Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-30
Wright Irrigation Law
Favored for Nevada.
THE ALASKAN EXPEDITION.
The Sacramento Board Of Supervisors
Are Charged With Being
BoodIers---Etc.


c., are TO be investigated.
The emily female convict in the Arizona
prison has been pardoned.
The plum crop al Carson is rotting on
thc trees. The market IL overlooked.
The sale OF Wild flower seed ut San
Diego 10 becoming profitable business.
The Nevada State Board OF Equaliza-
ton promises TO raise the assessments
all round.
The Jury 10 the case OF John iiagger-
ty. who killed his son last april at Sac
ramento. has been unable TO agree.
John X. Berry, Collector Of the Port
OF San Diego, has sued the Union News-
paper Company for $4,000 for alleged
libel.
Since January over 1850 vessels
have crossed Humboldt bar, and the
shipments Of lumber have been over
10000, 900 feet.
An order for 800 combination and cat
tie ears Is now being filled a. the ma
chine shops Of the Southern Pacific
Company In Sacramento.
William Reed Of Florin charged three
members Of the Sacramento Board Of
Supervisors with being boodlers, and he
has been arrested for criminal libel.
Samuel ]. Brun OF san Jose, late in
structor OF French at Cornell University
has been appointed instructor OF French
at the Leland stanford (Jr.l University.
work In Sacramento on the oil well,
which has been abandoned ut 020 feet in
depth. owing to the piping becoming
wedged.
II now seems that railroad will be
built around the falls ut The Dalles, Or /,
on the Washington side and a line OF
boats put on by the Coumbia River
Nav CATION Company.
The newspaper men Of San Diego are
all being involved in libel snits. SO far
the Union and the Sun have had suits
entered gsainat them, but other com
plants are looked for every moment.
There was an enthusiastic body OF
men gathered at Carson recently 10 dis-
cuss the subject OF irrigation. The APP
plication OF the principles Of the Wright
law OF California was favored for Me-
yada.
The largest land fur shipment of the
year was made from Victoria, b. c., the
other day by the hudson Bay Company
destined for London, II includes f25,
600 worth OF beaver and $40 900 worth
OF bear skins.
II il estimated that nlne-tenths OF the
water from the Colorado river Is flowing
into Salton Sea, and the winter tloodt
will greatly augment the volume OF wa
ter, which may seek Gulf outlet. A
lake 100 miles long and 800 feet deep IL
predicted.
The Native Sons OF Truckee are schem.
Ing TO erect u monument on the site rem.
dered historical by the death OF the
members of the Bonner party. Ii Is 10
cost 5000, and the various parlors
throughout the State are TO be asked "a
contribute.
William III. q. Brotherton, the wheel
barrow man, who left San Francisco
April last TO make the trip on foot 10
New York city, passed through Flagstaff,
A. r., the other day. He has been laid
mp for Eve months In the hospital at Los
Angeles. He seems 10 be In good health
now.
The Los Angeles Farming aud Milling
Company has commenced ajectment pro-
ccedings against i4l settlers, who have
squatted on portion OF the Tanker.
sheim ranch, which the settlers claim IL
be government land fraudulently In
elnded by the owners OF the ranch when
the survey was made.
The schooner Lizzie Crosby has re-
turned 10 Port Townsend from the Ko-
diak fishing grounds with catch of 90,
00D goldfish consigned 10 Anacortes own
srs, who intend 10 establish drier al
that place 10 dispose Of the catcl, OF the
lN,.tt..s AMI .afh hos
peeted to arrive soon.
The schwatka scientific expedition has
returned from Alaska. A large eollec.
ton OF botanical specimens was made
and photographs OF everything of inter
est were taken. The most successful
feature Of the whole trip was the break
ing through the Mount st. Elias Range,
feat never before accomplished by man.
The Arrowhead Reservoir Company
having ia charge the construction OF
large storage reservoirs in the mountains
north OF San Bernardino ON the head
waters OF the Mojave river and It's trib-
utarles, has advertised for the eonstruc-
ton OF three large tuunels-one 1900
feat In length, one 5000 feet and one
2,ooo teet, making u total OF II 800 feet
OF tunnel.
The ore Mt the Temeseal tin mines i'm.
proves as the mine goes down. The out
put Is about eight tons month. and
with the new machinery Just put in il
is hoped 20 take out one ton daily.
American labor IL used There are a
number Of Cornishmen, but they have
been on the Coast for years. The man
ayers are English, but they have taken
ont papers and will become American
citizens.
The San Bernardino Times-ladsr
thinks there must be something deeid-
eddy wrong in the dFied-fruit trade this
year. II Gays that G. X. Matteson OF
Highland was offered s cents pound for
peaches. Not satisfied with this, he
packed his gripsack and visited Michi-
gan, where he found California peaches
retailing from 20 TO 30 cents pound.
The inference Is that local buyers have
formed combination TO keep the price
down.
Ii is believed that the Southern Pacific
Company will in q few days commence
active work on the completion of the
present terminus OF its coast line TO
Santa Barbara. Colonel Fred Croeker
left San Francisco few days ago over
the coast line to the terminal. lie and
his party then left their ear and took
conveyances. intending to drive over the
proposed line General Manager A. N.
Towne has gone to Santa Barbara 10
meet Colonel Crocker and confer with
him on the details OF the route.