Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-15
coAsr A,D STATE.

Forty miles west Of Wickenburg, A. T.,
is group of copper mines for which 81.
600, 900 has been refused.
The schools of Mendocino county are de-
serted by the children, who are engaged IN
hop picking. The boys and girls earn
about Is cents per day.
The timber from Ceur d'Alene to Pen
d'Oreille is on fire, and northern Idaho 10
one dense black smoke. The deer are leav-
ing for the open country.
The Helena (Mont.) Independent says
that the Yanktonia Indians are stealing
horses and committing all manner OF dep
relations in the Bad Lands.
Great excitement is reported at Yankee
Fork and the mining camps OF that section,
over new discoveries of some very rich sill
yer lodges on the middle fork of Salmon
river. Many prospectors have gone there
TO locate claims.
The Northern Pacific graders, in digging
heavy cut near Fort Ellis last week, un-
earthed the skeleton of large mastodon,
in an excellent state of preservation. The
molars are said to be about six by twelve
inches On the face.
It ia stated that mullet are running up
the Paiaro and E!khorn sloughs. These
| fish appear annually for few weeks, and
then suddenly disappear. They do not
appear further north than the Bay OF Mon
terey. 1t is said they come from the Mex.
lean coast, and are among the best table
fish caught.
Captain Sam, the Shoshone Chief, died
in Lander county, New, last week, and
according to the big medicine man of his
| tribe, his death was caused from the infiu-
ence exercised by evil spirits in his horsee.
| The superstitious Indians cut the throats OF
| all Of them-four in number-and now
think they are safe.
The Tongue river ditch, Montana, will
be sixteen miles in length, and for dis.
lance OF two miles the water will be con.
veyed in large iron pipes. A reservoir, &c
contain 6,000 900 gallons with forty feet Of
head, will be constructed. Miles City will
be supplied with water and 80, 600 acres o.
good land irrigated. The entire work will
cost about S40,0 600.
Manzanita lake is three.quarters Of
mile long and half mile wide, and ia fec
by Msnzanita creek, stream heading il
the snow OF Lsssen Butte, six or eigh
miles above. From it's borders some O
the projecting crags of Mount Lassen seen
TO tower above, but they are in reality 81,
miles distant. The surrounding scenery i
grand beyond description.
Two Mormon Bishops recently passed
through Tucson, Arizona, on their way t.
investigate the lands in Sonora, with
view of establishing colony there. They
have recently purchased large tract o
land at ella Bend, on the north side of tn
river, including the Webb claim, waite
right which is capable of irrigating from
$4,000 to $4,000 acres of farming land.
The Nevada City Transcript says
. Numerous canaries about town are kille,
from time to time, while hanging in thei
cages out of doors, by what is known a
the butcher Bird" or "great America
shrike" The heads of the songsters ar
} sometimes torn off by this savage bird
which is about half as large as an ordinar
pigeon, is slate colored, with white spot
I on the wings. 1t is armed with long bill
, shaped like that of hawk, and is ver.
ferocious.