The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-08
Pacific COAST NEWS.
important Information Gathered
Around The Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
A summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down To suit our Busy
Readers.

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The Visalia Times makes a protest
against the waste of water at that
place.
The new wine corporation organized
in Santa Rosa. has taken pledges con-
trolling 5000 tons Of grapes.
Free delivery Of mail is now in
effect in Marysville. There are two
carriers and eleven street boxes.
The Supervisors Of Kern county
have ordered a stop put to gambling
in Bakersfield. including she slot ma
chine.
Surveying of the route Of the new
electric road between Nevada City
and Marysville will begin in about
ten days.
A large camp Of men is at work near
Lancaster in the Antelope valley dig
ging wild canaigre roots. Several
carloads have been taken out.
The postal receipts of San Francisco
for May were SOS, 1868, while those for
the same period last year amounted to
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$2906.
San Jose has shipped 2,700, 900
pounds Of freight this season, which
will probably be increased to about
5000, 900, nearly double the last two
seasons.
Lack Of showers in April blasted the
promise of an immense wheat crop
and the estimated yield at Exeter,
Tulare county is about foul sacks to
the acre.
The Southern Pacific has not yet
bought the Mt. Lowe railway. land it
is possible the negotiations may not be
closed until G. P. Huntington returns
from the East.
Twelve thousand boxes Of cherries
were shipped from Rancho Chico
orchards East recently, and very
large part Of the crop is left on the
trees owing to lack of help.
Two thousand black bass have been
received by Deputy State Fish Com
missioner Sanger Ferguson and
planted in Kings river at Sanger. The
fish are from the Russian river hatch
cry.
: Senator Teller has introduced bill
providing that all bank notes shall be
redeemed in coin. and another that all
national banking associations shall
keep their reserves in their own
vaults.
The wheelmen ,of Nevada and Ari-
IONA have applied for admission to the
California Association Cycling Clubs
and the constitution of the organiza-
tion will be amended to provide for
their admission.
Construction on the Valley Road
bridge over the st. John river. one
mile north Of Visalia, is to commence
shortly. The work includes two sew
enty-five foot spans and over 1000 feet
of trestle approaches.
The miners and prospectors of Sonora
recently met and organized protec-
tive league for the purpose of taking
steps to prevent the Wholesale taking
up of well.known mineral lands under
the guise of agricultural entry.
Judge Webb of Fresno has rendered
q decision Of Importance in the Sunset
Irrigation District controversy. The
decision is that suit can be instituted
to dissolve the organization. A con.
tract Of over 81 ZOO, 900 is involved.
Fire has destroyed several thousand
acres Of pasture and grain near Cloud
man. Nearly all the grazing land
near the town was cleaned of its grass,
and the farmers will now have TO
move their stock to the San joaquin
river.
There have been some very disquiet.
ing rumors aflost in the navy yard.
Mare Island. regarding the rate Of
wages that has been adopted for the
quarter beginning July LIST. Some fear
that reductions have been recon-
mended.
The State Board of Agriculture met
at Sacramento recently to arrange a
premium list and adopt speed pro-
gramme for the State Fair this year.
The dates for the State Fair were
officially fixed at from September 8
to 18-two weeks.
The Manufacturers and Producers
Association has sent to the Board OF
San Francisco Supervisors a oommuni.
cation requesting that they order no
work done for San Francisco in the
East or that may be given to Eastern
manufacturers that may be done in
that city.
It is formally announced that the
little stub line of railroad between
Goshen and Visalia has been sold to
the Southern Pacific. The approach
of the new Valley railroad to yisalia
probably FASTENED the purchase. The
s. P. will probably rebuild its little
branch line.
A case is on trial before the United
States Land Office in Redding. which
involves the ownership of nearly 5000
acres of land. The Southern Pacific is
the plaintiff and about twenty resi-
dents of Siskiyou county are defen.
dants. The character of the land is
the question at issue.
On Julys5th, 9Th, 7th and 9Th over
thirty special trains will pass through
Auburn en- route to San Francisco for
the Christian Endeavor Convention.
A number Of the hotels in Auburn will
provide meals for the delegates, as this
point has been made an eating place
by the s. p. Co.
Junius B. Harris. one of the best
known newspapermen of Northern
California, who was for nearly twenty
years compositor and afterwards
city editor of the Sacramento Bee,
and ln For ona Of thu x,..hls.l..-. "A IL