The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-29
ALONG THE COAST.
interesting Occurrences From all
Over the Coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED
4 Number Of miscellaneous Jottings
Briefly and curtly Told IN This
Column.

and SI5 rate from Seattle, WASH, TO
Skaguay.
The Santa Fe Co. now employs at its
Albuquerque, N. NJ, shops over 600
men.
The Lacy Co. of Los Angeles, CAL,
have built n 80, 7O0-gallon oil tank At
San Bernar,lino, Cal, OF steel plates.
The ella Valley, Globe q Northern
Railroad from Bowie 10 Globe, Ari.
zona, 1876 miles, will be completed
soon.
About 80, 900 tons OF sugar beets
have been produced this season IN the
Grande Ronde valley district, Oregon.
Victoria island, containing 5000
acres, sixteen miles from Stockton,
Cal. has been sold for $3.50, 900 TO
London purchasers.
The Northwest reports that business
with the big cargo lumber mills on the
sound is better, foreign and coast orders
coming in.
From Baker City, Oregon, were
shipped last week $4,000 sheep for
Chicago. This Is the final shipment
this season Of rs, 900 head.
Failure is reported to have attended
the Government effort to discover an
entrance for deep sea vessels at the
mouth OF the Yukon river.
At La Grande, Or, farmers are paid
"a q ton for beets containing IA per
cent saccharine and 25 cents for every
additional per cent OF sugar.
The California Powder Works OF San
Francisco has a contract from the
Government for 100000 pounds Of
smokeless powder at 80 cents per
pound.
The San Francisco Mechanics In
stitute has decided to hold an exposi-
tion in 90. The Institute has held an
annual fair for thirty years, but passed
this year.
A disastrous fire has destroyed the
town OF New Westminster, b. c., en-
failing loss of nearly ~, 900.
There is considerable resultant destitu-
ti0n.
The California Oil and Gas Co. OF
Arizona has incorporated at Yuma,
with branch Office at San Francisco.
The capital stock is ~. 600, 900, with
shares $40 each.
A cable from San Francisco to the
Hawaiian territory OF the United States
will be commercial necessity. The
estimated cost is 1905 per mile, in
round numbers, 50, 800, 600.
The approximate earnings OF the
Mexican Central Railway for the fourth
week of August aggregated 1926, $50,
against 1913, 1888 for the same period OF
1897, an increase OF $38, 967.
The California Limited over the
Santa Fe route will begin running ON
November 2d between Los Angeles and
Chicago, the fastest train scheduled
between California and Chicago.
z. L. Tanner, U. s. NJ, mas awarded
the contract for building piers and
coaling sheds at Pago Pago harbor,
Samoa, to Healy Il Tibbitts OF San
AiuHOArSO tVT TA1Ss WV. ut WUTk Will
be finished by January /, 1900.
The annual report of the Southern
Pacific Co. for the twelve months end
ing June Both shows an increase. The
gross earnings for the year were $685.
7S0,S37. The net earnings, after de-
dncting the operating expenses, were
s2l,I80,6ii.
Ofcommerclal Importance to the Pa
! Tic coast is Luzon the largest of the
Philippines, equal in area to Cuba and
Porto Rico combined, nearest the Chi
nese coast. On it is the city of Ma
Mia. That island should be retained
by tie United States.
The Los Angeles, Call, Railway Co. Is
system OF electric street railways has
been bought by Southern Pacific men.
The transaction involves the issue OF
$4,000, 900 in bonds, "a 900, 900 to be
devoted to canceling the bond issue OF
the old corporation, to the liquidation
OF indebtedness and to improvements.
The bonds Of the new company are to
bear per cent interest. The price
paid is in the neighborhood Of 81, OO0,.
600.
v The Union Iron Works OF San Fran.
cisco, which has received SO much de-
served commentator in the high
character and splendid record OF the
vessels built for the Government. will
be given contract for the entire con-
struction OF one of the three new war
ships and three OF the new torpedo
boat destroyers The latter will cost
1921 800 each, and will be built on
designs furnished by the Union Iron
Works and approved by the Govern.
ment.
Till recent years the largest body OF
fresh water wholly within U. s. limits
was Tnlare lake, Cal. Irrigation, ETC.,
gradually reduced its limits and this
year the lake is entirely dried up. A
land district has been formed in Tulare
and II il expected that 80, 900 acres Of
the old lake bed will be converted into
tillable land. A leyee is to be built
thirteen miles long, costing $1,000.
Wells will be- bored to furnish water
for irrigation. II Ia said that all the
space left by the lakes disappearance
has been appropriated, 80 that there
will be no room for a stampede. The
work Of retaining will cost some
money, but for this purpose share al
the purchase price Ia available, ii Ia
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