New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-03
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
RAIN AND SNOW-THEATRICAL-SW lNDLiNO
SFTTLERS-MINING.
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San Francisco Jan 1T has oeen one OF the
stornicst weeks on record this coast, pu'
every one has welcomed the great southeae'tI
which brought rain 10 two-thirds OF the S'"e
and snow 10 the remainder. The rain has peeh
the heaviest known in several years. as much 10
five inches fallins in some places IN t"e""-i'
hours The average rainfall for the storm Has
been three inches, and from the present ihulc''o"'
tie force of tho storm is not broHeh' hePo'o
from ,be great wheat and fruit districts show thai
ploughs have been started and that the IAN Will
give q great impetus to planting.
Their experience two years ago with snow
blockade has taught tine Southern Paclhc Company
how to deal with snow blocEddes Although sho"
fell in great quantities on it's line 70 orceo"' Wv
there was only blockade. when was c'"7'"
TX a huge snowslide in Shasta Mountain '"h'''
IL WAS the hard luck OF the Carleton Opera Noni-
many TO he caught in this blockade Al'no"s'
the snow lies twelve feet deep on the track Al
the Siskiyou Mountains the rotary snow-P'o"4"
and great gangs Of shovellers have KEPT the u''N
clear The railroad men are ds2'S'eu WA" "'
"cyclone snow plough which was eNpecte" "
accomplish wonderful results. On the Cen'rai
P,ciGc the snow has not been so heavy but it's
tendency 10 drift across the track has maze 'ne
Reports from all parts Of the State show that
tle nrp is well nigh epidemic. In San FRANCISCO
the deaths have averaged forty day, NANNY VI
aged and feeble persons, who could no' "i'hs'"nu
,bc ireuenza aggravated by the cold weather.
Physicians say that after this zig ralts''rnl
there ought tn he reduction in the number OF
deaths from the disease
A Santa Clara County prunc-srower, one Cor
dom has Just refused an offer oi S3o,ooo from
a Bordeaux firm that wished TO buy his fruit and
sell il as the French product lhe price ohele"
for the prunes was satisfactory but the stipulation
was made that the prunes should he shipped IN
sacks The only inference from this was that the
the Bordeaux firm would pack them as french
prnues. Gordon would not consent to THIS as ne
believes IL California growers use the same care
and skill in packing that the French do' 'hcN
will soon contest the prrne industry with them
State fruit inspectors this week have seized
diseased fruit trees from the East valued at 5000
peach trccs with YcllO~s and cu1cuHo, ana plum''
primes aud apricots also diseased Eastern nnrHery
,ncn made vigorous protests, hut the inspectors
raid no attention to them. The nursery men do
rot assert that tie trees are free from pests, pnt
they declare that the diseases will not develop IN
California. statement which frul-Sro"crs mere
have demonstrated is an error.
The Carleton Opera Company has had a hard
time this week with Indigo" The weather has
bcen atrocious, rain falling in torrents every
night On The opening night the curtain rose
nearly three-qu arters OF an hour late, and the
gallery expressed its impa,ience by whistiins
All" said Carleton, that sounds gentlemaniy
after the pleasontres of Butte"
Manager Harry Mann. who has made so great
a success Of the California Theatre. will go to
Ncw-Yorl soon TO take charge Of Haymans new
ventures in that city. IIe Will he a loss TO San
Francisco rs I've is one of the most popular men
in the profession.
Mrs Mary Kincaid, ore Of the Oldest teachers
in the san Francisco public Scnool. resigned this
week after twenty five years Of uninterrupted sell
vice. Mrs Kincaid for several years has been
principal Of the Girls High School, but princ-
pal Of the normal class she has done more than
any oGher single teacher 10 advance education in
California Hundreds of teachers through the
State and the coast owe their efficiency 10 her
wise training.
wretched fraud was recently perpetrated upon
a number Of people by company which claimed
10 be able 10 locate settlers on Government land
on San Clcmente Island, off Santa Barbara County.
Settlers were charged location fees and transport
dives to the island, but when they were well
established they found the whole island was Gov
errlment reservation. No crops can he grown, and
only in "a wet season do sheep do well, when
dry winter comes nearly all the sheep die Of thirst
Tic Headquarters Of the Arizona division Of
the Southern Pacific Railroad will soon bc trans
fcTrcd from Los Angeles 10 Santa Fe, y. VI. The
change docs not please the officers. who have
established pretty homes in the City of the Angels
Placer and hydraulic miners anticipate good
season next spring and summer. the snow is 50
deep in the mountains 10 assure a full supply
Of water. On Klamath River number of rich
quartz lodges have been struck recently. One
miner took out -, 600 in single week. using
only hand mortar. Chinese miners brought into
Nevada City this week number Of big gold
nuggets found in surface claim on Bloomfield
Channel The largest was worth 10, and halt
dozen ranged from $50 TO so. They reminded
pioneers Of the early days. when miners took ont
fortunes in nuggets from claims that are now
lying Idle or worked only by stealth.