The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-09-01

Record Pubf hCOAST.
oFFIoE. MAsonces From all
coast.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONDENSED.
A Number OF miscellaneous Jottings
ErIsny and Curtly Told In This
Column.

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completed at Riverside.
The Chinese Of Isleton, Cal. have or
ganized fire department.
Anthrax is proving fatal in the San
Joaquin cattle and sheep herds.
An interstate fisheries congress will
lie held at Astoria in November.
Bishop Glorieaux recently confirmed
a large class Of young Indians at DE
Smet.
Hundreds Of head OF stock in Fresno
county, have succumbed TO splenic
fever.
The Farmers canal in Graham
county, A. T., is retaining thousands
of acres Of land.
II is estimated that the salmon sea-
son at Astoria will show shortage Of
100, 900 cases.
John Bull has succeeded to the chief
tainship OF the Lilloet Indians in Brit.
ish Columbia.
There is work for 2000 more laborers
ON the line OF road now building west
from Robson, b. G.
IL is asserted that a British syndi-
cate is willing to invest 81, 900, 900 in
the Fresno Monterey railway project.
L. J. McKenna is buying chickens
in Washington for the Dawson City
market. He expects TO ship 400 dozen.
A fly pest affiicts the dairy stock Of
Humboldt county, and the ranchers
are anxiously seeking remedy.
The Horse Show Association of
Southern California will give an exhi-
hilton next winter, probably at Fiesta
Park.
The construction has been ordered OF
a new steel bridge across Greenhorn
creek, between You Bet and Buena
Vista.
The oil developments at the Olinda
ranch near Chino are said to justify
the contemplated construction OF pipe
line.
Joseph Chase and Charles Daudo,
violators of the Montana game law,
have been pardoned after serving five
months in Jail.
The San Diego School Board has
gone on record in motion objecting
to the use of tobacco by teachers in
public places.
A telephone line for the use of Co
lumbia River valley jewellers will be
constructed between Myers Falls and
Fort Spokane.
Bands OF Washoe Indians, it is re-
ported, have crossed the mountains
and are slaughtering deer in the upper
parts OF Calaveras county.
Setaro Tazoye, Japanese, has
pleaded guilty at Fresno of slaughter.
ing fish in Kings river with dynamite
and has been sentenced to five months
in Jail.
An Eastern firm, it is said, is con-
templating the erection OF an apple
evaporator on this Coast that will
handle fully $4,000 bushels OF apples
annually.
The mission fathers under the direc.
tion of the Franciscan order are work
ing toward the establishment OF col
lege at the old church at Santa Bar
bara.
The recently completed assessment
roll OF Santa Rosa shows an increase in
the value of property OF over $40, 900
The total valuation OF all propert,
is 50, 737, 055.
Steps have been taken at Nelson, b
c., by Church Of England clerg,
toward having the church affairs o
the Kootenaia placed in the hands o
local synod.
Two Yuma Indians who obeyed tn,
mandate of their chief ten years ag
in Arizona and slew medicine man,
have finished their terms at San Quen
tin and been released.
Edward Fordice OF Lost Prairie, Or.
is in custody, charged with complicit,
in the murder OF Miss Ada Cole, VIII
died recently at Lewiston, Idaho,
victim of malpractice.
The Mazama expedition to the sum
nit Of Mount st. Helena found III
there, 10000 feet above the level 0
the sea. mouse that seemed to b
thriving among the snow and rocks.
Many of the fish streams of Wash
ington State are almost barren thi
year because OF the close fishing in tn
lower Columbia, which has permitte,
few salmon to reach the upper waters
At meeting of the Sonoma Count
Hop Growers Association at SAINT
Rosa, good average crop was re
ported and the price Of picking wa
fixed at so cents per hundred pounds.
An expert will be employed to e,
anime the land northeast OF Valet
where indications OF oil have bee
found. If favorable report be mad
development work is likely to
started.
The San Augustin Church, academ
building and cathedral at Tucso
have been leased by W. s. Low, 70
merly OF Santa Barbara, who wi
transform the three buildings into
picturesque hotel.
Southern California orchardist,
after investigation, have found this
the chilocorus circumdatus, parasit
plentiful in Hawaii, is destructive |
the purple scale, and it is proposed |
send to Hawaii for supply of tn
parasites.
Travellers OH the Mojaye desert n
port that a noticeable feature Of tina
region this year 10 the disappearance
the snakes, horn toads and lizard.
that are usually to be seen by the hur
dresls. No explanation Of such cond
ton has been offered,