The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-28

roid on the ground that the district
has no legal existence.
A petition il on its way from Val
lejo 10 Washington asking Secretary
Long TO have steps taken to establish a
free ferry between Vallejo and Mare
Island navy yard, so that the govern
ment wUrkmen may no longer be
obliged TO pay fares.
Dan Conner hiss discovered a ledge
of Fuller's earth near San Pedro.
Fuller's earth has heretofore been con-
sidered worthless, but recent discover
les have proved il unequaled as a filter
for oils. Mr.. Common will try to in
terest capital in bis discovery.
The British steamer Barracuda has
arrived at San Francisco, from Panama
direct, and in a week or so will sail for
Honolulu, where she will be placed
under the Hawaiian flag in the same
manner as was the China. Both YES
sells belong 10 the Pacific Mail Com
pany.
The government is rushing work on
the harbor defenses of San Diego Bay,
which will consist of heavy gun en-
placements and additional submarine
I torpedoes, and these defenses are to be
completed in half the time specified
when the contracts for the work were
signed.
The Southern Pacific Company II
building new steel bridges across the
Mokelumne Riv er near Lodi and :he
Tuolumne River near Modesto. The
construction of a bridge Of similai
character across Deer Creek near Vina
in the Sacramento Valley, will sooI
be begun.
Mrs. N. w. Ferguson, OF WakeD
near Prescott, Arizona, has been deed
ed $4,000 worth of government
bonds by her husband, who, with j. W
Watrous, of Washington State, ha
been in Alaska two years, on Mil
river, 325 miles from Dawson. Thei
total cleanup to date is 1886, 900.
The residence and saloon of William
Collins, near Lakeville, have been de
stroyed by fire. Four persons sleep
ing in the house had narrow esoap
and were unable to save any Of th
contents of the building. There hat
been no fire in the house for owe
twenty four hours, and it is though
that the fire was of incendiary origin
Judge Van Dyke, of Los Angeles
granted a motion for a non-sult III tn
case of Mrs. Mary r. Crandall, agains
Mrs. Clara Thompson NOW Mrs. Gran
dali No. two, for $50, 900 damages TO
the alienation of her husbands affec
tons. The Court held that there ha
been no satisfactory evidence of an
real affection having existed betweer
husband and wife since 1891.
!. q. Cameron, of Victoria, Britis
Columbia, is at Portland, Oregon, buy
ing horses for an English syndicate
which contem plates an Alaskan Win
ter expedition. 1t is said tins expedi
ton will consist of 800 horses, 10
oxen, ten dog teams and six packers
and that provisions will be carrie
over the snow for market at Dawso
City. It is not known what route the
will take.
The home of David Hall, nea
Cloverdale, together with all the fuI
niture, with the exception of one pic
ture, was totally destroyed by fire re
Gently. Miss Lizzie Hall was mixin
turpentine and some preparation upo
the stove, when it boiled over and th
flames set fire to her dress. She ha
very narrow escape from being quit
seriously injured, half of her dres
being burned off her.
A small boy, living in Ludwig
Addition, Santa Rosa, had II dangeror
experience few days ago. He an
another boy were playing horse an
the other boy was driving him with
rope tied around his neck The drive
tied the other end of the rope to ]udg
: jerks buggy, and when the Jude
started his horse the rope pulled I'll
boy down. He was dragged by ii
t neck for several feet before the Jude
7 knew what was going on. The be
7 did not seem much hurt.