The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-03-04
ALONG THE COAST.
Interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF The WEEK CONDENSED.
A Number OF Miscellaneous JottiRgs
Briefly and CURLY Told In This
Column.


The clerks of Phoenix have been
successful in the early closing struggle.
A war RACES in the Oregon Legisla-
ture over the appointment of lot OF
unnecessary clerks.
Henry w. Ahern has sued the South
ern Pacific for $4,000 damages for
the death Of his son.
The L. A. w. League of American
Wheelman) has decided not to admit
professionals as members.
Pacific Beach's daissman is building
250, 000-gallon reservoir to irrigate
extensive alfalfa fields he is having
planted.
During last year nearly three
fourths of a million dollars was dis.
tributed through the beet sugar factory
at Watsonville.
Chico is working for creamery rs
we'll as beet-sugar factory. Both
or either would add greatly to that
sections prosperity.
Driving on the Mojave desert at pres
ent is said to be very fine, the late
heavy rains having thoroughly settled
the sand and dust.
The Tuolumne Democrat says Last
week rock was taken from mine No.
!. some pieces of which were at least
half gold and would go $3.50 per
pound.
Representatives of a syndicate of
Chicago and st. Louis capitalists have
purchased sixteen hundred acres of
land in Linda Vista, adjoining San
Diego. for $4,000
A bill giving the Arizona Livestock
Commission power to quarantine
against other States and countries has
passed the upper house Of the Legisla.
ture, as we'll as bill to exempt new
railroads from taxation fer period of
fifteen years.
There is movement ON foot among
the fire insurance men of Salinas look
ing toward the formation of an insur-
ance union. The close competition
among them has cut the margin re-
ceived by the agents in many instances
to mere bagatelle.
The Farmers and Horticulturists'
Club Of Pomona has appointed COM
mittee to see if trespasseIs are chop
ping wood on the government reserva-
ton, and to aid in furnishing the
thieves.
Information received from Placerto
Canon, seven miles above Newhall,
give details of valuable strike of
paraffine oil by two prospectors. The
men were sinking shaft for gold, but
were driven out by supposed flow of
water. They returned and found the
fluid to be oil.
There will be a division of the racing
interests of America into two separate
bodies within he next three months
This division will be the result of the
adverse decision of the national assem-.
bly, of the League Of American Wheel
men ON the Sunday racing divisional
option question.
Information received from Placerto
canyon. seven miles above Newhall,
gives the details of valuable strike of
parafine oil made by two prospectors.
The men were sinking shaft for gold,
but were driven out by flow of what
they thought was water. They re-
turned and found the fluid to be oil.
Work has been begun on the exten.
sion Of the Valley road from Fresno
south, and before many months cars
will be running TO Bakersfield, and
there will be competition almost the
entire length of the San joaquin val
ley. After that. the next step will be
connection with the Santa Fe and
through competing overland road.
Mission San Jose, Decoto, is already
making preparations for the centenary
of the founding of the old mission ON
June Is, 1897, and which still stands
relic OF the days of Spanish work.
On the morning of June 18th mass will
be held, followed later in the day by a
procession and features representing
customs and manners of century ago.
There will be vaqueros with their
gaudily capaIisoned steeds, exhibitions
OF riding. lassolng and tanning of wild
colts, and MANY other features. A
barbecue for 5000 people will be AN.
ether feature. Many people are ex.
pected from all parts of the State as
well as from Mexico and Central
America.
Twenty thousand acres of land living
Just west of San Bernardino and across
Lyle Creek. have passed from the
hands Of the San Francisco Savings
Union to the Anglo.American CanaiRre
Company and the Chicola Water Com.
pany. The ansaction is the most
important so far as that city is con.
cerned, that has ever taken place in
that vicinity, for it means the imme.
date investment of $l,150, 900 in a
tract which is entirely tributary to
San Bernardino. The land formerly
belonged to the Semi-Torpic Land and
Water Company. which went into the
hands of a receiver several days ago.
The land is equal to the best in the
valley. Negotiations for the deal Just
made have been in progress for more
than one year. John G. Carruthers of
New York has been the promoter, and
the capital represented in the two COM
panies isall American. The exact pur.
chase price can not be learned, but it
10 stated with authority that when the
investment of the company had been
completed ii would represent an outley
Of 81 800. 900. The company will put
men and teams to work to put in
crop of canaigre, 1000 acres to be
planted this year. A canaigre factory
will be built later and ultimately it
will be followed by the erection of