The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-11
THE PACIFIC COAST.
Another Invasion of the Navajo
Reservation Anticipated.
Natural Gas Struck at Summerland, Near
Santa Barbara, While Boring
an Artesian Well

n. l., ioI d moIhouioI university.
Lumber dealers at Santa Cruz have
formed combination to increase prices.
A very rich vein of ore has been struck
in the old James Harron mine in Aubrey
valley, Fresno county, Cal.
Portland says it's population will be
understated from 5000 to 1900, and the
Chamber of Commerce has t,ken action
in the matter.
August K9nig, who killed Henry Be
ger near Firebaugh's Ferry last April,
has been found guilty, and will be given
life sentence.
Professor G.. E. Hutton, principal of
the Santa Rosa public schools, has been
elected to a chair in the Normal school
at Los Angeles.
Another invasion of the Navajo reser-
vation by mining prospectors is said to
be fitting out from San Juan instead Of
Gallup, N. M, as heretofore.
The town of Cerrillos, N. NJ, on the
Santa Fe road, has been almost wiped
out of existence by fire. 1t is a coal
mining town of 1000 people. The fire
iOSCC0 lhiOdhO W POStO W
w. II. Bush of Montesano, recently
appointed Receiver of the Land Office at
Olympia, Wash, has declined to accept.
He is Sheriff of Chehalis county, and
finds the latter Office more lucrative.
A Chinaman at Sacramento was charged
with taking 5000 diamond from Jew
eler's shirt. The Chinaman protested
his innocence, but paid the jeweler $3.50.
Now the Mongolian proposes to sue to
recover the money.
The San Diego Union says: At this
time of year there are numerous sea tur-
tles in False bay, and dur no last week
two men, who make busi E, of catch
ing the monsters, were quite successful,
clearing $98 for the weeks work.
The trial of William M. Harmed, ex-
Deputy Collector of Customs at Port
Townsend, for extor.ion has come to an
end, the Judge instructing the jury TO
find verdict of mot guilty" The case
of Herbert +. Beecher Is now on.
The perennial battle beirg waged be-
tween the Sailors Union and shipmas-
ters and seamen who do not recognize
that organization at San Diego has re-
suited in the captain of the bark Mem
non being severely beaten by crowd of
sailors.
The great cantilever bridge at Needles
was tested recently, says the Bazoo
First ten large Pittsburg engines were
run out on the bridge and allowed to
stand there. Then double-header train
load of coal was run on to it. The grand
structure didn't quiver. The test Was
satisfactory.
Union Pacific construction parties are
now working near Vancouver, at Seattle
and between Tacoma and Olympia. The
work at Seattle consists of the improve
ment of the company's recently acquired
waterfront property. Similar work will
be begun in the tide flats in Tacoma in
about two months.
G.. R. Walters has been sentenced by
the courts of Peso del Norte to be shot,
and J. R O'Laughlin to ten years i'm
prisonment for killing lewd woman in
Paso del Norte in May, 1889. The con-
demned men are citizens of the United
States and have appealed for protection.
Arrangements have been made at the
Navy Department for the repair of the
United States steamer Pensacola at New
York, the Lancaster at Portsmouth, N.
H., and the Marion at Mare Island.
These vessels will be fitted out for sea
service and put in commission as soon
as possible.
| While II. L. Williams was boring an
artesian we'll for water at SummerlaDd,
FIVE miles from Santa Barbara, flow
of gas was struck, which continued to in
crease after going ten feet, and at d pth
Of thirty-three feet the pressure is forty
pounds to the square inch. There is a
project suggested to supply Santa Bar
bara with light and fuel.
There is friction between the city and
State authorities at Spokane Falls over
the right of way of car tracks on
Division street. The City Transit Com
pany disobeyed court injunction, and
tore up the rails of the Spokane Com
pany. but the court authorities in the
end proved to be the stronger party, and
the rails were put back. Considerable
feeling has been shown.
The court-martial trial of A. E. Milti-
more at Tucson, A. T., has just closed.
The findings have been forwarded to
Washington, and will not be made pub
lie until announced there. The judge ad-
vocate announced that an additional
charge had been made against Miltimore.
The allegation is the payment of fraudu-
lent vouchers for typewriter and sup,
plies to the amount of $3.50.
TIE Downieville Messenger has the
following: Between this place and the
Red Oak mine is a strip of about 10C
Yards in width of red snow. On the sur
face the color is not so plain as below the
surface, but is plain enough to enable
one to trace the color strip some distan {
both ways from where the trail crosses it
Dig down ten inches and the siies OF the
depression appear about the color OF REQ
ink. No cause for this can be seen.
The project of making Goat island the
terminus of roads which are now built
or may hereafter he constructed, and
have their terminus on San Francisco
pay is being revived. The proposition
for making a general terminus of Goat
island for merchandise or passenger traf.
fic has this time been favored by the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
in conhiction with the active and ad
vanced business men of San Francisco
1t is the intention of these gentlemen tt
lcanse the bill to be introduced In thu
present Congress, in which the offer o
the use of Goat island as a termin /.
point for all the railroads will be made
The bill that is beng prepared particu
larizes the methods and changes b.
which the transfer from its present con
trol viii be effected.