The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-06
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritOries.

ritories.
Woodland is to have handsome new
City Hall.
The region around Berry Creek, Butte
County, is said to be thick with rattle
snakes.
Great preparations are being made for the
reception of the Native Sons at Santa Or w
Oh the 9th.
South Bend, Wash. is to have a national
bank, the capital stock of $4,000 being
already subscribed.
The ladies OF Santa Clara are protesting
against smoking being allowed in the front
seats of the open electric cars.
The San jose Normal School opened on
the 18th with on attendance of $50, an in
crease Of 30 over last years opening.
Latest reports on the Santiam hop crop
are that there will be about three-quarters
of crop in the fields of the Santiam Valley.
The Los Angeles Times advocates the
Government expenditure of 100000 to turn
the Gulf of California into the Sa!ton Sea.
1t wants potr ia Banning.
The town of Redwood City is ont of debt,
and has the lowest municipal tax in the
State, finding the necessary expenses under
Incorporation only 80 cents.
The Hon. John p. Irish is making tour
through the northern part of the State
writing editorial articles for the Demo-
cratic papers he finds by the wayside.
The fire company of Woodland, which
serves without pay, has been c0mplimented
by the Insurance Union of San Fancisco as
one Of the most efficient in the State.
The Baker Iron Works OF Los Angeles
have purchased tract OF land in San Diego
for the purpose of erecting thereon plant
for the manufacture of boilers ana pumps.
In trying to rescue his little brother, who
got beyond his depth while bathing near
Gold Hill, Oregon, Sunday, a Young man
named George Moore was drowned. The
boy escaped.
An Old man named Boose, of unsOund
mind, was walking along the Mount Tabor
motor road, near Portland, recently, when
the motor struck him, knocking him sense
less and inflicting such injuries that no
hopes are entertained Of his recovery.
Last Thursday evening as Scott Moraine
was walking on the county road ne Gil
man. Wash, he stopped over to pick up
something, and his pistol falling from the
scabbard accidentally discharged. The bullet
entered the left breast, inflicting serious,
but not necessarily dangerous wound.
j. A. Townsend, miner, aged G6 years,
died Wednesday in the Holbrooke &c Har-
rington Nine, near Grass Valley. With an
other miner he had been filling ear at the
bottom of the shaft. 154 feet. when just as
the signal for hosting was given he fell
forward in faint, gasped once or twice and
died.
Parties who have been hunting among the
mountains, near Orovllle, say it is a shame
the way Indians are butchering the deer.
They merely skin them and leave the car
cass to rot. A gentleman living on French
Greek told one white hunter he could show
him the carcaSSeS Of at least 200 deer that
had been killed by the Indians merely for
their skin.
John Mitchell tells the Oroville New Era
he has discovered the eastern extension of
the Carpenter Flat pay lead, on his place on
the hill. He was sinking well and at the
depth Of about thirty feet struck the lead,
which is rich deposit OF gravel from four
to ten feet wide, aud he says it will average
from $40 to SIS day to the man. The gold
is heavy wash of the purest kind, aud the
same that is found on Carpenters Fiat
A Chinese woman who desires to enter
the mission in this city is causing great
trouble in Sacramento. Her owners are de-
termined she shall not escape them, but
shall go back to Colusa to their dens. A
Sacramento Deputy Sheriff, who arrested
prime mover against the woman, in the per-
son of Chinaman named Shy Wong, had a
narrow escape. the latter being armed with
O revolver and large double dagger, which
he showed disposition to use.
A new single-track road is to be built in
Oregon, from Oregon City via Wilhoit
Springs to Salem, distance of about fifty
miles. The road-bed is to be constructed
entirely of timber and is a V-shaped track
or chute. thirty inches across the top. The
wheels OF the engine and cars are made to
fit this trough, which, being broad at the
top, prevents oscillation. The road can run
up sleeper grades and around sharper curves
than an ordinary road, and as the trough
can be supported on timbers not much grad
ing is required, and the road is peculiarly
adapted TO running through tmbered
country.
ID. Johnston of Sacramento has presented
to the Museum Association a relic of early
days that will be valuable acquisition to
the museum. 1t is a ballot used at the cleo
tlon of Lincoln and Johnson. The reverse
Is of green, bearing in big stud
horse" type the letters, in red, UNION"
The vignette is In the form of an eagle
from the mouth of which floats a ribbon
reading: Liberty and Union, Now and
FOrever-One and Inseparabe." The Presi-
dental electors were: Samuel Brannan.
J: G.. McCallum. W. W. Crane Charles
prominent men in their time.
There is in Sacramento and most of The
valley towns surrounding, according to the
Record Union. prevailing mild form of
catarrh, with some soreness of throat
what some facetiously term "human
epizooty." 1t Is of mild type, though
few cases are noted as severe. More people
are affected who pursue sedentary callinPs'
The cause of these colds is attributed In me
recent heat and to subsequent exposuTes
to the cool evening breezes and dranebts
But, whatever the cause, the ''epizootio1
for humans Is around, and there is mora
talking through the nose lust now in both
the great valleys of the State than at anu
time since the la grippe visitation.