The herald., 1897-11-12
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 11.-(Regular Cor
respondence.) Among the passengers on
the steamer Pacheco. which arrived this
morning from Ensenada, was Police
Clerk Ed Gridley of Los Angeles. Mr..
Gridley went south on the steamer on
Nov. Sd to investigate q mining prop
erty near Ensenada in which he had
been offered half interest by man
whom he had befriended. He returns
this morning elated with the prospects.
and has a quantity of ore with him
taken from the mine, which he will have
assayed in Los Angeles. The property
is located in the same district as the
mine owned by Davis & Hartzell of
Los Angeles, and is believed to be an
extension Of the same ledge. Mr.. Grid
ley will return to Ensenada the latter
part of this month to arrange for the
development of the property. If sam
pies Of ore can be taken as an indica-
ton, then Mr.. Gridley has a half inter-
est in one of the richest mines yet dis
covered in Lower California.
Capt. Barker, u. S. A., in command OF
the San Diego barracks, yesterday re-
ceived official notice that the order pre-
viously issued transferring the First
infantry, now stationed in California,
to exchange locations with the Seventh
infantry at Fort Logan, had been re-
scinded. This means that Company H
will remain here until spring and will
then be succeeded by company Of ar
tillery, which will be stationed at Point
Iona.
Judge York, occupying the bench in
department two of the superior court,
tIo dnfondo nfSs
demurrer to the complaint in the case
of Heinrich Whitfield VS.. George Forster,
trustee, and San Diego lodge, No. 50, F.
and A.M.The action is one in which fraud
on the part of the defendants was al
legged in the transfer of the estate of the
late Gustave Whitfield.
Charles S. Hardy of this city received
official notification this morning that he
had been awarded the first prize at the
Nashville exposition for his refrigerator
car.
Attorneys for Joe Ebanks, the mur-
derer, yesterday filed notice of appeal
to the supreme court from the order
made by Judge Torrance sentencing
Ebanks to be hanged Dec. Sd. The con-
demned mans attorneys have also filed
notice that on Friday, Nov. 18th, they
will present their proposed bill of ex-
ceptions for settlement from the ap-
peal from the order sentencing Ebanks
Miss Morgan leaves for Redlands on
Friday morning to join her father, Sem
ator Morgan, who starts east on that
day.
A. A. Sparks of this city has been ap-
pointed general agent of the Giant Pow
der company for Southern aClifornia,
and will remove to Los Angeles to enable
him to more readily command the field.
Mrs. F. A. Wilson Of this city has re-
ceived word that she has fallen heir to
about $4,000 worth of property in Stock
holm by the death of her father, and
will leave in few days to receive her in
heritance.
The naval reserves held an election
last night to 6ill the offices of senior and
junior ensign. Ensign McNair was re-
elected senior ensign and George Smith
was elected junior ensign.
Assistant Secretary of War G. D.
Meiklejohn and party arrived last night,
going direct to the Hotel del Coronado.
This morning an inspection was made
of the barracks and later the party went
aboard the revenue cutter Corwin. The
fortifications at Ballast point were in
spected and trip taken few miles out
into the ocean. Upon their return the
party lunched at Coronado and returned
north on the 1:45 train.