Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-10
COAST NEWS.

Caal has been found near Jolon, Mon.
tereY county.
The aged father and mother of Johnny
Bull, recently killed at Denver by another
gambler, lived at Allegheny, Sierra county,
California.
A party of miners are working on the
beach, about two miles above Camp Good.
ell, near Watsonville, and claim to be max.
ing good wages.
Pietro Maldini, q woodchopper, at work
at the lime kilns near FELTON,, was killed on
Friday by the falling of a tree, and another
man narrowly escaped death.
About one hundred men are now EN-.
ployed at the factory at Truckee on three
quarter time An average of eight car.
loads of boxes are shipped every week.
Grounds have been secured and arrange.
ments about completed for the erection Of
first class establishment for the canning
of fruit and vegetables in Walla Walla.
Last week Christopher Arrows house. at
the mouth of Empire creek, Siskiyou coun-
ty, caught fire. There were ten men asleep
in the house at the time. They barely
escaped with their lives.
We understand that certain parties are
negotiating for the purchase of the old
smelling works, about mile below town,
with view of putting up a large furniture
factory. [Truckee Republican.
In Carson, on Monday, the residence of
Dan Mitchell, situated little below the
Orphans Home, was totally destroyed by
fire, together with its contents. The house
and furniture were insured for $500.
The Prescott Democrat states that the
bill relative to the Whipple Barracks res
ervation has no reference to the abandon
ment of Whipple Barracks as a military
post, but is in regard to timber reserve
connected with the old Government mill on
Groom creek.
A prominent miner of Butte creek
brought 81 500 in gold dust to town yes
terday and deposited it in the Bank of
Butte County, and it was sent to San
Francisco this morning. The gold is of a
very pure quality, and is the result of only
few days cleanup. Fifteen hundred
dollars is about the average amount taken
from the Butte creek mines every two
weeks. The gold brought down is always
well guarded. three men generally coming
along with Winchester rifles, and highway
ibSu w SUI thcoC Hic1 Wotliu
find tough customers to deal with, as they
are plucky men and would fight as long as
they could handle shooting-iron. Il Is
expected that much larger amounts will be
taken from these claims as soon as the
light spring rains set in.-[Ch'co Record,
Feb. Sth.
Roucicault has this to say of Oscar
Wilde's American experience The use
to which those managing his tour are put
ting him is simply disgraceful. Tney are
making him show. He is too simple and
gentle in his nature to realize or even per-
ceive his position. These spectators
parade him as q kind OF literary Dun.
dreary," endeavoring to persuade him that
notoriety is reputation. Many are thus
persuaded to believe that he is playing the
FOOLS part, and is an acconplioe in this
showmsn's scheme. I wish to say em.
phatically this is a cruelty false Impression.
There is no guile in him; he is the easy
victim of these who expose him to ridicule
and to the censure of the thoughtful
Wilde himself is very bitter toward the
newspapers, whom he accuses of unfairly
refusing to consider him or his cause
seriously.