Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-17
COAST ITEMS.

COAST ITEMS.
Wheat is sold in Lewiston at 40 and 43
cents per bushel. Large quantities come
into town daily.
The contract has been let for the build
ing of morgue, an engine room, and
other improvements at the Hospital, Mare
Island.
Notices are posted in various places on
Mare Island to the effect that persons will
not be allowed to visit the works without
special permit.
"Minto's quartz mine arrived in Granite
Basin last week and will soon be in place"
says the Punas National Gracious good
ness, do the mines travel in Plumas this
summer.
There are forty orphans in the State
Orphan Home, Carson. The number is
gradually lessenipg, by relatives taking
the little waits out, and by indenture and
adoption.
VIM. Hill is having MIXED, at his place
in East Petaluma, cow that is just 81
months old, and good mixer at that.
She is of the Durham persuasion, and will
be exhibited at the fair as yearling.
The grape outlook in Sonoma valley
was never more promising than at pres
ent, and no doubt the exceptionally large
crop of last year will be largely exceeded
this season. The phylloxera scare is over.
Two responsible parties, familiar with
railroad management, have offered TO lease
the James one-track railroad, between
Antioch and Grangeville, on terms favor
- H. Ill
road is built.
Says the Oregonian "Master Charley
Calender, of Knapptop, Oregon, shot and
killed an eagle last week, which measured
seven feet from tip to tip of wings, and
the feet were as large as lady's hand.
All! now give US the size of the lady.
The three American merino bucks, pur-
chased in California by Jay Beach and
John Smart, of Lake county, Oregon, last
fall, sheared 629a pounds of wool recently.
Only ordinary care was given them, and
their fieeces were of less than a years
growth.
B. F. Sheldon, from GAINESVILLE, informs
the Reno journal that the crops are bet
ter this year in Honey Lake valley than
ever within his memory for the past four
lCCh IhC VI cNeIH-
thing of which the valley is capable will
be enormous.
The Board of Equalization of Placer
county refused to reduce the assessment on
the Nevada County and Central Pacific
railroads for want Of jurisdiction. The
Board reduced the assessment of a number
of canal and hydraulic mining companies
from 20 to % per cent.
A young man by the name of Henry
Limprich, son of Joseph Limprich, was
quite severely hurt last week while at
work in a mining claim just above bod
sons, on the Middle Fork, Sierra county,
by the derrick crank slipping from his
hands and striking him twice in the head.
S. c. Gray has interested himself in SO.
Letting for the right of way for the new
Santa Rosa and Sonoma Railroad, and has
succeeded beyond his expectations. There
is no doubt that no obstacle will be placed
in the way of procuring the right of way
over property in this city and vicinity
Benicia New Era.
The formal opening of the Benicia Agri-
cultural Works was made a gala occasion
on Wednesday last. a large concourse of
citizens assembled. The furnace fires were
lighted at five minutes past by a little
daughter of the chief clerk, and at 5
o'clock the first casting was mazda gang
plough wheel. In the evening there was
ball.
Thus far this season but little grain of
the new crop has been received for ship
ment or storage in this city. At Sheehy's
warehouse about 500 tons have been re-
ceived, which is far below the quantity
stored up to the same date last year.
Most of this comes from Berryessa valley.
In Napa valley there is scarcely any
movement in grain. The crop is smaller
in proportion to the average than it was
last year, and, as a rule of poorer quality
-[Napa Reporter.
Judge Thompson, the protector of the
Napa and Lake Railroad, and his associates
are ready to go ahead with the work when
our people give to the company the rights
of way, depot grounds, and donate to them
the sum of Sl50,000. This is such kind
and liberal offer on the part of the COM
pany that our people naturally feel some
compunctions of conscience about accept
ing the proposition, and it is safe to say
they never will. So much for Mr.. Thomp-
son and his scheme.-[Napa Reporter.
ne sulpHuTOuS TUNES from Lne IlOneer
Reduction Works on Gold Flat are having
deadly effect on vegetation thereabouts. A
number of beautiful shade trees in and
north of the Oakland district school-yard
have been killed and the picturesqueness
of the locality greatly marred. Another
similar case is that at Spencevilie, in the
lower part OF the county, where the smoke
from the reduction works OF the San Fran.
cisco copper mine has destroyed the trees,
shrubbery and grass for q long distance
roundabout. Il Nevada Transcript.
a letter from the upper Yakima states
that the big drive for the Northern Pacific
has started, but progresses slowly, and will
not be completed for two or three months
Of those in the river, $40, 600 ties will be
taken out four miles above the falls, which
is forty miles above the mouth OF the
Yakima 20, 600 will be taken out at the
big bend, twenty miles from the mouth,
and 40, 600 at the mouth of the river
About 200, 600 more ties now in the woods
and contracted for, will be driven down
this fall. 1t would seem by this that the
ties are intended for the branch road from
Ainsworth to Yakima valley.
Klamath lake is about 81 miles in length
and l6 miles in width, and for steamer ex.
cursions one of the loveliest and most pict-
uresque. The Klamath Indian Agency,
where some 500 or 900 Indians are quar-.
tered, is on Wood river, and about four
miles further up this stream is Fort
X Iamath Tho new stacmar hoe been