The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-28
COAST ITEMS.
Matters of Interest From Pacific States
and Territories.

Matters of Interest From Pacific States
and Territories.
Sixty men are working in the new coal
mines at Coalinga, Tulare County.
Salmon have been running up the Pajaro
River for some time, and they take the hook
just like trout.
Eight tons OF poultry were shipped from
Gridey 10 the San Francisco markets for
Christmas dinners.
The Santa Ana Press says the greater part
OF the san Joaquin ground will be planted
to barley this year.
T. S. Palmer, leader of the Death Valley
exploring party, is in San Bernardino max
ing final preparations.
Ten thousand dollars will be spent in
clearing the channel of Napa Creek of
snags, sandbars and oyerhangiDg trees.
A five-year-old boy named Baugh was
burned to death at Sainsevain, San Bernar-
dino County, last Friday while burning
brush.
R. E. Murray of Stockton has been ap-
pointed Assistant Acknowledgement, N. g.
c., by Governor Markham. The salary is
S2400 year.
About 100 Chinese are mining in gravel
claims IN the southern part Of Josephine
County, Oregon. They will take out SAC, COO
for the season.
The Trustees of Hilisboro, Oregon, were
sued recently for damages by man who
fell into hole in the sidewalk. A Jury
gave him verdict for $4,000.
A young NJ -xican girl tried to start fire
at Albuquerque, n. Mex, last Thursday,
with coal oil. An explosion followed, and
the poor girl was terribly injured.
o. l.. Telles, son of Representative Telles
of New Mexico, called at the house of S.
Marquiz, near San Rafrilo, on Christmas
day and shot him dead without ceremony.
A resident of McNinnville, Oregon, drank
too much. buttermilk the other day and his
stomach rebelled. To ease his pain the man
took an overdose Of morphine and died soon
after.
Work had to be stopped all of last Satur-
day on the big bridge at Salem, Oregon, as
the wind blew so hard that the foreman
would not permit any laborer 10 venture on
the structure.
A boy named Jones of Pendleton, Ore
g1n, found some dynamite cartridges the
other day and began TO explode them. He
fired four without danger. but the fifth
struck him in the face and plowed big
furrow from his mouth to his ear.
A Chinese boss of Grdley, Butte County,
has just had made by local timer dish
pan that measured feet inches in Diane
ter by 20 inches deep. When asked what it
was for the heather replied, "Slome time all
same Masons big blow-lout, cook 'em for
heap men,"
The Silyerton Appeal says: Master Harry
Cobb shot aud killed two wild geese a
lew uayS ago WHICH were 1851 III leg. In
his great excitement after they had been
brought to the ground he broke his gun
stock over one Of their heads which showed
signs of life.
The steamer Hounslow arrived at San
Diego last Wednesday with 1900 tons of
coal from Nanaimo She is under charter
to load twenty-five cargoes of coal from the
same port, Although She drew q feet of
water she had no trouble in going into the
harbor of San Diego.
Colonel James Taylor OF Astoria has
offered wealthy Montana saw-mili concern.
OF which Banker Seligman is a factor, 1000
feet OF water front, just around Smiths
Point on Youngs Bay. 1t is to be gift on
condition that they erect gigantic saw-mill
that will give employment to several hun
bred men daily.
The Colusa Herald says: A. NJ. New
lands on Wednesday taught the pupils Of our
| schools an object lesson on the resources of
Colusa County. He told Principal Haymam
that lie would give to each pupil, the day
before Christmas, one pint of almonds each
consequently, at the time appointed, Mr.
Newlands unloaded at the school building
about 200 pounds of his far-famed almonds.
with about twenty-five pounds OF raisns-
all from his own place.
Another Daniel come to judgment Is re-
ported by the Pendleton East Oregonian
y. Nd. Bently OF that city, who has just re.
| turned from trip. to the mountains He
SiAiho enO hOuut VI hililIlR Qe6F IN a nunt
with L. j. Tweedy. Both tue hunters shot
at the same time and aftrrward quarreled
over the division OF the prize, each claiming
the hide and Iallow. The matter wa, left
to sieepher0er for arbitration, and being
| gwen absolute power to decide, he took
half the deer himself and divided the re-
naming half between the contestants. With
this they had to be content.
Indians sometimes display quite streak
Of conscience. The Albany Democrat tells
the following about Billy Chinook. who re-
Gently died at Warm Springs: When he
| joined the United Presbyterian Church. a
few years ago. he had three wives. OF
course that would not do for church mem
Der, and he had to give two of them up.
Which one lie should keep was serious
matter. One had child. one had no sense
and the third he loved best. She was child
less: Out Of a sense of duty he kept the one
with the child, and the one he loved best
was married TO another man, which he said
was pretty hard to bear. The one without
| any sense he kept and supported for help