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declaring, that the story of poor Indian
woman having been killed by dogs set on by
one Harrington at Clear Lake, is untrue in
every particular. The dogs flew at the In
dians voluntarily, bit one severely and tore
the camisa of the squaw. Harrington beat
the dogs off, and no serious damage was
done.
Dr. Frick informs the Alta that there is
now in San Francisco bootblack of royal
Hawaiian blood, named Prince William Kau-
maulii, whose patrimonial right to the sway
over four islands was stolen from him by
Kamehameha II. The royal bootblack was
educated in the United States, and has been
a sailor many years ofhis life. Finally COM
ing to California he made $4,000 in the
mines, but lost it by the failure ofhis bank
ers in 1855. Since then he has followed his
present vocation at the junction of CONNER
cial and Battery streets. He is now about
| fifty-three years old, with full gray head
and an impaired constitution. May his sto-
ical courage, says the kind Doctor, recon-
mend his brush to all friends of charity and
bright boots.
Langley's Directory estimates the popula-
tiou of San Francisco at 1908. Total
white population, 1929; of which 49, 9,343
are males, and 90 ,9s5 females. The Chinese
population amounts to $3.50, and the col
ored ditto to 1905
| The Golden Era, in view of the exclusive
will admit to their ranks forty-niners only,
suggests the plan of forming an "Order of
California Pioneers" on a more liberal basis
as to membership, and to have at least one
branch-Lodge, Chapter or Cabin by name
in every town in the State, the society to be
beneficial and charitable. There are too
many 'Orders" already.
Some persons in Stockton, who were about
to form Dashaway Club, thought best to
wait until after the Fourth of July, at which
time the Marion Rifles are expected, and it
is desired to treat them in an ardent-spirited
manner, which would be impossible for
Dashaways.
The San Francisco House Of Refuge has
earned for ITSELF by the bad way it is man
aged, the name of Dotheboys Hall. The Po-
lice Gazette says the management has been so
bad that several of the boys have absconded,
and re-entered upon their vicious course
The reason given by the runaways is that
they did not have sufficient food, and that
after being compelled to work hard out in
the broiling sun all day, they were sent al
most supperless to bed. The recital of the
manner in which molasses was served out to
them by the spoonful, was ludicrous, and if
given by hale and hearty boys, would have
been laughable; but when we noticed the
marks of privation and suffering in the chill
dren, we felt ashamed for the managers,
The citron, lime, lemon, orange, banana
and pine apple are all in successful cultiva-
tion at the gardens of Mr.. Hobart, near Oak
land They are all in fruit, and only protect
ed in winter by common glass house. The
dav must come when California will be sup
piled in abundance with home growths of all
these delicious fruits.
A correspondent of the Petaluma Journal
compares the Geysers to vast laboratory,
wherein thousands of chemists are at work
with all the known chemicals. Among 9TH
er productions he was able to discover sui
phur, EPSON salts, alum, magnesia, soda and
tartaric acid Clouds of steam issued from
thousand opening in the earth, and boiling
hct water is thrown out in all directions.
A correspondent of the Pacific Methodist
writes, that not far from the eastern extrem-
ity of Clear Lake are two smaller ones that
take name from the quantity of borax found
in and near them. Wishing to prospect these
lakes, shaft was sunk at the edge of one of
them by some persons lately to some depth,
when confined gases escaping, exploded so
terrfcally as to compel the workmen to
abandon til cir enterprise.
The citizens of San Juan South were to
celebrate the oath inst, the anniversary of
Saint John, their patron, with bull fight,
races, horsemanship and dancing.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel says the climate of
that place is not so well adapted to the cult
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Los Angeles and the Sacramento Valley.
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