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Show PACIFIC COAST IV EM'S. CALIFORNIA. David Boucher, senator from Butte, Plumas and Lassen counties, died of fever at his residence in Dayton on Tuesday. W. L. Overbiser, of San Joaquin county, exhibits his fine herd of Dur-hams Dur-hams at the Stato Fair at Sacramento. The Central Pacific's engineering corps is encamped on the Coleman ranch, near the Puertosucllo, Sonoma county. The University regents have postponed post-poned the laying of the cornor-stone of the University building until the 9th of October. Rounders and thieves congregated at Sacramento in great numbers, expecting expect-ing to reap a rich harvest during the Fair. 11. Atkinson, the well known Aurt manufacturer, has disappeared from San Francisco, aod is believed to have absconded on the steamer for China. Surveyors of the Southern Pacific and Texas Pacific lines will go over the route at once from Los Angeles to San Dieco, via the San Gagorio Pass. Tho partial synopsis of tho proposed lecture by Mrs. Minnie Myrtle Miller, the wife of Joaquin Miller, and a poetess herself, indicates that there will be some interesting dovelopmcnt of tho Miller family matters. During a late fire in Petaluma a little lit-tle son of D: S. Van Slyke was quite severely burned in attempting to escape es-cape from bis father's house, which was within a few feet of the burning house. Both his lees were badly burned and blistered from the thigh downward. NEVADA. Jones' senatorial prospects aro said to be in the ascendant. The mail bag lost from the Battle Mountain Stage, ten days' ago, was found empty under a pile of stones. The Lemon mill at Eureka is again in running order. A dangerous fire occurred in the Hale &, Noroross mine, Wednesday; ISO men wero at work, but escaped safely. The Crown Point mine has passed its dividend again, this month. A cow fell down the Belvidere shaft, at Virginia, Wednesday, and badly alarmed tho miners. Charles Hubbley died suddenly at Gold Hill, on Thursday. OREGON, dfce. The town site controversy at Steila-coom Steila-coom has been settled. Coal oil of superior quality has been discovered in Chehalis valley, in Washington Wash-ington Territory. Mrs. Cross was thrown from a buggy at Salem on Monday, suffering injuries from which she soon died. The iron rails used for the Portland street railway are inverted ones of regular reg-ular railroad iron that has become worn and damaged on the right side. On Monday, at nine p.m. the shed at Taylor's ranch, eighty miles south of Jacksonville, Oregon, on the Crescent Cres-cent city road, was consumed by fire. The agi?regato loss is estimated at between be-tween $5,000 and $6,000. Eugene city presents quito an improved im-proved appearance at present. There are four new brick stores nearly completed, com-pleted, aod several others in course of construction, which will be finished before winter. Mr. Michaud's party (Canadian Pa-oific Pa-oific R. li. survey) havo discovered that Valdcz Island, whioh has always been laid down on the charts as one, is in reality four islands, dividod by deep and wide channels. San Juan is said to be the best sheep-raising country on this coast. Thero aro at present about one hundred hun-dred families on tho island, and as a class thoy are happy and prosperous. They pay no taxes, nor any duty on goods tor their own use, and sell what they have for the highest price. |
