The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27

of mines in the Harqua Hala district, lie
miles northwest of Phoenix, A. T., has
been sold.
Halfmoon Bay and Pescadero are tax
ing great interest in the proposed San
Jose convention in the interest of coast
railroad.
DR.. G. 9. Stratton, late of Oakland, has
been elected Chancellor of the William
cite University at Salem, position which
was recently created.
The auction sale of property belonging
to the Ben Holiday estate at Portland
did not realize prices to justify the ad-
ministrator's approval of the sale.
The convention of the Southern Cali
fornia Editorial Association at Santa
Barbara during the second week of July
promises to be an enjoyable event.
A contract has been entered into to
build a road from Merced to Oakdale.
The road will be forty miles in length,
and will open up rich section of coun-
try.
The revenue cutter Corwin has sailed
from San Francisco for Behring sea,
where she will join the American fleet in
protecting American seal and salmon
fisheries.
The new steamer Norma has been
launched on Upper Sake river. This
boat will run between Huntington and
the nearest point to the Seven Devils
mining district.
At Milwaukee, near Portland, Daniel
Harvey while laboring under fit of in
san ty shot his mother. and then blew
out his own brains. The mother lived
but few hours afterward.
The Bishop Register wants an Indian
school in Owens valley, and says the Pr
utes themselves appreciate the advan-
tages of education and have themselves
set up school at Big Pine.
A big tree in the Mammoth forest,
ninety-two miles east of Tulare, is being
taken QUE for exhibition. The tree is
nipety-nine feet in circumference. 1t is
intended also for the Chicago World s
Fair.
A rumor has gained credepce at O'ym-
pia that the American book trust has
bought up the houses outside the trust
which secured contracts from the State,
and that the trust won, bribery or no
bribery.
A railroad company has been formed
at Colfax, with cap tai stock OF 81 ,5OO,-
600, for the purpose of constructing a
road from Lewiston to Wheatside, where
it will tap the Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern.
Native Daughters of the Golden West
from all parts of California are at Santa
Rosa attending the third annual session
of the Grand Parlor of the Native Daugh-
ters of the Golden West. The delegates
number 125.
The Governor of Montana has sent
1000 stands OF arms to Miles City. The
Cheyennes are off the regular camp, and
are shooting into settlers houses and
wantonly killing cattle. The people are
greatly alarmed.
Articles have just been signed at Car
son between Dobbins of California and
Ben Rosenthal of Hawthorne, New, for
foot race on the 22d instant for $50 0 a
side, for 100 yards, Rosenthal to have
nine feet the start.
Woodchoppers on the Umatilla river
and Meacham creek report that the rail-
road tie business has cut quite a figure
in the wood industry, and that next win
ter's supply in Pendleton is likely to be
somewhat short in consequence therof.
At Oakesdale, Wash., an aeronaut
named Wooey made an ascension with a
hot air balloon. When at an elevation
of 80 feet the balloon collapsed, and
Wooley was thrown into tree top, fall
ing from there to the ground. He was
picked up insensible, with broken arm
and leg, besides suffering other severe
injuries.
At the request of Elwood Cooper OF
Santa Barbara a general meeting of the
citizens of San Francisco has been called
by the Produce Exchange to appoint five
delegates to represent the city and coun-
| ty at the railroad convention, to be held
in San Jose shortly, to mature some pan
for the speedy organization and construc-
ton of coast line of railway from San
Francisco to Los Angeles.
A prominent coal dealer of San Fran
cisco says that the miners strike had not
affected the market materially at the
Wellington mines. The demand fol
house coal at this season of the year is
light, and the demand has been filled
Several importers have loaded up with
Wellington coal, and have been holding
out for higher figures. These will prob.
ably be glad to let 60 at the present
prices.
Information has been received that
Elijah Smith and associates have ordered
the construction of a standard gauge
railroad to connect Coos bay with the
Couuille river. in the Coquille valley
which has heretofore been partially $50
lated because of the difficulty of crossing
the bar at the mouth of the river, and by
means of this railroad to secure connec
ton with a weekly steamship service t.
San Francisco The ultimate destination
of this road at the eastern and western
ends has not been definitely determined
The steamer Moonlight has arrived a
San Francisco from the North with {
cargo of lumber. The Moonlight was re
Gently built in Oregon for the purpose o
testing the worth and expediency of {
system of steam propulsion by means Q
gasoline. The tonnage of the steamer II
about seventy-fve. She was fitted ou
with a novel engine and appertainiDg ap
paratus. the whole set in action by th'
use of gasoline. Previous experiment.
on lighter crafts propelled by naphth;
have been uniformly successful, and i
was thought that gasoline would worl
even better still. When fairly out OF
the voyage it developed that the expert
ment was a failure. The engine failed 7
work, and got out OF gear. The result j
to establish the fact that gasoline o
naphtha is not serviceable on vessels
any great tonnage. The Moonlight ha'
to abandon her engines, and reache'
port under sail.