Amador ledger., 1905-04-14
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

Mr.. Kerr, formerly manager of the
Jumper mine, was recently given one
hour to leave Tonopah, Nevada, ac-
cording to a Nevada paper, and was
given warning not to return. He
appealed to the governor for protec-
tion, and was told that nothing could
be done. 1t is now said that lie will
appeal to the federal authorities. but
taking their action in Colorado as
basis for Judgment, he will get no sat
isfaction there. His record at the
Jumper is said to be the reason for his
expulsion. Banner.
The Melones Company is about to
add 40 more stamps to their mill. The
stamps will be shipped from the Ang-
els Iron works in few days. They
will have 100 stamps dropping inside
of three months. A new air compress
sor of large capacity will also lie IN
stalled at once. The company is now
shipping 25 Car loads of sulphurets
per month to Selby 's.-Prospect.
D. A. Nuner has sixteen men at
work in the Duryea mine at Central
hill. The Lloyd mine is to be again
started up right away. The Donovan
mine is looking we'll, and is being
worked with double shift. Citizen.
j. SaIcido was appointed janitor of
the county buildings by the board of
supervisors this week. There we're
three candidates out for the position
L. Frioux, M. W. Huberty and j.
Salcido. We are informed that Mr..
SaIcido got three votes and Huberty
and Frioux one each. The board then
made the appointment of Mr.. SaIcido
unanimous on motion. There is a
salary of $50 month attached to the
position. The former janitor, Oscar
Pfortner, resigned his position, and
is now prospering in the new gold |
fields of Nevada, and OF this we are
glad. Citizen.
Last Wednesday, as Z. E. Day was
engaged with pick and shovel, endeav |
oring to enlarge the aperture leading
to the den out of which came the Cal |
ifornia lions with which he and the |
McSorley brothers had an encounter,
among the cliffs in Old Woman's
gulch, as stated in our last issue. came |
upon some relics of antiquity which
were buried about eighteen inches be-
meath the sod that covered the floor
of what was evidently the abode of
primitive cliff dwellers. Among these
was an iron tomahawk, which for an
tique mechanism must have been old
Vulcan final effort or at least that
of the last surviving blacksmith of
the Iron Age 1t weighs about four
pounds, and the oxidation upon its
surface shows that it must have been
buried there for countless genera
tions. Other relics were flint spear
and arrow heads, abalone she'll orna-
ments and portion of an aboriginal
clay pipe. These may be seen at the
Club saloon in this place. - Chronicle
The residence of George W. Horn
and family at Defender came very
near being destroyed by fire the other
night. 1t is supposed the fire was
started by sparks falling on the roof.
A large portion of the roof was
burned, but the house was saved by
the efforts of neighbors, who carried
water onto the roof and extinguished
the fire. Both Mr.. Horn and his wife
have been quite i'll for some time, but
are now recovering. Echo.
About May 1st John Touhey and
family are to leave lone for San Fran
cisco, which will te their future
home. Ed. KIumeaker has leased the
Touhey ranch in jackson valley for
period of seven years, and will estab-
lish cheese factory there. G. W.
Swain has the contract for improving
the dwelling and building the cheese
house, which work will be done as
soon as possible. During the summer
a new and up-to-date barn is to be
built on the place, and in a short time
the place will be one of the best
equipped in the county. This ranch
contains 40 acres, about 200 acres of
which is good bottom land. This land
will be used for dairying, in connec-
tion with cheese making. Mr.. Kru-
thoroughly understands the
business of making cheese and his
venture will be of benefit to the gen
eral business of the community, as is
any new enterprise started in a COM
Chas. A. Lundgren pleaded guilty
before Justice McCauley to obtaining
goods under false pretenses, and was
sentenced to pay fine of 500 or
serve 80 days in the county Jail. He
is serving his sentence. Echo.
Some unknown party stole horse
from the Lincoln mine in Sutter
Creek, and took him as far as Drv