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Show CALIFORNIA ITEMS. It is believed tli.it a coal vein lias been diseoved in San Mateo dimly, on the farm of Michael Casscy. The grain yield this yenr, on the coast from Hulfmoon Bay to Pescatk-rof Pescatk-rof is larger than it hits been before in seven years. - The Parrott Grant, Butte County, produced 33,000 Backs of wheat this season. It ia tho intention of Mr. Parrott to ship his grain direct to Liverpool himself. It costs the State $10,0C0.GO a month to run the Stockton Insane Asylum, Thirty car loatLs of fruit were shipped East irom California during the month of July. V. E. Darby of San Francisco, a coal expert, has been sent out by some San Francisco capitalists to investigate investi-gate tho merits of Lho various coal claims in California and Oregon. The principal part of the Sacramento Sacra-mento river tjartlett pear crop this year has been sold to Sacramento houses for the purpose of shipment to Chicago, St. Ijouis and New York. The price paid was SI, 50 per box of Jifty pounds, delivered at Sacramento, the pears being carefully selected, each wrapped in paper and securely ' packed. |