The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-08-26

yOn just now is immense. The San
Gabriel Power Company has two camps
established. Over a hundred men are
at work. More will be added.
I A searching party has left Mesa, A.
T., in in quest of Gordon Hunsaker.
who left his home a month ago ON a
trip across the desert. and nothing has
been heard from him since.
Never before was the Southern Cali
foInia olive output 80 large as it will
be this season. This is the verdict OF
several buyers OF that fruit who have
been abont Pomona valley during the
past few days.
Two soldiers deserted from Fort
Grant recently, and riding to Wilcox.
abandoned their horses and escaped.
A party of Indian scouts arrived in
Wilcox in quest Of the fugitives, but
found them flown.
Downey. Los Angeles county, and
vicinity, are having quite a build.
ing boom. During the past year more
new residences have been built and
are now under construction than dur
ing the nine years previous.
An arbitration committee will de-
termine the value of the water plant
in Los Angeles. The city and the
water company will each appoint a
member of this committee. these APP
pointees to select the third member.
W. J. Chichester, d. D., who has
just finished successful passionate OF
twelve years in Los Angeles, CAL, has
accepted the call OF the First Presby-
terrain Church of Chicago, to succeed
Rev. ID. ]. Barrows. He is a native
Of Baltimore.
Sylvester Watts, the president of
the Tucson Water Company, is now
in San Diego, and will probably be
in Tucson during this month, when a
proposition may be expected from him
for the enlargement of the water works
system there.
The Hornbeck and Osberg mine,
situated about four miles northwest Of
Elizabethtown, N. M, has fine lead
Ia inches thick and assays 1895 per
ton, which makes it equal to any of
the Colorado mines. And it makes
this showing at depth Of only 20 feet.
Governor McCord of Arizona, has
commissioned @. W. tombstone of
Phoenix at Territorial Treasurer and
Harry B. st. Clair of Phoenix as Capt.
tai Site Commissioner, and +. T.
Aspinwall Of Navajo county as Assist
ant Superintendent of the Territorial
Prison.
The bean acreage of Ventura is 49,
600 acres short this year, having been
reduced by the association to avoid
over-produotion. The unexpected de-
mand caused by the Alaska stampede
has cleaned out the supply of Lima
beans. Big prices are expected for
next years crop.
Because of the heavy consumption
and decreased production of crude oil
the principal produces of Los Angeles
have decided to increase the price of
the product by to 10 cents per barrel.
This will bring the price of oil up to
81 per barrel, which figure it is be-
lieved will be general inside of sixty
days.
At Mesa Grande. San Diego county.
few days ago, M. Morris, rancher,
was nearly killed by being dragged by
colt. He had endeavored to lassoo
the animal, but his feet became tangled
in the RATA, and the colt, which took
fright when the coil settled around its
neck, ran away with Morris.
The new organization of the San
Diego Land and Town Company has
been formally decided the property of
the old company by Receiver tanning
and the deed placed on record. The
new company is organized under the
laws of Maine with B. P. Cheney as
President The stock is mostly owned
in Boston and amounts to $S,450, 900. !
Benachio Rois, a young Mexican
from Capistrano was stabbed and dan
gerously wounded recently by an old |
Indian woman named Aloisa at Santa |
Ana. Rois and Others were drinking
wine at the home of Aloisa, when she !
suddenly stabbed him in the abdomen
for some fanoied insult. She was |
arrested and will be held awaiting the i
result of her act.
The Woodmen of the World at San
Bernardino have installed the follow.
ing officers for the coming term: Fl.
Conner, Consul Commander; P. B. |
Guernsey, Advisor Lieutenant; s. H.
Johnson, Banker; E. G. Lockard, Clerk;
J. Ward. esoort:::M. M. Negley, Watch
man; ID. NJ. Bradley, Sentry; d. Whit
comb. Past Consul; Messrs. Barrows,
Miller and Dorsey, Managers.
Sheep and small punches of cattle
ire taking the places of the immense
numbers of cattle that formerly occu-
'led the big ranges of western Socorro
county, Ariz. With large number
u small owners and the big ranges
mt up into small ones there will soon
70 more stock in that section and
'aised at greater profit than ever be.
ore in the history of that part of the
country.
V. w. Smith. as receiver of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railway Com
amy, has brought suit against Wells,
'argo d Co. at Los Angeles for ST..
ll.l2. alleged to be due for services
endered the latter company. The
allway company claims to have a
ontraot with the express company
mich provides for the payment by the
xpress company Of 81, 450, 900 annual
?, the railway company to divide the 9
am among its subsidiary companies.
From Alamitos comes the cheering
Intelligence that the new sugar fac
Try is grinding $50 tons of beets per :
ay that averages 1877 per cent in Z