Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-17
PACIFIC COAST.
California Receiving Her
Baptism of Fire.
FIELDS OF FURIOUS FLAMES.
Much Damage Done to Ranch Prop
erty-FresnO Raisins Shipped
to Australia.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
SAN MATEo, CAL, September 16-A
forest fire which started in the Sar
Pedro mountains Sunday, is raging
fiercely tonight, and has reached as fal
as Pine forest, near Half Moon bay. An.
other fire burned south about sever
miles and is now near the Spring Valley
Waterworks. During Sunday the flames
swept over an area of about ten miles in
length by three in width. Several farm
houses and barns, and about three miles
of fumes of the Water Company burned
The loss 30 far is estimated at $4,000.
Four buildings on the ranch of A.
Drinkhouse, seven miles from here, were
consumed. and his orchard and vineyard
ruined. His loss is estimated at 10000
The fires are not yet under control, de.
spite the fact that several hundred men
are fighting them. In this valley nearly
two miles of fumes, connecting the via
duct at Spanishtown with San Andreas
lake, have been destroyed. In San Msteo
canon the same f1ume is burning il many
places.
GILRoY, CAL, September 16.-Moun-
tain fires few miles west On the Santa
Cruz range have caused considerable
loss, principally to timber and fences.
SoNoMA, Cal, September 16 An ex-
/tensive fire is raging in the hills two and
half miles southwest of town. Pc )ple
have gone from here to assist in extn-
gushing it.
IT,
Sawmill on Humb Ildt bay, owned by
destroyed by fire this morning. The
loss is estimated at $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
REDWOOD Cry, CAL, September 16.-
Word has reached here that fire is
raging near Spring Valley lakes in this
county. Several houses have been
fire was started by hunters. The loss is
unknown.
VENTURA, CAL, September 16.-Forest
fires which have been burning in the
mountains north and east of here for the
past three days, got into the lowlands
and valley today. A number Of houses
were burned and miles OF fences. A
large crowd is here tonight to help fight
the fire. The damage is heavy.
PErALUMA, September 16.-Yesterday
afternoon, about O'Clock, the barn OF
Charles Kelly, a farmer on Sonoma
mountain, Vallejo township, was burned,
with all the outbuildings on the place,
crops, farming implements, two horses,
about forty-fve hogs, his grass stubble
and considerable fencing. Everything
he had on the farm was burned except
the dwelling house and contents and
small chicken house. The fire was not
stopped till it burned across the field of
]. Potter Murray and part of Colonel
ROGERS ranch. The damage is about
$4,000. II ID believed there is no IN.
surance. The fire. was caused by q !
ssven-y ear-old nephew OF Kelly, while
playing with matches in the barn, while
the family we're at dinner.
RED BLUFF, September 16.-Fire orig
mating in Ed. McGovern's house, de-
stroyed the house, the Presbyterian
church, r. H. Blossoms house and barn,
and damaged Charles McCarthy's resi-
dence. The total loss is about So 600,
mostly insured. Peter Mason and one
Roderick were badly burned and injured
by the walls of McGovern's house falling
on them while trying to rescue child
which it was reported was inside.