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Newspaper
San Andreas Independent
Location
San Andreas, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1858
Page
1
Mr THOS Boyce is our authorized agent in San Francisco empowered to collect and receipt for moneys due this office. Mr WM Dentg is our general agent, canvasses for subscribers advertising and job work, and will make collections and receipts for the same.
The article discusses miners facing ups and downs yet encourages perseverance. It notes growing gold shipments, expects higher yields in San Andreas area next year, and highlights potential gains from the old river channel and new quartz prospects. It foresees renewed activity, more mills, and broader mining labor profits.
The California Farmer prints a poem signed J A W that is largely copied from Park Benjamin's The Departed written twenty years prior. The San Francisco Alta exposes the theft, noting this is the third such plagiarism against the Farmer. Literary theft is condemned as a basest crime harming authors and bringing exposure and shame.
The April number of Hurtcnine's Magazine features ugly mugs photographs of several State Senators with short biographies, revealing where they were born and elected. The issue also highlights Old Block with his likeness and autograph letter, praising the exchange.
A Sacramento to Oakland Capitol removal push grows with a legislative committee visit to Oakland and San Leandro to inspect quarries for building stone. The piece argues against moving now but favors Oakland as the alternative site near San Francisco, noting Sacramento’s failures and suggesting a Capitol on Capitol Square if funded by the same price. The vote hinges on the committee report.
An Amador Sentinel correspondent from AnGel’s Camp describes robust mining prospects at the Crystal claim. The steam-powered mill employs about fifty men under Maxon, with weekly riches near twenty thousand dollars. The lode runs ten feet wide, six paying, and veins trend south by east to north by west. Smiley Benjamin & Brother now own partners’ interests, San Francisco and San Andreas linked.
A letter from Murphy's addresses public questions about Big Tree Road funds. The Board of Directors includes Judge David Shepherd, Murphy's, L. G. Root, and Geo. E. Drew. No formal monthly financial report has surfaced. Resolutions urged monthly published reports of progress and receipts.
Amador county faces a disputed warrant to Calaveras county for a $31,000 judgment. The history shows transfers, hypothecations, and legislative attempts to settle amid intercounty distrust. Wm Beals now holds the warrant. Amador resists payment and a bill seeks to swap the debt for Calaveras warrants. The piece notes related local thefts and rain-soaked days in the region.
Dr. Veatch reports on California mineral wealth noting that placers improve with hydraulic washing but face gold loss. quartz mining offers permanence if sulphurets can be processed. He cites $700 per ton ore, experiments to unlock iron sulfides, and potential platinum finds. Also mentions silver and coin flows, labor cost realities, and Riley’s capture after a shooting incident in Stockton.
Burts reports from Poverty Bar Calaveras county on a dry spell and brisk hydraulic mining at Poker Point and Sand Hills. He notes the Bon Ton tavern run by Richard Martin, a busy gambling scene, and a wave of bummers and thefts including a store robbery. He warns against armed justice and invites readers to visit the Wire Suspension Bridge, closing with a personal sign-off.
Wells, Fargo & Co. agent Joseph Knight facilitates express services and forwarding for papers and messages. A bay horse stolen in spring 1854 by Stockton was recovered in camp, bought for 160 dollars in Sacramento eight months earlier, with the buyer seeking recourse from the former owner. The Alta Express and others provide access to eastern and local papers, and a quartz mill test by Goodman Diltz Co. shows arastras yield higher per ton than standard mills. Patent Office Reports volumes noted with a request for volume 3.
The San Joaquin Republican reports the arrival of the John L. Stephens in San Francisco on March 31, 1858 with 1197 passengers including 322 women and children in good health and no significant sickness. The rest summarizes congressional debates on Kansas, Lecompton, and army volunteer bills, plus general intelligence on ship fires and events in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It notes cabinet and senate actions, adjournments, and international tidings from Europe and India.
A Sacramento Union writer argues California railroads will pay if properly built and run. He outlines a plan to connect tide water near Oakland with San Francisco and Stockton then Sacramento or Folsom, then up the valley to Oroville and the Sacramento river head. A northern branch would reach the San Joaquin valley head, with the southern branch likewise planned. Companies are forming, with the San Francisco and Stockton section in English talks and the California Central Railroad Company set to begin under Col Wilson contract as machinery is en route.
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