Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-11
COAST AID STATE.


The Los Angeles City Council has voted
to adopt the Brush electric lights. Seven
masts are to be erected, to cost $1,000 per
year. -
Norman Kingsley killed brown bear
Thursday, the 18th ult., in the mountains
west of Tyler's ranch, Tehama county, that
weighed 700 pounds. The bear had been
killing cattle for some time.
The reunion of the Southern Oregon
| Pioneers will take place at Jacksonville on
the 18th inst. a large attendance is ex.
pected, and every effort will be put forth
to make the occasion a pleasant one.
Hop picking began in Lane county, Or,
last Tuesday. TIE estimated yield is
(, 29O, 900 pounds-greater than the yield
of any other county in Oregon. Several
weeks will be required to pick and care
for the crop. go
The Redding Independent says the con-.
mencement of railroad work at that place
| is attracting the usual influx of framps
from all parts of the country. Quite a
number of tough.looking customers have
already arrived there, and we expect as
the road progresses Yreka will be similarly
| troubled.
There is an undiminished demand for
residence houses in Alameda this fall.
Usually the demand falls off at the end of
the summer months, but it keeps up this
year in way to indicate that the "sum.
mer population is going to stay. Good
houses are scarce, and desirable furnished
houses are not to be had. Alameda Ar.
| gus. *
A forest fire is now raging on the Klam.
ath river side of the Humbug mountains.
which commenced from hunting camp, or
has been started for the purpose of burning
out the underbrush, to make easier hunting
next year. A large number of deer were
routed by the fire from this section to seek
other quarters for security against the at.
tacks of hunters.
A painful and serious accident occurred
at Trinidad on Monday last, by which O
son of Mrs. Willis has been crippled fol
life. The child was playing with cart
ridge, which exploded, tearing his hand in
q shocking manner. He was taken to Ar
cata for treatment, and the doctors, we
learn, found it necessary to amputate the
fingers. i Humboldt Times.
The salmon now caught in Shasta rivel
are as nice looking and as good eating as
|
probably be good for couple of weeks OF
more. Parties going out of an evening Sc
cure about fifty or sixty on every trip, til,
fish weighing from ten to fifteen pounds
each. The salmon commence running III
stream to the creates. extent in the morn
ing after 2 o'clock.
A Darwin letter to the Enterprise says
MEN are very scarce around here, and
: think about thirty men could get work be
tween Panamint, Lookout and this place.
, While every place in the civilized world ha
men, and to spare, Darwin is always il
want of man help. 1t ia to be hoped tina
!; the time may arrive when Panamint ant
Darwin will not find it necessary to call TO
help, like one crying in the wilderness.
!; Alight railroad can be built and equippe,
to the line of the Northern railway for $50,
GOO at an outside figure The interest Of
this amount is only Sc, 400 year at pc
cent, or SIT so day. 1t can be run 70
one-half the money it costs to run a stag
line. Who doubts that it will pay inter
] est and expenses? If there are doubt
) about it let US, by subsidy, reduce tn
amount that interest will have to be pait
upon.-T Colusa Sun.
The quantity of wheat coming to Nap
for storage this season is inconsiderable, A
Clark, of Berryessa, and farmers within
radius of ten miles of Napa only sending
! their crops forward to be held at Shelby
! warehouse for future possibilities. TIL
amount already brought in reaches onl,
about ], 800 tons, although the bulk of tn
crop ia still in the farmers hands Tn
, wheat this season is plumper and cleane
than last year, but displays larger show
ing of wild oats than has been remarked be
fore for many years.-[Napa Reporter.
Among the specimens of natural curios
tiles we have lately seen is a very peculia
petrification found recently in very oil
manure bottom on the ranch of the Beart
Bros. 1t has been examined by humble
of our most learned and experienced ma
turalists, but none have been able to ana
lyze its strange composition. On beiny
broken open the interior is found to con
tain what resembled petrifed hens egg
the yelk and shell being clearly discernible
although the petrifcation is perfect
] Around this is accumulated number o
cellular stratas, evidently the result o
many years formation. Another peculiar
ity of this queer production is that tn,
stratas are of different hues, and some O
them are porous, while others are perfectly
compact. Woodland Democrat