OF this Summons-if served wlln.n vs. ,i /.
ty if served out of this county bu' Win ~ aares a
dicial District, within twenty days OF ''' ~ ilci
of said District, then within forty cay
ment by default will be taken agAlns' az can /.
The said action is brought to ree0l lyl ~, ;itb h
sum of Nine hundred aud Twenty Doli"s "sso-nont
terest on said sum at the rate of per ceu' A. Md
from the first day Of September 1892 un'' ~ Fsnpe
pether with costs of suit, and if you lall W rii
and answer the said complaint as apoiu yola
the plaintiff will take judgment agani, uni,
the sum above expressed with costs q S1' tbs ssi
Given under my hand ana eIsb SnS Jg1
,ha n Dis,riet strict Court of the FUN ..' '--
RI c, e;ol District this goth day OF Jsly~ ,,.-,
IN the year Of our Lora u'l-
eigb hundred and my .n s91 V1' Clsrk
ii. S. HATCH C5Ga,-s
RvM SHEPARD, Depu'! O'''
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VIZ notice in the columns of that ipaamma-

WE notice in the columns of that innamma-
tory sheet, the Evening Bulletin, unmistaka-
BILE evidence of desire on the part of the
editor, not to let the Vigilance feeling sub
side, bnt rather to fan the smouldering embers
until he can bring about another uprising Of
the people.
For our part we deprecate all such action,
What matters it if the Legislature did CEN
sure the committee, indirectly, by their votes
on the subject of Chaplain? Who did it
injure? Here the subject would have been
allowed to drop, and the people would have
gone on in their fraternizing feeling and soon
the whole trouble would have been matter
of the history of the past, instead of crea-
ture Of the present.
1t seems to us that the Bulletin is courting
persecution for itself and those it befriends-
This may be necessary for the existence Of
that paper, but it is far from being for the
interest of the people that animosities should
be engendered and civil war instigated.
Suppose Gen. Estell has threatened to
make disclosures in regard to the editor? Is
that reason why he should threaten an
other crisis" and advise those who have
braved the wrath of the people, to look to
their own safety Let us have peace.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24
VOLCANO:
Paw the Printer.
T. A. sPRIN Err & co.

SATURDAY MORN, JAN, "a, 1857
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Summons.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Amador.
In the District Court of the Fifth judicial Dl'u'
John Frye, Plaintiff u.e
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Amount of warrants issued from
January LIST, 1856 to January lst,
1857, exclusive of amount claimed
by Calaveras county ON old county
debt, ebt,.........................
Amount of warrants outstanding
January lst, 1856, as by report Of
last Board Of Supervisors, .......
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Report

nFthe Board Of Supervisors Of Amador con
" showing the financial condition OF the 90.
January LIST, 1857.
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RECALL OF GEN. WooL-We hear that
Gen. Wool has asked to be relieved from the
command of the Pacific Division of the army.
The Department at Washington will doubt
less accede to the request of the veteran, in
which event Col. Thomas T. Fauntleroy, of
the I'd Dragons, recently arrived from Pan
anna, will be the senior officer, entitled to
command the Division on this coast until the
arrival of general officer to succeed Gen.
Wool Col Fauntleroy left yestarday, Jan
uary Goth, for his post at Fort Tejon. Six
companies of his dragons are now in the
State--the remaining four companies are on
their way here,
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

THE LEGISLATURE, are busy maturing bills
in relation to our commercial laws, state rev.
enue &c. Wednesday was principally occu-
pied in discussing Resolution in regard 10
an examination of the conduct of the State
Treasurer, particularly as it respects his pla-
cling 1924 900 of the public funds in the
hands of the Pacific Express Co. to pay the
July interest on the State debt. A bill has
been introduced to divide this Senatorial dis
trct.
The proper policy in regard to the mines
seems to be well understood, and the let-alone
principle will prevail
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

SrABBING ArFRAY on THE GOLDEN GATE
To-day about | o'clock, says tho Bulletin of
Tuesday, on board the steamer Golden Gate,
among Others congregated there was one
Brooks, Of Stockton, who, it appears, is a
shoulder-striker. DR.. Dodge, dentist of
San Francisco, was also on board. 1t seems
that the two had had a conversation about
the Vigilance Committee in Stockton some
time since, and Brooks then used very insult
ing language. When they met yesterday, he
revived the conversation, when Dodge, as we
understand the matter, answered that be was
at home now, and was ready to discuss Vigi-
lance affairs With this, Brooks drew a
bowie-knfe and stabbed Dodge in the left
cheek, making very ugly wound. but not
dangerous. The knife struck the cheek-bone
A warrant was issued for the arrest of the
assailant
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

Action brought lla
District Court o. y
Fifth Judicial Dl'ii'
and the complain. Ok
I in the county Of Aa I.
dor in the ohce Of Y
Clerk of said D.'I'
Court.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

George B. Kelly, Charles
II. Symonds aud John
Doe, a firm lately doing
business under the style OF
Kelly, Symonds q Co.,
Defeu6unfs
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To CORRESPONDENTS We are under obi
cations to Miss Clara Calico for another one
of her very readable sketches.
FLINT Lock, Ese.-Your "Story of '49,"
is received. We have not yet examined it,
but will do so in time to give it in our next
issue.
TRISITY.-Your letter will be found in an
other column.
Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-01-24

The LYcEuM.-The lecture of DIR. Ayers
before the Lyceum on Tuesday evening is
highly spoken of by those who were present.
We have not been informed as to the ques-
tion for discussion at the next meeting.
This society bids fair to do much good, and
we would be glad to see more attend its
meetings and take part in the proceedings,
although now, there is no want of speakers.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-14

Tns MA1aAy~-lHc ss1ssstAsd tho nail
route agent was At Rock Island yesterday
morning, but the Eastern mail we're not IN
his company. Tsbring them through from
La Sale. where they have boon lying sew
erai days, they nust 30 carried on ether
roads, involving sosas li,tle add',loHal sS-
penss, Postnssser General tCamp6ea' hss
been notified Of the condition Of things, ana
refuses, a. oil who know the man know he
,eosn ssaase, 70 permit the agent 70 incur
the nccessary expense to pass through
these important mails. We are acluainted
with number OF almos. precisely similar
,ases to this, in which Gen. Campbell has
sacrificed important interests and insa.ted
business connuniiiss by narrow-minded
obs,iAscy, miscalled economy Every day
aud every hour Of the day proves his ut.s'
uu6tness for the Office he holds. tie has
diseracsd even the Pierce Administration,
snd tAAt 10 sbou, az bitter an inyectve a.
can be hurled at him. We may have an
Eastern mail this morning, and We may mol
have one till il can be brought through ON
the Rock Island Road, four or five days
hence
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Philadelphia, Feb. 9.-lce In Schuylkili
broke up last night; II feet water on Fair.
mon, Dam; whsryes overlooked, carried on
considerable quantities coal, wood. lumber;
few canal boats left on wharves BY waters
subsiding, some carried of down stream;
damage net so serious as was anticipated.
Easton, Feb. slaware river rose Is
feet, ice broken up, Belvidere Bridge also
endsnRe cred, " ater s feet above bridge soms
parts; Lambertville bridge also endange r
cd. House neigh borhood washed away, ice
piled up 20 feet.
Trenton, Psb. 9-Part vancleer's foun.
dry washed away. Water covering streets
in lower part Of the town. Bridges safe
unless those above should como down. Ice
in Lehish not broken up yet.
Harrisburg, Feb. 9.-Great flood in the
Susquehanna Ice broke up--moving of
this moraing. 0orged four miles below -
Ice thrown over railroad ten 10 fifteen feet
high. Down train obliged to return
Western train delayed from the same cause.
Rumorsd that ono or more bridges over the
JuAiata swept away. Several piers OF the
Cumberland valley bridge ever the Susque-
hanaa injured, and is in danger Of being
destroyed. Cars stopped running over
Scene along the river il awful. Crest de-.
struction Of property is threatened.
Elgin, Feb. s.-Swept away number
Of culvsrts; destroyed Fond du lac r, r.
bridge across Bureau river. gone By accident,
number Of r. r.. bridges carried away;
two men lost; Illinois river al Laselie rails
ed IS feet.
Chicago, Feb. 0th.-Greatest storm food
since 20; Milwaukee r. R. bridge dana.
god considerable; no trains running across
The Galsna railroad bridge.
Pittsburg, Feb. 8, noon.-River IL feet 3
at stand. Considerable ice afloat but sevs-
raj steamers preparing TO 60 out to-day
Weather cold, clear. froze hard last night.
Wheeling, Feb. 9.-23H feet water in
channel, rising. Ice from upper rivers con-
,inues running in large quantities. No
boats running.
Oswego, Feb. 9.--The rivers above here
began to move yesterday, the ice rushing
down with great force. tore six schooners
from their mooring, sweep them on, into
the lake, and doing much damags to other
vessels in the haIbor; several canal boats
have been driven loose into the lake, and
doing much damage to other vessels in the
harbor; several canal boats have been driy-
en- loose into the lake, and steam tugs have
started in pursuit of them.
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axern In,

We learn by dispatches that on the 9th
met. Mr.. Fitch, one Of the iraudulcntls cleo
ted Senators from Indiana. was by . party
vote Of the Senate permitted TO take the
oath Of Office, agains, the remons,rancss Of
the Republicans, He was elected BY a
mi.orily Of bssh houses Of the Indiana Lse's-
lature. The Senate aud thiry.four mem
bera Of the House, sent formal protest 70
Washington agaias, HE admission. lms
same Democratic Senate had just declared
Mr.. Harlan Of this State, not entitled 10
seat because he had not been elected BY
quorum OF boii bodies OF the Legislature. -
This is fair specimen Of Democracy. -
But Mr.. Fitch may yet be ousted froln the
seat he has about as much righ, 10 occupy
- any member Of the Legislature who so-
ted for him.
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FLOOD AND FIRE ArALBAxY, H.y.
IMMENSE DESTRUCTION OF PROP.
FRTY!

ALBANY, Feb. eth.-A tremendous food
occurred last night, causing damage to the
e.timsted amount Of tw millions Of dollars.
The city, during the night was the scene OF
the utmost confusion-both from fire and
water. Laborers were working all night,
moving goods from the stores IN the lower
part of the city to the second stories, ahere,
a. il was thought, they would be safe, but at
eleven o'clock the water began rising rapid
", and the workmen were Obliged to dssist
for their own safety. The water continued
TO rise I'LL four O'Clock this morning, when
i reached ito highest point.
LATs..-The wster has risen three feet
higher than ever before known-hooding
he whole Of the lower portion OF the city,
as high up as Green street The lower parts
81 Herkimer, Hudson and Parallel streets
are submerged TO the first story, and Broad.
way lie flooded from the Exchange TO Inc
Delsvan House, and The stores and cellars
IN the west side arc filled with water AL
the streets tu, Broadway and River are nav
gable for boats. A large number Of cattle
= ere drowned.
At three O'Clock, fire alarms were sound.
I'd 10 different parts Of the city, adding ter
rors TO the scene.
Warren & Sons building in Broadway
Gibson & Daiton's planning mills, Bsrre,t's
warehouse, and the pier all being in fame.
II the same time, Owing TO the slaeken
leg OF lime, the water leesme 90 hot as u
render il impossible TO get the engines nesl
the FIRE, therefore the 6remen proceeded IL
boats with buckets conining by this mean,
the Ere to the buildings in which il origina
ted. The propeller Western Wcrld, free
and sunk a. Barre.,'- store, and j, 's rnn.er
ed that several lives are list. Twelve cana
boats, three bsrges and two tugs are sunk
The canal warehouses on the piers urt
Stove in, the food making breach ,hr0u ii
hem. Fou, hundred cattle in Esst Albany
we're drowned. also many horses stabbed ia
he lower part OF the city. Three wrecke.
| houses passed down this moraing from
shove, two men on the root Of Que OF them
| The Hudson River Railroad is submerged
| isu the Central Railroad. Trans are land
ing passengers in the outskirts of the city
Notrains hence yet. AT noon the water ws
again rising. A public meeting has beer
eall I'd for the relief Of the sefferefs. Tbr
widest excitement prevails. Several alarm
4 fire are sounding. Fsmtiies from lh,
flooded districts are landing from tiat.Uoat
At the Pos, Office steps, ard the water i
.dll rising The humber districls are 81
overlooked.
The city Of Troy is neatly submerged, an,
the bridges are IN danger. One bridge froH
up the river soated down against the Troy
bridge. The freight depot Oh Green Island
caught fire from Stacked lime, and il destroy
ed. All trains are suspended aud businos
IS entirely stopped.
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This compaMy ossrhanlcd their engine
yesterday and put Il thoroughly In order -
In the afternoon they went down on the
isyes. and taking water from the river, play
Cd away In fna syis, showing what they
could have done had they got TO work in Da-
venport. yesterday morning.
Al meeting held in the engine House,
Geo. L. Carlton, foreman, presiding aud G,
Myers Secretary Pro Ten, the following
resolution offered BY Mr.. Henry Porter wa,
unanimously adoptsd:
"Resolped; that the thaaks Of this com.
pany, DO, and are hereby returned, to tbs
iirsmen Of Davenport, for their kindness tc
US last night. not oaly in furnishing us with
a liberal supply Of refreshments, but also il
aiding vs. in bringing our engine home; an,
that we regret, that in going on the ice al
accident happened TO our machine which
prevented our rendering that aid which W.
had hoped to have given."--Roes islane
ADJ.
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TIE FLooD The water and ice 10 the
Mississippi come down with tremendous i'm.
petuosity. Everything ia carried with il 49,
Large lots Of logs from the Wisconsin pine.
RES, are likely TO be lost We hear Of one
io' which mas been tointsrtng come miles
above Alton, oil of which are lost The
rH',s were broken to pieces, and the logs
took their chances with the ice and went
rushing down the river. These logs were
INTENDED for w. q. CLARK d. Co, and were
worth 5000. We understand there were
hundreds Of thousands dolisrs " rth Of lops
lying above the rspids, all Of which 10 liable
10 be los, by the sudden rise and breaking
~ Of the ice in the riyers--sf. Lo3ss Rsypt.
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