Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-22
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

The c. and G. narrow-gaug will reach
| Hawthorne, New, April lst.
! The Antioch Ledger, an excellent local
| journal, has commenced the fourth year of
| its existence.
| Edward Cahota, well. educated China
man, is ia the United States army and
stationed at Fort Stanton, Col
There are several cases of mumps and
measles in Castrovills, among those af-
fiicted with the former being number of
adults.
| ID. Selim has retired from the editorship
of the Nevada Trj- Weekly Herald, and is
succeeded by James B. Gray, one of the
proprietors of that paper.
The Kings River Water Company has
been Incorporated for the purpose of con-
structing canals for irrigation, navigation
and manufacturing power ill Fresno and
Tulare counties.
The old "Padretree that stands in the
ravine at Monterey, near the cross where
Junipero Sierra landed III years ago, shows
unmistakable signs of decay. A heavy gale
of wind may topple it over any day.
There is some talk of Strengthening the
old toll-road, the "Sugar Loaf" across the
ridge to the Geysers, shortening the dis
tance from Healdsburg. The Enterprise re-
ports that the owners of the road (which
cost ST., ,0O0l, will give it to the public.
Says the Fresno Erpositor 1t is pro-
posed to convert the Hildreth ranch into
an extensive colony. The agent of large
European colony has visited the ranch and
expressed himself much pleased. The
agent proposes to locate 100 families on the
land.
| In North Denver, Col, recently, some
workmen opened q sort of tunnel where
they discovered group of skeletons-one.
of an immense man, another smaller skele-
ton and child. Some CURIOUS beads were
found with representations of strange
beasts and birds engraved upon them.
As soon as the weather settles for the
season, says the Monterey Californian,
| Father Casanova intends opening the tomb
underneath the old Carmel Mission and
hunting for the casket containing the re-
mains of Padre Junipero Serra This will
be very interesting sight for our peopIe
A total of $1,000 acres of land was sold
in Baker county, Oregon, last year under
the various Acts of Congress, divided as
follows State lands, II, $50 acres under
pre-emption laws, O. GAO acres homestead,
1900 acres timber culture, l, 440 acres
desert, 4,S00 acres timber lands, $50
acres.
A prominent Chinese merchant of San
Francisco was in Carson, New, Friday, to
solicit subscriptions among his countrymen
for the purpose of establishing large Chi
nese bank. 1t is stated that the guar
antees IN Carson amount to nearly $40, COO,
The bank will begin business upon guar
anteed capital of 81, 100000
The work on the new wharf at Lake Tahoe
is being pushed with all vigor. They have
succeeded in putting down FIVE cribs al
! ready, which extends the wharf distance
Of about 200 feet. The projectors of the
enterprise intend extending it $50 feet
further, SO that it will reach deep water.
The wharf is to be Ia feet wide and
covered with three-inch plank.
A great many of the homicides which
have occurred in western camps of late
years, says the Carson New AppeGI, have
arisen from the fact that somebody held
four aces in a poker game. Wherever a
man holds four aces, there the inquest IS
held. In view of the extraording mortal
ity connected with this unfortunate hand,
it might be well for the next poker con-
gress to abolish the ace entirely. in the
interests of law, order and humanity.
Says the Summit county (Col. Times
No more sublime object of nature exists in
the vicinity of that great breadth of won
der, Middle Park, than the Grand CANYON
of the Grand river. Rising TO the majestic
nights of from three to five hundred feet
these monuments stand silent sentinels to
the great country which is drained by this
mighty river. Their lofty spires, here and
there showing the pinnacles and domes
that have withstood the wild tempests and
storms of the cycles of years, present a
scene alike for the painter and those who
delve in the ever.changing imagery of
words