The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-06
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Tarritnries

Territories.
Eastern parties are negotiating plan to
purchase the Cheyenne street railway and
operate it as an electric road.
A man from Michigan is about to estab-
fish a saw-mil at Lewiston, Idaho, with a
capacity of 10000 feet OF lumber per day.
So far Modoc County has paid out $1,000
bounty for coyote scalps, aud begins to
think the industry no longer needs a bonus.
By the explosion of can of coal oil at
Fresno Friday night, building was de-
stroyed, and Mrs. c. +. King was burned
to death.
The Cheyenne Sun says: An effort is be-
ing made to give that State another mail
train each way daily, the recent increase i'll
business in the section making better mail
service necessity.
1t is claimed for Southern California that
both the wine and TaiSin grape crop there
this season will, despite the excessive heat,
be the largest produced there in three years.
The vines are loaded
The first bale of this seasons hop crop in
California brought IS cents pound in New
York last week. The Los Angeles Express
claims there is profit to be made in grow
ing hops in California at % cents pound.
1t is claimed that J. Hobart of the Ojai
Valley, Ventura County. was the first man
TO begin raising aprlcotS for market in that
section. His first apricots. fifteen or six
teen years ago, brought him 10 cents pound.
Cattle-sheds are being erected at Chino.
where the operators OF the big beet-sugar
factory will carry on the raising OF stabilized
beef for market, utilizing the pulp of the
beets after it comes from the factory for
feeding the stock.
The Chinese of Los Angeles, having Sc
cured victory over the authorities in the
release on bail OF Wong Ark, are waxing
bold. A daring attempt was made the
other night by highbinders to murder
doctor" Tong She Bin, the Chinese prac-
titiOner of that city.
The Columbia River Railway and Navl-
CATION Company has submitted to the
people of Portland proposal for opening
the Columbia River transportation by com-
pleting the portage railway which has been
begun by the State at tho Dalles, and by
putting barges and steamboats, on the river.
The Oregon and California Railroad Com
pany has commenced suit in the United
States Circuit Court at Portland against
hfty-three land-holders, who have taken up
claims within the limits Of the old Oregon
Central grant, for the purpose of compelling
them to quiet title 10 the lands they have
filed on.
The Anaheim Gazette says: A delegation
OF Eastern sugar men Will arrive in this
Saate about the middle of next month, on
Visit to the Chino sugar factory. Already
the enterprlsing San Diego people have ten
dered them accommodations at the Coro-
nado Hotel, and will show them over their
back country.
Captain John Cross of the Los Angeles
Terminal Railroad, commonly known as the
Gross road, intends applying to the Pasa-
dena Council for right OF way for an cleo
tric road through Pasadena, en- route to Los
Angeles. The proposition is to build the
road on the east side of the Arroyo Seco to
Commercial street in Los Angeles.
The body of Mrs. Mary Harringto ton, a
resident OF Dutch Flat for the past thirty
wears. who has bppu sing CinpA InIv 9Th
has been found, very much decOmposed, in
the miners ditch, a little below the depot,
She was an occasional indulger in intOxi-
cants, and is thought TO have fallen into the
ditch and drowned while under the influence
OF liquor. Deceased was widow.
Johnnie Seaborg, aged 10, was PLAYING
with his pas revolver at Klaskanine, Or,
day or two ago. Johnnie didn't know il
was loaded" but it was, and he knows now
how it feels to have a 44-caliber bullet tear
ms ms ieit thumb pass through ms wrist, strike
his breast-bone and lodge in his right side.
These sort oil occurrences make items for the
paper, and we presume the supply will al
ways equal the demand.
The foliage of many orange trees In Rv-
ersde is said to be changing from a healthy
dark green color to a sickly yellow. causing
much uneaSineSS among the owners. This
Is explained by able authority as attribut-
able to two causes, viz 4: an excessive forcing
OF The trees by Overirrigation, and lack of q
proper fertilizer or ammOnia-pr0ducing ma
nure, which is OF intrinsic value to the
healthful growth of orange trees.
AS g. a. knight. living near Centralia,
was driving to town Saturday afternoon one
Of his horses began kicking viciously. In
some way knight was thrown out between
the two horses, both of whom were then
pluDgins Violently. The horses kicked them
selves free, after scattering the wagon in
every direction, and ran off. Knight was
terribly bruised, had number of ribs
broken and one eye gouged out so that it
lay on his cheek. His horses were not shod
behind or he would have been killed. His
little girl, who was in the wagon with him,
escap ed without a scratch.