The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-07
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

stitute in February.
San Pedro is considering PROPOSE
ton to establish shipyard.
The Santa Rosa flour mill is being
operated to its full capacity.
A wonderful ice cave is located
about ten miles from Flagstaff. A. I.
Mojave county mines are yet hardly
more than surface diggings, but they
have already produced $40, 000,0O0
Extensive preparations are being
made at Pasadena for the rose carnival,
which will commence on January LIST.
Ranchers around Ramona, in San
Diego county, propose TO offer bonus
for the construction OF railway line
to their region.
The road expenses in Plumas Co. for
the past four years have been $64,420,
in addition to the amount expended
by the several districts.
The inaccessibility of wood and the
expense of hauling it promise eventu-
ally to bring gasoline engines into
general use as power at the mines in
Arizona.
A large number of placer claims
have been located ON the Colorado
river. below the mouth of the Virgin.
which will be worked by large force
of men before spring.
A magnificent specim en- of the So
called "blue palm" is now blooming
in Mrs. Kinton Stevens grounds, at
Santa Barbara. This is said to be the
first palm Of this kind in the world to
bloom in garden.
The Arizona Territorial penitentiary
contains more inmates at present than
ever before in the history of the insti-
tuition. Its walls confine 22S men who
have been convicted of violating the
laws of our land.
During the past year Sweetwater
valley rancher received $4,000 for
lemons from ten acres of trees. For a
season in which hard times have been
a prominent feature a return Of $500
per acre is not entirely disheartening.
The Hualapai Mining Company,
operating the mines of Music noun
tain, is reported to have opened up an
immense body Of gold ore in one Of its
tunnels. The ain tunnel is being
run across country to tap number of
lodges.
1t is asserted that the Grand Jury of
Kern has cost the taxpayers of that
oonnty $40 900 within the past two
years, and the Assemblyman from
that county will make an effort to do
away with grand juries at the coming
session of the Legislature.
1t is authoritatively stated in Santa
Barbara that the Pacific Coast Rail
road, running from San Luis Obispo to
Los Olisos, is to he extended to Santa
Ynez. J. S. Bace, vice. president of
the Oregon Improvement Company,
which controls the line, states that
work will be commenced at once and
pushed to completion.
The Grand Jury in Portland, Ore.
gon, has been investigating the sale of
morphine and cocaine to fiends who are
addicted to the use of these drugs, and
as a result several prominent phsyi-
clans and pharmacists have been
arrested, and more are to follow. 1t
is claimed the doctors have been VIC.
lating the law in prescribing the poison
Gus drugs.
The signatures of over fifty promi-
nent residents of Ukiah have been
secured as members of military or
ganization to be known as the Cuban
Volunteers of California. The COM
pany was organized by Abram Marks
and 5. E. Mcdonald, formerly of the
National Guard of California, and w.
d. Chessall, late of the Shropshire
Guards, British Artillery.
The Selma Touring -mill has been
destroyed by fire, together with twenty
tons OF corn and several thousand sacks
of flour, wheat and barley. Four hun
bred cords OF wood ,.also went up in
smoke. The fire is supposed to have
been started by an incendiary. G.
Bachtold, the proprietor, has been do.
ing business with the entire valley and
as far south as Mexico. A lot of new
machinery was recently put in. The
mill will be rebuilt. The loss is $780,
900; insurance, $4,000.
rousing meeting was held few
nights ago in Music Hall, in Los An
geles, by the Cuban sympathizers.
Three thousand people were present
and many were unable to gain en-.
trance. Captain +. j. Cressy was
chairman, and speeches were made by
General tombstone Jones, Frank Do.
minguez, Colonel Messmore, Mrs. Kate
Upper Galpin, L. q. Young and j.
Il. Rush. Strong resolutions were
adopted favoring immediate recopni.
tion OF the belligerents by Congress
whether it involved war with Spain or
not
Rumors of another attack of Yaouis
have brought q company of infantry
from Fort Huachuca to Nogales, Ari
iona. The company is of the Fifteenth
Regiment in command of Captain
Davis. Before the attack of last Au.
gust, the Mexican authorities were
given warning by an old Yaqui woman
that the attack would be made, but
they gave no heed. Now the same
woman gives warning that another
attack is contemplated. No trouble
is anticipated on the EAmerican side at
present, but If the attack is made some
of the insurgents may cross the line
into the United States.
A new and powerful line Of freight