The morning call., 1890-08-30
MENDOClNO COUNTY.
Items Of General Interest From Ukinh
aud Vicinity.

Items of General Interest From Ukfah
and Vicinity.
Our hop men. that is those that did not
contract their hops beforehand, are happy.
This week, for some choice lots, 81 cents per
pound has been paid for deliveries here.
A large number Of Chinese hop-pekers
from San Francisco have been imported.
Hop-growers should not allow this money
to leave our country, but should import
families from our neishboring counties.
Only a few years ago several Of our most
enterprsing citizens set out French prune
orchards. This year they are well re-
warded. AS high as 2h cents per pound
has been paid, delivered at this point. This
climate seems specially adapted for the
prune, apricot, etc.
We are finally assured a frst-class new
modern hotel. Several of our most enter
prising citizens have joined forces, and will
at once commence the construction of a
frSt-class hotel, so much needed in this
town. They expect to have the same ready
for occupancy by January ISt of next year.
On Monday last the MendOciDo State
Asylum Directors rejected all the bids for
the construction of the asylum. The
lowest bid exceeded the appropriation.
The plans ana specifications have to be
changed, and the Directors will have to re-
advertise Tor bids, which Will cause delay
of some two months.
There is report out that the railroad will
shortly be extended northward. Some of
the Directors OF the Nevada Bank own a
large tract of land near Eel River. in this
county. Upon this tract has been found
well-defued ledge of coal. Flood IL co.
have now some experts at WORK to further
prospect these coal mines, and If the report
of these experts is found satisfactory report
has it that there is plenty OF capital there
ready to construct an extension to these
cOal-felds. which would open large section
of country, and be of immense benefit to
MendOcino County.
The nomination of Pond has fallen fiat
upon the Democracy, and that great at
tractive man and soldier of the sunny south,
Markham, is growing in strength every day
with our people, and by election day he will
be as popular in the northern portion of this
great State as he now is in Southern Cali
fornia.
The people of Southern California seem to
appreciate our climatic resources and people
here of late. Within the past few weeks two
business firms of Los Angeles have opened
houses here. San Diego has also come to the
front and sent one of her prominent business
men permanently among us. The time Is not
very far distant that the men of enterprise
and capital now located in Southern California
will push this way, and to such no better field
is offered anywhere. Natural resources in
every direction and enterprises that would
yield large profits are lying and awaiting the
man with push and energy to make him rich
The Donshue road offers now quite an in
dncement to settlers TO clear their lands. Their
rates for four-foot wood to the city are very
low-S1 70 to 81 % per cortland here is a
fine opportunity for capital to get a hold on our
wood lands.
Every day we hear Of new enterprises and
wonders A few nights ago at the Orrs Hot
Springs, eighteen miles northwest of this
place, one Of the guests Of the hotel, of ex-
perimental turn of mind, entertsined the
guests in a novel way he had procured
joint of terra Gotta pipe aad set the same over
a point near the main springs, where bubbles
arose most plainly. The instant a lighted
match was placed over the pipe most beau
tiful blue flame was produced, over ten-can-
die power, and this from the surface only.
So also in Mendocino County is found the
natural gas.
Both this Orrs and Vichy springs this sea-
son have been largely patTonized by people
from all parts of this State. Nj.
Ukfdl, Cal, Attqust 60 1890