Amador ledger., 1908-11-27
A TANGLE ON TITLE.
A Rich Mining Property Involved.

A business transaction out of the
ordinary came to is from Volcano.
Not that the parties are not we'll
meaning and acting with honorable
intentions in the matter, hut the
disagreement or misunderstanding
that has arisen comes from the fact
that the one going to large expense
in this case, j. Garibaldi, neglected
to protect himself by not first eX-
agreement in writing, as we have
heen informed. Every person going
to the town of Volcano from the
south passes by the Boardman place,
half way down a steep hill, locally
called the "Boardman HILL" and
made locally famous from the fact
that three successive hoId-ups Of
Wells Fargo's strong box took place
on this same hill over thirty years
ago. Half way down the road in an
orchard with a residence at the lower
end, both showing the marks of age,
This orchard was planted at time
in the early days before the miners
sought the hills for gold. The ground
is not h flat, but made a desirable
home for the Boardman family, the
mother still living on the place. The
land upon which the orchard stands
extends up 1000 feet and may average
$50 feet in width. If the gulch at
one side of the fiat was ever worked
by the miners, it was not TO any OK
tent. The family owning the ground
never disturbed it searching for gold,
but devoted all their attention to
growing applies, and probably never
dreamed of the hidden wealth lying
down deep in the lime rock crevlces.
Years ago the mother decided the
place to her children, and they are
still living in different parts of the
state. Not long ago an arrangement
was made by Mrs Boardmau and j.
Garihaldi, by which the latter wass.to
acquire the place upon her death,
with the understanding that he was to
provide for her during her lifetime.
That agreement seemed to be salts
factory enough, and Garibald later
sank two prospect shafts-one at the
head of the orchard and the other
several hundred feet below-and the
mr. hn obi o. ho
variety. The ground was deep, some
20 to 30 feet, and while it prospects
all the way down, the rich pay is of
coarse on the bottom. The gold he
obtained from these shafts satisfied
him that a bonanza of no small pro
portion loomed up and he Immediate
ly commenced to make arrangements
to hydraulic. There is an old ditch
which brought water to a reservoir
above the orchard. The company
owning the ditch did not care to
clean it out with out some guarantee
as to the cost and that was estimated
at $1,000, Garbaldi Unidentified the
company so that it would not loose
IN case of hitch of any kind, aud
that work of preparation was com
pleted but short time ago. Very re-
Gently GarbaldI awoke TO the fact that
he has fallen heir to what promises
to be law suit unless all parties can
arrive at an amicable settlement.
The children heard of the operations
to be commenced aud naturally OBJ
jected, and if they hold the deed
from their mother It looks as if Carl
ba!di was going to be loser. There
has been no action as yet aud maybe
nothing will be done until actual
work is commenced
The ground just below this orchard
was known in early days as the
Mason and Foster claim, and bore
the second richest claim in the Vol
cano basin. Certainly it was worked
deep among the lime rocks and from
the road it is yeritable jumping of
place The theory is now advanced
that the pay streak in the orchard is
but continuation Of one found in
China hill near by. Garibaldi wants
the ground as he made the discovery