New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
NEWS FROM THE MISUNDERSTANDING
AND GENERAL NOTES.
rnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rzIRuNE.l

rpY TELEGRAPH THE TNIBUNE]
San Francisco Oct 9.--The news this week
from ST. M,chaels is Of brighter nature. as II
shows that fully one-half Of the Calirornlans
who were gathered at that place and furtner
M the Yukon will reach Dawson City. Thougn
the river is extremely low. three light -draugnt
steamers. towing barges full OF provisions are
making their way up. One OF these steamers
has picked up the newspaper correspondents
and others who were stranded at Rampant C"''
A number Of these have stopped al M,nooK
Creek which IL reported to contain claims 'na'
nrosnect as we'll as Bonanza Creek on the Klon-
dixie Whether there will be famine AT Da"
son City this winter 1t is impossible to say until
the news comes Of the success or failure OF 'he
steamers now going up the Yukon. The supply
is sure to be short In any event, and' judging
from the number Of miners coming out by 'ra,,s
and the river no large amounts OF Work VIII
no done In the mines this winter. This Is uh-
fortunate as the general development OF 'he
claims on Bonanza and Eldorado creeks Wouio
have demonstrated whether other grouno IL
equally as rich as that which has been WORKED
Those who come down from ST. Michaeis re-
port that serious trouble is anticipated amohs
the members Of the Eliza Anderson ana HUM
boldt expeditions. These parties nave 'n'e"'-
ened to lynch their leaders unless they are |"
ported to Dawson City. as agreed WIN III.
river boats which these leaders nave secureu' !"
e ,n,nossible for them to get above Rampant
CITY. even IL they reach that point They nave
provisions for the winter, but as they are al
unused TO the severe cold the suffering among
them will be severe. Ex-Mayor WOOD Oh "e"'-
lie is leader of the Humboldt party. and his
friends regard his position as extremely oahse'
Gus He is a virtual prisoner in the hands OF
his followers
The decision of the State Supreme court OH
the legality of the tax levy OF the ola hoa'u ~
Supervisors was outlined in these dispatches i"s'
week Though the majority OF the eis"' Il.
800 81 tho old Board lad been guilty of fa-
grant offences, the method OF GUSHING the poa'u
was not regarded with favor. as If approved IL
,,or,d have left the door open TO many abuses
nm Sorcbet,s farce. my Friend from India.
had warm reception here at the BALDWIN pu'
!, vas unfortunate that it should have peeh
r,ven at the only high priced house In town: as
!, was more fitted for the Columbia or the Cail-
fornia II was voted the funniest thlng seen u.
this city for many moons pre- h,atross
a, the Columbia. has done good business
=. = os,,r,o,ed that two thousand carloads Of
California redwood and Washington REQ ceoaf
shingles are shipped East every month. Inc ue
mand for shingles and lumber Tar eA0eeus , ~.
supply though all the coast minis arr u,'' ..
- ,beir f,,ll capacity 1t is an established lac'
H.
that California redwood shingles nave 9r. .t,e,
eastern shingles out of the market anu '"e.
are recognized as the superior or all others. II
is estimated that this years output VIII reach
fifteen thousand cars.
One of the most interesting experiments III
nrartical philanthropy ever tried on this coast
is the sugar-beet colony scheme OF tne SAL oa
ton Army at Soledad, in Monterey COUNT! nea
the great factory which Claus Spieckeis -
building Mr.. Spreckes leases the iand. anu
o;vee a large sum of money to float the colony
1n,i II becomes self-supporting. The plan Is 10
send down to the colony men of family OUT OF
work who will agree to engage IN the culture VI
sugar hee,s When they established and be-
cdr m earn money they will be allowed TO pay
for ten acres of land in small instruments run
ming over ten years. All the beets raise1 VIII ue
hought AT good prices by Mr.. Sprecke!s. so the
scheme seems TO be established on SOUND root
inc. and all needed for its success is honest.
hard working coonists. The communt! pan
will be adopted until the first harvest OF neets IL
GAINED and II Is hoped TO get most or the I'VE
sock and implements needed by contributions