Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-08
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Real estate is advancing in Alameda.
Wool.clipping has fairly commenced at
Rohnerville.
Blackberries are beginning to ripen on
the Mendocino coast.
Frost last week cut down beans and
tomatoes near Ukiah.
On June lst the Mendocino county treas
ury contained S3S,979.
Etna, Siskiyou county, is to have q
paper, the Weekly Post.
A kiln of 100000 bricks is being burned
in Greenville, Plumas county.
Work has been commenced on the new
plow factory at San Leandro.
A deposit of pipeclay, thought to be
valuable, has been found at Point Arena.
Benson. A. T., Vigilantes have ordered
the gamblers to leave, and have enforced
their orders.
1t is said that over l50, 600 grapeyines
were planted last winter on the bluffs near
Los Angeles.
A severe hail-storm last week in the val.
ley of the Red River, New Mexico, killed
most of the lambs.
The engineering corps of the Californis
Southern Railroad has been ordered from
Tucson to San Diego.
Everything green in Mohawk valley.
Plumas county,. is being completely de-
stroyed by grasshoppers.
Tombstone, Arizona, has foundry,
which makes runs twice week, and is
soon to have machine shop attached.
The saw-mills of Singleton, Shasta
county, are doing more work than in any
previous season. Two new mills are beng
put up in that region.
Miners and ranchers at Catalina, Ari-
zona, lately met to denounce loafers and
Williams who started mountain fires II the
Santa Catalina Mountains.
During recent storm, hail the size of a
quail egg fell quite thickly in the south
eastern portion Of Lake county, and did
damage to grapevines and garden plants In
Paradise Valley and other localities.
Rev. Father Palladiuo has bought one
hundred acres of land of Mr.. Carr, below
Schwenzer's garden on Montana avenue,
| at Helena, Montana, on which it is pro-
posed to erect a college in the future.
Eddie, the eight year-old son of 7. J.
Simpson of Millville, Shasta county, while
herding cattle at Poison lake, Lassen
county, fell from his horse and broke his
arm in two places. He was hauled SO
miles over rough road to Millville TO have
it set.
| The Oil belt in Ventura county is fifty
miles long and from fifteen to twenty five
miles wide. The Sespe and Pinafore wells
are among the most noted. The shipments
| for the year ending May l, 1880, were as
follows Crude oil, 264 barrels lubricat-
| ing oil. 49S barrels and 1888 cases parafine
oil, 81 barrels distillate oil, l2S barrels !;
refined oil, 234 barrels and 53S cases !.
asphaltum, 405 barrels.
Machado Laguna is situated in San
Diego county, twelve or fourteen miles
east of Temescal. The lake is some four
or five miles in length, and abeut half as
wide, its depth being about sixty feet. It
| is situated at the base of the coast range of
mountains, in what may be termed a basin.
or sink, rather, of the San Jacinto and
and other streams, and on the Laguna
ranch, belonging to the Summers brothers,
who contemplate stocking the lake with
| fish.
| The Austin New Reoeile of Thursday
says Last evening family missed a
nttle girl, ABOUT years, from the sup
per table, and upon inquiry it was found
that the whereabouts of little boy, aged
about 10 years, belonging to neighboring
family, was also unknown. Diligent search
was Immediately instituted for the missing
children, and just after dark they were
found down at Clifton, some one having
seen them going in that direction. When
discovered they were crouched near the
platform asleep. Upon being awakened
and asked what they were doing there,
they stated that it was their intention to
| board the train in the morning and run
| away. They were supplied with bread
and pies enough to last them about two
days, and six bits in money. They re-
ceived a chastisement that will be liable
to dampen their romantic ardor and were
taken home