The morning call., 1890-10-24
REAL ESTATE.
Sales Reported Yesterday-COun.
try PrOperiy-NOtes.

Among the many sales consummated by
Thomas Magee since September I'd are
nineteen representative transactions ag-
gregating about 100000.
J. T. hanna & Co. sold yesterday outside
land Block 1151 for $1,000; one-half of Block
1156 for $1,000; lot 5Ox12O, on Seventh avenue,
between California and Clement Streets for
$500, and lot 25Xl00, on the north side Of
Clement street, between Thirty-frst and
Thirty-second avenues, for $3.50.
For some time back country property has
been in fair demand ami the various opera
tors in acreage lands report steady increase
in inquiries and more sales during the past
thirty DAYS than had been made in the pre-
viouS niue months.
To meet this demand many of the agents
have augmented their lists of country Offer
ings as follows:
r. P. Riordan of $50 Market street offers
a 60-acre ranch In Santa Cruz, near
FELTON, Station, with good improvements,
twenty acres being in fruit. This prop
erty would he given in exchange for city
real estate He also has for sale fifty acres
of improved lands near Nala, 100 acres
! within five miles of MARTINEZ and eighty
acres of highly improved land in Contra
Costa County with fine residence and other
Improvements.
lIaiOan, LYON ~ r6tt, 10 hSdTHy s'Ittt,
are determined to find purchasers for ten
acres OF rich valley land only one mile from
a town, ten acres level land in Alameda
County with some 80 fruit tees in full
BEARING and personal property OF consider
able value.
J. T. Wells & Co. of $40 Kearny street de-
sire the attention Of capitalists and syndi-
Gates to one of the largest offerings submit
ted for some time past 1t consists of l0O,
| 600 acres Of grazing land and tie following
| personal property, viz. 10000 head OF cat
tie 1900 horses and mules, Is stations and
maltese jacks, so mule colts, 800 saddle
horses, together with farming utensils, etc.
There are about 100 buildings on this mag
nitirent piece Of properly, 200 miles OF good
fencing and about 100 miles OF dttchlng.
Sixty thousand acres carry TILE by United
States patent and the remaining $4,000
would be guaranteed to the buyer. Eighty
| thousand cres is level bottom land OF the
best quality.
The property has already attracted the at
tention OF cap talists, and there is every
prospect OF the sale being reported within
| the next few DAYS. A substantial offer has
been made TO the agents, who are now IN
| correspondence with the owners on the sub
ject.
The Occidental Land Company, 900
Kearny street, has placed before the public
$40 acres in Kern County, 20-acre fruit
ranch situated five mites from a railIOad
town ana 800 acres OF govd land III Kern
County.
NOTES,
Mr.. P. j. Kennedy. the real estate dealer,
of $50 Market, street IS in receipt Of leit-r,
dated at Victoria, b; t., from Charles W.
Pope, another San Francl.co realty agent
who is on his way 10 the East. FolloSiDg
are 4 few extracts taken from 1t:
As you VIII see by the heading, am at last
in HE domain of her Majesty Victoria, Queen
ana Empress Of almost all The earth til hag-
Ing, EXCEPT. OF course, that portion ruled by ills
Serene Hlghuess, Ben Harrison.
started week ago Tonight aud have been
on the 70 ever since. remained but one day In
Redding, leaving there on sunday morning, and
went down the mountains into Oregon just be-
fore dark, reaching Ashland, IN tie Rogue River
Valley, III time ioT sgprer Early III The morn
Ing We crossed the willamette River Into The
valley OF that name, arriving al Portland al .
O'Clock IN The morning. went clear through
Oregon from south 10 north, aud must say II IS
a grand country. All the aud appears 10 De
rich and productive, and judging by their homes
the Ia mers prosperous, and the Towns nu
merous and busy looking.
Portland is quite Il Large place and growing
steadily. / Ike lie looks of II very much. |
think the boom must have struck 1t bad, for
went out OF town with friend 10 Hook at some
lots only len miles ont, and ihey are selling at
S12o per lot or about $1,000 per acre. Fifty
dollars per acre would be Il fair price, as IL IS
covered with timber, aud OF no use for anything
that l could see.
Tacoma, arriving there al o'clock In the morn
ing on Tuesday. Tacoma Is wonderful place.
IL is lOCdltu UD l!Su ldplc-ldhui Jk Tue pm
cpal business street, which lies on the waters
edge. | WAS aStOnisheu at the immense build
ings, the finely planked roads, The number Of
electric aud cable roads that iun III all directions,
tie number OF new business blocks being built,
the beautiful homes that crown The heights, and
al the vim and snap and rush OF business, and
felt that was indeed In ii land where human
energy and industry had worked wonders.
About noon L took one OF the steamers tor
Seattle and had lovely ride on the water. This
city shows up grandly from tile bay, and what |
have said about Tacoma / say for Seattle, only
more so. i rode around on The electIic
roads looking at lots. lie travel at The
raIe Of Twelve miles an hour aud have been the
means Of spreading the people over a large eX-
teuI OF county. Talk about marine Views. OF
all the Sound cities they are glorious. There are
railroads and graded streets extending every
Where. When anything IS needed IN the way OF
public Improvements II Is done at once.
Business property Is not nearly high as
had expected. | was offered Il corner lot S0xl25
ieet, In the heart OF The Town, on Front street.
with splendid i've and six story buildings all
round, renting we'll, for $1,000 front foot.
BUILDERS CONTRACTS.
w. J. Murray with Henry Jensen, to
build on lot 20 feet north from corner of
Clover and LeavenwOIth streets, $3.50
James Collins with X. Doyle IL Son, to
build on lot on west line OF Isis street,
132:5K north OF. Thirteenth, north 20 Pa x75,
$3.50.
Congregation Beth Israel with David
Perry, to build on lot on south liae OF
Geary street, $50 west Of Octavia, west
IS :9x120, S1S,973.