Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-23
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS

Express. bought 10000 white blankets at
that point. to be shipped East.
Last week Simon Middleton found tin
can containing twenty ounces in nuggets,
near Ruby Hill, Eureka bounty, Nevada,
under an old stump.
The San Diego Meas prints long ac-
count OF Roger c. TichboIne's wanderings,
and says thar the longlost baronet is now
residing IN that county.
Miller & Lux are shear;ng so 900 head
of sheep at their ranch at Firehaugh Ferry.
They wia have the wool graded and
shipped direct to Boston.
Sonoma county is said to be the strong
hold of the Temperance organizations in
the State. The Lodge at Guernville is one
of the strongest OF twenty-six.
DR.. Williams, of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works, Philadelphia las donated
500 toward putting new roof on the old
Santa Barbara Mission building.
The Nez Perce tIdaho) Ne1Cs Is respon-
sible for this: 'W II. Howard, our
County Assessor, has Poland China sow
which gave birth TO a litter OF twenty four
pigs"
The latest curiosity in Yrska is a deaf
and dumb dog unable TO bark or hear.
He has head like coyote, and white in
color, making him easily known from the
other canines
The State Fish Commissioners have just
finished the distribution of 20 coo McCloud
river trout all of which were placed in
the waters of this STATE, and the trout
hatchery has been closed for the season.
At the Boise City Idaho Land Office,
in 1880, entries were made upon 4 AS
acres, and declaratory statements were
filed upon %, 900 acres more. The States
man adds that there is still much unpre-
empted land in that Territory.
One of the ancient adobes on the College
property at Santa Clara is being demolished
by direction of the Fathers. While prose-
cutting the work the men employed found
under one of the old window-sils silver
quarter of a dollar bearing date 1926.
Soon after the express train left Deming
On. M last Wednesday, about DOZEN
antelope came down from the northward
and attempted to cross the track. One of
them kept ahead of the train for about ten
! miles, and was shot 1T several times, but
escaped.
a clergyman travelling in Montana re-
only, during the past winter, has been I'M
mense. and that it viii take but few sea-
sons more of such work to exterminate the
bufalo and antelope in the great valleys of
the Yellowstone.
At Santa Cruz, a three-year-old lad
swallowed boys jack-knife, with the
blade open, but broken off to about one,
half inch in length. The entire length of
10 bloJa hap,lla .brao
inches. Although causing much alarm, the
result was not serious.
According to the North Montana Ricer
Press, two new geysers have appeared.
The first was seen about a month ago. It
is situated in a small canyon ON the east of
AlkaG lake, and throws up jet of hot
water and steam over 100 feet high The
hight Of the other geyser Is 80 feet.
Says the Benton RiCer Press, Montana
Martin has very curious specimen of the
plantic rade in the shape of very litllo
bears cub. 1t was broughtin by some In
dams from the Rockies, who declare it is
q species they have never seen before, and
believe it is cross between black bear
and a grizzly.
During the quarter ending March 3lst
postal orders were issued By the Colfax
wv. 7. Office to the number of 724, and
amounting 10 $l4,4l5 20. During the
same period orders to the amount Of Sl4..
205 81 were paid. Three thousand seven
hundred and two orders were issued dur-s
ing the year 1880.
The lumber interests are all looking very
bright just now, says the Truekee Repub-
iican, and the prospects for a good season
were never better. There have been sew
eral parties in Truckee from different
points east OF here, from Nevada and
Utah, making contracts with mill-men for
heavy supplies of lumber.
Two men, while camped on the Arroyo
Honda creek, Santa Clara county, few
days ago, found the bank of that stream in
the vicinity of their wagons literally
covered with rattlesnakes. One of the
reptiles was of extraordinary size, and into
its body the men fired three revolver bull
let's, but without perceptible effect.
According tothe Arizona Democrat, the
nearest point to Prescott to which the A.
and p r. r. contemplates coming, is John
Rogers ranch, on Bill Williams Mountain,
5,025 feet above the level of the sea. This
will also be the highest point the railroad
will reach in the Territory. In going up
TO this station the grade will be l35 feet to
the mile
The San Francisco District Association
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, en-.
bracing the counties of San Francisco. San
Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San
Benito and Monterey, which has of late
years held camp meetings at Pacific Grove
Retreat, Monterey, has decided to hold its
camp meeting this year at Santa Cruz. The
camp meetings will commence June It'll,
and continue two weeks.