Amador weekly ledger., 1858-05-01
lMADOR LEDGER.
Volcano Items

-. stripping, and have already large quan
a, Of pay dirt laid bare. They have ast
.,mmenced washing, but have not yet clean
ann These claims are known to be rich
nd from the number Of hands employed apc
,bs facilities they now have for working to ad
,,ptage, there is no doubt but that NOR,
aid will be taken out Of them this season
tbsn ever before.
Prepnell l. Co., in the Bend of the South
Branch, have erected hydraulic upon their
,.n, and are doing well. They have every
,rOspect Of takeing out large quantity Of
The orc.
Mohala Flat "stil holds out" We had
not time to obtain the particulars but learn.
ed to our satisfaction that the companies were
sl doing well. These claims are all worked
by hydraulic power, and their owners have
their fortunes in them
The Georgia Co. have commenced ope-
rstions in their claim, again, back of the
rore of Hanford & Downs and will do an
extensive business this summer.
Throughout the mining district of Volca-
no, all who are employed (and there would
seem to be but precious few loafers, appear
to be doing well. Water is pleanty on
both sides OF the town. As at every other
locaity aud at all times, you will hear com
plants about dull times; but taken as a
'bOe, there are few camps that equal voca-
10 and its vicinity.
Hdrtrum d Wagstaf7s Gayden.-This is
ihe finest garden in the upper portion of
Anador County. 1t looks better and is bet
ter this year than ever before The garden
yegetables are more advanced in growth than
could have been expected at point as high
rp in the mountains as Volcano. Their
growth is luxurant and the yield will be
enOrmous. The peach crop, (Which was at
one time supposed TO have been ruined by
the frost, will be the best they have ever
bad, The number of peaches will not be as
great but the tceigh will be considerably in
creased above any former crop, and the
quality of the peaches will be superior
Messrs. II. g. W, by means of "blind
drain," have conducted a stream of pure
water from Clapboard Gulch, by which
means they are enabled to irrigate, with con
'enence, all parts of their garden.
DsPartHre.-Mr. James NJ Hanford, long
resident of Volcano, sails by the next
seamer for the East. Amador county loses,
for the time, one Of her best business men;
aud the people of Volcano one of their best
and most gentlemanly citizens. Jim, may
you have pleasant voyage, and may your
return be speedy; may your shadow never
grow less" no allusion, you know, to your
kf.
Cdinamen.--The sons and daughters of
The Celestial Empire have not "taken" Vol
ano. Their number is not near so great as
vas anticipated some weeks ago They have
some four or five stores, and probably about
enough of miners to correspond with the
trade necessary to keep up that number Of
merchants Most of the Chinese miners are
employed by white men, but few of the for
ner having claims Of their own.
N,w Restaurant.-Mr NJ Rawle has
opened a new Restaurant on Main street,
Volcano, and is doing q first rate business
This is rs it should be; Mr. Il. is well deser
wing Of good patronage. r
He will serve up nothing but that which
the best that can be found in the market
have it in the best style-and keep his prices
at moderate figure
Deceased We are sorry TO announce to
The readers of the Ledger that oil our old
Volcano correspondents have departed this
Life. All, all, are gone, to that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller re-
turns" This is the only way we can account
for their long silence. Obituaries next week
Improvements Messrs. Hale & Adams and
Aessrs Geo johnson & Co, have covered
their respective buildings with mastic, and
bad them neatly penciled, by which means
their appearance has been greatly improved.
Open Cut.-The Open Cut Co. will re
commence operations in a short time. There