New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
MIDSUMMER n CALIFORNIA
IRON AND TIN MiNES-THE SALTON LAKE
TlIEATRICAL-LAND BOOM.
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San Francisco July ls.-Niidsumncr duIness is
on San Francisco now, but its influence is never
felt as keenly here as III the East, because the
weather does not drive any large number of people
from the city. How much local customs here
differ from those in the Last is seen in the opening
Of the public schools this week, and the return Of
a small army of teachers and children from sum-
mcr resorts. The hes; index 10 the business
ditOn OF the city is the reaLcst1te Market which
has shown revival OF activity during the week.
There is unusual amount of building one OF the
marked features being the Improvement of inside
lots near the business centre and the erection OF
large office buildings in old business streets. The
mining stock market, the other hand, was never
in worse condition than now, and, unless there is
a strike Of good soon made at the COmstock, the
brokers Of this city might as well shut up shop.
DR.. e. J. Eamcs an iron man Of Pttsburg has
Just made an inspection OF tine iron Mountain
mines I'm san BrnardnU County. lie declares that
the is of high grade, and that there is enough
iron that lie quarried on the surface to last ten
years. The runs to seventy per cent of metallic
iron, and IS easily worked. DIR. Eames will estab-
ish mills at San Diego. and he estimates that iron
ore which sells in Pittsburg for from 81 80 to -
per ton can be laid down in San Diego for ga
Now that it is settled that the mysterious sea at
River all the romance aud speculation have van
ished from this desert phenomenon. The lake is
rising slowly but at its present rate there is fear
Of damage TO tie railroad II is curious fact
not noted by any one before, that last February,
when the Colorado at its height, the marsh at
Salt0n was covered by several inches of water, and
the salt works forced 10 shut down for several
days. The coming of the summer heat eyaponted
this water. and only the melting OF the extremely
heavy SHOWS in the mountains led to the encroach-
ment of the present food on the desert. The best
authorities declare that the food will not be per-
manent, though the course Of the Colorado may be
changed still this change will have material eff
feet, as it will simply that the river will run
through corner Of the desert in California, III
stead of in Arizona.
Those who contend that the production of tin In
California is myth will not be pleased TO hear
that a new stamp mill is being built at the Iemes-
cal tin mine in San Bernardno County. The new
mill will have four of the largest pneumatic stamps
on the coast and will crush siXty-tve tons OF ore
daily. The mill will also have ten new concentra-
tors of move pattern 1t ia estimated that with the
mill, from six to eight more tons oil pig th may
be turned out daily.
The new internal revenue regulations requiring
makers of sweet wine 10 have the winery on the
vineyard if they desire 10 use uhl1Aca spiIi's iot
ratification has created much comment here.
There seems 70 be 10 reason for H. the provisions
81 the law may he easily evaded by planting few
acres of vineyard around winery. Whether q
wine-maker grows his grapes or buys them OF a
yineyardist really cuts no figure. AS most OF tina
loroe wineries are not located vineyards, their
supprcsson would mean the cutting of the market
for the sale of grapes by small growers who cannot
afford 10 make their own wine.
Frohman's Lyceum Theatre Company has scored
n great success here This week closed the second
of their five weeks engagement and the house has
been packed every night TO see The Charity
Rail- With no regular irstclass stock company
IN the city, il is treat 10 see company Ike
Frobmans or Days, all of whose members are
artists San Francisco, by reason Of its distance
from the East, frequently falls victim TO the sys-
lem which gathers wretched company To support
star
Miss Thursby had o large audience at her con-
cert here last week. and was warmly received.
She sang charmingly the airs from la Pcre du
Brcsl and that old ballad "Iwickenham Ferry.
Among the deaths of the week was that Of
Colonel Dickenson who was prominent in the San
Diego land boom four years ago. Dhckenson Vas
formerly Santa Fe Railroad agent at Topeka, Dut
he came 10 California five years ago, and wac en-
ceedngly active In stalking out corner lots BACK OF
San DECO 1t was gaudy boom while il lasted.
but IL collapsed in about eight months, e9rry'ns
down a large number in the ruins. The values III
Southern California are reaching their natural
level as Is shown by the assessment roll OF LOS
Angeles This betrays falling off of S4,OOo,oO0
in the assessment ON lands, with an increase Oh
100000 of personal property
CHARMING LAKE MAHoPAC.