Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-03
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.
Ukiah's population, 9s6.

Rial pOpuldIlOu, JOO.
Tombstone, A. T., is said to have over
1000 unemployed miners.
Timber still covers 20, 600, 900 acres of
land in Washington Territory.
Two thousand boxes of Honey Lake ap-
pies have arrived in Reno, New.
Richard Cook of Yamhill, Or, while
killing hog, had his thumb bitten off.
There have been sixty-fve buildings
erected in Spokan Falls, w. T., this year.
The Vest Shore, published monthly at
Portland, Or, issued splendid number for
December.
Globe (Arizona) is growing rapidly, and
has no tramps. Two newspapers are pub
lished there.
About Sis, 900 was collected in taxes in
1880 in Stanislaus county, and about $50,
600 delinquent.
Floods on the Skagit and Stilliguamish,
Washington Territory, have subsidized with
but little damage to property.
The Eureka New Water Company's
artesian well is down 80 feet, and 100. 900
gallons can be pumped from it every day.
Levi Davis of Sonoma county has l00,-
600 carp from start of five years ago.
He says that ZOO can be kept as cheap as
100 hens.
Twenty nine dwelling houses were erect
ed west of the track, in Modesto, during
1880, and Sc on the east side, making a
total of Go.
| A seventy.foot whale came ashore at
Point Reyes few days since. it's thought
nearly thousand barrels of oil will be
taken from it.
The Pinal (Arizona Drill in it's last
number gave list of eighteen houses now
in various stages of construction in that
town, all of them large and substantial
Glendive, the new town on the Yellow
stone where the Northern Pacific will reach
the river, has the finest location and sur
roundings for city in that whole region.
The Trinity Journal, of Weaverville, ap-
peared Saturday in new dress, presenting
a neat and attractive appearance an i'm
provement which should and probably will
be properly appreciated by the people of
that region.
The town of Sonoma is said to have six
teen places where liquors OF all kinds are
sold by retail, Immediately surrounding
the plaza. This does not include the five
wine cellars on the same square. Voting
population of the town, $50.
The Northern Pacific surveyors are busily
at work in Washington Territory. 1t is
reported that another pass 200 feet lower
than the Sheets Pass has been found. The
snow. storms have greatly obstructed them
in their work, and they have had to keep
the pack train running between the various
camps all the time to keep the trail broke.
Says the MERGED Star, And now we are
liable to have an epidemic of squatter
claims all over MERGED county. The capt.
talists who captured so much of the public
lands in early days are found to have de.
fective titles in places. Halt section OF
school land at the Fowler ranch on Bear
creek has been jumped and re.entered.
This is haul for that squatter. The land
is worth $50 an acre.
On Thursday last week a snow-slide &C.
Cured at the Black Jack mine, Sierra
county, which demoralized the blacksmith
shop and nearly crushed the mill. The
works are situated at the base OF noun
tain which rises abruptly for distance of
about 500 feet The rain falling upon the
snow, which was some eight feet deep.
made it so heavy that it was precipitated
into the fat, carrying the building, trees,
powders, ETC., in its headlong course.
Sweet Home valley, in the southern
part of Wasco county, Oregon. is becom-
ing thrifty and populous district. 1t con.
tains about 300 inhabitants, two stores,
church and school organizations, and Is
rapidly increasing in population and
wealth This land is fertile and produces
all kind of vegetables, grain and fruits.
Timber of the finest quality is near at
hand, the slopes of the Cascades being
covered with dense bodies OF fir and other
woods. Government land is being taken
up, and unlimited range for stock sur
rounds the valley. The climate is health
ful. Besides this valley. Crooked River,
Fish Lake and Clear Lake valleys are being
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