Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-30
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Baseball Sundsy-Haverlys Is, Rediug-
tons 4.
The Russian steamer Alexander II. arrived
from Alaska Sunday.
The steamer City of Sydney arrived Mon.
day from Australian ports.
The annual shoot of the California Rifle
Association took place Sunday.
The thirtieth anniversary of Bishop Kip's
conservation was celebrated Sunday.
The Immigration Association reports the
arrival Of 1.16S immigrants during the week
ending yesterday.
The receipts for duties at the Custom-house
for the past week were Sl07, 1926 40, making
total since January 1st OF S7.565, 492 80.
Henry Peterson, the oarsman who so easily
defeated McIuerney, the Boston champion,
last May, announced on Long Bridge Sunday
that he was ready to row any man on the
Pacific Coast a three or five mile race for
81, 600 or $4,000. 1t is thought that Stephen
son, of Vallejo, will accept the challenge.
Members of the Pacific Rowing Association
held special meeting Sunday. to make ar.
rangements for the proposed Thanksgiving
Day regatta. The matter of securing the
champion oarsman, Edward Hanlsn, was dis.
cussed. After the meeting he was telegraphed
regarding the matter, and in his answer he
accepts the Associations invitation to row in
the race for the special stake, namely $500
to the first and 500 to the second, the race
to be rowed in shells over three-mile course.
For this event only two are likely to enter,
namely the champion of the word and Aus
tin Stevenson, of Vallejo.
There are two new railroad projects on
foot in this State, and the surveys of the
routes are now being made. The matter,
however, is being kept very quiet. and the
exact routes proposed cannot be ascertaiRed.
It is known, however, that one Of them runs
within the grant of the Central Pacific for
about thirty miles, and negotiations are now
pending for the purchase of the land neces-
ssry from the Central Pacific. The lines are
local State lines, but of great Importance.
They are not, it is understood, projected by
Central or Southern Pacific people, and while
being designed for State trade almost ex-
clusively, theY will be so located that they
will form most important connection,
should one Of the projscted transcontinentsl
lines be built. 1t is believed that the pro-
jectors Of the roads are in earnest and that
the lines will be built.
The Forestry Commission, Of which James
V. Coleman is Chairman, is taking measures
to protect the slopes Of the mountains around
Lake Tahoe from tie lumbermsn, who will,
il permitted, soon strip off the trees. If this
should be done the lake az a pleasure resort
would be ruined, for its surrounding mount
aims would be rendered bare and desolate,
and it is feared that the lake itself would be
ruined. The Commission will endeavor to
have Congress give to California and Nevada
the land bordering the like, that the timber
may be preserved. The Central Pacifc's
land grant covers little less than half of the
coveted ground, but the company has agreed
to exchange it for other land equally as good
that the Government may give it, allowing
that now held by it to be given to the public
for the preservation of the natural beauties of
the famous lake. Until the matter is de-
cided the railroad will sell no land in the Vi
cinity of the lake.