The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-14

contain $500 acres, whilst the Prater OF
Vienna is also larger than Paramount.
All the same, Griffith Park, will cover
200 more acres than does Paramount,
which will make it the largest in the
United States, If not in the world.
The San joaquin and Kings River
Canal and Irrigation Company have
fled upon $4,000 inches Of the water
of the San joaquin river, the point OF
division being near the junction Of the
river and Fresno slough. The estate OF
Miller & Lux is the principal stock
holder, and the purpose OF the filing IS
to control the water supply OF the San
joaquin. tits understood that couple
of large canals are to be built south and
west of the river for the irrigation OF
land in Fresno and MERGED counties.
/ The Board Of Supervisors of Stockton
have decided to bring condemnation
proceedings against Henry Barnhart,
one of the wealthiest m Oh in San Joa-
quin county, to remove an obstruction
placed by him on the banks of Gala
veras River Barnhart was present at
the time and declared he was willing
TO give up his fortune and go to jail
before he would remove the obstruc-
ton. The Supervisors passed resolu-
J tions asking the Legislature to enact
Law compelling all owners OF land
along the banks of streams to remove
, trees, brush and other distractions.
The Valley Road has issued its sched
ule for passenger rates, which will b'
! a saving of from 40 to 90 per cent tC
the people who wish to travel from this
city to Fresno and intermediate sta
tions. The fare from San francisco
| to Fresno is 1915. The So has beer
D charging S.. 90. This saving alone t
, the people to the Valley towns should
enhance the value of property enough
. to pay for the road. This is an objec
lesson to the people of this State, ant
! shows how much more valuable thu
property Of this State would be if they
had an independent outlet for its vas
/. resources.
( The United States Postal Depart
ment will make a trial Of the free rura
delivery system at Campbell, in Santi
? Clara county, shortly after January /
a The district selected is about tire
miles in extent east and west. and fou
miles north and south. Fred WeitZen
.. berg and Fred Willard have beel
.. named as carriers II sufficient stamp
!, are Cancelled to make it profitable T.
the Government, the system will b
made permanent, otherwise it will b
Q abandoned. The carriers will not onl
deliver but will also collect the mail
: once each day. Each citizen will b
required to place mailbox at the roa
gate of his residence.
The executive committee appointe
= by the Southern California orange
= growers at their recent meeting t
make arrangements for sending dele
CATION to Washington to appear bofor
O the National Tariff Committee, has ha
! another meeting in the Chamber Q
Commerce. 1t was decided to rails
, tho TiOVO Notou ioi buo oApousoS VI VII
Washington delegation on a basis Q
S one-third of cent per box for al
o oranges shipped during 1897 and 2
i cents per acre for all citrus orchards
!, H. H. Sinclair of Redlands, j. I
Fargo of Ontario and A. S. Naftzger {
d Los Angeles were appointed to appea
n before the, Ways and Means Committe
!. at Washington on January 9th an
"A present the needs of the orange-growei
4 of this section.