Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-07-27

builders. business OF all Kinds appears to
be in a fiourishing condition, especially for
this season of the year. and the future pros
poets of San Andreas are fully as fattering
as those of any town in the mining region.
improvements are constantly being made
and when the numerous rich quartz leads in
that vicinity are developed, they will be
before Winter sets in, San Andreas will he
'.herself again" Our friend Sharp. of the
Metropolitan, one of the few who know how
to keep a hotel,' says his billiard table is
now 20 X
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-On Friday, July
10Th, Mr.. Thomas Peters, of the firm of
Peters, Champion & Co., quartz miners at
West Point. a gentleman who is well known
by the most of our citizens, met with pain
fu accident. while engaged in repairing the
mill on the claim of the company. Mr..
Peters was compelled to cross the wheel-pit;
while doing so, timber which had bccn
used as bridge for that purpose for years.
gave away. and he precipitatcd to the
bottom, distance of some twelve feet striking
his thigh across timber i'll the mill-racr,
causing a compound fracture of his leg. The
unfortunate man was brought to the Hill and
placed under the ca'r of DR.. \. II. IICprchncr,
by whom the limb was set. Mr.. Peters is as
comfortable as could be expected, under the
circumstances, and Is rapidly improving.
The boys who compose Engine Company
No. l. are busily engaged in repairing their
house. The slecpers had become so decaycd
that there was danger of the engine breaking
through the floor. 4 new floor is being
laid. aud such other repairs as are necessary
will be made. The town has been saved
from destruction by fire, several occasions.
by the energy and promptncss of the Fire
Department, and citizens had certainly
orght to be willing to assist in keeping the
houses of the different companies as well as
the cistcrns, in good repair. The long con-
tnucd drouth and extremely hot weather
have rendered everything as dry as tinder
and too much prccau;ion cannot be taken to
guard against fire.
The only excuse we have TO offer our
readers for the paucity CT reading matter in
this weeks paper, is that have had an
inordinate rush of job work. We have no
objections to being troubled in that manner,
however. Hand along your orders, gen.
tlemen there splcnty of room in the saloons
10 post up more bills yet, and candidates for
township offices are not near as numerous as
usual. Try your luck i'll the political
lottery.
The following officers were installed for
the ensuing term in Lone Star Encampmcnt
No. 10, l. o. O. F., by ID. d Grand Pa
triarch J. X. Doak, on the evening of July
9th 1867: c. T., Edwin Taylor; II. F.,
John Hanson 5. W., Geo. Markwood :;
Scribe. Crowson Smith T., Wm P. Peek;
J. W., J. J. Mckisson.
WE lave hit upon capital way of max
ing fortune. If Foorman's extract could
be run through short section of limestone
country, and then conducted through a
barnyard or corral, as to obtain the nee
tssary amount of hair, the finest kind Of
mortar could be drawn from the rocks Ex-
ccllent speculation.
Coop tLAIM.-IIcnry Seeman, Of indie
pendence Flat, sold one half of his claim.
last week, for sixteen hundred dollars. Mr..
Seeman has been engaged for a number of
years past, in cutting ground sluice, through
solid bedrock, and has just got his claim in
Il condition to work. He richly deserves his
good fortune.
NoT1cE.-People are respectfully request
ed not to allow Foorman's compound to
remain stationary in the pipes for any length
of time; if they do it will "soil-idify.''
There is also danger that vegetation will
spring up and completely obstruct the con-
duts.
NELs NoRcRoss promised to send us over
the Court proceedings; he hasn't done it !;
consequently the readers of the CHRONICLE
will have to remain in the dark, in regard to
the business transacted. vengeance is
mine, saith the Lord will repay" We
leave the deputy in divine hands.
WE have received from H. II. Bancroft &