Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-22
COAST EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.

COAST EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.
The present season promises to be one of
progress and improvement for Ukiah.
laborers are scarce at Fulton Wells, Los
Angeles, and are striking for higher wages.
Three thousand men are a. work on the
Canadian Pacific Railroad in British Col
umbia.
The Assessors books of Santa Barbara
show that there are $50, 900 less mortgages
this year than last.
1t is reported that within the next year
the California Southern Railroad will have
J, 600 men at work.
The business outlook at Oleta is encour-
aging. Logging from the mountains has
commenced IN earnest, which makes plenty
of work for blacksmiths.
Some men from the East have bought
the Low ranch, and 100 acres of c. j..
Stevens, near Livermore, with the inten-
ton of planting vineyards.
The Sportsmen's Club OF Petaluma offer
areward of $25 for the conviction of offend
ers against the game laws. This is in ad
dition to the fine imposed by the State.
Gilroy shipped 80, 5O2 pounds of cheese
in May, which indicates that about 5000
cows are being MIXED. That place realizes
about $50. 800 per year from that source.
The fruit crop around Oeta is very good,
such as apples, pears, peaches, plums. and
all kinds OF vine fruits. There will be an
abundant yield OF grapes from present in.
6ications.
The Good Templars Lodge of Murphys
gave an entertainment on the l2.h inst,
which passed off very successfully. The
exercises were well conducted and very en-
tertaining.
Work on the branch canal to Plymouth
from Suffer creek is progressing favorabIy.
There are about fifty men employed dig
ging ditch. The iron for the pipe has not
arrived yet, but it is expected shortly.
Santa Cruz is going to have one of the
largest celebrations south of San Francisco
One thousand soldiers will come down from
San Francisco. Barbecue and grand dis
play of fireworks is the order of the day.
The Calaveras Prospect ia the title of a
new weekly paper jast issued at San An
dreas by c. w. Getchell & l.. Salcide.
1t makes a very pleasing appearance, and
starts out with creditable journalistic vigor
The citizens OF jackson, Amador county,
are going to celebrate the coming Fourth
of July in a manner surprising anything
that has yet been done in that place in the
way of celebrations, which is saying a
great deal.
Crops between Russian river and Point
Arena are looking well, grass is good, aud
the diaries are doing well along the coast
Cattle and sheep are in good condition. and
the cattle raisers are jubilant over their
future prospects.
Quite a large tract of timber land on
Rock Pine creek, NIendocino county, has
been taken this season by enterprising
parties. who are building roads and deveE
oping this section, from which will event.
ually be taken large quantities of tanbark
and redwood.
The Los Angeles cypress publishes an
interesting experiment, showing accurately
the work that bees are doing, Mr.. Bliss,
of Los Angeles county, placed a stand OF
bees on pair Of scales ON the 29th day Of
March last, and he took the weight of the
hive on that and every day succeeding up
to the It'll of April The colony made no
progress at all during this period, entering
at 60 pounds and ending at 60 pounds.
The highest weight attained was II pounds,
on the eth, Sth, 9th and 10Th of May, up
to which time the bees had doubtless stored
a little honey, but from the last date given
the weight began to decrease again, bring
ing up at the end of the experiment, as
stated, just where it began.
VINO WAS HE:-From the description
OF the man killed by Drew in the mount
aims last Tuesday, it is inferred that it was
Charles Smith, formerly OF Bodie, and who
was a partner in the clearinghouse bust
ness. The description given fits him ex-
actly. Il will be remembered that Smith
left here last fall in poor health that he
was in some way interested in the bullion
robberies. If there was any bullion hid in
the mountains he was after it. Another
incident leads us TO think it was Smith
who got killed. The wagon the two rode
in had two small boxes on each side that
folded up and rested on the side in such
way as to be invisible. These boxes
were lined with canvas and just large
enough to hold an ordinary bar OF bullion.
Drew stated to gentleman that the boxes
were to be used for carrying off bullion,
and their mission ever here was for that
purpose. Why did Smith want to kill his
companion DID he find him too honest
to stand in on the racket, or was he anx-
ious to secure the whole pile for himself !?
And is there another side to the story {?
Did Drew find out just where the treasure
was hidden, and make way with Smith for
his own selfish purpose? Bat Drew has
had an examination before Judge Wiggin
and been discharged. There is a mystery
about the whole affair which may never be
cleared up; certainly not ii the world
should come to an end to-day. as adver-
tised. Il Bodie Free Press, june l9th.