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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. CALIFORNIA. The property belonging to the Lick estate i worth $2,934,000. ' The unpaid un-paid bequests amount to $1,017,000. Deducting from that sum the $385,-000 $385,-000 proposed to be given to John H. Lick, and $67,000 more demanded in various suits against the estate, there will remain $5b'5,O00, and $200,000 more may be expected from rents before be-fore closing the estate, making $765,-000 $765,-000 to be divided between the Academy Acad-emy of Sciences and California Pio neers, giving $382,500 to each. It was generally supposed that the announcement of the bonanza dividends divi-dends would strengthen the market, but instead of advancing it has drop ped lower than ever. There are several shares on the list that are now down to the figures current at the petering out of the Belcher and Crown Point bonanza. No one pretends pre-tends to set a limit to the level any Bhare on the list may drop to. Call 9th. ' Tuesday last was the anniversary of the laying of the last rail uniting the Central Pacitio and Union Pacific railroads, and the formal opening ot tne overland route. The contiauous line haa now bean in uninterrupted operation for eight years. Some cork trees planted in Sonoma fifteen or twenty years ago are now from twenty five to thirty foet in height, and from ten to twelve inches in diameter in the trunk. The first coat of cork haa beon stripped from some of these trees, and is about one and one quarter inches thick. NEVADA. The Reveille eays: The one-ledge theory was established on the Comslock by means of fraud, bribery and perjury, per-jury, and as regards the ledges in Mount Davidson it is devoid of truth, i'nere are at least three distinct and defined veins of metal-bearing quartz in that hilt, and there is not a company com-pany now working on the so-called Cumstock but that is 00 a different ve,n to the one its claim was originally located on. lue democrats carried Virginia city n the 6th, electing mont of the city officers. OREGON. The exodus from Marsh field to the Black Hills has been considerable during the past season. There is every prospect of a big run of salmon this season. When tbe river rises a little tbe fiih will commence com-mence to run in great numbers. It is estimated that 2,200 immi grants nave lauded in Portland during dur-ing the past five or six weeks. All tbe fisheries on the Columbia rivet are payiog or have agreed to pay fifty cents tor every salmon delivered. deliv-ered. About 2,300 pounds of Angora goat wool will be shipped Irom Benton c unty this year and the business has just started. |
