The morning call., 1891-09-13
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Two more ghosts have appeared at Los
Alphabetically this is crowding the mourn
ers little too close, even for Southern Cali
for2ia
Little Charlie Wright was knocked down
by cable car at Los Angeles. Wednesday,
aud was so badly crushed that he died OF his
injuries in a lew hours.
A number of mysterious fires have broken
out in Los Angeles during this week, the
nature of which go to show that incendiaries
are at work through the city.
The Solano Republican says that while
wine grapes are selling there for 81 and So a
ton, table grapes shipped from there to Chi
cago arc bringing from 81 65 TO 81 . for
20-pound crates.
A 1uIare County grower has just gathered
from two and q half acres OF Talsln vines
2b years old 500 trays Of grapes, averaging
twenty pounds to the tray. The grapes are
large, sweet and Of firSt-class quality.
A ThurstOn County (WashJ agriculturist
thinks he has demonstrated that peach
trees planted in light, sandy loan soils on
westerly slopes will flourish IN the Sound
district without much fear OF failure.
The Trsver Advocate of September 10Th
! says: The first crop of raisiuS in this vicIn-
ity are nearly all OH the trays now and some
have already been delivered at the packing
house. Packing will begin In earnest next
| Monday.
A new mineral field is said to have been
discovered about four miles northwest of
| Lake Elsinore, near to the southern boun-
! dary of Orange County. where bodies Of
| lead carbonate ore, carrying silver and gold,
| have been discovered.
1t is said that $50 persons own and control
| a majority of the acreage between Sacra-
mentO and Shasta. The full possibilities of
the State will not be realized until these and
| other large tracts are subdyided into small
self-supporting homes.
All the boom literature in the world, says
the Salinas Journal, will not-nake Monterey
| County boom half as much as would the
cutting up of half dozen of the large Mex
ican grants and selling tae land to actual
settlers at fair valuation.
A. Webster. proprietor of the Ocean House
at Baudon, Oregon, shot and killed George
| Fales, a waiter, Tuesday, in a quarrel over
| 70 cents, which the waiter claimed was due
him. There is great indignation and threats
of lynching Webster are heard.
According to the Times the Tulare mer-
chants last fall entered into an agreement
| to the effect that with the exception of the
months of June, July aud August they
| would keep their stores closed on Sundays.
| These merchants will no doubt fud that it
pays to let men rest one day out of seven.
A fire started in the vicinity of the Cas-
cades, Oregon, few days ago and has eX-
Le0ueu through Two LDWuSllDS OI bH0 HueSL
| timber in the State. Settlers had to fly for
| their lives before the fire. The ground over
| which the fire Is burning includes belt of
larch timber of the finest quality and great
| value.
The sugar-beet' enemies have already
made their appearance in the field. One is
the "Aplies Brassiea," who has deserted
the humble cabbage for the more succulent t
| sugar-beet, and the other is said to be a
species Of spider. Both are so minute that
a magnifying glass is necessary in looking
| for them.
An insect which promises to be OF as great
benefit to Washington hOp-growers as the
| Australian lady-bug was to the Orchardists
| of Southern California has been discovered
on the sound. 1t thriyes on the hop louse.
| which it considers most desirable delicacy,
and by its help 1t Is hoped that this pest can
| be kept under in future.
The citizens of Redlands held big demon
stration one night recently TO urge the City
| Trustees to issue bonds for system of Ca
mails to dispose Of storm water. Work will
be commenced in sixty days on the system,
which will cost over 100000, and which
will deliver the water into the Santa Ana
River.
Panthers. says the Shasta Herald, are get.
ting very thick and bold. One day last week
Mr.. Sullivan saw two, in broad daylight, In
the rear of Del Coronado. Parties report
seeing one near the college building, and as
no WcIo lIOhl OiIcu lJdhO Que
evening lately we heard one screaming al
some distance from us.
The Riverside Press advocates news
paper war against the large land holdings in
California, and declares that the almost
limitless possibilities of this State will no,
be reached until the land between Sacra-
mento and Shasta, majority Of which is
now said TO bs owned and controlled by 15C
persons, shall have fallen into the industri-
Gus hands Of 10000 persons. The same is
true Of the large holdings in all parts Of the
State.
One night recently the little seven-year.
old girl OF G. c. Zahn OF Lebanon, Oregon
was sick and her mother gave her som,
homemade cough medicine. The little gir
afterward got the bottle and drank all in it.
Mrs. Zahn, discovering this fact on her re
turn. promptly summoned physicians anG
the little girls life was saved. The physi
clans say that there was poison sufficient
taken TO kill three men.
This season a quantity of French beet
seed was given out to the beet-growers o
Chino valley, aud as the loads pass through
town bound for the factory it is very easy L
pick out the beeis from this seed. They ar,
red in color and of uniform size, being mucl
smaller than the white beet. 1t is claimed
that they are more prolific bearers than tn
white beet, but will not average so high il
saccharine matter.