Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-09
COAST AND STATE.

An immense apple crop lB now On tDe
stocks, the maturing Of which now only
depends upon the extent to which the cod
ling moth and other insect enemies are per-
mitted to carry sway From all that we
can learn, little or nothing is being done IN
this section TO protect the fruit from the
raw res OF these pests, which is greatly to
be deplored, and the only assurance We
have of even partial crop OF sound ap-
pies, is that the crop will be so large that
there will not be worms enough to go
around. or the forlorn hope that they may
prove lees destructive than formerly. A
fight should be made against the fruit pests
along the whole line. 1t will pay to do It.
In fact, it has either got to be done, or
fruit raising as business, abandoned. -
lei Dorado Republican.
The Anderson Enterprise advocates the
construction of bridge across the Sacra-
mento river near that point. Right.
There certainly ought to be bridge there.
There ought TO be one here, too. We want
to see the people of Shasta county go to
work and build bridges wherever the pub
lie needs require it. 1t will pay, and pay
big too. to have two or even three bridges
across the Sacramento within the limits OF
Shasta county. Which one is built first,
matters comparatively little to us but we
want to see one at Redding, and will see 1t
before long we have no doubt Redding
Independent.
A gentleman residing in San Joaquin
county, lately purchased twelve acres Of
bottom land paving therefor the sum Of
5000 per acre. When questioned as to the
profits be expected to receive on the invest
ment, having planted the land In alfalfa, he
replied that from the several cuttings he
expected to get not less than four tons per
acre. and that it was surely safe TO value
the hay at Sc a ton NOW worth about Sl6l
Thus the alfalfa would pay u per cent.
wear. at 5000 an acre for the land. The
pasturage would pay harvesting expenses,
leaving the hay crop net.
A lady and gentleman OF this county,
who have only met each other twice, were
today granted q marriage license by the
County Clerk. The man Is 50 years OF
age. and resides at Indian Springs, while
the bride that is to be is 45 and a resident
of Grass Valley. Their courtship has
been very short, but from the results thus
far attained we infer that it has also been
yery sweet Short courtships generally
are, and perhaps the fear that 1t might not
remain SO hastened the climax Nevada
Herald.
A Butte county farmer writes to the
Oroville Mercury, suggesting the passage OF
a law setting apart 4 certain month in
which farmers all over the State should be
allowed to poison wild fowls, notably
geese. which be thinks are more destructive
of grain than "slickens." He thinks the
best time would be when the geese first
arrive from the north, when they are poor
and tough and unfit for food. II the prac-
tice of poisoning them was general, people
would not eat them while this was being
done.
While Mrs. Finch, her mother, Mrs.
Cyrus Carpenter, and two little children,
were seated in q carriage in ferry boat
crossing the San joaquin river at Grayson
on Wednesday, the horses began backing,
aad before they could be stopped had
backed the vehicle entirely overheard,
there being no ratings around the edge Of
the boat. Mrs. Finch was drowned, but
the others were rescued, the older child
being resuscitated with difficulty.
The Woodland Nail says that q short
distance from Buena Vista is cave inhab-
tied by spiders Of enormous size. The cave
was discovered last December by party
OF sight. seekers. The spiders are about the
SIZE OF small birds, and make strange
s1und while weaving their web. The
webs are so tough and the fbres so large
that it IS almost impossible to break them.
The Astorian says that during squall
recently, off the Scarborough Head, boat
was seen drifting to sch with two men
clinging to her keel, and making signals for
assistance. Two boats started to the res
cue, but owing to the high wind, ebb tide
and thick mist they could do nothing to
save the unfortunate men, who drifted ont
to almost certain death.
We will pit this valley against any other
section in the State for big barley. I.
Ssoddard has brought to our office stool
OF barley, dry sown last fall on bottom
land. which measures four feet ten inches,
and has sixty.five heads of barley, beside
a number Of stalks not headed out.@fLodi
Review.
We are informed that travel over this
division of the railroad is much greater
than at any time since the road was built.
The reduced rates and additional train
BeTNlce, IL sttLls, - uoS OllE SIodE SoH-
venience, but is paying to the owners of
the road.@[Downey Signal
1t turns out that the reported outrage
upon Chinese at Martinez was not move
ment on the part of citizens to make them
leave the town, but the outcome of quar-
rel between two gangs of rival fishermen,
one Chinese and the other Italians.
A new boiling spring has broken out at
Steamboat Springs, near Elko, New. The
water, at intervals of about two hours,
spurts from the ground to hight Of sew
eral feet.
Fresno county has over $50, 900 acres
more land assessed in it than in any other
county in the State. Los Angeles county
comes next on the list.
The bee.keepers in Los Angeles and San
Bernardina counties say there has never
been better prospect for large yield OF
honey than now exists.
About four miles OF the railroad extern
sion northward from Willows, Colusa coun-
ty, has been finished. The work progresses
slowly.
There are only two tribes of Indians in
Nevada, the Piutes and Shoshones, who
number 7,Sll.