Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-30
NEWS FLASHES.

Seventy three miles of the Nevada Gen.
trail completed.
Salt Lake bullion shipments of January
10Th aggregated S23, 500.
On Sundays the Nevada Central gives
free rides to all who wish to 60 over the
line.
The Bodie Guard numbers seventy-fve,
many OF the members being prominent citi-
zens of that place.
The Eaterpriss gives the imports OF
Healdsburg for 1879 at 1904, 0SS tons,
while the exports marked 1857, PSI tons,
of which 456,097 pounds was wool and
l02, 259 pounds hops.
The Fresno Erp0s;t0r says that con-
tract was entered into last week for the
delivery at the railroad on the San Joaquin
of saw-logs annually.
Two of the mighty nimrods of BodieS
Billy Conover and Frank Lobdale-kiIled
sixteen black. tailed deer near Coal Valley,
and brought Six into Bodie Friday; al the
result of weeks hunt.
The dwelling house owned by P. B.
Bacon, situated at Columbia aud occupied
by E. Elias and family, was entirely
destroyed with all it's contents on Monday
morning last about five O'Clock.
The Chico Record has received informa-
tion OF the murder OF Mr.. Bowie and two
sons, by Mexicans, who left Chico three
years ago for Texas, where they engaged
In the stock business. Mr.. Bowie was
carpenter by trade, and much respected.
In Alameda society has been organized
called the "Alameda Progressive Union,
having for its object the advancement and
improvement of the town, and the health,
prosperity and happiness of its inhabitants.
The society has already about thirty men,
bers.
An attempt was made to throw the out
going Arizona train from the track, near
Cotton, last Monday night. Some mis-
creant or miscreants piled stones on the
track, and the pilot and ash-pan of the en-
CINE were considerably damaged in running
through.
The work of laying steel rails in place of
iron ones on the California Pacific, from
Davisville to Suisun, has begun, and work
is now in progress between the former
place and Dixon. Enough rails are on
hand to lay seven miles Of track, and more
are expected to arrive soon.
Says the San Mateo Journal: Tan bark
has nearly doubled in price within few
months. 1t is now bringing from $25 to
$2S per cord in the market. There is good
substantial profit in bark at such prices.
There are thousands and tens of thousands
of cords that can be readily reached in this
county.
Thomas Dillon, vino stabbed Thomas
Travis through the heart on the night of
the ID instant and who was shot in the
hip by his victim, is still confined in the
Bodie calaboose and Is in fair way to re-
cover. He sits up, walks about, talks
cheerfully and eats heartily, and only CON-
plains of pain in the vicinity of the wound
after standing in one position for several
minutes at a time, or when STOPPING over,
when he complains of a throbbing pain.
Mr.. Rendell and wife, and Miss Wads-
worth, of Sebastopol, footed it to this |
city (seven miles), Saturday morning, talk |
ing hour and ~ minutes to accomplish |
the feat. At Winfield NVright's they over
took C. S. Gleason, and declined his offer |
of ride when he hailed the party and Of
fered to give them lift, but they were |
''going as you please, and making squirt,
passed far ahead, arriving in good condi-
ton. 1t was a square heel and toe walk.
ISanta Rosa Times, January Goth.
We hear complaints from the surround
ing country that cayotes and wildcats are
now more numerous than for many years |
past In consequence of the increased !
number of sheep kept, it has resulted in a
decreased number of dogs kept by ranch
men, who did not care to take the chances |
of having to pay tor the damage their
CANNES might to do to fiocks. This gives
to cayotes and other wild animals free
field to increase and rad sheep-folds and
chicken ranches. [Petaluma Argus.
Smart boys they have over in Reno One
of them was not long ago suffering with an
aching tooth. He would not go to a den
fist, but himself devised an Ingenious
method of extraction. Procuring a piece
of stout Irvine, he made one end fast to the
aching tooth and the other to G heavy fiat
iron. Then he went to an open window,
opened his mouth, thrust out his head and
threw out the iron. The iron fell about
ten feet, and brought up with jerk that
nearly broke the boys neck, but the tooth
didn't come out. That lad prefers to 90
to the dentist now when his teeth trouble
him.
1t was estimated by the President and
others of the Vinicultural Society of st.
Helena and vicinity, at recent meeting,
that no less than 2,0G0 acres of vines
would be set next Spring in that part of
the valley from Yountville up. This is
not the whole field, but suppose the aggre.
gate to amount to no more than that The
land is worth not less than S75 an acre,
may be more. At that figure the whole
amount is $4,000 The cost of prepar-
ing it, at 50 an acre, is SIG, 600. The
number of cuttings required is, in
round numbers, 100000. The mere cost
of making these, supposing the material
can be had for nothing, is about 81 a thou
sand, or altogether $4,000. Cost of set
ting, at s. an acre, $4,000. Cost of cul-
tivating for four years, until crop may be
expected, $40 an acre a year, $40 for the
four years; total, $4,000. Grand total,
aside from any consideration of fencing,
taxes, interest," ETC., for getting ., 600 acres
of vineyard to productive age, S25S, 900.
But then, once arrived at that productive
age, the tide turns. a vineyard is pro-
duced which is worth probably $500 an
acre, and pays interest, at l per cent
month, on from two to five times that
amount-[St. Helena Star.