The morning call., 1891-12-23


Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Ten miles of streets have been graded In Olym-
pla this year
La grippe is claiming many victims IN Vir-
gihlE City, New.
INTO new buildings during the past year.
II is estimated that there are 100, 900 600, 900
feet OF timber stiH lett standing in Washington
forests.
A canvass of Placer County for the Citrus Fair
at Auburn resulted in getting about $4,000
oranges pledged.
large quarry OF variegated marble has re-
Gently been opened at Etlwanda, in the Cuca.
munga Mountains.
The Salvation Army Is having hard time at
Reno, where 1t is compelled 10 conduct Its ser
Vices under police protection.
The gale at Redondo during the late storm
prevented vessels from landing, and one at the
wharf had to put out TO sea for safety.
!, Sacramento has recently obtained an artesIau
How oil 10000 gallons a day from one well.
The water Is good for domestic uses
A valuable coal mine is now Ing opened
near Casrer, wyo. few feet below the grass
roots they find the quality to be Ihe best on The
Northwestern road IN Wyoming.
Professor Pierce, who has spent over a year
and half In investigating the vine disease in
Southern California, tells the Anaheim people
that IL has about run its course there.
Sugar is now being extracted from the sap of
the sugar pine trees IN tile mountains Of some of
the northern counties. II is light brown in color
matter
One OF Albuquerque's public school teachers is
about to marry an Indian now attending the
Government Indian school there. The brave is
said to be very bright and one who, on his return
home. Will probably be elected chief of his tribe.
The proposition to establish cooperative
beet sugar factory at Anaheim Is booming and
The farmers OF the entire countryside are inter-
ested. 1t Is probable that about 5000 acres Of
land Will be subscribed before the end Of the
year
Centralla, Wash, is greatly troubled by
thieves. A few nights ago nearly thousand
trees mat were "heeled IN" for the winter in a
private garden were stolen and the next night
several bushels OF apples were stolen from a
widows barn.
a Polk County (Oregon) man the other day in
attempting 10 show the good qualities of feed
chopper lie wanted 10 sell cut off his finger by
accident. A few minutes after his father at
tempted to show how the accident happened aud
he, too, cut off finger.
According to the Los Angeles Times It cost the
Euglishman who bought the buifaloes from "Buf.
1a'o Jones" $4,000 10 purchase and get them
across the Atlantic. They were bred 10 Mani
toDa ana their new home is 10 be the park Of
Hagerson Castle, in Northumberland.
A few months ago colony OF Dunkards pur
chased 600-acre tract some four miles from
San JScinto, aud last week several OF the col
onists arrived and took posse ssiou of the prop
erty. Some two-stoty residences have already
been commenced on The tract and others will
soon follow.
A few mornings ago, as George Jameson was
crossing the iron bridge at Verdi, New, a wild"
engine came along, caught him and crushed his
ankle rendering amputati0n necessary. The
river made suclt roaring noise that Mr.. jane
son did not hear the engine until IL was close
upon him, when he started 10 run aud succeeded
III getting TO Within about six feet of the end OF
the bridge His foot In some way got caught
under the rail. He threw his body off the track
and out OF the way Of the locomotive, but could
not remove his foot. He was also cut about the
head.
chicken was slaughtered for the family table
recently al r. l.. DIVERS place below Pendlet0n,
oregon. In dressing the fowl Mrs. Oliver dis
about the size OF small nahead. How The
chicken found the gold Is now the question.
About nalfDile below the place is the site of
The Old Swifrs station aud It is thought possibly
that some miners camping near might have lost
part OF their dust" or perchance have buried
some OF their treasure, TO be resurrected at this
late day by scratching fowls.