The morning call., 1891-03-03
COAST ITEMS.

Brief Notes From Pacific states and Fer
ritories.
In Fresno copper cents are used to make
change.
Leslie D. Ellis has been appointed Chief
of Police at Tacoma.
The people Of SausalitO refused to vote
for Incorporation last Saturday
The insurance losses by the recent fire at
| Vancouver, b. c., amounted to SlUS,65j.
George Is. Wagnon, a pioneer Of Oregon,
died al Salem last Monday, aged 81 years.
The Biggs Argus says there will be 10000
| acres grown to fruit in the next five years.
A gas well was sunk at Stockton recently
that-n0w flows 5000 feet III twenty-four
hours
Tie Mormon settlement of Lehi, on Salt
River, Ariz,, was Sweptlaway by the recent
floods.
The valre of the cattle industry Of Fresno
County IS put at S1,50o,0O0, as given by the
Republican.
a san Jose store-keeper was fined $50
each on six charges of obstructlng a street
last Saturday.
The lumber-dealers of Fresno are prepar-
ing TO form a local combination to maintain
Uniform rates.
Michael Hogan, a station boss at Tucson,
ATiZ., fell from a construction train on
Saturday and was killed.
The Woodland Mall says 10000 acres of
tule land in GolO County are under water,
and the owners will lose $4,000.
The damage by the floods at Yuma, Ariz.,
viii not fall much short OF $4,000 Nearly
$50 miles Of canals have been washed away.
Miss Kate Deetkin was walking to her
school at Auburn last Monday morning
when size picked from the street S.
nugget.
The big dam on Skedaddle Creek, in
Honey Lake Valley, Cal, was washed
away by the late storm, causing loss OF
$4,000.
According to the Elko Free Press the SAL
ary-lIst Of that county foOts Us $4,000 a
year. aud the Legislature is asked to reduce
II to $500.
The property Of the Rosario Mining Com
pany, near the American boundary line, has
been seized by the Mexican authorities, who
charge the manager with smuggling.
The British ship Lortou arrived at Ash
land, Oregon, last Saturday. in 14S days
from Liverpool. She started on race with
the ship COckermOuth, which has not put III
an appearance.
A Modesto woman went to her wOOd-pile
few evenings since and was attacked by q
IattieSnake. 1t struck her on the loot but
she wore stout leather shoes that resisted
the deadly fangs.
In building one section of the Turlock
canal, near Lagrange, the workmen cut
eighty feet through a bed of gravel. 1t was
prospected for gold, which was found in
considerable quantity.
In Astoria no one who is posted will buy
Chinook salmon unless it is garniShed with
sea lice. These parasites are never found
on fish that have been out Of salt water for
more than forty-eight hours.
Last Monday after the heavy rain-stOrm
several nuggets of gold were picked up in
the streets of Folsom. A lucky boy found
one in front of the telegraph Office that he
exchanged for 50 at the bank.
4 young Mexican at Santa Barbara
touched live wire that was lying across
the sidewalk last Friday night. He was
severely shocked and three fingers of his
right hand were badly burned.
A Chinese highlander was convicted al
Colfix, Wash, last Wednesday, for shoot
ing away the jaw of countryman in All
| opium den. He was sent to the Walla
| Walla Jail for eighteen months.
n. j. Hewitt, the wealthy merchant oil
| San JacintO, San Diego County, who shot
! Pedro de Nichocea dead last September, ha;
| been convicted of murder in the second de-
| gree. He will be sentenced Monday, March
sd
Edward Byrne, miner at the Daisy
| Claim, C9ur d'Alene District, met with q
| terrible accident few days ago. He was
moving box OF giant powder caps when q
| spark from his pipe fell into them. After
| the explosion twas found that Byrne was
| minus both hands, eye, besides being
terribly lacerated on the body.
| d. A young man from the East was hired t.
| pillow field near MADEIRA. One day he
found himself surrounded by seven hungry
/ coyotes He left his team and broke in
swiftrun for the house. and quit work right
there. The team was found all right by the
owner, woman, whe told the tenderfuot to
20 back home to his mother, while she fin
ished. blowing.