, 1877-03-16
PACIFIC SLOPE NEWS.

kaAAANlnAA VIII Nl0oADAN nANN ~
thirds Of a grain crop this year. The
coast counties, both north and south
OF the bay, have not suffered for
rain. Such is also the case with the
northern part Of the State. There
will not be one good crop Of wheat
in the whole Of the San Joaquin val
ley along the line of the road for a
distance Of $50 miles. Along the
line Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
there are a great many flock of
sheep on the range, in very bad con-
dition. What little grass had sprung
up after the rains in January is fast
drying up, and sheep are getting
weaker every day, and dying along
the road, with no feed in the country.
Neither would the sheep pay freight
to take them away on the cars.
Some have offered their hocks at so
cts. per head and some at %, with
no one to buy; whilst some owners
of large hocks just go away from
their sheep leaving them to go where
they please.
Yesterday was the 35th anniver-
sary of Rev. and Mrs. A. Laubach's
welded life. They returned home
about 2 o'clock p. m. to find the par
sonage in possession of the ladies,
who had neatly set table loaded
with refreshments of all kinds. AT
ter the dinner, DIR. Dillon made a
congratulatory address, presenting,
in behalf of the ladies', a handsome
cloak to Mr.. Laubach, and various
other articles to the bride. Mr.. Lau-
bach responded with appropriate
ness and deep feeling. Then fol-
lowed other impromptu exercises, in
which Messrs. Royal, Corson and
Stansberry participated. = Portland
Oregonian, March Sd.
A letter received recently from .he
Columbia river gives the following
relative to the coming season for
canning salmon: "The salmon sea
son which is approaching bids fair to
be the most active ever witnessed on
the river. The number Of canneries
has been increased, some have in
creased their capacity, and all are
exerting themselves to do larger
business than ever before. The
main question of course is: Will the
fish come in large numhers9 If the
run is a good one there will be ex-
citing times here for awhile. Boats
and twine for nets are constantly
arriving, and the number of the for
mer is 70 great that it is feared, that
large as the river is, there will not be
sufficient room for all to operate
without danger to the nets.
The banks of British Columbia
have advanced the rate of discount
on silver to seven per cent.
Oregon farmers are greatly en-
couraged with the wheat prospects
for the next season.
At Cassiar mining has been going
en- all winter. Provisions are scarce.
Mr. O5 w. Childs, near Los An
geles, CAL, has 800 full bearing
orange trees, which averaged 1000
-anges a free, and sell for three
cents apiece. Nine thousand dollars
yearly retur1 from less than four
acres is not to be sneezed at.
John Mcpherson, direct from Scot.
land, has bought si2,75o worth of
land in Napa county, CAL, at the
same price per acres that be had just
sold four times as much land fcF per
acre in Scotland.
Thirty-three men who arrived at
Victoria from San Francisco to work
at the Wellington colhery, returned
Immediately, refusing to work while
the strike lasted.
The experiment of boring an ar
tesian well is being tried near Walla
Walla, with good prospects of sue
cess.
Mrs. Isabel Toomes, of Oakland,
Cal, is the latest person to die and
leave her fortune to her faithful
nurse. The nurse was Mrs. Butler,
printers wife, and the little for
tune amounts to $141, 900.
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