The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-13
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Territories.
A large vein Of graphite has been disc0v-
cred near Tacoma.
Arrangements are in progress for a tug
of-War III Sacramento.
A case of leprosy was discovered al STAN
ton, ARR, the other day.
Sacramento is compelling all the saloons
there to close at midnight.
Wyoming is to have 600 feet of space in
Mineral Hall at the Worlds Fair.
siXty-acre Oat field In Uinta County,
Wyo., this season yielded over 5000 bushels.
Billy Sears, the reformed pusilist, is hold
ing series OF revival meetings at Helena,
Mont
The Sunset Telephone Company of Los
Angeles is asking permission to bury its
wires.
About 100 tons of antimony were shipped
Monday from Austin junction, New, to San
Francisco.
A deposit of fire. clay of superior quality
has been uncovered mile southwest OF Can
delaria New.
Flakes of gold have been found in the red
and black sands of Crow Creek, in Laramie
County, Wyo.
The fruit-growers of California will hold
their fifteenth State Convention at Marys-
vile next week.
Miss Matte Mitchell, daughter of Senator
Mitchell of Oregon, IS engaged to be mar
ried to the French Due de la Rochef0ucauld.
The MERGED Express says that the agents
of Mrs. Langtry, 1.-THE Jersey Lily" are
negotiating for large tract of land north
of that town.
Alameda has a new society paper, the
Lantern, published by II. K. Taylcr son
of DR.. Taylor. the Methodist Missionary
Bishop of Africa.
Santa Barbara has been experiencing a
dark seance" for several nights this week,
owing TO break in the dynamOs Of the
Electric Light Company.
Auburn has worked hard to procure the
holding of the Northern Citrus Fair there.
The Guarantee Fund for the fair has reached
$500, and the citizens hope to make II
$1,000.
a number of indictments have been
found by the Grand Jury n Boise Idaho,
against parties who are accused of selling
liquor to Indians. Tie practice is causing
great mischief up there
The wheels on the new electric cars at
Los Angeles are proving too light for such
large cars. Several broke on Sunday last.
One car jumped the track and lady pas
senger was severely hurt.
A gold quartz nugget worth S1400 was
found last week lying on the bedrock in
Washington Mine, Iowa Hill, Placer County.
Experts say 1t Is one OF the bauds0mest mug
gets ever found in the State.
of course, says the Oakland Times, if
Buckley Is to remain in Canada until he is
cured, that settles it. He had better be-
come a British subject at once, and look
about him for an opening to go into business.
At no time in the history of Re Hands.
/ says the CItrograph, has there been so
many business houses and residences in
process OF construction as at present. 1t is,
indeed, an era OF good times in this section.
Leonard Curtiss, aged years. walked
into cistern that was left open at street
corner, in Stockton, Monday, but was fshed
out by fireman. The fire-eugine company
had the clstern open, as the engine was en-
gagged in flushing sewer.
The Vallejo Chronicle says that the flow
Of the Vallejo Sulphur Springs is now dou-
BILE what it was before the recent earth
quake and that the amount now running
would, if piped into the town, furnish a
continuous supply for the whole population.
A m0tor-car collded with locomotive a
crossing in Salt Lake the other day. For
tunately no one was hurt. The car was
wrecked, but the accident develops the
fact that there is no law or custom in that
city, as there is in others, requiring the con-
ductor 10 go ahead and see that the way is
clear for the car while crossing the railway
track.
Within the past four months seven con-
victs, all desperate men, have escaped from
| the Territorial Prison of New Mexico, ow-
ing 10 the employment Of insufficient guards.
Colonel j, Frank Chavez, the Warden,
handed in his resignation last week, and
uNe RudIuS were ulsulSSeu, a new w dluGO
will be selected November Goth.
The Jacksonville Oregon Times says that
| parties with a practical fruit-dryer, espe-
! cially adapted for small orchard USE will
| find bonanza awaiting him in that valley
another season, for many farmers lost the
| price of half dozen such in wasted fruit
this year. a II wish to see different condi-
ton of affairs existing in the fruit line here
| next year.
The Redondo Beach Compass says: In
| the cnmpany's office on the wharf is II large
| sharks egg. in which the young shark has
| been maturing for more than two weeks.
AS the egg is almost perfectly transparent,
| the young shark can be plainly seen, and
| his growth and development noted from
| day to day. He is now fully formed, has
| fins, eyes, etc. all complete, and few days
| more, perhars will see the youngster out of
the she'll The egg is kept in fresh sea
! water.
An orchardist in Kern County has
| theory that the dryness of the atmosphere
in that favored locality is SO great that the
| disease among the peach trees 10 the East :,
| known as the yellOws, could not exist there,
| and moreover 1t is said that he intends to
| bring out some of the disease-infected trees
| in order to try it, This looks like dan
gerous experiment 1t is probable Kern
| County growers will be content to take the
absence of the yellows as sufficient proof
that the disease does not thrive there, with
out making any effort to bring it to that
section.