The morning call., 1890-09-21
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
A thriving mining camp in Plumas County
is named Gimletville.
The last cleanup of the Wildman mne
in Amador County, yielded $4,000.
The stree-car companies of Seattle, Wash,
have united in building car shops in that
city.
II. FL. Rose of Pasadena has picked A. 696
pounds OF peaches this season from three
acres of trees.
A Pomona woman made neat little turn
in real estate last week by which she cleared
$500 in four days.
The Supervisors of Tulare County have
ordered the name of Mussel Slough changed
to Lucerne Valley.
Four prisoners are now confined in the
Clatsop County Jail, Oregon. One is
charged with murder.
The clerks of Salem (Oregon) stores are
working for shorter hours. They now work
fourteen hours day.
The people OF Astoria, Oregon, want
new charter prepared so as to be presented
to the next Legislature.
The Reno Journal says the Truckee River
Is so full of saw-dust from the California
saw-miils that it looks like gravel.
The Colusa Gazette says that steamers
can go ninety miles above the town now and
get the wheat that is stored along the banks
A seven-year old son of Mr.. Parks was
bitten by rattleSnake near Conlee, Wash,
last Friday afternoon and died in few
hours.
A fir-tree was cut the other day by Soule
q Conley'S men, on the Willipa River,
WASH, that scaled 2o,500 feet. The top log
was not counted.
The late Judge Preston of jamestown,
Tuolumne County, was elected Justice of
Paana cnrti C1x,
until 1878, period of twenty-five years.
A flock of quail was seen in the streets of
Lower Lake last Thursday and one was shot.
The Bulletin says it was the only quail
killed in that town for twenty-five years.
Some of the small boys in Phoenix, Ariz.,
have made considerable pocket money by
collecting large scorpions, cenupedes and
rattlesnakes, which they pickle and sell to
tourists.
The calaboose at Sierra Valley was for
mally dedicated last Thursday. 1t has been
standing idle for two Years, and the first
bOarder was the supposed stage-robber who
operated on the SuSanyille stage.
The Carson Appeal says: From the fact
that the gage hens are six weeks behind in
their Matching and numerous other signs.
the Indians predict short, mild winter, and
Will not begin stealing wood until NoYen-
Der.
The Sonoma Index-Tribune says: The
best record in h0p-picking in this county
was made last Friday by Il. HOhenStein, who
piucked 2fO pounds in one day. Dan Nc
Cam comes next with go pounds in the
same time.
Francis Fairbanks tried to ford a small
creek near Rincon, Los Angeles County,
last Thursday afternoon, when his wagon
fell into a deep hole and was upset. The
unfortunate man was thrown under the
wagon and drowned.
Says the Pomona Progress: The Dunk
ards at LordSburg have left the big hotel
building there because of misunderstand-
ing about the purchase OF the property. The
Dunkard Colony, called ESwena, near North
Cucamonga, is growing, but that at Lords
burg Is at Standstll.
The Mayfield Palo Alto says: There are
more sick horses at the Palo Alto Farm now
than ever before, and in number of eases
1t is OF serious nature. The men in charge
are doing all in their power to relieve the
suffering horses, but it is feared that the
loss is likely to be heavy.
A bean vine we'll loaded with fat pods can
be seen growing near the end of the electric
line on Liberty street, says the Salem Jour-
nal, In three feet of solid gravel, which was
filled in last May This only goes to show
that even among rocks, where there is ap-
parently neither sun nor moisture, the
glorious climate of the valley will produce
rich vegetation
At the recent explosion of giant powder
at the Elgin quicksilver mine in Colusa
County, Judge Moore of San jose, the
owner, narrowly escaped instant death.
His cork hat was blown to pieces, he was
lifted some distance toward the sky and
landed on his head, while his watch was
found hanging In large tree with the
works stopped and the case forced open.
The MADEIRA Mercury says: Cash Crooks,
the man who was shot at Firebaugh last
week by the accidental discharge of a shot
gun in the hands OF August Garbini, an
Italian who was endeavoring to shoot a
Mexican, has been placed in the hospital at
Fresno. 1t Is though that he will lose the
sight of both eyes. A reward has been
offered for Garbinfs capture, but he is still
at large.
The Wheatland Four Corners says
While coming up the grade near Montgom-
cry Creek last week the occupants Of a
wagon. three ladies and several children,
were badly frightened by large rattle
sn axe, which lay coiled near the road,
jumping from the upper bank of the grade
into the wagon. Fortunately the snake
was blind and no one was bit, and the rep
tile was at once killed.
Says the Portland OregoniaD: A Marion
County family now number FIVE generations
the Youngest three being natives here, and
the others among the early pioneers, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Millie Rains, 81 years, her
daughter, Mrs Lewis Pettyjohn. aged 63
years; her granddaughter. Mrs. Celia Fidler,
aged 50 years; her great-granddaughter
Miss Maud Fiddler. aged 16 years. and her
great granddaughter, Miss Lizzie Row.
hearty and good for several years yet.