The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

EVAPORATION M. W., City. According to
calculations that have been made an acre of
wheat evaporates sixty tons of water in a
month.
TRAMP sTEAMERs-A. j., City. The place to
apply for "a position on one of the tramp
| steamers that is here loading wheat for Eu-
rope" is on board the vessel.
GENERAL CUsTER-S., Santa Barbara, Cal.
The biographies of General Custer, killed at
the battle OF Little Big Horn, do not assert that
at the time of his death he was married man.
DIsCHARGED-A. L., City. A. man who leaves
an employment of his own free will is not dis
charged. To discharge an employe means to
dismiss him from the position in which he was
employed.
"NIGGER HoLE"-S., City. "Nigger Hole" de-
scribed in a recent Sunday issue of THE CALL,
is on the ranch of J. H. Mclaughlin on Mill
Creek, Mendocino County, about fourteen
miles east of Ukiah.
THE DUCHESS OF METEOROLOGICAL. o. S., City.
Consuelo Vanderbilt, who, on the 9th of No
vember, 1895, married the Duke of Marl-
borough, is the daughter OF William K. Van
derbiIt OF New York. .
FROM BAR TO BAR-Subscriber, City When a
steamer running between San Francisco and
Portland Or, makes or breaks record the
time is between the bar at the Golden Gate and
the bar at the mouth of the Columbia River.
GOVERNMENT LANDs-Mrs. N. G. L., Los An
geles, Cal, This department cannot recon-
mend any Government land that does not
have to be irrigated" You must make your
application to any of the United States land
offices in the State.
SUNDAY IN AUGusT-C. R., City. The I'd of
August, 1882, fell on Thursday 1t fell on
Sunday in 1901 and has fallen on Sunday in
the following years since: 1907, 1872. 1918,
1929, 1885, 1916, 1857, 1868, 1868 1874.
1885, 1891 and 1896.
AT SAUsALITo-G. s., City. The wall with
arches that is near the foot of the hill at Sau.
salito on the eastern slope and which is strik-
ing object to all who view 1t from the ferry.
boat, as it approaches the slip, is part of the
wall that surrounds the property of William
r. Hearst.
MINING CAMP-M. L. B., Summit, Cal. The
largest mining camp in the United States al
this time is the one at Cripple Greek. Colo.
The highest wages to miners are paid in Mono
Cal. Generany speaking, the largest smelling
works are the Grant. in Omaha. The largesi
copper smelter is that of the Anaconda mine
of Montana.
THE HIGH ScHooLs-L. K. R.. Civ. o,-,
may enter either of the high schools of This
City provided she has attained the necessary
percentage to enable her to continue in the
studies provided for in these schools. The
applicant for admission should call on the
principal Of the school she desires TO enter and
receive full information 1Ao
CIT1zENsHIP--N. o. T. A., City When a man
born in the United States attains the age Of
twenty-one years, he is citizen in the full
sense Of that word and entitled to all rights
and privileges of such. III a resident ~ this
State all he has to do ii he desires to vote is Ia
make application to be registered within the
time PROVIDED tor registration OF voters HIS
born.
LAND IN THE NoRTH-B. A., Panoche, Cal.
FOR information about Government land in
ID section of the State you name you will
have to write to either of the following Office,
At Humboldt. Redding and Sacramento
THESE, in consideration of 81 each will furnish