Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-14

SACRAMENTO INDUSTRIES. AT the Union
Foundry in this city is being constructed
forty-horse power engine for the Etna Gold
and Quartz mine, in Ell Dorado county. At
]. A. Cunningfam's boiler works, boiler is
being made for the same company, A inches
in diameter and IA feet in length. The mine
for which this extensive machinery is being
built is in Ell Dorado county, about twelve
miles north of the town of Plymouth. This
mine is situated in the rich mineral belt that
trsverses the counties OF Ell Dorado, Amador
and Calaveras. All OF the stock is owned by
citizens of this community. A correspondent
states that this company has a patent from
the United States Government for the land.
They have erected hoisting works sufficient
to sink upon their mine to depth of LOCO
feet. A twenty-stamp mill has been COM
pleted, and the whole is sheltered by good
and substantial buildings. The shaft has
been sunk to a depth of 165 feet. At this
point is found a ledge nine feet in thickness,
| rich with the precious metal. The ledge 50
far has continued to widen as they go down
upon it, and the richness of the ore also in
creases. From the lower level a drift has
been run a distance Of 20 feet, which
discloses the fact that the ledge is
not only immense. but immensely rich. This
Sacramento company have secured for them
selves all the water rights necessary for the
| prosecution Of their enterprise, and being in
the midst of forest, get their wood delivered
| at the mine for 50 per cord. The mine was
examined a few days since by competent ex-
perts, and their judgment was 1sttering in
deed. The assays range all the way from $50
to 5000 per ton. This mine is peculiar one.
owing to the great quantity of geld. bearing
sulphurets carried in the rock. At least one
twentieth Of all the ore extracted is sulphur
cts, which are worth $3.50 per ton. The rock
or ore in the mine is very soft; does not have
to be blasted, but liz all extracted by the use
Of the pick and CAD. There are only two
mines of similar character to the Etna on
this coast, and they have proven veritable
bonanzas to their owners-one in Csiaveras
little mining camp has sprung up at this
| mines it has assumed the proportions OF a
little towr, and the Government will in a
| few days by petition be asked to establish q
postofics at the town of .Etna. So mote
il be-
MILITARY GUARD NEoEssARY.-Great
anxiety prevailed among the officers at the
county Jail last evening when it was whis-
pered around that an organized committee
of 500 citizens were going to assail the prison
at 9o'clock. That such an organization exists
there is no doubt, aud that the lynching of the
assassin, Raten, and other murderers con-
fined in the prison, can only be prevented by
strong military guard, is the opinion Of
many.
STROKE OF PARALYsIs.-Joseph Mel
lon (familiarly known as Bob y. a
we'll known citizen of Sacramento, was
stricken with paralysis last evening in front
of the Capital Hotel. He had just been con-
yersing with some gentlemen regarding the
suddenness Of the death Of w. b. c..
Brown, and remarked. II wonder whose
turn next" He was taken to his room in a
hack and received immediate medical attend
ance.