The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-02

months and the structure pushed 20
rapidly. This reminds Us
hat it is no more a reform school but
, hospital for the insane. 1t is the
biggest building in the Territory and
an honor to Flagstaff.
United States Inspector Thrall Of the
Postal Department at Los Angeles has
arrested r. Morse, alias Moss. for
forging the name If F. W. Appleby to
a money order for s25 at Oakland last
October. Ii is not known how Morse
secured the letter containing the order.
The Postoffice authorities regard the
arrest as very important.
Subjects of her Britannia majesty
in Southern California, will celebrate
Queen VictoIia's diamond jubilee at
Santa Monica, the committee in charge
having accepted the invitation Of the
Chamber of Commerce Of the city by
the sea for the loyal Britons to congre-
gate there June 22d.
BY virtue of being knighted by
Queen Francesca, Griffith j. Grifiith
will henceforth bear the title of Prince
de Los Feliz. This title is quite ap-
propriate, under the circumstances, as
it is that gentleman who gave Los
Angeles for park purposes 5000 acres
of land. it being part of the Los Feliz
Rancho.
The visit Of Frank Murphy and the
party of capitalists to Globe by the
way Of Silver King means much to
Pinal county. as that trip will doubt
less result in immediate orders for
commencing work on the extension OF
the Santa Fe. Prescott and Phoenix
railway. The objective point is doubt
less connection with the Santa Fe at
Deming.
The owners of the asbestos mine are
quietly working away developing their
valuable property east of Winchester
Among recent improvements an ex-
pensive piece Of road work has been
finished winding up the side of the hill
from the county road to the mine.
New machinery is to be put in and the
work Of preparing to build the founda-
tion Of mill is in progress now.
Samuel Lockwood, a retired capital
list of San Diego, died recently at Des-
canso, aged SO years. He was native
of Kent county, Del, and made for
tune in manufacturing at st. Joseph,
Nc. With his wife and daughter he
came to San Diego for his health i'll
1886, and his daughter, now the wife
of James E. Wadham. a prominent
young attorney, will inherit the bulk
of the estate, Mrs. Lockwood having
died two years ago. Mr.. Lockwood
left about 500, 900.
The iron rails for use in the con.
struction of the new Los Angeles cleo.
trio road to Santa Monica are now be.
ing strung along the line of the road
by teams. The grading from the Los
Angeles end is completed out as far as
Vermont avenue and the work is being
pushed forward at rapid rate. July
is the date at which probably cars
will first run over this line to Santa
Monica. Therails are of good weight
but net SO heavy as those used on the
Traction line.
Chino sugar beet growers rejoice il
the fact that this is,,by far the best sea
son they have ever had for growing
beets. The area of beet lands will BIZ
over 5000 acres, and it is believed that
the great factory at Chino will oper
about the middle of July and will ruI
to its full capacity until the middle OF
November. The factory is being put il
readiness for producing over 81 900, 00C
pounds of sugar this year. 1t will
handle this year from 1900 to 1906
tons of beets every twenty-four hours.
At the Bankers Convention, held il
Los Angeles recently. E. B. Pond
Chairman of the Committee ON Nomi
nation, submitted the following list Of
officers for the ensuing year, and they
were elected by reclamation: Presi
dent, J. J. Valentine. Wells. Fargo
Bank, San Francisco; Vioe-P President,
J. M. Elliott, First National Bank. Los
Angeles; Treasurer, J. W. Kline,
Croker Woolworth National Bank,
San Francisco; Secretary. RIM. Welsh,
San Francisco Savings Union.
The Bottomless Pit is thing of awe
and wonder juts now. River de Flag
empties into this freak of nature,
which is located about four miles
southeast of Flagstaff, and the water
falling to the bottom" of the PIT
fifty feet from the brink, sends out a
roaring sound that's like unto a minia
ture Niagara. This pit has never beer
explored and the water disappears from
view almost straight into the bowels
OF the earth. No one knows where
the water goes to, nor how deep the
pit is, 1t is one of those odd wonders
of nature that abound in that vicinity.
1t is stated that during the past yeal
water enough TO irrigate Thousand
acres has been developed from sinking
wells between San Dimas and San
Bernardino, a section of the country
which only short time ago was
known as 1.-THE forty-mile desert. u
There is no doubt that we have scarce.
~ begun to realize the possibilities
in the line of water development which
are open to us in Southern California.
The prospecting for oil in the neigh
borhood of Los Angeles has opened the
eyes of many people to the fact that
there is an abundance of underground
water in places where it was never
supposed to exist.
All Of last years crop of beans left
on this coast is in growers pool.
Each owner is paid pro-rata Of sales.
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