The morning call., 1891-10-18

DEATH VALLEY-G. w. H., SebastopOl,
Cal q Death Valley in lnyo County has
been invested with an air Of mystery and
horror and has passed for a region in which
no live animal or vegeiable-reptile life ex-
cepted - can possibly exist. The main
ground of this myth is found in the fate OF
thirty emigrants bound overland for the Cali
fornia gold diggings, but who persisted in the
valley in 1850 Though there are springs of
drinkabe water in the valley the emigrants
knew not their location and, their supply
of water failing, they persisted, save
two, of thirst. (9 The nearest towns to
the valley are Goodwater and Panamlnt
in Inyo County and Daggett in San
BernardinO County. 81 J. J. McGilliyray.
who made surveys during six months II the
valley is Of the opinion that the valley was
once a lake Of water containing In solution
sodium carbonate, sodium chloride and
sodium bbnrate As it eyap0rated the least
soluble compounds were 1Tst pTeclptated,
hence on the higher levels OF the ancient
shores # the lake was first deposited the
sodium bibOrate (DnraX OF commerce.; alter
ward tile chloride and finally the carbonate.
These compounds exist now in the water Ot
Owens Lake, sixty miles west OF Jhe valley.
Immediately above the marsh, when covers
nearly the whole valley, Is crust OF SODIUM
chloride 6-l2 thick, but not commercially
valuable. The b0TaN deposits are declared
o. he The richest and most extensive 10 the
world, but they are not worked because
other deposits nearer to the railroad are
more available.
FRUIT CRArEs-N. 3. e., Alameda. Cal.
California fruits intended for the markets
in the East are shipped in half crates and
double crates or crates. Half crates are
boxes Of a certain size containing four bask-
els in which tie fruit is, the crates being SO
perforated and the baskets so shaped as to
permit Of a constant circulation OF air, pre-
serving the fruit from decay. The basket
If reaches, pums and ike fruit will weigh
q bout five pounds. and that OF grapes about
FIVE and hHlf, SO that hall crate OF
peaches Will weigh twenty pounds, ana one
of grapes twenty-five pounds. the double
crate ur crate twice as much. The grower
sends his fruit to the local market in bulk
aud IN common boxes, and the extra cost
d aes MT warrant him in shipping 1t IN
crates. To obtain higher price IN the
East, and to have the fruit arrive there IN
good condition the extra cost OF this more
careful packing in baskets and crates Is
necessary.
STREET RAILROADS L. E. H., City.
- Without counting the small or side
branches there are cable lines, 5 horse-car
anu % S-talu uAttbl AAACo III bhAo wy w
electric line is vet in operation. (2) The
n0Tse-car lines cover 27.33 ana the cable lines
4-22 miles, as against Boston 1915 horse
and 1871 for the electric, Brooklyn 132 %
and go and 2il9 elevated, Chicago 16O -
animal and 34Ul electric, Pittsburg 3451 an
imaL 30 cable and l39T electric, New York
1885 animal, 6.S7 electric and b 40 elevated,
Philadelphia 2G047 and p ST. LoHIs 9105
amin al. cable and 20 20 electric, and Kansas
CITY 1906 7j9 and 1886 and go elevated,
Mention tie latest Improvements made in
tins line Is too indehaite a question, con-
sllerlug the MANY improvements which are
instantly being made in street railways of
the several Kinds.
BRITISH PossEssIoNs-R c. D., City.
II is now only fortnight over the time for
tile uurevised results Of the preliminary re-
port Of the English census, and it is pTema-
tur- 10 ask for official returns. The British
possessions North America embrace an
area Of some 4,152, 81 miles, with pOpUla-
ton Of over ., $4,000.
THE VOLUME Is TIE SAME-D. B. NJ.
Grass Valley. Assuming to be possible the
hypothetical conditions named in your
query, Yes is the answer to your question:
Is the volume Of water the same in a
boiler after generating steam and then cool
Ing of as 1t was before steam was gen.
Grated, allowing that no steam or water es-
capped by leakage, usage or otherwise The
query borders on the ridiculous.
FATHER ELPmCK-C. H, City. The
gray and bareheaded old man who sold pa
pers at Lotta's Fountain was known as
Father Ephick," and his name was Levy
5. ElphCk. He died at the kaweah Colony
in Iulare County on July "a, 1891.
The QUEENS ENGLIsH-H. NJ. K, City.
Neither he is sick at his stomach" nor ''he
is sick TO his stomach" is elegant English.
He is sick in the stomach is unobjection-
able. The .. c. has never before heard
Webster classed as a grammarian.
ONE AND THE SAME MAN-G. w. c.,
Fort Ross, Cal There is only one Judge
W. 7. Wallace in this city. He is Judge
OF the Superior Court and once was Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the State.
The SANE MAN-G. W. c., Fort Ross
Cal. Barclay Henley, Foreman Of the Grand
jury Of this city and county, is former
lawyer Of Santa Rosa.
ALCOHOLIC BEvERAGEs-C. B. A, City.
o. Beer is an alcoholic beverage, and %
fermented liquors contain some proportion
Of alcohol.
FoREIGN LANGUAGEs-C. NJ. GeYser-
Vile, Cal. French, German and Spanish are
taught in some Of the public schools in this
city.
CHARLESTON EARTHQUAKE A. City.
The earthquake at Charleston, S c., &C.
CURED on August 81. 1856.