Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-08-18
Pacific Coast Items.

Game is plentiful all over the coast
of Mendocino.
The assessment in Nevada county
foots up $3,6S4,05S.
Santa Barbara county contains 1912
children of school age.
Large quantities of grain are con-
stantly arriving at Stockton, but
nearly all goes into store.
The City Trustees of Watsonville
have made a levy of go cents on 500
for town purposes.
The fountain basins in the Capitol
grounds have been filled up with earth
and will be converted into flower
beds.
The State Controller, Thursday, is
sued his warrants for the redemption
of $13, los 95 of the State bonds of 1857.
F. A. Him and T. Hale, of the Santa
Cruz narrow-gauge railroad, are push
ing the work ahead in very satisfac-
tory manner. s.
No less than fifteen men are work.
ing hard for the two Supervisorships
of Sacramento county, to be filled at
election in September.
The Supervisors of Sierra county
have ordered that a new township be
created in that county, to be known as
"Onedia Township
Four new districts, viz; Zem Zem,
Lone Tree, Summit and Oak Knoll,
were Thursday created by the Napa
Board of Supervisors.
The Colusa, Lake and Mendocino
Telegraph Company commenced the
work of extending their line from
Bartlett Springs to Lakeport last Fri
day.
The electors of Loconomni School
District, Lake county, will on Satur-
| day, September 18th. vote to decide
whether they shall be taxed to build a
new school house.
The Controller of State drew war
rants on the School Fund in favor of
Sutter county for $500 20; of Yuba
county for 5 800; of San Francisco
county for $24, 769 45.
Articles of incorporation of the
| Humboldt Bay Mutual Relief Associ-
| alton were filed in the office of the
Secretary of State Friday; principal
place of business, Eureka, California.
Negotiations are pending for one
| fourth interest in the Benicia Touring
mill, party from New Zealand con-
templating the purchase. The mill,
report says, will be running in less
than month.
There is large grove of wild cherry
trees on Scott's creek, about two and
half miles from Lakeport. The
cherries are about half the size of the
ordinary cultivated cherry and of o
bitter taste.
Twelve five hundred-gallon wine
casks were Thursday shipped from the
cooperage of G. Schafer, of Sacrament
to, to Grass Valley, Nevada county,
having been manufactured to the order
of wine-maker there.
Says the Ukiah Dispatch. GA good
turnpike is very much needed between
Ukiah and Cloverdale. By it the dis
tance could be shortened to twenty
eight miles, and the cost of good
road would perhaps not exceed $780,
900.
Mr.. Golfer, of Watsonville, who re-
ceived the $500, 1000 legacy from a man
named Jessup, who formerly injured
him, is erecting a handsome mansion
at Watsonville, and contributing to
other Improvements in town.
The following Notaries Public were
commissioned Friday: Samuel Ham
ilton, Los Angeles county; Charles w.
Hendel, ST. Louis, Sierra county; AL
bert M. Loomis, San Luis Obispo
county; Daniel G. Owen, Alameda,
Alameda county.
The Indians of Lake county are
often employed by farmers as help.
Just now those who have been work
ing on farms in Big Valley have
struck for higher rate of wages than
they have been getting, demanding
two dollars day.