The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-05-30
THE PACIFIC COAST.
California Oil Wells Increase
Their Flow.
The Chinese Six Companies Forward
Money to Pay Lawyers in
the Struggled Cases.

The land Of1ce at Shasta is to be re-
moved to Redding.
Captain Amos. late Warden of the
Utah penitentiary, has resigned.
New Mexico's chances for admission
to Statehood during the present session
of Congress are not hopeful.
Sacramento has ordered an election to
vote on proposition 10 issue $10O, ,00U in
street Improvement bonds.
the oil wells in Ventura county have
| lately increased their flow. in some cases
over 200 barrels in one week.
A company has been organized to build
railroad between the towns of Sho-
shone and Shoshone Falls, Idaho.
Helena, Mont, school bonds to the
amount of 100000 brought premium
of 1900. The competition was brisk.
The dismemberment of the Depart
ment of Arizona is expected when Gen
eral Grierson is retired from Office in
July.
Tacoma and Seattle believe that the
steamboat lines discriminate against
tllCAl Ill dlOo III ldSOI VI Odd dhNlSCO,
and the Chambers of Commerce OF the
two cities are investigating it.
The Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed Charles A. Paulson second assis-
tant keeper of the Point Bonita Light
Station, and Tony Schmall, first assis-
tant keeper of the Humboldt Station,
California.
1t is believed that within this month
the Cpur d'Alene, Spokane and Snake
rivers will be fearfullv swollen, aud con-
sequently the Columbia river will have
all it can do to carry off the melting
SHOWS. The latter river is steadily but
slowly rising.
Captain Owen j. Sweet of the Twenty
fifth Infantry and a special detail of
troops at Fort Custer, Mont, have COM
pleted the work of setting the headstones
on the graves of General Custer's brave
band, who fell in the battle of the Little
Bighorn on June 25, 1876.
At a meeting of the Trades Council
held at Spokane Falls the other day
about 50 500 was pledged the locke d-out
mechanics of Portland. Colonel J. A..
Power, editor of Public Opinion, the Of
fetal organ of the Trades Council of
Portland, appeared and spoke in the in
terest of the locked-out men. Consider
able enthusiasm prevailed.
The San Diego river has completely
changed it's course. 1t is now running
parallel with the Pacific Beach railroad
track. north, instead of through its old
westerly channel, and is undermining the
trat k. Trains are in serious danger. This
is the first break of the kind since the
channel of the river was subjected to
government engineering operation thirty
five years ago.
One of the Chinese Six Companies has
forwarded $500 to Cinnamon in San
Diego to pay attorneys fees for the
eleven smugglers who were recently
caught. This company is forwarding
supplies tothe Chinese who have entered
Lower California with the intention of
crossing the line and who have been in
structed to make no effort to move for
the present, until the excitement dies
down and the line is free from pickets.
Coolies are reported to be going into
Arizona at lively rate via Guaymas
There is not the competition in Arizona
between the races as in California, and
a new face among the Chinese there is
not noted. All the restaurants but two
at Phoenix are run by the Chinese, who
visit gambling saloons with the whites,
and no bitter feeling is exhibited; so,
once over the border, the Mongolian is
comparatively safe. This laxity will at
once be remedied.
Despite all reports of the effect of the
past remarkable winter on fruits OF Cali
fornia, shipping concerns and carriers are
now preparing for good fruit season.
Prunes and almonds from all reports seelh
to have been the most damaged, but crop
prospects of most of the fresh fruits usu-
ally sent to the Eastern markets appear
fair. This week the fruit union in Sac
ramento will be opened for the season,
and shipments by carload to Eastern
points will soon follow.
The Cheyenne Indian couriers, it is
reported from Helena, Mont, who were
sent out to find the new Messiah, who
has been preaching new religion, have
returned to their camp with the infor-
nation that they have met and talked
with him. The troops at Fort Custer
believe the rev Messiah is a Mormon
proselyter among the Indians and he Is
now on the way to the Crows, and the
guard house is being made ready and he
will rest there if caught.
Homer Lockwood, well-knowE capi.
talist of New York, has just arrived In
San Francisco from Mexico. In speak.
ing of the reported Mexican concessions
to a Chinese company said to be inter
ested in the enterprise for establishing 9
steamer line between HoDgkong ano
Guaymas, Mr. Lockwood said that ne
heard enough while in Mexico to CON
vince him that the statement was nc
story. and the Cninese would make this
last great effort to flood our country with
their laborers by running them over the
;. Mexican line.
The state of the earnings and expense
of the Southern Pacific Company for the
mast three months of the present veal
shows large excess OF expenses ove1
earnings. and, consequently, large
deficit, mainly due to the snow block
ades floods and washouts of January anC
February. The earnings Tor fne presen'
wear up TO March 81 were $9,667, 700
which is 1903 3Sl less than the earning' ing
during the corresponding period OF 1853
The deficit arising on the sacrament ls
system during this period was IL 92s.Ool
while on the Atlantic system there was
surplus of $194.s2s. The total deficit TO
the whole system was $1,732, ,3l2, which
;s $541 397 more than the deficit for tn.
corresponding &C = period of last year, which
was 81. .1el ,6I5. If the experience Q
former wears is repeated the earning
during the rest of the year will show
very large increase over and above to-
fionres. and will make the showing %
the whole year q favorable one,