Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-15
THE DAILY REC0RD-UEI0N
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.


The hay yield in Independence valley,
Eiko county, New, promises to be larger
This year than ever before.
Following is the population of Quincy,
Plumas county Men, $50; women, So;
girls, 100; boys so; Chinese, Il. Total
ZS2.
Several Piute Indians are now engaged
by sheep-owDers in the shearing business.
They work well and faithfully, and those
of them who have had experience IN the
business shear on an average about nifty
sheep day.
The 5000 striped bass put in Carquinez
Straits year ago by the California Fish
Commits toners have been heard from. One
was caught ON Monday between Saucelito
and Alcatraz, measuring twelve and half
inches in length and weighing nearly
pound
Fourteen large bands of sheep will
shortly pass through Honey Lake valley,
on their way to Arizona and Idaho The
fret band has arrived in Big Meadows.
The total will be in the neighhorhood of
$50 900. They are from the Sacramento
valley.
The initial number OF the Homer Mining
iader, published at Lundy, Mono county,
by Curry & Baker. has been received. Its
twenty columns are filled with interesting
matter, and the general appearance of the
Journal indicates that it is run by men who
know something of the newspaper bust
cess.
THE editor of the Trinity Journal evil
oently has poor opinion of Arizona. On
returning from trip to Tucson our con-
temporary writes Gone thing we can
assure the Journal readers, and that is, we
are heartily glad 60 he at home again, and
would not exchange Weaver Basin as a
place of residence for all Of Arizona Terri
sorry"
The Shasta county Grand jury, just adj
iourned. did business IN less time than any
enc heretofore impaneled in that county.
They examined six cases, found one true
bill, examined the county records and
buildings and made their report, all within
one day and half They adjourned on
Wednesday morning, and on Wednesday
afternoon the party indicted went into
Court, pleaded guilty, was sentenced. and
COW iangaishes III state Prison.
The Stockton Mall perpetrates the fol-
owing atrocity regarding the Pirates of
Penzance," which is to be produced here
this week After William Penn arrived
IN PENNSYLVANIA two of his maiden aunts
opened small bakery in Philadelphia and
sold pies for six shillings dozen. They
did : thriving business, and when their
nephew became famous they put up sign
board over the bakery which read thus :
Six shillings q dozen. The pie rates of
Eenn's aunts.
At a recent session the Board of State
Prison Commissioners decided to enter
into q contract with the San Rafael Gas
Company for lighting the prison grounds.
prison will not exceed 80, 900 cubic feet
Der month, and that the cost to the State
viii be about 81, 500 per year. A main
will be extended by the gas company from
the town to San Quentin, and it will also
construct large gas-hclder within the
prison walls, so that i'll case the main pipe
should be severed darkness could be thus
avoided.
The fishermen of Rosevilie, says the San
Diego NetCs, are much elated by the report
Of the discovery of fine cod fish, near an
Stand to the southwark some 200 miles
Some Chinese fishermen in prospecting
here, in deep water, caught ten of then
of fine size, one or two OF which they
Fought here. The judges say they arr
ine. both for size and quality but tht
Chinese do not save them i'll the American
atvle, so parties will go down soon and in
reryiew the spot where they were caught
and it is hoped that valuable fisheries maj
be developed.
The most absent-minded man in thi
State lives on &usser street, says the Car
son ADneGI He was out watering his gar
den last evening when the shower came on
3 soon as he felt the rain coming pretty
chick, he dropped the hose, and rushing
INTO the house, got an umbrella. Will
snis protection against the rain, he con
-inaed 10 vet the lawn, Gower-beds and gar
den as if it were Christian duty. Pres
e,+lv his wife called forth from the porch
say, John, amt that squirter machine 1
little superduous He was in the hous,
inside o. half minute, trying to hide tn,
umbrella and look cool.
Raiiroad men inform the Winnemucc,
Nevada S;lrcr State that a woman i
5ramping il across the continent, and is 4.
adeponIent IS hog is said to be on ice
She carries a bundle, in which she ha
clothing and provisions, and asks no favor
0f ANYBODY. At night she cooks her meals
and tramps it along the road during tn
lay. making on an average from twenty
i've to thirty miles day. Near Carlil
one of the train men told her that perhap
she could get a pass if she asked Superin
terdert Coddington for it, She replied
oil and N1har, no do
sired to ride she would purchase a ticket.
esterday afternoon in the Eleventh
ward. SAYS the Salt Lake Tribune of tn
Ssh. a little girl was accosted by strang
man. who asked her if she knew wher
there was a house to rent She told hir
there was one near the meeting house
v7Lereupon he proffered her fifty cents
show him the place. She accompanie
him, and shortly after her screams al
tracted passers by who discovered til
stranger attempting to outrage her. Til
whole neighborhood was alarmed but tn
villain escaped. He is described as tai
man with black eyes, hair and whiskers c
s1c game color, and we'll dressed in black
a number of boys have been driving
lively trade dealing III old grain sacks say
bhe Biggs Butte county, Recorder. The
made heaps of money until few days age
st which time a discovery was made who
stoned it. and to which the subjoined con
versatioa appertains a fond parent aske
mis- hopeful il he had sold G. X. Smith an
sacks. The boy replied, "NO: l hav
quit trading with Smith" "Well, m
son, WHY" ooh, because l have.
"Well, tell me why" "Wel, father
you sec Smith has got too smart for me
lie has bought the Jacks so often that h
knows them all by the patches on them, s
have transferred my custom.
Chief Naches informs the Winnemucc
New SHrer STATE that the Piate captain
have been taking the census of their trib
in northern Nevada, and gives the follow
ing as the result From Browns static
on the railroad Including Winnemucca-
to Fort McDermit, there are COS Piute In
dams. At the sink of Carson there ar
24O; in Virginia CITY and Carson, 30I
from Carson to Walker river, inclusiv,
1907; Wadsworth. Reno and Pyrami
Lake Reservation. 20l; Honey Lake va
lev, 80 and Surprise valley and Fort Bic
well. ~. Making total Of >, 965 Piute.
This enumeration does rot include the Z
utes in the southern part of the State, nc
the mixed Piutes and Shoshones near wiz
nemucca.
The Virginia Enterprise perpetrates til
following: Evening before last John Cor
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