New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-04
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
San FRANCISCO POSIOFFICE STTE-HEA'i
STORM-MINING EXCITEMENT.
INV ,vt ro.ApH TO THE TRIBUFEi
Try TELEGRAPH TO TIL

San Francisco April 3.-The postofice-ate inspcc-
tors last week bored to test the foundation ShPe
thing which ought TO have been done weeks ago. a."
is the only real demonstration OF the SaDlhS VI "'
foundation Tie work done Thus far bears out inc
charge that portion of the proposed site formed part
OF n swampy arm Of Mission Creek AT the depth
~ forty feet bog ooze was struck and below this
were snnd and water. The usual formation on the
low lands OF this peninsula is hard sand. which lors
nm admirable foundation. Such sand Is uhdcr IN"
Chronicle building and the now CrocKer pund'hs'
The borings on this posofcc site show that the SOIL
has been made BY washngs OF sand and clay from
,hc hay and Is not natural formation IL ~ not
10 be supposed that the Government VIII wish l" go
down sixty or seventy feet 10 obtain secure iouhda
lion on It's lot, which Is exceedingly costly ~ II
stands.
This pc,torice-s controversy has revived the
curious proceedings OF the commission which was mp
pointed by secretary rairchd In 1857 tn" original
commissioners were John p. Irish. W. J. Bryan
and " Il. stone. stone soon rcsh"'u'
and ~. X. MaSten was appointed ID
his place. OF these. Irish and "asch were
resident, Of Oakland. How w0id New-iorhcrs rel
ish two brooklyn men out OF the three mchDcFs W
a commission 20 select for them a site Tor Us
public huding The cOmmsIon were also re-
ouired by law 10 select sites In the order OF d"'lA
bity and 30 submit the list To Washington lhef
never did this but chosc Il site TONIGHT foc II, and
when Il was rejected, elected another They never
CAV
choice q, Site % that tho first news san FranerTo
| received about II came from Washington. THIS FL
plains why no loral protests were sent at the time
| the selection OF the site was hcd
| Another heavy storm this week brought abundant
.,i, IN all rarts OF tho state. counties In the
Fan Joaquin VALLEY getting heavier rainfall than
| they have enjoyed al one Tine Tor years
| In the northern part OF the sh'e ana
| Throughout tho sacramento Valley iully Two
! inche, fell. while the averae" IN tho ian ''"
| unin Wa. an inrh and quarter. The "'hihc'
n the southern counties Is extremely cold considering
The Inicn.,, II the season; but the light moss thus
far have done little damage.
| The reclamation Of Timothy Hopkins ~ treasurer
| Of the southern rncinc Company was forcshado""d
when he reccivc-i s3.oOO.OOo In the compromise Of
iho famous Will contest To manage properly me
large property which he thus acquired VIII take
nearly all his leisure and there added the poe-l
| biniy % clash brtwccn the Huntington and stan
ford Interests over his place. II Is accepted IS 4"
| fact that a nephew - &. r. Huntington viii taxi"
Hopkins place treasurer ard viii also be coached
| bv General Manager Townc NJ the attrs probable
successor. II 4, evident that Mr. Huntington docs
not propose To- r,nqui-h the control II the southern
Pacific. which he acquired by compact Win MIS-
! Uopaln, e,aIlcs. and later with her husband
The san I1anci,co savings Union viii soon begin
TIC erection Of new our-tory building. 1t VIII
Of tie old German saving Bank. adjoining A. When
| fiji, bnliing 1, completed. Callforniast from Mont
romcry TO webb -. viii have an unbrokcn rov Of
hnc buildns-.
| M absurd mining excitement l. raging In the foot
| hin, about half way between Los Angelo, and ran
Bcrnaidino. y few milo, back Of the llttle town 81
Lord -btrg an pr,,pccor Strdck silver ore. which,
| he u, cris assaycd nearly 5000 l., The ton. somo
rich prcimcns were shown g. los Angeles and at
|
in the little canon. the majority being rnnchcrs who
wouldn't know good ore if'they were 20 SO H. Tho
greater part nre unprovdci With tents md The
| heavy rains and cold night, hnve caused rrcnt ,uf
fcring The real trdih about the camp seems 10 bc
that there j. IA little good but not enough IN make
II pay than five TX cent?. The other so,
PROJECTORS sure 10 80 hack cufSinr the men who
lurcd them 10 a false bocnnza. \ curious fatlr. OF
Lord burg II that II i Of the iponlH towns built
ut the height OF the great land speculation The largo
hotel never occupied, but few years ago II was
sold N a colony OF Dunkards who converted II into n
college. All the pfofessors and students src now
among the prosyootors soekig fortunes In the neigh.
boring canon.
The combine Of the Alaska taimon 4 ackers ha,
be"n made simply Ia lessen the output. Last year
10000 turned out. Ovcr-tpckIng the p
get. This year only hnlf that amount viii he parkcd
As all the big have joined the combination the
agreement VIII be kept
The State Bnrd Of Horticulture Inns issued Us
annual report which Is extremely valuable tO any
one Interested In fruit groung. II deals with iuddin
grating, Insect pests and new tree di cases. II Is
cent free to Ibruno and fruit growers II the postage
. Of 10 cents be incIoSed.