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Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
RESULT OF THE MASS CONVENTION
A MUNICIPAL TICKET HAS BEEN
ADOPTED.
False Statements Circulated Relative to
the Salaries of Municipal officers
and Taxation.

AT 2 O'Clock last Wednesday after
noon the citizens of Jackson met in a
mass convention in the Supervisors
room, Hall of Records building, that
the transaction of business incident to
the proposed Incorporation of jackson
might be had.
E. c. Rust was appointed chairman
and Will A. Newcum secretary.
The chief move of the meeting was
to appoint a committee of five to select
a ticket, and present it at the next
meeting. The committee consisted of
W. P. Peek, Will A. Newcum, NJ.
Newman, R. L. Kerr, Wm. Tam.
The meeting was then adjourned
until o'clock the following afternoon.
Shortly after ? o'clock yesterday
Thursday afternoon the meeting was
called to order by Chairman E. G. Rust.
The following business was had:
Reading of minutes.
The committee appointed, to secure
names of candidates for the municipal
Offices made report which was adopt
ed. They had selected the following
who consented to be placed upon the
ticket! Trustees-Sam Bright, W. E,
Kent, T. K. Norman, John Strohm, C.
NJ. Kelley; Clerk and ex-officio assessor
w. S. Williams; Marshal and ex-
officio license and tax collector-George
Kirkwood; Treasurer-Fred Eudey.
Will A. Newcum was then appointed
to make the necessary affidavit and Sc
cure at least per cent of the signatures
of citizens who voted in this township
at the last general election, and to
place the same on file with the County
Clerk.
A Purity of Election Committee was
then appointed. Those appointed are
VIM. Penny, B. r. Breese, S. N.
Spagnoli, E. E. Endicott and W. P.
Peek.
The following committee of five was
appointed to fill vacancies that might
occur ON the ticket and to look after
other interests of the movement favor
ing the Incorporation: w. P. Peek, M.
Newman, r. l. Kerr, VIM. Tam and
Will A. Newcum.
The meeting was then adjourned to
await the call of the committee.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Skip Went to the Bottom.

One day last week an accident &C.
CURED at the new shaft of the Keystone
mine at Amador City, and four men
narrowly escaped death. 1t appears
that the skip was at the collar of the
shaft ready to be lowered. D. A.
Lambert and Will bennington were
on the skip waiting to be lowered.
Lambert got off to get a rope and
Normington stepped off moment
after. Immediately the skip darted
downward.
John Gill and partner were at work
timbering the shaft some distance
down and heard the unusual noise, and
stepped aside. No sooner had the
men stepped to the sides of the shaft
than the skip shot between them, and
on to the bottom of the shaft. In
some manner the engineer lost control
of the engine, and not only did the
skip go to the bottom but it carried
about so feet of slack cable with it.
Fortunately no one was even scratched,
the scare evidently being enough.
An accident was narrowly averted in
the old Keystone shaft the same day.
The engine used at the new shaft of
the Keystone had been used for several
years in the sawmill of the company.
1t is said that it was the first engine OF
its kind put up in this county. 1t was
made in the east for the keystone Com
pany in 1858. 1t is in excellent condi-
ton. The present engineer says that
for an old engine it is the best he ever
handled.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Early Morning Wedding.

An early morning wedding took place
last Monday, February 18th, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bastian,
when their daughter, Miss May, was
united in marriage to Mr.. Albert
Giesecke of San Francisco, a cousin of
our popular confectioner Ferdinand
Mayer. The attendants of the bride
and groom were Miss Dooley Sangui-
netti of this place and Mr.. Charles
Mayer Jr., OF San Francisco.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the bride, at
tired in blue travelling suit. and with
a spray of orange blossoms in her hair,
and the groom were made man and
wife by Rev. F. A. Morrow. Mrs. and
Miss Morrow were the only invited
guests, other than relatives of the
bride and groom.
After the ceremony all sat to a rich
ly spread table and partook of the
wedding feast. Ferdinand Mayer
opened several bottles of champagne
which were drunk to the health of the
bride and groom.
After the breakfast Mr.. and Mrs
Giesecke, accompanied by Mr.. Charles
Mayer Jr., started for San Francisco,
where Mr.. Giesecke holds position as
foreman of the Eisen Vineyards, whole
sale wine house, No. II, Stevenson
street. They will reside at Mill Valley.
Their many friends extend congratula-
tions and wish them a happy and pros
porous welded life.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.
DEEDS,


Arthur G Miller to George Yager-EH of
NE4 of section 81, township north, range
east, 80 acres; SO
Susan Ainsworth to Arthur Miller-Lsnd
In section q, twp 7north, range east, so acres;
love and affection
Decree of distribution of Homer Talbot
estate-To widow and heirs; Eh OF NEH of
section 4, and lot 8 and SEA OF NWH Of section
3, twp north, range 10 east; al acres
Isabella Sanguinetti to Ella L Caminetti-
Right OF way across lot Is, blk 10, jackson; slO
Joseph Dooley to David Kerr-Fraction Of
land in section IS, twp north, range 10 east;
2 acres; $50
R Webb and ] Mason to P BaIdocci and
DeVala-Lot % OF subdivision of lot 2, block 2,
jackson; $3.50
Francis Ferry to Sarah Ferry-Lots in
st Louis, Mo; love and affection
Francis Ferry to Sarah G Ferry-Land in
section 10. twp north, range IL east, 100 acres;
love and affection
MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
George Abbott to George Yager-Fiye year
lease OF land in sections - and 3D. twp north
range 10 east; 800 acres
MINING RECORDS
Location notice of A E Smith ct al on Last
Chance Placer; Camp Opra mining district
Location, notice of Eagle Exploration Co on
Eagle Exploration Co.'S claim, Suffer mining
district =
AGREEMENTS
Catherine BOtto to A Caminetti ct ux-Bond
for deed of certain properties described in an
unrecorded agreement; assigned by Cami-
netti to Ella Z Caminetti, his wife, May 18th,
H Bartlett to Bartlett-Power of At
torney
Mrs Shelly Carne to Bartlett-Power Of
Attorney
Anton Petrinovich ct ux to Levaggi-
Houses and lots in Plymouth; Sl34
CHATTEL MORTGAGE
ID K Pace to jackson DenniS-Sutter saloon
stock and furniture $3.50
Neil Macquarrie to B Levaggi-Personal
property; s15725
SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES
Part satisfaction acknowledged by Josiah
Gundry, mortgage; mortgage executed by H
Nichols ct ux; lot 4, block 8, Amador City
Satisfaction acknowledged by John Cassella,
mortgagee; mortgage executed by John Chi
dotti-Part of lot 3, block 16, Suffer Creek
Satisfaction acknowledged. by VIM Brown
MORTGAGE; mortgage executed by Chas Atkin-
Son-LOtS in blocks and II, Oleta
Satisfaction acknowledged by Marg Molfino
mortgagee's executrix; executed by W N Wood
cock-Lot 81 of subdiv of lot 2, blk 2, jackson
Satisfaction acknowledged by Marg Molfino
mortgagee'S executriX; executed by d Giannini
Land in section z, twp north, range ID east;
100 acres. =
Part satisfaction acknowledged by Bank of
Amador Co; mortgage executed by Chris Mar
ella; lot 2, block 10, jackson
q ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE
Bernardo Levaggi to Douglas Keith-Assigns
mortgage ''W"-266; $12sS.5
CERTIFICATE OF SALE
j w Surface, commissioner, to San Francisco
Theological Seminary-In action of F Theol
Sem VS. o E Hotchkiss ct al; section D. So Of
SEA and VIZ of section SO, twp north, range
easti 1910 acres; S25, 1888.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Oldest People In The World.

After searching six months for the
Oldest persons in the world, the COM
mittee on vital statistics Of the Hun
dred Year Club Of New York has pre-
pared report which shows that the
Oldest man is Izai Rodofsky of Moscow,
Russia, who is in his 100 year. and the
Oldest woman, Mrs. Nancy Hollifield of
Battle Creek, Mich, who is III.
Rodofsky's sight is good, but his hear
ing is p:o9or. He was meyer IL, uses
liquor, but has never used tobacco.
DR., Wood of the Battle Greek, Mich,
saaitarlum reports that Mrs. Hollifield
has lived temperate, simple life, doing
homework for years.-Santa Cruz
Surf.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
CENTRAL EUREKA MINE.

This property adjoins the South
Eureka on the north, half mile south
of the town of Suffer Creek. This
mine, after an idleness>of many years,
was reopened by new company in the
fall of 1895. There were several shafts
on the property at that time, the deep
est being the south shaft, down 700
feet. Since that time the shaft has
been continued to depth of 100 feet
and a number of long levels opened.
At about the 1OOO-foot level, several
narrow and short shoots of high grade
ore were developed. As depth was at
tanned and levels driven out, these ore
shoots were found to lengthen and in
crease in width while maintaining their
values, until in the deepest portion of
the mine the several short shoots have
united, forming single long shoot.
At this writing January, 1900, the
Central Eureka Mine is one of great
promise. The vein is the most simple
in geological structure of any extensive
ly developed mine on the Central Lode.
1t consists practically of a single assure
cutting in strike and dip the black
tufaceous states and amplnbolite schist
which form its walls. The mine has
certain peculiarities which are notice
ably persistent. One of these is the
firmness and regularity of the hanging
wall. The wall is not absolutely
straight in strike, but rolls more or less
ia series of long swells. The gouge,
which is always found on the foot-N all
side, also has sinuous course, swing
ing toward and away from the hanging
wall. When at some distance from the
hanging-wall little or no ore occurs in
the assure, but upon its approach to
the hanging-vall the long lenticular
masses of quartz which constitute these
ore-bodies, begin to form. Another
feature of the vein is found in the in
creasiug naturalization of the rock
forming the hanging-wall upon near
ing an ore-shoot.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
mining BULLETIN OF ". 4. STORMS
MOTHER LODE REGION OF CALI
FCRNIA.
Particular Attention Has Been Given to
the Gold Mines of Amador
County.
ARGONAUT NINE.

One mile north of Jackson, adjoining
the Kennedy on the south. The in
clined shaft commenced in 1893 has now
reached depth of 1850 feet. at which
point it was stopped by an injunction
OF the court, pending settlement of
litigation with the Kennedy Company.
Above this level the mine has produced
a large amount of ore, which has been
crushed in 40-stamp mill with large
profit. The shaft not being sunk on
the vein, a series of raises have been
driven, which prove this vein to be
continuous from the surface groupings
to the lowest workings. The mine is
equipped with heavy hosting plant,
capable of working to depth of 1000
feet.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Won a Home At a Rattle.

The death of DR.. w. J. Paugh,
which occurred at his Alameda home
Feb. 7th, brings to mind his residence
here. He lived at first where Super
visor M. Newman now resides, but
later won at rattle the handsome
home now owned by Mrs. Breese. It
appears that one Charles Parish built
the Breese house for himself and his
intended bride, but she was killed in a
runaway accident and he, having no
further use for his fine home, rallied it
off and the late Or. Raugh won it and
lived in it for a number of years. DIR.
leaves wife and daughter to mourn
the loss of an excellent husband and
kind and indulgent father. Our old
settlers will recall the facts above
stated relative to the home he won at a
rattle.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
S. D. Woods Back.

Congressman S. D. Woods, who has
arrived from Washington, urges all
commercial bodies in the State to send
at once hearty invitations to the Con-
gressional committee on harbors and
rivers to pay visit to California at the
close of the present session. Mr..
Woods stated that the members of the
committee had all signified their con-
sent to visit California should they re-
ceive an assurance that the commercial
bodies of the State were anxious for
them to do so.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
THE PRESTON SCHOOL.
Judge Cook Declines to Send Bernstein to
San Quentin.

An investigation of the methods en-
ployed at the Preston School of In
dustry at lone was begun in Judge
Cooks court in San Francisco on Fri
day of last week, when the application
of the directors of that institution for
the sending of Benjamin Bernstein to
States prison was taken up for con-
sideration.
Bernstein was sent to Preston school
on January Is, 1897. Subsequently the
administration building was set afire
and Bernstein admitted that he had
fired the structure. He made his
escape from the school, but was cap
tured and returned. The directors de-
clared him to be incorrigible and the
court was requested to send him to a
penal institution.
David Hirschberg, who was superin-
tendent of the school at the time of the
fire, testified that Bernstein was forced
to confess that he applied the match in
order to escape thrashings at the hands
of Alfred ]. Heeth, the tailor at the
school. Bernstein denied that he set
fire to the building and told Hirschberg
that Heeth forced him to confess to
the deed.
The present Superintendent of the
school, G. D. Riddick, said he believed
the boy to be so bad and so depraved
that there was no possible chance of
his being reformed. Both former
superintendent Hirschberg and his
wife. however, make an entirely op-
posite statement. Hirschherg said it
would be the ruin of the boy to send
him to the penitentiary. Mrs. Louise
Hirschberg, who had been matron of
the school for three years, said that
she thought the boy was as good as the
average boy in the school. She be-
lieved that he was sullen at times be-
cause he brooded over what he con-
sidered an injustice in sending him to
the school. During these sullen fits he
was not easily managed, but at other
times he was faithful and good
worker. She believed that If he was
permitted to go on parole he would
make good and upright man.
In summing up the case Judge Cook
said: 'The boy has been confined for a
long time in the reform school, and 1
believe SO long as TO be q detriment to
the school. II is not for the best in
terests of the schoQl that he be kept
there, but hardly feel that 1 would
be justified in sending him to the peni-
Tertiary at present. 1 think the boy
ought to be given an opportunity to
show that he means to reform. This
conviction shall remain as weapon in
the hands Of the Court and shall con-
tinue the sentence from month to
month for the remainder Of the year
which he has to serve, If he shall be
found to have committed any crime
during that time l shall give him a
most severe sentence.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Some Stories Circulated.

Whether the people who are circu-
lating the story are doing so from lack
of information or from righteousness
the writer cannot say, but, neverthe-
less, it is being told that the municipal
officers OF incorporation Of the sixth
class receiye high salaries out of the
money collected therein. The facts are
that there are no stated salaries or
commissions to be paid to any Of the
officers. The Ave men constituting the
board Of trustees are by the law pro-
hibited from receiving any compensa-
ton whatever-Sec. 855, General Laws
of California 1.-THE members of the
board of trustees shall receive no COM
pensation whatever. Relative to the
other elective officers the same section
says that they shall receive at stated
times a compensation to be fixed by
ordinance by the board of trustees, the
same not to be increased or diminished
after their election or during their
term of office.
Hence the matter Of paymept for
salaries or c9mpensations is entirely in
the hands Of a board of trustees. In
the event of the proposition to in
corporate Jackson carrying the trustees
who are elected at the same election
will have the duty of fixing the COM
pensation of the town clerk, Of the
marshal and of the treasurer, the only
elective officers who according to law
can receive any compensation what
ever.
The statements referred to in the
first lines of this article are thus seen
to be either malilqiQHsness or the result
of misinform ltiOn, either of which is
|inexcusable when it is so easy to ascer-
tain the truth of the matters at issue.
AS to taxation-A story has also
been circulated that a very high
municipal tax could be levied and COL
lected, a tax Of itself much larger than
our present county and state tax. The
same law, Sec. S62. Art. TX, says that
the board of trustees have power to
levy and collect, annually, property
tax which shall not exceed seventy five
cents on each one hundred dollars.
The limit is e GENTS and does any
reasona BILE man for moment suppose
that a board Of trustees Of five citizens
of this town WIG GOULD possibly be
elected to office within the proposed
limits OF the city of Jackson would
place the property tax at it's highest
limit? They certainly would not.
They would arrange their expenditures
and their obligations il accordance
with the iineiS,me Of the town from a
reasonable tax levy. Other sources of
INCOME for the municipality to believed
and collected by the officers are street
tax not exceeding 81 on each male
inhabitant between q and so years of
age, the same being in stead of the
present county road pQll tax, license
tax On dogs not exceeding 50 on male
dogs and 81 on female dogs; license
tax on businesses authorized by law,
lawful games, circuses, shows, ete., etc.
There San be no reason to fear fair
and Just treatment at the hands of FIVE
men who could possibly be elected to
Office by the suffrages of the people of
the proposed town Of jackson.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15


The best place to get good meal is
at the Campus Restaurant. Ducks,
geese, chicken and fresh oysters can be
had. - ian. 18-tf.
Mrs. j. Taylor of Amador City, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. S.
Williams. last Sunday. She was ac-
companied by her daughter, Miss
Florence.
Mrs. E. B. Robertson returned to
her home at Stockton this morning.
She had been here few days attending
to business relating with her property
holdings here.
Jas. Bodinnar of Amador City, was
in Jackson the early part of this week
to attend the funeral of his STEP
mothers sister, the late Mrs. Catherine
Martin, on Tuesday.
Your sideboard at home is incom-
plete if it is not stocked with Jesse
Moore ''AA" whiskey.
Miss Bessie Griffen came down from
Ell Dorado county recently and was in
jackson with relatives a day or two
this week. Miss Griffen was employed
at the National Hotel several months
ago.
Jas. Hammond contemplates making
visit to his parents in Solano county,
whom he has not seen for three years.
Mrs. Hammond has been with them for
some time. She has recovered from
her recent illness.
The wagon of the Cassinelli Market
was ''stuck in the mud' just above the
Newton Copper mine Wednesday even
ing and after struggling to regain terra
firma till near midnight gave up until
the following morning when help was
procured. Several teams have been
chung up" on that section of the road
since the recent storms.
Martin Carley, of R. L. Mann's
shaving parlors, is suffering much
pain from an injured finger. One day
this week while in the blacksmith shop
of L. A. Kent, piece of steel struck
him on the forefnger of his left hand
He paid but little attention to it at the
time but in day or two the finger
began to swell and was painful. He
then consulted DIR. Endicott, who,
owing to the condition of the finger,
could not find the minute piece of steel.
He will try to extract it today, We
believe.
Diphtheria is gradually working its
way toward us. Precautions against
this terrible disease that is usually fatal
should be taken Immediately. Be
mindful of all things that tend to pro-
mote good health. Jackson needs
thorough cleansing. For years disease
has been bred in garbage piles of long
standing, and time and again we have
been threatened with epidemics, and,
in fact, only the past summer had
visitation which was detrimental to the
health and welfare of the community,
not only physically but commercially.
A step is now under consideration by
the voters of Jackson, that of incorpo-
ration. =,
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Increase Your Salary or Income

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Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
KENNEDY NINE.

1T is mile north Of jackson, adjOin
ing the Argonaut on the north. This
property has been repeatedly described
in former reports of the Stale Mining
Bureau, but as it is one of the most
prominent mines ia the State, it merits
further mention. The mine has been
worked continuously since 1885, when
work was resumed al a depth of $50
feet, to it's present. depth of 2300 feet
vertical About 36, 900 tons Of ore have
been crushed annually for the past
fourteen years, at an app oXimate cost
of 81. so to S.. 90 per ton. which includes
the cost OF mining. supplies, Insurance,
taxes, supcrintendeuce, purchase of
property, dead work and new work.
The distribution of ore-shoois in the
acknowledgement vein is of consider
able Importance TO miners along the
Gold Belt, as in these extensive work.
ings il has been shown that ore-bodies
are not absolutely continuous, either
longitudinally or in depth, and that
workings can be driven over the top
and along either side of an ore-shoot,
and beneath it, 10 fact completely sur
rounding it, in barren assure. There
are pre-shoots in the Kennedy Mine
that do not approach within several
hundred feet OF the surface. On the
2l00-foot level q new shoot was recently
discovered which started on the west
or foot wall (diabase), dipping at an
angle of approximately 40 degrees east
ward with trend TO The southwark,
which is contrary to the usual trend of
ore-shoots in this mine. The main
north shoot is wholly distinct and
separate from that on the south, aud
it is also distinctly different in char
acter. At the south end of the south
shoot, several small veins come in from
the hanging-wall side, uniting with
the main assure, and these gradually
build up the large south ore-body
The principal feature of interest at
the Kennedy Mine at present is the
new east shaft. The object of this OK
pensive piece of work is to make the
large bodies of low-grade ore exposed
by development in the mine available
at decreased cost. This shaft has
been sunk through hard greensboro at
a rate approaching three feet per day.
This was accomplished by the use of
four machine drills, working three
shifts. Arrangements were so made
that the timber gang could work I'M
interruptedly while drilling was in pro-
RressIbelow. The machines are set on
two bars disposed near the end of the
shaft, and after having been set in place
a full ROUND of holes is put in, from %
to IS in number, WITHOUT taking down
the machines. The holes are drilled
from to feet vertically.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
He Was a Gypsy Prince.

Walter Boswell, a member of a row.
ing tribe Of gypsies that makes its
headquarters in Oakland when not
wandering over the State, died in that
city last Sunday. Boswell was quite
well known here, as the tribe often
visited this place on their horsetrading
and fortune telling trips. He was of
royal blood and had he lived would
eventually have been the ruler OF the
tribe which numbers Is mem bers, as
well as the whole gypsy fraternity
throughout the West, He was native
OF this State, aged So years.-Prospeet.
Amador ledger., 1901-02-15
Bunker Hill-Amador.

Work at the Bunker Hill mine near
Amador City, is progressing as rapidly
as the conditions will allow. The
sumRt is new being cleaned out, and
when that is finished sinking will be
begun. While the sinking is being
carried on, the drift at the soO-level will
be extended some distance, probably
200 feet, and exploration work done.