Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1898-06-03
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Summary Of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

lie OpdulSu duIuOIlIl0S are Sdlu W
be in possession of plans Of the forti-
fcations of San Francisco harbor.
The Trulock Irrigation districts big
dam in the Tuolumne river, construct
ed at cost of 100000 is completed.
The New York Mail and Express re-
marks that the seat of war may be re-
moved from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciflc.
A brass band has been organized
among the young ladies Of Bakersfield,
the only male member being Jack AL
word, who will act as leader.
The Astoria and Columbia River rail-,
road is now open for traffic. The new
line connects with the N. P. at Globe,
and with the s. p. at Portland.
About $500 was raised at Santa Cruz
for the families of the powder explo-
sion victims. Over 1900 people from
San Jose took part in the benefit.
The convention of county super
visors at Napa decided that county
hospitals are too expensive. The mem
bers Endorsed the present road law.
The City of Seattle arrived at Seattle
with the largest passenger list yet
brought by returning steamer since
the rush to Alaska began. She has
| 263 passengers.
| The Odd Fellows made a splendid
showing in California during the past
year, having paid out for relief and
charity over $250,000. California leads
all states of the union in membership
| in this order.
After filling all the bitches and ca
nails, 1000 inches of water are absolute
ly going to waste in the San Gabriel
river. This has an opulent and sump-
tuous sound that gives rich comfort In
dry season.
The Southern Pacific company has
issued statement of it's earnings for
the first nine months of the fiscal year.
The gross earnings were SAL, 791 ,084
aginst $37, 449, 645 for the previous year,
an increase of 81, 341 ,439.
There is much talk among the people
of Santa Monica about proposition
to petition the Legislature to divide
Los Angeles county, SO as to make a
new county of the territory embracing
the Soldiers Home and that city.
A special from San Francisco states
nothing will be done about the reor-
ganization of the National Guards I'M
til all the work consequent to muster
| ing in the volunteers to the United
| States service has been completed.
| The cattle owners in Arizona now
claim to be in control Of the meat
markets of California. The entire
southern portion of the State, they
claim, is short of feed. Inside of sixty
days it is expected beef will increase in
price as rapidly as wheat did in the
Chicago markets.
| A deal has just been closed between
the United States government and E.
e. Game of Seattle, representing the
Dunsmuirs, for the purchase of $500
tons of coal. The bulk of the coal is
for the Port Orchard naval station,
where it will be kept in bunkers for
| American war vessels.
The steamer Morgan City arrived at
| Seattle from Copper river with news OF
two large snowslides which occurred
on Valdez glacier, April 30 and May 1,
One hundred people were caught, but
only three were killed They are:
Joseph Turner, Chicago; B. Antwerp,
Minneapolis, and A. Johnson, Eureka,
Cal.
G. M. Schilling, the one-armed ath-
lete who passed through Los Angeles
short time ago on his tramp around
the globe, has arrived at Vancouver,
B. G. He will go from there to Vic
toria, where he will sail for the other
hemisphere. Schilling must return to
New York with $4,000 by August 8,
1901, and can not beg on his journey.
AS an outcome of permission given
recently by the gold commissioner to
prospect the present townsite of Daw-
son, gold has been found beneath the
streets of Dawson running from good
colors to 35 cents pan. The forma-
tion exposed in shaft sunk at Daw-
son shows plainly that the present
townsite was once bar in the Yukon
River.
An odd difficulty has been encoun-
tered in Oakland. One leper has killed
another, and so brought himself under
! the ban Of the law. Unfortunately the
ban is rendered rather ineffective by
the impossibility Of bringing the
culprt into the city to court or Jail. A
deputy sheriff has been given the
pleasant task Of guarding him where
he is, and there the matter rests.
State control is now being advocated
as the best method Of securing fair
distribution Of water among the ranch
ers in Southern California. A move
ment is now on foot to have the
Wright Act repealed and the State CIV
en- control OF the several irrigation
systems. 1t is believed that this would
result in the establishment of reser-
voirs in the mountains and an
equitable distribution of the water
supply which would give abundance to
all.
In response to the memorial request
ing protection for the Pacific Coast,
the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce has received advices from Secre