The morning call., 1891-08-30
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Vallejo has been having baby-show the
past week.
The Petaluma canneries give employment
to about $50 hands, and more are needed.
The diphtheria patients at Reno are said
10 be improving and no new cases reported.
San Bernardino has decided to raise $500
by general tax to establish library and
free readIng-ruom.
Mrs. Letitia Beedle of Woodland died a
her residence there recently at the ripe old
age of 102 years, months and % days
Alliance organs are advising the farmers
of California to hold wheat for raise. Un-
fortunately for the farmer, however, he is
too generally hard up to be able to hold his
crops very long.
Fresno boasts of seventy-two-po pound
cantaloupe. We do not dispute anything
nowadays. says the Woodland Mail We re-
member Henuigan's pumpkin that weighed
SO well. 1t was filed with shot, but ii got
there.
The dredger Ajax is hard at work in Nor
mon Channel, Stockton, removing 1000 yards
of earth a day. A channel is being cut six
feet deep at low water that will make it pos
sibe to reach the lumber-yards and ware
houses with steamers and barges throughout
the season.
Rev. DR.. Merritt, Sedalia coored
preacher, is blessed with flow of language,
but he occasionally gets beyond his depth.
Recently in adjusting little business differ
ence of y cents he said: Il didn't mention
the matter TO make an Interruption, and |
hope 1t Hont cause any calamity"
The Reno Gazette thus speaks of what
seems to US a consummatOn devoutly to be
wished: At the rate at which rattlesuakeS
are being killed it will not be many years
until they will be as scarce as the buffalo.
If no effort is made to preserve few there
will not be enough left for specimens.
Puget Sound and Commencement Bay are
literally full Of salmon. Nothing like the
run has ever been seen before. There are
so many fish that the " heels OF the steamers
actually kill them. Old Indians say that
not within their memory have salmon ap-
peared IN such numbers as this season.
There is hope for the growth Of Nevada
in population, now that her people are turn
ing their attention from mining to agrlcul-
ture. 1t is believed that the next Legislature
will provide for the guaranty OF interest on
irrigation bonds, and this will insure build
ing of storage reservoirs aud other irrigation
works.
According to the Yuma Sentinel an expe-
dition is beng talked of for the purpose of
making search for the lost Pegleg gold mine,
supposed to exist in the desert north or
northwest of Indian Wells. 1t will leave
Yuma as soon as cool weather comes, and,
if necessary, will devote the entire winter to
the search.
a disgusted peach-grower of Tangerine.
Orange County, Florida, has written to the
Riverside Press, giving his experience in
raising peaches in that State. He shipped
200 bushels of that fruit, and after paying
all expenses Gncuding the loss of twenty
six crates of peaches). found that he had
| made S37 IS on the 200 bushels. The gem
tleman announces that he has a bearing
peach orchard for sale.
The Valley of Capay, in the western part
of Y0lO County. comes to the front with the
first dried grapes of the season. A car-load
OF 20, 236 pounds was shipped this week from
the Cashmere Vineyard in that valley TO
San Francisco. These grapes were dried
| and shipped ten days after they left the
vines, most unusual thing, which we do
not remember having been known to occur
in any other section of the State.
The MOhave Miner says: The Walapai
| Indians will probably send large number
OF children to the school at Fort Mohave
| during the next term of school, The Indians
| are well pleased with the progress made by
| tile children who attended the last term aud
| would like to send down quite number of
| little ones, but as they think they are cOu-
| ferring lasting benefit on Uncle Sam some
coaxing will have to be applied to the heads
| of families.
Three young ladies of Pasadena drove re-
| Gently to the Devils Gate and tied their
| horse while they strolled along the banks Of
| the stream. Then they returned and drove
| eafely home. but in backing their horse, on
reaching home, one OF the shafts broke short
oft, near the shoulder. and they then dis
| covered that during their absence some
| wretch had taken three bolts out OF the
shafts. How they got home without an ac-
| cident is a miracle.
The Albuquerque Democrat says: The
| golondrina, which is a sure cure for the bite
| OF the rattleSnake, scorpion. tarantula,
black spider, or any other poisonous insects,
| Is not the same as the mock orange, or wild
pomegranate. Golondrina is small moss
like plant, while the mock orange is run
| ming vine similar to the watermelon, II
| Will not cure the bite OF the rattlesnake,
but 1t Is one of the most useful medicinal
plants on the Pacific Coast.
The Reno Gazette of Wednesday last
says: Something has overcome the Truckee
River like summer dream since the dawn
were crystal clear and at noon 1t was pour
ing down muddy flood that was about the
| color of cafe an lait. At this writing none
can tell the cause. Some suggest cloud
burst up In the mountains and some think it
may DO ditchlng-machine turning loose its
"slickens" on the defenseless trout.
Santa Monica, says the Pasadena Star, is
IN state OF mild ferment over the introduc.
ton of franchises for bringing into town
the Santa Monica Wharf aud Terminal
Company and letting out of town and up to
the canyon the Southern Pacific Company
forfeit for the non-fulfillment OF a con tract
ON the part of the Southern Pacific Com
pany to build wharf in the vicinity of the
canyon is feature of the franchise proposed
TO be granted to that company. The other
company is to connect with the Santa Fe Oh
the south.
Did Cammack Suicide?