The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some important Happenings in
the South
That NAY PLEASE OUR READERS.
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
o.ca-r~d -. our .'idst That Cannot
iaII to Interest.

san Diego will have a Dixon crema-
tory TO cost Sl2. 600.
The Lugonia Water company at Rcd
lands will expend $50. 900 in extending
their present pipe system.
North Cucumonga has shipped five
carloads of canaIgre root to Rialto for
the use Of the Anglo-American Canal
gre company.
Over 10000 head of cattle crossed
the line from Mexico into Arizona
within two days recently. One man
paid $4,000 in duties.
The salaries of Pomona's letter car
riers have been raised $3.50 per year.
The mounted men now get $l00U and
the foot carriers $3.50 per annum.
To encourage railroad building in
Arizona. the recent Legislature of that
Territory passed an act exempting new
roads from taxation for fifteen years.
The Prescott electric company is
building telephone line from Chap
arIal to the Providence camp. 1t will
also, in all probability, be extended to
the Lottie mine.
The quantity of marble at the Santa
Rita quarries is said to be inexhausti-
BILE. Its quality outrivals any ever
brought to this market from any section
of the country.
The supervisors of Santa Barbara
have instructed the district attorney
to prosecute vigorously all offenders
against the law relative to mutilation
and destruction of shade trees.
The Julian country, near San Diego,
produces nearly 100, 900 boxes of apples
annually. Julian apples are of super
ioI quality and find ready market in
all parts of Southern California.
The Turner ranch of twenty acres
in Hermosa, one Of the finest citrus
groves in Southern California, was
purchased for $50, 600 by J. w. Wood
man, well-known mining man of
Salt Lake.
The new canaigre company has
grown to such proportions that the
Santa Fe Company has established
new station two miles west of Rialto
on the main road, and it will be
known as Rosena.
The celery season at Westminster
has closed. Shipments for the season
are slightly in excess of 225 carloads.
This 10 ,nora Than douhla kha amount
Of last year and the celery men promise
to double this output for 1898.
The question of refunding the
bonded indebtedness of Los Angeles,
amounting to S270. 600. was settled by
a decisive vote in favor of the PROPOSE
ton. But $40 votes were polled, 525
of them favoring the bonds.
There is on exhibition in the cham.
Der of commerce at Los Angeles one of
the rarest flowers ON this coast, in full
bloom. 1t is the Japanese Iris. only
two bulbs of which are in Los Angeles.
The one on exhibition is the property
of John f. Smith.
A responsible contractor has Offered
to grade the proposed railroad from
Fosters to Ramona, San Diego county,
place the rails and switches, to take
half his pay in cash. half in stock and
to complete the work before he receives
either stock or money.
The outlook for the sheep and cattle
business in Arizona is very bright.
Representatives of Eastern parties are
busily employed trying to get possess
sion Of as much wool, mutton and beef
as possible, and there can be no doubt
that these industries will continue to
improve.
HARDWOOD Hall. superintendent of the
Indian industrial school at Phoenix,
has been transferred to the charge of
the Indian school at Perris, California.
He will be succeeded May LIST by Prof.
McGowan, now superintendent of the
Indian normal training school at Albu.
querque, N. M.
Thomas G. Toland of Ventura, J.
L. Dryden of National City, w. R.
Guy of San Diego. John q. North of
Riverside and Victor E. Starr of San
Diego, have been appointed by Cover
nor Budd as trustees under the new
Normal Soohol law passed by the late
Legislature.
Postmaster De Croft claims that
Tucson, Ariz.. is now entitled to free
delivery system. as the postoffice re-
ce1pts for stamps. etc., exceed $40, 900,
which is the requirement for the SER
vice. The receipts of the last fiscal
year show an increase of $500 over all
previous like periods.
Another payment of $4,000 on the
purchase of the Philosophical grounds
on Point Iona has been made by
Ballou & Cosgrove, acting for the
society. Only $4,000 remains unpaid
on the $4,000 purchase price. Theo-
sophists say the school of ancient mys-
teries will be begun within few
months.
Over 200 carloads Of sheep and cattle
have left this valley recently the Santa
Fe taking out l40 cars Of sheep, or
81, 900 head, billed to Chicago. These
comprise the heaviest shipments ever
known in Arizona. The sheep are
mainly from Northern Arizona, win
tered near Phoenix.
Coronado Islands are of later date
becoming the nesting place of rare sea
birds. A party Of tourists visited the
island in quest Of sea bird eggs an sue
seeded in finding about 800, among
which were cormorant. gull. pelican
and auklet eggs. Auklet eggs sell for
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