The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-13
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
important information Gathered
Around the Coast.
TENS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary Of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

The Selma Dairy hssOclaIlou mas Ju-
corpoIated with capital stock of
10000.
Asparagus growers near Antioch
are discussing the organization OF
cannery.
Thrips. or vinehoppers, are exciting
uneasiness among the grape growers
around Fresno.
The Valley road has put in another
boat for its business between San Fran
cisco and Stockton.
The s. p. Company is purchasing
some of the coal extracted from the
Corral Hollow mines.
The Port Ludlow Sswmill, in Wash
;ngton, shut down for six years, will
begin work again in June.
The Santa Clara county board Of
education proposes to drop several
studies; the children are overworked.
At a Judgment sale in San Jose, AS
900 gallons of wine sold at 1874 cents
a gallon and 1000 gallons at l24
cents.
John f. Wagner of Mill Valley
claims to have discovered a method Of
producing an arc light by the use of u
simple battery.
Raisin growers think that three and
half cents for their crop in the
sweat box is not an unreasonable ex-
pectation for this fall.
The report of strike Of natural gas
ON the Shields ranch near the mouth
Of the Corral Hollow canyon has
greatly excited Stockton.
1t is stated in the San Francisco
papers that the great sugar trust is
endeavoring to absorb the beet sugar
factories of California.
Judge Bellinger Of the United States
Circuit Court at Portland has decided
that sheepmen have no right tospasture
their fiocks on the Cascade reserve.
The Northern Pacific steamer Vic
toria, from Tacoma, Wash, will carry
to Japan pioneer shipment of 400, 900
feet of fir lumber to be used in making
tea chests.
S. L. Theller, of San Francisco, has
purchased from Bowers his hydraulic
dredging invention. Count Won
Schmidt, who has infringed the in
vention will now be cinched for
damages.
A joint meeting was held recently
of the Chamber and the Association
of Mines of johannesburg with respect
to mining operations on the Rand, and
resolution was adopted to make 80
per cent reduction in wages paid to
native miners.
A new road has been laid out along
the line of the railroad between Vaca.
vile and Elmira, ON the main line.
1t shortens the distance two miles and
will be perfectly level. Space has
been left for the construction Of a
bicycle path. work ON which will begin
at once.
Governor Budd has appointed DIR. +.
w. Hatch, the medical superintendent
of the Agnews Insane Asylum, mem.
Der of the State Lunacy Commission
and General Superintendent of all
State hospitals, in accordance with
the requirements of the bill passed by
the recent Legislature.
The Governor in few days will APP
point the members OF the newly created
State bureau of Highways. 1t is be
lieved that the members will be Mars
den Manson, n member of the oil
bureau; J. R. Price, engineer of tn,
Board Of Public Works, and r. A
Thompson, editor of the Santa kosi
Democrat.
The Eastern overland shipments To-
last week show marked increase, ant
from now on during the summer eaol
week should witness a big increase
Last weeks shipments amounted +,
1857 $50 pounds. OF this amour
22l, $3.50 were dried prunes, maxim,
the total shipments OF this commodit,
for the season 36,775, 1870 pounds
Canned goods went forward to th
amount of 2S6.67O pounds. and win
shipments We're 47S.2 pounds.
Special rates will be made by tn
Southern Pacific Company from point
on is lines to San Francisco for thos
who desire to visit San Francisco dur
ing the Christian Endeavor Conven
ton. Round-trip tickets from Port
land will cost $50, from Ogden $50 an
from Ell Paso $40. From points dis
tant 400 miles or less from San Fran
cisco one and third fares will b
charged for the round trip, and fror
points more than 400 miles distant tn
round-trip fare will be one and fit
Of the lowest first-olass rate. The rate
from intermediate points will in n
case exceed those charged from tn
three terminals mentioned.
The statistician of the United State
Mint in San Francisco has Just for
warded to the Director of the Mint a
Washington the annual report on tn
gold and silver production of Califor
MIA, which covers the yield of 1896
According to returns received at tn
Mint. the gold yield of this State las
year was SIT. ISL, 562.7 20, which is a
increase over 1895 Of $l,S47, 245. OF
The yield of silver was $422 1886. 60
a decreased production for the year o
$l77,S5S.l0. The total gold an
silver producv of the State for the yea
was $l7 1904, $50. 80. which is tota
increase over the previous year Of 81.
669,91S.91. This is considered yer.
satisfactory showing. The leading
county in bullion production for 1896
as in 1895, was Nevada. 1t has ais,
the distinction of having made tn,
largest increase-$599, 124.76. Secont
in rank is Placer county, which. how
ever made an increase Of only SIC,