The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1904, Page 5

THE ‘Q-\N FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, .FEBRUARY 27, 1904. LEVEES YIELD 10 THE FLOOD AND PROPERTY IS DESTROYED Continy ned From Page 1, Column 1 nel has about three feet be- nd the bridges. Stockton ars to be about station- two smaller streams are slow and sluggish. The full ef- the rain now falling will not be Le ow. Much will de- nt down s warm to-night, ¥ reach the ver overflowed its ast night and reets of that s deep. The le River broke at s of Woodbridge early A seventy-five foot break the Dave Ray place, and about a half-mile of the levee gave way on the Devries place. The Ray, Devries, canal farm of the Bargent estate, J. C. Thompson, Tubbs, {ile end Kile-Folger places were flood- in all about 7000 acres. The greater Art of the flooded land was planted to grain. If the erop is destroyed the land can be planted to beans and potatoes later and its use not lost for the year. The pocket section, near Taison and 1 through the six inch kelum west rning. curred Newhope, did not flood. The Mokelumne b reached a higher point than it ained for ten years, and it is higher than it was at any time a as now ¥ — e FEATHER RIVER RECEDING. Country North of Marysville Is One Vast Sea of Water. MARYSVIL! Feb. 26. — The flood s unchanged to-night heavily all day, with arther precipitation dur- While the flow of water in the Yuba receded during the past twenty-four hours it still clings to the high ¥ T k, nineteen feet, and is reported from the Government , thirteen miles up the river, to X g again. The rise is due, no doubt, to the heavy rainfall in the s to-day. ther River has receded but the country to the north is sea of water. The Sutter has withstood the great some cr embankments back the overflow have given ding a great deal of valuable Yuba City and Knights Tudor. The Knights ad was washed out and under water for several 1g in favor of the levee of wind. Hundreds of ing the great dykes and f this city feel perfectly & ain service from the south| s ed t evening, the wash- « here and Reed Station ¥ n repaired. The San Fran- from the north arrived this als belated passeniers way of Tehama. flow is running through the levee on the south of the e country for miles around w Much damage to grow- ps will resuit if the current is tting. Travel by teams y suspended. r covers the Fifth- leading to Yuba City, and the s t cars have given way to boats. The Oroville branch of the railroad line is covered by eight feet of water for s entir en all records and the joicing over the way the system has withstood the No alarm is now feit. pressure The rainfall for the season is about yches and, outside of the dam- sixteen age by flood water, has been very bene- ficial. Reports from Biggs and Gridley say that water is still running through the towns. i e AMERICAN RIVER RISES. ¥eavy Rainfall in the Mountains Causes the Stream to Boom. COLFAX, Feb. 26.—What proven to be the heaviest storm in re- cent years has continued without cas- gation for four days. The rain ceased Yor short time early this morning, but it soon began to fall again and ac- companied by a heavy gale continued all day bank full. The American River, which reported falling yesterday even- is again very high. It i& reported man who is watching the bridge has - ing by on the Towa Hill feet above low water. observer here reports the rainfall for the last thirteen hours to be one and This briggs the total rainfall for the seasoffjto 44.43 as compared with 31.13 at this time last ¥ Rain has been falllng at all points between here and Truckee. Re- ports just received are to the effect that the rain has turned to heavy cnow east of Emigrant Gap. All the estbound trains are delayed by the Many small slides create de- Rain on the snow has greatly ed the weight on the snow- Noy new breaks are reported. half inches. storm =heds. - i HIGH WATER AT COLUSA. sacramento River Is Rising and Levees Are Being Patrolled. COLUSA, Feb. 26.—The Sacramento River at this point continues to rise and as heavy rains are reported to-day up porth and on the Stony watersheds there is no telling what will be the outcome. The entire east side of the river from within a few feet of the approach of fhe Colusa free draw pridge is under from two to seventeen feet of water and for miles up and down the river stock is being fed on the levee tops. As yet no loss of stock is reported. The river this evening reg- jsters twenty-seven feet eight inches, which is within one inch of the high- est ~mark ever registered hére. A new mark will surely be mace before to-morrow morning. If it were not for the Moul‘on break a few miles above town on the east side, where it is esti- mated at le: one-quarter of the flood waters are now pouring out, the water here would be running over the tops of the levees along the Colusa side. The entire water front at Colusa can stand about two feet more. It is ba- lieved that the levees will hold out, although several bad holes were dis- covered this afternoon. They were ounickly repaired. The entire river along the Feather River. The flood | | All the streams are running | road to be twenty | The weather | Creek | ! front will be patrolled from now until | the water begins to recede. At Butte City, about twenty miles north of Colusa, John Eichman, of the best known citizens of that town. lost his life in the flood. with Minister Williams and John Mec- Reynolds he started out Thursday in a boat for a hunt. While rowing down what before the floods was the county road they ran into a swift current which swamped their boat and they | were thrown into the water. “’il"am!’ and McReynolds succeeded in reachigg shore, but Eichman was carried down | stream by the rushing waters. He was p the limb of a tree, pull f partly out of the water and for help, but before assistance could reach him his strength failed | and he sank from sight. The body has | not been and likely never will be re- covered. He leaves a wife and child. | R | LITTLE DAMAGE IN TEHAMA. Heavy Rain in Mountains Likely to ! Cause Rise in the River. RED BLUFF, Feb. 26.—The dam- age from high water in Tehama County is comparatively light. Red Bluff is situated fifty feet above river level and is in no danger of a flood. There was a heavy rainfall last night and to-day, but the Sacramento River fell slowly and stood at eighteen feet sk this evening, compared with eight feet three inches ten days ago. It is raining heavily in the mountains and the next twenty-four hours may see a decided change in the river. Antelope Valley east of here was cut off except by communi- cation by boat, for several days until this afternoon owing to high water in the slough east of the Sacramento | bridge. Tehama County has about twenty steel bridges across its streams, but none of these has been damaged seriously except the approaches. Pitts & Sons of Bloody Island lost nineteen head of cattle and one to two hundred | hogs by the recent flood. The cattle | and sheep on the Cone ranch pas- tured on islands in the Sacramento River were moved to high ground be- fore the high water came, United States Weather Observer Maurice Connell has been very active in issuing warnings of approaching high water, thus enabling the farm- ers to move their stock out of dan- ger, and as far south as Colusa his warnings have been most timely and highly appreciated. The rainfall for this season to date is about equal to that at the same time. last season. Grass is growing rapidly and the out- look for cattle, sheep and hogs is most | promising. A L | Landslide Near Guerneville. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 26.—As a re- sult of the storm the streams in this | vicinity are all running full and con- | siderable damage is reported to cul- | verts and small bridges. lon the Californla Northwestern road | near Guerneville to-day blocked traf- | | fic on the Guerneville branch. | —— | Strong Wind Accompanies Rain. | SAN RAFAEL, Feb. 26.—The rain- day was attended by a strong wind. i’l‘he precipitation for the storm is .70 {of an inch; for the season, 29.81, | against 26.70 up to this time last year. | Most all of the rain this season has come this month. As a result many It is | acres of land are inundated. still raining. —_— | Damage Is Feared in Solano County. VALLEJO, Feb. was visited to-day by one of the heav- iest rainstorms of the season, which set in at noon. A continuance of the downpour is certain to do damage. The rainfall for the season approxi- mates twelve inches. e SRS Sherman Island May Be Flooded, | ANTIOCH, Feb. 26.—There is great | apprehension felt for the safety of the | levees on Sherman Island owing to | the high water and the fact that the | dredger Slerra is now out of commis- | sion. It is estimated that it will cost | river bottom. e 2 | Raining in Santa Clara Valley. SAN JOSE, Feb. 26.—Rain began fall- ing shortly after 3 o’clock this after- | noon and there was a heavy downpour |until 7 o'clock to-night. Forty-one inch fell in that time. During the month of February 3.15 inches of rain has fallen, mak- ing a total of 6.78 for the season. To this date last year there was 10.13 inches. It is cloudy and threatening to-night and it is believed the storm will continue. Everybody is rejoicing and good crops for Santa Clara Coun- ty are assured. Lt GRS Rain Falling at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 26.—Rain be- | gan falling here this evening and there is every indication that it will continue all night. A R Plenty of Rain at Hollister. HOLLISTER, Feb. 26.—Heavy rain began falling here to-day at 5 p. m. | and indications are that it will rain all | night. It has been raining off and on for a week. | hundredths of an IR L Salinas Is Getting a Wetting. SALINAS, Feb. 26.—Rain com- menced falling here at 0 o’clock to- !night and is accompanied by a light southeast wind. The prospects are good for a steady fall all night. The southern part of the county has had no rain during the present storm. The rain of the early part of the week averaged about half an inch for most points in the Salinas Valley. A mod- erate rain with continued warm wea- ther gives good prospects for the sea- son. SO G By | San Diego 1s sull Praying for Rain. } SAN DIEGO, Feb. 26,—The rain which visited the northern part of the | State did not reach San Diego and this latitude is still wanting it. The pre- diction is for possible showers, but present indications do not bear out the predictions. Rain is badly needed by ranchers and almost every one else, PR Rain Is Expected at Los Angeles, LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.—With the exception of a slight shower this one | In company | S NOW HAV WIFE'S WEALTH [MINE IS SQUANDERED | Countess Marie de Penalosa Is Granted Divorce in the Cireuit Court at St. Louis MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES If Labor Troubles Can Be Set a Long Run as Snow Is Unless something that is not now foreseen should happen the outlook for a good mining season in California is excellent. There is no longer any ques- tion concerning an ample ‘water supply to keep the mines of all sorts running 2 pr = ) for many months. At present there is | ried a Tlt]e’ Soon Grows too muc: water and some mines have Wea ry of Roval Husband | been compelled to suspend temporarily. » | The snow Is a guarantee of a long sea- | | son if the winter weather holds and the ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26.—Countess Marie 1 snow does not melt too suddenly. 'l‘heI | | . | American Heiress, Who Mar- ! de Penalosa was granted a divorce |Streams in Siskiyou County have been | here to-day in the Circnit Court from | higher within the last week than at any | Ceunt Henrl de Penalosa. f S giice I In her peti- | ! | thon’ the Countess. who W a Bt Muis“ In all directions there is enough water | | heiress, charged that the Count had | stored up in snow to be a cause of good; cheer to the miners. Operations on! | ::' ::"tm:’tr( 5 lg‘i;‘:r"i_o:;i hgd D;:‘:n '::' | gravel claims in Nevada County have | 2t P °%% been discontinued in some localities | Miss Christine Mena, testified that| ‘S PO T T Geod. The An- | while he was still married to his pres- | =] Reoorh Sayuthih Wi s ot snt. wite, the Count had Sraposed mar-| o L oo many years a snowfall equal to ! riage to her. The witness testified that | that of the last few days in the north. {the Count, when charged with. being | % | married, admitted as much, but sa!gz ern part of the Sierra watershed. Mines | | he expected to secure a divorce shortly. | 814 electric power companies altke Wil | —¥ | inches of snow fell in one storm. The morning, which was not sufficlent to | snow does not reach as low as it has in lay the dust, Los Angeles has received | some earlier years, but it is heavier in no part of the general rainstorm | the higher altitudes, and this is the which "has been sweeping down the | jgeal condition. coast. At midnight, however, the sky CAUSES FOR STOPPING. was heavily overcast and there was | every indication that rain would fall| TWwo California mines have recentlyi closed on account of labor trou- before daylight. | The wind is in the | been right quarter to bring rain, and rain | bles. One Is the Midas mine in Shasta | is predicted by the local branch of the | County and the other is ‘the"Rawhide Weather Bureau. | In Tuolumne County. The local papers | The rainfall to date has been less | 8ive accounts of the causes that have| than three inches as compared with |led up to the suspension. The Redding | | very likely to resmit in bloodshed. ! ers walked out at the Rawhide. A landslide | storm throughout Marin County to- | 26.—This section | $4000 to raise the dredger from the | nearly fifteen inches on the corre- | Free Press'says that notice has been posted that the Midas has been closed indefinitely. A brief account of the hap- pening has been contained in telegraph- ic dispatches. The Free Press tells the story as follows: Unien miners appeared before Mr. McIntosh and asked the management to discharge a ma- chinist who was employed last week. This machinist, according to the claims of the union men employed at the Midas, had “‘scabbed” at the Glafstone and at lron Moun- taln on the occasion of the labor troubles at theee places. This machinist was formerly sponding date last year. s oI * STREETS ARE FLOODED. Homes in the Mission Are Inundated ; —Much Damage Done. Rain and wind swept the streets of San Francisco yesterday afternoon, making it the worst day pedestrians | { have seen this winter. The rainfall was | | only half an inch, but what the water | | lacked in volume was more than made | up by the velocity with which the | storm drove it under umbrellas and | | into faces. In some parts of the city | | the streets were flooded, street cars | stopped, cellars overflowed and damage | amounting to many thousands of dol- lars was done. The worst sufferers from the torrent were the residents of the Mission. Along Folsom street, between Fourteenth and | Nineteenth, and extending a block east | and west the land is low, and the, | sewers, long neglected by the Board of | | Public Works, proved wholly finequal to the task of carrying off even so | small a flood. All along Folsom street, | in the section named, the manhole-caps | were thrown off by the force of the| water, and streams shot six or eight| | feet into the air. The women and children living in John Centér's four one-story cottages, _on the west side of Folsom street, be- tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth, were carried out of their homes on the backs | of employes of tHe Works Board. The ground here js low, and the cdttages | t were surrounded by several feet of | water, which,rose indoors high enough | to put out the fires in kitchen stoves. | Farther west, at Fifteenth and Shot- i well streets, the thoroughfare was ! flooded two feet deep, and every cellar | for blocks was full of water. On Folsom street, owing to the depth of water,| i’ it was necessary for the street railway company to provide planks on which | passengers might pass from the side-| walks to the cars and vice versa. * At last, however, the water became so deep | as to interfere with the electric power | | and the cars were stopped altogether’| for several hours. DAMAGED BY MUD. ® The Enterprise Brewing Company, at Sixteenth and Folsom streets, suffered | { perhaps the greatest damage by the | flood. Its entire premises were over- | flowed and much damage was done to | its plant, including a valuable set of scales which, it is belleved, were ruined by the water and mud that rushed in from the street. Down at the Seventeenth-street police station, which was an island in the midst of a lake, the officers in going and coming had to be hauled in a patrol wagon to and from their headquarters. Many and loud were the complaints | of Mission residents against the Board | of Public Works, because of the sewers | blocked with filth, no attempt to re- | move which having been made in | weeks, Hundreds of overflowed cellars | | are the result of this ‘neglect on the | | part of the board, and loss of property with unlimited possibilities of sickness | will be charged to the same cause. | Among the heaviest losers are the owners of saloons and corner groceries in the flooded district. One of the suf- ferers, Henry Kleen, a grocer at Six- teenth and Folsom streets, said last night: | T bave repeatedly called the attention of the Board of Public Works to the fact that the Folsom-street sewer at this point s filled | with dirt. 1 have no doubt there is ten feet | of solid earth in the manhole outside my | house. The result of the board's faflure to | do anything in answer to my complaints was | seen to-day. The water from the higher ground South of us rushed down in the sewers, blew the caps off the manholes and shot high into the air. The surface water from. the neigh- | boring section of course could not find an escape through the sewers and hence we were flooded several feet deep. The water from the street poured through the cellar grat- ings and filled every basement In the vicinity. It the sewers had been praperly cleaned at intervals there 1d have been no trouble whatever from such a compara- tively slight rainfa we had to-day. The submerged streets remained flooded' for several hours after the rain | stopped, but by midnight they were, with few exceptions, free from any | large amount of standing water. The cellars will require some days, however, to empty of their foul contents, and in | many cases this will have to pe done by pumping them out by hand. The rush of water and mud was so great at the corner of Union and Baker streets, down the hill, that it threw the wire cable of the street railway off from three of the pulleys and stopped cars for an hour. The conduit had to be opened for a long distance and the | solid mass 61 mud dug out. This is| | said to be the first time such a thing has happened in the city. DETAILS OF THE STORM. Yesterday’s storm was extensive and of unusual severity. The rainfall was nothing extraordinary, but the wind was \extremely violent at widely sep- | not wishing to work could get their time. employed at the Gladstone, which#is under the eame management as the Midas. Last week he went to Harrison ;Gulch and was given work by Superintendent Oswald as machinist on_the pumps and machines. Thursday night about forty of the miners got together and began trouble. They said they had received word from French Guich to the effect that the machinist had ‘‘scabbed’ at Iron Mountain and the Gladstone, They in- sulted him and ordered him to leave the camp. The machinist went down and stayed with Mr. Mclntosh that night and Friday morning was put to work as usual. Not a word further was said to him, but at noon Friday the day ift refused g0 to werk unless the machinist was ‘“‘fired,” and they demanded that he be discharged. This demand was promptly refused by Mr. Meln- tosh, who gave out the statement that those No conclusion was reached and accordingly Mr. McIntosh ended the matter by posting the no- tice. “The machinist who caused the trouble can- not be termed a “‘scab’’ in connection with his work at the Gladstone and Iron Mount: There was no strike among the machinists at either place—not even a sympathetic strike. The frouble at both places was among the miners. The Midas people have been anticipating trouble for some time. There have been in the camp disturbers who have on several occasions tried to make trouble for the company. Not long ago there was a walkout on account of an alleged fnsufficlency of food. That matter quieted down and when the lockout of Friday L o arated points. The rivers in the north- ekn part of California were all rising rapidly last night. The maximum flow will be attained to-day, according to the ‘weather bureau officials. The storm extended over Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and the northern part of this State. The wind velocity was sixty miles an hour at the mouth of the Columbia River, sixty at Point Reyes, thirty in the Sacra- mento River Valley, thirty-eight In Utah, fifty in Nevada and twenty-six in Idaho. “So much wind for one storm is re- markable,” says Professor McAdis. “There is some chance that Southern California will see wet weather to-day, and the central and northern sections of the State are sure of showers. The rainfall for San Francisco for the twenty-four hours ending at 5 o’'clock last night was more than half an inch. The rainfall for February thus far is 5.86 inches, while the average rainfall for fifty-three years for the month is only 3.51 inches. In February, 1878, the rainfall was 12.52 inches, which is the record.” —_————— DISCOVERS SHE IS THE WIFE OF AN EX-CONVICT Mrs. Edith Blume Marries an Aged Swindler, Believing He Is a ‘Wealthy Commercial Traveler. Mrs. Edith Blume did not know that her husband, Henry Blume, alias Rlaune, alias Brown, alias Bracker, alias Black, was an ex-comvict until she read yesterday of his arrest on charges of obtaining goods by false pretenses and defrauding an innkeeper. He is 68 years of age and she is .a handsome blonde about 20 years of age. They were married in this city three months ago after a brief courtship. He rep- resented himself to her as a wealthy commercial traveler. After their marriage they lived at the Laoke House, 268 Turk street, but she left him two weeks ago because he gave her a beating and took up her residence at the Piedmont House, Sixth and Minna streets. Yesterday she obtained a search warrant from Police Judge Fritz to recover posses- sion of a mandolin, clock and other personal effects from the landlady of the Lake House, who refused to give them np until the bill contracted by her husband was liquidated. Blume pleaded guilty in Police Judge Cabaniss’ court yesterday to the charge of obtaining goods by false pretenses and was sentenced to serve five months in the County Jail. The charge of defrauding an innkeeper was dismissed. ¢ —_——— Answer Mrg Arms’ Suit. Riley A. Boggess, ‘W. Corbin and Franklin Bowring of the Empire Quicksilver Mining Company yegter- day filed an answer to the suit b ht against them by Frances Arms. They deny that they hav~ mismanaged the affairs of the corporation” as she cl and aver that their every act as/directors of the concern was for the best interests of the stockholders. _ We are closing out several odd lots of framed pictures at - half the regular prices. born, Vail & Co,, 741 Market st.* E ENOUGH WATER FOR THE SEASON tled the Outlook Is Good for Banked Up in the Mountains Sufficiently Deep to Insure Uninterrupted Operations —_— / occurred “fully 90 per cent of the miners who complained about the “‘grub” were again eat- ing at the company's boarding-house. The ap- pearance of the Gladstone machinist at the mine was considered ample excuse by,the peace disturbers to precipitate trouble and the result 1s the lockout. . THE RAWHIDE SHUT DOWN. A local account of the troubles at the Rawhide mine is as follows: The “strike of miners -~ the Rawhide and App mines, owned by W. A. Nevills, has prac- tically tied up business at Jamestown and is The strike at ‘the App has been on for several months, but it was only last. Wednesday that the min- Nearly all the strikers are Austrians and only a few of them understand English. The strikers are armed and they have posted plckets to prevent Captain Nevilis taking men to_the mine to- take their places. Last Friday Nevills took eight men through Stockton, to work in the Rawhide. The strik- ers’ pickets met the non-union_men at James- town and turned them back. The strikers are said to be unreasonable and in a dangerous temper. Captain Nevills is a fighter and is ge;.ermlned to run his mine with non-union elp. - The Rawhide mine s within the jurisdiction of the Jamestown Union, under whose aus- plces the strike is being conducted. It was declared for the purpose of securing an in- crease in the daily wages paid engineers, min- ers and muckers. The rate of wages here- | tofore paid at the Rawhide has been as fol- lows: Engineers, $3; miners, $2 75; muckers, $2 25. The demand is for an increase of 25 cents per day for each class of workers. An Increase Is also asked for other surface em- ployes. Captain W. A. Nevills, the owner of the Rawhide, has been having trouble with the unions for the past year. He is also owner of the App mine at Quartz, which has been prac- tically closed down for the past year owing to the fact that the captain would not accept the scale of wages adopted by the union and accepted by other mine owners of that sec- tion. A few weeks ago an attempt to open the App with non-union miners failed. A week ago Saturday the mine started up with a ltm- ited force without any regard 'being pald to the standing demgnde of. the union, and up to the present no intbrference with its operations has been reported. The Union-Democrat, published at Soriora, says of the mining situation as it now appears: The recent rainstorms and the heavy fall of snow in the mountains Indicate that the water supply will be ample to insure mining operations being carried on until late into the fall. The only thing affecting the mining interests of the county at present is the un- settled condition of labor troubles, but it is anticipated that ere many weeks have passed all the differences existing will be adjusted and all our mines and mills will be in active operation and producing heavily in bullion. INSTRUCTS MINERS. The California Debris Commission has issued instructions to the owners and operators of hydraulic mines in this State. While there is little realy new in the notices that have been sent out, there is a part of the instructions that has present interest. The hy- draulic miners are notified that :li- censes or permission to mine will not be given unless the requirements of the commission are complied with in reference to the esection of suitable restraining barriers or dams. Li- censes, when granted, will be suspend- such barriers or dams or for failure T0UNG CLARK IS EXONERATED Prosecuting = Attorney Butte Asks That Charge of Bribery Be. Dismissed |LAWYERS ALSO CLEARED Accusation That Senator’s| Son Offered $250,000 to a Judge Is Not Sustained pPAL A E S BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 26.—Upon mo- tion of County Attorney Breen, Judge McClernan in the District Court to-day dismissed the bribery charges against Charles W. Clark, son of Senator W. A. Clark, based upon the alleged offer of | $250,000 to Judge E. W. Marney for a confession that he had been bribed to render a judicial decision in the Minnie Healey case. The charges were also the basis of the recent disbarment proceed- ings aginst A. J. Shores and D. Gay Stivers, attorneys for the Amalgamated Copper Company. The attorneys were exonerated, and as a result the pro- ceedings against Clerk were dismissed. e — STORM WRECKS A TOWN. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 26.—A wind- | storm of cyclonic character struck the | little town.of Mount Tabor, miles east of Portland, this morning and demolished two houses, badly damaging a number of other buildings. There were several narrow escapes, but so far as learned no one was se- riously injured. The cyclone was. acdompanied by a hailstorm of unusual severity. Fifty feet north of the Starbuck | de- | residence,” which~ was completely molished, was an unoccupied house belonging to William Thomas. Being directly in the path of the tornado, it was demolished as quickly as the other building. Luckily no one was in the house when the storm struck it. The building occupied by the gro- cery of W. T. Henton was wrecked and the stock scattered In every direc- tion. No, one ' was injured there, though several people had narrow es- capes. Davis’ store; just across the street, was damaged to such an extent that | the stock is practically ruined. The home of T. H. Starbuck, an elder of the Adventist church, was wrecked by the storm. Starbuck, who was In his bathroom at the time, was | saved from death by his bath tub, Sl e 4 prgberiy mammmgwhlch prevented falling timbers from to make the reports and furnish the | information asked for by the commis- slon. Any dam built before the Tn- structions are received from the of- fice of the commission must be con- sidered to be erected at the risk of the partfes doing the work. The more essential parts of the instructions are as follows: When mining has been begun under a license a report every month must be sub- mitted on one of the blank forms furnished for this purpose by the commission. In case of any accident to restraining dam affecting its_efficiency mining must immedlately cease and the commission must be promptly notified. When a dam becomes full of debris it should be raised, and the permission of the com- misslon must be obtalned to ralse dams, aud the work when completed must be inspected and approved by the commission before min- ing may be resumed. s must be kept water-tight and & pool at least two feet deep must be maintained as a settling basin-above each dam while mining is in progress. Leaks must be promptly checked. The Marysville Democrat gives de- talls concerning two large new gold mining dredges to be put on the Hal- lett place, ten miles east of Marys- ville, for the Hammon Company, as follows: The machinery and all except about a hun- dred tons of the material is on the ground at the site of the dredges. Wednesday night twenty-five carpenters In the employ of the construction company came to Marysville and they went to the Hallett place to commence work. Some of the men had been employed in_other places ia constructing dredges, and others came from San Francisco, but all of them are familiar with the work to be done here. These twenty-five and the force at work prior to their coming will make a total of about sixty men, who will push the work as rapldly as cen be and handle it to advantage. The excavation where the two dredges are to be constructed is 500 feet in length and about 200 feet in width, with a depth sufficient to float them when finished. At present three large pumps are being run by steam power to keep the water from the excavation while the foundation is being laid. RECENT OPERATIONS. According to the Amador Dispatch the sixty stamps of the Oneida mill are dropping regularly for the first time since May, 1902, with good in- dications. The new mill at the Bun- ker Hill'mine at Amador City has be- gun operations. The Nevada County Miner reports that the Union Hill mine, near Grass Valley, is at work. The Miner says: Few people know that work is being carried on at the Unlon Hill mine, Grass Valley. The mine was practically suspended several months ago when the pumps were stopped. But since that time Superintendent Creller has becn working it In a quiet manner. Of course this work is done near the surface, as the shaft being full of water prevents any deep mining in the main works. A tunnel has been driven from the ravine which runs close to the mine. After going quite a distance they intersected a vein which runs parallel with the old Union Hill vein which made the mine famous in the early days. Considerable work has been done on it and in many places the resuits have been very gratifylng. The Grass Valley Union reports that the Allison Ranch mine has been bonded. The underground workings are full of water, which is flowing out of the shaft. A rumor that the prop- erty is under bond to the Empire Company is denied. The Mining and Scientific Press gives the following ac- count of proceedings at the Gwin mine in Calaveras County: The main and south shafts are sunk to a and et the tion. In addition to the gold saved on the plates there are forty Frue varners collecting run by water, the former having a o 330 feet and the latter 400 feet. ~After using the water for these purposes it is carried one mile down the guich and there reused to compress air for the drills and pumps. As a safetly measure a boller plant of three boil- ers has been completed to furnish steam in case anything should prevent use of water. The holst at the main shaft is double, having lifting capacity of four tons 2000 feet at the te of 1500 feet per minute. The me' is all steel and measures height from the collar of the shaft to the roof. 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