The morning call., 1891-12-17
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Three feet of snow is reported to have
fallen in the mountains near Tahoe during
the recent storm.
corporation with capital Of 81 ,0O0 900
has been formed to build complete system
of electric railroads in Fresno.
The Breeder and Sportsman publishes
list OF 22S California horses that have trot-
ted or paced in $50 or less in 1891.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
has just received patents for 100 900 acres OF
land between Los Angeles and Yuma.
Fall Brook and Linda Vista irrigation dis
tricts last week voted to issue bonds, $780,
000 in the former case, and 100000 in the
latter.
There is strong flow of natural gas in
the Ventura River. When lighted, it is
said, the flame extends over space eight
feet wide.
DIR. Eames says the San Diego steel works
will be in operation the latter part of this
month. Iron ore will be shipped by water
from Lower California.
By recent decision of the Secretary of
the Interior. the city of Monterey has be,
come owner of So 000,0 600 worth of land
claimed by David Jacks.
The report that two men in Pomona Val
ley have cleared $500 on coyote scalps is
being very generally denied. 1t is several
thousand dollars over the truth.
Owing to the prevalence of smallpox in
several cities of Mexico, DR.. FL. S. Orme OF
Los Angeles says some precaution should
be taken against It's entrance there.
Pomona navel oranges are now being
shipped to the northern markets in this
State. They are bringing 81 30 and So 20
box delivered at the packlng-house.
Lieutenant Glassford of the Signal Service
at Washington is preparing several essays
on California's climate and rainfall and
their influence on irrigation problems.
The police and other city employees of Sc
attic are paid in scrip, of which, in order to
obtain money, they have to dispose, and
can only do so at a discount of Az per cent.
There were great many disguised winter
tourists about the streets of Pasadena after
the cyclone last week. 1t wasn't exactly
what they had looked for in coming to Cali
fornia.
From twelve to twenty men are kept at
work in the coal mines in Santiago Canyon,
in Orange County. A company has been in
cOrporated to develop silver mines in the
same locality.
Colonel E. E. Hewitt of the Southern Pa
cific says there are now more people in Los
Angeles than at any time in the last four
years, and that they are coming in at the
rate OF 400 per day.
W. Scott Way, who has been very sue
cessful in cultivating the pineapple on his
ranch near San Jose, has purchased land
near Mentone, where he proposes to estab-
fish pineapple ranch.
The Truckee Republican says: Hon.
G. +. McGlashan of this city has dark ewes,
while Mrs. McGlsshan's eyes are blue.
They have child six weeks old which has
one blue eye and the other black. The
eyes become more fixed in color as the child
grows older.
Antoine P. Filter, pioneer aud prom
inent citizen of Volta, MERGED County, was
accidentally shot and probably fatally
wounded Saturday afternoon by his son.
They were killing hogs with Winchester
rifle, when Shell lodged in the gun. The
son endeavored TO extract it, when it ex-
plOded, with the above result.
A petition signed by 400 citizens has been
presented to the Santa Barbara Council by
the workingmen and Transfers, asking that
in the event of the election, December 10Th,
resulting favo1ably to the new boulevard,
no lump" contracts be let. and that each
branch of the work be let separately. 1t is
proposed to issue $4,000 bonds for the i'm
proyement.
David G. MeCIay of Santa Ana has been
granted patent on fruitgatherer. 1t is
a novel implement. looking very much like
pair OF pantaloons inverted, with the bot
toms OF the legs so arranged that they can
be attaehe to the wrists OF the person gath
erlng the tTult, who drops in the fruit as
fast as he picks it, the weight of the arrange
ment falling from his shoulders.
According to the Ventura Observer the
black scale is attacking the pepper trees in
that town. Heretofore it has been thought
that no insect pest would attack the pepper
tree, but some of the trees about there are
already showing signs of decay. 1t is said
that trimming out the tops, so as to let the
sun in on the trunk and branches, will Grad
icate the pests and save the trees and this
experiment is being tried by number of
people.
A Cotton correspondent Of the Los An
geieS Express says: The Southern Pacific
Company is sending operators from almost
every town on the Yuma division of the
road to take the places of the striking en-
pl0yes of the company between Yuma and
Ell PaSo. A great many boys have passed
through here from points west Boys who
have been learning the business and who
were receiving SIS per month have been
given offices and raised to SIS per MONTH
Trains so far are running regularly.
The Slaughter ONash.) Sun says: A son
of 81 Smith, aged about 20 years, residing
miles from Slaughter, took span of horses
to water in Boise Creek last Saturday. The
animals waded in too far and we're swept
from their feet by the force of the current.
In the struggle to reach land the horse rid
den by the young man went to the bottom,
carrying its rider along. Srarch was at once
commenced, and quite distance from the
scene of the accident the body of horse ard
man was found, the latter with a bloody
mark on his forehead, showing hat he must
have been kicked by one of the horses in
the struggle and rendered insensible.
For the Poor.
An entertainment will be given on Mon
dow ,Ftarpnop an1 avaninu hy tive