The morning call., 1892-01-15
COAST ITEMS.
Interesting Notes From the Pacific States
and Territories.

Natural gas is to be bored for at Bethle-
hem. Santa Clara County.
The Chico Chronicle Record has COM
pleted its thirty eighth year
Port Townsend, Wash, spent SOS. 800 for
street Improvements during the year 1891.
Two Pomona lads of 10 and 10 are under
nrrest there for stealing horse and selling
it for $25.
Ducks are said to be plentiful up around
Vallejo and the hunters are gathering in
large bags.
A colony of twenty-five is to leave New
Whatc0m for Northeastern Honduras in the
near future.
A pelican was killed at Shell Beach, near
Fullerton. the other day, that measured Z
feet 10 inches from tip to tip.
A Chinese vagrant, supposed to be leper,
was discovered hiding in an old vacant
house, in Sacramento, Tuesday.
A company las been organized in Chicago
with $4,000 capital, for the purpose of
operating an irrigation enterprise in San
Joaquin County.
A Coast paper closes an account of GER
tain canning enterprise with the statement
that mo Chinese are employed, aud $4,000
are put up daily"
The Phoebe New Record says: The
snow Is melting and our streets are damp.
The youngsters have put away their sleds
and the trains are running regularly TO Jack
Rabbit.
The Santa Ana and Anaheim Chinese
hlghbnderS had a tug-Of-war the other
night. The pull lasted eighteen minutes,
and the anchors had private fist fight
atterward.
Moritz Rosenthal. fourteen-year- old
boy Of Riverside, has received from the
Secretary Of the Treasury a medal of honor
for rescuing a man from drowning last
August at the peril of his own life.
May Foster, teacher in the Chinese Mis-
sion Sunday-schoOl at Los Angeles, was mar
Tled by contract to one OF her pupils, this
week. The lawyer who drew up the con-
tract charged the Chinaman $50 for his ser
vices.
Casper Berg of Seattle. aged IS months,
died few days ago from the effects of car
bollc acid, which his f0ur-yeaT-old brother
gave him to drink, during the absence of
their mother. The child was terribly burned,
externally and internally.
The base Of one of the big trees of Santa
Cruz passed through Alameda on two cars
on Saturday afternoon last Two flat-cars
were necessary to carry the mammoth
trunk, which was cut in two. The tree is
going to Chicago for the Worlds Fair eX-
hbit.
A Santa Monica boy was arrested at Santa
Ana few days ago on some petty charge,
who, on investigation, proved to be de-
Serter from the cruiser Charleston. He gave
the ship the slip at San Diego. Being re-
leased atSanta Ana he madeIgood his escape
at that place and is by this time safely out
Of harms way.
The Winnemucca New Silver State
says: The snow is deeper in the SierraS at
present than il has been at this season of
the year for long time. In the higher
mountains there will be very little thawing
until next springs warm weather sets ill.,
This inSures plenty Of water for irrigation
purposes next summer.
The Los Angeles Express says: A re-
markabe feature in connection with the
peat lands in Orange County. These lands
are not only immensely fertile, but are used
Tor fuel, and now an additional virtue
comes to the front. While hundreds of cases
OF grip are reported all over the county, il
Is said not one case exists in families on
this land
The Sonora Independent saws: There is a
vast amount of water power going TO waste
in Tuolumne that ought TO be utilized. There
are two rivers, each having fall Of over
5000 feet. within the county. They would
furnish an aggregate OF 10000 horsepower
if properly utilized. Power could be trans
ferred by means Of electricity fifty miles if
necessary.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company
Is advancing in Mexico. 1t already has a
line over 400 miles long, from Spofford, Tex,
TO IOTTeOn, on the Mexican Central IL is
=
10 Mexico 20 arrange for the extension of
this line from TOrre0u through the State of
Durango and probably to MaZaT1an on the
Pacific coast
Seeds of the beautiful California wild
flowers are on sale by the florists, but, alas
according to writer in the Overland, most
of them are not gathered in California, but
in Europe, where all these flowers are Guilt
waited by the careful SeedSmen with their
cheap labor. But the seed which comes
back to us from Europe does not produce
as large or fine flowers as that gathered on
the plains or in the canyons Of our own
State.
The San Diego Union says The Govern
ment is proceeding rapidly with the fortf-
cation of San Francisco harbUr. About
week ago there were received from Wash
ington four S-nch rifles made of the finest
steel, weighing in the aggregate $1,000
pounds. 1naieW days the enormous 12-inCh
rifle gun intended for the war-ship Monte
rey will be sent across the continent San
francisco should by all means be amply for
tilted, but the people Of San Diego respect
fully submit that this city's turn should
come soon.
petition was presented to the Super
visors OF Santa Clara County on Monday
signed by over a thousand voters, asking for
the passage OF a new ordinance regulating
the sale Of liquor in the county Its chief
provisions are that no saloon can be opened
without petition for the same signed by
seven of the owners of property residing
nearest TO the place where the saloon is to
be located Then, before the opening of the
saloon, bond with two suretieS in the sum
OF $1,000 must be filed with the Board of Su-
pervisors that the applicant for a license
will conduct the saloon in a quiet, orderly
and decent matter.
The Oakland Enquirer says: A new piece
OF educational machinery, which may eXer-
else political influence in coming years was
created by the State Teachers Association
In session in Riverside. 1t is Council of
Education consisting of fifteen members,
who are elected by the association to hold
Office Tor five years, part OF the members
to go out each year. II is a sort Of Execu-
tive Committee with power to act, and is
mOGeled alter the executive body OF the
National Association. 1t will have hand
in all legislation affecting tile schools, and
Oakland was recognized by giving Superin-
tendent McClym0nds a place on the new
board.
1t is astonishing how much outsiders do
know about California. Apropos of the
visit OF Bishop HapgOod of Georgia to this
State the Atlanta Constitution SAYS:
Along the Pacific Coast is sparsely set
tied region, where churches and preachers
are almost unknown. There missionaries
are as badly needed as they are in China or
any other foreign land. Bishop HapgOod
looked over this field and perceived the
needs. so he resolved to supply these Chris
tian workers. He came back to Georgia
and had no difficulty in securing just such
men and women as he wanted" Ii the
Georgia Bishop is a man of any sense it
must be particularly gratifying to see the
lack of that quality manifested By this lead
ing paper of his State.