The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-11-12
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important information from All
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
A Budget OF Miscellaneous lettings
Briefly and CURLY Told in this
Column.

as the permanent home of the Southern
California Chautauqua.
The increased prices for dried fruit
and wheat will bring several million
dollars more into the State.
About half million basalt paving
blocks are piled along the creek in
Petaluma, and will be shipped to San
Francisco.
A new steamship line is to be put
ON from San Diego to Mexican ports.
Three steam schooners will be run ON
the route.
Whitmore's sawmill, the largest and
best equipped in Trinity county, was
burned ON the 22d. The loss is $4,000,
no insurance.
The Regents of the State University
intend to have a permanent and COM
prehensive plan for future buildings
in Berkeley.
Orville Hill, aged 8. while herding
cattle near Pullman, Wash, was
thrown from his horse head first on a
rock and instantly killed.
The fruit men of Santa Clara county
have decided 10 make an exhibit at
Hamburg, Germany, next year, of
dried and canned fruits.
The large Chandler warehouse near
Mesa City, A. t., containing nearly
half million pounds of grain, was de-
stroyed by fire last week.
Etna will soon boast of the finest
hotel in Siskiyou county. 1t contains
over thirty rooms, and will be ready
for occupancy November LIST.
Church women at Sacramento have
formed a hospital and relief society.
The purpose is to establish hospital
and training school for nurses.
Work has been commenced on an
oil and ashphalt refinery at the mines
near Santa Monica, and the oil from
the Sisquoc well will be hauled there.
The Spokane, Washington, fruit fair
closed few nights ago. The expenses
were heavy, but it is expected that
the receipts will more than offset
them.
N. X. West, an old.time resident of
Portland, who did much toward build
ing up the Oregon metropolis, died re-
Gently at his home in that city aged II
years.
The young men of Willows are cir
culating petition for the purpose of
organizing club for the furtherance
of the social interests of the young
people.
Santa Rosa has purchased the fire
alarm system which has been in use
two years in that city. Heretofore it
has been rented by the city at a
monthly rental of $50.
The total fruit shipment from San
Jose for the season up to October gath
as 3S,036,9 S5 pounds. OF this green
fruits consisted of IL, 095, 800 and dried
prunes II, 524, 410 pounds,
The Teachers Institute of Yuba
county will convene at Marysville on
the 10th of November, and continue
for four days. Some brilliant lecturers
and instructors will attend.
The government has just established
the longest star route mail service in
the United States. 1t is from Juneau
to Circle City, Alaska, distance of
1898 miles. Only letter mail will be
carried.
Manuel Lawrence, an old resident
of Albion, died at his home in that
place last week. He was aged 76
years and came to California in lS49
and settled at Albion in 1858. He
leaves a widow.
The British Columbia lumber fleet
for 1896 to October LIST numbered IS
cargoes, distributed as follows: Aus
tralia, 10; China, 10; United King
dom, 5: California. 4; Mexico, 81;
Mediterranean, 2; Germany, J.
The dead body of John Casarino,
who disappeared from Hanford about
the Sth OF October, was recently found
floating in tank of water that was
on Minghetti's dairy ranch, near Wild.
flower. 1t is thought he committed
suicide.
New mills are going up in several
places in Humboldt county, aud with
the new railroad to take the lumber
out nothing is lacking for the prosperi-
ty of the place, says the Blue Lakes
Advocate. Discouraging reports have
come from the gold mining regions in
Alaska.
The Baird hatchery on the McCloud
river will probably not take the eggs
of the fall run of salmon, in conse.
quence of there not being sufficient
funds at the Commission's disposal to
operate both this and the new Battle
creek station this fall.
The work on the locks of the Cas-.
cades, Portland, Oregon, will soon be
finished and the Commercial Club OF
the Dalles is preparing to celebrate the
event. The boats will be locked
through without charge as that item CT
expense is provided for in the sundry
civil bill.
b. G. Platt has filed an action
against the Los Angeles Herald fol-
damages in the sum of $50, 900, alleged
to have been sustained in connection
with articles published in comment
upon Butchers direct contact method
for treatment of nose, throat and lung
troubles"
On November 22d, at Sacramento. a
permanent organization will be effected
Of the County Assessors throughout the
State, Il Q purpose being to discus, and
consider the revenue laws of Califor-
MIA with view to securing such
amendms nts as VIII harmonize their