The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-22
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Rena Shattucks creditable newspaper, the
Petdtamaaa, is one year old and the announce
ment is made that the publication has already
become fixture in over five hundred town
and county homes" If the paper continues
to develop 1t is intended to devote part OF Its
columns weekly to fine halftones that VIII
illustrate the fertility, varied products, indus
tries and scenery OF this, one of the choicest
sections OF this favored State Petaluma and
vicinity hold out many inducements to small
1armerSwho know how 10 handle Jew acres
successfully and who raise varied products
ana nave something to send to market every
day in the year.
The willows Review has entered upon its sew
enth year. The editor, John A. AppersoD,
ooasts that he has always furnished the very
pest paper possible with the means at his COM
manu, ana with reference to his stand In some
OF the faction battles in Glenn County he says:
1--WE have kind OF notion that even those who
nave opposed us the strongest and, fought us
the hardest know away down in their heart
OF hearts that we have been honest if not wise
from moneyed standpoint"
The Amador Republican has been leased by
Messrs. Burlington and Hartzell, who contem-
plate the issuance of daily in connection
with the weekly. Richard Webb continues in
editorial charge for the present.
That newsy and wide-awake paper, the Gait
Gazette edited by ]. J. Campbell, is now in its
sixteenth year. Fifteen years ago this
month";" says the e!itor, eve published the
first newspaper ever printed i'll Galt-the Ca
zette-and since that time we have remained
constantly at the helm, never missing single
issue, and each week publishing one of the
news!est country papers in the State He has
aimed to keep step to the tune of progress and
abreast mos nd 10
make the Gazette in future, as in the past,
worthy the support and encouragement OF an
appreciative public.
John Fairweather and son have purchased
the Reedley Exponent from W. W. Holland.
The Amador Dispatch has passed into the
hands of Z. c. Rust of the Winters Express,
and W. M. Penny retires from the editorial
desk of the Dispatch to enjoy period of rest
after thirty years of continuous newspaper
work.
Sacramento has new daily paper, the Fruit
World, devoted to the production, transporta-
ton and marketing of California farm pro-
ducts
The oil fields of Contra Costa County are about
to be exploited, and the Martinez NeaUs informs
us that "for some time past syndicate headed
by Charles Sonntag of San Francisco, ex-State
Prison Director, has been prospecting in
Happy Valley, on the Acalanes rancho, and
have obtained leases on about 1000 acres of
land in that section on which they believe oil
OF frst-class quality is to be obtained. The
necessary machinery is now being built in San
Franeisco, and, ii is said, actual operations
will be commenced within thirty days.
"The indications OF oil in great quantity in
that district seem to be quite promising. An
other company has lately come into the field
aud secured lands in the same district
'Should the first wells of the Sonntag COM
pany show satisfactory results they will at
once begin TO develop the field on large scale.
Success, OF co urse, means good thing for the
farmers owning the land, as the terms OF the
leases are that they shall receive one-eighth o:
the product OF the wells"
The Hanford Democrat thus tells the story
of big strike OF oil Eat Coaiinga, on section
20, township 15" one week ago: 1.-THE land
belongs to Captain Barrett OF Selma, but the
well was being bored by Los Angeles parties.
The we'll was down about 500 feet when the
flow began. 1t spouted up over fifteen feet
above the pipe and at the rate of ten bar
rels an hour. There being no means of storing
the fl uid, the well was hastily plugged up and
the parties in charge made tor Los Angeles
with all speed. Secrecy was enjoined on all
concerned, but such strike as that will leak
out.
"This is the third we'll on the section, but
preparations have already been made to put
down several more. Machinery and men are
being sent up from Los Angeles, and there is
every prospect OF the Coalinga country becom-
ing big oil center"
Some time ago the San Bernardino Times
IRde5 published an account Of coal being
found in paying quantities in Richie Canyon,
about two miles south OF Redlands. The same
paper now has these fresh particulars: cat
that time Sumner Wright of the Consolidated
Abstract Company OF this city started to sink
a shaft on his place in the canyon. and at
depth Of 100 feet found very good quality of
coal. Hs sent samples taken from the shalt at
this depth to Professor E. W. Hilgard, director
OF the Agricultural Department of the State
University, and received the following letter
in reply:
"'So far as the coal substance goes it is of fair
quality. 1t looks like the fsg end OF coal bed,
which is likely to improve in quality as you
get in farther away from the beach line. What
you say about the roof and foot walls agrees
with the above forecast
1.-THE shaft is now down 125 feet and the far
Their down they go the better the coal looks.
In fact, samples now on display at the abstract
Office show the coal to be of much finer quality
than til at mined at Elsinore. The stratum is
about 20 inches in width and is supposed to
cover about II square miles.
There is every indication that this will
prove profitable field and that very soon coal
will be added to the list OF important products
of this, the imperial county Of California"
Visalia reiolces over the certainty that
canuery will be erected there in time TO handle
the present seasons fruit crops. According to
the Visalia Data, ''this cannery will give en-
ployment to a large number of hands, between
800 aud 400 being the number. 1t will give
employment to people in the summer. when
work is needed
"For several years the establishment of
cannery has been the subject of almost con-
slant agitation. All efforts to locate cannery
here have proved futile for several reasons
Some OF the propositions to the fruitgrowers
were one-sided and they did not take kindly
to the plans proposed.
1.-The offer of the Sacramento Packing and
Drying Company is the best that has been pro-
posed and no trouble was experienced in
securing the necessary guarantee OF 1900 tons
In fact, great deal more fruit than that will
be delivered. Small fruit-growers who do not
desire to handle their own crops will sell their
product to the cannery.
'The most important feature connected with
the proposed cannery is the fact that the fruit
tn, dictr xyill ha OF ictin five