Amador ledger., 1909-06-11
FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS
DEFENDER.

Harvesting the crops, is what every
oEe is doing in the vicinity of De
fender at present. Grass or natural
hay is of very light yield, but oats
hay is very good considering no rain
fall for the last two months. j. +.
Harker and son have very good
crop of cats hay, which Is ready to
NOV. They built large new barn
during the winter months. They
have just finished cutting several
hundred mining timbers, and have
all their late potatoes cultivated and
ready to irrigate.
Kimba Bros are right in the
midst of harvesting. The boys just
finished a contract of timbers for
mining purposes. The tim bers go to
jackson. Alonzo Klmball has been
on the sick list for some time. lie Is
slowly recovering under DIR. Good
mans treatment. La Virgne Kimb ball,
who has suffered all winter and
spring from severe case of rheu-
matism, is somewhat better at pre-
sent.
Mr. hin ball sr. has returned from
Sacramento, where he had gone on
business.
Defender has a fine looking busi-
ness aspect, Messrs Putnam, Colman
and Joyce are erecting cyanide
plant to work the tailings by the
cyanide process, of which they have a
large amount saved for years, out of
which they expect to realize good
dividend. There are Ii large tanks
through which they work the talilngs
or sulphurets. A hydraulic pipe eX
tends from the jackson ditch to the
plant about a quarter OF mile.
Mr. and Mrs Ludekins attended the
Italian picnic Sunday. They keep
the boarding house and have a num-
ber of boarders.
Geo. Horn, our genial postmaster,
erected flag poRe and represented
Uncle Sam by having flag raising.
Three of Defenders ladies raised
the flag, namely Mrs Coleman, Mrs
Ludekens aud Mrs Lawrence Nc
kenzie.
Mrs John Fisher has been slightly
Ill, but is nov recovering Her SON.
In-law. Eli Smith, wife and two little
girls are visiting at her home for the
or, N, y,aY Tho IifkIa nirIe oro. offap1
ing Pioneer school. Mrs Joyce is
teacher. the school will close In a
few weeks for the summer vacation.
There is a large attendance every
day.
Mr. joyce will harvest his crop of
grain next week.
Mrs Phillips is visiting her two
daughters, Mrs Addle Joyce and
Mabel Smith.
Ben Smith is working at Defender
for Mr. Coleman, the cyanide man.
Lee PaEton, ditch tender, has
Strawberries galore; some OF the
berries are three inches in eirc@m-
ference.
We have services at our church
at Defender every second and thIrd
Sundays of the month conducted
by Rev. Morley.
Hiss lneE Nichols has returned to
her home at Antelope from Pine
Grove, where she visited after Gy-
ing trip to the county seat with Dan
Bowen. Wedding bells will ring for
them some time this month.
Miss Maud Mckenzie returned TO
her home ia Antelope as her school,
at New York Ranch has closed for the
summer vacation
John Klaman is busy running a
tunnel for quartz. lie has cozy
batchlor's home on the river side and
raises berries. lie has mammoth
black berries, Logan and raspberries.
lie also has a vineyard and makes
ais own wine.
Mr. and MrsQ- Mason are busy caring
tor their garden on Pioneer creek.
Mr. Mason has a mountain ranch on
which he is makiMg improvements.
Cattle men are passing every few
days on their way to their mountain |
ranges driving their cattle.
Mrs Maud Barnhart has moved to !
Defender from the electric company's
ditch to reside for some time.
Every two dnys we see our good
looking constable with his smiling
at Defender. He is de-
livery man for Nj Casslueili as we'll
as constable.
Albert kimball and wife made "a
uUino frin IN Suffar Graak