New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
into a great inland sea. much to the wonoef
of scientists.

| OF SC1eHtIStS
A publishing company and general bureau OF
information and employment Will soon De es-
tablshed at Los Angeles for the benent OF the
colored race on the Pacific Coast branches
will be opened at San Francisco ana fresno Il
is to be joint stock company
Many large capitalists of Los Angeles have
united in forming corporation with S1,OOO,OOO
capital stock, which will convert a tract of land
in the frostless belt of Cahuonsa Valley into a
fashionable suburb that is destined to rival
Pasadena as d place of luxurious homes.
magnificent boulevard leads to the suburb. which
will be called Hollywood.
H E Huntington and several associates have
incorporated the Kern Power Company, with
S5OOOOOO capital stock, all subscribed. The
man is to carry electric power from Kern River
to Los Angeles, and use 1t for light, neat ana
power. Especially it will be employed for the
new electric lines with which Mr.. Huntington
nroposes to connect Los Angeles and all the sub
urban towns within radius of thirty or forty
miles. This will gridiron the richest part OF
Southern California with electric roads and will
give an enormous stimulus to the development
of villa residences, with a few acres of garden
and orange grove for each Eastern winter resi-
dent
Mr. Johnston, the State Printer. is develop
ing fine asbestos mine in Eldorado County
which promises to be far more valuable than
gold mine Recently he had the asbestos tested.
and returns from professors of Columbia Uni
versity showed the material to be of fine grade.
This is the only producing mine in the
State as another asbestos mine in Tulare Coun-
ty was shut down last year.
Orders were placed here this week by Senator
Campbell. of British Columbia, for hosting
works for the Horsefy mine and Cariboo The
shaft is already down $50 feet. the deepest ever
sunk at Cariboo. The company will also erect
a sawnill and put a line of steamers on Horse
fly Lake.
Charles D. Lane. well known mining million
aire, is the head of a large electric power com
pany organized this week at Stockton to supply
San Francisco and other cities with light and
power from the Stanislaus River The water
will be taken from the Middle Fork Of the
Stanislaus River and carried thirty-fve miles
to Murphy's mining camp. in Calaveras County.
to operate hydraulic mines. Another large
ditch will be opened next week. 1t carries
water from near Calaveras Big Tree Grove to
San Andreas for running hydraulic and gravel
mines The shutting down of stamp mills at
Angels Camp Calaveras County. because Of re-
pairs on the big Utica ditch, resulted in such
abnormal quiet at night that residents OF the
town. accustomed to the thunder OF hundreds OF
heavy stamps night and day. could not sleep.
The shortage of apples IN Eastern markets
has led to the making of fortunes this season by
the apple growers OF Oregon and Warrington
They have shipped large quantities Of the fruit
to Chicago and New-York, and the usual
amount OF the choicest fruit has gone to Eng
land and Germany. From $500 to 5000 an acre
has been cleared from apple orchards. The re-
suit is a great boom in planting apple trees,
especially in the best parts OF Washington
State and 1t is estimated that 250.0o0 trees will
be set out this fall.
sctenti.ta of cnraron STATE Agricultural College