Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-18
California News.

A new road Is being surveyed between Chico and Magalia.
 There have been recorded ID the office of the Fresno County Recorder since November 26th, fl transactions of real ! estate.
 Professor Gustave Eisen, seven years resident manager of the EIsen vineyard, has resigned his position, intending to visit Central America, in furtherance of his study of natural history.
 4 stabbing affray occurred st Buchan- an, Fresno county, Monday, which re- suited in the death of a Mexican named Gomez, caused by knife wound inhict- ed by Charles Brunette, who k now in jail
 \ ChinamaD living m a cabin Tn the neighborhOOd of Glencoe, Calaveras, was horribly chopped by an Indian belong ing to a TancherIa near West Point. last week, and Is not expected to live.
 The Fresno Republican says that Wis alia has been scOurSed with a disease which the physicians call pleurO-pneumO- mia. A number of the older citizens have been stricken and the young have not escaped. The general impression Is that the disease IS due to a lack of proper care in sanitary matters.
 The San Juan Times says a rich strike was made in the Alaska mine at Pike City the other day. \ wall was thrown down by blast which disclosed to view an immense quantity of rich quartz rock which Is literally filled with free gold. It is said that gold predominate-, and that the quartz Is the exception.
 
 \ large portion of the bridge across the Blue Banks hydraulic mine at NOOre's Flat, Nevada county, slid down upon the claim Saturday night, entirely covering the working buildings, the sluice and drifts, and carrying away a part of house. The damage amounts to several thousand dollars. and the talk ing out of gold will be stopped for sey- eral months.
 Monday the dead body of man was found on the ranch of George T. Green, between Galt and Hicksyille. A pieceO of rope was tied about the neck, while another piece hung firm a limb of 8 tree just above, giving evidence that the rope had broken after the mans death and that the body had dropped tu the place where found.
 Owens electric light tower at San Jose was tested last night and proved sue cess. The tower iS of ron tubes four and half inches in diameter, running up from each of the corners of Santa Clara and Market streets at such an an- gle as to meet a perpendicular night of POO feet. It Is believed that the City Council will purchase the tower and adopt the system proposed.
 Says the Tuolumne Union-Demecrat; The California and Nevada Railroad Company has placed on record a notice for securing passes in the mountains east of Sonora through which to build a narrow-gauge road. The engineer IS highly pleased with the route which is far less difficult than hc anticipated. There are immense groves of timber that the road will open up; at one point 6UUuO acres is thickly covered with the finest variety of trees for lumber purposes.
 Farmers near Bakersfield are very busy blowing and irrigatiug. Little or no dependence IS placed on rain. Water IS plenty and the .rrigatiuS system be comes more perfec. every year.
 The Farmers DstrI Company of Ana helm, organized ta bring water into Orangethorpe District, have finished their ditch, and water has been running in 1t for several days. Ire Fairuew ditch has also been put in good order
 V. T. McCray, of the surveying party sent out by the California Central Rail road, who has been assisting in the sur vey through Pachcco and LOveagO Passes, has returned tO H0llister. He states that the LoyeagO Pass is the hest route.