The morning call., 1890-09-10
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

BrIef Notes racine states anu
Territories.
a large piece Of ground has been bought
near Victoria. b. c., for the purpose of es-
tabiiShiug cattle quarantine.
Mrs. Trelmo was thrown from a tram
car on the jetty at Newport, Oregon, ON
Friday and sustained fatal injuries.
An old prospector bought a piece of
ground near Nevada City, the other day for
$500. He went for gold, and soon struck a
deposit that will pay him 5000.
James Mathews, laborer, was killed at
Kirkland, Oregon, last Wednesday. lie was
clearing piece of land when a tree fell on
him, causing death in a few hours.
The Republicans of Nevada have NOM
mated K. K Colcord for Governor, Ii. f.
preme Court, and Richard Rising for Dis
trict Court
A survey has been made for new water
system for the city of Tacoma. 1t will begin
at Green River, thirty-two miles distant, and
the water will be delivered in a conduit by
gravity principle.
Farmer Camp employs go Piute Indians
in picking hops near Folsom, Sacramento
County. Their time is kept by young
woman of the tribe who is a graduate of the
Reno High School.
Some San Jose boys were amusing them
selves last "Wednesday in running ana jump
ing over big brush IRE. One OF them
named Rogers failed to clear the heap and
fell into the FIRE. He was badly burned.
A boy of Willows, Mendocino County,
took a shot at squirrel on his fathers
barn last Thursday. He killed the animal
but the barn went up in smoke with all its
contents, as well as 200 acres OF dry feed.
Jack Williams, a miner at Nimshaw,
Butte County, was imprisoned seventeen
hours by cave in shaft last Thursday. A
hole was finally dug large enough to get his
body through, when rope was passed in
and Jack Was pulled through by his friends
on the surface. He was somewhat bruised
aud was nearly frozen by standing in water
waist deep.
The Oeeanslde Vidette says: A beer
bottle was picked up on the beach recently
with the address, Miss Minnie Defur,
Stewartvlle, Posy County. Indiana" writ
ten on a card in nice. flowing hand. No
doubt Miss Defur expects to hear from her
message from some part OF the world.
Where did she fix the bottle? Probably on
some Panama steamer.
The Chamber of Commerce of Los Ange-
les held heated session last Thursday
afternoon in discussing report of c. White
Mortimer, British Vice-Consul for 1889. that
was printed 1t contained so many glazing
errors that the Chamber united in sending
lot of resolutions to Secretary of State
Blaine Insisting that he should have the
aforesaid Consul removed.
The Hueneme Herald says: Bathing is
now very popular here, and there are often
large crowds on the beach. The suits worn
by the ladies' of Hueneme are, of course
very pretty, but some OF the sisters from
the back villages, who come here to brave
the briny" wear all manner OF costumes;
crazy quilts, busters and other original de-
signs entirely unknown to Harper's Bazaar.
The Oregunian says: A. p. Sharpstein
has made proposition TO the people of AS
toria to build an electric railway over the
hill to Youngs Bay for a cash subsidy of
$4,000. He will guarantee to begin work
within sixty days and complete it in six
months, the subsidy to be paid within five
DAYS after the completion Of the road. A
public meeting had been held and it is prob
able the subsidy will be raised.
The Times reports that Pomona man
came up recently from Redondo. He
changed his seat very often, opened the win
| dows squirmed about uneasily, and finally
kicked because be supposed there was a
| corpse in the baggage car. Arrived in Los
Angeles he reached into his coat pocket for
| his handkerchief and found five or six fish
| DAYS before, TO be used for bait. They were
| of the variety known as smelt, and they
were true 10 name.
The Homer Index of August Both says:
| A couple Of young lady tourists, en- route for
| Yosemite, camped ON Mountrose's sawdust
dump last Monday night, and fried their
| bacon and slapjacks like old mount aineerS,
| after which they cuddled up in their blankets
| and went to sleep as "snug as bug in
| Tug." A formidable rifle and six shooter
| Law beside them, and they were not molested
| They had two saddle horses and dminutive
| burrow to pack their traps, and were COM
| fortaby equipped for roughing it.
The Anderson Enterprise says: The large
globe containing the solitary sunfish, on the
| back porch Of the hotel came near being the
source of a blaze at that hostelry last week.
| The rays OF the sun shining for some time
| directly on one spot through the convex
| bowl set with telling effect on the dry win
| dow sill soon heating to living coal. 1t
was discovered after a spot about two inches
| in diameter had burned over. Being where
| It was where SO many pass back and forth
| during the morning, there was no danger,
| Int it shows how simple the source of some
| -, :, &c truativ, fires NAV no