The morning call., 1892-03-14
NEWS OF THE COAST.
Northern California,

NortneTn California
A carload of Californian leather was
shipped to Boston. Mass, few days ago
from the tannery at Santa Clara,
A petriied forest has been discovered in
Mendocno County, on the Reeves ranch,
about six miles north of the town of
Willets.
Officer c. S. Huston of Woodland fell
through trapdoor in the floor of a res
taurant kitchen there and fell 10 the cellar
floor, breaking his left thigh bone.
The old brick school building that for
years has stood back OF the college at Santa
Clara is being demolished. This was per-
haps the first public school in the county,
having been established over thirty years
ago.
Certain citizens of Lakeport who are adj
yocating an electric railway from Picta to
LakepOTt claim that it can be built and
equipped for $1,000 per mile, provided the
right of way is secured without additional
cost.
Major Pico. whose father was one of the
early G6vernarS OF California, claims a
tract OF land In Napa County, some twelve
miles in length. much Of it contingent to st.
Helena, which he has engaged surveyor
to begin surveying early in April.
DR.. +. NJ. Treulholtz, a prominent citizen
OF Petaluma. died suddenly at his home
mere on Thursday last. He was native of
Germany. and "a years old. The funeral
took place Saturday under the auspices of
the Masonic fraternity, of which deceased
was an honOred member.
An Orland (Colusa County, rancher has
on his place freak OF nature IN the form
OF six-year-old pig with seven feet. An
additional foot branches out below the knee
on three of its legs. while the remaining leg
is formed naturally. The pig is thriving
and its surplus of feet does not seem to
bother IL.
Mrs. Elizabeth Markham Grimmer. an
eccentric old lady of San Jose. died there
recently. Her will, Just admitted to pro-
pate, mentions 10y name and disinherits her
husband and four of her children. the
former for desertlng her without cause. the
latter for unfilial conduct. The entire
estate, real ard personal. is left to one son.
fruit-raiser residing near Hydesville,
HUMBOLDT County, recently refused to allow
the horticultural Commissioners to ex-
anime his orchard. and says that he and
four other men are willing to spend $1,000
each TO fight the law in the courts. He
claims that no man has a right TO order him
what 10 do with his own trees on his own
land.
The Cottonwood Register says tina. the
great dam. formerly known as the Center
VILE RESERVOIR, burSttd last week during a
heavy storm. The reservoir was about half
full when the bank gave way anu sent its
torrent of water down through the ravlne.
Inc reservoir was built over thirty years
ago, TO furnish water to miners on the
gulches and flats below.
Three sehOOner-lOads of lumber have ar
rived during the past week at Hantos
Landing. near EmbarcaderO. in Sonoma
County. consigned to the Senator Fair
ranch near that place, the first of series of
shipments that will be made for the pur-
pose of erecting new buildings on the Sem
atoi's new purchase. Many costly improve
ments will be made on the ranch the conf
ing spring and summer, and it Is the SEN
nffnVf al IL. ii
the leading ones Of California, with head
quarters at Embarcadero.