Amador ledger., 1904-03-25
VOLCANO ITEMS.

Miss Bertha Lucot of Jackson. has
been visiting Miss Rosa Tam during
the week.
A large company of young people
gathered at Armory hall St. Patrick's
eve, and lndulged in dancing until
late hour, Music was furnished by the
home orchestra, which gave entire sat-
isfactiOn to all present.
The republicans of this place are
talking of starting Roosevelt club
soon, with either Perkins or Pardee
for second place.
The county papers were full of con-
vention talk last week, so we want to
give timely notice that Volcano will
claim the right to name one of the
seven delegates to which Amador coun-
ty is entitled in the state convention.
The eastern portion of the county has
many enthusiastic republicans, and it
is just possible that any one of them
''might be persuaded to accept the
honor"
Miss Katie Bund entertained the
New Century Club at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. Benz. Ross, Friday
evening. The popular games of finch,
bourse, whist, ETC., interspersed with
photographic selections, occupied the
early part of the evening. Fortune
telling by two young gypsy maids, re-
cent arrivals from the mother country,
was most amusing and instructive.
Grandma Ross then led the company
to the dining room, where viauds galore
were spread before them, and after a
long but vain effort to ''clear the
boards" the usual good-bys were said,
and the occasion was thing of the
past.
FISHING.
Good for the Ledger in taking the
100 trout fishing proposition to task.
BY saying what you did, you no doubt
voiced the sentiment OF 80 per cent of
the people of Amador county. ''God
gave man dominion over the fishes of
the sea and the fowls of the air." The
word man means all men In this decla-
ration, but few of the nimrOds of this
county, styling themselves "Game AS
sociatiOn," want to change this divine
proclamation to read ''a few men,"
Our statutes are already overloaded
with game and fish laws. Some are
good, and many otherwise. Is per
cent of the people of Amador county do
not go fishing once in five years, and
when family does go they should be
allowed to pull out all the trout that
are suckers enough to swallow their
hook. While on the other hand, men,
bers of ;'game associations" gener-
ally fish each season, and go in COM
panies of from five to twenty persons.
OF course, if this ordinance was passed
they would all continue to fish until
each one of the 20 members had 100
trout. or 1000 for the days fishing,
Great protection this. Wouldn't it be
more business-like for these game as
sociations to buy Thousand acre tract
of land, stock it with deer, elk, doves,
quail, ETC., build large reservoir, fill
it with trout, bass, suckers, ETC., have
certain times when the members could
hunt, and enjoy themselves at their
own expense, and let the dear good
people of the county have chance to
get a few of the doves and fishes they
are always trying to protect. for them
selves.) We believe the supervisors
will legislate for the 80 per cent of their
constituents rather than the game as
sOciations.
THE GLENN OR WHITMORE MINE.
After a Is days crushing with the
little 4-stamp mill on this mine, we
were permitted to take into our hands
and examine with our dreamy eyes a
81 OF. gold brick that had been ex-
tracted from about Is tons of ore, It
seemed too good to be true, but the
foreman, Mr.. Robinson, assured us
that we were not deceived, and said it
was only a repetition of the Is days
run made in February Five men do
all the work, and it is the intention of
those interested to run the mill to its
fullest capacity until the water supply
gives out. This mine shows large
vein of pay ore from the summit to the
base of the hill. the rock at both ex-
tremities assaying over $12 per ton.
The vein is increasing with depth,
going to show that with proper means
of development we will have a great
dividend producer right here in Vol
cano. This is only one of many just
such mines in this neigh borhood. One
fifth of the money spent in any one of
the prospects along the mother lode
would be sufficient to operate a divi-
dend producer here. Heretofore when
prospect has been started it has in
variably been superintended by some-
one not familiar with the peculiar ledge
formation found in this locality, and
being unwilling to take advice, theory
prevailed instead of experience. And as
result some properties that are
known to be valuable have been dubbed
mo good" If some good company
could secure the Glenn mine, equip it
with good ten or fifteen stamp mill,
let Mr.. Robinson have full control as
superintendent, it is safe to say that
within six months those people who