The morning call., 1890-05-21

Portland. His brother, Wash. Thomas,
drove the first dray team, which was yoke
Of oxen; and Frederick Thomas. father of
Wash. and c. W., built the first house with
single roof in Portland.
The Solano Republican says: There is
peach tree standing near the old Dlngley
Mili IN Green Valley, on the ranch of Louis
Obertl, that is 81 years of age. 1t is pro-
llhc bearer, always bringing forth fruit. 1t
Is estimated that there will not be less than
5oO pounds OF peaches gathered from it this
year.
At Point Arena expensive machinery has
Deen put up for making charcoal and coal
tar from oak and redwood lumber. The
wood Is placed In huge ovens and treated to
intense heat. Ii the experiment succeeds
at least $500 cords of oak will be converted
into charcoal this year.
The Suffer County Farmer is responsible
for the following: During the high water in
the Feather River the bottom lands of the
Briggs orchard were submerged. Mr.. Thas-
ing informs US that it is a fact that the fish
nave eaten the young pear trees in
the water. Along the tules where the
water covered the ground the tlsh have eaten
the grass in many places to such an extent
as to make it unfit for pasture.
The editor OF the Cheney Sentinel says:
Ii it should be a unanimous call we are
Wiling to sacrifice ourselves on the public
altar. We have not got typewriter nor
supposititlous man somewhere who has
the cash and will put it in the water works;
put we have got the nerve to run the town
IN DEBT 500, GOO and make decent go-ahead
place oil 1t, or bust her wide open and be
done with 1t. That's the kind of hair
PIN this editor Is, and if the people of this
city want that kind of Mayor here is your
chance.
The Snohomish Sun says: From Dave
Boyle, who Just came down from the Silver
City country, we learn that snow is at least
twenty-five feet deep on the National Tun
mel and about the same on the Diamond
Hitch On the Trade Dollar the snow is
thirty feet deep, and on The Blue Bird six.
Mr.. Boyle says that the men who are up
there are doing all they can to get the roads
In condition for the coming rush. 1t will
be some time yet, however, before miners
can do anything owing the immense guam
tlty OF snow.
,r The Fort Benton (Mont) Press says:
Through the carelesSness OF half-breed
boy fire started in the timber about ten
miles from Big Sandy Station last week
and spread to the Draries along German
Creek. The wind is high and the fire is
still fercely raging. A tract of country
ten miles square has already been burned
over. Senator Mcnamara arrived at Big
Sandy aud hustled out all his employees,
and everybody in the neighborhood is out
fighting the fire. A telegram was sent from
Big Sandy to Fort Assinnibone this morn
Ing asking that the troops be sent to the
assistance Of the citizens.
The Santa Barbara Press says: Travel
ing by rail through Santa Barbara, Ven
tnra and Los Angeles counties, one notices
that the provident rancher and landowner
has planted out eucalyptus groves for fire.
wood. This Is as 1t should be, but why not
20 farther and line the banks Of the Santa
Clara River with gum, willow or other
quick-growth trees? This would tend to
keep the water within bounds at flood
time, and thus save much valuable land
from being washed into the ocean, would
give tone to the landscape, and soon be
source Of income from the sale Of fuel.