Amador ledger., 1907-11-22

in Alpine county of which former
Sheriff George c. Graves has been
superintendent andin which several
San Andreas parties are interested
have suspended work for the winter,
owing to the financial stringency.-
Prospect.
The farmers limited" ran over a
COW lust this side of CIarksonia last
Saturday and the carcass had to be
chopped out from under the engine.
Echo.
We learn that all work has been
suspended at the Napoleon copper
mine near Milton and that the pumps
have been taken out. This latter
order came rather as a surprise to
those interested as it was supposed
that the suspension was only tempor-
ary. and that work would be resumed
in the spring. 1t now looks as though
the suspension would be for an inde
finite time.-Prospect.
The latest reports from Sheep
Ranch are much more encouraging
than they have previously been.
Quite number of men are at work
in and about the mine and apparent
" will be continued on the work.
Parties are now at work on a contract
to haul 100 cords of wood to the
mine, which certainly is a pretty
good indication that there is no pre-
sent intention of closing the plant
Prospect.
Chas. Leidmann a miner employed
in the Sheep Ranch mine was the vic
tim of peculiar and serious accident
the first of this week. He was gett
ing ready to blast, and had prepared
three capped fuses which we're placed
in such a way that the heat from his
candle exploded them. The frag
ments of the caps filed his face and
penetrated one eye, the sight of
which was destroyed. The man was
at once taken to Stockton for treat
ment, and Thursday the injured eye
was taken out by the surgeon there.
Prospect.
The Mt. Pleasant Mining Company
have bonded to William G. Rose, of
Goldfield the Mt. Pleasant mine,
machinery, wood and water rights.
The reported consideration is 5000,
600, to be paid on or before March 81,
1910. The Eond provides for the en-
ployment of not less than four under
ground miners aud that ten per cent
of the proceeds of ore extracted shall
be applied on the purchase price
Mt. Democrat
Charles Gardella of this place is
operating the old Packard mine near
Whiskey Slide. Mr.. Gardella has
been in San Francisco during tthe
week for the purpose of purchasing
pump and other necessary appliances
to enable him to handle the flow of
water in the mine. Good ore is being
encountered and all indications point
to dividend paying proposition
Chronicle.
Oscar Zwinge is wearing his eye in
a sling for few days as the result
of fooling with twenty-five. 1t
seems that young Gil Zwinge had the
rifle and had tried to insert cartridge
in the barrel but could not make it,
but went off and left the gun with
the shell sticking in the barrel.
When Oscar came along he took the
gun and carelessly pulled the trigger.
The result was that the shell exploded
filling his eye with powder Though
painful and pretty close call, there
will probably be no serious results
Prospect.
Two of the huge tractors lately
employed in hauling freight and ore
from Copperopolis to the railroad at
Milton, have been transferred to
Valley Spring to be used in transport
ing the heavy machinery and mater
ials for the large dredgers that will
operate in the river near Jenny Lind.
-Calaveras hIonicIe.
On the sth instant, John Scott
Marchbanks, man about 40 years of
age, was found wandering about Sal
mon Falls in demented condition,
going on all-fours part of the time.
His wife and two children were kill
ed by the San Francisco earthquake
and he was injured at the time.-Mt.
Democrat.