New-York tribune., 1902-01-06
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
TEE NEW YEAR OPENS WITH SPLENDID
PROSPECTS IN MANY FIELDS.


PROSPECTS IN MANY FIELDS.
g., Francisco. Jan. 5-T1e New Year opens
--.icjously for California and San Francisco
.rs,ness is good, crops promise well and trade
-'.b the Orient is growing so rapidly that great
s,-ts are being put forth by various steamship
.or,psnies 10 keep pace with the demand for
.esenger and freight accommodations Prob
sblv never before in the history of the State
have so many men been in the field prospecting
tor gold and copper. or so many companies
b4sn engaged IN developing electric power along
ne foothills Of the Sierra Neyadas and carrying
3, 70 the mints, mills ana towns The most sig
niacant feature in the whole years work in
california IS this enormous development Of
,ower that once went to waste in the rivers
-1shing down from the high Sierra Nevadas;
now these swiftly flowing mountain streams are
barnessed TO electric apparatus that carries
pgwer and light hundreds Of miles TO the val
leys below and even TO cities on the coast This
electric power which may be carried easily over
the wide canyons has reduced so greatly the
cost Of mining and milling low grade ores that
hundreds Of abandoned mines have been opened
ID in the course Of the year and others. especial
II deep mines in Nevada. Amador and Calaveras
counties. have been greatly enlarged. Manu-
featuring has also felt this stimulus OF cheap
petroleum.
san Francisco naturally feels the effect Of this
progperity throughout the State, and never
besore IN the cities have there been so few
empty houses or so little complaint of lack OF
work
Il is probable that efforts will soon be made
here TO establish a maritime league whose OBJ
iects will be 10 advance the interests OF the
san Francisco merchant marine. well the
navy submarine cable, fisheries. life saving. etc.
The record OF what has been accomplished by
the naval leagues Of England, Germany, France,
Italy and Spain has been published. and IL is
seen how much more can be done by one large
organized body acting for the interests Of the
city than can be effected by the most influential
merchants.
The viii Of John J. Valentine. late president
Of Wells, Fargo & Co., shows that his estate
amounted TO 100000. which is divided among
his widow and seven children. II was popu-
larry supposed that Valentine millionaire.
bur he gave so literally many charities that
his estate was much reduced Memorial ser
vices were held by the Young Mems Christian
Association. as Valentine had been one OF the
largest contributors 10 the association for many
years.
Among those who died last week were Edwin
C. Palmer. a pioneer, who for twenty-eight years
was superintendent Of the mailing department
Of the Post Office, and noted as one of the b>st
amateur cooks IN this city: Major William o.
Gould, prominent in the Grand Army and a
knight Templar. and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
BurchhaIlter who was well known by her work
during the civil war on the sanitary commission.
Nothing noteworthy given at the theatres
last week with the exception OF Janice Mere
dith," al the Columbia Theatre, In which Miss
Mary Mannering did large second weeks busl-
ness. She VIII be followed at the Columbia by
Mod3eska and Louis James in Henry VIII"
The estate OF Mrs Yarde Butler was appraised
last week at S1035OO This is the remnant OF
what old General Kirkham left 10 his brilliant
out erratic daughter. who married the Hon
Walter Yarde Butler, second brother of Baron
Churston, and was involved in a scandalous
divorce suit several years ago in London. After
much litigation and many escapades here she
has been placed in the Livermore Sanatoriuin
by her guardian.
Colonel GTeenleaf was succeeded as chief sur
seon al the big Army Hospital at Preside by
Colonel Robert n. Oreilly. Experts who have
recently inspected this hospital at Preside de-
clare that It is the finest institution Of its kind
in the country
One Of the notable social events OF the New
lear season was the open reception given by
John D Spreckels at his new Pacihc-ave. house.
probably the finest private residence IN San
Francisco
Several changes among the high officials IN
ne Southern Pacific Company will soon be
made James l. Frazier, superintendent Of the
western division, has resigned and his place
VII be filed by ". s. Palmer, now head OF the
sacramento Division: into Palner's place will
SEP 2. E. Prior. now assistant 10 Muir, Of the
Los Angeles Division. Frazier mas been con-
Aected with the Southern Pacific for twenty
years
Charles 2. Lummis's magazine, The Land Of
sunshine" appears this month under the new
ute Out West" and viii be issued simulta-
leousy IN Los Angeles and San Francisco
-annis has made it distinctly Western. and
as encouragement has developed several strong
new writer's He has also done valuable work
through his magazine in preserving old Spanish
missions in California and caring for the rem
Ishts OF the Mission Indians In the State
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