The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15


There is something worthy Of more substan-
tlal reward than praise and admiration IN the
splendid work of Mrs. Thad J. Mctarlano IN
successfully managing and editing the FOLSOM
Telegraph since the demise of her husband
who had so long and so well guided that
papers destiny Mrs. Mcfarland proved her
self equal to a trying emergency, and 1T is
pleasing to learn that the people OF FOLSOM
and vicinity appreciate her demonstrated
pluck, energy and ability.
j. I. Flynn, q Well-knoWn economic writer,
has taken edi torial charge of the San Francisco
Poputist of which political weekly William G.
G. Pitt is the publisher. The advent OF Mr..
Flynn in the capacity above mentioned
augurs we'll for the future of that party publi-
cation.
Rev. H. H. Farnham has purchased the
Brentwood Enterprise from its late editor, F.
NJ. Eachus, who has acquired o controlling IN
terest in the Tribune, published at mis- ola
home in Newman, and will hereafter preside
In the Tribune sanctum.
The Contra Costa Gazette comes to us looking
as fresh and bright as daisy IN brand new
dress throughout. Martinez has reason to feel
proud OF its clean and progressive weekly.
The effort which has been making to reopen
the Stockton pottery promises to be successful
at last. "Like many other important INDUS
tries," says the Stockton Mail 'the pottery
fell through just as it was on the verge of pay
ing handsome dividends, and if started up
again there is hardly any question but 1T will
soon be an important factor in the prosperity
OF Stockton. For some time subscriptions have
been under way, and OF the $4,000 required
$43 900 has been pledged. A. e. Hopklnson is
now endeavoring to raise the balance, and
from the outlook tits likely that the remainder
will be secured without much difficulty
That the establishment of one industr trial
plant encourages another to follow, the Fresno
Interior says, is proven by Fresno's experience
with the Tenney fruit cannery. Since the
work of preparing that institution for active
operations has been under way another COM
pany has had representatives looking this Held
over with a view of locating here and indica-
lions point to the immediate erection OF
second large fruit and vegetable canning es-
tablishment in the raisin center.
There are luminous prospects ahead for
Merced, and the Star OF that city observes that
with the building OF the railroad to the
Yosemite Valley a cross-the-country connec-
tion with Newman and the extension of the
Oakdale branch to Sanger Merced will be
looked upon as being strictly in it." All these
Improvements are among the possibilities in
the near future.
A most encouraging it of news comes from
the Mojave desert region. The Bakersfield
Californian informs US that while laborers
were finishing up the well for the fiye-stamp
min at Kane Springs the bottom seemed to
drop out at twenty feet and the water came in
so fast that the workmen could scarcely get
out in time to save themselves from a good
wetting. In forty-fve minutes the whole well
was filled up and the water was running over
the top. This gives great abundance of water
for mill work and it can be run direct into the
battery. The mill in question Is the property
of Messrs. Stanton and Koehn and this remark
able discovery OF water assures the success of
the enterprise.
The men who have been boring for oil down
at Halfmoon Bay failed to strike what they
were looking after, but their operations
showed the existence OF coed deposits of fine
asphaltum and the Coast Adrocdte declares that
1t W i'll pay city capitalists to investigate this
new discovery.
FRESNO comes to the front with a sensational
gold discovery, and we may soon hear that
half the city has been staked out in mining
claims. Here is the story, related by the
Fresno Republican: ''While digging a hole fer
an electric-light pole June 8 al the corner of
and StanisIaus streets the workmen came to
a bed of sand which had the appearance OF a
gold formation. Some of them had seen gold
mines before and carried away some of the
sand to pan it out. II would not have been
surprising to find trace OF gold in it, as nearly
all the soil OF these plains shows traces of the
yellow metal, but they were not prepared for a
yield OF 8 cents to the pan. They washed three
pans and got "a cents.
''The discovery naturally caused some excite
ment for if bed OF sand that rich exists there
OF any considerable depth it is valuable. A
man with shovel and pan could make S15 a
day; and the land would be as good for build
ing purposes after it was mined as before, If
the sand is ten feet deep, an ordinary lot will
yield in the neighborhood OF $50, 600, man
could afford TO have his lot turned upside down
for that sum. No one knows how much OF this
rich sand exists there.
'It may be that the bed of a prehistoric
creek lies there, and its channel may be enor-
mously rich"
The Merced Star has entered upon its seven
teenth volume. 1t is an excellent publication
and strong champion of the interests of Mer-
ced County.
Sonora is rejoicing over the assurance that
an artificial ice plant will soon be in operation
there. The Sonora Democrat says that the
plant will begin to arrive during the present
Frank Sisson and John G. Kitton, the pro-
moters of the enterprise, were in San Francisco
during the past week arranging for its accept
ance and shipment 1t will have capacity OF
5000 pounds daily, with ample cold storage
facilities for some time to come. The location
of the works is in most convenient place at
the site OF the old Touring mill. Ice will be
delivered to Sonora customers early in the
morning and to jamestown, Quartz Mountain
and Stent before noon.
arrangements will be made with the con-
Meeting stage lines to deliver the product to
Summerville, Soulsbyville and Columbia daily,
so that nearly the entire county will be cov-
cred each day. Those engaged in conducting
public houses evince q warm interest to see 1t
in working order. The men identified with it
do not know what failure means, and it is a
sure bet it will be big success
Oakdale now has electricity and irrigation,
and the Oakdale Leader rightly opines "that it
is pretty good, starter. The lights burn
brilliantly, although the full force has not yet
been applied. The results are satisfactory and
everybody is well pleased. The Stanislaus
Milling and Power Company at knights Ferry
has lots of power 10 spare"