New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
CALIFORNIA RAILROADS.
RAINFALL-GRAPES-SA FRANCISCO CITY
HALL-IDAHOS NAME.
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San Francisco, Oct 19.-IiIe air has been thick
this week with railroad rumors. There is no
question that the Donohuc Line, which now runs
from San Francisco to Ukish, in Mendocino
County, will be extended 200 miles further north
along the coast to Crescent City, in Del Norte
County, TO meet the Oregon and Pacific and Grants
Pass and Crescent City railroads The Grants
Pass road is now being built from Crescent CITY
across Southern Oregon to Grants Pass, in tho
Cascades. Through this, it is expected, the Union
Pacific Railroad will reach the coast. as line has
already been surveyed from its terminus in Boise
City, Idaho, TO Grants Pass. The OnQon and
Pacific is understood to be controlled by the Chi
cago and Northwestern and will have an outlet
in Oregon on YaQuina Bay. Both these roads. r.
is said, will be built to Crescent City; and. by
means Of the DOnohue Line they may secure al
most as good terminal facilities in this city to-day
enjoyed by the Southern Pacific Whether
this deal be made not, it has caused much talk
here and lively interest, the opening OF this
road to Crescent City would give CalO mer-
chants the trade OF Southern Oregon, and would
develop coast counties rich in mines and timber.
The second heavy rain of the season ended lass
night the rainfall in coast sections reaching
three and one-half inches. The rain extended as
Francisco for the season is 1l-IO0 inches againss
s-1oO last year for the same period The rain
fall in the chief wheat districts is from twice to
three times as great for the corresponding period
of last year The rain ruined the grapes in
Sonoma, but everywhere else IL will do great good
Rainfall of an inch an hour for eight hours was
reported early this week from the vicinity of San
Diego.
Experts predict sharp advance soon in the
price of California wine, the crop is short this
season, and many vineyards have fed grapes 10
the hogs rather than sell the fruit at the low
prices offered by the winemallers. Wine has sold
as low this summer as thirty-fve cents per gallon,
and grapes have brought only So per ton. The
reaction has already set in, and dealecs predict
good prices this winter.
Over twenty Baptist missionaries left here Toe
Japan and China this week, and about dozen
Presbyterian missionaries. All but three Of those
bound for China go for the first time, and all are
young and enthusiastic They had a warm re-
ception here from the Women's Baptist Foreign
Missionary Society.
The fifth professional deserter in fortnight
was drummed out of Presidio this week. There
seems to have been regular business carried on
by worthless fellows of enliStng in the Army and
Navy and then deserting.
Among the deaths of the week was that OF
T. b. Emerson, a prominent stock raiser or the
Santa Clara Valley. He bred many of the famous
thoroughbred horses of the State. lie left q
fortune estimated at 81 ,000 900. In Fresno there
lied John w. Brooks. who was a well-knOwn mer-
chant in San Francisco In the F1ftIes. HE then
went to New,lork. remaining there untll 1879
when he came TO Fresno and established q vine
vard EX-Chef Whitney, of the San Francisco
fire department, is dying at his home in PIEDMONT
Whitney was prominent in the temperance cause
in his early days, and founded the DaShaway
Association
large and costly family hotel is TO be built
Taylor sts, on a portion Of which lot now stands
able that the old City Hall will be con.
demned dangerous. The walls are crumplng'
sons in the courtrooms, Police Headquarters and
the City Prison would be endangered Rather
than spend money in repairs 1t Will he torn down,
as there is room for all the offices in the new City
Hall.
The Editor of The Boise Statesman" makes
IN emphatic protest against joaquin Mliiers claim
hat he gave the name of Idaho TO the Territory.
This writer asserts that in $50 the name was nrse
riyen to @ new steamer for the Oregon Navigation
Company. Idaho was an Indian term, meaning
). gem of mountains" and was always accented on
the first letter When the Territory was organized
Delegate Garfield, from Washington Territory,
proposed this name, which he had often seen on
the steamer, as a euphonious and appropriate one.
Mariposa County has advertised this week for
bids for the construction of new road from Msrl,
posa. the county seat, into the Yosemite valley,
Dv the survey the distance is only fortysiX miles.
md the road will have the great advantage OF
being open in winter IL crosses no high DIVIDES
Il is expected that the trip may be made by stage
rom Merced by this road in twelve hours. Ii wiz
.lso be the first free road into the valley,