Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-04

by BIN. Custom work is done at = Malt
mans reduction works, and at B. Cartoons
! j. Henry's and II. Smiths arastr,ls. The
Middle Fork Ditch, CT which 5. Ruiiino i,
| proprietor, furnishes water for mining and
irrigation pui!,oses.
The climate is temperate and heathful
wood and wafer are plenty, and clear
sparkling streams filled with trout are
numerous. The soil is rich, and when
! cleared of valuable timber is easily sub.
dued to cultivation. Vegetables, grains
and fruits can be raised in abundance
Apples, peaches, pears, plums, ounces
| grapes and berries Of various kinds yield
abundantly, and of the choicest quality
This is the home of the walnut and chest
nut. There is much vacant land for graz.
ing, ard the advantages for stocll-raising
are excellent. Government land can yei
be obtained in this vicinity.
SHEEP RANCH.
This town, situated about eighteen mile,
| east of San Andreas, is the most noted
population of about 400, all directly de
pendent upon the output of the famou:
Sheep Ranch mine. 1t has two large mcr
chandise stores owned by A. Friedbergei
and Baggio Brothers. There are three
good hotels, known respectively as Ander
sons, Hulls Central and the Nero Noun
tain Hotel; two stables-Raggio Brothers
and Anderson's; brewery, drug store
butcher shop, post and express offices, ant
! four saloons
| There were formerly two mines in actiy,
! operation, the Sheep Ranch and thu
Chavanne, but the latter is now only useC
| as means of exit and for ventilation fo
the Sheep Ranch mine. The Chavanne i
kept in thorough repair against any acci
dent happening in the shaft of the Sheer
Ranch. 1t is claimed that the Chayann(
yet contains vast quantities of pay ore
but the ompany use it only for the pur
pose mentioned.
In Sheep Ranch mine a shaft has beer
sunk to the depth of 900 feet, with level
and drifts every 100 feet The mine i
| looking better than at any previous time
Connected with this mine is 60-stamI
mill 1t is not known what the MONTH,
yield of the property is, but it is no doub
paying the owners 4 large profit Thi
mine is claimed to be the safest for its en-
| ployes of any in the State. The hoist an,
stamps are run by steam-power, the fur
naces consuming about 5000 cords of Woo
per year. The company employs from
eighty to one hundred men, and William
Cleary is Superintendent The mine i
owned by J. B. Haggin q Co. Sheer
Ranch has two churches Catholic and
Protestant-and two schools, with abou
100 pupils.
MOKEL,USlNE HILL,
Is 4 mining town of about 600 inhabitants
and has the official county paper, the Gala
veras Chronicle, published by Bruce
Day. The country surrounding is simila
to that about San Andreas and what ha.
been said Of the productions Of the land
of the latter locality will apply equal,
well to the former, but the acreage is some
what less.
OTHER TOWNS. AND CONCLUSION.
In the valley, or western climatic belt
are Comanehe, Wallace, Telegraph City
and ,jenny Lind In the middle belt
Murphy's, Vallecito, Railroad Flat, Doug
las Flat, Calaveritas, Ei Dorado, Ricl
Gulch, Gilmore and Jesus Marin.
Taken all in all, Calaveras county cal
hold its own for healthful and desirabl
climate, natural wonders, mining wealth
agricultural and horticultural resource
and general opportunities for inyestmen
of capital, or in attractions for home
seekers, with any county on this coast