Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-17
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

remain there.
Wheat is two feet six inches high in
Eastern Oregon.
Hay cutting has begun in Spring valley, |
San Diego county.
Drift mining is having boom at Iowa
Hill, Placer county.
The population Of Lewis county, Wash |
ington Territory, is 1000.
The Oregon Treasurship is said to be
worth $4,000 per annum.
1t is said that the late Dr. Glenn's estate
will amount to 100000
The mills on the Carson river are run
ming to their full capacity.
A new Presbyterian church is to be built
at Medford, Or, this summer,
Measles are said to be prevalent in the
vicinity of Auburn, Placer county.
A glove fight between two Cinnamon
took place at Los Angeles on Thursday.
The Washington Territory Insane Asy-
lum at Steilacoom contains 1852 patients.
In Jackson county, Oregon, barley is
three and half feet high and in full head.
Eastern quail, turned out near Gilroy last
wear, are thriving and increasing in num-
! bers.
Mendocino county sheep men estimate
| the value Of the spring clip at % cents a
pound.
There is nothing like the former activity
in the Columbia river salmon industry this
| season.
The anti-treat law in Nevada has, in its
enforcement, lessened saloon receipts con-
! sidcrably.
The last Legislature increased the salaries
Of Calaveras Supervisors from 50 to s. a
day and mileage.
Napa has tanncry that works UP 1000
! pelts every day, and distributes $4,000 in
wages annually
The Albany (Or.) Democrat says that
| hop-vine in that city grew eight inches in
| one day last week.
The Fresno Fruit Packing Company has
4 levied an assessment OF s. per share, deiin-
/ quent on May 18th.
The Santa Barbara Ladepeadeat says that
fisherman of that city caught Il seabass
weighing 81 pounds.
A new town named Lexington has been
laid out six miles north of Hippner, in
! Morrow county, Or.
Santa Barbara, in its floral and citrus ex-
| hibit this year, claims to have surpassed all
| its previous displays.
The birth Of the 6rst baby in the new
| town Of Bourbon, San Joaquin county. oc-
| cured last Thursday.
The railroad company's telephone be-
| tween Marysville and Orovilleis completed,
| and works to perfection
Cleveland is the name given a new
mining district recently discoyeredin Mono
county, near Bridgeport.
The Masons and Odd Fellows of Red
ding, Shasta county, contemplate building
hall for their joint use.
1t is expected that the foundation of the
| Helena, Montana $4,000 Courthouse will
be completed this season.
The Red Men of Jacksonville, Or, have
| completed their new wigwam, and it will
be dedicated on May 18th.
Several fishermen were arrested in Val
| leio Monday for casting Their nets before
| noon, in violation of law.
Peach trees in Marysville have peaches
on them two inches in circumference, and
the fruit prospect is excellent
Some persons have been sIaughtering
| fish with giant powder rear Alexander
| valley bridge, Sonoma county.
As high as $50 head is offered to officers
| of Victoria and Puget Sound steamers to !
smuggle Chinese across the line.
During the last u days of March 172
carloads of beef cattle passed through
Truckee from the State of Nevada.
The SaIvationists at Eureka, Humboldt
county, bIptised fourpersons by immersion |
in the bay at that place last Friday.
4 Jockey Club has been established at
Grass Valley for the purpose of giving a
racing season III July Of every year.
The eating houses at Lathrop are in con-
tention over The passing trade. The Courts
have been called upon 10 settle the dispute. !
The Oroville Butte county, Mercury ex-
ults over the circumstance of that city
being 50 moral that no police force IS neces-
safy.
The boiler of the Pioneer sawmill at
Littleiield, Idaho, exploded on the 9th
nit, entirely demolshing the mill. No
lives we're lost.
In former years, at Astoria, men were
paid 123 cents fathom for knitting nets
this year it is done mostly by Cinnamon at
. cents 4 tathom.
The Reno New gazette SAYS The |
disbursement Of over 100000 by the Com |
stock mines as wages for March, looks as
though there is some life in the old camp |
yet.
So far this month 40 TASKS Of quick
silver have been shipped at Calstoga by |
the Great Western Mining Company, 80 |
by the Napa Con, and l. by the Sulphur |
Bank.
The Santa Barbara Independent is re-
sponsible for the following statement |
" The Cupids of late III Santa Barbara have |
been plying their yocations quite extern !
sively.'
The Fresno Elpositor says that The war
between the lumber dealers has come to |
close. and the price Of common pine is now |
fixed Al so per thousand feet. This is IS |
less than the old rate
Mrs. Nancy Nichols, who crossed the
plains with her husband and settled in
Polk county, Or, in 1874 died at Little
Lucllamute, in that county, on the 1stinst
She has resided in Polk county ever since
She first came out
Grass Valley and Nevada City merchants
are engaged in a deadly war of competition.
The Nevada merchant offers residents of
Grass Valley free ride to Nevada and
home again in the " bus if they buy of
him to the amount OF s..
The citizens Of Santa Rosa offer prize
OF $500 in cash TO the best drilled company
OF the National Guard of California. if they
hold the encampment at that place next
July. In addition a gold medal will be
given to the best shot in the division
Assessor Stow. of Contra Costa county7
has assessed for the present fiscal wear
81 AGO tons Of grain in storage ct the Post
Costa warehouses and other points along
the straits. The total assessment. at 81 Der
GENITAL amounts to 81. Dos, 900, the tax on
which amounts to $l4,122.
The following is the summary of the
wealth of Oregon Farm products. $i9-
O0o0G9; farms, 100000 900; farming ma
chinery and implements. S2,956 l73: live
stock. $4,000, 600; mines and implements,
unknown; other personal property. I'M
known. Total, 500, 9561z3.
-Four persons on Legs ranch, near Eu-
reka. New, were poisoned on Wednesday
by eating what were supposed to be dande-
lion green's, but which were thistles, sim
liar in appearance. but of poisonous ma
ture Relief was speedily given and it is
thought they Will all recover.
After boring only one and a half days on
p. c. Phelps place at Upper Lake, Lake
county, artesian water was reached at
depth Of a feet 9 inches. The well filed in
an instant, and column of water isthrown
20 the height OF u feet above the top OF the
pipe.
Happy Camp, situated on Indian creek
% tributary of the Klamath river, is tie