The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-21
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States an
Territories.

| A diagram of kite-shaped track Is sug-
gested as an appropriate ornamentation for
Stockton souvenir spoon"
Last Saturday night was an unusually
| cold one at Tucson, Ariz. Ice is reported to
| have formed in several places where water
| was left standing out doors
| Judge Smith of Stockton refused to admit
| an Italian to citizenship the other day be-
cause the man could not speak English, and
| had no idea what citiZ 4nship meant.
| A religious revival is in full tide of sue
cess at Truckee. If this report is correct it
would appear as though that famous lamp
of the old hymn need no longer "hold out
to burn"
Strawberries are ripe near Grass Valley,
and one grower of blackberries and rasp-
berries announces that his third crop of
these fruits this year will be ready to pick
by Christmas time.
Los Angeles has factory in full opera
ton making starch from potatoes. The
product hnds ready market, and the in-
dustry is tlourishing. There is q fine field
Tor such an industry in this city.
The San Jose Phoenix says: An ora nge
grown near Evergreen on the ranch OF A.
l. Fowler was brought to this Office yester-
DAY measuring fifteen inches in circumfer-
ence: Who says we are not IN the citrus
belt
AS Daniel Lundy, teamster, of Berry
essa, Santa Clara County, was driving home
ON the Mount Hamilton road the other
night he was thrown from his wagon by q
low telephone wire that hung across the
road and killed by the fall.
An Indian committed suicide at p oche
the other day, which circumstance so
wrought upon the superstitious feeling of
his squaw that she went to a Phoebe mer-
chant and paid So the brave had been owing
whlch Tie merchant never expected to get.
steam logging scOw is reported to have
taken lD.ttO tNN feet Qf lDpS nj tba TOnt Ia
and C0wlltz rivers in the Northeast. This
takes the logs to market and brings money
into circulation that otherwise would have
been hung up on the SandbarS for a long
tine
The sandstone ledge recently discovered
near RoSeburg, Oregon. is being developed.
and promises 10 be unlimited in quantity.
The gray stone that lies above tie blue
stratum has been laid bare, showing quits
an area Of the ledge. The quality of the
specimens taken out so far is excellent
The California Fruit Association sent out
from Eacayille Friday morning a special
tram OF fifteen cars Of dried fruit consigned
to Barnett Brothers Company, Chicago.
The train was decorated The people gave
1t a send-"if. the shipment is valued at
over $4,000. over 100 ears would have
been required to snip the same fruit green.
The Sacramento small boy is not happy
nowadays without an aic gun or small cali
Der cartridge pistol. The other night a bull
let from one OF these weauons crashed
through plate-glass window at ia
Eleventh street and lodged IN a door casing
Had 1t struck either OF the four persons in
the rooms severe injuries would have been
Inflicted.
Horticultural Commissioner Jones of San
Diego County has asked the Supervisors to
frame an ordinance making it Il mlsdemeanor
10 bring any trees, vines, shrubs, cuttings,
scons, gratis, plants or flowers into the
county without giving notice of the act TO
the horticultural Commissioners within
twenty-four hours after such growths have
been received
W. NJ. Colwcll of Shamokawa is collect
ing specimens Of the valuable ana rare
woods OF Wahkiakum County, with view
TO making display for the Worlds Column
bian Exposition at Chicago. lie has now IN
his collection piece of elder over seven
Inches in diameter; one of hazel about five
inches, and one Of huck cherry over two
Inches IN diameter; a section of spruce tree
showing nine grains, which measured eight
inches.
The Los Angeles Herald says: The Pro-
gres says that Jean Leonis, the brother OF
Miguel who died here leaving an estate Of
over 100000 started for France last week
with only $500. HIS share of the estate
amounted to $4,000, even after the decision
In favor OF the widow. But Jean had
thrown himself in the power of the lawyers
III the hope OF getting away with tho bulk
OF the estate, and the result is that he goes
home TO live on win ordinaire and crusts ill.,
stead OF champagne and cakes.
Lighting struck tree near Cathlamet,
Wash, the other day. The tree, in failing,
struck the rear end Of wagon, demolishing
II. In the meantime the horses became
frightened and ran away, wreckng the
harness and still further damaging the
wagon. The teamster barely escaped with
his life. 4 few days after a small boy was
returning from school with a lunch bucket
in his hand, when the lightning struck 4
limb, knocking the bucket out OF his hand
and miraculouSly missing The boy. Such
escapes as these are not numerous.
A gold and silver bearing lode has been
discovered on OrcaS Island, near the town
of Olga, by j. II. Christie, the man who
headed much-adyertised expedition to ex-
p!ore tine Olympic Mountains last year.
Christie, who is practical miner, says that
the geological character of the rock all
through the island Is indisputably of the
Laurentian and Cambrian periods, MS well
as the carbuniferiouS, limestone and grits
The vein in question is of granite or gneiSs
rock, and fully 5000 feet across the face.
The dip or strike is about so and the trend
northeast The Outcropping assays well,
but it is expected that much richer ore will
be found when the vein is tapped lower
down.
The San Diego Union says that city will
close the year 1891 with the finest opera
house in Southern California, with the
control of the most ample supply of the
best water in the State, with an establish
ment for the manufacture of iron, with a
thoroughly equipped and thoroughly metro
politaD system Of electric street-railway
transportation, with a fine new schoii
house. with the peninsular railroad well
under way, probably with 100000 bou;e-
ward system begun, and with a 100000
acres Of tributary back country in a fair
way to get abundant water for irrigation.
and 10000 acres nearly planted to profitable
fruit-trees. Not a bad record for one brief
year.