The morning call., 1890-06-23
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States ant
Territories.

CUASI HENS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
The public school at Hawthorne, New, will not
be open TIL September LIST.
Ore IS coming from the Moore Mine in Placer
County thai pays $1,000 day.
The hag-pOle that was raised last week at the
public school of Headsburg, is a splendid stick,
eighty feet long above ground
The editor OF the Marysyille Appeal has gone
TO Mount SHASTA to invest gale the recent dlSap-
pearanee OF one OF It's submits.
a oar OF gold worth $500 was sent down from
the Banner mine at Grass Valley on Saturday.
It was the result Of eight days run.
Two capitalists from Michigan have bought
some valuable timber land near Riverside,
where they intend TO put up large boA-fac-
tory.
F. Il. Lindsay, a well-known cattle man OF
Honey Lake Valley Lassen County, fell dead
from his horse last Monday While riding near
his home.
Judge Ross of Los Angeles has sentenced f.
W. Doane eX-bO0k- keeper OF national bank, to
five years Imprisonment for making false Gu
Tries OF 1915.
Tue demand for railroad ties in the Umatilla
River country has been so heavy that little fire.
wood was cut during The winter, and The supply
viii be short.
TIE Republicans of Butte County will hold
their County Convention at GTiGley on july
Goth. Delegates TO The State Convention Will be
elected on july 18th.
he repairs to H. NJ. s. Amphiou were COM
pIettu at NiCtOIld, D. u, IdSl blonudl, anu tue
vessel was foated from the dry-dock. She had
been tneIe for six months.
Tie young tOughS OF Woodland have broken
every pane OF glass IN the college building. Be-
fore il can be occupied the owners VIII have to
pay bili of 500 for repairs.
The CuyumaeA Railroad Company OF san Diego
has made Two offers 10 extend The road to con
meet with the Southern Pacific system, provided
the $500, 900 subsidy is given It,
A gold brick worth $1,000 was sent TO Baker
City, Oregon, last Tuesday, from the Balsey
Elknorn mine. 1t was the result OF twelve days
run with small fOur-stamp mill.
Some very rich placer diggings have been found
az The Swank River, Wash that pay $50 day
10 the man. A big rush OF miners took place
from Elensburgh for The new camp.
The Victoria (B. c. Times says $50 600
changed hands at vancouver on election day.
$500, and Mir. A. 81. Herring 5000 'O'|N
Stephen Quinn was run over by the cars near
Clipper Gap last week. He suffered three ampu-
Iations of one leg on account OF modification
setting in, and yet he is in lair way TO recover.
Says Tie Nevada Tribune: II our farmers
would raise more grain al least $4,000 could be
Kept in Nevada that now goes TO California
monthly for the supply OF the Riverside mill at
Reno.
j. M. Scott, who carries the mail between Mo-
destO ana Newman In Stanislaus County, goes
on hOrsebacE aud has 10 swim his animal for
two miles through high waller on the north side
OF the river.
Two men, Frank Kelley and James Walker,
tried 10 steal a ride on the brake beam of a car
al Seattle last Thursday night When near
OBriens Station they Tell under the wheels aud
were Killed.
James Power OF La Connor, Wash. recently
sold $4,000 pounds of hops for 1874 cents
pound. He read tile papers and held Oh, while
his neighbors sold their crops tor 10 cents
pound and less
pool reports the biggest yield OF wool OF any
sheepman In Crook County. His flock averaged
thirteen and One-nalf pounds per head, but uu-
fortunately he had but one head.
While dIscnaTping coal from the hold of the
steamer Parthia al Vancouver, British Column
Dla last Tuesday one OF the large baskets cap
sized while in the air. and Two brothers, Frank
and John ProtL, were struck on the head by
heavy Jumps Of coal and were Killed.
Tie Seattle Times says: Tie State Medical
Board at Olympia has organized with Dr..
President; DIR. Howard Keyor of WalIa Waila
(allopathy( Secretary, aud DR.. j. B. Mukler Of
Centralia (physlo-medlcah Treasurer
The Petaluma Imprint charges that the census
enumeratOrs OF Sonoma County carry TWO sets OF
books with them, in one of which they euter the
political pTocliylties OF every voter. The law
does not contemplate political canvass by lie
enumerators, and The Superintendent should put
a stop 10 it.
Tie Portland OregOnian says: Mrs. Q. B.
Horton, lady OF 73 years of age, recently
wrote a description of Hoquam TO friend
Alameda, Cal, In which she placed 1872 words
upon postal card Ia a clear and legible hand.
Size wrote nnety-two Ines upon the card, six
teen words to the line.
The Orove Register says: Butte has her
snare OF large ianliles, Tor there Is one Win
eleven children within few miles OF this town,
TWO with eleven children near Biggs, also one OF
twelve and one of fourteen The largest family
that we know of is one in the western part of tue
county containing sixteen children.
The ElkO Indr pendent says: Charley Moody,
who mas Just reiuIned from the hOrse-TOdeo on
Maggie aud susie creeks, reports a fearful loss
of horses during the past winter. Out OF be
tween 600 and 700 head left on that range last
fall not over forty head were found r.
Dorsey and John haskitt are the principal sui
Tie schooner Venture called at the West
Coast stations, b. c., recently 10 get crew Of
Siwashes TO go north for sealing. They de-
manded 81 so for each skin, with bonus OF
$40 coin and two sacks of -four for each man In
canoe. To crown all their boss" was TO be
paid $500 coin. The Venture Will not 90 north
al these rates.
The Port Townsend Call says: Captain Solo
mon Jacobs OF the schooner hOllie Adams, who
has been in prison for debt al Victoria for seY-
eral months past, has been released. lie was
sued for breach OF contract in seal fishing
speculation by S. Baxter OF Seattle, who OBJ
tatned Judgment. The case was compromised
by Jacobs paying $500.
The POrtervilIe Enterprise says: A new bird
has made its appearance This summer In the
Black Noun ain Valley on Middle Tule. IL Is
made somewhat after The shape OF a small sap
sucker, but is in color resembling canary. II Is
very pretty lille denizen OF The woods, but like
most California birds is s0Dgless II inbabits the
timber on lie banks OF the river, and lives on
rock.
The VacavIlle Reporter says: The County
Board Of Education has good vacation laid
out. IT win secure gOBd salary at So per day
for each one for awhile, as 1t Will take some
time TO examine The series OF papers from each
pupil from hlty-four school districts. Their
teachers could about as well be trusted to exam
Inc their papers as 10 give them their examfna-
lions.
The Pomona Progress finds that after four
years exclusive paintings Of tue navel orange in
that vicinity that public opinion is changing in
favor OF later variety, and it is beginning TO be
found that the Mediterranean sweet, or Valen-
ella, are really the best oranges for profit to be
planted The Progress says the great demand
there Is always for oranges III the months OF
April aud especially May, has caused the change
In opinion concerning the navel orange.
The Kern County Californian says ''FoxtaIl"
Is natures protest against the greed OF graZiers
and large land holdings. This pestileut weed or
grass first appeared In the mountains and loot
hills. They were so OverStOeked with sheep
that all the good grasses were eaten out and not
permitted TO again appear. So nature, which
abhors bare places, clothed them, In part, with
growth that could protect ITSELF the sharp, pene-
tTating spnes OF which the domestic animals
dreaded.
The Victoria Times says: The brig Mary Tay-
Tor, one oil The old bulks that are being destroyed
by the WhitelaW. has seen some pretty rough
times, the last OF which was some years ago
when bound out from Port Townsend with a load
oil lumber. The stout brig was near Cape Flat
terry when heavy squat struck and dismasled
her. She lowed into Victoria, where she
has laid ever since. The captains wife aud fam
which crashed through tue cabin struck the lady,
killing her Instantly. Tie captains child was
also lost. but The rest OF the crew succeeded in
reaching shore.