Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-10
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.
There are 9, ga farms in Utah.

Smallpox among the Chico Chinese.
Chief of Oregon.
At the Santa Rosa Republican primarie
l52 votes were polled.
Over 2 900, 900 acres of State lands are
now for sale in Nevada.
Wheat is arriving at Long Wharf, Oak
land, in large quantities.
The Jail in Bodie is to be enlarged in or
der to meet urgent demands.
Polk county (Or.l crops have suffered
from wind and rain storms.
There is movement in Butte, Montana.
to close the stores on Sunday.
1t is thought that the hop crop of Men
docino is worth over $50, 900 this year.
Last week, near Yuba City, David Flatt
was severely bitten by hog which ne was
trying to catch.
A Stanisiaus- county granger recently
threshed 9,0l6 bushels of wheat in three
days and three hours, with the usual stop
pages.
Carson valley ranchers propose TO fight
the grassbopper pest by marking the spots
where they deposit their eggs and then
blowing deeply.
A new town called Theon is situated
about twelve miles from the mouth of the
Assotin, w. T., on the mail route from
Lewiston to Anatore.
In 1868 three thousand silver mining
companies had been organized in San Fran
cisco, with nominal capital of a thousand
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share holders.
The Sierra Nevada Wood, Lumber and
Flume Company will cut about $4,000
cords of wood this season from their tim.
Der lands bordering on the northern shore
of Lake Tahoe.
The number in attendance, July 25th,
vt the camp-meeting near Colfax, W. T.,
was !, 200, the largest crowd ever assem-.
bles in the Palouse country. Six persons
were baptized.
The public parks of Oakland are in q
most deplorable condition, there not being
single one kept. Trees, plants, grass
and stray animals in those places exist IN a
grow. as you please manner.
Last year dried peaches were shipped out
of Utah Territory by the car load, but this
year there will be none to ship. The late
frosts destroyed nearly all the fruit, and in
| many instances the trees were killed.
On the fat on the east side of the Feath.
err, says the Suffer Banner, there are de.
posts of debris to the depth Of two feet
and more on the level. This land, until
within year, has been susceptible of cul.
tivation.
Professor Jordon has found on the Pacific
coast of California aad Oregon 260 species
of fish-40 OF which are new to science.
The largest number found at any one local.
ity was at Monterey, comprising l5C
species. The number found at San Diego
is 60.
The Columbia river, says the Astonan,
rises in latitude so deg. 20 min, and after
forming series of lakes, takes in the wa.
tiers of the Spokane and kootnai thence,
flowing west and south, it receives the
Okanagan, the Snake, WaIla Walla, We
nache, Chelan, Methon, Yakima, Palouse,
Clearwater. Umatilla, John Day, Des
Chutes and the magnificent Willamette. 1t
drains region embracing fourteen degrees
of latitude.
Five thrashing machines are at present
at work in Berryessa Valley Wheat
there is averaging about thirty bushels per
acre-a better yield than has ever been
harvested by farmers who have lived in
the valley for the past six or eight years.
AS IN other portions of the county, the
grain is very clean. Threshing will be in
progress for two weeks longer. Teams
will commence hauling the grain to Napa
week after next.
Mrs L. f. Littlejohn, g student of the
San Francisco Art School, is rusticating on
the Santa Cruz Mountains, near Wright's
Station. A few days ago, while out on a
sketching trip, she encountered and disa-
bled large rattlesnake, and then went for
assistance, her natural timidity getting
the better of her inspiration of bravery
when the danger was past. HIS snakeship
was the owner OF nine genuine rattles, and
was formidable enough to have daunted
many stronger one.