The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-06-30
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary OF Late Events That Are
Rolled Down to Suit Our Busy
Readers.

Operations have begun on the Ska
guay-Lake Bennett railway. Two hum
dred and fifty men are working at So a
day.
1t is thought that 5000, 900 will be
withdrawn from San Francisco savings
banks for investment in United States
war bonds.
1t is estimated that so, 900 sheep
will be sheared in Kittitas valley,
Wash, this year. The clip will aver
age ten pounds to the animal.
The Los Angeles, CAL, City Water
Co. asks that city $4,000, 900 for it's
water plant, including Crystal Springs;
without Crystal Springs, $4,000, 900.
OF the Southern California line Gen.
Mgr. Nevin has written that the bust
ness situation all through Southern
California has greatly improved during
the last sixty days.
The Oregon Improvement Co. 8 coal
business is at present earning the COM
pany $4,000 a month. The entire
April net earnings of but $50, 900
showed a material falling off from pre-
vious months, due to the sudden cessa-
tion of the Klondike rush.
The Santa Fe Railroad Co. is now
using oil on fifty-two locomotives. The
average consumption per locomotive is
about 500 barrels month There are
on the two roads nearly 100 locomo-
tives using oil. Thus the railway con-
sumption in southern California alone
is about 80, 900 barrels month.
The Pacific Coast Borax Works,
near Oakland, Cal, has made evapor-
alive tests of southern California crude
petroleum from the Summerland and
Los Angeles districts. In the former a
consumption of POLO pounds developed
S19 II. p; in the latter consumption
of 1860 pounds developed 662 H. P.
A contract has been let for the con-
struction OF line of poles from Graf
ton to Los Angeles, CAL, for the
Southern California Power Co., to
rcarry electric power from the large
power works in the Santa Ana canyon
to Los Angeles. This will be the
longest distance over which electric
power OF any considerable amount is
carried in any part of the world. There
are 125 men at work in the canyon
completing the work. The long line of
poles are to be mp by August l..
Mexican capitalists are said to have
a concession to utilize for the genera
tion of electric current fifty-six water
falls, five of which are in the State of
Chiapas, forty-five in Campeche, two
in Tabasco, two in Oaxaca, one in
Guerrero, one in Hidalgo and two in
the State of Mexico. 1t is announced
. that the original concessionaires have
sold their rights to company in New
York, and that the latter propose to
establish 122 new industries at differ
ent points OF the country, which will
utilize electric power.
Tacoma, Wash, reports that the
Standard Oil Co. has decided to shin
, 100000 gallons of kerosene up the
Yukon river this summer. 1t is stated
that the company intends to supply
: hereafter all the oil needed in the Klon-
, dixie and other settlements on the
Yukon river for lighting purposes, fuel,
and for operating the frost extractors
used in mining. The company has
: purchased river steamer and a large
barge, which are to be delivered at St.
: Michaels this month. In addition to
these lOOO-ton schooner has been pur-
) chased, which will take on 20, 900 cases
, OF oil at Tacoma for st. Mchaels. Oil
, sold as high as $50 gallon at Dawson
City last w intar