The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

]. J. Wilson, near EscOndidn, has
two seven-year-old grape fruit trees
which this year yielded him <l4l.
This seems an almost incredible story,
but as Mr. Wilson's neighbors stand
ready to vouch for his veracity, and
as the two trees were heavily laden,
and the fruit brings a high price, il
is started on the rounds AS a truthful
statement.
James Irvine. owner of the great San
Joaquin ranch. in Orange county, has
donated 100 acres to the county for
park purposes. This includes the
celebrated picnic resort in Santiago
Canon. Toe gift occasioned much
surprise, as the donor has had many
differences with the county authorities.
There are no strings to the gift, the
only proviso being that the tract be
kept for park purposes.
The season Of orange shipments in
Southern California will close three or
four weeks earlier this year than for
long time past. Thus far, 400 car
loads of oranges have gone to market.
and II is believed there are about $50
more carloads of navel oranges and 500
cars Of other varieties. The crop was
vaIiously estimated last December from
1000 TO 5000 carloads, SO it will be
seen that the estimates were from 500
to 1000 carloads too high.
A suit in equity was filed recently at
Los Angeles, in the Federal Court on
the part of the Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company against the San Diego
Land and Town Company. 1t is based
on the issue of $500 900 of bonds, on
which it is alleged the interest has
been defaulted. Foreclosure is asked,
as we'll as the appointment of a re-
ceiver, and the sale of the property.
The suit is a joint one against the COM
pany and the present receiver, Mr..
Banning.
The big dam at Lower Otay, upon
which force of sixty men is now en-
ployed. Twill be completed and ready
for the storage of water within sixty
days. This is the first to be completed
of four great rock.tilled dams under
process of construction by the Southern
California Water Company. The other
three dams are at the Upper Otay, Mo-
rena and Barrett. All are within sixty
miles of San Diego. and the system
when completed will have cost over
So, 600. 900 and will be capable of irri.
eating 100000 acres of mesa land.
One hundred and fifty men are now
employed on the works.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the Randsburg and Kramer
Telegraph and Telephone company.
The purposes for which the company is
formed are to construct and operate
telegraph and telephone lines between
Randsburg and Kramer and inteIme-
diate points. The principal place of
business Is to be at Los Angeles, and
the term for which the corporation is
to exist is fifty years. The capital
stock OF the company is placed at
$4,000 divided into 5000 shares of par
value of 81 per share, and this has all
been subscribed. The telephone is to
cover distance of twenty eight miles.
The stockholders and directors are John
Denair, 3. +. Vreeland, Ben Goodrich,
Robert W. Kenny and George Il.
Goodfellow.
Manager Nevin of the Santa Fe has
made big find for his company.
Quietly for several weeks he has been
boring at Fullerton in Orange county
for oil on the company's land. Recent.
ly he received a telegram stating that
oil had been struck at depth of $40
feet. The we'll is flowing at the rate
of fifty barrels day. This discovery
is expected to be the forerunner of
others. Mr.. Nevin believes that an oil
belt exists at Fullerton, and that at
least dozen wells will soon be flowing
on the companys' land there. If this
is fact the Santa Fe will probably
equip all of its engines with oil burn
ers. The company recently shifted
from oil to coal, when the fluid sold
at $l.65 barrel. With wells of its
own it will be independent of other
producers, and will. it is believed, dis.
pense with coal entirely.
Supervisor West, of San Bernardino,
has just completed the road from
Kramer to Randsburg and he states
that 1t is one of the best pieces of road
in the county, 1t is something less
than thirty miles in length and will
assist very materially the opening up,
not only of Randsburg district, but
the Goler and other mining sections in
that vicinity. When the road was
completed, Mr.. Wost transferred his
attention to the building of new road
from Amboy. on the Atlantic and Pa
citic road to the new Dale City. Work
was commenced ON this lately, and as
it is good country most of the way, it
will be pushed rapidly forward. This
will be about thirty two miles in
length, and if the Southern Pacific
wished to secure share of the traffic
from in and around Dale City the
management will be compelled to
build better road from Dale City to
their line at Banning, Whitewater or
some other point than exists at present.
This is the most extraordinary sea.
son for the planting of olive groves
yet known in Southern California.
Since January 100000 olive trees for
orchard planting have been shipped
from Pomona to all parts of California,
Arizona ard New Mexico, and it is
estimated that the total shipments from
other olive-nursery towns to Southern
California must have been upward of
100000 trees. Several very large groves
have been set out in San Joaquin Val.
ley with trees from Pomona. One of
them is in Fresno county, and is the
largest in the world. 1t consists of
$4,000 trees. 1t belongs to syndicate