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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
BUILT IN THE LONG AGO.
Antique Masonry That Rivals
the Work of Modern
Stru CtureS.
FOUNDATIONS OF DWELLINGS.
Mine OF the Yellow
Metal.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 25.-Some
weeks ago an interesting series of discov-
cries were reported on the north slopes of
the San Miguel mountain, near this city,
by Heman c. Cooke and G. A. Fauvel, the
finds being in the nature of a prehistoric
stone roadway, number of rude mining
tools and unmistakable traces of an ancient
mining camp. This roadway was traced
to point within about a half mile of the
top of San Miguel, but in places the road
was overgrown with trees foot in diam
eter, these being the only indication of the
age of the roadway. At that time what
was believed to be dumps of one or two
mines were also discovered, ana chunks of
ore which carried gold and silver were
picked up there.
Both prospectors have been extremely
secret in their movements, but one way or
another further reports have come into
circulation. These are that later develop
ments have been made. The stone-paved
road was traced to a solid wall inclosure-
a wall laid and cemented so true to nature
as to appear, especially in its crumbling
form, like a regular but natural ledge of
rocks. When this was broken, however,
the stones were found to be blocked on
side and edges to as true a square as any
made by mason. A closer examination
showed the chatting marks Of the makers.
Inside the inclosure, which had been
filled with debris, were found what is be-
lieved to be an old arastra. A ABORTION the
floor is there and fragments of what is
supposed to be crushing stone, all more or
less disintegrated by the action of the air.
A little distance away and above the
arastra the mouth of clearly defined tun-
mel has been discovered. 1t is filled with
debris, and the sides are irregular from
the caving process of time, but the walls
are plainly located and the debris is of a
different character of dirt from that of the
sides. The keystone of the arch over the
entrance to the tunnel was also discovered.
The prospectors are now clearing out
this tunnel, and they believe it will lead 10
gold mine, for which they have long been
searching.
Other discoveries of interest, if not val
liable, are traces of the foundations of
nineteen small houses, presumably used by
ancient miners, and OF fat stone bearing
an inscription, which is believed to be the
marking place of grave.
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NAPA,S RACE DIAMONDS.
The Committee Says It Gaze A,cay All Il
4deertised.

d0teTttScds
NAPA, CAL, Sept 25-A lengthy article
appeared in a San Francisco paper, in
which the statement is made that the
prizes given at the race meet held here last
week were oYervalued; that the racing
board would at once make an investiga-
ton; that in every race the prizes con-
sisted of diamonds of the announced value
of SIS for first in class and $50 in class A.
Nothing has as yet been heard by the
race committee from Weleh of the Ma
tional racing board, and for this reason
the committee will not at present make an
extended report; but this much the gen.
tlemen comprising it do say that they adj
vertised to give $1,000 in diamonds for
prizes. Mr.. Arthur Rhodes, one of the
most prominent jewelers. in Napa, was Sc
lected to buy the diamonds, which he did.
The retail price of the diamonds bought
amounted to $3.50.
Two of the races were declared off, so no
diamonds were purchased for them, other
wise the amount would have been nearer
$11O0 than $1,000. The committee say
that they have lived up to their contract
right through and laugh at the idea Of Mr.
WEIGH making them pay over to racing
men more than they have already given
them. No complaints were heard from
any of the riders while in Napa. They
were all very much pleased with their
prizes. A prominent class b man remarked
the day he left Napa that the diamonds
he had won were all nice clear stones and
much better than he had received at many
other places Mr.. E. H. Winship and
Sherwood Bird, two of the committee
leave III the morning for San Francisco to
confer with Mr.. Welch about the matter.
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A NEW FIELD OPENED.
The Mountain Full of StringerS
Rich in the Yellow
Metal.
MINING EXCITEMENT REVIVED.
Tunnels and Shafts to Be Con-
struoted at Once at the
Claims.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. 25.--
There is big excitement now in the Goler
district, near Moiave, at the junction OF
the Southern Pacific and Atlantic and Pa
cific lines. Hitherto work has been con-
fined to placers, at which about $50 men
have made good Irving. The only Incl
dent out of the routine was the finding OF
two nuggets, one worth $275, the other
$780,
The present excitement is over the dis
covery of quartz eight miles from the
Goler camp. Men are taking out S. to $40
day each with dry washers from the de-
composed quartz on the surface. Borcham,
Moore & Singleton of this city have ten
locations, comprising about 200 acres, on
the mountainside.
There appears to be a whole mountain
of quartz. John Hall, an old and expert
enced miner of this city who returned
home to-day, said to THE CALL CORE
spondent:
at is the biggest thing for surface indi-
cations 1 have ever seen. The gold is so
fine that you cannot see it on the rifle
board, but it is there just the same. The
mountain is full of stringers all the way
from the breadth of your hand to foot
wide, and these are certain to lead to
pockets. There is, no telling how much
gold-bearing ore there is on that mountain
side."
The owners have begun the construction
of road from the mines to Moiave, dis.
lance of forty-fve miles, and will i'm
mediately commence boring tunnels and
sinking shafts. Unless all surface indica-
tons fail, they have notable piece OF
mining property.
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RIVERSIDE MURDER CASE.
Second of the Cummings Brothers OF
Trial for Killing Narannore.

Second of the Cummings Brothers on
Trial for Killing Nara,nore.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, Sept. 25.-When the
case of Cesar Cummings, jointly charged
with his brother John with the murder of
7. G. Naramore, the Los Angeles real
estate agent was called in the Superior
Court to-day, the crowd present was not
nearly so large as during the trial of John
Cummings, convicted of the murder last
week.
The defendant is considered by far the
brightest of the brothers, and although he
did not show any great interest in the pro-
ceedings, he did manifest greater concern
for what was going on than his brother,
owing no doubt to the publicity given the
case by the trial of John. The work of
securing jury was tedious and the entire
day was consumed and venire of sixty
Jurors exhausted without securing a full
panel, only eight having been sworn to
try the case. The evidence against the
defendant is the same as that upon which
John Cummings was convicted, and the
impression is very general that speedy
verdict of guilty will be found.
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BASEBALL ON THE COAST.
Four Western League Teams
to Spend the Winter in
California.
They VIII Be Located in San Fran
cisco, Stockton, Los Angeles
and Oakland.

DES MONIES, Iowa, Sept. 25.-TAe
Western League teams from Milwaukee,
Minneapolis and st. Paul and Western
Association team of picked men will go to
the Pacific Coast this fall, leaving in few
days. The Minneapolis and st. Paul clubs
will go over the Northern Pacific; the
others over the Union Pacific. They will
play along the way.
In California they will be located in San
Francisco, Stockton, Los Angeles and
Oakland. Early in the spring they will go
on around the world, unless the winter
proves disastrous, in which case two of
them will go to Honolulu. Comiskey of
st. Paul is managing the scheme.
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levy for the year 1886 and forwarded the
the value of taxable property in the cor
porate towns of San Jose, Santa Clara, Los
Gatos, Gilroy and Palo Alto to be 500, 067,-
$50; value of taxable property outside of
incorporated towns, $33.379, 615; total value
of taxable property, $50. 446 995.
Tax Collector January is charged with
the collection of $762, 81 IS, of which $479,-
81 81 is for State purposes.
Besides the regular taxes there are spe-
ciaI school taxes amounting to S24. 1874 SO,
making the grand total of taxes $762, 673 70.
The first installment becomes due the first
Monday in October.
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NEWS NOTES OF SAN JOSE.
Board of Trades Harvest Feast
at the Hotel Ven
dome.
An Excellent Menu Of Santa Clara
Products - Eloquent
Toasts.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 25.-The Harvest
Feast banquet of the Board of Trade at
the Hotel Vendome this evening was we'll
attended. The entire menu was composed
of Santa Clara County products President
c. M. Wooster presided, and E.. E. Good
rich acted as POSTMASTER.
Instrumental and vocal music were dis
coursed during the evening. President
Wooster delivered an address of welcome,
and the following toasts were responded
to: ''The Ideal Citizen" Judge w. G.
LorigaH; 'Our Fruit and Wine Industries, -
S. F. Leib; "Santa Clara County as a
Health Center DR.. j. r. Curnow; 1.-The
Santa Clara County Carnival of Roses
J. II. Henry.
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THE PICOS TRY TO DIE.
Ttco Girls tn Santa barbara Endeavo
to End Their. Lines.

Ttco Girls tn Santa barbara EndeaUor
to End Their Lires.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Sept pa
double attempt at suicide is reported as
occurring last evening, both of the heroines
oddly enough possessing the same sur
names and seeking escape from this earthly
career through essentially the same chan
nels Maggie Pico, the daughter of a
musician, Rafael Pico, residing on Monte
cito street, being disappointed in love,
swallowed a dose of arsenic. Anita Pico,
whose home is said to be on Canyon Per-
dido street, took Rough on Rats. Prompt
antidotes were administered and both girls
are on the road to recovery.
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NAPA ASSAILANTS HELD.
Charged With Attempting to MMrder an
italian Former.

Charged With Attempting to M4rder an
italian Farmer.
NAPA, Cal, Sept. 25.-The preliminary
examination of Richard Feistkorn and
Charles Kaufman, charged with attempt
to commit murder upon the person of An
tone Navone. an Italian farmer near
Yountville, was held this morning, and
both defendants were bound over to ap-
pear before the Superior Court, with bail
fixed at $500.
Dr. McCurdy of St. Helena, who at
tended Navone after he had been beaten,
testified that there were about fifteen bad
wounds on the injured mans face and
head, and the skull was fractured in sew
eral places. Part of the left ear was torn
off and the inside of his mouth was badly
torn. 1t was almost miracle that he
ever recovered. A bloody shirt belonging
to Feistkon and several bloody stones were
offered in evidence.
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SAN DIEGO LAND SUIT,
Nearly SIR Hundred Acres InroGred aud
TnLmed at $4,000.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 25.-After a
trial lasting several days, the case of the
Savings Bank of San Diego County VS.. T. J.
Daley ct al. was settled to-day, Judge Tor
rance rendering decision for the plaintiff
The amount involved is $29, 1876 70, due on
a note executed November 16, 1891, paya-
BILE in one year, and the judgment includes
interest. which will make the total sum
due to the plaintiff much larger The
property involved, which is directed to be
sold, comprises $500 acres of Rancho
Canada San Vincente Mesa del Padre
Barona. except thirty acres allowed James
L. Arnold and wife.
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PROPELS WITH HIS HANDS.
A LegJess Man to Tour the Globe on a
Tricycle..

ITfcBcte.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 25.-John B.
Thomas, editor of the Evansville 0nd.)
Advocate, and part owner of the Mount
Vernon Qnd.) Daily Republican, arrived
in Jersey City yesterday on tricycle. trip
around the world.
Thomas lost the use of his legs by an
accident in childhood. and propels his
tricycle. with his hands. He started from
Evansville on April Is last to win wager
of $1,000 that he would start without a
cent. earn his expenses and go around the
world in less than two years and return
with $500.
He has travelled $500 miles so far all on
tricycle., except 100 miles on wagon,
when his tricycle. WAS broken. The terms
of tie bet provide that he shall not beg or
receive presents. He came to this city in
the afternoon and will sail for Dublin Oc-
tObes l.
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BAT MAsrERsoNs VIEWs.

Believes That Corbett Viii Make Short
Worht of FitzsinamOns.
DENVER, CoLo., Sept. 25.-Bat Master
son, just returned from the East, an
nounces it as his opinion that Corbett
will win in the great fight. Bat doubts
the rumors of weak knee.
Anyway" said he, "the knee will hold
him up for five or six rounds, and that
will be enough. Corbett will not fight if
his knee is very bad off. He will forfeit
the $4,000 first, though his knee will have
to be mighty bad before he will let go of
any stuff. Corbett is always on the make
and is afraid he may lose few dollars
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FAILURE OF A CARPENTER.

He Gives Sickness and business DepTes-
sion the Cause.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. &c. V. B.
Reeder, contracting carpenter ard
builder, to-day petitioned the Superior
Court to be declared an insolvent debtor.
Reeder ascribes his failure to depres-
sion in business, a scarcity of work and
sickness IL his family. His liabilities
amount to STATS 40. and are amounts due
on promissory notes and for merchandise.
His assets consist of 100 acres of land in
Fresno County, valued at $500, on which
there is mortgage for $1,000. The hearing
on the petition was set for October 4.
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RANCHERs AND RIFLES.
A PendtetOn Farmer Attempts to lay
Ont an Enemu.


PENDLETON, Or, Sept 25-Robert
McBroom, rancher, was brought to town
from Mckay Creek by Deputy Sheriffs
Frazier and Carney to-day, charged with
attempting to kill Jim Marcum.
McBroom, who is considered a bad"
man. said James Hall and Marcum had
sent him word they were going to Kill him
at first sight. Enmity between the ranch
ers has been of long standing and several
skirmishes took place between them.
Marcum went to McBroom's ranch with
McBroom's mother, it appears, in the
guise of friendship. Mrs. McBroom went
in and Marcum remained outside in his
wagon. Marcum heard the racket in the
house, as McBroom made a dash for his
gun and the door, learning that Marcum
was outside. His mother cried for him to
run. McBroom gave chase and fired several
rife shots at him, all of which missed.
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GARDEN CITY CYCLERS.
They IRE Prosperous and Elect officers
for NeTt lear.

IHeN dfe FTOSpefONs ana Etect OHtceTS
for Nert lear.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 25.-At the an
nual meeting of the Garden City cyclers
last evening the reports of the various
officers showed the organization to be in
a prosperous condition, with member
ship of 350
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, H. M. n.
Spring; vice-president, S. G. Tompkins
financial secretary, H. A. Alexander; re-
cording secretary, George Pollard; dlrec-
Henry Lion, J. A. Chase, Joe Delmas !;
captain, J. B. Carey; first lieute nant, Joe
Edwards; second lieutenant, w. J. O'Bren /;
bugler, L. E. Whiting; coIor-bearer, Jack
DermOdV
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He Is Only Fourteen Fears Old, Bat Has
Gone the W0TId Deer.

He Is Only Fourteen Fears Old, Bat Has
Gone the W0rId Ocer.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 25.-Richard Vim
cent, better known as Louis Morningstar,
the boy globe rotter, who has been at the
Vendome Hotel for the last two days, left
to-day for New York.
Vincent, who claims to be only ii years
of age, has visited nearly all the countries
of the world and received favors at the
hands of the Car of Russia, Queen Lii
uokalani and the Mikado of Japan. Vim
cent travels frst-class and stays at the
best hotels without expanding a cent. He
is writing a book of his travels, and ex-
poets TO pay his expenses by favora bly,
mentioning the houses where he stopped
and the steamship and railway lines he
travelled over
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OREGON NJ. r.. CONFERENCE.
Large Attendance at the Opening Session
at Portland.


PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 25.-The Oregon
conference of the NJ. E. church opened
here to-day with large attendance. Most
of the day was taken up in organizing for
the work of the session, hearing reports of
presiding elders and electing standing
committees.
The presiding elder of the Klamath In
dian reservation presented report in
which he complained that the agent of
the reservation had greatly hindered and
opposed religious work.
DIR. Hard, secretary of the board of
church extension, reported 119 churches
in this conference, ninety-seven of which
have been aided by the money of the board
here. In donations he said they had re-
ceived $21, $50, and by loans $500. The
contributions in twenty eight years
amounted to $50, 500, which was $4,000
more than the district had sent to the
board.
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SAN DIEGO PROsPECToR,s FATE.

He Left Tsco Months Ago and Has Not
Been Heard From.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. 25.-J. P. Pres
ton of this city went to American River,
above Folsom, two months ago to examine
mining property, and on the I'd of this
month he left in skiff to go down the
river to Sacramento. Nothing he's been
heard of him since the receipt by his wife
of letter giving news of his departure
She believes he has persisted, as he was
subject to heart trouble. He may have
had an attack while in the skiff and
drowned, as he was alone. He owns prop
erty IN this city.
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assault With a Dcadtv Weanon.

SANTA ROSA, Call, Sept. 25.-Giovan-
mi Demarcho was found guilty to-day of
assault with deadly weapon on the per-
son of Giovanni Marchedo on August 80.
He was charged with intent to commit
murder, but was found guilty of the lesser
offense. Demarcho comes up for sentence
Monday.
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SANTA BARBARA DEVELOPMENTS.
A Company Formed for Working PefrO-
Jenn Deposits.

teWm IIPpOSftS.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Sept. 25.-
The Alameda and Santa Barbara Develop
ment Company filed articles of incorpora-
ton here to-day. The object of the organ
ization is stated to be the acquisition and
development of oil, petroleum and asphalt
tum claims and the refining, distilling and
dealing in such products. The company
principal place of business is Alameda.
The dire ctors are Thomas Hahn, George
Schmidt. George H. Stricken, w. e. Top
pam and Samuel Wakeman, all residents
of Berkeley. The capital stock is $50, 900,
over half of which is subscribed, Thomas
Hahn being the chief stakeholder.
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Jacksonville Hotel Robbed.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Sept. 25. - This
morning when the safe was opened at the
Lewis House at jacksonville, it was found
that during the night between $500 and
$500 had been taken. There is no clew to
whom the guilty persons are.
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pecially was he applauded for having
sailed an exceedingly plucky race, follow
ing in the Ethelwynn's wake the greater
part of the contest, during which time it
seemed as though the American boat could
not possibly be defeated.
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UkDERER MARSHALL'S CLAIM.
Salt for an Interest In the Desert Queen
to Be Instituted.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. 25.-A
local lawyer and stenographer returned
to-day from San Quentin, where they took
the testimony of Charles Marshall, the
convicted murderer, on which to base suit
for his one-fourth interest in the Desert
Queen mine. They had nothing to give
out for publication, but limited that their
testimony was sufficient to establish the
claim.
The bond from. the McHaney Bros. and
their sister, Mrs Carrie Harrington, for
the sale of the Desert Queen, was filed to-
day for record. The terms are as pub
lished by THE CALL,
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vintage of 1893. sold to-day to Lenorman
Bros. of San Francisco. The price paid
was Is cents gallon, delivered free on
board the vessel, the purchaser TO furnish
the cooperage. Judge Slack of San Fran
cisco, who exercises the same authority
over the estate as Senator Fair would were
he alive. signed the order at the request of
the special administrator
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Los ANGELES ELYSIAN PARK.
The Old Botanical Garden Is to BE
ReOpeHed.

The Old Botanical Garden Is to BE
ReOpened.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 25.-Several
years ago few of Los Angeles energetic
citizens instituted botanical garden in
Elyslan Park, but, owing to the fact that
they were more or less hampered il not
having any one who could give his entire
time to the work, the matter was allowed
to lag.
The Park Commissioners, through the
efforts of Superintendent Meserve, have
undertaken to revive the interest and es-
tablish a collection of trees and plants that
will be credit to the city. The collection
of rare plants set ont by the old organizs-
ton will be added to by the gentlemen
who will undertake the enterprise of max
ing first-class garden.
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Fined for SIGNALLING.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 25.-H. Schuberer,
who was arrested last evening on a charge
of swindling E. Kohoe out of $35 in the
Louvre saloon, was this morning sentenced
to pay fine of $50 by Justice Glass; which
was promptly paid.
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Defaurter Seb.,.m Or, ON Ban,

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. 25.-
c. w. Sebern, the defaulting telephone
manager, was released on bonds this even
ing. His preliminary hearing will come
up on Thursday of next week.
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PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND.
An Absolute Cure for the
Worst Cases of Rheu-
nlatiSIn.

The Plain Language of Mr.. Oscar Pike.
The Greatest of All Remedies Accom-
plished His Cure After Many Months
of Weakness and Suffering = No
Tedious Waiting for improvements.
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Sononn County Vine Sale.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept, 25.-Seventy
thousand gallons of claret at the winery of
the late Senator Fair in this county. of the
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SANTA CLARA,s TAX Levy.
auditor Parker Files His Report With
the State Controller.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. %. = Auditor
Parker has completed his report of the tax
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Great American importing Tea Co.

Visit our Stores. See the Big Display.
Compare Prices and Quality Is all We
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an ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS
" made on the management. It takes the place
of the city restaurant with direct entrance from
Market ST. Ladies shopping will find this most
desirable place to lunch. Prompt service and mod
crate charges, such as have given the gentlemens
Griroom an international reputation, will prevail
In this new department.