Amador ledger., 1909-02-26
From Our Exchanges.

cyanide tanks erected by K s. Chase
h Co., at the Keystone mill, to the
vicinity of the site of the old Bunker
Hill mill. It's understood that Mr.
Fitzsimmons, in connection with W.
y. Darrow of Sutter Greek, is pre-
pairing to erect a cyanide plant for
working the tailings from the
Bunker Hill mill.-Record.
After a disagreeable silence of a few
months, the Keystone mill on Tues
day of last week charmed the ears of
Amadorians with its old familiar
sound. The noise of only i've stamps
was sufficient to awaken the slum ber-
ing senses and bring a pleasant smile
on the faces of our people. The
music continued through the week
and the wishes are that it will not
cease. Record
Fifteen thousand volts of electric
ity passed through the body of Ralph
Chester, son OF MIR and Mrs Chas. h.
Emery, az the App mine in Quartz
Mountain. last Monday morning.
The accident occurred in the trans
former room, where the lad had gone
to inspect the water that flows
through the transformer to assist tho
oil in keeping the coils cool. Not
appearing in due time, his father
went to the place to inquire into the
cause for his delay. When he entered
the room he discovered his son lying
upon his back, head In corner be-
tween the wall of the room and a
transformer. Thinking he was joking
In an effort to hide, the father took
him by the feet and pulled him out.
He was Mortified to see that his boy
vas a corpse. At once he made an
examination and discovered on the
fol ehead the line of burn and he
knew that the current of electricity
had done the work. How and in
what manner the boy had created the
circuit that ended his lite, is a
mystery, as no one witnessed the act.
Banner.
1t is reported that the surveyor who
are now in the mountains we're order
sd to return. owing to the inability
10 get in supplies. There are eight
IN the party with w. A. Hanscom
engineer. The Standard Electric
Company has had heaps of trouble
during the late storm. Many big
slides covered the ditch in numerous
places and big crew of men are still
engaged in cleaning and repairs.
George Bruce and Jim Cotfman de
parted Tuesday morning for Bear
river with load of supplies for the
surveyors but owing to the deep snow
were Obliged to return to town to
await more favorable conditions to
CROSS the mountains. Calaveras
Citizen.
There was filed in the clerks Office
here this week a judgment by consent
for 1924, ,02a.86 In the suit Of the
Union Construction Company vs.. the
Stanislaus Electric Power Company.
The judgment was rendered in depart
ment three of the superior court of
San Francisco on February 11th.-
Prospect.
There need be no fear that the dem
scratic minority IN the legislature
will not be heard from SO long as
they have Caminetti. When they run
short of fool bills all they have to do
is to warm him up, he always has
plenty on tap. He is a close rival of
Grove L.-Prospect.
From W. II. Luddy the Esmeralda
mail carrier, we have learned some OF
the particulars of the death Of the
woodchopper, which occurred at that
place last Sunday, and not given by
our Esmeralda correspondent. Nh
Luddy went over the ground Of the
accident Tuesday, while still the
ground was wet with the blood OF the
unfortunate man. The woodchoppeI
had cut down a large pine tree, which
was lying on a side hill. He had
trimmed off the limbs and had lol
twenty -four feet long three feel
through at one end and two feet al
the other and marked it off into four
foot lengths for saving. Apparently
he had left one limb that Traced the
log and prevented it from rolling
down the hill. he had Just cut away
this support, but In stepping back
ward to avoid the log his feet became
entangled in the brush and he fell,
the whole weight of the log rolling
over his body The man whose name
was Dan Fuller, was a stranger in this