Amador ledger., 1904-02-19
VOLCANO ITEMS.

More rain, more gold, was the COM
mon salutation during the rainy days
just past.
Miss Daisy Larson, teacher at New
York Ranch district, spent her two
weeks vacation with friends in Vol
cano.
Miss Katie Bund, of Angels, is stay
ing with her grandmother. Mrs. Ross,
and attending the public school,
Jack Gianinni rated as the best base
ball fielder in Amador county, has gone
to San Francisco to become a tonsOrial
artist. Jack will soon be able to shave
them on the fly.
John Cassinelli, of the firm of Cassi-
nelli Bros, accidentally rolled down a
bank last Sunday evening and received
many bruises. We hope John will
soon be himself again, as he is general
favorite with their lady customers.
Toby Marsino, whose life hung in
the balance for several weeks last fall,
| has fully recovered, and will soon re-
sumo his position as driver of the Vol
| canO stage.
Art Keffer, of Charleston district,
who has been dangerously ill at his
father S home, is now able to sit up a
short time each day.
Supervisor Grillo has passed the 200
10. notch, and says that he has entirely
regained his health again.
Miss Elsie Clark gave an up-to-date
Valentine party to few of her many
| friends Saturday evening. Hearts
were trumps in all the games. Re-
| freshments were served at II m.
The fortune cake created considerable
merriment. Miss Nellie Bonneau is to
be the old maid of the party, Charles
| Cassinelli the old batchelor, and Miss
Florence Grillo received the key to the
boys hearts. All expressed themselves
as having had a jolly good time.
St. Valentine appeared in person on
the 18th inst, and brought with him
many joys and sorrows. Some of the
valentines were exceedingly comic.
Some received them good-naturedly
and some otherwise. The old gent
spent his money freely during the
evening, and the town sports stood by
him nObly. St. Val. never gives us the
go-by, and the boys let him know that
they appreciated his coming.
The justice court was in session one
day last week.
| The local telephone company, that
owns lines throughout the eastern por-
tion of Amador and Calaveras counties,
is fast assuming the proportions of a
gigantic corporation.
| Reuben Ford, formerly county treas
urer of this county, will soon open up
gravel claim on the Dick Bird ranch.
| DOminick Gianinni has leased his
claim, four miles east of town, to San
francisco company.
LESLEY & Co., of Pioneer. continue
to take out high grade ore.
We hear nothing but fattering re-
ports from the Defender and nearby
properties.
Marsino g. Sons are perhaps the most
fortunate mining operators in this
immediate vicinity. They own their
mine, have their own timbers, and do
all the work themselves. Every dol
lar they take out belongs to them. Just
now, owing to an abundance of water,
they are ground sluicing, with hatter-
ing results. They work in tunnels
during the greater part of the year,
and have pay gravel enough in sight
to keep them busy for years to come.
From the rumbling sounds one hears
many times during the day, stranger
might think the Russians and Japs
were just over the hill. 1t is only
Baroni & Co. blasting in the lava beds.
Look out for our hog story next
| week. S G. RIBBLER.
LATER-W. D. Smith, who owns
40-acre gravel claim three miles below
town, on Sutter creek, washed out the
incest gold nugget Tuesday that we
have ever seen in Amador county. 1t
is slightly mixed with quartz and
weighs about nine ounces, value $3.50.
1t can be seen at John Clute's store,
where it is left for sale. The nugget is
certainly a beauty, and ought to be
purchased by some one who can afford
| to keep it as rare specimen