Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-01
COAST NEWS.

IountSiic mas cOWnldlng sensation,
the whipping having been thoroughly adj
ministered to a young man by young
lady, whose character he had traduced.
There are two colonies of Mormons in
Arizona that are free from Territorial and
county taxes. They are SO isolated that the
cost of collecting amounts to more than the
taxes.
The Masons and Odd Fellows of Yisalia
are considering proposition to remodel
the lower floor of the Masonic building,
and make of it completely appointed
theater.
The San Benito river, twenty miles south
OF HOLSTER, froze over so hard and firm
during the recent cold weather that q team
and wagon could cross it without breaking
through.
The Red Bluff Peoples Cause says Gala.
hans, in Siskiyou county, was the coolest
place heard of during the cold spell of a week
ago, and that the mercury stood seven be.
low zero.
The Jacksonville (Oregon) City Council
has passed a curfew ordinance, and boys
under is must hereafter retire from the
streets at seasonable hour, under pain of
arrest and fine.
The mines on old Battle mountain, says
the Free Press, are coming into notice
Messrs. Gilmer and Salisbury are purchas-
ing some of the ores of that district, and
Will ship them to their mill near Eureka
Sixty-fve dollars toll was collected on
the Colusa bridge, over the Sacramento
river, the frat week it was opened for bust.
ness. This is at the rate of So $50 per
annum- pretty fair interest on 5000
which is about what the structure COST
Out of the assessed property of Hum.
boldt county, which appears on the assess.
ment roll to be Sc. 239, ASP, and the rate
levied being 81, making total tax to be
collected of SI24, 7S9 As, there only re.
mains delinquent the sum of $4,770 40.
The camels set adrift in the Arizona des-
erts about twenty-five years ago have
greatly increased in numbers, and have
grown to very large size. The Indians,
whose horses are frightened by them, are
capturing these camels and selling them to
menageries for trifing sums.
Quite number of practical and wide.
awake quartz prospectors from other coun-
ties have lately came to Shasta to hunt for
quartz and several of them have told us
Stis'S oAiC hlLibS iAbSACSS VI titio SOuDlY IL
attracting considerable attention among
mining men and capitalists below Shasta
Courier.
The people of Benicia are taking steps
looking to the repair and improvement of
the Sulphur Springs valley road. The
NeoO Era claims that it's present condition
is great detriment to the interests of their
town, and calls upon the merchants to sub.
scribe literally. The estimated cost is
1000, of which $500 is required at once.
There have been four cases of scarlet
fever at Jacksonville, Oregon, in the fami.
lies of l. w. Berry, Robt. Kahler and Mr.
Oglesby, one case, that of Mr.. Berry's
little child, terminating fatally. The d.
rectors of the public school at once took
measures to prevent the spread of the dread
disease by adjourning the school for che
week, until it C, uld be ascertained whether
the fever would make its appearance out.
side of the families mentioned
The Boise Statesman states that an off.
Ger of the army who has every opportunity
of knowledge, writes to friend in Boise
City that orders will soon be issued by the
War Department directing the Fifth and
Twenty first Infantry Regiments to ex-
change stations. The Fifth is General
Miles old regiment, and is at present sta.
toned at Fort Keogh, D. T., sixteen
company post. The Twenty-first Regi-
ment has been in the Department of the
Columbia for several years, Company A
being stationed at Boise barracks.
NJ. Lavelle has shown to the Visalia
! Delta what is evidently specimen of rich
magnetic ore, obtained from his mine Oh
the Main Kaweah, twenty eight miles from
Visalia, on the Mineral King road. The
ledge is large body of solid ore of great
richness, and from appearances it is prac-
| tlcally inexhaustible. He has sent the
specimen away to be assayed. Some time
ago the State Mineralogist informed him
that the discovery of magnetic ore would
be an important fact, as it is from such ore
| that the best steel is manufactured. The
ore readily adheres to a magnet.
As magnificent piece of scenery as we
are often allowed to behold was to be seen
on the mountains across the lake day or
two this week. During Monday night the
snow had fallen quite heavily toward the
SUBMITS, and the following day, as the
clouds cleared away, leaving few linger-
ing mists like feathery shrouds around their
peaks, and the sun shone out in crys-
tai splendor, it displayed panorama of
magniiceuce that the artist might search
the world over and fail to find its equal.
We regard such scenes here as very ordi.
nary, indeed, because they are OF such fire.
quent occurrence, and yet when the truth is
known, very few places in the world afford
more magnificent scope OF natural scenery.
-[Lakeport Bee Democrat.