Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1900-01-02

Alaska'S coasts are to be accurately
nryeyed.
Raymond, CAL, is furnishing granite
Tor the new San Francisco postoffice.
The San Francisco mint produced
I5S,25S,0OO gold coin in the fiscal year
inding June 30, 1899.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company
Will extend its line to Manila.
The Nevada mineral exhibit for the
Paris exposition includes over 6000
specimens.
At Dawson, on the LIST, oats were 20
cents pound; meat 20 cents IA pound
wholesale.
The Tesla, Cal, coal mine strike of
employees on the wage question is beng
settled.
The Southern Pacific company will
develop the coal beds 20 miles south of
Ortiz, N. NJ, and ship to Guaymas.
Deep snow in the Sierras and heavy
continued rains in the valleys and along
the coast insure prosperous year for
California.
Ne Nevada, California g. Oregon
railroad, which began its extension from
Amedee, Cal, last April, has halted al
Juniper ridge, Lassen county, Cal, 30
miles from Amedee and 10 miles from
Lakeview, Or.
The commissioner of railways renews
his Recommendation for transconti-
mental air line railway from Kansas
City, Mo, to San Diego, Cal. . Similar
routes, the commissioner adds, should
he opened between the cities of Chicago
and San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle.
The Idaho Northern railway north
from Nampa, Idaho, is graded seven
miles; construction work is going on.
The body of Pete Lorraine, wood
chopper, was found III the hills back Of
San Rafael last week. He has been
missing for months and Is supposed To
have been murdered.
A cave-in occurred in the Iightner
mine, at Angeles, Calaveras county, n
few days ago and buried four miners
under tons of rock. BY prompt and
hard work three We're rescued alive al.
though badly injured. The fourth had
not been rescued at last accounts and
no hope was entertained for him being
recovered alive.
A project is on foot to construct an
immense beet sugar plant in Antelope
valley, Los Angeles county. The fac
tory will cost si,000,0O0 to build and
equip. Ten thousand acres will be
planted in beets in that locality.
DIR. Edward II. Williams of Philadel-
phia, died at Santa Barbara a few DAYS
ago He made millions in railroads aud
was once the president of the Baldwin
Locomotive works.
An attempt upon the life of Roy
Johnson, a well-known young San Jo-
sean, was made ON the San Francisco
road beyond Santa Clara recently. An
from IA shotlgin at short range, but
johnson escaped with only slight in-
juries. The first charge struck him on
the top of the head, the stunning effect
dropping hlm to the bottom of his bug
gy. The second shot went wide, Had
the aim been half-inch lower johnson
would have been killed instantly. The
officersi are unable to get any clew
to the identity of the shooter or the
motive for his act.
Since May 1898 when the army de-
partment established purchasing
agency at San Francisco fully $1,000, 900
have been paid to merchants of San
Francisco. The agency nov spends
from $3.50, ,0oo to $500, ,eS0 per month.
Theodore Meyers, linemap il The
employ of the Grnt stree. Electric
Railway company of Seattie met death
from the combined effects of and elec.
trio shock and 20 foot fall from a pole,
the fall being caused by the shock. He
was formerly a resident of Los Angeles.
A grand jury at Hollister, Cal, re.
turned their indictments for criminal
libel against Mrs. b. b. Mansfield for
having sent anonymous letters to var
ious persons in which she slandered
Mrs. Ed. Corad.
Governor Gage has appointed Frank
II. Short of Fresno, Yosemite Valley
commissioner, vice Abbot Kinney, term
expired; also Francis Nichols of Placer.
vile as guardian of the Marshal monu-
ments.
Oil is to be used on naval vessels, en-
abling government transports to so from
San Francisco to Manila without stop.
The total receipts at the Seattle,
Wash, government assay office since its
establishment in July, 1898. to date are
$ls s.374, ,396.29.
1t is stated that about 1000 cars of
yellow oranges have been shipped from
the southern counties for the holiday
trade. 1t is proposed to let the remain
der of the crop ripen before shipping.
At the meeting in Fresno of the di.
rectors of the Raisin- Growers associa-
tion il vas decided to recommend
combine or association of the raisin
hackers and to call mass meeting Of
packers and growers to be held IN de
future The idea favored was that tho
growers be permitted to take stock in
the proposed packers association, SO
that mutuality of interest may be
established.