Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-12-01

not only cheeriI
flying to the bus
generally, who's
served. the more profitable, extensive and
permanent mining pursuits prove to be.
In the vicinity of Altaville and Cherokee
Flat, there are likewise, we understand, re-
newed evidences of mining prosperity; and
at Carson Hill the prospect of enduring sue
cess never was brighter than at the present
moment. Heretofore the great desideratum
has been the proper machinery to save the
gold. The metal in the rock consists of line
particles. and being to some extent mixed
with sulphurets, heretofore no complete proc
css of saving it has been discovered. We
learn that now this difficulty is likely to be
overcome. and that the immense mass of rock
constituting Carson Hill, the whole of which
contains more or less gold, will be worked
successfully, and prove profitable source
OF employment for many men for number
OF years to come. -,....al...
Several discoveries, we learn, have recent
ly been made in tie vicinity of Murphys,
which bid fair to open up richly. Murphys
is one of the few towns in the interior which
has steadily held its own. and although busi-
ness has moved slowly, it has been resting
on sure and solid foundation, and by in
dustry and constant effort many in that place
have accumulated considerable property
Aside from mining, the lumber business at
Murphys has, for a number of years, been a
feature of great Importance and source of
profitable employment to large number of
men. From that place, and also from many
other towns and localities in Calaveras, the
tidings of mining progress and Improvement
in general business are highly encouraging.
San Andreas has taken new start; and,
surrounded, as it is, by vast area of ter
ritory rich in mineral wealth, it will always
be commercial centre, and, as the mines
are developed, the town must necessarily
flourish. The prospects in quartz mining in
various localities between Mokelumne Hill
and West Point have recently Enlightened up
and afford encouraging evidences of pros
porous future. Copperopolis holds its own !;
and Salt Spring Valley. as an inviting field
for the safe and profitable investment of cap
ital, probably stands unrivaled in the State.
The following description of the killing of
the murderer of William Ritter. near Muir
phys Camp, in this county, we take from
the correspondence of the Register from that
place: cN- ls
Last Saturday night man by the name
of Lea arrested the murderer of William Rit-
ter, who was murdered by robbers at Michi-
gan Bar Sac county, July 2, 1865. Through
culpable carelessness, the murderer escaped
from Lea and made 2:40 time up Algier street
closely pursued by two of our fast citizens.
But the murderer was running for life. while
his pursuers were running for fun. so the
race was not fair test of speed. Constable
Jordan has been on the look out for him
since his escape, and yesterday procured sat-
isfactory evidence that he was concealed in
the mountains about three miles from here,
near the Stanislaus River. After organizing
and equlping party of five reliable men,
they all secretly left in the night, and COM
pletely surrounded him, and lay in waiting
until daylight this morning. Shortly after
sunrise the murderer came from his place of
concealment and started to where there were
some Frenchmen and Chilenos camped to get
his BREAKFAST, as he had been in the habit of
doing. When in the desired place, Consta-
BILE Jordon hailed him and demanded him to
surrender; but he drew his six-shooter and
fred four shots at the Constable. He 1.-THE
Constable) then called out to his posse, and
said, "Don't kill him. He will soon empty
that thing and then we can take him alive"
Butsome of the posse seeing the great danger
to which Mr.. Jordan was exposed, fred and
killed the murderer. cto i