The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

10 effect the brain Of the animals, as
they seem TO become suddenly dazed
and then die very quickly. The cpl
demic has already killed Is per cent of
the squirrels in that section, and the
pest will soon be a thing of the past il
the disease continues to spread.
About $50 men have filed notices of
record in the last few days claiming
land for the purpose of mining for coal
and petroleum in the San Timoteo
hills, about five miles south of San
Bernardino. Several companies have
been Incorporated for the purpose Of
boring oil wells, and within the next
ten days active operations will be begun
by parties who are now in Los Angeles
and San Francisco for the purpsoe of
procuring well-boring plants.
The announcement that the Third
Brigade is TO be ordered to San Fran
cisco on the Fourth of July is received
with dissatisfaction in Bakersfield
Arrangements had been made to have
grand celebration of the National
holiday in Bakersfield, and the COM
panies of the National Guard at Fresno
| and Visalia were invited to participate.
This is all negatived by the proposition
to concentrate at San Francisco. A
protest against the proposed action will
be sent General Muller.
The Stanford University track team,
by unanimous vote, chose Charles Dole,
'98, as captain of next years team.
Dole has made an enviable record As
an athlete. Last year he distinguished
himself by winning the all-round track
tournament Of the Y. M. G. A. meet at
Los Angeles. This year in the Uni
yerstiy of California Stanford field day
he broke the Stanford record for the
high lump. At the Examiner field
day he broke another record by clear
ing 10 feet and 1917 inches in the pole
vault.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald, al
San Francisco is receiving replies &c
his letters of inquiry to learn the extent
to which Eastern convict-made goods
enter into competition with free labor
and what proportion of the same IL
sent to California. In number OF
the States gangs of convicts are LEI
out to manufactures of all kinds o.
goods ON contracts The articles they
make are put IN with the free labol
goods, and under the name of the firm
brand are sent all over the country
not small quantity finding its wa!
to California.
The first new wheat of the seasoi
was sent out from Bakersfield, Ma.
90, and Kern county still keeps tn
honor she has held for several years
The consignment consisted of one car
load and was bought by w. w. Collin
for the Farmers Union of Stockton a
slight advance on the local price o
80 cents per hundred. This year tn
first lot goes from the Sand cut te
miles east of this city, where tn
Southern Pacific first strikes the TIE
, hachapi mountains. The wheat
, Sonora shipping and was grown by Z
H. Lawson. Kimberlina has sent on
, her first lot.
The immense hosting engines, whic
a are to be used at the Corral Hollo'
coal mines arrived from the Easter
: foundries, filling six freight cars. TIL
|. road itself will be complied next weel
The only thing which at present cause
delay is the lack of ties, and they al
, on the way. The last of the gradir
has been done, and now the grade
clear to the mines. Tracklaying wi
be renewed as soon as there are enoue
ties here to finish the road, and as the,
are only about four miles more of Il
road to build it will take less ths
four days to do the work.
The San joaquin Valley Railros
: has completed surveys between Fresl
: and Bakersfield by the Visalia and Il
Hanford routes. The routes are
0 part few miles south of Fresno al
y come together again near the northel
= line of Kern county, which is abo
y forty miles north of Bakersfield. II
Directors have decided not to let al
grading contracts south of Fresno unit
u all the rights-of-way from that CT
into Bakersfield are secured. The Dire
y tors believe that they are ready to raj
Il money ON their proposed bond issue
n 81, 000,0