The Placer herald., 1873-05-03
LETTER FROM GOLD RUN.
GOLD Run, Nav 1st.


GOLD Run, May 1st
FRIEND WALKUP:-Last Friday, about p. M,
fire was discovered in Kinders residence, in
the eastern part Of this town, which for while
threatened to be destructive to all the Axrround-'
ing buildings, but the almost superhuman efforts
OF the citizens kept the fire confined to Kinders
residence and dwelling house adjoining it,
which formerly belonged to our friend, George
E. Mason, but which was occupied by William
Jones, Sr, who saved nearly all his household
furniture, with the exception of every thing
which happened to be in the kitchen, such as
crockery, stove, provisions, etc. Kinder lost
almost everything he had in the house. and
states his loss at about $2,0 As there was
nobody in the house except Kinder's children,
the supposition is, that it was set on fire by
them. AS msfortunes never come singly, on
last Sunday, as Kinder's father-in-law was on
his way home, which is on Cahon Creek, in
going along the ditch taking water to the cement
mill, he lost his footing just at place where
the hill is very Steep and nothing but bare bed
rock, and tumbled down about 400 feet, break
ing no bones, but getting bruised up consider
ably, and up to the present time has not re-
covered his full consciousness. If it had not
been for his companion, Mr.. j. Hays, old man
Rogers, as he is called here, might have laid
wherehe fell for days, before anybody would
have discovered him.
Next: night .or two ago, some thief or
thieves, who took advantage of old man Rogers
condition, went to Canon Greek and cleaned up
some undercurrents of Kinder's, who thinks
they must have got something like 81, ,600
LAND MATTERs.-The following items in refer
ence to land matters in Placer county, we clip
from the Sacramento Union
DEcLARAToRY STATEMENTS FILED
H. Q. Haywood. No. 4,011, on Sc. 4 of NE.
4, NE. a Sc. = and s. "a of Sc. Il of section
2, township l3 north range east, county of
Placer, alleging settlement February 10th, 1878.
w. F. Fiddyment, No. 4,Ol9 on Sc. 4 of
section 6, township II north, range east,
county of Placer, alleging settlement March 25th
1873.
j. B. Chinn. No. 1920. on NV 4 of section
32, township II north, range IS east, county of
Placer, alleging settlement 10th instant.
b. Edelbrock, No, 4,022, or E. "a of NE. a
and N. u OF Sc Il of section %, township Is
north, range east county of Placer, settled
March 31st 1873.
PROOFS TAKEN.
II. Gildersleve. D. S. No. 3,619,-NE. u of
section q, township IL north, range east county
OF Placer; made non-mineral proofs and pay
ment with agricultural college scrip.
John Graf Miller D. S. Nc. 3617-S. "a o N
E, 4 and NE. 4 of Sc. a of section ., .own-
ship IL north, range 8 east, county of Placer.
CONTAINING l20 acres; made pre-emption proofs
and payment in cash.
HOMESTEAD APPLICATIONS FILED.
E. Kingsly, No. 610-Claiming N. q of NV.
q Of section Ia, township 13 north, range east
county of Placer, under act of May Goth 1862
IMPROVEMENTS Notwithstanding nearly every
horse in town has got the epizootic, Auburn keeps
on improving. The work on Worsley's stone
store, adjoining the HERALD Office lot, is progress
sing finely. The brick store, on the corner of
center block facing the plaza is being thorough
ly reftted inside and out, preparatory to opening
a butcher shop in this building. A. Lipsett has
the basement dug out and the lumber on hand
for the erection of fine, large store room ad-
joining his stone store, opposite to our Office,
and is only waiting for carpenters to commence
the work. Besides the erection and reftting of
these houres for business several dwelling houses
The German restaurant, kept by Mrs. Adrian,
has lately been remoddled and reftted; and she
now has men at work on her dwelling, fitting it
up in fine style. The improvements which are
being made at and around the Court House, will
add very materially to the protection and appear
ance of the public grounds On the whole, Au-
burn is not only growing in size and strength but
daily gaining in Importance as a central point of
trade for the population who are engaged in de-
veloping the vast agricultural and mineral re-
sources of the country that surrounds it.
FATAL ACCIDENT. miner on Georgia ravine,
near Gold Hill, named David King accidentally
shot and killed himself Monday forenoon. He
was going from his claim to his dinner with
double barrel gun, and took circle. Men
heard him shoot, and soon after q second shot