Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-04-01
Petrifled Forest Found
in California.
NATURAL GAS NEAR OGDEN.
San Francisco Capitalists Purchase
Mexican Gold Mine-Rate
War Begun.

II IL estimated that something like
10000 rabbits were slain near Fresno In
the recent drive. Five thousand people
took part.
A petriied forest has been discovered
In Mendocino county, Cal on the Reeves
ranch, about ak miles north OF the town
OF Willeta.
The question Of retaliation by the
United States against Canadian goods Ia
causing some excitement among businesa
men Of Vancouver, b O.
General Eli II. Murray has begun q
suit 1t San Diego against the Mexican
Land and Colonization Company fol
tl00, 900 damages tor an alleged breach
OF contract.
III Promo mine In Sonora, Mexico, ar
excellent gold property, has been sold Z
Gan Francisco capitalists for $200, 900
They will erect a large smelling and mill
Ing plant on the property.
q. A. Warren, owner OF the Butte
Mont Inter Mountain, has just won
his suit In the United States supreme
Court for the possession Of the Comanche
mine In Anaconda, valued at $4,000, 600.
Work IL going ahead vigorously on the
new road known as the Santa Fe, Pres
colt and Phoenix, which starts from the
ana pariGr and rms a little vast ana
south through the best portion OF Ari-
xonn.
The transfer Of the Seattle, Lake Shore
and Eastern railroad to the Northern
Pacific has been completed. A new
Board OF Directors was chosen, and Jas.
Il ~. .s.k. a
President.
CO. Walters, young man from Lon
isvi!le, KY, employed by the Farmers
Manual at Los Angeles as advertising
solicitor, forged contracts and obtained
the commission on them, and when he
wae detected he stole the contracts and
left Los Angeles.
The rate war between the Union Pa
citic and the opposition steamboat lines
on the Portland and Astoria route has
been formally begun. The reduction oil
the passenger fare by the Union Pacific
water-linee Office to Sl was promptly met
by the steamers Telephone and Historian.
Natural gas has hee, found naar a >.
dan Alter horiny six davs and attain.
mo oo0 feet 4 sir.foot flow "a nariectly
odorless GAS was strnck ogdap beIiavas
abe ia In The center Of a large vas region
Gait Lave and q dan viii he Iiehta,l VIII
pat,,ral ,,.a srons IN .a,ls aar,h ~ sai,
Take hv Sentanbsr
49, - :.
NJ .leh' nan'eis =. vahcouver, ~ y,
ny uenI.f, wv, " TAKE aayantase oi .ne
le'usa' VI tue pri.'eu government 70 ie-
NV .ho lnuaas VNeh3l, and are hitting
sn .nc nsa'iap.e Vessels ,oI nehrlnH sea;
seven ne" ooats nave ueen purchased
.coen.y, anu WIZ y" "auo re"uy ior
seaaice w..nou. ue,ay. ..,.
r.,ihh AtH ~ 'no ..n" CIV =.
voted mon 10 ZOO scras Of land = h,nJad
indah,adn.ss 81 sa,n nno arh;.h LII
The intsrast viii n,o,,nt 4, ,wantr yaars
duying ,yhich i,li navmant has - "a
made ,c the cont,scs,;,,., a,,,,, ~ sooS
noo ~ shcnt IA mar acre s'Vo'
A. RoIsa Citv Idaho In Tho cas-. ~
pnu,,,le vs ,ha iinion p.cis, s,,.ra,, ~ !.
sel ~, d.,naass ths i, 30 ra,nrnad a ,ar
d,rt foy tha nlaipt,f Gr{ne .ha 10 nasa.
A. AIN OH Rnmnls WAS nm ovar hS a
Union Pacific train losing his Ieft jee
The trial was one constant wrangle, and
after the verdict Edgar Wilson. counsel
for the railway, who took exception to
the abusive remarks of j. w. Badger.
attorney for the plaintiff. gave him a 40.
we're drubbing.
The famous johnson estate case at
Stockton, involving half a million dol
lars, will probably be compromised.
This ia the estate which WAS the cause
OF an amendment passed by the last
Legislature. allowing a married woman
TO be appointed administra rix, The
adopted daughter OF w. b. johnson. de.
ceased, claimed the estate, but the CON
test was made on the adoption papers,
and the decision was for the blood rela.
tiyes, and an appeal was taken.
Tho mat,er ~ thu anal aa,,larar, ~
tho accounts ~ iansra, Rnins insaI,. a.
sxac,,tor ~ tic ss,a,a ~ he ls,. ~
Uollsday,s wiie came mn hesora The rsI
ares annoIntaJ hv ina prohata con,t a.
po,tlar1 ,he o,har dsy Gansrai InaaiIs
.nhmitted an offer II san OO0 goo5 for
a ,aonths for tba sssIcomsnt os pa,,
Holia5svss cisi,n ~ ssol s,na asa,ns, ,5a
yovernnent for Indian denredstions on
his overland mail service. which has been
before Congress for many wears.
c,,a,v i;v;s;o, !, san NO., ros.
..,ss am3 Son pernardina canr,ias Cai
sSis IA II viii ha III. ;m,ortan, sac,nr l.,
,ha cha;ca ii Ia,,isla,i,s cand;Ja,aa
p;v..s,aa snS ha, aIl;as p.unian ~
go al sias.anJrn ..;ll ,.a'.a IA
bst.le ior the forma,ion If a ns, ca,,nt.
shsra with Riversids as The connty
Ths San Jaeinto neonIe are rad.ho, To-
nav county to Iva forlned from san n,saa
pomana win AL ior = disis;nn ron 800 -
angaies Tor the iormation oI n nau corn