Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-08-22

failure. Captain Slamm says that he
searched the islands thoroughly for the
missing crew, but no trace of them or
of the missing steamer was found. This
removes the last hope for the safety of
the % persons on board. The Pelican
sailed from Tacoma over year ago for
China with cargo of railroad ties and
was never heard of except for an alleged
message from Mate Patterson which
said that they We're taking to small
boats. The finding of this alleged mes
sage renewed hope and caused the gov
ernnent TO dispatch the cutter on mis-
sion of rescue. The Grant left Dutch
Harbor July and returned there July 22
A young man named Leap, while
working at Pomona with a machine for
making firewood of orchard prunings,
got his hand caught IN the knives, lacer-
ating it SO severely as necessitate ampu-
tation at the wrist.
The board of supervisors of Sonoma
county passed a resolution to the effect
that if the bondsnen of former county
treasurer p. n. Stofen pay within ten
days into the county treasury ssos9, the
county will accept the same in full pay
ment of the Judgment entered against
the bondsmen In the supreme court.
A shooting scrape occurred at Sequel,
near Santa Cruz, IA few days ago, in
which NJ Buelna shot j. Valencia with
a pistol and in turn was filed with bird
shot from a shot gun in the hands Of his
victim : son.
The German cruiser Geier reached
San Francisco few days ago from
South American ports. The vessel Is to
remain at San Francisco some time to
receive repairs, and viii take part IN the
naval demonstration to be given in
honor of the return of First California
regiment from the Philippines.
Frank Landis. leading young
merchant Of Lincoln, Placer county,
was found dead in his store. Indica-
tions pointed to murder but later officers
were inclined to regard the suicide
theory with favor.
A fire broke out in the Park livery sta
bles at Fresno Saturday and in Is min
utes the building and contents were
entirely destroyed Thirty-nine horses
were burned to death
Two million feet of lumber was
burned Sunday at Lyonsville. The
origin of the fire is unknown. The lum-
Der belonged TO the Sierra Lumber
company.
The yecaville fruit growers say this
is the most prosperous year they have
had since 1895.
Peaches are selling in Merced county
at from Si1 to SIS per ton, while Craw-
fords are quoted in Sonoma county at
from $50 to s25.
Fresno county appears to have far
mers' mutual insurance company under
the name of the scandinavian Mutual
Protective Association.
The hop company at Pleasanton is
seeking to get piclSers at 90 cents per
100 pounds Ii is stated that s. per 100
pounds will probably have TO be paid
Fishing along the southern coast this
year Is reported to be very good. At
Capitola recently r. Z. Miller Of San
Francisco and Joseph MCGOWAN of Liv-
ermore caught 81 salmon in l5 hours
fishing, the largest weighing 3s pounds
and tho smallest nine ounces. 1t Is the
record catch Of the season.
II. W Cottle of Escondino, after
much experimenting, has concluded that
Canadian peas and oats make the best
winter-growing forage crop for that sec
ton.
Orehardists near Geyserville are tax
ing measures to irrigate on large scale
Even Sonoma county begins to under
stand the advantages Of irrigation.
Phylloxora is beginning to make its
presence felt in the vineyards near
Irvington. Vineyardists recognize that
they must change to resistant stock as
rapidly as possible.
Fresno county win produce from 175
TO goo ear loads of dried figs this season.
The Placer County Fruit Growers
association will canvass for two-year
contracts for fruits. such contracts to
become binding only when 20 per cent
of the fruit crop of the county is se
cured.
The Oxnard Sugar company has pur-
chased the Patterson ranch, near Ven
tura. consisting Of 5516 acres. The price
paid is reported co be $500, 900. The
laud viii be planted TO sugar beets.
About $4,000 sacks of wheat damaged
in the recent fire in the Sperry mills at
Chico were purchased by the Miller &
Lux company at prices ranging from 80
to $i4 ton. 1t viii be used for hog
feed.
The sugar-beet factory at Los Alan
itos viii open up on September for
a months run, after which the Alam-
itos company win ship in carloads Of
cattle to fatten on the pulp.
Los Gatos prune prices have not be-
come settled yet. Some are contracting
their prunes at $50 to S32 per ton, while
others are holding off and say if they
cannot get more than that they viii
dry them. The price viii likely range
between $50 and $50.
While trying to arrest three drunken
soldiers at Denver policeman Thomas
Clifford was shot and killed by Yelling
ton @. Llewellyn. aud while pursuing
Llewellyn another policeman, W. Il.
Griffith, was shot and killed by him.
The murderer escaped, but is being
closely pursued.
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