The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-07-06
THE WEST.

Three cases of smallpox are reported in
Portland. - .......
The Elko CAronicle has been sold to par.
ties in Phoebe. .-.. -
Roger Ryan killed hrs wife, in Virginia
City, New, June 10th.
The weather is hot enough In Arizona
to make mummy sweat.
Mount San Bernardino has been measur.
ed and found to be II 900 feet in height.
All the stock of the Elko and Hamilton
Marrow gauge Railroad has been subscribed.
The new wheat begins to come down the
San Joaquin river, Cal, for the bay markets.
VIM. Parcell, well known in California
and Nevada, died In Hamilton, New, recent
ly.
Fifteen mines in the Eureka district Ncv.,
have recently been sold to an English COM
pany. '@
Mrs. Harriet Thompson was found dead
in her bed At Mokslumns Hin, Cal, on the
9Th inst.
Harvesting is in progress in Almada coun.
ty, CAL Late-sown grain will make from
third to half crop.
The total amount thus far contributed in
California to the French Ransom fund Is q
little over $36,OO0
J. L. Bowie of San Francisco has secured
patent for composition posts for fences,
telegraph poles, etc.
Several families left Boise city, Idaho last
week for Texas, with view to make their
homes in that State.
Farmers in the Sacramento valley are
Offering $3.50 per day and three ''horns'' of
whisky for harvest hands.
The Virginia City Enterprise says two
slight earthquake shocks were felt in that
vicinity on the 18th inst.
The value Of the capitol grounds at Sac.
ramento is placed at $72,600, and the i'm.
provements at $22,300.
The city assessment of Walla Walla
shows the value of real property $3.50 sos;
personal property, $561, 500.
The county assessment roll for Walla
Walla county, w. T., foots up 4,OO0, 900,
81, ,0OO, 900 more than last year.
It is estimated that 1000 acres of grain
will be harvested in Paradise valley, Hum.
boldt county, Cal this season.,
A few days since, one George Peck n
teamster, hauled into Chico, CAL, on sin
gle load II, ,337 feet of lumber.
There is an orchard in Chico, CAL, in which
some of the cherry trees yielded fruit this
season at the rate of $500 to the tree.
MI. Thomas Cox died suddenly at Idaho
city recently. DR.. Healy pronounced his
disease type Of the ''black erysipelas."
The Sierrr Valley mill. situated near Se-
cret canyon, Austin, New, was sold few
days since, at sheriff's sale, for 26,953.35.
Lake Tahoe is 100 miles in circumference,
and around It is an almost continued forest
containing from dve to six hundred square
miles. 4 "a ''- .'"".fa-
Frank d. Baldwin died at Grand Hotel,
San Francisco, June 18th. He had resided
at Lewiston and Walls Walla for several
years past
A. f. Nesbitts was drowned eight miles
below Horse Shoe Bend, Idaho, recently,
while attempting to cross the Payette on
horseback. ... ..4 .t........ ...T
The Blue Poi mt Gravel company in Yuba
county. CAL, made clean ups few days
since The amount Is stated at from $780,
600 to $l5o,0 '...a | ".aa.
Nearly all the business portion of the
town of Mineral Hill, Nevada, was destroy
ed by fire Monday, June 17th.. Loss esti.
mated At $65, 900, ,'.. ....'..a
The United States patent for the rancho
Santa Ysabel, containing 1910 acres in
San Diego county, Cal, was recently fled
for record In the clerks Office in that county.
N. P. r. R. surveying parties report the
discovery of rich bottom lands in the valley
of the Skagit river, and tina: there seems
an easy grade from the Sound tO 6kagit
pass.
Santa Clara county only ships about 40,-
coo pounds of strawberries per day. Last
year the shipments from the same locality
were about 80, 900 pounds per day for sever.
al weeks. asaa u. f..s ...- m ...
| w. A. Hart and K. III. Kenney were con
victed Of the murder of Levi Fletcher in
April last, at Visalia, CAL, last week and
were sentenced to be hanged Friday, Au.
gust 18th. '"s .. ..' e." .-.@
The Los Angeles Esprsss says: 1.-THE first
gold known to exist in what is now Califor
mia was discovered by native In the grav.
el hills Of the upper border of Los Angeles
county in 1885," ,.......
A wood shed on tho Central Pacific road,
about mile from Colfax, was destroyed
by dire on Monday, with about four hundred
feet of track, several hundred cords of
wood and the water tank. gtaas
The citizens Of Colusa county, CAL, offer
81. 900 reward for the arrest and conviction
OF the person or persons who lately cut Mr..
| Dotv,s thnoat on Sulphur creek. Mr.. D0ty