The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-29
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Letters at Tacoma Addressed to
Our War Secretary.
Prominent Portland Business Man Taken
for Deer and Shot and Killed
by His Companion.
The population of Utah is reported at

The population of Utah is reported at
223 ,589.
Woo You, a Chinese domestic at San
Francisco, was shot while on his way to
work by highbinder.
Wellington strikers are ordered to ap-
pear in court at Victoria to answer
charges of intimidating miners.
Rev. 7. B. Cherrington, formerly OF
the University of California, has been
chosen President of Puget Sound Univer-
sity at Tacoma.
Money to build the San Luis Rev
fiume has been raised in Chicago, and
work will soon begin. This will irrigate
1OO, 900 acres of San Diego land.
The situation at Wellington is un-
changed. The striking miners are still
idle. There is much Indignation among
them over the fact that militia has been
sent there.
Jack McGuirk, resident of Mariposa
county, was shot four miles north of Ma
dera by Howard Wills, veterinary sur
geon. The shooting was the result of a
feud OF long standing.
The Shasta Courier says a survey is
being made by Chief Engineer Hood of
the Southern Pacific Company for big
tunnel through the Siskiyou mountains.
1t will be five miles long.
Near Foley Springs, Lane county, Or,
w. H. Walker of Staver & Walker, Port
land, while out hunting was accidentally
shot and killed by companion, who
mistook Walker for deer.
w. n. Gregory, the Southern Califor-
MIA agent at Oceanside, was found in the
depot with bullethole in his forehead
and another in his neck, lying in pool
of blood dead. A revolver was by his
side.
John Lembrick of San Diego while on
his way to Attica, Ind, killed himself
near Albuquerque. He lost much money
in the San Diego land boom, and that
was the primal cause leading to his sui
eide.
The body of Mexican was found on
the Hassayampa desert in Arizona few
days ago. The man had dug quite hole
with his hands where he was found in
search of water. He had died from
thirst.
A jam of logs on the Dungeness river,
WASH, has backed up body of water
eight miles long by two miles wide. The
people living miles below the boom are
in great danger of being swept away and
their property ruined.
Bradstreet's mercantile agency reports
twelve failures in the Pacific Coast States
and Territories for the week ending Au-
gust Is, as compared with sixteen for
the previous week and eleven for the
corresponding week of 1889.
Los Angeles Native Sons say the South
ern Pacific gives them 800 rates to San
Francisco, while delegates to both State
political conventions are allowed $15
rate, and an effort is being made to Sc
cure better rates from the steamship
company.
Letters have been received at the post
Office, Tacoma, addressed to Hon. Red
field Proctor, Secretary of War, Tacoma,
WASH" 1t is believed there that the
Secretary is on very important mission
that of examining into the condition
of the Northwest coast defenses, owing
to the Behring sea complications.
An engine and four freight cars went
through washOut on the Southern Pa
cific railroad near PantanO, A. 7. The
engine fell forty feet. Engineer Edward
III. Allis was buried under the locomo-
tive, which is nearly covered with water
and sand. His watch and part of his
hand were found on the engine. The
body has not yet been recovered. The
deceased was from Kansas City.
During the discussion at the meeting
of the coast county delegates at San Jose
Colonel Crocker said that the Southern
Pacific Company could not agree to close
the gap between Santa Margarita and
Elwood in less than four years, but
might be able to do it in less time if
nothing happened to prevent it. A COM
mittee to inquire into details of the
agreement will hold a conference with
Colonel Crocker soon in San Francisco.
1t is definitely stated that the Pacific
Mail Company has abandoned Victoria
as new stopping place, and will here
after send its steamers direct to YOkO
hama and Hongkong from San Fran
cisco. 1t is understood that satisfactory
arrangements have been made with the
Canadian Pacific Company which threat
ened to send its steamers to San Fran
cisco. Harmony again prevails between
the two companies, and each will keep
within its own boundary.
A company to purchase coal lands and
prospect and develop them in the States
of Washington and Oregon has been in
corporated under the name of the Wash
ington Coal and Lumber Company, with
the principal place of business in Oak
land, Cal. The capital stock is 81 ,OO0,-
900 in 10000 shares of 500 each. The
first Directors are Charles Elliott, John
K. Marsh, William T. Halliday, John L.
Davis of Oakland, Wesley Elliott of
Ohio and. Oswell HI. Herschberger of
Linkville, Or.
An enormous flow of natural gas has
been struck at Summerland, suburb of
Santa Barbara, Cal. About three months
ago q two-inch well was put down for
sulphur water, and struck strong flow
of gas. which has since been used for
lighting and domestic purposes in Sum-
merland. About three weeks ago syn
dicate of Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo capitalists leased the property,
and commenced to put down ten-inch
pipe. Gas in considerable quantities
was struck at twenty-eight and thirty
four feet, and on the 14th instant at a
depth of forty-nine feet they struck a
regular gusher. The pressure is so great
that it can be heard for blocks and so
heavy it cannot be capped. Experts es~
innate that the daily fow is at least
5000, 900 feet.