Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-28
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

There are no ships at South Vallejo at
present
Vallejo had G, 800 inhabitants on the lst
of June.
Petaluma has over 100 widows-so says
the census enumerator.
Another fine seltzer spring Las been
found in the Napa mountains.
A bridge is to be built across Cache
creek at Capay, Yolo county.
There are 552 families at Santa Rosa
with children under IL years of age.
Rock laying on the Temple at Salt Lake
was resumed for the season Monday.
The census enumerator gives the popula-
ton of Phoebe, New, at little over 500.
The Washoes and Piutes have settled
their difficulties, and there will be no war.
San Luis Obispo Masons held grand
picnic on the 24th. Over 700 people were
present.
Five thousand dollars changed hands ia
cago Convention.
The weather was SO cold in Monitor
Valley, Nevada, last week that water froze
every night there.
A flock of 10000 sheep passed through
Smoky valley, New, last week en- route
for Montana Territory.
Three little boys on one horse at Susan
vile, Lassen county, were thrown off, and
two of them had arms broken.
Ex-Congressman Luttrell has removed
to Arizona for permanent home. He is
engaged extensively in mining.
A solution of EPSON salts rubbed upon
the parts affected is said by a Santa Rosa
lady to be remedy for poison oak.
The School Census Marshal of Dixon re-
ports 245 children of school age in that
district, which is p more than last year.
Eight Sonoma county sheep-shearers in
thirty working days have sheared 1903
sheep-a daily average of almost 63 to each
man.
Strawberries of the variety known as
the "Sharpless Seeding are grown near
Salem, seventeen of which fill quart
measure.
The assessment roll of Tucson, Arizona,
shows a total valuation of 81, l92, 500,
which is an increase from last year of
Sl25,OO0.
A farmer in Los Angeles county expects
to receive $4,000 net for his beet crop this
year. The yield per acre will average
twenty tons.
Little Bob Hooper of Vallejo investi-
gated the mysteries of hay cutting ma
chine, and now rourns the loss OF the ends
of two fingers.
Work will commence on the Pit river
distractions shortly, and the Fish Com
missloners will put half q million fish into
its headwaters.
Thomas Wren, OF Eurka, has been ap-
sioner for Nevada In the 1883 celebration
at New York.
For the first time in the history of Al
bany, Or, free schools there is no de-
linquent school tax-every cent having
been collected.
According to the census enumerator the
population of Olympia. w. T., is l,249.
There are in the city 270 dwelling houses,
large and small.
The strike at Leadville resulted in loss
of 100000 to the camp. That sum would
have been paid out as wages to men and for
necessary supplies.
The East Portland (Or.l, Fmclicator
claims that smoke has been seen issuing
from Mount Hood and that there is pos
sibility of volcanic eruption.
A wealthy Swedish gentleman is now
selecting land in the vicinity of Bismarck,
Montana, for a colony OF thirty families,
which he will bring out this fall.
The Plumas National says that the lake
on top of the mountains between Quincy
and Indian valley is still covered with
three or four feet of clear blue ice.
The Sonoma and Marin District Agri-
cultural Society will hold its next Far in
Petaluma, commencing the 9th and con-
tinuing over the 18th of September.
There are So Masonic Lodges in Wash
ington Territory, representing something
over |, coo members, st. Johns OF Seattle
being the largest, having so members.
A new species of worms are playing sad
havoc with all kinds of growing produce in
the gardens from Bishop creek down to
Camp Independence, says the Inyo hide
pendent.
Something over 10, coo, 600 feet of logs
were banked and thrown into the Yakima
river in Washington Territory by the log
gers belonging to Harkness camps during
the past winter.
A spear, used by ancient Mexicans, two
feet long, and made of steel, gold, silver
and copper, was found by L. Huff, neal
Wheatland, Yuba county, recently, who
plowed it out of the ground.
The Chinese of Nevala City seem deter.
mined to rebuild their quarters right on
the ashes of the burnt district. To this
action the City Trustees and the citizens
of the place seriously object.
According to the census of Washington
Territory, just completed, the population
of Port Townsend is 9l7, and the pepula
ton of Jefferson county LIZ, showing ar
increase over last year OF 230.
A reunion of old ladies was recently helt
in Petaluma. The oldest lady present wa:
IS years old; the youngest GO years. There
were eighteen of them, and their average
age was II years and months.
The ladies' brass band of Albany, Or.
| is composed of twelve members, the fore
most young ladies in the city in socia
standing and intelligence. The instru
ments used by this band cost $3.50.
The Park City and Echo extension Of tn
Union Pacific Railroad in Utah is beinl
built very rapidly. The grade is nearln!
completion, the ties are being distributes
and track-layers will soon begin work.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have finished the work of stringin
a new wire from Los Angeles to Tucson
A. 7. The distance of 500 miles has bee
put up in the exceeding short time of littl
over fifty working days.
The San Leandro Reporter tells OF
Chinaman who proposed to white girl a
that place, and the female smiled upon tn
oblique eyed sinner just affectionatel
enough to get sundry small presents out {
him, and then gave him the sack.
In Harshaw, Arizona, one OF the oaric
of the camp is California Indian, who
doing some extensive contracting for buiit
ing, and, in addition to making goo
| deal of money, is showing himself 70 be il