Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-04
COAST AND STATE.

The Jacksonville Sentinel says new
Democratic paper is to be started at Ash.
land by w. w. Fiddler.
Business of all kinds in Chico is growing
better with the approach of spring. Real
estate transactions are lively. New houses
are rapidly building, and there are many
talked of.-[Chico Record.
Many of the residents of the Western
Addition are making extensive improve.
ments to their property. It would sur
prise visitors to note the changes that have
occurred west of the railroad within the
past two months Il Red Bluff Sentinel.
Grass now springs up everywhere, and
few days of warm sunshine, such as we
have lately had, will give everything ap-
pertaining to nature spring-like appear
ance. Sheep-raisers feel considerably
elated over the prospects now. Grazing
in the foot,hill ranges is said to be good.
-[Ghico Record.
Oil is king in this section, and it has al
ready overshadowed every other interest
in Southern California in its Importance
The wells are producing about 200 barrels
per day at present, and the profit over and
above all expenses is 81 per barrel, thus
making S400 per day clear profit. The
California Stas OIL Company is making
more money to-day than any other concern
in the county. The Pico oil claim was
purchased few years ago for mere song,
and is now valued at fortune. The COM
pany own 500 acres of land in the district
and will soon have clear income of 81, 900
per day Newhall Correspondence Ven.
tura Signal.
The Roseburg Tor Plaindealer says pre-
paratory work has been going on for some
time, and actual work has commenced.
Andrew Jones is at work on a pile-driver,
which will soon be competed. Henry
Bowen, with sufficient assistants, has the
blacksmith shop in running order up near
the new Touring mill, and is at work on
drills, which he has been putting and
keeping in order. Lumber Is on the ground
for culvert across the sink just below the
new mill, also for the bridge across Parrot
creek just south of town, and places have
been excavated for the piers on either side.
Mondays train brought up thirty.five chi
namen, who are to be used on the rock point
just above town, and one hundred and
twenty-five more have come since. At
present there will be but three or four
gangs, who will be stationed along between
here and three miles south Six thousand
pounds of powder are stored in the COM
pany's powder-house at present, and more
will come up as it is needed. Sixty
" dump-carts" came up Saturday evening
last, which will be used in " cuts and fills. 7"
So a. last the agony of suspense is over,
and the people at large will rejoice that
the fog has lifted, and that we are to have
through line of railroad. which will be of
almost incalculable benefit while building
and of greater benefit after it is built
Willard is endeavoring to induce several
thousand Scandinavians to come to this
country and work on the Northern Pacific,
O. r. & N Co. and Oregon and California
railroads, and then settle along the line of
the roads. C. A. Henry, proprietor Of
Scandinavian paper in San Francisco, will
60 to Europe to bring over the first Of ii
immigrants within two or three months.