The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29
COAST ITEMS.
Interesting Notes From the Pacific States
and Territories.


and Territories.
Santa Cruz is agitating the question of
another bank, with a capital Of $500 00).
At the powder works at Santa Cruz 40
kegs of Government powder are being made
daily.
The Winters Express has changed to an
eight-page form aud otherwise improved in
appearance.
1t is claimed that Francis Murphy made
5000 converts TO total abstinence during his
recent stay in Tacoma.
The Eisalia Delta estimates that the fruit
crop OF Tulare County last year was 346
carloads or g. $4,000 pounds.
a sudden drop in the price Of skins at
London has caused a cessation in the work
Of fitting out several sealers at Victoria,
Il. {.
The lumber interests Of Puget Sound are
reported 10 have suffered a heavy loss Of
trade on account Of the difficulties with
Chile.
The Buffalo NYyo) Echo says that gray
wolves are plentiful there this winter, and
are devastating the fl0cks Of sheep-men in
that section
Preparations are being made at Monterey
for the erection of what will be tho first
modern fre-pTOf building ever put up In the
sleepy old former capital
Natural gas was discovered at Fairhayen.
Wash, last week while excavations were
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and burns with a clear light The discovery
naturally excites considerable interest.
Charley An Him, king of the Chico high
binders has been in Los Angeles the past
week aud the Los Angeles police are on the
lookout for trouble, which they say ALWAYS
follows his visits to that city.
The owner of a large tract of land In
Shasta County was given three-year con-
tract for setting out 5000 acres In fruit trees
When the land is cleared, fenced and plant
ed it is to be- sold in small parcels TO actual
settlers
Frederick Laemmel Of Napa while out
shooting Sunday afternoon handled his gun
so CarelesSly that the weapon was accideu-
tally discharged wounding the young man
50 seriously that he died within an hour
after the accident
The Woodland Mall says: Senator Stan
ford put quietuS on his Land Loan Bill
! when he admitted that under its provisions
/ he could borrow money from the Govern
ment at per cent on all the millions Of acres
| OF land that his company owns.
Chinese Inspector Mum, with several
! other officials, disguised themselves as
| Cinnamon aud succeeded in capturing
| heavyweight contraband Chinese who were
| seeking entrance into the United States
! near Seattle early last Sunday morning
The Concord Contra Costa sun, is yigor
| Ously pushing the establishment by the
! farmers of San Ramon Valley of a beet
| sugar factory. The soil about there is well
| adapted to grow sugar beets, and the farm
| ers are becoming interested in the project.
One hundred carloads of beans are being
| cleaned on a ranch near Ventura prior 10
| shipping. Most of them go East. While
| single Ventura County ranch can produce
hundred carloads in a season OF Boston's
native diet, the city of brains need never
fear n famine.
Marcus Pollasky, who is building the
| faiu i'm,
| purchased the Los Angeles and Pacific Rail-
! way, which was partially washed out last
winter, and will repair it, furnish 1t with
| improved rolling stock and operate IL. This
will be good news for the Cahuenga Valley
! people.
Oscar Palmer, a furniture.d dealer at San
| Diego, has secured judgment against the
| Santa Fe Railroad in the Superior Court for
! $1,000 damages and cost Of suit During the
| boom the railroad hauled several carloads
oil freight, which were delayed month or
| more on the way. The suit was for $1,000
and has attracted attention owing To the
| principle involved.
| well-dressed, gentlemanly looking stran
! ger tramped into Pendleton from Portland
the other evening, says the East Oregonian,
| Inc journey was made on a wager of S1OO.
| the pedestrian betting that he could waIk
| between Portland and Pemdleton. 23l miles
IN 1--WE days: do arrived eight hours ahead
! OF time, and wins the bet He appeared TO
have suffered no ll-effects from the trim.
When the Corona arrived at Santa Bar
bara Thursday afternoon OF last week she
had on board seven boys for the Whittier
Reform School. Three Of the younpsters
| managed to pick the lock to their State
room and escaped, going out toward Goleta.
After the boat sailed, thinking thew were
safe, they returned to Santa Barbara. where
they were arrested and lodged In Jail.
1t is positively stated, says a northern ex-
change, that work on the Puget Sound ex-
tension OF the Union Paci fc railway will he
gin inside Of thirty days. Orders have bsen
issued to rush the bridge across the CO.
lnmbia. Under the new arrangement the
Union Pacific will absorb the Port Towns
end Southern railway, which when com-
pleted. will extend the Port Townsend to
Olympia.
The Historian says: The Puget Sound
and Alaska Steamship Company. the North
ern PacfiG's steamer line, is negotiating for
the purchase of $4,000 steamer to run
out OF Tacoma. The new boat will he
bought either in the East or San Francisco,
the purchase price of one on each coast
being now in the company's hands. Can
tain Daniel Il. Jackson, manager of f6a
| company, says: 1--WE want the new boat tn
run on the Alaska route, beginning prob
ably June 1st,"