The union Democrat., 1868-12-19
Pacific Coast News.
4 'soap minen has been discovered near
Sebastopol, Sonoma county.

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4 "soap mine" has been discovered near
| Sebastopol, Sonoma county.
| A Pioneer Society has been organized in
/ Stockton. Il already numbers s;x,y-iv
members.
| 10 the ;ewn of Napa IL. 900 tons of wheat
are stored. and the Reporter says that 5 200
b, tons more are en- the farms.
| Jack, a Scotch terrier, who crossed the
plains in 10, died a, Marysvills last week
He was buried with appropriate ceremonies.
During the month of November the Coin
| age of the San Francisco Mint was as fo.-
lows; Gold. $500, 600; silver, So 900.
Total, s., 547 GOO.
The Merced Falls Wool Manufacturing
Company have superseded the Chinese help IN
that establishment by white operatives, male
and female. \ good move.
The first bar of tin ever produced in the
United States was gotten out of Qusntity
of ore taken from the Temascal Tin Mines
| on Friday, llth instant, by Mr., Mosheimsf,
of San Francisco.
The San Francisco city and county Uospi-t
tai affairs have undergone an Investigation.
Gross neglect of patients, insufhcieney OF foedI
and It's inferior quality, besides many other
details of bad management have been ex-
posed.
The Stockton Gazette has received visit
from Mr.. w. B. bennett, just. arrived from
Mobile, Alabama and who Is the advance
agent Of forty families of'thas State who in
tend making permanent homes In the San
Joaquin Valley.
STATE UNlvERsIrY.-The Regents of the
University have accepted the design for
three story wooden building to cost SIG 600.
Mcclellan having declined the Presidency,
that matter was reeommitted. The list of
professors is being made up; their irst term
of service is-to begin next fall.
The Nail says: The Mariposa Company
has nearly completed the new QUARTS mill
erected ut the Benton Mills, which will crush
quartz rock under the "Rynerson process.
The old mill, at the same place. will also be
repaired, and by the time the Spring opens,
We may expect prosperous times IN and about
Bear Valley.
Supervisor Cavalier of San Francisco. re-
Gently felt aggrieved at some remarks of his
colleague Supervisor Canavan and sent HIM
a peremptory challenge to fight duel. Can
avan accepted; named the weapons and dis
tauce-six-shooters and ten PAGES and then
the gallant Cavalier backed down. He did
not have the nerve equal to the emergency.
We, are informed by gentleman who
arrived from Tuolumne City yesterday after
noon, that the smallpox is raging in and
about Tuoumne City, there being no less
than half dozen cases in the city. 1t
seems to have originated from one fatal
case which occurred four or FIVE miles from
that place two or three weeks ago.-Stock-
ton Gazette, Dec. 18th.
The Sonoma Democrat says: Mr.. Richard
Keyes, a farmer on Russian River, Mendo-
elmo township, has quite a curiosity On his
ranch. It is a young colt, foaled recently.
and which has but three feet The animal
is perfect with the exception of this. and q
huge bunch of long hair occupies tho place
where the foot should have been. Wonder
fal are the freaks of nature.
A daughter of Mr. VIM. NJ. Robinson, who
lives on the Sonora road, II milss from Stock
ton was burned to death on Wednesday OH
nss. The girl was going to her father who
was barning stubble in q deld and the fire
broke out near her, communicating to her
dress. She badly burned before her
father could reach her that she died in few
hours. The Stockton Gazette says she was a
beautiful child and aged about L years.
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