South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-06-15
South Ssa,ssh 1.ntsIllsea0r.
nOMNEY. FRIDAY. JUNE is. iss,

The public debt reduction daring
May, Was sS.5O0.Oo0.
Tweaty thousand doctors and thirty
thousand lawyers we're manufactured by
the colleges in the United States last
year,
The fishing season which IL just now
closing on the Potomac is spoken OF by
all the older fishermen 10 one of the
most unsuccessful and Improbable they
ever engaged in. The catch. which for
the last ten or fifteen yssrs has been
pcrcsptibly and steadily diminishing,
has been this year smaller than ever
before known both in sbad and herring.
The TEXAS CATTLE DRIVE 1t 10
stat.d that the cattle drive from Texas,
30 far this season exceeds all cxpecta.
lions. Over 200, 900 head of cattle have
already passed over the trail that leads
through Albany, and this does not in
cfude more than half the number that
will be driven from the State.
A special dispatch from Fort Bowie,
Arizona. says that Gen. Crook WAS in
Zahuaripa district, in the southe, storm
part OF Sonora, ON May ~, and ,hai
up to that time he had had no gsnsrai
engagement with the hostiles.
LATER! Information received ut
Tombstone, Arizona. on tue llth inst,
frem tho Chiricahua Mountains that
Gen. Crook has returned from his *.
pcditlon and 10 encamped on Silver
Greek, q: the south srd Of the Chirioa.
huas, where he arrived yesterday after.
noon. Sixty miles southeast OF this
place Saco Chatto, with 23O hostiles sur.
rendered and were brought in by Gen.
Crook, WHO rscrosscd the lius last Sat-
urday. Among tho prisoners wero IS
bucks. 1t is believed that Gen. Crook
will return and endeavQr to capture the
warriors. His command is IN good
fighting trim. Thorc have been no cas-.
ualties 80 far.
PnosPrhcUs CALIFoRNIA.-The San
Francisco Bulletin gives the following
estimate Of the value Of tho various
products of California for the present
year. Wheat, Of course. comes Hrst,
and its yield is put at 200, 900 tone,
which will be worth $50, 900, 900. The
mines come next with 100000. 000.-
The wool clip is next il rank, its n
mount being estimated ut $4,000, 600
pounds, worth at least SlO,2O0.OoO. -
The fruit and vine interest ranks fourth
wi.E q production of $40 100000. Cat
tie for market SLOW 100000 aud
sheep $l.2OO.000. Dairy products are
estimated at 100000. ard Gsx, silk.
cotton. etc. at 100000. Unclass:fiea
products, such .as cashmere goat hair,
ch!cory, garden truck, etc are c,Lina-
ted at 100000. This makes total of
$4,000 or S62 100000 for agri-
culture and kindred pursuits. 1t is es.
timatcd that only 10000 people are en-.
gagged in agriculture, and it is asked If
any other State can make as good a
showing with similar agricultural pop.
ulation. The reason for this large
production is fouud TO lie in the char.
acter OF the land, which yields SIS Por
acre in cereals to $40 in tho States Of
the Mississippi valley. Vineyard anu
orchard lands here yield 500 per acre
The prosperous condition of ths State
lie further shown by the fact that, 10; -
outstanding low ihterer, has caused
the withdrawal of many deposi.s isoIn
banks. there were January l, 1883, de.
posits amounting to $93.042,24o 50,
against sSS. 39l.5l9 30 at the CORE
spending date last year.