Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-22

fnelr young iiicu uoso cy AAPs'sASS "AsAA ~Ao
Apaches, and doubtless many of them are |
already in the field With the hostile In
diaps.
A gentleman, who Is thoroughly posted.
informed us yesterday that the reason why |
the wool clip of San Diego county is larger
this year than usual is because there are |
about $50, 600 sheep within our borders |
from Los Angeles and San Bernardino |
counties. They were driven here to Craze |
upon the rich grasses that grow in our |
uplands and mountains, as our neighbor |
territory is rather "short" in wild feed thiT |
year.-[San Diego Union.
On Wednesday evening last Elmer Rob-
erts, son of r. G. Roberts, Grass Valley,
was out near Kross' Summit, in company
with some other boys, when Elmer, trying
to put cartridge in his pistol, found that
it was rather too large to enter the cham.
Der easily, and after placing the muzzle
against his thigh, struck the cartridge with
a rock to drive it into the pistol, when
the pistol was discharged. The ball enter
ing the thigh SO deeply that it was fat
tened against the bone.
Juvenile depravity will occasionally crop
out in the best regulated communities, but
the average Elko boy contains more genu-
inc cussedness to the square inch than any
animal of the kind in existence. Last
evening, in front of the Depot Hotel, we
observed brick-top urchin trying very
hard to induce another boy of similar d.
mensions to engage with him in a free ex-
hibition of the manly art. To our remark,
"Let that boy alone" came the quick
response, Hes been gettin' up a party TO
lick me, and I've notion to cut pus
cavity over his eye anyway. In
dependent.
L A man had a very narrow escape at
Brainard's Point recently. A train had
come down with its load of logs, and the
car.driver proceeded to loosen the fasten-
ings that held the logs together, when two
began to roll toward the water. One of
the workmen was standing on top of one
of the logs, and as they began to roll he
dropped between the ends of the logs and
was carried with them down the incline
Just as they reached the water the logs
separated little and gave him an oppor-
tunity to step through and dive into the
water under the logs. He came to the
surface without bruise or scratch. His
escape was almost miraculous.
The season in which we should naturally
look for the ripening of the bulk of the
grapes is upon US, and provision must be
made for taking them up and converting
the surplusage into wine. We do not see
that we are better off in this respect than
we were last year, at which time Mr.. Ver-
laaue and Mr.. Bruschi were both ready
for wine. making in town. This year only
Mr.. Verlaque seems to be preparing for it,
MIR. Bruschi not being prepared. 1t will
make a difference as to the grapes
consumed in wine, though it may be that
Mr.. Maxey's mandatory, in Bear valley,
will aid very materially in working them
up, and we think it will, for heretofore he
has furnished considerable amount OF the
grapes used for wine making in town.
[San Diego Union.
San Diego is to have water supply suf-
icient for 80, 900 people. Says the Union i:
A ditch l26 feet long, IA feet deep and
feet wide, has been cut across the bed of
the river, leading from the well which now
supplies the city with water. In this
ditch box.frame feet wide and feet
deep has been placed, which has been COW
cred over and made perfectly secure from
the debris which may be washed down the
channel of the river in the wet season when
water flows on the surface of the river bed.
According to the various tests that have been
made, the water supply of this ditch and
we'll is equal to &c, 666s gallons per hour,
or 900, 600 per day. As the reservoir is
beneath the river bed, where a strong SUBJ
terranean stream flows all the time, the
water may be considered practically mex
haustible. This reservoir alone is sufficient
to supply city of 80, 600 inhabitants with
water.
A disastrous fire occurred on the Ilth
inst. on the Screech ranch, about II miles
from Garrote, between the main and mid
die forks of the Tuolumne river, which is
the property of G. o. Drew. The place
was in charge of John L. Morrison and a
boy about l6 years of age, and who also
acted in the capacity of herders of CATTLE
Mr.. Morrison, who was the victim of the
flames, set fire to some brush in a gulch
about Ii miles from the house, it is sup
posed to burn out some wild animals that
had taken refuge there and had been car
rying off their chickens. The fire spread
rapidly, and got beyond Morrison's control.
The boy, who was absent at the time,
returning on horseback found Nor
rison lying prostrate in front of
the big barn doors, speechless.
The barn was on fire, and in his anxiety to
save the property Morrison had inhaled
the fire and also fell victim to over-exer.
tion. He pointed to his mouth, and the
boy dragged him long distance to water.
The boy then summoned help, and Mr.
Morrison lived about three hours after his
neighbors arrived. Mr.. Drew's loss is es-
timated at $1,000, which is partially in.
cluded in the destruction of large dwell
ing. house, barn with 30 tons of hay,
straw barn, smoke-house, corrals, about
one third of the fence around the premises,
etc., etc. Mr.. Morrison came to the county
in 1851, and was sc years of age at the time
of his death, and measured 6 feet 4 inches
i'll his stockings. His relatives in North
Carolina will be pleased to learn that, his
numerous friends in that section turned
out en- nasse to pay the last sad rites the
living owe the dead [Tuolumne Inde.
pendent.
THE NASTY WORMS. The apple and
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