Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-05
Pacific Coast Items.

The Vallejo shipbuilders are max
ing good progress upon their new
schooner.
The salaries Of State officers and at
taches for the month Of July amounted
to $685.
Six divorces were granted at Sacra-
mento last month, and twenty three
marriage licenses were issued.
Volume 46 of the Supreme Court
Reports have been printed, bound and
delivered to the Secretary of State.
In the Stockton warehouse wheat is
accumulating quite rapidly. One man
alone has secured storage for 5000
tons.
Wild grape vines grow in abundance
along the creeks in Lake county,
climbing and surrounding good sized
trees.
The San Joaquin Valley Railroad is
now open to Kern river, and the train
from Stockton went through Friday
night for the first time.
Local Option is thought to be dead
letter at Sacramento. 1t is believed
that no new petition will receive the
requisite number of signatures.
During the past week $50 tons of
fruit and vegetables were shipped
from Sacramento for the markets the
other side of the Sierras and the East.
The grain harvest in Solano county
is being rapidly finished, and ma
chimes are every day retiring from the
fields and being laid up for the season.
1t is reported that large number of
sheep near Sacramento are troubled
with species of epizootic. Some cats
also appear to be affected in a similar
manner.
Wheat in Santa Clara county, as far
as harvested, is everywhere up to eX-
pectations. In places where it was
supposed to be ruined, it will yield at
least an average crop.
Messrs. Wilcox and Caprons new
steam yacht Cuyamaca has arrived at
San Diego from San Francisco. She
will be used as pleasure boat in the
bay, and is powerful enough for tow
ing purposes.
At a meeting of the Directors of the
Stanislaus Agricultural Society, held
in Modesto July 18th, it was ordered
that the tenth annual exhibition
be held at Modesto on the 18th, 10Th,
18th and 18th of September.
1t is reported that Mr.. Frieselden of
Oroville paid $4,000 for the Gluckauf
ranch, stock, crops, and everything on
the premises. The ranch contains
800 acres of land, and is located at
the junction of the Feather river and
Honcut.
Martin Rancich, restaurateur of Sac
ramento, few days ago received from
his father in Austria, now aged lO2
years, letter, the handwriting of
which was as plain and perfect as
though the writer was merely in the
prime of life.
Under-Sherif Aull and Mr.. Bucker,
of Modesto, were bathing in the Tu-
Olumne river last week, when the
former was taken suddenly i'll and lost
all power of propulsion. Mr.. Bucker
went to his assistance, but both being
greatly exhausted, their escape from
drowning was O narrow one.
The Mammoth Grove of Calaveras
is now owned by James l.. Sperry,
Marquis Il. DE BRIGGS and VIM. A.
keefer, the firm being styled Sperry,
Keefer d. Co. The property consists
of 800 acres at the Mammoth Grove
and $4,000 at the South Grove, four
miles distant in direct line.
The smelling works at Sacramento
have been thoroughly overhauled, and
it is expected that they will be rum
ming again soon. A parcel of land has
been laid off on which to erect fur
naces for separating works, and the
work of erecting these furnaces will be
commenced the first of the ensuing
week.