The morning call., 1890-08-28
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Items OF Interest From Pacific
States and TerritOries.

Brief Items OF Interest From Pacific
States and Territories.
The famous Keller mine at S0corro, n.
Mex, was ruined by tire on Tuesday.
The population of the city of Oakland
exceeds that of the State of Nevada by 5000.
Provo, Utah, has a red-hot Anarchist.
His wife supports him by taking III wash
ing.
The first carload of dried prunes sent
from this State left Santa Rosa last Tues
day for Chicago.
The Folsom Telegraph is able to say: A
fine deposit of tin ore has been found near
town by f, A. Kir.
John E. Richards for four years leader
writer for the San Jose Mercury, has re-
signed to practice law.
A special election will be held in New
Mexico OH October 18th to adopt or reject a
State constitution.
The old Silverado claim near Calistoga
has been reopened. says the Napa journal.
with tlatterlng prospects.
George X. Grimes, a pioneer settler Of
ClatSop County, Oregon, died at Seaside
last Saturday aged 80 years.
The tariff for selling whisky in Calistoga
without u license is $500. and the town
authorities collect it every time.
A contract was signed at Spokane Falls
last Saturday for a new high-sehool build
ing. The price named was So, 577.
According to the Ephraim City Utah)
Register the editor of the Nephi Ensign is
under arrest on charge OF libel"
The fine house OF III. w. Edwards ut Oak
Grove, Santa Clara County. was destroyed
by fire last Tuesday. Loss, SIS, coo.
The first reunion Of the Pioneers of Polk
County, Oregon, will be held in camp at
Monmouth on September 11th and 18th.
Thomas Myers, engineer of the Candida
ria Mill, New. lost his left hand the other
lay NV ppt II coupht in ippry
Alexander Rolf, Il pioneer citizen of Walla
Walla, died recently aged II. For years he
was called the weather prophet Of Walla
Walla.
The estimated yield of hops in Washing
ton this season will be 10000 bales. At
present prices, 81 cents pound, the farmer
Will coin money.
w. w. Davis of Big Bend, Wash, was
leading Il horse TO water the other day when
the animal kicked him in the head His
skull was fractured SO that Davis died i'll q
few hours.
The Salt Lake Times saws: The young
ladies OF Spanish Fork have organized u
baseball club. How to get around !"
swearing at the umpire is their most serious
obstacle to success.
Major Merriam's melon-patch near Es-
cOndldo Is a fayorlte resort at night Tor
deer that never make mistake in sam
ping the ripest fruit. The first visit they
utSlEOyeu iJU mtiOuS
The pumps in the Gold Hill mine at
Grass Valley were uncovered recently
after lying nine years under water. They
were put TO work and lifted water as well
as the first day they we're down.
Says the Whittier Graphic: Guadalupe is
so called from "Wad" and LOOP" the
names Of two gentlemen who i'll early days
resided in the moSs-covered village. Loop
would gather the innocent traveller In and
the other gentleman would secure his wad.
The Phoebe Record says: The vote of
the raliroaders at tue coming election VIII
be from 200 To 800, enough TO elect any can
didate to Office VINO can capture 1t. TINS
vote will play an important part in the
election, and no doubt will be catered to by
Office seekers
The Gold Beach Orr Gazette says: There
is very dangerous sunken rock some dis
lance oil shore, southwest from the mouth
of Rogue River, which is directly in the
track OF coasting vessels. SEA captains
say there should by all means be whistllng
buoy on this rock.
The Portland Oregonan says: Pete Mox
M0Y, an Indian, stole two horses from j. =.
Dliman OF Grand Coulee. Dllman at once
took up tile trail aud followed the thief for
fifteen days. finally capturing MoX 0l0X Dy
shooting him in the arm. Dilman suffered
great hardship and privation IN his long
pursuit On the dry western ranges he
often suffered for water. One ride of forty
five miles was made without that necessity.
Bruce Edwards ana Mamie Bigger el0ped
from Boulder, Colorado, last week and
were duly cemented into one. When they
returned TO receive forgiveness and the
odd mans" blessing they were repulsed
but this MIR. and Mrs. Bigger refused to do
and now Bigger is taking daily lessons with
his target-gun at a postage-stamp 800 yards
away, as he swears by all the Roman gods
who ever wrote wretched philosophy tnat
he Will murder Edwards at sight.