Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-16
COAST AND STATE.

SUNDAY law Slrlclly OOseIfSu-So 10 lne
back door"
Frank & Cutter are now the editors and
proprietors of the Adm Aryas, the latter
having purchased half interest in the
establishment.
The lone Coal and Iron Company have
more land under cultivation this year than
ever before since the company came into
possession of the grant.
Although Lake Tahoe never freezes over,
we learn that at present there is good
deal of ice in places along the shores,
generally IN the small and shallow bays.
Moss Landing fishermen have been catch
ing quite number of carp in the Salinas
river. Some of the fish are two feet long,
and it is supposed they came down the
Tembladera slough from Espinosa lake.
1t is the intention to cut and stack 50,-
900 tons of hay on the farms of Messrs.
Haggin s. Carr, Kern county, the coming
season. They only had about so, 600 tons
to tide over the drought season, and they
propose to be better prepared for emer-
gencies hereafter.
Til s startling item is from the San Diego
San: ''Active efforts are being made for
the formation of G base ball club in San
Diego. Already substantial steps have
been taken with that end in view, and up
to this date the following gentlemen have
signifed a willingness to organize nine, !"
etc.
One of the finest artesian wells in this
county was struck last week on the ranch
of Jim Stewart, south of the Santa Ana
river, by j. 7. Leffen. The well is only rs
feet deep, the pipe 3.inch, and the water is
throw 80 feet above the surface. 1t wi
make large irr;gating stream.-[San Der.
nardino Index.
Most of the telegraph poles between this
place and Stockton have been honey
combed by woodpeckers. 1t seems little
curious, but it is nevertheless fact, that
there are no acorns stored in the poles. We
have theory to offer in this connection.
The sound produced by the vibration of
the wires very closely resembles the hum
of bees in hive. The woodpeckers are
thus led to peck holes in the posts, in hopes
of reaching the coveted prize. -[Oakdale
Wheat Grower.
Viewers have been appointed to view
and lay out the wagon road from Edson's
in Shasta valley to Callahan's, at the head
of Scott's valley, via Willow creek and
Plowman's valley, and in short time we
may expect to hear of teams travelling on
that road, as there is but little work needed
to make communication. After being
opened it can be gradually improved from
time to time on some of the steepest grades,
towards making it one of the best roads in
the county. Yreka Journal.
A dispatch from Reno, New, says that
two men went to bed there on the night of
the 18th, after blowing out the gas. Now
we thought mankind had concluded that
variety of foolishness some time ago. If
men still persist in such foolishness, why
don't they go to gas and blow out the bed,
or suffocate the night with blow and put
the gas to bed, or blow the bed into the
suffocate and gas the night to death ?
Even foolishness looks better if is be va
ried little from time to time Fresno
Republican.
A Chinaman was fatally stoned at Town.
send Flat last week, and the Celestial who
gave the information said the deed was
done by man named Wells. The Coro-
ner was notified, the corpse brought to
Shasta and inquest held. Wells came to
town with John Price, and the fact was
established that they were working
together when the mischief was done and
knew nothing about it. The informing
Chinaman then said it was another man.
The general supposition IS that the China
man was killed by Chinese hands, and that
the accusation OF white men is to ward sus-
picion from the guilty.
TLora ,ra n of bo,,, A. ooyo,
of the mountain below Members, at Scott
river, in the lower end OF Scott valley.
Several have been seen at different times,
and it is supposed that as many as twenty
may be harbored there. Some of the hun
tiers talk of taking trip to that section
soon, and endeavor to smoke out the ami
mails for a good opportunity TO shoot them.
Up On Bogus, the Indians kill them by GO
ing into caves with a torch in one hand
and pistol in the other. a bear is afraid
of fire, and will not attack man with a
blazing torch held out, thus becoming an
easy victim to the deadly pistol at short
range.
Last Saturday afternoon, at Stockton, a
boy of about II years of age was on Lind.
say street, between California and Suffer,
playing with toy pistol" A small
black dog came trotting along, and the
boy remarked, as he pointed the pistol at
the animal I'm going to brighten that
dog He pulled the trigger, and the dog
dropped dead, with "toy" bullet
through the brain, Had it been pointed at
human being, the consequences would
very likely have been equally as fatal.
The lesson taught not long ago, when lit
| tie boy was shot by one of these "toys,
nearly losing his life, should not be for
| gotten. The "toy pistol" danger is of
sufficient importance to claim attention.
All over the valley, and even over in
| the foothills, the gophers are at work more
than ever before known. Why is it /? asks
| the Colusa San. Have we had an immi-
grafton, or are they at work because of
some climatic conditions? Does it presage
wet or dry weather? We believe that
climatic conditions often control the in.
stincts of animals. The earth thrown out
IS generally wet. From what depth does
it come? While on the gopher question,
we would like to ask if any one knows
what gopher does with the earth when
he makes an excavation? We have often
seen burrow from which at least cubic
foot Of earth had been removed, and no
visible sign on the top of the ground, or at
most, only few handfuls. What becomes
of it?
We are informed that party of survey.
ors. under charge of General Charles Cad
walader, is now in the field, engaged in the
work of surveying the proposed extension
of the Northern Railroad from Willows to
the intersection of the California and Or
egon read. which will be, according to the
Red Bluff Cause, about Red Bank creek
which is some three miles below Red Buff.
Work will be commenced on the road very
soon, and it will be completed in time to
take away the present harvest. 1t does
not take the Central Pacific folks long to
build little piece of road like that. Now
that this road will traverse the entire
length of the county, it would be well for
the Colusa people to see if a branch cannot
be built at the same time. We ought to
have railroad communication with the
county. In fact, such communication is
an absolute necessity. [Colusa Sun.
BORN.
Routier's Station, January 6-wfe OF H P. Schmidt,