Amador ledger., 1901-04-12
CURRENT NEWS !
CALIFORNIA.
ALAMEDA.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ALAMEDA.
j. A. Shearer, an aged veteran of
oakland, has just received advices that
his bachelor brother, r. II. Shearer,
has died at Salida, Col, leaving him an
estate Of between $1,000 and $4,000.
The heir is in his SEVENTEEN year, and
OF late has been respondent, as he felt
his infirmities increasing and being
practically without financial means to
care for himself. He has been making
his home as handy man at the Fabi-
ola Hospital
Thirty students in the senior class in
mining in the University of California
left for the annual trip through the
mines of the mother lode region. The
party goes first to Nevada City, where
tine young miners are to inspect the
famous groups of gold mines in that
district and later will go to Grass Val
ley for study of the formation there
Professor Andrew G. Lawson of the
geology department is in charge of the
party and will direct study of geology
of the mother lode region, which has
been thoroughly traced and mapped
out by him.
BUTTE.
The Recorder of Butte county has
been rushed with oil locations lately.
A delegation of citizens, representing
the Chamber of Commerce of Oroville,
went before the Board of Supervisors to
again urge that the board make an ap-
preparation for the purpose of having
Butte well represented at Buffalo, The
board signified its willingness to appro-
pirate $500, $500 to be devoted to litera-
ture, $3.50 to the Buffalo Exposition and
$50 to the Valley Association, which
is now maintaining man in San Fran
cisco for the purpose of meeting tourists
and diverting them this way.
COLUSA.
Investors are scrambling for foot
hold in the oil fields of Colusa county,
which is the only district that pro-
duces petroleum in California. A. S.
Cooper, State Mineralogist, states in
his latest report that Colusa is the only
county whose oil is not of an asphaltum
base, and test indicates that Colusa
county oil is valuable lubricant.
CALAvERAS.
James S. Porteous of West Point shot
and instantly killed Piute Indian
known as Johnny" The Indian had
been cutting wood on Porteous' land
and was forbidden to cut any more.
Some angry words passed between the
two men which resulted in the Indian
shooting at Porteouse, and the latter
killed the Indian in self-defense.
FRESNO.
There are rumors in Fresno of beer
L., IL
valley of the product of the Fresno
Brewing Company. The war will be
egged on by the brewery syndicates in
San Francisco and Los Angeles whose
receipts in the valley have been sensi-
bly, diminished by the local product.
1t is freely rumored that 100000 has
been offered and refused for the new
brewery at Fresno.
HUMBOLDT.
The activity which has prevailed in
timber circles in Humboldt county for
the last two years shows no signs of
tagging. Two more large deals have
been consummated, involving about
1898 acres. Of this large transfer the
Merryman Fruit Land and Lumber
Company of Michigan secured $500
acres and Charles A. Smith of Mime
apolis, Wis, 1898 acres. The larger of
the two deals increases the holding of
the Merryman Fruit Land and Lum-
Der Company in Humboldt to about
0,OO0 acres. This is the latest acquire
ment of the company and the price
aggregated S35 900, an average of $14 an
acre. The land in question is located
on Redwood creek and for the larger
part embraces the choicest section of
timber belt.
A probably fatal quarrel occurred be-
tween two employees of the CONSOLE
dated Gold Mining Company at Bal
larat, Inyo county. Albert Phelps and
Jack McCauley were playing game of
poker in company with eight other
miners when dispute arose as to
which of them should deal the cards.
The players decided in favor of McCau-
ley. This provoked Phelps and he
challenged McCauley to fight. Upon
his refusal Phelps took from his pocket
a pistol and shot McCauley in the left
side. The bullet carried piece of cloth
into his body and blood poisoning will
develop. The wounded man will not
prosecute. Both Phelps and McCauley
have been intimate friends for years
and were members of the Oklahoma
contingent of Roosevelt's Rough Riders
in the Cuban campaign.
KINGS.
Bids for the construction of the Han
| ford sewer system were recently re-
ceived, and the successful bidder was
w. d. Trewhitt, whose bid was SIG, 200.
A protest was entered by two of the
unsuccessful bidders. Trewhitt is To-
cal contractor, and as soon as the pro-
| test is settled work will be commenced.
KERN.
A new postoffice has been established
at Pioneer, Kern county, and Frank P.
Francis appointed postmaster.
LOS ANGELES.
The first regular passenger train over
the new coast line left Los Angeles for
San Francisco at 7:45 a. m. March 31st.
1t was solid vestibule train composed
of six coaches, including mail and bag
gage cars, two day coaches, parlor car
and buffet car. The coast line is eX-
pected to be of great value to Los An
geles, and a large crowd attested its
interest in assembling at Arcade depot
and cheering the departure of the linn
tied.
| MODOC.
| There is much excitement over the
discovery of oil in Modoc county. 1t
is said that indications are more than
favorable for permanent flow. Sew
eral locations of oil lands have already
been made. Reno people are much in
terested.
| MADEIRA.
Judge Conley has sentenced Leonard