The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-13
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Some Important Happenings in
the South
THAT MAY PLEASE CUR READERS.
An Assortment of Newsy Events That
Occurred IN our siidst That Cannot
Fall to Interest.

The outlook for the sheep and cattle
business in Arizona is very bright.
The only onyx factory this side Of
Buffalo has been established in PhG-
nix.
The quantity of marble at the Santa
Rita quarries is said to be inexhausti-
BILE.
A mountain lion eight feet long has
been killed in the San Jacinto noun
tains.
The Santa Monica Water Company
oontemplates putting in the Pohlair
system of raising water.
There are reports of large stock sales
all over Gila county. Pleasant valley
country and Cherry Creek.
The experiment station Of Arizona
has received q new supply of German
sugar beet seeds for distribution.
John S. Calkins, the Pomona olive
nurseryman, has orders for S0O,0
olive trees from Riverside county
alone.
1t is expected that two trainloads Of
cattle will be shipped daily for the
next two months from Geronimo, Ari-
IONA.
M. B. Ha7eltine, cashier Of the
Bank of Arizona, reports some danger
GUS counterfeit 30 gold pieces in cir
culatioD.
F. L. Roehrig of Los Angeles was
the successful architect for Hotel
Green Annex plans. His drawings
have been accepted.
Arizona has the greatest extent Of
forest wealth Of any State in the union.
The Coconino forests will supply saw
timber for generations.
Fruit trees are just commencing to
bloom at Prescott. The spring has
been extremely backward. which may
result benefoially to fruit.
Azusa citizens are talking of organic.
ing vigilance society to deal out JUS
tice to the horse thieves lately operat.
ing in that town and vicinity.
The orange crop of Highland is prac-
tically all forwarded to the market,
and the total for the season is 265 cars,
as against 245 carloads for last year.
Cochise county, Arizona, ranks first
in the territory in miles of railroads
which passes through her borders, be-
ing 1877 miles, with valuation of
$l.0l2,710.
The Fortuna mine, twenty eight
miles southeast of Yuma, continues to
yield its quota Of 100000 gold
monthly. The yield the past year has
been 81 100000.
District Attorney Jones Of Graham
county has commenced mandamus pro-
ceedings to prevent the payment of
back salaries to county officials, pro-
vided for by act Of the legislature.
Globe, Arizona, will probably be
reached from the south this year by
spur of the Southern Pacific from
Bowie station, 140 miles distant Half
of this road has already been built.
Pasadena business men are trying
hard to get their city council to pass
an ordinance licensing all outside de-
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coming into that city from Los Angeles
and elsewhere.
The largest deal ever made in the
ella country was closed few days
ago by the purchasing of Pripgle
Bros. cattle for J. Hall of Deming.
The price paid was $12 per head. They
will receive $4,000.
The success of the Santa Fe Com
pany in boring for oil in the hills back
Of Fullerton has resulted In creating
much additional interest in the pro-
duction of oil in this county. Many
oil claims are being located in that
vicinity.
On the agricultural farm near Las
Cruces. New Mexico. fifty plats will
be planted in as many different varie-
ties of sugar beets this season. Each
variety will be analysed and the re-
suit published in bulletins for the
benefit of the public.
Receiver Spoor of the Bear Valley
Company states that the company is
willing to surrender to the Ferris dis
trict all bonds still held by them on
the return of the water right certifi-
Gates. That sort of deal would be
very satisfactory to the people.
There is less planting of orange and
lemon groves in Southern California
this season than in over ten years.
Grapefruit planting is more general
than ever before, and in localities
where irrigating water is scarce there
is large planting of olive groves.
Col. E. B. Atwood, chief quarter
master OF the department of the Colo
RADIO. at Denver, has Just awarded
contract for roc pounds of corn to
be delivered at once to Fort Huachuca,
A. T., to Marcus Brunswick of Las
Vegas, NM, at $l.17 per 100 pounds.
The La Fiesta mail has come near
swapping the Los Angeles postoffice.
Such numbers of fiesta paper are being
sent to Eastern friends by the people
Of Los Angeles. that special express
wagon has been b ired. which is kept
busy all day doing nothing but gather
ing up the papers from the mail boxes.
One of the big whales known as
Santa Catalina" which was pet OF
the steamers plying between San Pedro
and Avalon. and which often came
alongside of the steamer, died few
days ago and was hauled ashore at
San Pedro by the Southern Pacific
Company for exhibition purposes.
A resident of Orange has bed of
Oregon ever-bearing strawberries,
which was planted during the early
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