The morning call., 1891-04-17
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and


unUer Lne Australian system.
A vein of fine coal has been discovered
near Point BolinaS, Marin County.
DR.. Sobey of Los Gatos has had So Oo0 feet
OF tile drain pipes laid on his fruit farm.
The Ventura Press says only $50 carloads
OF beans remain unshipped in that county.
One Stockton dealer has begun to build
an iron hay warehouse that will store 1000
tons.
d. W. Lane was fatally injured at Albu-
cuerque, n. Mex, by Santa Fe railroad
train.
Every hog imported into the colony of
Victoria, b. c., must be Quarantined for q
period of q days.
The Woman's Silk Culture Association OF
San Diego has just received consignment
OF O,0O0 silkworm eggs.
1t is reported that a new morning paper is
to be started in San Diego with x-Congress-
man Daggett as manager.
The. Territorial Enterprise says many OF
the copper veins lii eastern Nevada run to
gold at The lowest depths.
The farmers CT Westminster, Los Angeles
county, are busy in getting rid OF their cab
bage crop, which pays them well.
The Virginia Chronicle says times must
be hard IN that place as only five faro games
are able to pay running expenses.
The Historian says there are logs lying in
the Cowlitz River that would bring S1OO, GOO
II they could be floated to the mills.
The Woodland City election takes place
April 18th. Both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis have nominated complete tickets
President Jordan of the Stanford Univer-
sity viii give course OF lectures in July to
the California School of Methods in San
Jose.
The owners OF the extensive soap works at
Ensenada, Lower California, intend to re-
move the plant to National City, near San
Diego.
The trial of the Kaweah colonists on a
charge of cutting timber on Government
land began in the United States court at
Los Angeles last Wednesday.
shortage of S1045 has been found in the
accounts OF the Tax Collector of Modesto
irrigation district. There are nine bonds
men. however, who are liable for $1,000 each
Three canal companies have united to dig
cut 80 feet wide, 8 feet deep and 700 feet
long through bluff near Pogue's ranch, to
carry the water of Kings River into a
straight channel.
While trying to land from the steamer
Manuel Dublan off Cape Colnet, Lower
California on Monday, small boat was CAP
sized In the surf, and a sailor named James
Bacon was drowned.
At the Duarte school the other day. in
speaking of certain county. the teacher
asked what zone it was in. A good deal of
amusement was created when child an
sWered: The temperance zOne."
After spending 100000 in trying to find a
mine In Alaska the owners of the Berle West
claim have refused to pay any more assess
ments. The machinery has been sold for
old iron to Portland Oregon, foundry.
Volume 1, No. 1. OF the Hanford journal
was issued last Tuesday by f. V. Dewey.
He is an experienced newspaper man and
will devote his energies to supporting the
local interests Of Lucerne Valley and of Tu-
lare County.
The Times of Victoria, B. c., issued a
special edition last Saturday evening. II
was printed on handsome book paper, Illus
trated with portraits of leading citizens OF
that city. and was full of interesting COM
mercial news.
The people Of Monterey are much excited
by the report that 10000 acres of pueblo
lands are open to settlers. For years the
land has been claimed by David Jacks
under deed OF sale from the Trustees Of the
town given thirty years ago.
Sixteen years ago Charles Kaiser settled
at Saltwater, Ney. He had precious little
money, but he was thrifty and went to
work. To-day he owns l., GOO acres OF land,
10000 sheep, hundreds of horses and cattle
and has money loaned on the best farms in
Churchill County.
1t may seem strange, says the Truckee
Republican, but il is Il fact nevertheless
s years old who do not remember of having
ever seen Chinaman. 1t is over FIVE years
since the Celestials left this town.
Three years ago man named Westphal
of Los Angeles beat his son on the head
with club, and came near numbering him.
Prison for ten years. The boy lived In con-
slant suffering until last Tuesday when he
died.
The Historian refers to the fact that for
several days it has been burning in its Office
stove Clatsop County coal. The coal was
obtained from Kuappa. 1t burns well, and
leaves but little ashes. The time is not far
distant when the coal miues OF Oregon will
be developed, and 1t is quite possible that as
good an article will be obtained as that
which Is so extensively imported at the
present time.
The Silver State says that since Lander
County has won the suit against the Central
Pacific Railroad Company, rumor has it that
the Assessor has been instructed to assess
the railroad company at the rate of S5S, 600
per mile on the road running through Lam
der County. This, we understand, is for
the purpose of testing the constitutlonality
of the law creating the State Board of Equal
ization and Assessors.
The Inyo Independent of the 10th inst,
says: On Monday night storm OF rain
aud snow set in and continued until noon of
Tuesday, when it gradually cleared away.
On Tuesday night there WAS heavy frost.
ice forming half an inch thick. 1t is feared
that the peach, nectarine and apricot crops
are entirely ruined. The leaves on apple
and pear trees were frozen and turned black
under the warm sun of Wednesday.
The Portland Oregonian says: The large
meteoric rock which fell near Pistol River
number of years ago is attracting consider
able attention among scientists. Parties de-
string specimens Of the rock have been in
correspondence with Postmaster Dewey of
Ellensburgh, and last week Mr.. Lawrence
brought him up large piece, which will be
forwarded. There is no doubt of its being
genuine, as it was seen to fall and was Wis
tied while yet hot
Says the Yuma Times: The story of the
Yuma flood has not lost anything by travel.
ing. Donald Mcintyre received a paper
from his old home in Dundee, Scotland, a
few days ago in which it was stated that
only one house remained standing in Yuma,
200 people had been drowned and 5000 more
were in danger of their lives; the country
for eighty miles square around Yuma was
said to be under water, with no hills for
refuge, and before aid could be got many
people would starye to death.
The Portland Oregonian says: While
Robert johnson, proprietor of hotel in
Eugene, was sitting quietly in his office, a
logger named John Burns walked up to
him, and, with the remark, viii eat you
up, otLcu JUHuSUu w Tie U6dTu anu urnl-
ly fixed his teeth in Johnson's cheek. Not
until after considerable struggling did john
son succeed in loosening his assailant's
teeth, and then only by the flesh tearing
out. Burns is in the County Jail awaiting
trial for mayhem. No cause for the assault
is known, and it is thought he must be
crazy.
the Tribune of Salt Lake thus chronicles
the death of the pioneer smelter of Utah and
Nevada: Isaac Grundy, aged so years. died
at Minersvile few days ago. When it was
learned by the Mormons. back in the fifties,
that Johnston's army was coming TO Utah.
Brigham Young sent Grundy down to Beaver
County To prepare material for leaden bullets
to be hurled at the army. Grundy went to
what is known as the Lincoln mine, and
getting out ore smelted it in small furnace.
aud made several tons OF bullion, which was
sent to this city and nodded into bullets.
After this he was sent down into Nevada
on similar erraud. Grundy is said to have
been the first to make bullion in Utah.
The Kern Californian says: Along the
sloughs near Buena Vista Lake are multi
tudes of blue cranes sitting on nests OF eggs.
These eggs are about equal in size to those
nj q t1rkpy nf hIuieh tint and snottad Tho