Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-11
COAST NEWS CLIPPINGS.

The fire in the foothills south of the
fuba, about Selby Flat and Mooney IS
ranch, has been raging for five or six days
despite the labors of force of men bat
Ting with it. A witness of the deyasta-
ton caused says the flames have, in streaks,
run over 600 or 500 acres of land, destroy-
ing much fine TIMBER Bear River News,
September Attn.
disastrous fire occurred at Chinese
Camp last Saturday which DESTROYED the
barns of Michael Wilson and James Nor
ris, and the lumber yard, wheelwright and
and blacksmith shops of Louis Egling.
The total amount destroyed is not known.
but Egling suffers total loss with an in
surance of So, 500. The fire originated
about | o'clock p. NJ. on the roof of VIII.
sons barn. Cause unknown.-[Sonora
Democrat, September 4th.
We mentioned few days since that
Hon. H. c. Wilson was quite ill at his
home on Thomes creek. His affliction. as
we learn from the Tocsin, is a large car
buncle on the back of his neck. We have
been informed that it has spread to the
dimensions of an ordinary dinner.plate.
and that it has been lanced seventeen
times. 1t is said that he suffers very
much, and that the carbuncle is on the
spinal column, where it is claimed it general
ly proves fatal. l.-[Red Bluff Peoples Cause.
Public opinion in Oakland seems to be
somewhat exercised in consequence of COM
pulsory vaccination of the children in the
public schools. The Board of Health
passed resolution requiring all persons in
the city to be vaccinated. They also ap-
pointed three physicians, Posey, Legler
and Brown to vaccinate the children at
tending the public schools. Parents, how
ever, IN some instances, became indignant
and assert that if it is necessary that their
children shall be vaccinated they prefer to
have it done themselves.
The Victoria tB. C.) Co1onist says that a
landslide of unusual magnitude occurred
near Cooks ferry about three weeks since.
A huge mass of Shawnikan mountain was
suddenly observed to be moving, and with
out moments warning thousands of tons
OF earth and rock were precipitated into
the channel of Thompson river. Not only
was the course of the river impeded, but
large portion of the fiat on. the opposite
side was covered by the slide. Numbers
of fish were washed out, and the Indians
of the vicinity were for some time en-
PAoJ W ~ saving anu uryluS IIeIn.
There is more railroad talk. This time
it Is from the Sacramento valley to the Big
Meadows. Several of the gentlemen con.
nected with the Sierra Flume and Lumber
Company, recently in the Big Meadows,
reported that they contemplated the build
ng of narrow gauge to their timber, and
.urther into Plumas if the business would
it. They say that the available
good timber has been cut away on the
western slope, and that they must have
al communication with their Plumas tim
Der lands or quit the business. We have
,een bilked with too many railroad propo-
ltions to take any more stock in any
new jigger," and want to see the work
In dead earnest before we shall
ave any faith in any operation of the
lind. We have built two or three lines of
ailroad-on paper-and want to see some
hing tangible In the future. There is no
oubt but that this very enterprise would
e much better paying one than many of
he new roads now building in Nevada and
Ttah. The timber in the neighborhood of
ne Big Meadows is practically inexhausti-
lie, and a finer growth never stood on the.
arth. In addition to that, if the road was
Stended to or through the central part of
lie county, large amount of business
ould be done.-[ Plumas National.