Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-02

lefies, has greatly improved in
richness. The prospects Of this
mine, 1t is claimed by the owners,
are now second to those of no other
mine In Arizona.
Mr.. T. A. Tsmpleton, of the bus.
iness department of the HERALD
Office, will call upon the business
men of Los Angeles, commencing
tomorrow, Wednesday, August
3rd, to solicit advertisements for
the DAILY HERALD FAIR Pro-
GRAMME, the only recognized Fair
paper, Ito be issued daily during the
continuance of the Centennial Hor.
ticuitural Fair, September 5th-10th.
Mr.. D. B. Woolf, who has been
spending the past week at San
Juan CapIstrano, the guest of Su-
psrvisor Egan, returned to the city
yesterday. He speaks in the most
enthusiastic terms of that section,
and thinks the Boca de la Playa
the bathing place, par ereellence,
of the Pacific. Mr.. Woolf, how
ever, would advise persons bathing
there to be sure to keep their heads
covered, especially If there are any
bare spots on their craniums.
Mr.. Harris. Superintendent Of
the Santa Ana coal mine, owned
by the S. P. r. r., we learn, Is ex-
cavating q room several hundred
feet below the surface Of the
ground for the reception of steam
hoisting works, which the com.
pany are about to put up. The in
cline Is now down three hundred
feet, work in which has been sus-
pended until the hoistin ng apparatus
is in place. At all points the
coal improves in quality. A force
Of men ara engaged in laying pipe
from Ladd's csf1on (sometwO miles
from the mine), to supply water for
boiler use.
The Board of Supervisors met
yesterday for the August term.
Judge Underhill and Col. Geo. Fl.
Smith appeared before the Board
in support of the petition of the s.
P. r. r. Co. for q wharf franchise
at Wilmington. On motion, the
Board resolved to visit Whining
ton to-day Tuesday, to inspect the
new wharf. The only other busi-
ness of importance transacted was
to instruct the Clerk to notify the
Board of Supervisors of Ventura
county that the survey of the
boundary line between Ventura
and Los Angeles counties has been
completed and the map and field
notes filed.
Mr.. Aaron Smith having pub.
lished a notice to advertisers in
last evenings Express, in which he
says, II have purchased and paid
for tho sole right of publishing
Daily Fair Paper during the con-
tinuance of the Southern Califor-
mia Horticultural Fair" we are au-
thorized by Mr.. Geo. Rice, Secre.
tary Of the Society, to state that
Mo 10 q iul5taht duu tudt
the HERALD FAIR PROGRAMME
will be furnished with the pro-
gramme, exercises, premium list
and awards and will publish, as for
several years past, the daily Fair
paper. Attention is directed TO
the card of Mr.. Rice which appears
elewhere.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Turner,
employed as book-keeper by
Messrs. Len Thompson & Co.,
met with a very serious accident
in front Of the residence of MIR.
Parker, on Franklin street. He
had Just mounted a horse to ride
out with Mr.. Grassett when the
animal reared and fell over, with
his entire weight on the rider, Sc
verely iDjuring his head and spine.
The injured mau was taken into
the house where he received proper
medical attendance. He suffered
great agony on Sunday night and
1t was feared he would not live.
He rested quietly yesterday and, at
latest reports, hopes were enter
tained of his recovery. Mr.. Turner
is from San Francisco and came
here for the benefit of his health.