Amador ledger., 1900-04-27
MADE HIS OWN SEPULCHER
Raggio Brothers and Their
Stage Lines.
4 FATAL ACCIDENT At THE RANHIDE NINE
A Young Press Correspondent Who
Was In the Jameson Raid
Found Dead.
A fatal ACCIDENT At THE RANHDE NINE
CALAVERAS COUNTY.

Citizen. San Andreas April 81, 1900.
Allen Taylor. a pioneer of Calaveras
county, and widely known marble cut
ter, who was in business in Angels
Camp for many years, died at his home
in that city on Thursday last. He was
laid to rest in the Altaville cemetery
on Sunday last, the iutermeut being in
many respects a unique one. Taylor
was somewhat eccentric later in his
life, and years ago constructed his own
tomb, and arranged with his friend,
John Carley, the undertaken, for the
disposition of his body.
Taylor dug his own grave, in one OF
the most beautiful sections of the ceme-
terry, under wide spreading oak tree.
This grave is lined with marble, sc
constructed that bis body would just
fit it snugly, when wrapped in simple
shroud or blanket. He made sure,
however. that no casket or box could
be used, as he wished to be buried
without the use of coffin. This solid
ly constructed sepulchre was provided
with marble slab for cover, thus
sealing the tomb.
Taylor was carried to bis final resting
place with pioneer friends on Sunday
and his remains were laid to rest in ac-
cordance with his wishes, under direc-
tion of his old friend Carley The good
old man, who had lost all interest in
life through bitter family disappoint-
meuts, is now at rest in his self-con-
structed marble tomb, practically free
from decay and corruption.
Raggio Bros, who began the stage
business in this county eighteen years
ago, on the Sheepranch line, which
John Raggio, the present manager OF
all their lines. then drove in person,
now daily cover 230 miles of road in the
Southern mines with their stages.
They have six lines, as follows: From
Valley Spring TO Angels Camp, by way
of San Andreas; Milton to Murphys,
by way of Angels Camp; San Andreas
to Jackson; Valley Springs to Jackson,
by way of Gwin mine; Jackson to lone;
Sutter Creek to lone. The total
length of these lines one way is 1l5
miles. To operate these lines ten
coaches are in daily use and in busy
seasons often half as many more. In
the barns of the company more than
thirty wagons are stored 10 meet
emergencies, seventy head of horses
are in the stables, taken care of by five
hostlers and ten drivers who are con.
stantly employed. Besides tho passen-
ger business, the stages carry the
mails under contract and Wells-FargC
Express Company matter, including all
the bullion that goes out OF this section
and the coin that is brought in to pay
the miners and to restore the equili.
brium in the supply of money for trade
purposes. The Raggio Bros. have es-
tabIished large and lucrative business
In the eighteen years of their manage
ment of these lines and with uniform
C"oiSAUSoiOh w OihO bhO pOobdl
department and the express company
Prospect, San Andreas, April 21, 1900
The examination ofG. P. Farnsworth
for the shooting Of Domingo Biazoli at
Campo Seco, week before last took
place before Justice of the Peace A. J.
Stull, at Campo Seco, last Monday.
Tho people were represented by Dis
trict Attorney w. A. Dover, and the
defendant by F. J. Solinsky. The
main facts of the shooting we're told in
the Prospect of last week. The charge
against Farnsworth was assault to COM
NIT murder. Considerable testimony
was taken on behalf of the people, the
defense not putting any witnesses on
the stand. Judge Stull held the de-
fendent in $1,000 bail, to appear before
the Superior Court. Bail was readily
obtained and Farnsworth allowed to
go about his business till wanted.