The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-08-10
COAST NEWS.

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A little son Of Paul Saanich drank a
cup Of boiling water az Victoria and
died in great agony.
1t takes the bloodhouuds at the Salt
Lake Prison only three minutes to track
a man one and half miles.
] Jose Juaza, OF Pomona, Cal, attempt
ed suicide Sunday because his daughter
had eloped with married man.
In nearly every instance where life
has been lost in the Colorado river the
victim has been an expert swimmer.
There are $1,000 people in the Salt
River Valley, in Arizona. which has been
irrigated and brought under cultivation
within tine past three years.
Salt Lake City is full of strangers. and
the hotels are crowded to such an extent
that the proprietors experience consider
able difficulty in providing for all their
guests
Los Angeles county has over 800,
600 worth Of real estate, according to the
assessment roll; and over $4,000, 900
worth of personal property, the total
footing up over 100000, 900.
The Phoenix (Arizona) Gazette says:
The Indian maidens of the reservation
tribes understand the art of dressing for
warm weather. A straw hat and muddy
feet constitute their summer attire.
Frequently the hat is left at home.
w. w. O'Neill, Sheriff of Yavapai
county, A. T., and his deputies put in
bill for lG, 900 miles travelled in the pur.
suit and capture of the Canyon Diablo
train robbers. The Board of Supervisors
cut the bill from 50, 500 to $4,000.
According to the advocate, Susanville,
California, has a tough citizen and re.
lates the following as an actual fact
There is gentleman in Susanville who
has had sunstroke, been struck by
lightning and been frozen into insensi-
bility, and is as hearty as ever"
Steam road wagons have been put on
the road to haul lumber from Sierra Val.
ley to Verdi. They weigh twenty tons
each, and haul load of $4,000 feet of
lumber each trip. The distance is l6a
miles, the grade 500 feet to the mi and
a round trip is made in twelve hours.
A terrible fire is raging in the finest
aud most dense pine forest in Idaho.
The fire travele from one to two miles q
day and is making q clean sweep. Thu
danger is so imminent that Governor
Shoup has telegrAphed the Secretary Of
the Interior asking if the department can
assist in putting out the fires
The Prescott Courier says: A miner
Of Hassayampa district found bee tree
some time since, cut it down one after.
noon, went the next day to get the
honey and found that three bears-twc
old ones and cub-had been there and
taken every thimbleful OF the swee,
stuff.
The Hillsboro IN. N.Y. Advocate o.
July 10 says: A photograph has beer
ordered which will be used in taking
down the testimony in the case of NJ. A
| w. Park ct al. vs.. Robert H. Hooper
which is now going on before specia
master here. The photograph will re
ceive the evidence during the morning
and repeat it to the typewriters in the
afternoon and evenings.
The Nipomono News says: J. F
Dana has an almond-apricot tree in hi
orchard. Several years ago he grated |
small sprout from an apricot into tn
almond tree, and now picks apricot
from one side and almonds from tn
other of the same tree. Somewhat of
curiosity ITSELF The fruit is improve,
in flavor by the combination.
A COW belonging to Bill Wonder, VIII
has his herd pasturing on the hills nea
Bowman's dam, Nevada county. CAL, re
Gently gave birth to FIVE calves. One q
the young ones looks more like youn
jack than like an animal of the COW spe
cies. A San Francisco tourist, when h
, saw the strange animal, offered to Civ
$500 for the freak. Stockmen SO
!, four calves are common, but when
jack is thrown in, it beats the record.
, The Lakeview Orr Examiner say
Bill Lamb is coming To tho front with
unique enterprise. He il canning lh
hams Of jack rabbits and shipping thel
East He lie working in the best field
the country--the sagebrush plains {