Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
The San Juan Colony.

The San Juan Colony.
The following report was yesterday SUBJ
mitted to the General Colony Committee
by the subcommittee, consisting of Messrs.
Gallatin, Chesley, Steffens and Latham,
who inspected the San Juan Grant on
Tuesday 10 ascertain its suitability for
colony purposes:
To he General Colony Committee GENTLEMEN
Your committee, appointed 10 visit the San Juan
Grant for the purpose of examining and report
ing upon the eastern portion as a location for a
colony, would respectfully report that on the
18Th instant they, in company with Messrs Hall
Sweetser, Williamson, Carroll. McNasser, Leon
ard and Clarke visited the Grant and gave it
as careful an examination the time would
permit. Their conclusions are as follows:
That a location for a successful colony must
have good soil, wood for fuel, water for irriga-
ton, and DC situated topograp hically that the
water can be easily and cheaply carried over the
whole location. They found the soil of the
whole tract good as evidenced by the tree
growths, and plenty of wood for fuel. They
also found that the land in the eastern portion
lies 50 that the distribution OF water to all Dor
tions OF II will be attended with Il heavy ex-
pense. The ridges that run through that por-
ton are not continuous, but are cut through bv
Expressions which viii necessitate expensive
humlng or piping For these reasons, they con
clude that the eastern portion of the Grant is
not as desirable as the western part for n colony
Your committee then visited and examined the
western portion of the Grant. They found the
land there susceptible of being easily and
cheaply irrigated. and that it had good soil as
evidenced by the growing crops, and plenty of
wood Tor fuel, and that it is nearer market nv
some five or six miles.
The committee are informed that the water
dllches can be cheaply extended so as to cover
ms entire portion. From the foregoing facts
your committee would report that the eastern
portion OF the Grant is not so wen adapted for
colony purposes as is desirable in initiating col
OuN scheme ana that the western on hos oil
Inc essentials of q successful colony They
would, therefore, recommend that the General
CoiOny committee take steps to secure from
MessrS tiarke ~ Cox portion of the Grant on
the west say $500 acres, with an option on the
WhOle OF the Grant, for an agreed period which
shaI give the colony projectors ample time to
co!oniHe IL, and that a guarantee be obtained at
the same time from the owner or owners that
the water from the north fork of the American
rFer ditch can be obtained for irrigation in
such quantities as are required by the colonists
and that when the whole of the san Juan Grant
Is III use for colony purposes that the said ditch
with It's water rights, can be bought at a stipu-
lated pilce Your committee beg TO acknowl-
edse Obligations to Messrs. Clarke, Williamson,
Carroll, McNasSeT, Hall, Sweetser and Leonard
ior assistance in examining the Grant, and for
valuable suggestions.
PARDoNED BY TILE GoyERNOR.-Gov-
ernor Stoneman yesterday issued pardon
to VIM. Moroney, who was serving a SEN
tence of five years in the State Prison at
San Quentin for the crime of burglary, of
which he was convicted in the Superior
Court Of San Francisco in January, 1884.
The Board of Prison Directors recon-
mended his pardon on the grounds that
owing to the misleading advice of his at
torney he was induced to plead guilty to
the charge Of burglary, for which his com
panion in the crime was convicted and
sentenced n a of nina ;,,+ u
House Of Correction, while Moroney for the
same crime, as certified by the County
Clerk, received the excessive sentence of
five years in the State Prison At the time
the crime was committed Moroney was 20
years of age.
CLOSING PARTY-The Saturday after
noon dancing class, composed exclusively
of Juveniles, held their closing party at
Turner Hall last evening The little folks.
TO the.nImber Of more than one hundred
couple, participated in the dance. which
consisted of the following: March and
quadrille, waltz, Caledonian, criollo Ian
GERS, schottische. march and cadet lancers.
waltz, basket quadrille and polka. To see
the little ones move gracefully through
the intricate measures was Il pleasing sight
and one greatly enjoyed by the older folks
present. During intermission the little
folks were treated to lemonade, donation
by Buchanan q Bulger. This closes the
class for the season. 1t will reorganize
again in October
As TO AUSTIN KEELEY.-Reports from
Folsom recently have had Austin Kelley,
who was recently tired and acquitted at
Placerville of the murder of Mrs Rice, his
mother-in-law, dead of consumption, and
then dead through suicide A Sacra-
mentan corrected these rumors yesterday
by stating that Kelley died of Bright's dis
ease of the kidneys, and, that so far from
his death being case of suicide, his wife,
physician, and friends were at his bedside
at the time. That was sufficiently explicit
to satisfy almost any one, but L. J. jolly
telegraplied from Placerville last evening +:
Austin Kelley is here and has been seri-
ously i'll for several days of Brights dis
ease. He IS better to-day, but cannot live
long"
PoLcE CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday Mrs. Anna Daley was tried on a
charge of being common drunkard, con-
victed and sentenced to thirty days in the
county Jail. 1t is thought by some that she
IS of unsound mind, liquor having injured
her brain. 1t is possible that total absti-
hence from intoXicants for a month will
restore her mental faculties. Louis
Meyerhotier, also common drunkard, was
likewise sent up for thirty days.. Bridget
Ryan's case of disturbing the peace and
quiet of the neighboYhoed of Third and
streets was continued until the 25th The
case of Stephen Mann, for having been
drunk, went over until tomorrow.
COMMITTEE OF CoyFERENcE-T The Com
mittee of Conference on anti-Chinese mat
tiers met at the Courthouse last evening,
Senator Reuter- presiding and John Quinn
acting as Secretary. Mr.. Jost reported that
he had rented Turner Hall for the mass
meeting to be held relative to the boycott
Mr. Reuter- stated that arrangements had
been made for the following speakers to
address the meeting: Rev. \. f. Ravelin,
Senator Reddy, James Barry, John Quinn,
NJ. Cummings and Judge Galloway. A
Committee on Resolutions was appointed,
consisting of Judge Galloway, NJ. Cum
mings and John Quinn, to report Friday
evening.
FREIGHT SHIPPER EASTWARD During
the month of March the following freight
was shipped to the East from Sacramento
Beans. $3.50 pounds; borax, $3.50
drugs, $500; -four so, 800; dried fruit, So
$50; glue, $3.50; hay, $4,000; hides, S..
61o; hops, 1907, 200; horses, $1,000; leather
y. 900; lumber, 7S6,370; mohair, IS, 40;
potatoes, 66,So0; reisins, 9,140; canned
salmon, 1920; alfalfa seed, 22,9OO
shingles, 1888, $50; vegetables, 1860; wine
S79.9l0; wool, 144,S70; unspecifed, 49,
go. Total 4,719,770 pounds.
ATTACK OF HEMoRRHAGE. - Tuesday
about $50 p NJ, Thomas Welsh, shoe
maker working for Thomas Williams, or
Fourth street, near X, was suddenly seized
with hemorrhage of the lungs, and blood
poured from his mouth in an astonishing
manner, causing such weakness that hi
fell to the floor Bystanders applied such
remedies as they could think OF, and 8
physician was summoned, who did all tina
could be done and, on the patient recover
ing little, he was taken to the County
Hospital. He had never complained o.
any sickness, nor had a cough.