Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

Hay is selling at $40 per ton on the ranches
near Lakeport, or S12 delivered.
1t is estimated that the increased acreage
of grain in Lake County this year is from ten
to twenty per cent.
The Los Angeles Herald hears from every
hand famous accounts of the young crops
throughout the county.
The Democratic Dispatch says: Mendocino
has long enjoyed the reputation of producing
the best wool in the State. But the clip this
year will be the best ever shipped from this
county. The sheep are entirely free from
disease and the wool is longer and stronger
than usual.
Press notes from Sonoma, Marin, Napa,
Solano and the northern coast counties con-
cur in reporting great improvement in the
crop outlook in their respective sections dur
ing February. Average Spring rains will
guarantee an immense yield Mendocino is
assured of large majority at harvest time.
Suffer Banner: From all parts of the
county we receive the cheering news that our
grain and other crops are in excellent condi
ton. In some places the stand is little
thin, but even this is better than anticipated,
the thin spots being in places where a crop
of any kind had been unexpected. With no
untmely or unexpected disaster, Suffer will
make good showing when harvest time
comes
Visalia Delta: A large number of the set
tiers in the Mussel Slough country, as soon
as they thought this was going to be dry
season, commenced blowing up the land along
the lake between the water and high water
mark. As the season has since continued
dry, many others have rented land along the
lake shore, and now it is all seeded to grain
for distance of many miles. Several par
ties who have been running their sheep, cat
tie and hogs along the lake, cannot get to the
water now, and are compelled to leave with
their stock.
On Sunday night week John Lyon, a ma
tive of Ireland, aged 80 years, was killed by
falling down the man hole of the Julian shaft,
at Jenny Lind Flat, about mile and half
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the night shift, was about to take or send
down something wanted below, and in the
darkness-for he had no hght-he stepped
into the man-hole, around which there was
no gnard or railing or other protection. The
distance he fell was about ninety feet-his
body being caught on the second landing 1t
was found that his neck was broken by the
fall; otherwise no INJURIES were perceiva5le
on the body.
Visalis Delta: A new canal is now in
course of construction in the northern por-
ton of Kern County by Messrs Carr and
Haggin. 1t begins at the dam at the head of
Kern Island, and running northwesterly
crosses the railroad track at Posa Greek
The canal is to be so feet across the bottom,
and is intended to carry water seven feet in
depth. A boat of 60 tons burthen is in
course of construction, to be used for freight
ing purposes on the canal. A large ware
house is to be built at POsa Greek, with the
usual offices, dwellings,, etc, and the main
business of this immense ranch will be con
Quoted henceforth from this center. The
canal empties into Buena Vista Slough. A
number of wells are being bored at the sta
ton, and it is said to be the intention to sink
one in each quarter section on the line