Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-03
UP AND DOWN THE COAST.

Melons are selling for two bits in Vir-
GINA City.
Bears are reported to be killing consider
able stock on the ranges about Cottonwood.
Aiischievous boys in Virginia City send
up kites with lighted tails to deceive the
local astronomers.
The first number of the San Diego san
was issued last week, on the same day that
its founder, Mrs. Taggart, died.
There was shower of rain on Thursday
morning in Lake county which laid the
dust, and it is feared by some that it will
iniure advanced wheat.
Judson & Brown are using fen tons OF
peaches per day at their dryery at Lugo-
MIA. An Alden dryer is used in addition
to their facilities for sun drying.
The Adm Argus makes its appearance
number l of Volume l. 1t is published by
Benjamin Frank at Adm, Modoc county,
and presents neat and newsy appearance.
The building of the State Insane Asylum
and the railroad work will be the means
of disbursing more than 500, 900 in the
vicinity of Reno within the next few
months.
On last Friday evening, between and
I, while w. A. Vale and wife, of San
Bernardino, were out for drive, some
person entered their residence and stole a
watch valued at 5000 and SO in silver.
Captain Forney and party, United States
coast survey, were in Lompoc a few days
since and located new signal on Mount
Tranquillon They then left for Point
Sal and will work their way up the coast
to Monterey.
The Trustees OF the Nevada State Fair
have decided to admit the Truckee people
to all privileges enjoyed by home residents
or the citizens of Sierra, Lassen, Plumas
and Modoc counties, California, and Grant
and Lake counties, Oregon.
While some parties were prospecting for
coal in the Santiago Canyon, says a Los
Angeles paper, they struck flow of
artesian water which they propose to utilize
for irrigation purposes. Santiago Canyon
is located just over the low range of noun
tains beyond Temescal valley.
The grasshoppers are reported to be do
ing great damage again in Sierra valley.
In some places thsy have followed the
reapers and eaten the grain after it was
cut. Many of the farmers, however, have
managed to save good crop of hay, and
the season promises to be an improvement
on the past two or three.
A great many of the Eureka New boys
who went to Wood river are thinking of
returning before the winter sets in. All
accounts agree that the Wood river region
has fine mineral resources, but the major
ity of those who went with the rush seem
to think that the opportunities for making
money will be better year or two hence.
The Sunday-closing movement progresses
slowly. Some of our business men have
signed, while others have not yet decided
whether they will or not, The fashion of
doing business on Sunday is one Of the few
remaining relics If the semi-ciyilized days
of the Argonauts, and business men may
easily change the style by united effort
in that direction. Scott Valley News.
The Scott Valley Ners says: The
slaughter of deer for their hides has been
going on extensively in some parts of the
county notwithstanding the prohibition of
the Code. At the Big Lick in the canyon
of the Scott river Tyee Jim has killed 500
pounds of hides within the past two
months. The meat was given to Cinnamon,
who dried most OF it and packed 1t into
Scott Bar for future use. Tyee Jim is not
a wooden headed Indian, and some one in
authority ought to hint to him to let up.
Says the Anaheim Gazette. A very
efficient remedy for the scale bug was dis
covered accidentally few days ago by
gentleman living near Anaheim. He had
fine bearing orange tree which was COW
cred with scale. He happened to pass the
tree while carrying bucketful OF brine,
and the happy thought struck him to dash
the brine into the foliage of the tree. The
result was that in few days not a scale
bug could be seen on the tree !; and in point
of fact neither could leaf be seen. The
tree was dead.
In the visit of Matthew Cooke, of Sacra-
mento, Chief Executive Horticultural off.
Ger Of this State, we struck perfect bo-
nanza of information concerning the various
bugs which make life burden to the
average fruit-grower. Mr.. Cooke is max
ing tour of the southern counties, and
investigating the insects which destroy
fruit. His opinion of Santa Barbara, as a
fruit producing district, is very favorable.
He says, in fact, that this county possesses
remarkable natural advantages, but that
fruit-growers need awakening on the SUBJ
ject OF dealing with insect pests. santa
Barbara Independent.