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FRIDAY..: .......; 7.... MARCH 23, 1900
An object lesson on the credit of nations was furnished
by the action of the British Government in offering English
Consols, bearing two and three fourths per cent, interest," to
American investors — the first time such an offer was ever
made — at ninety-eight and three fourths per cent, of their face
.. value, and by the Fiuance Bill, devised by Republicans, which
will this week become a law. This bill provides for refund
ing the entire bonded indebtedness of the United States into
- two- per cent, bonds, lower than any nation has ever floated
bonds, and assurances have already been recieved that the new
bonds will be gladly. taken at par by the holders of the old
■ ones. That is the sort of statesmanship the Republicans give
this nation. They were not satisfied that our credit should
be as good as that of any other nation, but have made it better
than that of the best.
The Ledger was informed yesterday that in all prob
ability grading on the railroad from lone to Jacksou would
"begin sometime in April; that the iron had been ordered and
other material and supplies were on the way. An assurance
was given that the road would certainly be completed during
the present year and possibly in August. Geueral Manager
Woodard is now making, as we understand it, his final in
spection of the proposed line as surveyed by Chief Engineer
Feusier, and, so far as the Ledger is advised, he is well
pleased with the work that has been done. That the road
will be built in the near future seems to be the prevailing
impression in lone and by many here.
Representative Brosius, of Pennsylvania, a very
level-headed gentleman, voiced the opinions of many Repub
licans when he said: 1 "There is a difference between a philo
sopher and a statesman. A statesman must keep his feet on
the ground while a philosopher may be permitted to do more
or less theorizing. Therefore I regret this tendency to .yell
but against the Republican party at this time, particularly on
the part of some "very prominent Republicans. I firmly be
lievethat the Republican party is able to meet successfully
any problem that confronts it, and we ought to be willing to
• wait with patience for the solution of the great problems at
tending the possession of our new islands."
The action of the Senate Committee on foreign relations
in'amending the Nicaragua Canal treaty so as to reserve to
the United States authority to defend the canal in any way it
may- see fit in time of war seems to meet with general ap
proval. There is no reason to suppose that the amendment
will be objected to by England. In fact it cannot very well
be objected. to since the amendment is in almost the exact
language of a clause in the treaty under which the Snea Canal
.IT is said that butter Creek is to have another news
paper. . There may be room in Sutter for two newspapers,
but the Record certainly fills* the bill pretty thoroughly, and
it is an ably conducted journal and an honor to the commun
ity in which it is published, and the whole county, for that
matter. The LEDGER is doubtful about the success of a fifth
paper in the county, but is willing to concede the fact that in
all professions there is plenty of room at the top.
The passage by the German Reichstag, of the bill aimed
• at American meat products, has not produced a pleasant feel
ing in Washington, but neither in Congress nor in adminis
tration circles is there any disposition to publicly criticise
.the matter in its present stage. It is easy to infer, however,
from what is said by those who are in position to make good
their words, that if Germany deliberately invites a commercial
• conflict with us, she will be made to deeply regret having
That the officer commanding our army should have a
higher rank than any other officer, is the opinion of several
eminent men, Senator Lodge being among the number. He,
therefore, introduced' a joint resolution giving to the senior
Major General, while commanding the army, the rank, pay
and emoluments of Lieutenant General. Representative
Moody of Mass., offered the resolution in the House.
There seems to be a general belief among those familiar
with the politics of Kentucky, that; unless the Goebel law is
.repealed, the State will go Republican as sure as candidates
for the office of President are nominated. If this happens,
Kentucky will probably remain permanently in the ranks of
Republican States.
Senator Elk ins lias put a stop to the talk of his being
a candidate for Vice President, by sayfog that he does not
wish the office, and that he does wish to remain in the Sen
ate. He also expressed the opinion that President McKinley
should be allowed to choose the cafldjdaje for Vice President.
THE AMADOU LEP&Mt: -TAOKSOK, UAi^CFOBKIA. FRIDAY. MARCH 23. 1900.
GOLD SAVING BY DREDGING
Process Is Becoming General
In California.
in mini is inn in mi hhri
Many New Dredges Being Built, and
Many More In Contemplation,
On the Feather River.
Almost ever since gold was discover
ed in our State it has neen known to
exist in various quantities and various
conditions of fineness in the gravel and
sands of our rivers, but the fact that
these gravels and sands are generally
covered by a depth of water, which
renders the usual machinery and
methods of recovering that precious
metal inadequate, the matter of saving
it has been neither systematically at
tempted nor successfully accomplished
until recently.
Methods of washing gold from the,
gravels abow' : water level and in such
position that there is an abundance of
room for tailrares and ■ . tailings
have been successfully operated here
for years; but successful methods of
■recovering gold from the sands and
gravels of the river beds and banks are
among the latest achievements in gold
saving.
Tho most successful plan so far
known and operated is dredging, but
it is within the bounds of human pos
sibility that some other and more pre
ferable method may be discovered and
ultimately become more successful.
Today that method Is growing rapidly
in favor and many Individuals and
companies areconalantly putting much
money in the enterprises connected
therewith. But a little more than two
years ago tho first dredge was put in
operation on the Yuba river, and just
two years ago the first one was com
pleted and entered upon its gold-saving
career on tho Feather river near the
town of Oroville, Butte county. To
day there are five- at work within
a distance of five or six miles of that
placo and three ' Others are in various
stages of completion, while plans are
being laid for the construction of three
more which : it Is designed ■ shall bo at
work within the year. . Since each
dredgo thoroughly equipped costs from
$30,000 to $80,000, and the land upon
which, they operate costs from $75 to
$150 per acre, tho fact that the growth
of the dredging industry in that local
ity has been so great in the short
space of two yaars proves beyond the
possibility of a doubt that the business
is a success from the standpoint of the
investors, and is destined to be a' very
important factor in tbo gold-producing
record of tills otttlo during the coming
years.
In a general way there, are two iltf
ferent styles of divdgro; one, the ordi
nary shovel dredgo qulto similar 4n ap
pearance to those in use for tho
ordinary work of dredging along our
rivers and in our bays; and the other,
thfl continuous bucket-typo of dredge,
for which California is Indebted to
New Zealand, where it was brought to
perfection for gold saving in tho rivers
of that country years ago.
The conditions in New Zealand are
somewhat different from those en
countered in this. State. The rivers
there jti'u b#&h .swift and deep and the
matter of dradgetnjtqjng jn the main,
consists of lifting .the . gold-boarjng
gravel and sand's from the beds of the
rivers, separating the gold, and then
shpotiug the tailings overboard' and
into the rjy^r again without thought
or care .as tp their tin<*l dUpp.sjtion. In
the rivers of : California and the adja
cent gold-bearing lands the conditions
differ In that the tailings havo to bo
cared for, and that, . too, in it manner,
that will convey them far enough from
the boat that thoy will not roll or wash
down under it and prevent it floating
freely. This has been in part over
come by adding iQ fhe mechanism of
the dredges a stadw, wWph; by
means of a series of trays on an endless
belt, carries the rock and coarse gravel
back of the boat from forty to fifty
feet and at an elevation of twenty -live
feet, more or less, 4lßuhargg§ jt.
There are but two general tyf»ies pf
dredges in use at the present time, but
each dredge-master has introduced
methods of his own for some parts of
the work on his dredge, which makes
the work vary jn' many respects, but
only as to tho minor details, of course.
The shovel dredge, as above stated,
is, in general, similar in construction
to the ordinary mud dredge, used in
our rivers, the shovel baying a capacity
of from one to one and one-hjilf yards
when full. The hull of tho boat for
this capacity of shovel and the accom
panying machinery is about fifty feet
wide and eighty feet long. At the
front pf tho boat and near the port
side is fixed fcljQ crane which carries
the shovel. The shovel wprks . from
twenty to ilfty feot below tha level pf
the surface of the water. The shovel
is submerged and forced forward, cut
ting into the bedrock, and then up
ward to the limit of the bank. In its
movement forward the shovel is filled
and Ita movement continues forward
and upward to the hopper, orpptpd
about twenty feet above the boat on
the front starboard corner, where its
contents are dropped and from thence
undergoes the washing process. From
the hopper, tho rocks, gravel, Band; in
fact all the product from the shovel
drops to a swinging "grizzly" made of
shcpfjrpn with holes three-eights to
five-eights wf fi.n jnch in diameter.
This ''grizzly" swings rapidjy and \s aj
all times assaulted by » myriad Of
small streams of water under heavy
pressure from a centrifugal . pump.
These streams wash the fine material
through the holes In tb.6 "grizzly, "and
wash the coarse material clean and
from the "grizzly" it starts on its
journey over the stocker to the tailings
pile. TUa fine material goes through
the' holes in tho '/gflzzly" dropping
to tho riffles consisting of augur holes
halfway through boards set •in ih
clinud sluice boxes, .Into which quick
mlver is fed. . Thp first series of riffles
is ' about the length 'of the shaking
'•grizzly'"— from twelve to fifteen feet—
and on this seventy-five per cent of the
product is caught. Afterward ' the
pulp is carried the entire length of the
boat over other riffles and is finally re
turned to the water about ten feet back
of the boat and at ita level. The
shovel is alternately filled and emptied
from seventy -five to eighty times an
hour when all is moving well. 'To
operate the machinery of a dredge
of this pattern .requires 'from
eighty to one hundred horse-power,
which is generated by . use of wood and
coal. The furnaces, boiler and ma
chinery, stand on the boat's deck and
are covered by proper houses.,.. This
pattern. of dredge is kept in place while
at work by a. "set" or "speed" — an
iron-shod timber, which is driven'into
the river bed at the boat's corners.
The continuous. bucket type of dredge
differs, very materially from the shovel
dredge.' The boat,," which is thirty
feet wide and seventy feet long, is con
structed with a well holefiyefeet across
extending from the front, back about
three-fourths of the'V boat's' length^
The buckets are : ! -generally thirty
eight .in. number .of, three and one
quarter cubic feet capacity,' fastenotFon
an endless chain and working on. blad
der in the wellhole in such a manner
that they can dig vertically under the
boat, thirty feet below the surface of
the water or at any., angle in front of
that. The top end of the ladder is hung
on a bar, and the lower end is sus
pended by blocks and tackle and by
means of a winch can be lowered as re
quired. The continuous bucket chain
moves up the top sido of the ladder
and' down on the under side.
It is given its motion by rope
transmission at the top end. When in
operation the ladder is held firmly so
that every bucket digs into the sand,
gravol or bedrock with great force and
is filled, after which it passes up the
ladder and empties into a delivery
plate. It is closely followed by its fel
lows, and the motion of the continuous
chain of buckets gives . practically 3 a
continuous discharge of material into
the delivery plate. Prom the delivery
plate it moves by gravity into a revolv
ing screen or "grizzly," in. which water
for washing is conveyed through a per
forated pipe in many small jets under
great pressure. .The water washes the
fine material thrpugh tbe holes in the
"grizzly." The water, tho finer wash
dirt, and the .gold drops into a distri
buting box, which distributes the ma
terial to cither side, and on to gold -sav
ing tables. . These tables are divided
into sections and are covered with
cocoa matting and expanded iron
which catch tho gold. From them the
pulp is conveyed through sluice boxes
with riffles to the stem of the boat and
returned to the stream. The heavier
material is djseharged by the "griz
zly," at its lower end, dpwn a stone
chute uhd from 'thence onto a stacker
which carries it put beyond the boat
forty or fifty feat and at an elevation of
from twenty-five to . thirty feet above
the water level. '••'" ': ' '■'
' By tho method of goldsaving In use
on the continuous bucket dredges more
than sovonty-five per. cent of the gold
is recovered within three feet from the
point at which it leaves lihe distribu
tor. The expanded ■ iron over tho
cocoa mattfng gives tp the water com
ing onto it with muoh force, a piptjon
which seems to precipitate tho parti
cles of gold into the Interstices of the
cocoa matting whore they rest until the
matting is taken up and washed in the
cleanup tub. •In this process -of gold
saving no quicksilver is used and
cleanups caa fcpinade every day with a
loss of but a few momenta time flf the
This style of dredgo has on
it six winches which operate one line at
each c.qrner pf tho: bp,at, one head line
and one tp raise .ami jpwsr the ladder.
Tho corner fjnes and : the head line are
used tp keep the dredge in place while
working »P<] tp. altar its ppsitipn at
will. . ■ ' ..- :
One of these dredges requires from
thirty to forty horse-power to operate
it to its full capacity.
Electricity is being introduced on
them as a power and seems to be in
great favor iuwmg ?'!?° m " n wno oper
ate the dredges, and, will doubtless
soon become the power in goneral uso
in this class of gold-saving. Its ad
vantages are many, for in the use
of steiim so. uu.vb rpom is required on
the boat that everything f^ crowded
and quits n fpree pf men \s required on
shore -to keep the •filFtiftoes going;
with electricity tho current is curried
aboard the boat by wire and when
properly installed ' requires but little
attention. ■..;•.-■ .'■'•
To operate a dredge requires a crew
consisting of a dredge superintendent,
(who, when quicksilver is used is .occas
ionally $lsp tl)o amalgamator) a roust
about, and three wows p.f tyyp or three
men each, each crew working eight
hours. The dredges operate but six
days in the week, taking Sundays for
repairing and other necessary work.
Tho first thought presenting itself to
the vjsitpr tp a dredge is how many
acres of grpund It tan hsnd}a in a- given
time. A. second thought djsclpses the
impossibility of even estimating (the
work by acres, for that depends en the
depth from the surface of the ground
to bedrock which varies in this sec
tion from sixteen to thirty-six feet. A
general jde# gfp,apscfty pf a dredge,
however, tmn bo se!}ure4 frptn th.c tp\
lowing facts: A company owning 156
acres of land has had one dredge oper
ating for more than a year, and this
year proposes to construct three more
dredges of greater capacity than the
one they are now operating to be put
on their 156 acres.
gome of tho goid recovered is very
finpaad sftn^e Js coai'oer, but not what
wpuld generally fre tprmed'epartie gpld.
One dredge s"uo9rintoflden(, | n forme4
tho writer that in two years' azper.
ience on dredgo work in the Feather
elver SCGtipn the largest piece of gold
he had . ever «een was. pf about five
cents' valuation, and the one piece was
the only ono ho had over seen which
approachod that value.
Tho surface of the ground which is
being worked by tho dredges it sandy
and rolling, covered in many, places by
willows and other'trees which ahe used
for fuel. The elevation of some of it is
so slight that it is entirely Biibmerged
once or twice a year during high water,
while other portions are entirely above
high water. That which is above has
been used to a limited extent for fruit
orchards and grain fields, while much
of that which is lietow could, by levees,
be reclaimed and made productive of
crops; all must give way, however, in
the" presence of the gold-seeker.
When it has passed through the
dredge all that is left in sight is high
piles of cobbles washed clean. The
soil and fine material having been re
turned to the stream at the stern of the
boat lies in its bed,' or is washed away
toward tidewater. • .
- This place of disposing of the wasted
material separately may soon » be
changed, for a dredge, now in course
of construction, is designed to handle
all of the waste by means of a.centrifu
gal pump carrying it by pipe together
to whatever point is designed. . If suc
cessful, this plan .will add much -to
dredge mining for the fine material
which is'how returned to the water,
but a few' feet behind the dredge, often
runs down under . it and keeps it from
floating freely and thus interfering with
its proper operation, and besides this,
the piles of washed .1 rocks which ''now
can be of no value, if -' covered up the
some soil'which formerly covered them
may become grass producing.
Dredging for gold, with machines
similar in construction to those herein
described, on the Mokelnmne river be
low Lancha Plana, is being considered
by capitalists who have bought a large
tract of land adjoining that river, dur
ing the past few months; and althongh
it is not probable that dredge mining
will ever be introduced' in Jackson or
its vicinity , it is possible that it may be
come a profitable industry in and
around Lancha Plana.
Will. A. Newctjm. .
To secure the original witch hazel salve, ask
for Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, well known
as a certain cure for piles and skin diseases.
Beware of worthless counterfeits. They are
dangerous. City Pharmacy. ■
Fifty pieces of light figured calico,
spring styles, new patterns, at 5 cents
per yard, at the White House. 2-16-tf
* SHOE AT WHOLESALE
The largest exclusive Shoe Stock v /
in Amador County to be closed . "V^.
out at wholesale prices, without /f^
any reserve whatever. '
SALE WILL BEGIN APRIL I, 1900,
, . And continue until the entire stock
* * S ose<^ out - S9 more re P^ r i n g
"/T\ will be taken "after this date,;
■' ; March 33, _, r ...... M ,;; ........ "...•■•
Shelving, Fixtures, etc., will be for. sale after stock M ?ojd,
I jj H| PETERSON, Jackson;
.Assessment Notice.
Amelia Gold Mining Company.— Location of
" principal place of business, San Francisco,
.California. Location "of works, Amador
county, California.
.-\r oT1 CE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
_13( a meeting of the Board of Directors, held
on the ninth tjay of February, 1900, an assess-
ment (No. 4) of Two and Qne-half Cents per
share was levied upon the capital 'stock of the
corporation, payable immediately in United
States gold- coin, to the Secretary, at tho office
of the company, No. 321} Sansome street. Room
4, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on tbe fourteenth day qf April,
I!**), will be delinquent and advettfsfed'fqr sale
at public auction; and. unless payment 'Is
made before", .will W s6ld' on MONDAY. " tile
7th day of May, 1900,' to p'ay'tTie aclidnuent ass-
essment, together with costs qf advertising
and expenses of sale. '
By pifder qf the Board of Directors.
' ' L. SCII.IJM ACHEE, Secretary.
Offlce=vN». 3s) Sanspme utrgeL Rpoin 4, Son
Francisco, California,
Assessment Notice.
Jackson Gold Mining and Milling Company.—
Location of principal place of business,
Jackson! Caliiornia.-^L^UiiKpn of Works,
Jackson Mining District, Amador County:
TWTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
jl\ a meeting of the Board of Directors, held
on the sth day of December, 1599. an assessment
(No. 3) of one-thirtieth of one cent per share
was levied uppn the capital stock of the cor
porattdn',p'ayable/psm&a*a*el 1 y in"pnjted State;
gold coin; to "the STSCrtetaTy; at lljedfflbe'or fhe
compuny, liEptijEßpftl.ee,' Jackspft, Califofnia.'
Ajiy sipiik lipop uliich the' assessment' shall
remain unpaid on the Qttj (Jay of January ,' l9oo.
will be delinquent, and advertised for sale at
public auction and unless payment is made be-
fore, will be sold on Saturday, the 27th day or
January, 1900, at 4 p. m.. to pa; the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
- By order of the Board of Directors. • ■
,; .^i. JI'ILI. A. NEWCUM, Secretary.
Offlce: \Vell gßentoiluildinf, Jackson. Col. :
December s; 1899.- #*» « '"'^'"•>i^ ; p-3i- ■
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Jackson' Gold 'Mining and Milling Company,
held, on Saturday, January 6t8," 1900, the date
of'del'iPqi)<fniiy«-AssesSmeflt No.' 3 Was post-
poned t<s SattirSay'' Feßruaty 3ria».M4 tQ e
day of sale to Saturday, February it, 1900.
WILL. A. NEWCUM, Secretary.
. Dated Jackson, January 6, 1800. 1-13 — 1-26
At a meeting of the Directors of the Jackson
Gold Mining and Milling Company, held in the
offlce or the Secretary on February 3, 1900, the
date pf delinquency of Assessment No. 3 was
DOslixJncalo 'Puesday; Mnrvh 6, 1900, and the
date of sale' toMar'cn-^, r*»7" »l '■■> .. •• ■ -
.-. ••■ • WILLTA.-NEWCUM, Secretary. .
Notice is also further given that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Jack-
son Gold Mining and Milling Company will
take place at the rooms of the Secretary, Kay
Building, Main street, Jackson, on Tuesday,
March 6, 1900.
•"■• ■■ ■ Wf LI,. A. NEWCUM, Secretary.
Dated Jaclts^npFebruary ?, lflOji). 2-16-3-2
Notlco is hereby given that the regular an-
nual meeting of the BtoolillpUlers pf (he Jackson
Gold Mining and Milling Company is postponed
to the 20th day of March, 1900. Said meeting
will take place at the rooms or the Secretary,
Kay Building. Jackson, on said date.
Hy order of the Board of Directors.
W. H. WILLIS, Secretary pro tern.
Dated Mar-CS !*: 19W.
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, BORN.
MOYLE.— In South Jackson, March 16. 1000, to
: Mr. and Mrs. John Moy le, a daughter.
CLARK.— In South Jackson, March 4, 1900, to
' Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Clark, a daughter. 1 .
Notice to Creditors.. %
• Estate of Rudolph Schneebely, deceased.
"\rOTICE IS HEREBY. GIVEN BY THe"
.!_> undersigned, administrator of the- estate of
Rudolph Scbnrcbely, deceased,- to the creditors
of and all persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within ' four months after the first
publication of this notice to the said adminis-
trator, at the law offlce of C. P. Vicini at Jack-
son, Amador County, the same being the place
for the transaction of tbe business of said es-
tate, in said County of Amador. - -
Dated, March 19, 1900. ■ U. M. WAECHTER,
Administrator of the estate of Rudolph Schnee-
bely; deceased. . • C. P. Vicini, attorney
for administrator. 3-23-5t
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MAIN STREET ;- - JACKSON, CAL.
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and vehicles. Suitable rigs . for Commercial
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Special Attention Paid * **¥&
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Corn, Bran,
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Pine and Redwood Lumber
Dressed and Rough Shingles
Shakes and Laths
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ANTONE^RATTO
Carpenter and Contractor
ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL KINDS OF
work. Jobbing and repairing work at-
tended to promptly. Address at Fregulia's
shop, Broadway. Jackson.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To John B. Skinner:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFED THAT 1
have expended at least $300 (two hundred)
in labor and improvements on the following-de-
scribed placer claim: WHof Eis and EH of WSi
of SWH of NEK of section *J. township 7 north,
range U! east, Mt. Diablo Base and Meridian,
Volcano Mining District, Amador County,
State of California, us will appear by certifi-
cate tiled at thcDUlce of the Recorder of Ama-
dor County, Juckson, on 'Decembers, LsflS, and
January 19, 1900, in order to hold said premises
under (he provisions of section 2324, Revised
Statutes' pf'Jj; S.."being the amount required to
hold sams IQV H;.c ye.ar ending December SI,
1899, and if within ninety tiujsv ufiet the Publi-
cation of this notice you fail or refuse to' con-
tribute your proportion of said expenditure, as
co-owner, your interest in said claim will be-
come the property of the subscriber under said
section ;»M. • M. CHRISTENSEN.
Volcano, January SO, itwo, . l-s«-4-«7
LIVE : BUSINESS HOUSES. .
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•i Cornnlfttft
•i; 11I5W i3IOGK K6C6IV6U
g±i \ Composed of all kinds of goods for Winter Wear
Hi ' VlCHTlrl Wool IlnflpTplntliiTin'
5 Ready-Made Garments for Ladies
• BOOTS AND SHOES of the very latest style and
O pattern. The best stock ever brought to Amador
04 ••- Freeh and new stock of •• • . -
• GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
• GLAVI NOVJCH& PARKErT
2 CORNER COURT AND MAIN STREETS
9- Bunset Telephone- — — : '■ — — ♦'
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• MISCELLANEOUS.
IN CASH PREMIUMS
I"li.c Oiriciimati -E3xi.a -CLiiex
Nearest Correct Guesses on the Population of
lllc UIIIICU oLaieS
To be reported by the U, S. Census Bureau for 1900
< The first census of the United States was i
> i taken in 1810. Since then every succeeding ■'< : - : '
' . '■ ■ ten years The result of each census has < ' -
' 1820 ■■■■9 633 822 188 ° 31 . 443 .3 21 i
'I! 1830. .....12,866,020 XB7 °- 38.538,371;
1 1840 17,069,453 18 80 50,155,783 ,
..." I 1850 23,191,876 1890.... 62,622,250 , ' .
. . ' ' Here you have the figures of a basis of calculation. <
'- ' lation. The problem now Is : -What will be the .•< ■ ":•; ;-'-'.
. : ■■■■ . • :.- ,:-■ .' population of the United States, excluding re- '■ ■''■■" '
i] ' ceqtj»cqulsttipns, but the tptal Of St^teL -per: ( I "
■A | | ritories and the Plstrict pj Columbta.* • k ■
AY]' ' To the Writ Heareit Correct I . « 300000 trA, .
/<^>J ' Quest Received / - Wi«w«i , rKV
«^>-^i ', To the Second 1,500.00 ' |>^
\(%l. . TotheThird 760.00 \ K&jY^
NpM ■To the Fourth .... 600.00' t*^
. . r •'%] ', To the Kfth .....:....:.". 250.00 ' W ..... ,
Vi To the Sixth ..."./.. .........'. 200.00 ! [-.
P; I To the^next W, e»ch jioo, .» ' liooooo ; ' v
! ', To the next 60, each $50, 2,50000
: • To "aas^i'S I^^ «' 000o ° I
i• To the next 1.630, each 16, 1 7 650 00 1 -
i i Total number of preminms, * ie C\C\C\ >
■ 2,197, amounting to ,
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Headers pf the "Ledger" can avail themselves of this offer by payment to
ns of a year's jillscriptjoa {9 t s : : r ": • :
THE "LEDGER" and THE WEEKLY ENQUIRER
• COSTING ONLY $3,50, #
In case of tie guessers, money to be equally divided. The Enquirer's ny
tional reputation is a sufficient guarantee for faithful and exact perform
ance of all its obligations.
Make your payments direct to us in person or by mail.
Amador County Publishing Company,
Report of Census Bureau is usually a)ade in July.
. - " Choice lots in this sightly Addition
for sale on terms to suit your own
sack. Buy at once and secure the
| > best, TJ}js j§ the CQmirig Nqb HiJl
W. P. Peek, Owner, Jackson. »*
LAW AND ABSTEAOT OFFICE
AMADOR COUNTY ABSTRACT COMPANY ♦ v
The Only Set ef Abstract Pooks (Property System) ip
. ___ George I. Wright, So|e Owner
Onici;- Spagnoll Building, Courthouse Square, JACKSON. GAL.
Prompt Attention and Accurate Information Given to Letters of Inquiry.
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