The herald., 1897-12-06
SAN BERNARDlNO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 5.-(Regu-
lar Correspondence.) A bold and sue
cessful attempt at robbery occurred at
the st. Charles hotel just before o'clock
| Sunday morning, of which the victim
was George Wilson of Corona, who ar
rived on the late train. He lost a watch
and chain and $74 in cash. The robber
evidently came in the back way early,
knew the surroundings well and made
his preparations for escape the same
way. After Wilson had gone to sleep
he was awakened by man in the room,
who struck him terrific blow over the
right eye, injuring him quite severely.
Wilson sprang from bed and grapplctl
with his assailant, who escaped down
the back stairs and out of the house,
taking with him the nlunder he had Sc
cured. The night clerk heard the robber
escape and the next moment the wound
ed man came down to give the alarm.
The police were notified and a physician
called to attend the victim of the as
sault and robbery. AS soon as the doctor
dressed his wounds Wilson, though still
suffering greatly, went with the officers
to assist in the finding Of the man that
committed the deed. No clew has yet
been obtained to the man who COM
mitted the assault and robbery.
The city was reported full Of hobos
and toughs Saturday by the police. OFF,
Ger White saw one making OF with A
stove, gave chase and captured the man
and landed him in Jail.
A letter has just been received here
from G. H. Brown Of Los Angeles, for
merly Of this city, who has gone to the
Klondike. The letter is written from
Dawson, where he reached October 10,
1897, intending to remain two years. Hs
purchased canvas boat at Victoria,
took 1t over the pass to the lakes and
went down the river In it with his COM
panions to Dawson safely. The entire
trip was made from Los Angeles to Daw-
son in forty-three days and from Lake
Linderman to Dawson in the canoe In
fourteen days. At the canyon and the
rapids it was trip Of four minutes to
go by water or four days by land. They
chose the former and went through like
a streak of "oiled lightning" drenched
to the skin by the big waves. Talk
Of excitement" he writes, why, our
hair wouldn't comb for week. Stood
straight up. Coming down the Yukon
we met any amount of men going back
up the river, and they told us some cf
the most terrible stories we ever heard:
said people were starving already and
had begun to eat their dogs, which re-
port we found to be lie." He goes on
to state the condition of the provision
market and says there is more grub
there than twice the number of people
can consume. Don't allow these un-
scrupulous newspapers to cause you anv
uneasiness," he writes. Clothing, too,
is plentiful" Letters cost 81 each to send
out and 80 cents each to come in. Meals
are from $3.50 to 81 each. Drinks and
cigars are so cents each. Two sawmills
are running night and day, trying to
supply the demand for lumber. Many
people ore living in tents, but most Of
the population resides in log houses. The
Catholics are erecting mission of hewn
logs, under the personal direction Of a
priest, that is to cost 100000. There is
a hospital attached. already open with
fifteen patients. Five sisters are ex-
pected by the next steamer. AS to claims,
everything is taken on the former dis
coveries and all the men for miles around
are there. There were at least 5000 men
from the outside in Dawson when he ar
rived and not enough claims for one
fourth that number. New discoveries
will be made and then they all expect
to get chance for a claim. Wages are
ranging from SO to SIS per day, with
more men than can find work. 1t was
freezing there at night when he wrote,
and they had just had their first snow
of the season. He and his partner ex-
pect to work their claim all winter and
clean up in the spring.
Col. T. ]. Wilson, former right of-way
agent for the Southern Pacific, is pre-
pairing to move to Redlands, where he
has taken the presidency of the Red
lands Commercial company. The direc-
tors of the company are T. j. Wilson, T..
A.. Moore, ]. o. Riddell. s. c. Haver and
L. w. Clark.
Three divorces were granted by the
superior court Saturday, the parties be-
ing Ramona Trujillo from Jesus Trujil-
10, Francisco ]. Valdez from Josepha
L. Valdez. Elizabeth c. Beebe from Ed
ward c. Beebe.
Henry Morse, J. r. Morse and G. A.
Sergeant have filed uron fifty inches of
water from Brooks cienega, sometimes
called Two Springs, in Avamatz range,
about six miles east Of Leasher's point
and about four miles from the Highland
Mary mines. The water is to be used
at these mines for mining, milling, do
mestic and other purposes.
At the First church of Christ. Scien-
tist, of San Bernardino, there were 80
new members admitted Sunday. The So
ciety is in very prosperous condition
and is growing rapidly.
Among the pensions granted last week
was one to Col. G. w. Sweesy of this
city, the successful miner and pioneer
in building up Dale City in the Virginia
Dale mining district. The rich Leoti
and Noble Grand mines are mostly his
property. The former is named after
his youngest daughter.
Capt. T. II. Goff, the architect of the
Highland asylum, has just returned from
Sacramento, where he went to confer
with the commission with reference to
plans for further buildings that are to
be erected. The matter will be passed
upon as soon as Governor Budd re-