Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-07-05
COAST ITEMS.


Victoria, B. c., is closing up all its gam
1iug places.
There is an immense ACREAGE Of corn be-
tween Los Angeles and San Pedro.
The Hxeneme HfyaH says there are ITO
flowing artesian wells in that valley.
The Rocky Mountain carnival at Ogden,
Utah, is declared to be great success.
The trestle on the Union Pacific road near
Mosier, Or. 500 feet long, has been burned.
The carpenters at San Jose demand 50 for
eight hours, and will enforce their demands
BY strike if necessary.
The Petaluma Water Company is to build
q reservoir on Sonoma Mountain to hold
10000. 900 gallons of water.
The population of Santa Ana. Orange
county, CAL, has increased more than any
other town in Southern California.
Ten Cinnamon were taken near Tia Juana
Sunday night. They had come from Ensen.
ada, and will be taken to Los Angeles for
trial.
The Southern Pacific Company found it
difficult to get horses for use On the grading
from MERGED to Oakdale, and had to import
them.
Richard Rowe, an underground miner at
the North Star mine, Grass Valley, has been
arrested and charged with stealing gold
quartz.
The Martinez Cannery sent a carload of
salmon to St. Paul last week to fill an order
that followed the sending to that city of
sample case.
The street drill Of the Seattle chain. gang
is one Of the sights Of the place. Forty
stalwart men ar. in line daily cleaning the
streets and public squares.
Sandy Olds, who shot Emil Weber on the
streets Of Portland, in May. 1880, has been
twice convicted after three trials and has
again been granted another trial.
Tom Young, who killed Sam Tourton, be.
cause Of an assault on his (Young's) daugh-
ter, was acquitted at Redding yesterday
amid the cheers of the assembled audience.
Fifty miners At the Treadwell coal mines,
near Livermore, have struck on account Of
food furnished. The entire gang was then
discharged and a new force is to be employed.
Pullman, Wash, was destroyed by fire on
the sd inst. The loss of property is close
to $4,000. There was no FIRE engine or
other apparatus in the town to check the
flames.
Some unknown disease has attacked the
calves and young cattle about Bloomfield and
Tomales, Sonoma county. They appear as
well as usual at night, but next morning are
found dead.
Idaho promises to make the Fourth of July
festivities within its borders something long
to be.remembered, owing to her now certain
admission into the Union of States. The
greatest enthusiasm is shown all over the
Territory.
Santa Paula, Ventura county, Chronicle
says: The hot winds some weeks ago cooked
the honey plants 50 that,the season is about
over. Mr.. Richardson, in the>Simi, will have
only about one third of crsp. He is prob
ably about the largest producer in the county.
The Santa Barbara Press says: The de-
,mand for gypsum from the Point Sal mine
has been so great that it has become neces-
sary to increase the force of men about one
fourth. There will be more than a, 600 tons
taken out during the present year. There is
being more than forty tons day mined now.
Miss Ada Packard Of Calf on the 18th of
June married one William Briggs, who, it
has subsequently been ascertained, has
wife and child in Missouri. Briggs got wind
of the exposure and left for parts unknown.
Miss Packard is a popular young lady, and
the people of Gait Just now are in a condi-
ton to hang Briggs if they could catch him.
Ell verapo sends out pathetic story Of one
Nicholas Francisco, who was private Sec
Rotary to a travelling gentleman. but whose
wife deserted him for his employer. Fran,
cisco became insane through the conduct of
his wife and sought oblivion in q cave Of
Hosver's Canyon, Naps county, where he
was found, and he is now being cared for
with the hope that he will recover his reason.
The Rush has received her orders and will
leave Port Townsend at once for the Behring
Sea. The orders are said to be to proceed
At once to eOonalaska and then to patrol
Behring Sea, seize all vessels found in the
sea with sealskins aboard. or any other pri-
ma iacie evidence that the vessel had been
.poachirg. If any resistance is offered the
,poachers are to be fred upou and compelled
to submit