Amador ledger., 1908-09-04
From Our Exchanges.

weighs ABOUT nhlI carat. l6 is
beautiful little blue-white gem with
out suspicion of yellow and very
brilliant. The quality is so fine that
it is valued at between $50 and s1OO.
Mr. Burger is also making some rings
of native gold bearing quartz speci.
mems and small nuggets, which are
very popular as mining souvenirs.
He is we'll qualified to do any work
In this line. Republican
Arthur Mills of Mt. Aukum country
has been at San Francisco for some
time demonstrating the capabilities
of the second motor truck to he con
structed which was built some time
ago at lone. The machine hauled
several tons of freight up Market
street and over some of the steep
grades on other streets past the Fair
mont hotel as a test. During the
week negotiations have been made
with h. T.. Smith of tairplay to buy
his interest IN the patents for about
has faith in the results. Mr. Smith
thinks of selling, for, at his age, he
prefers the ready money to an inter
est in an invention which may re-
quire some years for introduction. -
I'll Dorado Republican.
Elmer Branch, driver OF the jackson
brewery wagon, had a tlp-over be-
tween Angels and Old Gulch last Sun
day. But little damage was done to
the wagon, and Elmer was slightly
cut on one foot. AL Treat and others,
who we're hunting in the vicinity,
came to his assistance and helped
him out of the tangle. = Citizen.
Mr. and Mrs D.. ii. Story left the
first of the week to visit relatives in
Missouri. During Mr. Story s absence
Charlie Burden will look after both
the Wells, Fargo u Co. and Western
Union business. Danny Vanderhoot
will ASSIST him. dem ocrat.
George w. Miller, a ranger III the
Stanislaus forest reserve, who has
been located at Sonora for over a
year past, has received notice that he
has been transferred to the Cleveland
forest reserve, with headquarters in
San Diego, and will leave in few
days for that city to take up his new
duties. Prospect.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs j..
Salina, mother of the little girl
whose death occurred in this place
Thursday of last week from diph-
liberia, was taken down with the same
disease at the home of her mother in
Sutter Creek, whittier she went the
same day of the funeral Of her daugh-
ter. At last accounts she was i'm
proving. The above goes to show
what precaution should be used to
prevent the spreading of the dread
disease. Citizen.
a serious accident happened on the
Milton and Angels stage in Salt
Spring Valley, Monday evening, by
/
Francisco, was probably fatally in
/ jured. The stage was crowded with
passengers at the time, and Hall, with
several Others was riding on the out.
side. The stage had stopped for q
moment and Hall was lighting his
pipe when the horses starting up
threw him to the ground, where he
struck on his lack. The spine was
seriously injured and possibly
fractured as the man is totally
paralyzed in his lower eXtremities.
lie was on his way to the Union Con
struction Co.'S. work above Vallecito.
The man was brought to the county
hospital and is at this writing in q
critical condition. Prospect.
Woodcock Bros. have cut several
thousand extra large mine poles,
near Glencoe, for the Ieila mine il
Amador county, and a number OF
Shorse teams are now engaged il
hauling the poles through MokelumnC
Hill. Citizen.
Frank Burleson of this place has
Just finished replanking the Middle
Bar bridge over the Mokelumne river
1t was quite job, as the bridge il
300 feet in length. Citizen.
Mr. and Mrs ii. ID. Ford are TO cele
brate their golden wedding at theil
home in Irvington, Alameda county
on September och. They were
married III Fayetteville, Ark, il
1858, and came to California IN 1862
making the journey overland with
a mule team. They settled in Anna
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