The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-30
COAST ITEMS.
Brier Notes FroIA FAelhc states and Ter

The careassof Compound sea lion washed
ashore at Ventura last Sunday,
8 mine near Silver City. n. Mex, recently
yielded $4,000 In god from 400 tons of ore.
Three miners were crushed to death IN
tie Caiedohian Coal Mine at Gallup, n.
Mex.
The large sable of Burns & Powers at
Friday.
Al. Brown, who started the Chico Chron-
iele, has bought an interest IN the Grldiey
Herald
a woman drummer was in Woodland re-
Gently taking orders for a tJbaceo house OF
San francisco.
Twenty-th-ee species Of birds were found
at Saratoga Springs by the exploring party
al work In Death Valley.
The German bark j. II. Nicolai reached
Astoria last Wednesday after the quick run
OF forty-seyen days from Caliao.
Herbert Golf was shot dead at Rosalia,
Oregon, ON Friday by man named Hart.
The men quarreled over piece of land.
John Dowd caught 400-pound sturgeon
In SNAKE River, Oregon, one day last week.
He sold the meat in Huntington for $40.
On April Sth the people of Traver, Tulare
County, will celebrate the seventh anniver-
sary OF the founding of that lively village.
twenty dogs were poisoned in one night
at Holster, says the Advance. There are
a lew more left that should be treated in the
same way.
c. W. Little sank a gas-well five miles
from Stockton to the depth of 1141 feet and
now has a flow of 10000 feet of gas every
twenly-four hours.
Il u more than a year the people of Grant
County, Oregon, have been suffering from
the measles, but lately the disease seems to
have worn it.elf out.
pine log was hauled iuto the Michigan
CompanyS mill on Puget Sound recently
that measured feet in diameter by 20 feet
long. 1t scaled 300 feet.
A Jury at Los Angeles has acquitted
George Martin, who was accused of stealing
SJUUO from the Santa Ee Railroad Company
While acting as its cashier.
farmer near Saticoy, Ventura County,
mas len acres set out TO eucalyptus trees,
which he intends to raise for firewood. He
VIII cut them down when they are six years
old.
The Chico Enterprise SAYS small fly is
doing great damage to growing grain on the
ad0oe lands in that part OF the State. 1t
eats iato the bottom oil the stock and kills 1t
completely.
The skull and portion of the skeleton Of
a white man were found in the CaJ0n Pass
the other day by some boys who were hunt
Ing thorough search will be made for
the rest OF the bones.
AT tie rate fruit trees have been planted
in and about Corning, the Observer says in
a few years that town will need ten can
nerles and an air line railroad TO New York
to CARY off the product
The santa Rosa Democrat says: The hop
growers are juOiant over the fact that the
tare on hops has been placed at Two pound
to the hundred. Formerly 1t was seven
pounds to the bale of $50 pounds.
IN putting travelling pano-tuner the
Santa Ana Standard says: The last time he
pulled a mouse nest out of our piano, a
quart OF moth and swarm of bees we made
up our minds that he was an expert.
A Colusa boy was angling for catfish from
the bridge on Thursday, when he hooked Il
tTenty-pUund salmon. His tackle was
homemade, but he landed his game in great
shape alter a struggle of thirty minu ties.
The permanent site for locating the Will
annette University was selected by tho Trus-
tees last Wednesday. They decided to ac-
cept the offer of Salem Oregon people who
give tract of $50 acres in the northern part
OF the city.
The City Council Of Salem, Oregon. sold
by auction one engine-house and lot on
Wednesday for S17,500 The location was
not desirable for the fire company. which
will be given another place as soon as the
sale is approved.
Henry Miller is in Jail at Los Angeles on
charge of robbng stages and OF ritiIne
Onlteu states mai pOucHeS' lie IS sup
posed to be the man who stopped the stage
between Rcdding and Weayeryille OF Marcel
18th and shot the driver.
Some boys of SissOn were playing on 6
flat-car the other day that WAS used in haul
ing gravel Tor ballasIing the railroad. Ont
boy noticed a piece OF gravel that seemed u
;rIs san Berdnon Zines Index says: The
bull and hear fight to be licensed by oul
City Trustees promises 10 be nothing but 6
disgrace to our city. Our city authorize;
should refuse to issue the license, and
should at least show disposition to pro.
tect the good name of this city.
Says the Riverside Press: A little les!
than two years ago E. P. Sargent set out al
acacia tree about the Le Of a whip-StUck
That tree is now ., feet inches high
spreads over plot of ground 20 feet in di
ameter, and is inches through at the butt
That Is a remarkable growth and one rarely
eQualed.
The Gridley Herald has the followin:
item: John Trayner went to San Fran
| cisco to see how one OF his former sheep.
| herdefs filled the pulpit of city church.
| He came home, and is no doubt muct
| pleased, and takes credit for having shown
| the sheep-herder such good example whel
! in his employment.
The ReIding Democrat says: Prospecting
for blue gravel is to be commenced immedi
| ately in Oregon Gulch By a company of citi
zenS OF this city. Two shafts have alread,
| been sunk through Il sandstone Gaping t.
| blue gravel, which is said to prospect, thu
| proving that there is bed of gravel unde
! the sandstone.
Says the Salinas Index: A boat-load o
| steel rails is lying on the wharf at Mos
| Landing for the extension of the Pajar
| Valley Railroad to Salinas, and it Is reporte
that the road Will be here by the 1st of June
The line is almest level the entire distance
l III. IL,
of grading will be speedily accomplished.
Three young Healdsburg ladies found
satchel belonging 10 tramp. They wer
going off with 1t, when the tramp eSpie
them and took after them. He told then
that he should have them arrested unles
they kissed him. Rather than be tried TO
taking his old grip, they each gave him
kiss and were allowed to go ON their wa
again.
A company has been organized in Sa
Diego for the purpose of importing fine cal
met woods from Central America ana Me1
leo. The intend to tie the logs into RATS an
tow them to San Diego by means of power
full tugs to National City, where larg
mill is 10 he put up for working the wood
into veneers for shipment TO the Easter
States and to Europe.
The Anaheim Gazette says that the Chin
and Anaheim railroad business is progress
ing very satisfactorily, and that already q
shares of the stock have been subscribed
which is more than was considered neces
sary 10 the start-and it is probable tina
800 shares will be taken. Work a. Ana
helm Landing has developed the fact that
wharf l7o0 feet long will reach deep water
and this is favorable.
The Ukiah Republican Press SAYS: 4
deed to }. i. Flood for the outstandin
eighth in the Round Valley coal mines wa
recorded last week The mines are now eu
tirely in the hands Of Flood and Mackay
The deed called for 1882 acres of land
Now that this firm has the entire control,
Is not improbable that something will b
done toward the development Of the prop
erty.
The main walls of the Chino Beet-suga
Factory are nearly completed. says tn
Champion, and the heavy iron bound raftei
are being put in place for the metal roo
| The body OF straight fir tree seventy-fiy
. feet long has been received and set up il
side the building for plSck and tackl'
Scores OF iron columns aid girders hay
been put in place, and work is pushed
all departments with all the force that ca
be used to advantage.