The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-24
THE PACIFIC COAST.
A Fine Vein of Coal Discovered
Near Coquille City.
Incendiaries Destroy by Fire the Trestle
Bridge Over Putah Greek, Near
DaviSville, Cal.

lO1 LOAOShtO W OOASA
The American ship Eclipse has arrived
at Portland with $4,000 cases of tea for
the East and Canada and 155, 200 brick.
George G.. Foster, Tax Collector of
Tucson, committed suicide by taking
poison. He was hard drinker, and was
short in his accounts.
The deciduous fruit shipments over
the Southern Pacific lines for the season
up to October amounted to 2,450 cars
about 1O0,0O0 pounds of fruit.
Washington's State Board of Equali-
zation has raised Walla Walla county's
assessment $1,000 900, and the county's
taxpayers are obliged to stand it.
Ernest B. Muffly, for several months
past the agent of the Chicago, St. Paul
and Kansas City railroad at Tacoma, has
gone to Canada. He is said to be short
in his accounts.
Among the new banks authorized to
commence business are the American
National bank of Salt Lake City, capital
$3.50 900, and the Merchants National
bank of Great Falls, Mont, capital $780,
600.
Members of the Tacoma Chamber of
Commerce have organized the Tacoma
Development Company, with a capital
stock of 81 100000, for the purpose of
encouraging the establishment of manu-
factories and wholesale houses.
The recent prairie fires in North Da-
kota were the most destructive ever
known west of the Missouri river, and
the losses will aggregate several hundred
thousand dollars The Riverside Ranch
Company lost 300 head of stock.
A double wedding took place at the
exposition in Portland last week in the
presence of over 10000 spectators. The
contracting parties were Miss Helena
Sturny and Wilhelm Becker and Miss
Lou l. Shanahan and L. S. Wright, all
of Portland.
John T. Carey, who recently resigned
his position as district Attorney for the
Northern District of California, gives as
his reasons that the Office is not suffi-
ciently remunerative, and that he has
difficulty in securing back pay due him
from the government.
At a consultation of the representa-
tives of the coal supply and the coal
mining companies held in Tacoma it was
estimated that the supply this winter
will fall 25 or 80 per cent. below the de-
mand. The effect of the shortage will
begin to be felt about the 1st of next
January.
The Central street railway at Sacra-
mento, Cal, has been purchased by j.
E O. lA ry h<aryf
four miles in length. Henry will at once
introduce an overhead electric motor
power. He will also extend and equip
tracks on other streets, for which fran
chises have been granted.
New Mexico has voted on the State
constitution. The American cities and
towns gave good majorities, but the Mex
lean population voted almost solidly
against it, being opposed on account of
the provisions for public schools. 1t is
thought that the constitution has been
carried by small majority.
Three thousand men are employed on
the branch of the Union Pacific railroad
between Portland and Seattle, and 1000
more are wanted. Agents are now In
Kansas looking for men, Every effort
will be made to get the road finished
across the low lands along the Columbia
| before high water next spring.
A fine vein of coal has been discovered
on Iowa slough near Coquille City, and
| blacksmiths who have tested it say 1t is
superior to that imported for their use.
The vein is large one, and can be easily
toll of nh "a orfQrlnO q
schooner and loading it for San Fran
cisco in order to interest capital in the
development of the mine.
In DENYING recount of Oregon's popu-
lation Secretary Noble says the grounds
presented by Senators Mitchell and
Dolph and Representative Hermann
were not sufficient to warrant recount
of the whole State. He has every reason
to believe that the census omissions are
fully compensated by the names enrolled
which should not have been.
The trestle bridge over Putah creek,
two miles south of Dayisville, CAL, was
DESTROYED by fire the other night. The
fire was no doubt incendiary, and seems
to be the work of parties who have here
tofore made several attempts to wreck
the Oregon train, which has very heavy
travel. The burned bridge was over SOC
feet long. Tel graphic communication
was badly interrupted, as both the wires
of the Western Union and Pacific Postal
Companies were all destroyed.
LYMAN E. Knapp, Governor of Alaska
in his annual report to the Secretary oi
the Interior states that during the yeal
about 100000 full-sized sealskins were
taken by the Alaska Commercial Com
pany under the contract with the gov
eminent, and that probably half as many
more we're captured at sea and stolen by
poaching vessels. The value of the ex
ports last year was nearly $40, ,O00, 900
Of this amount among other items was
81 .OO0. 900 representing the value O
whalebone, 1000 900 worth OF seal ful
and s., ,O0O, 900 worth of gold bullion
The probability of scarcity of Goa
lon Puget sound this winter is denied
authori. atively by many dealers. A mar
interested in the Ros'yn mines states
i that. while there has bern scarcity o
cars. the demand has been supplied
without trouble. He claimed that th'
Roslvn mine alone could supply th'
n. eds of the State, or 5000 tons day
called upon. The Franklin mine ha<
been shut down recently because of tn
large amount of coal on hand. Whil'
some OF the mines are not getting Ou
much. new claims are being opened am
| the supply IL almost inexhaustible.
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