Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-01-20
OCCIDENTAL MELANCE
Census Bulletin of the Pacific Coast
States and Territories.
THE SAN JUAN PLACER DIGGlNGs.
General Clarke Declares That the Incom-
ing Legislature Of Nevada WIN
be an Illegal Body.

II cost Idaho s2I. 400 70 suppresa the
Cmur d'Alens riots.
Important extensions in Santa Rosa's
street railway system are prajected.
II ID predicted that the Burlington will
be running into Portland, Or, In two
years.
The mineral production OF Idaho Tor
1899 was &l3. 075, 900, falling of Of over
II, 900 900.
Another large hitumen deposit has
been found about twenty mics from
santa Barbara, down the coast.
Fig trees on ranch In Washington
county, Idaho, are said 10 be prolific
bearers. This 10 At an altitude OF 1900
feef.
orseon's assessment roll Ia badly
mixed. there apparently being no regu-
lar method adopted by the Assessors In
the various counties.
There have been crave charges made
ot bad treatment Of pstients in the hos
pital at San Diego by IL. Phillips and
vile, who were nurses.
J. A. Musiek has sold his one.fonrth
interest In the Los Angeles and Defiance
mines In Bohemia n HE partners, Cook,
Brady 4 Co., Tor s6o, 600.
The Republican and Democratic Ter
ritofiai Central Committees OF Arizona
have passed q Joint resolution urging
Congress 10 admit the Territory ~ q
State.
A new steamboat is TO he built to ply
on the Koo,ensi river In Idaho next
summer. II will have q speed OF twenty
mics an hour. and will be the finest vcs-
eel on kootenai waters.
The Navajo Indians resent the rush
Whit men 10 the san Juan gold fields in
Southern Utah, and there IL some indi
cation OF trouble. The Indians claim
the gold for themselves.
/, BAptissa P.psyno, an Italian aged Is
years. ut Napa made bet that no In
hive electric wire. When he placed h,s
The reported Il. hit between miners al
the new San Juan placer d'ggings IL
probably sensational. Returned proc
pcctoss have reached kiagrtsh, A t.,
and show some fine gold, blt report no
trouble yet.
A petritied man is reported TO have
been dug up in the western part oil Bal,
Lake City by Blaine Slils. The figure lie
perfect, and was found four feet below
the surface. The weight ie about 100
pounds. A Snowman offered 5000 Tor
the find, which was refused.
General X. NJ. Clarke in the Reno Ga
sstis declares that the incoming l. .giela
ture OF Nevada will be an Illegal body,
the reapportionment 81 the last session
not having been made in accordance with
the requirements Of the State. The Ga
sstfs agrees with Mr.. Clarke.
The Lalande prize OF the Paris Acad
envy Of Sciences was awarded TO Prof
Barnard OF che Lick Observatory on De.
cembe 10, 1892, Tor his work In astron-
orny, and especially for his discovery OF
the fiith satellite oil Jupiter.
The lions aud coyotes are % numerous
about Elysian Park, Los Angeles county,
Cal, that four months ago MIR. McCrea
Lost 100 pigs and as many turkeys and
hens. Himself and neighbors have re-
Gently captured four coyotes and five
wildcats.
The nickel mines near Riddle will re-
quire 3000,l0J brick In construction,
and i5,0D feet OF wire cable will be
needed 10 carry ore from the ledge ut the
top OF the hill to the reduction works ut
the base. Superintendent viii q. Brown
has forty men employed, and good roads
are to DO built from the plant TO Riddle
station, four miles distant.
Klamath county, Or, expects 10 enjoy
. regular Oklahoma boom when the
Klamath Indians will be allotted lands
In seyeraity and the residue OF their res
ervation tnrown open 10 actual settlers.
While some OF the land Is comparatively
worthless, yet a large portion Is rs good
land Al there Ia in the State, and will
make good homes Tor large number oil
families.
The heavy snow has been great bless
Ing 10 the producers In Eastern Oregon,
and farmers are very much encouraged.
Sufficient moisture has already fallen,
with the usual rains In May and June,
10 insure bouutiful harvest next sea
son, and this Is very much needed to re-
yive business la every department, as
for the past three years crops have been
very mesger in Eastern Oregon.
4. Gillian, stock inspector OF Una.
tills county, Or, reports In that county
206, 90 sheep, which are In good condi
ton. being iree from scab. The numb 7
10 fast increasing over previous years.
Wool and sheep are worth more than Tor
years. The quality. Is being fast inn
proved by the introduction OF higher
breeds, principally Merinos. The aver
age weight Of fleeces 10 from eight and a
hail 10 nine pounds, making between
l,T00.uop and i.g00,u00 pound OF wool
Tor the season just closed.
Superintendent Porter has issued a
census buiietiu covering the western DIT
vision OF the States and Territories. In
this bulletin u a condensed table giving
the general results regarding population
according 10 the sex, native and foreign
born, white and cplored. California,
with q totSl population of sos, $50, has
700 039 males and sos OIL iemAiss; s4i.-
s2l we're born IN the United States and
80, 300 were fore gn born, and 1t con.
taias VI, ass oolored pnpu alton, which
inelndee negroes, Chinese, Japanese and
civilized tndisns. Ariz ma Total pop
ulation, 81, $50; males, 1851 temai e.,
300; native, 40, SIS foreign, IL, 7g5 ;
cosored, 4,0ii. utsh--Total population,
207 sos, males, ITO, 4G5; females, VI, AZ !;
INST We, 1854. SAL foreign. IS ,od4 coiored,
zoos. Neyada-rotal population, as. 81 (;
males, 29,2li: females, 26,547; native,
81 ,O05, fore gn, ls.706; colnred, 6.s77.
Idaho-Total population, 81. 1856 males,
81 80, females, 3S,oso; native, $3.50; ;
foreign, l7.55t; colored, 2.267. Wash
ingtou--rotsi popu alton. $40, $50; males,
ei7 1872; females. l3l ,S28 native. 259,-
1855; foreign, sc, 005: eolored, s,677. Or
egon--Total population, 3l3,767; males,