Hi list, I now have a cover girl in my family! On the cover of the latest issue of Family Chronicle is my Great Great Grandmother, Isabella Truran Simmons. She is the one that is in the center. Her picture is oval shape. She lived in Sutter Creek, CA. I think I will have to frame this. Diane Hall

My goodness! How old are you, Judy? That must go way back? -----Original Message----- From: Judy Mawhorter <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 10:42 PM Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Down there >Jackie has been remembering about the cattle drives -- I remember them, too. > It was our family tradition to "go to the hills" in the summer with >relatives who were loggers. We stayed in a camper and told silly stories to >scare each other and listened to Wolfman Jack on the radio (when we could >tune it in) late at night and then got more scared. Is anyone out there >from Pioneer -- and if so do you remember when the branch library was a >bookshelf in the town cafe? > >Judy in Winnemucca >[email protected] > >OR >[email protected] > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > >==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== >Amador County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/ >

Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Railway San Andreas Santiago Hill Savage, John D. Sawyer, Judge Scurvy Settlers’ League Shaw’s Flat Shannon, John Shannon, Mary Fee Sherman, William T. Shipley, Henry W. Sixteen-to-one Mine Slumgullion Smith, Clark Ashton Smith, Judge William Fowler Soldiers’ Gulch Sonora Sonora Herald Sonorians’ Camp Spruce, Alcalde John Stag Dances Stamp Mills, first Stanislaus River Stanton, James Stewart, James D. St. Charles Hotel St. George Hotel St. Louis Camp Stevenson’s Regiment Stoker, Dick Stone, John Stowell, Rod Stowers, Captain Studebaker, John M. Sugar Brandy House Sullivan, Major Sutter, Captain John A. Sutter’s Mill Sydney Ducks Syrec, the Trader Tammany Hall Taylor, George, artist Taylor, Zachary Tellier, Louis Tenaya, Indian Chief Tennessee’s Partner Terry, David Thorne, Sheriff Ben K. Townsend, Captain Townsend, J.W.E. Truthful James Tyron’s Hotel Tulare County Tuolumne County Tuttle, Judge A.A.H. Tuttletown Twain, Mark Tweed, Boss Union Camp Union Mine United States Hotel Unkles, Doctor Vaca, Cabaza de, I. Valle, Ignacio del Vermin in Mines Vizcalno, Sebastian I. Vogam, John Volcano Waldo, Harold, Writer Walsh, James Weber, Captain Charles Wheelbarrow John (Studebaker) Whitney, Doctor J.D. Wittenbach, Mining Engineer Wohler, Herman Woods Crossing Woods, Reverend James Yankee Jim’s Yaqui Indians Yellow Aster Mine Yerba, Teodocio Yosemite Valley Yuba County Yuba River Zaldo, Ramon de Jackie in California [email protected]

Mackay, John W. Madam Martinez Mine Markam, Edwin Mariposa County Marsh, Doctor Marshall, James M. Marysville Mason, Colonel R.B. Mattison, E.E. McClure, Colonel William McConnell, Joseph McGlashan, F.D. McMillan Mine McNulty, John Melones Merced Mining Company Merced River Micheltorena, Governor Miller, Joaquin Mills, D.O. Miners’ Association Miners’ Tax Mining Laws Minster Quartz Company Minstrels Mock Vigilantes Mojave Desert Mokelumne Hill Montez, Lola Mormon Battalion Mormon Gulch Morgan, Alfred Mosaic Laws Moss, J.M. Mountain Messenger Mudge, A.B. Muligan, Billy Murderers’ Bar Murieta, Joauin National Hotel Nevada City Nevada City Herald Nevada County New York Volunteers Nicolaus Nigger Joe North Bloomfield Mining Co. Northern Californian North San Juan North Star Mine O’Brien, Bill Oleta Ott, J.J. Phelps, Doctor Pico, Andres Pico, Pio Pilkington’s Recall Pine Tree Mine Pioneer Mine Placer Democrat Placerville Pliocene Rivers Plicoene Skull Plumas County Plymouth Poker Flat Pokerville Poopoomatee Poor Man’s Creek Purinton, Judge Rainey, Jimmy Ralston, William C. Ramadas Ramirez Sisters Randsburg Red Dog Relief Mine Reserve Mine Reynolds, Judge Rich Ravine Ridge Telephone Company Robinson’s Ferry Robinson, Jim Rooney, Theresa Ross, Captain Rossi, Angelo Rough and Ready Jackie in California [email protected]

Gallows, Sierra County Gatewood, William J. Georgetown Georgia Mine, Volcano Giannini, A.P. Gillis Brothers, Steve, Bill, Jim Gold Bluffs Gold Lake Gold Magnets Goodwin, Doctor P. Gould, Jay Grant. U.S. Grass Valley Greeley, Horace Green, Charles Green, Thomas Jefferson Gregory, Jackson Griffith, E.C. Grizzly Bears Gunther Island Halstead, James Ham, R.S. Hamilton, Henry Hance and Finnegan Hangtown Hangtown Fries Hargreaves, George Harte, Bret Harvey, Walter Hayes, Alexander Hayward, Alvinza Hayward Mine Hendel, Charles Heslep, County Treasurer Hildreth’s Diggings Hildreth, George Hoadley, Miles Hoffman, Judge Hogtown Holt, George Hopkins, Mark Hose, Hydraulic Horn, Maud Horn, Tom Hunger Convention Hydraulics Idaho-Maryland Mine Indian Massacre Indian War, El Dorado Ione Ione Valley Irish Dick Irvine Mine Ives, Doctor Ives, Mary Jackass Gulch Jackass Hill Jackson Jackson, Colonel Thomas James, Colonel Jamestown Jamison’s Ranch Jersey Bridge Jim Crow Canyon Jordan’s Museum of Anatomy Jose Jesus Josephine Mine Joubert’s Diggings Juanita, hanged in Downieville Jumping Frog Tale Kanaka Creek Kate, the Mule Kelly, Doctor Kendall Brothers Kennedy Mine Klamath River King’s Saloon Knight’s Ferry Knight, William J. La Porte Larkin, Thomas O. Lee, William G. Liddle, Bill Lincoln, President Little Chili Loafer’s Flat Long Toms Lopez, Francisco Love, Harry Lynched by Mistake Lynch Law Lynch, Phil Jackie in California [email protected]

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Fellow Listers…Found this book on my bookshelf & am posting the index. E-mail me privately & I will do lookups if you see any names of interest. Go easy on me if you’re requesting lookups on the towns, some are quite long. MOTHER LODE…The Story of California’s Gold Rush by Louis J. Stellman written 1934. “Geologically the Mother Lode is a belt of disconnected parallel and sometimes interrupted fissures filled with auriferous quartz. It runs northeast by southwest between Mariposa, near Yosemite Valley, and the orchards and vine-clad hillsides of Georgetown, 110 miles distant. But a popular largess of concept applies the term “Mother Lode Country” to all of the great mining region in Northern and Central California”. Allegheny Allison Ranch Mine Alvarado, Juan Amador County American Mining Congress American River Angel’s Camp Angel, Henry Anti-Debris Association Argonaut Mine Arroyo Seco Grant Atwood, Melville Australian Gold Rush Ayers, Colonel J.M. Baker, Earl Barclay, John Bassett, Charles Beales, E.S. Bear River Bell, Alma Berry, Judge Bidwell, John Bierce, Ambrose Billick, Carlos Biggs, J.C. Biscaccianti, Senora Elise Black, Attorney General Black Bart Blackmer, O.O. Blue Coat (Osbourne) Blue Lead Vein Boland, Dan Bottletown Boyd, General Sompromius Boynton, Charles Brannan, Samuel Brazilian Mines Brown’s Valley Bryant, Thomas Buchanan, McKean, Actor Buckeye Hill Bull Fights Jackie in California [email protected]

There are 30 female correspondents in Washington. A Chinaman was convicted of keeping an opium den in Ione City and fined $27.50. The roads are in a horrible condition and it would seem that we could elect a Roadmaster at some time that would devote a little time to letting the water out of the streets, as there are several ponds in the street at the present time that are covered with green slime, and looks as though it might be of a malarious nature. And I fret about the potholes in our streets... --pam

Carolyn..I'm sure someone who has studied their history better than me can you give you exact locations for the two areas you questioned. I know they're not "down there". According to Mason's History of Amador County 1881....under heading for Jackson area Slab City "This place took its name from the cabins being built of slabs from Huffaker's mill in the early fifties. It had in 1855 to 1860 some fifty or sixty miners. The shallow gulches were soon worked out and the place is now converted to farming ground. The same may be said of Irishtown, once a lively camp." And as for New York Ranch, it was in the eastern section of Jackson. A lot of my family lived there during the 1860-1870's. Still a road called New York Ranch Road. While searching my book shelves for a book that would answer your question (which is no easy feat as along with research books are Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Wind in the Willows & other such treasures from my childhood) I found an old book on the Mother Lode & will see if the body is as willing as the spirit to put the index out on the list. Jackie in California [email protected]

Can anyone tell me to location of Slabtown and New York Ranch? Were they close to Pine Grove? Thanks Carolyn >From the Amador Dispatch 02/07/1902 Vol. 43 Issue 23 John R. Dick , of Slabtown returned home Sunday from a trip to Acampo where he went to attend the funeral of his brother Peter Dick. >From the Amador Dispatch (08/20/1887) Married at the residence of the bride's parents on Aug. 14, 1887, Wallace Harding of Pine Grove and Miss Leona Dick of New York Ranch.

Jackie has been remembering about the cattle drives -- I remember them, too. It was our family tradition to "go to the hills" in the summer with relatives who were loggers. We stayed in a camper and told silly stories to scare each other and listened to Wolfman Jack on the radio (when we could tune it in) late at night and then got more scared. Is anyone out there from Pioneer -- and if so do you remember when the branch library was a bookshelf in the town cafe? Judy in Winnemucca [email protected] OR [email protected] _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Exerpt from Amador Dispatch October 18, 1901 Jackson is a busy town. From early in the morning until late at night teams are coming and going in all directions, hauling wood timbers, provisions & machinery to and fro, and our people seem to all be busy at some occupation. A gentleman said to us the other day that Jackson was the liveliest and most bustling town he had been in for sometime. Jackie in California [email protected]

You got it right on Lee. Down below is below the county line. And when "the city" was mentioned it was most always San Francisco. And, in the summers, a lot of the ranchers ran their cattle "in the high country", which would be up in the mountains. Used to be a big thrill when I was a kid to stay at my grandparents house in Pine Grove & see the cattle being driven up to the high country for the summer. These were DuFrene cattle. Traffic was nothing like it is now. You'd listen & listen & then in the far off distance you could hear a cowbell. And then pretty soon, lots of bells & mooing & the drivers doing their "keep it moving cow language". And then, there they'd be, cows & the cowboys on their horses. A sight I'll always remember. And, Lee, I like the "Cat Who" books too. Jackie in California [email protected]

Catherine -- Glad the newspaper item was of help to you. Will put census info in tomorrow's snail mail. Judy in Winnemucca [email protected] OR [email protected] _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

The latest Amador County Newspaper Extraction Project database is now available for searching from the county Homepage. As of 8:50 a.m. Mountain time we are up to 1641 entries and growing. Everybody keep up the great work! Art Michaelis Amador County Coordinator USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/ [email protected]

"Down below" refers to anything west of the county line, Sacramento, Stockton, Lodi. Still in comon use by the "Locals". People who come from down below are "Flatlanders". This is one of the reasons I like the "Cat Who" books as they use a lot of the same language. Lee, Amador County Native at the intersection of flotsom and jetsom, west of Desperation, NV (yes I am still here, just lurking)

It appears that the Sheriff is earning his keep! Steve -----Original Message----- From: Joe and Pam Hajny <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 12:36 AM Subject: RE: [CAAMADOR-L] Amador COunty Spring 1883 >A few tidbits I enjoyed... > >Fresh bacon - 10 cents a yard. > >...received a circular signed by Assemblymen Stewart and Caminetti setting forth the amount of salaries that are porpsed to be allowed the officers of this county by the new County Government bill... > Clerk $1500 per annum > Sheriff, $4250 per annum, and expenses of conveying prisoners and insane... > Tax collector $500 per annum > Assessor $1800 per annum and 15% on poll taxes and 6% on personal property taxes collected... > Supervisors, $400 per annum > >Plymouth notes... Anyone that will call at Mr. A.C.Joy's place of business will find artist Mr. Clements busily engaged finishing pictures in India in and printing chomos (what is that?) that would make one think of the old masters... > >--pam >-----Original Message----- >From: Judy Mawhorter [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 9:18 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Dispatch Team > >Steve -- > >To answer your questions -- No, I am not a member of the extraction team and >am not reviewing papers of any particular year. I'm just reorganizing & >completing computerization of materials I already have. Right now I'm >working with a collection of notebooks & photocopies from the past 25 years >of newspaper research. My family came to Amador (I should say Calaveras) >County in 1849 so my files begin with the earlier years. Some of 1905 just >happened to be in the folder I was using and I thought Catherine might >benefit from the post. > >I think you may have confused my reference to the cemetery already being >done, not the newspapers, though previously I did mail you details of my >personal paper project. I may have offered to do lookups for a nominal fee, >but I didn't expect people to be obligated to the offer. I don't care if >anyone else does extractions. > >Do I have to be a member of the extraction team before posting newspaper >info to list? No one has questioned any of my previous posts. If I've >violated list protocol, I apologize. > >As of Friday, I'm temporarily off list. Am off to Amador County for fun, >family, relaxation and research. Hope to squeeze in a trip to the >recorder's office and a couple cemeteries. Whatever I manage to do, I'm >sure to have a good time. > >Judy in Winnemucca, NV >[email protected] > >OR > >[email protected] > > > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com > > >==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== >Amador County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/ > > >==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== >Amador County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/ >

I'm sure that "below" or "down below" must be Sacramento. Well, anywhere below the Sierra foothills. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Joe and Pam Hajny <[email protected]> To: 'Steve Illum' <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 12:12 AM Subject: RE: [CAAMADOR-L] Ugh! Toil! More Dispatch thrillers . . . >Where do you suppose "below" or "down below" is? I've seen that several times in the articles I'm reviewing also. > >--pam (related to Caminetti, Burke, Martin, O'Toole, Hodges, and Matthew, among others) > >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Illum [SMTP:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:54 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Ugh! Toil! More Dispatch thrillers . . . > >Like someone suggested in the past, this is a tough job. I don't know why >anyone would ever want to do it, except that it is so intriguing. I'm only >into April of my first year of 3 on my film. It's so hard to pass just >anything up, so I keep willingly tripping on this twig or stone along the >path. > >April 1, 1893 (34:34) . . . April Fool's Day, incidentally. I hope they >weren't pulling our leg with these articles . . . . > >Married at Stockton, March 25th, 1893, Mr. Dave Arditto of Amador City, to >Miss Lily Newsom of San Francisco. > >Died --- >At Willow Springs (Where's that?), March 25th, 1893, Mrs. Jane Thorpe, aged >80 years, 4 months, 10 days. >At Aqueduct City, March 25th, 1893, Louis Ludenkens, a native of Germany, >aged about 62 years. (prominent guy!) >In Ione City, March 27th, 1893, Isaac Waddell, native of Maryland, aged >about 69 years. > >Mrs. Mary Kreichbaum (I think this is our Kirschbaums, but spelling >variation.), of Oakland, came up last Monday night to visit her sister, Mrs. >J. Quirolo. > >A man named Warren Kirkendall was brought over from Sutter Creek last >Tuesday by Constable Turner and placed in jail for safekeeping while >awaiting trial before the Justice Court of that place on charge of cutting a >barbed wire fence in that vicinity. > >(Sorry, some of these things are hard to step over. Seems that some of our >ancestors kept the local constables & sheriff quite busy.) > >A man named Geo. Abbott was brought up from Ione last Monday by Constable >Heffren, to serve out a term of 10 days in jail for allowing his goats to >trespass upon another man's ranch. He was given the alternative of paying a >fine of $20 or going to jail for 10 days and he concluded to give the jail a >trial. > >Sportive Drummers --- One day last week a couple of clothing drummers, >claiming to represent some firm from below, came to town armed with two or >three trunks of sample goods and a wagon and team. They came presumably for >the purpose of drumming up a little business in their line. But, as >business was rather dull, they conceived the idea of "scooping up the town" >by getting up a footrace and winning a few dollars. By a little sharp >management they finally succeeded in getting up a race with one of our quiet >looking boys, for $200 a side. They happened to be a little short of ready >cash at the time, however, but the managed to raise the required amount of >"spondulix" by giving a bill of sale of their team and stock of goods to a >certain party in town which they expected to redeem the next day. The time >for the race was set for Sunday afternoon, and the sportive drummers were on >hand with a full expectation of replenishing their exchequer to the amount >of the stakes. The race came off at the appointed time, but the >swift-footed Jackson boy proved too much for the traveling racer, and came >out ahead, winning the money, and leaving the disconsolate drummers "flat >broke without money or horses or goods with which to make another raise. >After pondering for a short time over the general uncertainty of things >especially here in the foot-hills, they took their departure for the city >again, with a little more experience than they had when they came here, >although not quite so much worldly wealth. It is not known whether they >will return or not, but probably they will seek other fields of operation. > >Mr. L. Ludekens died at his home in Aqueduct, last Saturday at 11:30 p.m. >Mr. Ludekens visited Volcano the Wednesday previous, and told his friends he >thought he was slowly improving; made known his calculations --- but alas! >Man builds a collossal temple of his renown, and behold, triumphant time >hurls it with all its grandeur, to the dust. Mr. Ludekens has been acting >in the capacity of (County) Supervisor, the expiration of his second term >nearing at the time of his demise. Quite a number will attend the funeral, >which will take place Tuesday, at 11 o'clock. > >A stabbing affray took place last night between Dr. Nichols and a young man >named E.G. Turner, a blacksmith lately from Amador, in which Turner was >stabbed in 2 places, 1 being under the ear and the other in his ribs, but >the wounds are not considered dangerous. The quarrel seems to have been >over a buggy that Turner had made for Dr. Nichols a couple of years ago. It >is said that Turner knocked Nichols down 3 times before he was stabbed. > >April 8, 1893 (34:35) > >In Memoriam --- L. Ludekens (long article) > >Married --- Huberty - Gubbins, In Sacramento April 2nd by Justice W.A. >Henry. Adam Huberty of Sunny South, Cal to Kate Gubbins, of Jackson, Amador >County. > >Died --- In the county hospital, April 1st, 1893, Peter Sefiovia, a native >of Chili (really must be Chile?), aged 76 years. > >Died --- At Jackson Gate, April 6th, 1893, A. Norton, a native of Maine, >aged about 71 years. (another prominent guy) > >Chas. Ginocchio is building an addition to his dwelling house on Water >Street. > >Luke Perlanda has recently moved his saloon business from the Campi building >to the Sanguinetti building on Main Street, where he will be pleased to see >his old friends and customers. > >Two young men about 18 years of age were arrested by Constable Kelly last >Monday for vagrancy. One of them gave the name of John Wren and the other >that of Wm. Kelly. They were given 10 days in the county jail. > >A man sho says his name is John Smith (Sure!) was arrested by Constable >Kelly last Wednesday morning for drawing and exposing obscene pictures. He >was taken before Justice Goldner and pleaded guilty to the charge and was >sentenced to 90 days in jail. > >A man named Regiro Carbono, was brought over from Amador last Monday by >Constable Fortier, and lodged in jail on a charge of having stabbed his >brother in that place last Sunday. > >Dwelling House Burned --- George Newman of Newmansville (Where's that?). >The house was occupied by Mr. S. Mounter and family. (long article) > >We are pained to learn of another accident which has befallen Robbie >Stewart. While playing on the school ground at Charleston (Where's that?), >he and several other boys and girls were sittong on a curved pine tree; the >tree broke and they all came in contact with the ground. Robert was the >only one hurt, he having sustained a fracture of the shoulder. Robbie has >scarcely recovered from the severe blow he received five weeks ago playing >baseball. Robbie is an exemplary boy, and we are sorry to see him the >victim of so many misfortunes, but he is gritty and cheerful under all >circumstances, which will aid him much toward recovery. > >April 15, 1893 (34:36) > >Died --- Near Antelope, April 11th, 1893 Sidney A. James, native of >California, aged about 25 years. > >Died --- In Volcano, April 12th Mrs. Catherine M. Jonas, native of County >Cavan, Ireland, aged about 68 years. > >Died --- In Plymouth, April 18th James L. Davis, native of Ohio, aged about >57 years. > >Sheriff Gregory took a crazy chinaman to the Napa insane asylum last Tuesday >morning. > >Robbie Stewart who was badly hurt while at school by the breaking of a limb >in the top of a tree in which he was perched, is now slowly improving. This >should be a warning to the small boys at school not to be led into any of >these daring exploits by larger boys. > >April 22nd, 1893 (34:37) > >Born --- In Jackson April 15, 1893 to M. Newman and wife, a daughter. > >Found Dead --- We learn that an old man named H. Flint was found dead in his >cabin at Oleta last . . . (long article) > >Mr. Boydston was bitten by his dog, last Wednesday. > >One of the Wieland Robbers Caught --- A young man named Robert Masterson, >one of the parties implicated in the robbery of the store at Wieland on the >night of the 17th of March, was brought up from Modesto last Monday night by >Sheriff Gregory and safely landed behind the bars to await the action of the >Court. He was arrested by Sheriff Purvis of Stanislaus county on a >description sent out by Sheriff Gregory of this county. The fact of the >arrest was immediately made known to Sheriff Gregory, who went down on >Saturday and brought the prisoner up on Monday night. The Sheriff says >there can be no doubt that he is the right man, as his description tallies >exactly with that given of him by Mr. Dunn, and when arrested he had in his >possession the gold watch which was taken from the store on the night of the >robbery. Furthermore the prisoner has virtually admitted his guilt. > There are yet two other persons who were connected with the same robbery >who are still at large and who are supposed to have some of the jewelry and >other plunder in their possession that was taken from the store, as well as >a horse which was stolen the same night from Mr. Frank Tabeau who lives near >Wieland. The names of the other two men are Herbert Colbern and Alex Knox >but as the Sheriff has good descriptions of them, he feels confident that >they cannot long escape arrest. They both reside near Modesto and are well >known to the officers of that county. Sheriff Gregory has been untiring in >his efforts to capture these robbers and does propose to give up the chase >until they are safely landed in jail. It is certainly to be hoped that he >may succeed in bringing them to justice, so that our community may not be >troubled with their exploits again. > >Ione City: > >Drowned In A Well --- At Michigan Bar Thursday about noon, a four-year old >daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heffernon was drowned in a well. The mother >of the child was visiting a near neighbor Mrs. Lowe, and the little one was >with her. After being at the house awhile the child was missed. At first >it was thought she might have returned home but this not being the case a >search was commenced and resulted in finding the child's body in a well at >the Lowe place. From indications it was evident the little one had been >playing around the well and that the rotten curbing had given way and >precipitated her into the well. The body was not found until an hour and a >half after the child was missed. > >April 29, 1893 (34:38) > >Born --- In Jackson April 23rd, 1893 to the wife of J. Mattly, a daughter. > >Married --- In Lincoln, Placer County April 23rd, 1893 Mr. Ed Kay to Miss >Sadie Dippel, both of Jackson. > >Married --- In Amador City April 27th Mr. Thomas Richards to Miss Carrie >Hamsly. > >Died --- In Jackson April 25th, 1893 Casper Hartman, native of Germany, aged >about 41. > >Signing off again, > >Steve > > >==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== >Amador County, California CAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/ >

A few tidbits I enjoyed... Fresh bacon - 10 cents a yard. ...received a circular signed by Assemblymen Stewart and Caminetti setting forth the amount of salaries that are porpsed to be allowed the officers of this county by the new County Government bill... Clerk $1500 per annum Sheriff, $4250 per annum, and expenses of conveying prisoners and insane... Tax collector $500 per annum Assessor $1800 per annum and 15% on poll taxes and 6% on personal property taxes collected... Supervisors, $400 per annum Plymouth notes... Anyone that will call at Mr. A.C.Joy's place of business will find artist Mr. Clements busily engaged finishing pictures in India in and printing chomos (what is that?) that would make one think of the old masters... --pam -----Original Message----- From: Judy Mawhorter [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 9:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Dispatch Team Steve -- To answer your questions -- No, I am not a member of the extraction team and am not reviewing papers of any particular year. I'm just reorganizing & completing computerization of materials I already have. Right now I'm working with a collection of notebooks & photocopies from the past 25 years of newspaper research. My family came to Amador (I should say Calaveras) County in 1849 so my files begin with the earlier years. Some of 1905 just happened to be in the folder I was using and I thought Catherine might benefit from the post. I think you may have confused my reference to the cemetery already being done, not the newspapers, though previously I did mail you details of my personal paper project. I may have offered to do lookups for a nominal fee, but I didn't expect people to be obligated to the offer. I don't care if anyone else does extractions. Do I have to be a member of the extraction team before posting newspaper info to list? No one has questioned any of my previous posts. If I've violated list protocol, I apologize. As of Friday, I'm temporarily off list. Am off to Amador County for fun, family, relaxation and research. Hope to squeeze in a trip to the recorder's office and a couple cemeteries. Whatever I manage to do, I'm sure to have a good time. Judy in Winnemucca, NV [email protected] OR [email protected] _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== Amador County, California CAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/

Where do you suppose "below" or "down below" is? I've seen that several times in the articles I'm reviewing also. --pam (related to Caminetti, Burke, Martin, O'Toole, Hodges, and Matthew, among others) -----Original Message----- From: Steve Illum [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 6:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CAAMADOR-L] Ugh! Toil! More Dispatch thrillers . . . Like someone suggested in the past, this is a tough job. I don't know why anyone would ever want to do it, except that it is so intriguing. I'm only into April of my first year of 3 on my film. It's so hard to pass just anything up, so I keep willingly tripping on this twig or stone along the path. April 1, 1893 (34:34) . . . April Fool's Day, incidentally. I hope they weren't pulling our leg with these articles . . . . Married at Stockton, March 25th, 1893, Mr. Dave Arditto of Amador City, to Miss Lily Newsom of San Francisco. Died --- At Willow Springs (Where's that?), March 25th, 1893, Mrs. Jane Thorpe, aged 80 years, 4 months, 10 days. At Aqueduct City, March 25th, 1893, Louis Ludenkens, a native of Germany, aged about 62 years. (prominent guy!) In Ione City, March 27th, 1893, Isaac Waddell, native of Maryland, aged about 69 years. Mrs. Mary Kreichbaum (I think this is our Kirschbaums, but spelling variation.), of Oakland, came up last Monday night to visit her sister, Mrs. J. Quirolo. A man named Warren Kirkendall was brought over from Sutter Creek last Tuesday by Constable Turner and placed in jail for safekeeping while awaiting trial before the Justice Court of that place on charge of cutting a barbed wire fence in that vicinity. (Sorry, some of these things are hard to step over. Seems that some of our ancestors kept the local constables & sheriff quite busy.) A man named Geo. Abbott was brought up from Ione last Monday by Constable Heffren, to serve out a term of 10 days in jail for allowing his goats to trespass upon another man's ranch. He was given the alternative of paying a fine of $20 or going to jail for 10 days and he concluded to give the jail a trial. Sportive Drummers --- One day last week a couple of clothing drummers, claiming to represent some firm from below, came to town armed with two or three trunks of sample goods and a wagon and team. They came presumably for the purpose of drumming up a little business in their line. But, as business was rather dull, they conceived the idea of "scooping up the town" by getting up a footrace and winning a few dollars. By a little sharp management they finally succeeded in getting up a race with one of our quiet looking boys, for $200 a side. They happened to be a little short of ready cash at the time, however, but the managed to raise the required amount of "spondulix" by giving a bill of sale of their team and stock of goods to a certain party in town which they expected to redeem the next day. The time for the race was set for Sunday afternoon, and the sportive drummers were on hand with a full expectation of replenishing their exchequer to the amount of the stakes. The race came off at the appointed time, but the swift-footed Jackson boy proved too much for the traveling racer, and came out ahead, winning the money, and leaving the disconsolate drummers "flat broke without money or horses or goods with which to make another raise. After pondering for a short time over the general uncertainty of things especially here in the foot-hills, they took their departure for the city again, with a little more experience than they had when they came here, although not quite so much worldly wealth. It is not known whether they will return or not, but probably they will seek other fields of operation. Mr. L. Ludekens died at his home in Aqueduct, last Saturday at 11:30 p.m. Mr. Ludekens visited Volcano the Wednesday previous, and told his friends he thought he was slowly improving; made known his calculations --- but alas! Man builds a collossal temple of his renown, and behold, triumphant time hurls it with all its grandeur, to the dust. Mr. Ludekens has been acting in the capacity of (County) Supervisor, the expiration of his second term nearing at the time of his demise. Quite a number will attend the funeral, which will take place Tuesday, at 11 o'clock. A stabbing affray took place last night between Dr. Nichols and a young man named E.G. Turner, a blacksmith lately from Amador, in which Turner was stabbed in 2 places, 1 being under the ear and the other in his ribs, but the wounds are not considered dangerous. The quarrel seems to have been over a buggy that Turner had made for Dr. Nichols a couple of years ago. It is said that Turner knocked Nichols down 3 times before he was stabbed. April 8, 1893 (34:35) In Memoriam --- L. Ludekens (long article) Married --- Huberty - Gubbins, In Sacramento April 2nd by Justice W.A. Henry. Adam Huberty of Sunny South, Cal to Kate Gubbins, of Jackson, Amador County. Died --- In the county hospital, April 1st, 1893, Peter Sefiovia, a native of Chili (really must be Chile?), aged 76 years. Died --- At Jackson Gate, April 6th, 1893, A. Norton, a native of Maine, aged about 71 years. (another prominent guy) Chas. Ginocchio is building an addition to his dwelling house on Water Street. Luke Perlanda has recently moved his saloon business from the Campi building to the Sanguinetti building on Main Street, where he will be pleased to see his old friends and customers. Two young men about 18 years of age were arrested by Constable Kelly last Monday for vagrancy. One of them gave the name of John Wren and the other that of Wm. Kelly. They were given 10 days in the county jail. A man sho says his name is John Smith (Sure!) was arrested by Constable Kelly last Wednesday morning for drawing and exposing obscene pictures. He was taken before Justice Goldner and pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. A man named Regiro Carbono, was brought over from Amador last Monday by Constable Fortier, and lodged in jail on a charge of having stabbed his brother in that place last Sunday. Dwelling House Burned --- George Newman of Newmansville (Where's that?). The house was occupied by Mr. S. Mounter and family. (long article) We are pained to learn of another accident which has befallen Robbie Stewart. While playing on the school ground at Charleston (Where's that?), he and several other boys and girls were sittong on a curved pine tree; the tree broke and they all came in contact with the ground. Robert was the only one hurt, he having sustained a fracture of the shoulder. Robbie has scarcely recovered from the severe blow he received five weeks ago playing baseball. Robbie is an exemplary boy, and we are sorry to see him the victim of so many misfortunes, but he is gritty and cheerful under all circumstances, which will aid him much toward recovery. April 15, 1893 (34:36) Died --- Near Antelope, April 11th, 1893 Sidney A. James, native of California, aged about 25 years. Died --- In Volcano, April 12th Mrs. Catherine M. Jonas, native of County Cavan, Ireland, aged about 68 years. Died --- In Plymouth, April 18th James L. Davis, native of Ohio, aged about 57 years. Sheriff Gregory took a crazy chinaman to the Napa insane asylum last Tuesday morning. Robbie Stewart who was badly hurt while at school by the breaking of a limb in the top of a tree in which he was perched, is now slowly improving. This should be a warning to the small boys at school not to be led into any of these daring exploits by larger boys. April 22nd, 1893 (34:37) Born --- In Jackson April 15, 1893 to M. Newman and wife, a daughter. Found Dead --- We learn that an old man named H. Flint was found dead in his cabin at Oleta last . . . (long article) Mr. Boydston was bitten by his dog, last Wednesday. One of the Wieland Robbers Caught --- A young man named Robert Masterson, one of the parties implicated in the robbery of the store at Wieland on the night of the 17th of March, was brought up from Modesto last Monday night by Sheriff Gregory and safely landed behind the bars to await the action of the Court. He was arrested by Sheriff Purvis of Stanislaus county on a description sent out by Sheriff Gregory of this county. The fact of the arrest was immediately made known to Sheriff Gregory, who went down on Saturday and brought the prisoner up on Monday night. The Sheriff says there can be no doubt that he is the right man, as his description tallies exactly with that given of him by Mr. Dunn, and when arrested he had in his possession the gold watch which was taken from the store on the night of the robbery. Furthermore the prisoner has virtually admitted his guilt. There are yet two other persons who were connected with the same robbery who are still at large and who are supposed to have some of the jewelry and other plunder in their possession that was taken from the store, as well as a horse which was stolen the same night from Mr. Frank Tabeau who lives near Wieland. The names of the other two men are Herbert Colbern and Alex Knox but as the Sheriff has good descriptions of them, he feels confident that they cannot long escape arrest. They both reside near Modesto and are well known to the officers of that county. Sheriff Gregory has been untiring in his efforts to capture these robbers and does propose to give up the chase until they are safely landed in jail. It is certainly to be hoped that he may succeed in bringing them to justice, so that our community may not be troubled with their exploits again. Ione City: Drowned In A Well --- At Michigan Bar Thursday about noon, a four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heffernon was drowned in a well. The mother of the child was visiting a near neighbor Mrs. Lowe, and the little one was with her. After being at the house awhile the child was missed. At first it was thought she might have returned home but this not being the case a search was commenced and resulted in finding the child's body in a well at the Lowe place. From indications it was evident the little one had been playing around the well and that the rotten curbing had given way and precipitated her into the well. The body was not found until an hour and a half after the child was missed. April 29, 1893 (34:38) Born --- In Jackson April 23rd, 1893 to the wife of J. Mattly, a daughter. Married --- In Lincoln, Placer County April 23rd, 1893 Mr. Ed Kay to Miss Sadie Dippel, both of Jackson. Married --- In Amador City April 27th Mr. Thomas Richards to Miss Carrie Hamsly. Died --- In Jackson April 25th, 1893 Casper Hartman, native of Germany, aged about 41. Signing off again, Steve ==== CAAMADOR Mailing List ==== Amador County, California CAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~caamador/