The morning call., 1890-06-30
KNAL ESTATE.
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific states and Ter
ritories.
A field of wild oats near Santa Maria stands 6
feet inche. high.
Two electric light companies are racing to get
the first light turned on III Victoria.
A three pound cucumber was plucksd III The
garden of a physician at Santa Maril last week.
A meeting OF Orange County farmers will be
held on July 18th, to make arrangements Tor a
fair.
W. W. Byrne OF San Jose was sentenced 10
four years in San Quentin for killing a Chl1e'e
cook.
The first drive of logs on the Truckee River
made by a local lumber company contained
100000 feet.
The Chloride Belt is the name of a new paper
OF Candelara, Esmeralda County, New W. W.
Booth is editor.
The Democrats of san Diego have subscribed
money 10 buy the Daily San Dicgan. 1t is lie
only organ In that city.
Some boys a Sacramento touched off a sky
rocket on Saturday night 1t struck school
house and caused $1,000 damage.
A drunken farm-ha went on spree in Chico
the other day. He was run In aud search 1t,
when S454 80 was found loose in his clothing.
The Gait Gazette says the Watermelon op
around Lodi Will not amount 10 much This s. IS
on account OF the lODg-coniinued cold nights ID
days.
Among the students at Pomona College n x
year Will be young man who comes all the way
from Nashua, n. H., 10 receive the finishing
| ouch.
DAYTON A Reed has been elected principal o..
the Arizona Normal SeHooi al frnpe- He as
taught In PheuiX for some years and IS veil
kn0Wu educator.
Tue Silver State says the losses OF Gs0rsa
Woit of Lander County last winter IN horse
cattle and sheep were 100000 Being ptO-
neer OF Il years, he Is no. discouraged.
The Winters Express says: A fruit. grower OF
this vicinity, who has been shipping fruit EasI,
has received returns fer the first Shipment IL
received from the sale OF lOl crates clear Of al
expenses, little over $1,000. Pretty good fIr
an of yearl
The monthly output of the works at Rhode,
Marsh, Esmeralda County, New, is 100 tons oi
b0rax and 300 tons Of salt In four qualitieS-ta-
bic, dairy, mill and stock. This work gives EN-
poYment TO twelve whites eighteen Cliuese anu
200 Indians.
Says the White Pine n vs.: Nothing has been
heard from Sheriff Bassett and John Henry since
they started out on the tTali Of hOrse-IheyeS
ten days ago, and their friends ave anxious
about them lest tile pursued may have taken In
the pursuers.
A boy named Bence was riding toward his
home from school near Mokelumne Hill last Fri.
day afternoon. His norsf SHE'D at a cow lyin.
near the roadside and Bence was thrown upon
her nOrns which Inflicted some severe wounds
on his back aud legs.
A man OF Wueallaud imported prize pointer
from England recently and paid 500 for It,
training. The first time he look the animal out
for shooting the dog came 10 point while on ibs
railroad grad. He made beautiful point, bu5
the train came along and smashed tile c0mbina-
tion.
Ii. s. Warren, the sole survivor OF the bark
Martha Bond, arrived at Port Townsend, WASH,
last Thursday. The vessel WAS wrecked of the
Fiji Islands, on August ~, 1883, ana Warren
lived on small coral reef until April OF 1890,
when he was picked up by the schooner Hal
cyon.
patent was put on record at Monterey last
week from the United States to Robert Liver
more aud Joseph Norlego. II was dalei Nov IA.
Der %, 1889. aud embraces the Rancho Canada
de los Baqueros, 17,760 acres. The o,isIuu
grant was made In 1874 TO Higuera and Mir
anda.
The Lompoc Record says: 1t Is reported that
the Santa YueZ Syndicate has made $500, 900
deal with some EASTERN parties VINO have pur-
chased several thousand acres OF the College and
Jonata ranches. The land will be divided among
the new purchasers and planted principally to
olives.
An egbt-Yearold girl of J. W. Ramsay OF
Pleasant Valley, Tuare County, WENT the well
last FRIDAY to draw some water. Sue WAS bitten
twice on her lett foot by large rattlesnakc.
Her father lanced The wound and SUCKED the pot
son so that she soon recovered. The snake was
soon after killed.
Says the Los Angeles Express: One OF the
stonec cutters preparing stone los the Santa Bar
bara Courthouse fence recently found curious
fossil in the center oil stone. ii resembles
piece of black walnut, highly polished. Some
say IL is bill of bud aud others sharks
tooth, but II is not yet known what IL really Is.
A man In Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, has
sent an order TO a friend in Traver for Il dozen
live rabbits. The Advocate says rulare County
can spare 100000 little pets; but II kaldkaua
permits this dozen 10 laud on his little Kingdom,
IN few years they will eat him out OF house anu
home He will do well to take lesson from
Australia.
The Caistogan says: Sunday last Quantity
OF shoes, which cost SUI al wholesale, was
found in the back yard of one OF I'll e stores In
town. The shoes had been placed there the
night previous by somebody who had taken
them the morning OF tho fire. II other persons
would return goods in this manner the owners
would be very thankful.
A physician OF Tacoma got himself into hot
water on Friday by causing the arrest OF two
school teachers for whipping boy. II was
proved in court that the teachers had been ln-
structed by the father OF ths boy TO whip him
soundly, SO they were discharged and the doctor
was charged with 500 costs. He could not re-
spOnd and was taken to jail.
The Folsom Telegraph says: Two years and
half ago the managers OF the Orange Vale Col
ony had Two acres OF figs planted AS an expert
ment, and II has proved profitable venture for
them. Last fall they picked on an average twelve
pounds to each tree aud the coming fall they ei<
pect TO pick, II the indications TO be depenCAd
upon, twice as much. Another year sufficient
VIII be picked to pay for the land aud the 0ost Of
cultivation.
The Kern County Californian says: IL IL
alleged that combined harvesters waste great
deal OF grain and promote the growth oil weeds
Where they are used weeds are gaining ground
every year. The grain must be allowed to STAND
until 1t is thoroughly ripe and dry, ana by thar
vester does its work, their seeds are evenly
strewn over the field. 1t follows that every ye,
the grain becomes fouer and the price less.
The Trayer Advocate says: A rumor is current
that the Wilbur Paige-Pursell road bed, which is
graded for a distance of seventy miles northwest
from point ten miles west of Fresno, has been
purchased by the Atchson, ToueSa aud Santa
Fe Railroad. Several gaugs OF surveyors In the
employ of that company have been making sur
veys recently through the LuceTne Valley, Que
as recently as few days ago, and the wish OF
our people for competing line may not be
visionary as 1t Is ordinarily regarded to be.
Has the Pomona Progress been vctimlzed2
The last number says: new swinde Is re-
ported from Santa Barbara County. II Is per-
petrated by means of double fountain pen, one
end of which Is hed with good substantial ink,
the other with ink that fades away In a day or
two. The sharper writes his agreement con-
tract, or whatever particular thing ne may have
chosen win ink that fades, and has his victim
sign with the other end OF the pen that lasts. In
few days be has a slip OF paper with nothing
on II but good signature, over which lie writes