New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
AT THE GOLDEN GATE.
A WELCOME RAIN-SLAUGllTER OF SEALS-
MARE ISLAND DRY-DOCK-TRAlN
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San Francisco. Feb. 2i.-lhc heavy rams tls
week have given y stimulus TO all trade. ana 10
farming and fruii-@9owng. The rainfall mas
raupcI from t.vo 10 six inches. and even in the
DIRK san Joaquin Valley enough rain has fallen
70 insure gcol wheat crop Heavy snow is also
renortod all along the Sierra Nevada, which VIII
remove the fear of mCcIj and cattlcmcn that the
,go,c- supply would give out earl: nest summer
Notb;ng can exceed the impulse given to al
branches of business 10y good rain; and reports
show that this month is marked of by strong
line from December and January, when II looked
as though the dreaded dry winter would be
certainty From all parts of the state gram IS
reported as greatly improved. and all the irhit-
growers are cnlarcing the arc9 Of their orchards
and vineyards In this city the rain had an IN
mediate effect On the real estate market the
record of transfers advancing from Isl deeds 10
240; and the building list jumped from S'J,oOo
TO over $200,000.
Signal Service Officer Finley has been amusing
the mariners on this coast this winter by no'ih@
the cyclones which would pass over the racine
and across the Northwest No less than seven
of these so-cal!cd cyclones were noted IN January
when 40 a matter of fact. not single Storm WIN"
could be styed cyclone ever reached the coast
and the storms in January and tins mohth h'Ne
becn Of only ordinary character. with no trace OF
name of California and of the coast resent the
use of the expression cyclone, because TO Fast
ern people it suggests destructive 'orh"uo'
dangerous to life and property; whereas such
storms are entirely unknown on the coast from
British Columbia 10 Old Mexico Many protests
have been made by merchants to Lieutenant flnieS
TO discard this misleading word cyclone pue
he still adheres TO it.
Contracts were awarded this week for the new
building of the Pacific Mutual Insurance COm-
nanv at the northeastern corner Of Sacramento
and MONTGOMERY SITS. 1t will he of Roman'slue
architecture. and eight stories high. with prom
inent corner tower. The two lower stories VIII
be of red sandstone. and the upper s'olieS VI
pressed brick and terra Gotta Inc TOTAL h'l@nV
of the structure, to the Top Oh 'e
cupoIa, will he 40 feet. Ihe Dullulhe
will add greatly to the appearance of this part
Of Montgomcry-st., which is becoming the nome
Of the life and fire insurance business
The German sealing schooner Adele arrived
here this week. Her captain, Hansen is psoo-
ably the most successful poacher of all who
have preycd on the seals in Behring Sea. In four
wears he has brought TO Victoria and this port
1000 seals lie was first of the sealing captains
TO undertake a winter cruise i'll Bchrlng sea pu'
since he returned three wears ago. with 400 SKINS
with poachcYs. 70 show how deadly is the work
of these seal-poachcrs it is estimated that Han
sens crews have killed 10000 seals in capturing
1000. a number equal to the entire last years
catch of the North American Commercial Company
The finest palacc-car train that ever crossed
the Sierra is now in this State, and is the traXeI-
ling home of a party of Eastern tourists. Inc
seven Pullman cars all different In arrange
ment and decoration. and tie tram IN iuues d
no NYNt
brought to this coast The tourists VIII remain
in California until March H., when they Will re-
turn by way Of the Central Paclhc
The new census of manufactures shows the
interesting fact that there are 1900 more man.
ufacturers in this city than there were ten
years ago.
The Mare Island dry.dock was finally completed
this week, the last stone being laid nineteen
wears after ground was broken. Nearly S2SOO',
600 has been spent on the work which many haVot
EXPERTS pronounce unsound, because 1t is made OF
concrete, faced with granite.
The gun-carriages of the cruiser San Fran;
cisco were badly damaged during her recent trIal
trip and these are Icing repaired at Mare Island.
The cruiser will then 20 on the dry-dock ana DC
thoroughly overhauled so as TO be in trim Tor Tor
carrying President Harrison up the coast The
President end his family will be on the San Fran
cisco, and his party on the cruiser Charleston.
George w. Dubron. proprietor of large salt
works in the Colorado Desert, has made suggcs-
ton TO Wells, Fargo d co. for stopping tram
robbery, which will probably lie adopted by en-
press and railroad companies. His plan is TO
provide engines, baggage and express cars with
complete outfit for firing off rockets and Roman
candles through tube in the roof. When
train is attacked by robbers the express messen-
Cer and the baggage clerk will fire signals through
the tube and thus warn people in the vicinity that
train robbers at work. In this way large
force of pursuers would be on the track of the
robbers before they could escape more than few
miles from the scene Of their crime. large
standing reward for the capture of such criminals
would add 10 the vigor of the pursuit. 1t IS
thought that the express company will adopt the
suggestion.
Indians at Big Pine, InyO County, are probably
fine only ones in the country who have contributed
money out of their scanty earnings To carry on
school FOR their children. Last summer they EN-
ployed teacher for four months. The Govern
mcnt will start an Indian school there and MAIN
tain il.