The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-02

two worthy philosophers display. 1t Is de-
voutly to be hoped that Nature has not made
any insists in placing our two brothers IN
mere journalism and thereby denying Con-
gress the advantage OF their services.
Reports from Ell Cajon, says the San Diegan
Sun, which is big sample OF other ralslh-
growing sections of this county, are that there
Will be good crop this year, and as the prices
are higher the growers will come In ioF IN
creased profits All of which will not only
please the raisin-growers but the friends OF
raisin-growers as well, for If one portion OF
community prospers another portion is GER
tain TO share in that prosperity more or less
During the past few weeks the lemon-growers
have had highly profitable market, ana
those who shipped received most satisfac-
tory returns. In fact there is quite bit OF
prosperity to be found in spots here and there.
Wheat is going up in price and that Will help
other producers.
A Chicago gentleman with provident turn
OF mind recent stole outright two-story
house. moved 1t around the corner,l ad 1t
reprinted and sold it for enough TO pay MIN
comfortably for his enterprise. But this bltthe
feat seems TO have been totally eclipsed by
certain company OF genuises IN the printing
ONCE OF the Santa Ana Blade, the proprieto
whereof is publishing broa beast the mysterI-
which his various rural admirers have been at
the pains TO send him. He AYERS his indisput-
able knowledge OF their having been left at his
office and attests the same by austers reference
10 "the pits and rinds" which he daily fnds
suewn about the floor on his return from
down town." The brother should bear ms
privation with a christianity forutude porn OF
an assurance that his printers are prospecting
n ba a sReDtlC
and pins none OF his faith to things That he
docs not witness with his own eyes OF the
reliability OF the average newspaper CORE
spondent he processes an Improvisation which
looms like lone star in general nlghl OF
blindness. That obviously is the motive that
leads him forth from the editorial sancrum
asearch for information on his own account, a
plain unvarnished tale OF which is periodically
disclosed in the pages of his veracious journal
on the Saturday following each pilgrimage-as
witness the following:
The editor OF the Sentinel returned to Colfax
last Tuesday from seven days trip among the
mining camps OF Eastern Placer. we VISITED
Gold Run, Alta, Towle, Pioneer mine, Damascus
Red Point Forks House, Centerville, Sunny
South, Michigan Buff, Bath and Forest Hill.
During the past tour years we have made frequent
trips 10 hese and other csmps in the mining Sec
tion and 1t gives us pleasure TO state that In that
period we have never seen more encouragement
Substantial development work seems TO be the
order Of the day in every camp In numerous dis
tricts tunnels are be ng 10 strike ancient chan
nels OF gravel, and shafts are being sunk upon
quartz properties Sturdy prospectors, with grub
stage pick, shovel and pan, are more numerous
than for many years past. all OF which means new
mines and new camps. The yearly output for gold
for Placer County In 1895 was Sl,674,s44 and
the output for 1897 gives promise of being largely
in excess OF the production Of the previous year.