Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-09
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Six inches of snow fell at Alta, Utah,
June 4th.
Diphtheria is taking a fresh start in
Seattle, W. I.
The San Jose fruit cannery has begun
work, employing 100 persons.
Alfalfa growing at Loyalton, near
Truckee, has proved q success.
Truckee boys who stone Cinnamon are
read a lecture by the Republican.
The Yreka Journal is now published
twice q week Wednesday and Saturday.
The Los Angeles Express is earnestly
urging the establishment OF a paper mill at
that point.
The insurance risks in Oakland amount
in the aggregate TO Sl3, 500, 600, and III
Alameda county to $l5,000,00
More work has been done in gravel
claims around Pine Grove, Amador county,
this season, thus far, than for years.
While thousands of men, women and
children battle in Great salt Lake yearly,
accidents from drowning are unknown.
The Truckee Republican says the road
from that town to Lake Tahoe will not be
open for travel until about the 18th
instant.
A. W. Lee, formerly one of the prcpric-
tors of the Nees, at Riverside, San Ber-
nardino county, was hung by a mob at
Mineral Park, Arizona, few weeks ago.
The Times has been resusctated at North
San Juan by 0. p. Stidger. The paper
has neat appearance geographically,
and is well filed with interesting local and
other matter.
The Del Norte Courier reports that some
boys of Crescent City recently captured
water-snake, which had long, sharp teeth,
and preyed upon fish. 1t is considered a
great curiosity.
According to the Standard, Bodie has
never before witnessed such general ac-
tivity in all branches of industry as at the
present time, more especially in mining
and prospecting,
a Napa county gentleman, while travel
ing i'll M0doc county a few days ago, saw
l, 200 sheep dead and piled up about
field. They died of starvation, the feed
being short, aad composed one entire band.
The first steam sawmill on Puget Sound
was built by Mr.. Yesler in 1853 at Seattle,
". 7. a portion of this ancient mill is
still standing, concealed from the street by
a cluster Of houses in the business part OF
the city.
During the week large clans, weighing
sold at Olympia, W. T. They are dug
only at extremely low tides, on the lowest
flats to the bay, which accounts for their
not being oftener seen.
The Tehama TocsiR says; We learn
that over 10000 sheep have passed over
the Hat creek route on their way to Mon
tana in the past two weeks, and many more
are constantly moving The other noun.
tain roads are yet blocked by snow.
What with dams and other distractions,
complains the Truckee Republican, and
few fish traps, the Trackee river will soon
be cleared OF fish entirely. Where there
used to be splendid fishing in this vicinity,
not one Of the inny tribe can now be
found.
The employees at the depot were Mortified
last night, says the Tucson A. T. Star OF
June 4th to find the office invaded by
band OF tarantalas and centipedes. Two
of the former were killed, and one FIVE
inch centlpede also went to JOIN his lore
fathers.
The Bodie Standard says that about 800
men are now employed on the new narrow
gauge railroad at one dollar a day and
board They are well lodged and fed.
Numbers of men who have recently been
discharged from the mines have joined the
pick and shovel brigade, and there are new
applications daily. No more applicants
viii be received at present, as the number
employed is sufficient.
The Carson Appeal is responsible for the
assertion that over at Bodie the burial
ground is SO wet that they have to bail out
the freshly-dng graves to get the coffin in.
and then pile rocks on to keep it from
floating until the funeral services are over,
when the grave is filed with rock and wet
earth. At one OF these funerals the preacher
is frequently at loss to know whether to
read baptismal or burial service.