The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-13
NOTES FROM NILES.
A Good Field for the Labor of Natural
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Gas Experts.
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II is strange that no one has been found with
interest enough or capital enough 10 bore
for oil or gas in the hills about Niles, or espe-
cally in the canyon, and TO develop the sew
eral Lodges of coal which make themselves
so manifest In various places. This canyon
is the only pass in the coast range in middle
California and is q broad circuitous pass,
cutting through the hills for eight miles.
The texture or materials in the soil are thus
brought TO light, and so rich and varied are
some OF the leads that is it astonishing that
nothing has yet been done
Nothing but two QuaTries have vet been
opened, both OF them excellent building
stone. The Farweil stone has already quite
a reputation, and some OF the handsomest
business blocks and public buildings in Sac
ramentO. San Jose and Oakland have been
built from this stone.
There are several groupings of coal, SAM
Piles from which burn as well as any of The
cheaper Goals IN market. For the last two
years a ledge has been worked, a few
months at time, IN MorriSOns Canyon, and
there is every prospect that by another year
this inripient mine will be turning out a
good grade OF coal
There are. too, several places in the can
yon and on the hillsides around town where
the soil gives every indication of coal oil
a we'll was dug not long since quite near
town and the escaping gas rendered the
water quite unfit TO drink. From the bottom
of this same well coal of an excellent quail
ty was taken.
There is also chrome and slate and pot.
ters' clay. Several fine deposits of the
latter have been located. and from time to
time there is quite n little agitation con-
corning the establishment OF pottery in
town.
Patu.aao Nilae and naonto l. . "a - 9
molders' sand, which is added 10 year after
year by the wash from Alameda Greek.
This deposit is a very valuable one indeed.
and yields handsome revenue yearly to its
owner.
Schenectady. n. Y. is The home of the
largest iron foundres and locomotive works.
and also OF Edlson'S acres of machine-shO IDS.
From a place of 10000 inhabitants it has
grown within eleven years to three times
as many. because splendid beds of molders'
sand aud pOtters clay were found near.
The time is coming when the many ores and
minerals in these hills will be mined and he
a source OF great financial gain 60 this sec
ton.
The rain Of the past fortnight has set the
farmers to gTumbing. In fact. il may have
delayed work a very few days. but is just
what was needed. But fifteen inches has
fallen. and We want thirty. Almonds are
already beginning 10 blossom. 1t Is better
10 have 4 little cool weather. even frost, for
a while IL delay the forming or swelling
buds OF other trees until the danger is past,
so that late frosts shall not kilt the early
boSsomed buds.
Grain has been planted and is up in many
fields.
The Tuesday Evening Whist Club met
this week " it'll Mrs. Joseph Tyson, the last
If the series. The prizes for the evening 5
play were a souvenir spoon. won by Miss
Mabel CT0thers and a handsome Inkwell,
! b. Mr. KerTell. The prizes for the series
were presented. The were extremely hand
some, and tile lucky winners are lucky in
| deed. Mrs. SOutnwIck received a set of
beautifully decorated plates. Miss Maud
I MOSher a solid silver ana gold cakeknfe.
| barry Mosher a diamond shirtstud, and j.
| T.. Thane a pearl and amethyst scarfpin.
! The next series will begin March 7.
There has been and still is good deal Of
sickness in town caused by the variable
weather.
Edmund Zeno Southwick led last Friday,
| February 5. He had been an invalid and a
great sufferer for years. but his death was
! quite sudden, being caused by pneumonia.
He was nearly 70 years Of age, and leaves .
widow, three sons and several grandchildren
| 10 mourn his loss.
John Rock OF the California Nursery
Company mas presented large and fine as
sortment of palms and ornamental trees to
the First Congregational Church, aud a
! local Arbor day will be set to plant them.
| They viii be a great addition TO the grounds
| about the little church.
Our little town IS slowly growing. In
money-getting the first $1,000 is hard to get
so in town the first 1000 people are slow
enough 10 come. but after that the town
grows steadily. MRS. l.. L. IHANE.
Niles, Feb 10, 1898.