The morning call., 1891-09-16
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Terri
tories.


tories.
The water for the Soldiers Home at
Santa Monica is declared to be poisonous.
Alaska contains six active volcanoes, but
they do not seem very materially to warm
up the climate of that country.
newspaper has died III nearly every
county in Oregon III the last year ana sew
ernl more papers are reported on the verge
OF the grave.
The National City Record says there Is
1O0-acre ranch in Death Valley that is irri-
gated ard produces eight crops of alfalfa
year. Pretty good, that, for desert.
Santa Barbara County recently prose
cuted a man for stealing $40 steer. II cost
the county S1l74 90, and the jury found The
mau not guilty. Great is the name Of JUS
tice.
An elderly man named Hideman. who
was afflicted with rheumatism, fell into
ditch near Springfield. Utah, the other day,
and being unable TO help himself was
drowned.
Complaint is made that a great many of
the fishermen on the Salmon River are using
dynamite this fail IN killing the fish. large
numbers OF which may be seen floating
down stream.
The Pomona Times says Salinas cattle
dealer, who has just returned from an lu-
spection Of cattle in Oregon, Washington
and Nevada, advises his neigbbOrS to hold
Oh to their cattle.
The orchards of Placer County are said to
be unusually free from scale this fall. These
pests were probably all killed by the excess
lively hot weather that prevailed up there
this summer, say some authorities.
A company has been organized in Port
land to open TO navigation the Columbia
River TO the Snake. But the Oregon States.
man cruelty nSinuateS that more beer bot
ties than rivers are apt TO be opened by
these companies.
The Cotton Chronicle says: The projec-
tors OF the Chino beet sugar factory have
raid the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
$1,000 for freight on machinery hauled
since last February. The freight in Il SIM
gle week was $4,000.
Tne County Commissioners of Lewis
County have instructed the Auditor to ad-
yertise for bids for the purchase OF the
bonds of the county 10 the amount of
100000 with which 10 redeem the outstand-
ing county warrants.
a recent survey shows the lines Of Fort
Douglass Reservation, Utah, IncloS3 too
much land, aud therefore enoroach upon
land belonging to Salt Lake City. a COM
municatlon in regard to the matter has been
forwarded to Washington.
A San Diego man, who has prune Or
chard in S0nOma County, claims that, by a
certain system Of cutting back the trees,
which lie learned from gardener who had
get twice as large crops rs usual.
The fig is wonderful tree for sending
down Its roots in search of moisture. Ac-
cording to the Oroville Register there is a
gigantic hg tree in the yard Uf L. Tucker OF
that place, The roots Of which have filled
the bottom OF his well. which is 80 feet deep.
During the terrible storm that followed the
recent coud-burst al RedlundS flying
-piece of corrugated iron struck horse be-
longing to David Meacuani aud disem-
boweled the animal. The injury was so
severe that 1t was necessary TO kill the
horse.
An Arizona boy who has tame, harmless
snake tied his little brothers rattle to its tail
the other day, and when two tramps tried
to break into the kitchen they were fright
ened nearly to death, supposiug that Hem
derson-which Is the snakes name-was
rattlesnake.
The plans for the Indian Industrial School
at Perris, which were prepared by T. w.
Parkes OF Pasadena, have been returned
from Washington, approved. The estimated
cost OF S25, Geo VIII probably be reduced
somewhat, 10 conform TO the suggestions of
the Government
According TO the Virginia City Enterprise
strange disease has broken cut among the
horses and cattle Oh 4 ranch near Steamboat,
and number OF animals nave died from it.
The disease IS said to resemble dlphthe;ia,
but the remedies known to be efficacious in
that malady are without avail in this.
The Lower Californian says a colored
preacher was holding forth down there re-
Gently when two white men from Bath,
Me-, stopped at the door-and looked iu.
The preacher saw them and sad Come
in, come inl' Then he turned to his audi
cuce and said: Their faces are white,
brethren, but their hearts are as black as
ours"
The Phoenix (Arz.) Gazette says: Two
lunches haiaS from tho Indian cpbnOl-
place, four miles north of town, are on eXhi-
billion here, and one cluster, weighing e1gh-
teen pounds, Is composed of 1000 dates. We
have reason to believe this the largest eluS-
ter Of dates ever produced on American
soil. The trees which produced this fruit
have had no care whatever.
The Oregonian says: The Government
Indian tralning-school at Chemawa has
opened for the school year, under auspices
unusually favorable. The school has better
equipment this year than last, new build
lngs having been erected during the summer
and being now nearly completed and ready
Tor occupancy. The enrolment oil scholars
has reached 1913 and more are expected
within the next few weeks.
The Astorian says that "people who
catch the festive Thomas Cod say they are
wormy this year, that the worms permeate
the entire fish. Probably those are the
worms that Jim Lidwell recently discov-
cred devastating the woods of the Nehalem.
They have fled from the forests to the
fishes, and the dead steered by the dumb go
upward with the flood. There are no in
terDai fuscicuali or sarcolemma parasites in
the salmon trOuts that are yanked from
their native lair in md-channe."
The third cook of the Kuutsford Hotel
recently trlpped into the clerks presence
and asked if there was any mail for him.
The clerk asked for the name. The cook
gave 1t 10 him on slip of paper He prob
ably has had experience and knew it would
be useless to deliver it verbally. The name
read: John Herschenunderhoffhei The
clerk was too much crowded to keep it in
his drawer. but it is safe to say that when a
letter addressed to the whole alphabet ar
rives at the Knutsford the cook will get it.