The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-20
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific states and Ter
ritnries.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
An Alameda syndicate is about to plant
an olive grove in S0noma County.
Measles are prevalent to such an extent
at E>quimait. B. c., that the public schools
have been closed.
Several thousand Eastern peach trees
which arrived at Pomona. Los Angeles
County, few days ago have been quaTau-
tined.
There are in the State Of Washington 4G6
sawmills with a daily cutting capacity OF
S,42l0O0 feet, besides number 0f small
mills not rated.
number Of counterfeit S. bills are in
circulation in Oakland, Cal. and appar-
emily an effort is being made to pass them
all through the city
San Joaquin County stands as one of two
notable exceptions among all the counties
OF the State that refuses to send delegates to
the Miners Convention.
State Grologist Bethune of Washington
says he Will res go as soon as he can com
plete his report for the past year He says
the aa!ary-Sl2JO a years too small for
him.
Work upon the new canal at South River
side was begun the first Of last week. This
canal will provide means for lrrigating
many thousands OF acres now out of reach
OF water
~ l4dhtN+tNt Olt%Ohs tilo ULuo1 Jay
snONsljde from the roof of hotel fell upon
an adjoining saloon, breaking in the roof
and ceilings. -Four men were buried unGer
the debris, and narrowly escaped being
killed.
Sc bio Craig of the Redlands Ctrograph
and President Of the Editorial Association
left last week for New York TO arrange if
possible for the next annual meeting CT the
National Editors Association to be held in
California.
The great Hemet dam in the San Jacinto
Mountains has lately been proven by Con-
sultlng Engineer Schuyler TO be tho largest
i'll the state, as we'll as the highest dam in
the world, having a capacity Of severa
billion gallons more than even the great
Bear alley dam.
An exchange says: The fight between
the Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific for
the possession of the route 10 Redands is
apt 10 add even more TO the growing hostil-
ity Of the rival roads. Some new develop
ments In the right-O1-way case alluded 10
are daily expected.
Commenting on the case that was recently
tried in Oakland before a solitary juryman,
the Alameda Argus saws the Jury" was
unanimous in its verdict, and adds: The
case probably has no parallel, and 1t causes
some satisfaction to know that at last there
Is body IN the city Of Oakland that can
pull together.
A report received by the State Board of
Horticulture from NuOa, Suffer County,
states that the county Horticultural Com
missioner has guaranteed, as an initial
step toward condemnation. IA large shipment
OF plum trees from Alabama. They are be-
heved to be infected by the -EJ3ria eXitiOsa
or peacn-rGOt bOTeT.
The Prescott (Ariz) Citizen says: Our
seml-trOpical climate appears TO have gone
mountaineering ana Jack Frost is keeping
house IN Its absence. Last night the Their
mOneter was down to about 201 above zero.
ana the raw winds blowing from the peaks
OF the Santa Catalinas had more frost than
orange bloom TO commend them to the be-
lated traveller
local reporter on the Chico Chronicle
Record got into trouble by making a wrong
heading over marriage notice. The
groom : name was Avery and the bride WAS
Miss Small The heading was set M
"A very Small Wedding" The groom
who Is muscular young rancher, Is now
looking Tor the reporter, who is absent
from home on n vacation.
c. \. Van Houten, a prominent stock
man OF Crook County. Oregon. tells the
Ochoco Review that this has been a hard
winter on sheep, owing to the great amount
Of rain that has fallen. The heavy-wool
sheep OF Crook County do not stand rain
well. When their 1reces become thor
Oughly wet they will not travel around n
find food and keep warm.
Mrs. A. w. Barkley of Ocosta. Wash
although she could not swim, unhesitatingIy
jumped into the bay to rescue her little SON
from drowning The little fellow was float
ing out with the tide, face downward. but
the brave mother succeeded In reaching him.
and, upheld by her clothes, regained the
shore, where she succeeded in resuscitating
the boy before the father arrived
People are arriving at Los Gatos from ali
over the State for treatment at the Keelev
institute there. Contrary to the general az,
pectations, says the Los G3tos Mail. there
is no notably disorderIy conduct ON the
streets or at the hotels. Tho cases arc
rather interesting than otherwise. The had
habits of most of the patients have bepn
brought about by social drinking The man
are naturally gentlemanly in their de-