Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-06-07

oIdIiti al dllDl, WHICH ne claims, ne
will undoubtedly be compelled to stand
trial for the crime.
A spade of historic interest in the
hands of President Mckinley served to
lay bare a spot in Union square upon
which is shortly to rise a splendid mon
ument concentrating the victory of
Admiral Dewey in the battle of Manila
bay. Despite the fact that the affair
had not been publicly announced thou
sands were in attendance to witness
the interesting event. Amid great ap-
plause President Mckinley turned the
first spade of earth. At the same mo-
ment Reuben H. Lloyd hoisted an
American flag to the top of a flagstaff
i'll the Enclosure.
SHASTA.
cred outcropping in Main street, Shasta.
The ledge is reported as following the
street, which was at one time the main
route between Portland and San Fran
cisco, over which thousands of gold
seekers have passed in search of the
golden fleece.
SAN BERNARDINO.
One of the largest business deals ever
made in San Bernardino county was
cOnsummated when the Edison Elec-
trio Light Company of Los Angeles alb
sorbed the Redlands Electric Light and
Power Company. 1t is stated that the
consideration was $615,00O. The latter
company owns and controls the extern
sive water rights in the Santa Ana
river and Mill and Lytle creeks, north
of Redlands. They have for two years
supplied Redlands, Riverside, Pomona
and the State Hospital at Highlands
with electricity both for lighting and
heating purposes. The Edison Com
pany will at once commence the work
of developing more water for additional
pOwerin the streams above mentioned.
They expect to expend $550,000 in this
work and making other improvements.
SAN DIEGO.
From letter received by Congress
man Needham from Secretary Root, it
appears that the Government is soon
to carry out its plan for establishing a
coaling station at San Diego The let
ter states that the War Department
has rendered to the Navy Department
for use in that behalf portion of the
Point Iona military reservation and
that the tender has been accepted by
Secretary Long. The local officer of
the Engineer Corps has been directed to
survey the tract and mark the bound
aries, and, when this is done, the coal
ing station will be established.
sIsKIYoU.
The Morrison & Carlock quartz ledge
in Quartz valley, Siskiyou county, is
worked with large force constantly,
and the quartz taken out is paying
handsomely. The mill is never idle
and the quartz supply is said to be
abundant to keep the mill running in
definitely.
SAN JOAQUIN.
Eugene Blanchard, fireman on the
river steamer A. C. Freese, was brought
to Stockton by the steamer T. G. Walk
er with his left shoulder and neck liter
ally cooked from the effect of steam.
The accident occurred at Pittsburg
Landing on the San Joaquin river. A
lot of hot ashes was being removed
from the furnace by Blanchard and
put in the usual place. A stream of
water was turned on them to eXtin-
guish any fire left in them. In some
unexplained manner steam formed,
and when he threw shovelful of fresh
ashes on the pile the hot air or steam
enveloped him so quickly that he could
not escape.
SACRAMENTO.
It. Carl Spelling, acting for a San
Francisco collection agency, filed suit
against the State at Sacramento for
$11, 40, the aggregate amount of over
100 claims for coyote scalp bounties.
The action is brought under the provi-
sions of bill passed by the last Legis-
lature authorizing persons having coy
ote scalp claims to sue the State.
soNOMA.
Joseph Torrance, wealthy and well
known farmer who lived near Guerne-
vile, made his will, paid all his debts,
bought revolver and then went home
and blew out his brains, after kissing
his wife good-by. No cause whatever
can be assigned for the act.
SANTA CLARA.
The discovery of rich deposits of Gin
nabar ore ON Silver creek and its devel-
opment by the Bradford Quicksilver
Mining Company is resulting in the
development of town at the site of the
mine and every evidence of develop
ments that will lead to the building up
of a second Almaden.
TUOLUMNE.
At the Black Oak mine, in Tuolumne
county, six 24-foot tanks are being in
stalled to be used in connection with
the cyanide plant.
The explosion of gasoline stove in
the apartments of Mrs. James Johnston
in the Sisson Hotel block at James
town, started a fire which destroyed
nine buildings and caused loss of more
than $4,000.
TULARE.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office at Washington has during
the past six months suspended a large
number of homestead entries in the
Visalia land district at the request of
special agents. The Commissioner is
now reversing this action, and has re-
lieved twenty-four of these same home
stead entries from special suspension,
also from the effect of prior suspensions
of townships in which the entries are
situated.
PACTETC COAST