Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-14
Head, in Oat valley, above Cloverdale
Sonoma county, was destroyed by fire
July 4th.

Head, in Oat valley, above Cloverdale,
Sonoma county, was destroyed by fire
July 4th.
There are at present three persons in
Kern county Jail; one for murder, one
for assault, and one for horse-steaiing.
Three irrigation bitches are to be
shortly opened near Bakersfield, in
Kern county, connecting with Buena
Vista Lake.
The Fresno Erpositor claims that
good butter can be made in the San
Joaquin valley, even in the Summer
weather.
Several fatal cases Of scarlet fever
are reported at Big river, Ten Mile
river, and other places on the coast in
Mendocino county. ~s.+ II.
The number Of acres cultivated in
Lake county this year are as follows:
Wheat, 1000 acres; barley, 2, ,492; oats,
543; potatoes, 35.
DR.. Bakers quicksilver mine at Soda
Springs, near Lower Lake, was bonded
last week to Y. Parrott, of San Fran
cisco. for $4,000.
The Governor has commissioned the
following Notaries Public: A.. S.
Cooper of Santa Barbara and Thomas
Mansfield of Vacaville, Solano county.
st. Helena School District will vote
on the lst prox. on a proposition to
raise $4,000 to furnish additional school
facilities. pending an addition to the
school house.
The Deering Quicksilver mine, near
the Reid mine, in the vicinity Of
Knoxville, was bonded last week by
the Deering Brothers to Parrott Il Co.
of San Francisco for $4,000. n'
A correspondent of the Tulare Times
from Linn's Valley, in Kern county,
says: "Crops Look promising. Every
available acre has been cultivated in
hay, grain and vegetables"
The books of the County Assessor of
Lake county show the following as
sessment of property for 1874: Value
of real estate, 1897, SOL; improvements,
$406,334; personal property, 1851, 1856.
Total, $1,919, ITO.
VIM. Stonebraker, whose ranch is
situated in Big Valley, Lake county,
has eighteen acres of alfalfa in flonr-
ishing condition. In this field he has
about twenty head of cattle grazing
all the year round. -...--...-,
The Census Marshal for Healdsburg
School District reports 404 children in
the district between five and fifteen
years OF age, and ZIG under five years
Of age, including one African, three
Indians and two Chinese children.
John Briggs, the extensive fruit
grower of Yuba county, finding that
the apricot market was overstocked,
and consequently bringing low prices,
stopped shipping some time ago and
commenced to dry his large crop.
The Blue Ridge Flume and Lumber
Company, Tehama county, have their
three mills running to their utmost
capacity, cutting on an average $4,000
feet daily, all of which is sent down
their flume as fast as it comes from the
saw.
The Local Option contest in Truckee
resulted in asignal defeat of those who
favored NO-license. The majority in
favor of license was 115. In Boca there
was nine majority in favor Of Local
Option, leaving the majority in the
township in favor of license 106.
Articles of incorporation of the
Alden Fruit and Vegetable Preserving
Company, of San Jose, was filed in the
office of the Secretary of State on FRI
day; capital stock, $4,000, in shares
of 500 each. Also of the California
Reduction Works; capital stock $780,
600, in shares of $l0O each.
The Sutter Bonner of the 4th inst.
says the citizens living in the vicinity
OF Columbus School house, in the live
oaks, have made arrangements for q
railroad station at that place, the citi-
zens agreeing to build half mile for
switch purposes, and the railroad
company to lay the iron.