The weekly ledger., 1857-04-25
VOLCANO ITEMS.


commenced on Sunday last. On the fore
noon of that day, son Of Isreal, whose pro
portions are not gigantic, desired and insisted
that portly Gentle, of robust dimentions,
should pay to him, the said son of Israel, a
sum of money due for rig of "store clothse."
Hard words ensued, whereupon the Gentle
seized the jew by the capillary substance that
vegetables upon the summit of the Uranium
The Jew seized hatchet, and cut the Gen
tile on the hand. So ended the first heat
In the afternoon, they again met at the store
of the Israelite. Big Gentle seized little
Jew by the aforesaid capillary substance;
this time, the latter had "sticker" that hor-
ses are bled with, and the Gentle was cut in
divers and sundry places, insomuch that blood
flowed profusely. The Gentle was cared for
by physician, and the jew was terribly
frightened lest the populace should become
excited and hang him and all his friends
Next morning, however, Justice Munckton
discharged the Jew, and the Gentle, this
warm weather. is probably all the better for
a little loss of blood.
During the day, good many Others en-
gagged in pleasant little knock-downs, with
out suffering any material damage.
AMADoR ENGINE Co-On Saturday, April
18th Amador Engine Co. No L., Volcano,
elected the following officers: Foreman, A. /
Houghtaling; Assistant Foreman, W. II.
Philbrick; Secretary, Fl. Hanford; Treasur-'
er. H. Lowe. The company numbers forty
members, and is in more fourishing condition
than ever before. A new and beautiful uni
form, if we did not misunderstood our infor-
mer, has been adopted, as follows: Blue shirt,
trmed with black; glazed caps; red belts,
with the words, "Amador No. One" We
wish the boys unbounded success.
CHINA HILA.-We learn that the China
Hill and China Guch diggings, in the Vol
cano basin, are paying well now, with fine
prospect ahead. The diggns are extensive,
and the jackson ditch furnishes any quantity
of water.
OPEN Cur.-Tho Open Cut Company,
whose object is to drain the Volcano basin
are actively engaged in prosecuting the en-
terprize. They have nine hundred feet of
blasting in the bed of Sutter Creek, yet they
expect to have it done by Christmas next
1t is big job, but the boys who are en-
gagged in it know no such word as fail. 1t
will be valuable property, and of incalcu-
liable advantage to the claims in the basin.
GEORGIA CoMPANY.-We have been told
that this company is doing a good business,
paying them from an ounce and a half to
two ounces per day to the hand The boys
expect to do better when they get deeper
down." The engine has not been brought
into requisition yet.
SLUIcED HIM OUr.-In claim on Mohala
Flat, last Monday. Mr.. Harry Hanford
made narrow escape. The bank caved up
on him, covering him to the neck; yet, al
though it required some twenty minutes with
thirty inches of water to sluice him out, he
was oaly slightly injured.
ANOTHER OF THE SANE SoRr--On the same
day, in Messrs. Williams e. Shelton's claim,
near Else's, hired man got into the same fix,
and was sluiced out without suffering mate
rial injury
GALVANIZED IRON PIpE.-We understand
that pipe of this description, manufactured by
III. Lunney, stands pressure of one hun
dred and ten feet, and that the experiment
on Union Flat has proved successful. This
will be a grand disideratum, in ditchng
affairs. We shall publish the exact result of
the experiment, as soon as the facts can be
obtained. 1t is matter of much Importance
to the mining interest every where.
THEATRE Phelps Dramatic Company will
play at Mahoney Hall on Monday and Tues
day evenings. The company is very supe
rior one, and cannot fail to draw crowded
houses.
CIRcus.-Our old friend Mr.. j. Alexander,
ardam couriere Of Bennett & Cos. National
Circus was in town yestarday. The compa-
ny will be in jackson on Saturday next
1t would be useless to remind the public that
the performance will be a capital one-the