The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-08
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Salton Lake is said to be visible from San
Jacinto Peak.
Spokane has an ordinance forbidding
cigarette smoking among minors.
A snake with twenty-one rattles was
killed on Hickory Creek, Oregon, the other
day.
A disease which causes blindness is said
to be prevailing among the cattle ON Hum
boldt River.
w. Z. Simmons of Vale Vista, San Diego
county. has raised tomato weighing II
ounces and measuring inches in diameter.
A heavy rain-storm, accompanied by thun-
DER aud lightning, rare phenomenon at
day.
The Cotton Chronicle says it is reported
that lady conductors are 10 be put on the
motor line between that place and San Ber-
doom.
The annual conference of the African NJ.
E.. Church Is in session in Sacramento, pre-
sided over by Bishop Grant, a well-known
colored theoogian.
The encampment of the Seventh Inspec-
ton District Department of California,
Grand Army of the Republic, will BIS held
at Coronado Beach, San Diego County,
California, from August 18th to August Goth,
inclusive.
An ordinance prohibiting by law the
painting white Of any building in San Diego,
either public or private, was handed to a
San Diego Councilman the other day for
action. 1t was not, however, presented to
the Council.
IL is now stated that "Billy Arlington"
tho Sacramento policeman who was recently
killed by public woman whose companion
ship he sought to drop, was really John
Murphy, the son OF prominent physician
in Peoria, Ill.
III, Il, T.. A..
Valley to induce the Yuma Indians TO work
at picking hops. Now that Chinese help is
getting scarce, the Celestial laborers are no
longer tho docile creatures, it Is said, that
they used to be.
Complaint is made in Orange County that
rabbits are doing considerable damage to
young orange trees. The Ontario Observer
recommends wrapping the tree trunks in
oil paper, which Will protect the bark from
the sun as well as from the rabbits.
The San Diego Sun relates that wealthy
syndicate has been formed to raft redwood
and cedar logs to that port from the north
ern ports. Such RATS are successful on the
Atlantic seaboard, aud serve to reduce the
price OF lumber at the place of delivery, as
aduZen schooner loads can be toHed down
in raft form by one tug.
The Supervisors of Placer County have
passed law regulating the width OF tire Of
heavyweight wagons Two and q hall inch
tires are required on all wagons calculated
to carry between 1000 and 1900 pounds, 81
inches for wagons OF from 6000 to 5000
pounds capacity, and all over 5000 pounds
capacity must have 4-inch tires.
big waterspout occurred last week on
Little Butter Creek, Oregon. 1t started at
the upper Day ranch and swept down the
stream, washing out all the bridges as far as
Butter Creek and quantity Of hay. All
the stock men along the creek are losers to
more OF less extent. Probably 200 ions OF
hay were Carried away by the resistless rush
OF water. Luckily no loss Of life occurred.
Heretofore the walnut tree in California
has been without insect enemies to cndauger
its life or productiveness, but a curious little
spider has appeared on the trees in Los
Angeles County that weaves its web on the
underside OF the leaf, which falls when en-
tirey covered. II is claimed that this pest
cannot stand water, and, if this is so. it is
likely that its raVaSeS can easily be con-
trolfed.
A man came near drowning in Spring
Brook, near riverside, the other day, and
but FOR the efforts of Morris ROSentnal,
1fyear-oid boy, aud couple OF compan-
ions, lie would have drowned. Morris
swan out and grasped the man, but they
sank together. With great presence OF
mind the man released the boy, who swan
back to shore and returned with a plank,
with which lie and his companions sue
ceeded III getting the man ashore.
Within few months, says the Oregon
Statesman, it is expected that the first sim
gle rail aud saddle-track railroad will be
built in Oregon. About $4,000 has been
subscribed in the construction company.
The preliminares are being carried forward
with vim, and work on the first locomu-
tive has been commenced at Portland
Mr.. Mahana, the inventor, is confident that
the trial OF his new railroad system will re-
suit in complete success, and certain it is
that the invention commends itself to every
one to whom its workings have been ex-
planned.
The Farmers Alliance of Palouse City
have closed q contract for the construction
Of an elevator at Palouse City. The farmers
will build an elevator of $4,000 bushels ca
paeity, fully equipped with STRENGTHENING
apparatus and the latest elevator machinery
1t will be so constructed that receiving,
shipping and cleaning Of grain can be carried
on at the same time. Mr.. Timewel is now
building an elevator at Gennessee of $4,000
bushels capacity, and the Farmers ALI
ances all over Eastern Washington are pre-
pairing to erect elevators sufficient to accom-
modate all the grain raised in Eastern Wash
ington.
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