, 1877-02-16
PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.

ere talking about building = theater.
Near Healdsburg, CAL, a paint
company is turning out 100 gallons
Of mixed and 600 pounds Of dry
paint per day.
There are nearly four millions of
capital invested in local manufacto-
ries in Oakland, Cal, which gives
employment to 1000 men.
In an interview by the local Of the Sc
attic Tribune with Mr.. Yesler, regarding
the Lottery, the latter said: Inever have
refused, and will not, to pay back every
dollar for tickets purchased of me. kept
a register oil tickets sold and cannot be de
eeiyed into paying for tickets that were
not sold. Those that agents have sold
win not pay unless receive the money
from them. Persons buying from agents
should look to them for restitution.
A man committed suicide in Oak
land, CAL, on the evening of the 26th
inst, by taking strychnine. He
went to restaurant, ordered sup
per and in a few minutes was taken
with cramps and died in 20 minutes.
A note was laying on the table say
ing his name was John McCabe, that
he had been unfortunate in business
and did not wish to live.
About six weeks ago 300, 900 white
fish spawn we're sent to this coast
from Lake Michigan by Professor
Baird of the United States Commits
sion for shipment abroad. OF this
consignment 10000 spawn were
shipped to New Zealand, 10000 to
Japan, and the balance-l20, ,000-
reserved for California and sent to
the Matching establishments near
Berkeley. or this 10000, 100000
were successfully Matched and placed
in Lakes Donner and Tahoe, on the
summit Of the Sierra Nevada range.
100000 eggs of the speckled trout
we're also received at the same time
from New Hampshire, and of the lot
10000 have been successfully hatch.
ed.
Hon. Elwood Evans, in bis speech
at Philadelphia, during the Centen-
NAL exhibition, referred to the organ
ization and topography of San Juan
county as follows: Established Octo-
Der 81, 1873; is constituted Of the
Archipelago de Haro, the principal
islands of which are San Juan, Or
cas-, Lopez, Stewart, Johns, Decatin.
County seat, San Juan. Taxable
property, s139, ,144; population, 533;
area, $50 miles. Upon San Juan
land Orcas are valuable quarries of
limestone. All these islands are
we'll adapted to grazing, and there is
fair proportion Of good agricultu-
raj land; also a considerable area of
bottom lands, marshes and fern ptai-
ries. There is much less rain fall
than in other parts of Western Wash
ington, and vegetation is considera
bly, earlier than at the head Of Puget
Sound. Sbeep-raising and farming
are successfully pursued. Game is
abundant, especially deer.
A suit has recently been brought
in the 18th District Court Of Califor-
MIA against the Seattle Coal and
transportation Company by ]. B.
Shay, one of.the shareholders. From
allegations OF the plaintiff we deduce
the following concerning the condi-
ton Of the company: Up to the 30th
September, 1875, the proceeds Of the
coal sold by the company amounted
to 1888, ,l66.25, and the payments for
transportation are shown TO have
been 95S,70l.35. The company, I.
further appears, has levied and col
leeted assessments 10 the extent OF
SlO4, ,a6.6S, and has borrowed tlS6,. !.
lS7.4S, Of which el50,OO0 was OBJ
tanned from the French Savings and
Loan Society within the past three
months, and q mortgage on all the
property OF the company given 20
secure payment. Mr. Shay claims
that this has made the company in
solvent, and asks for an accounting.
Tbs alleged Encouragement has
rendered his stock valueless, and al
20 makes him liable for proportion
a,e amount Of the cOmPany's indebt-
. edDess.