Amador ledger., 1908-03-13
Clipped from our Exchanges
From Nearby Counties.

a few weeks ago we published an
account of a tolerably big tree that
had been recently converted into
stove wood near Stockton, which has
excited Mr. G. w. Thompson of Rail
road Fiat. to come back at us with
one better According to his story
the tree in question was cut on sthe
McGerTy ranch on the Mokelumne
river near Lockeford few years
ago. This tree furnished 40 cords of
marketable stove wood that brought
So per cord 500 posts feet long that
brought 5lG0. The stamp made live
cords more of wood, worth $50, or
total of SiGO. 1t cost S1G5 TO work up
the tree leaving profit of $685..
Prospect.
The American River Electric Com
pany is engaged in installing a new
power wheel, with all necessary APP
pliances at its power house on the
river, the one put in about five
years ago having worn completely
out. At present Placerville is being
supplied with juice manufactured at
the steam plant at Stockton. Elec-
trical generating machinery is of
very short servicable life, averaging
about SIX years. - Nugget.
Many people even close at home are
unaware, that Campo Seco is at this
time the largest copper producing
town in the state. The operation
there have grown so gradually to
their present large proportion, that
little attention has been paid to the
work. The company has not made a
practice of proclaiming its doings but
has kept steadily at work extracting
and SIN citing its ore, and enlarging
its plant till now it is thoroughly
equipped with a large force Of en-
pIoyes, all under the uperintendency
of A. l.. Wyille, formerly county
clerk. At present there are thirteen
teams, eleven eight horse and two,
two horse, engaged in hauling the
product of the smelter to the station
at Valley Spring, and returning haul
the large quantity of material requir-
ed to run the works. These teams
make one round trip each day, and
are loaded both ways so one can form
some idea of the material handled. =
Prospect.
The Lake Tahoe case was before
Judge Arnot last Friday on prelimin-
airy hearing. Ibis was fully reported
several months ago. 1t is the suit of
II. j. Baldwin against the people who
are damming the outlet of the lake
and thus making variations in its
shore line by which, it is claimed,
very serious damage has been and will
be inflicted upon the Iallac property
which Lucky Baldwin owns. The
plaintiff wants damages and an in.
junction against further obstruction.
EX- Justice e. H. Garroutte of the
supreme court appeared for Baldwin
and the defendants were represented
by Goodfeilow Il ELS of San Fran
ciso. The only procedure at this
time was motion by the plaintiff to
strike out some parts Of the answer
filed by defendant and the argument
is ordered made by briefs. Ell Dor
ado Republican.
r. l.. Harper of Denver, died al
Gold6eld Nevada, on the 18th of last
month. The local interest in this
death is owing to the tact that, MI
Harper was largely interested il
mining in this and the adjoining
county of Amador. Last fall h'
visited this section and obtained al
option on a large tract of dredging
ground on the Mokelumne river nea
Lancha Plana. Just preceding BIZ
death he was making arrangements
for the immediate operation of THU
ground. Several other men wer'
Interested in the project, so although
the death will doubtless della!
matters, it is hardly probable that i
will be given up. Prospect