anaheim-gazette 1898-05-05

FROM CHILCOOT PASS. Loring Gates Writes of His Experiences in the North. Difficulty of Getting Over the Snowy Trail—Hundreds of Men Toiling Up The Pass, Bound for the Land of Gold - The Rush of People a Sight to See—A Spike Pole Necessary to Steady One's Self-Graphic Description of a Snow Slide In the Pass. Frank A. Gates has had the kindness to furnish us with the following copy of a letter received from his son, Loring Gates, who left here some weeks ago for the Klondike. The letter is full of thrilling interest, and will well repay perusal: SHEEP CAMP, Alaska. March 30, '98. Dear Folks:—Yesterday and today has been very disagreeable, snowing all the time, but not very cold. Can not work or do much of anything but eat, cook and sleep. We seldom have 24 hours of good weather; it either rains, snows or blows every day, but we have not lost many days laying by since we arrived at Dyea because of bad weather. The rush of people to the Klondike is a sight to see. No person can describe it to you on paper as we see it in reality. I will do my best to give you a faint idea of the Chilcoot pass, scales and summit at the head of the pass. At the summit or rather a little way down on the other side of the mountain are a couple of tents with the Union Jack floating as big as life. Here are the Canadian custom house officers, where most of the duty is collected. You can get by here, but they will stop you down on the lakes and there they are more strict and you would have to pay more than you would at the summit. I will say a couple of things before I forget it. The duty at the summit is from 25 to 35 per cent, an average of 28 per cent. Lots pay more than others. The custom-house officers size up a man and then charge him to suit themselves. You see they can cancel whatever they wish to and let it through free of duty, or charge duty on everything, just as they please. But we hear the duty will be taken off the first of April, so we are going to wait until the third of the month before we go over anyway, because we will save a hundred dollars or more. Now I will try to give a description of the country as I saw it after leaving Sheep Camp to make my first trip to the summit. Sheep Camp is a small mining town, with a dozen or more stores, etc. Shenard and I left there with our sleds the top. You do not have very far to go to get to it. When you do you can feel the blood tingling in the ends of your fingers to look down the trail. You start to walk down with your spike pole always ready to steady yourself. You get only a little ways when you come to a steep pitch off here; you sit down, grab a rope, and away you go for a couple or three hundred feet fast enough to take your breath away; when you get to the bottom of this pitch you soon get to another, which is a little steep and about as long as the other. Here you take another slide and get to the bottom in about two minutes, after leaving the top of the mountain ready to take another load to the summit. On the way up is a bench fifty feet wide; before you ascend again at this place a man has cut for himself a house in the snow. Here he sells hot and cold drinks, doughnuts, pies; lemonade, ten cents; with pie or doughnuts, twenty-five cents. His counters and seats are made of snow. We had our goods hauled from Sheep Camp to the Scales at a cent and a fourth a pound. In a few days we will have it all over and then will be ready to go down on the other side, and will soon strike Lake Linderman, which is about six miles from the summit. It is much healthier there than where we are now camped. A few mornings ago they reported it to be twenty-two below zero, but you do not mind the cold here very much—lecicles hanging from a man's mustache two or three inches long and as big as your little finger. Just wait until July, when they will thaw out and bother you no more. Everything is very high here, with flour $7 per cwt. and hay and grain $100 per ton. Lots of teamsters, and they are the ones who coined the money, but they are becoming numerous, and the price of hauling is going down. One man with an ox is making $15 to $20, and is only under $1.50 a day expenses. There is no money in lodging and eating houses, but a great deal to be made in selling hay, grain and provisions. Blacksmiths do well. There is no game on this side of the pass, but plenty on the other side of the lakes, and good traveling after we come to them, and we will make good time on the other side of the mountain. We carry 50 to 75 pounds, while some carry as high as 100 to 150 pounds, but Shep and I try not to make fools of ourselves. One man recently thought he would be smart, and tried to see how quick he could get his goods over the pass, and so pitched in and took big loads, but after he had put his outfit over, tent and all, he died that night, after being sick only a few hours. It will not do to overwork yourself. If we can't do the work in one day we take two, and we will get there in the sweet bye-and-bye, and not hurt overselves either. Some excitement over on the lakes, caused by OFF FOR THE WAR. Local Militiamen Respond to the Country's Call. Anheim Members of Company L of Santa Ana Receive Notice to Report at the Armory on Tuesday Evening and Depart Forthwith to Report for Duty—The Boys Expect to Go to the Philippines—All-of Them Eager to Go to Support Commodore Dewey—Sergeant Abbey Packs An Armful of Rifles in His Buggy and Drives Over to Santa Ana to Answer "Here!" At 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening Sergeant Abbey of Company L, Seventh Regiment, N. G. C., stationed at Santa Ana, received telegraphic summons from Captain Finley to report at once at the armory with the local members of the company. A list of the members was placed on paper, and Private Warner set out to notify the members, and in less than an hour the boys were all on the way over to Santa Ana. The Anheim members of the company are: John Abbej George Frick A. D. Porter Gray Roberts C. A. Pressel W.C.Warner William Fox Olaf Warling Ed Evans Tony Walters Tom Johnson Charles Kepler L.E.Manuel The following Anheim volunteers are also on the list as anxious to join the Santa Ana company and go to the front in defense of the country. A.Newman C.C.C. J.C.Shallley Lee Gladden T.Ruman W.Dunham C.Henderson H.Stevans Charles Norman Joseph S.Hatfield Sergeant Abbey was among the first to leave. He drove up to Hatfield's billiard emporium, and going inside came out with an armful of Springfield rifles that had been standing behind one of the rear doors. These he carried to the buggy and placed in the bed of the vehicle. Then he entered the rig and drove off, nodding good-bye to friends on the sidewalk. Billy Warner and L.E.Manuel were busy changing their clothes in Lewis' stable, along toward 7 o'clock, making ready to depart. "Are you boys going to the war?" asked the reporter. "This chicken's going if he's the only one in the outfit!" replied Manuel, as he busied himself tiring his shoes. Warner shortly issued from the stable with a bundle of clothes which he took to his mother's house, and then he was ready to report for duty. Tony Walters drove over in company of Joe Backs and Frank Arnold. Sheep Camp is a small mining town, with a dozen or more stores, etc. Shepard and I left there with our sleds loaded with 100 pounds, about 8 o'clock in the morning. Everything is snow here, and we are just above timber line. We pulled our sleds up to what is called the Stone House, a mile and a half above Sheep Camp, and we had a hard pull to get our 100 pounds apiece up that far; so you see it must be quite steep. We were tired out when we got up that far, and there was a long, steep hill ahead of us, steeper than any we had yet seen, we left our sleds and started to walk on up to the Scales. The Scales is a small town at the foot of Chilcoot Pass. We climbed that hill, which took our wind away, and took it slow, too. When we reached the top and looked back we could see for a mile or more down the trail over which we had just come, and what do you think we saw? Two long streams of moving humanity, walking just as close together as they possibly could, and hauling their sleds, coming up one trail, and on the other was a string of men driving horses hitched to sleds or pack horses. They all met at the foot of the hill we were on. Coming from as far as you could see all the time, winding in and up, up and down, it was a sight for me never to forget. But we had not seen the wonders of Chilcoot pass yet, so we proceeded on our journey up steep hills and down again, only to go up on another hill still higher, all the time keeping up with the crowd. Those who did not haul their goods with a horse, ox or dogs were pulling it over these hills with block and rope and a few were packing fifty or more pounds on their backs. It was all hard work. The hills were so steep horses can only pull about three hundred pounds on a little sled and stop every twenty feet or so. This is the kind of a road you have all the way from Sheep Camp to the Scales, a distance of four miles. After two hours of hard walking we reached the Scales. Here is a sight; where people stop and look with wonder, and after looking a few moments will begin to open their eyes and open their mouths and make a long-drawn oh! for at your first glance you see a dark line as if there was a large black cable drawn from the foot of Chilcoot pass to the summit. But after looking a moment you see it moving at the top; then it starts to move lower down the line until the whole black line is in motion. By this time you are beginning to understand what you have been looking at, and perceive it to be a line of men, all with a pack on their backs, moving up towards the summit of the mountain. Then you look a little to the right and see another sight. Here is what is called Peterson's trail, where men haul their goods or provisions up to the summit with ropes, two or more men at the foot moving upwards with a loaded sled, while as many if not more are going down, pulling and pushing another's sled, which is empty, but hitched to the same rope to which the loaded sled is attached. So in this way they go up with a load and down after another load. This is the most recent way to get your goods to the summit. We carry 50 to 75 pounds, while some carry as high as 100 to 150 pounds, but Shep and I try not to make fools of ourselves. One man recently thought he would be smart, and tried to see how quick he could get his goods over the pass, and so pitched in and took big loads, but after he had put his outfit over, tent and all, he died that night, after being sick only a few hours. It will not do to overwork yourself. If we can't do the work in one day we take two, and we will get there in the sweet bye-and-bye, and not hurt overselves either. Some excitement over the lakes, caused new finds being made. At least we heard so. One Indian just came out from the interior with 30 pounds of gold. We met all sorts of people. Have not met Hurlbert or the Berrys yet. People look so different up here than they do anywhere else. We scarcely know ourselves. Have met Doty and his party, from Los Angeles, Will get over the pass about the same time. Sunday, April 3d.—You see we have not forgotten the day of the week or month in this cold country of the north. We do not mind the cold much, but are getting tired of this snowstorm. It has been snowing steadily for five days and nights, and harder today than any time yet. Looks as though it would never quit. Several feet of snow has fallen here and ten feet up in the pass. Will have to dig deep in the snow to find our goods, as they are part at the Scales and part on the summit. Am sure we can find them all right. It's no picnic getting wood, as we have to go a mile and a half below Sheep Camp to get any dry wood. One good thing, there is no wind with this storm, only great large flakes that soon cover everything all up. So much snow fell on our tent last night that early this morning the end of the tent came crashing down and covered us all up. When we crawled out the tent was almost covered up. Everything was snow; could see nothing but snow; not a breath of air stirred, and you could not see 25 yards ahead of you, the snow falling so fast. If you step outside the tent you sink up to your knees in snow. It would not take much to lose oneself in a snowstorm. DEAR FOLKS: A terrible accident has happened right under our very noses. You will by the time this letter reaches you have heard about it; I am afraid you will four or five days before we can get you word; but, thank God! we were spared. Yesterday morning (Sunday) several snowslides occurred up above us, about 1½ miles above which buried and smothered three men to death. Another slide of snow caught between 50 and 100 people, who were all holding to a rope coming down the Scales. When they got 1½ miles this side of the Scales the line of people was struck square, and all but three or four on each end of the rope were buried alive. A number of other slides happened up at the Scales. I do not know how many were caught. A rescue party started from Sheep Camp yesterday afternoon, and up to late last night 14 dead bodies, and besides numbers who probably will not live, and a few who will recover, and they will likely find lots more today. Early yesterday morning up at the Scales, about 3 o'clock, a slide struck some of the tents. A number were rescued, among them a man and his wife. They were of the number that started to get to Sheep Camp with the party that held on to the rope, and were caught again. In the afternoon they took out the vehicle. Then he entered the rig and drove off, nodding good-bye to friends on the sidewalk. Billy Warner and L.E.Manuel were busy changing their clothes in Lewis' stable, along toward 7 o'clock, making ready to depart. "Are you boys going to the war?" asked the reporter. "This chicken's going if he's the only one in the outfit!" replied Manuel, as he bushed himself tearing his shoes. Warner shortly issued from the stable with a bundle of clothes which he took to his mother's house, and then he was ready to report for duty. Tony Walters drove over in company of Joe Backs and Frank Arnold. "Going to the war, Tony?" queried the scribe. "You bet," he replied with determination. Tony looked forward with a good deal of pleasure to his trip to Manila. A.D.Porter was among the soldier boys who were quick to respond to the country's call. After being notified by Sergeant Abbey of the orders, he set about straightening out his affairs, and was soon on the way over Joe Hatfield went to Santa Ana yesterday afternoon to join Company L.At Los Angeles he will be transferred to Company E of Santa Paula, of which company he will be quartermaster. Billy Fox was at work at Westminster, and was telephoned from Santa Ana to report for duty. He came up at once to this city and later went over with the boys. It is understood that Capt. Finley has orders to hold his company in readiness to go forward at any time. It is expected the regiment will go north-to-day, the destination being San Francisco for embarkation for Manila. LATEST FROM THE FRONT. SANTA ANA Cal., Wednesday, 10 a.m.-Have been drilling for the last hour. Just ready for examination now. Will be strict. Expect marching orders by noon, but don't think we will get away to-day. There are plenty of men, but don't think there will be any to spare after the examination. LATER.-Don't think we will get through with the examinations-to-day. Ventura county has sent for 30 men. Expect orders some time this afternoon. A.D.PORTER. A.D.Porter returned from Santa Ana yesterday afternoon at 4:25. He had passed the medical examination, and expects to receive orders to join the company at the depot here this Thursday morning. He says that probably all the Anaheim boys will pass the examination successfully, and that 175 men have reported for duty to go with Company L and to fill out the Santa Paula company. Henry Hansen, the well-known painter, has a brother, George, who when he learned of the breaking out of hostilities between the United States and Spain, at once set out for the East to rejoin the navy having previously been a seaman in Uncle Sam's service. Henry received a letter from his brother on Saturday bringing the information that he had reached Chicago,and been ordered to receiving ship,tobase assigned to duty later. George wants to go on the Iowa and fight with Bob Evans. He sends along two following extracts from the Chicago News referring to himself: "George Hansen, who has been a seaman in the United States navy for three enlistments-nine years-came all the way from Los Angeles at the expiration of his three months' leave to enlist again, although he had resolved when he came back from the Asiatic station on Yorktown that she moved into her own yard." By this time you are beginning to understand what you have been looking at, and perceive it to be a line of men, all with a pack on their backs, moving up towards the summit of the mountain. Then you look a little to the right and see another sight. Here is what is called Peterson's trail, where men haul their goods or provisions up to the summit with ropes, two or more men at the foot moving upwards with a loaded sled, while as many if not more are going down, pulling and pushing another's sled, which is empty, but hitched to the same rope to which the loaded sled is attached. So in this way they go up with a load and down after another load. This is the easiest way to get your goods to the summit, providing you have four or more men to work with yon and there are not too many ropes working at the same time, for the space is very limited. Shepard and I have packed three days over the first pass I spoke of, making five trips a day after walking from Sheep Camp to the Scales every morning. We cannot camp at the Scales, for there is no wood above Sheep Camp, so we walk back and forth. There are steps cut into the mountainside, and into these you place your feet, one after the other, when the man above you takes his out to advance a step higher. You can reach your hand down and touch the toes of your boots while climbing up this trail, it is so steep. Besides having a place to put your feet, you have a rope to cling to on your right side, and carry your spiked pole in your left. If you wish to rest you step out to your left and sit on a bench, made by cutting it in the snow. Of course, the snow is frozen solid, and you have a bench made of the same material a little above, on which you rest your pack while sitting on the one below. There are a dozen such places made at intervals on up the trail, or pass, as it is called, which is three-quarters of a mile up in length. You cannot come down the same way you go up. Oh, no, not by a long ways. You have to cross over when you reach the summit, to where Peterson's trail, or the second trail I spoke of, reaches Beware of "cheap" baking powders. Alum makes good medicine but bad food. Ask your doctor. ON Tuesday evening Serof Company L, Seventh S. C., stationed at Santa telegraphic summons tenley to report at once with the local members A list of the members in paper, and Private to notify the members, an hour the boys were over to Santa Ana. The owners of the company are: George Frick Gray Roberts W. C. Warner Olaf Warling Tony Walters Charles Kepler E. Manuel Ang Anaheim volunteers list as anxious to join company and go to the country. C. C. Adams Lee Gladden W. Dunham H. Stevens Joseph S. Hatfield Hey was among the first. drove up to Hatfield's rum, and going inside an armful of Springfield been standing behind doors. These he carry and placed in the bed Then he entered the off, nodding good-bye to sidewalk. and L. E. Manuel were their clothes in Lewis' ward 7 o'clock, making news going to the war?" better. hen's going if he's the outfit!" replied Mansied himself tipping his fully issued from the statle of clothes which he father's house, and then to report for duty. he drove over in company and Frank Arnold. HEINIGKEITEN. —Did we do them at Manila? —Anaheim furnishes 21 men for the war! —The scholars of Katella school are raising funds for the purchase of a flag. —The wife of J. Cassou presented him with a bouncing baby girl on Saturday of last week. —Rainfall at Los Alamitos Saturday and Sunday, .62 of an inch, according to the factory gauge. —Petitions are out for the formation of a home guard. Anaheim will get in the swim, and if necessary do a little shooting on her own hook. —The Count von Steinmetz of happy memory was arrested in London on Monday for another marriage escapade and was put in the calaboose. —The scholars in the city schools are raising money for the fund to build the battleship American Boy, to replace the Maine in the United States navy. —The Escondido Advocate says: "Tim Carroll of Anaheim has sold a patent lamp to a New York firm for $50,000." Go away from home to hear the news! —The Pomological Society of Southern California will meet at Orange today and tomorrow, May 5th and 6th. Morning, afternoon and evening session each day. A good program has been arranged. —Two wells have been put down near the dairy southwest of the town of Alamitos, a 2-inch and 3-inch, both about 190 feet deep, flowing 16 inches over the top of the pipe. They were put down by Walker & Mann of Centralia. —Fifty-five hundredths of an inch of rain fell on Saturday and Sunday nights —22 on Saturday and 32 on Sunday and Sunday night; a total for the season of 4.67. Last year to date we had 14.19 inches and the year before 10.05. The rain will help the beets, corn and potatoes. —There was no quorum at the meeting of the cannery Directors on Monday afternoon, only Messrs. Bill, Dickel and Rogers being present, and the meeting adjourned to assemble this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the same place. —The ladies of the M. E. church will give a Salamagundi social at the Del Campo on Friday evening, May 13th. Each lady is requested to bring an old hat or bonnet with trimmings, by which she will prove who is her true knight. Ice cream and cake will be served. PERSONAL MENTION. Tim Carroll was a visitor to the county seat on Tuesday. Mrs. C. H. Gosch of Los Angeles visited with Mrs. Konig on Sunday. Bert Fulwider has taken a position in Seale's grocery establishment. Mr. and Mrs. Speidel were visitors in town from Buena Park on Monday. S. D. Osburn of Los Angeles was in town yesterday, the guest of W. S. Fish. Mrs. G. Davis has posters out announcing a closing-out sale of her grocery store. George Dunn left last week for Redlands to go into the hay and coal business with his brother. R. R. Staples returned on Tuesday from Victor after an absence of some months at the mines. Madame Chevalier of Los Angeles was down a day or two ago visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Hartung. Herman Dickel went to Los Angeles yesterday to engage the services of a new book-keeper. J. W. Martin; W. E. Bennett and C. F. Martin of Buena Park were in town yesterday on a short business visit. State Controller Colgan has been in Santa Ana during the week conferring with the officials relative to matters of State business. C. McNeil has filed with the County Clerk his agreement for the erection of the cottage in the county park in the Santiago, for $798. Miss Annie Everhardy is in Los Angeles visiting friends. She went up to hear Melba, and will remain during the week. Messrs. Yost, Devoe, Gillison, Foss and Lehman of Alamites visited Santa Ana Tuesday on its business matters pertaining to our new school district. Attorney Chynoweth went to Los Angeles on Sunday and heard the first dispatches of Commodore Dewey's annihilation of the Spanish fleet. J. W. Duckworth was in town from Garden Grove on Tuesday. He heard from Manila, and was feeling correspondingly happy. Tony Walters, who is a member of the Santa Ana military company, says the company is awaiting orders to go to Manila. Prof. T. S. C. Lowe of Pasadena was a guest some days ago of Mr. Fay. Professor Lowe is the originator and builder of the famous Mount Lowe railway, and is an engineer of world-wide celebrity. Richard Schellens has planted ten Mrs. Peter Weisel and family left on Tuesday for Milwaukee, where Mr. Weisel had preceded them, and fitted up a home in the aristocratic quarter of the city. They will be absent probably a year. Frank Scott returned Saturday from the mines in Kern county. He brought home some rich specimens, and will soon return to the diggings and associate himself with a party of prospectors. Major Halpin, formerly of this city, now of Los Angeles, has tendered his services to the United States government, and is expecting orders to move at any time. The Major was for years in her British Majesty's naval service, and is a distinguished officer and gentleman. Gus Hansen came in from his ranch at Orangethorpe on Monday afternoon to learn the latest about Dewey's fight in the Philippines. He had just procured a large American flag and erected a flagstaff, and after perusing the war bulletins said he would go home and float Old Glory to the breezes. M. L. Davidson while eating dinner at the restaurant in-the Metz block on Sunday was overcome with a slight attack of heart failure, and was for a time quite ill. Mr McCollum was eating dinner at the same table, and assisted him to his bicycle establishment where he shortly recovered sufficiently to be out of danger. Newman Essick was in town on Saturday, having come down from the mines in Kern county, the dry season having so curtailed the water supply that operations have been temporarily suspended. He may remain for some weeks before returning to the mines, and in the interim may devote his attention to farming. Arno Hansen, son of Gus Hansen of Orangethorpe, has taken a position at Derge's drugstore and will become an apprentice to the drug business. Ed Wolke, who has been the able assistant at the establishment for two and a half years past, will continue in the store for two or three months, and will then depart for Chicago to take an advanced grade in pharmacy. The Deciduous Fruit Association of Anaheim is growing in membership, and as one of its principal objects is the handling of walnuts, we consider it to be to the best interest of every walnut grower in this section to become a member of the association. Copies of the by laws may be seen in the hands of any of the directors or by applying to George Boyd secretary of the association. H. P. Larsen came up from Alamitos on Friday, bringing the intelligence that 1200 acres of beets have acquired Then he entered the off, nodding good-bye to midlewak. and L. E. Manuel were their clothes in Lewis' award 7 o'clock, making us going to the war?" The men's going if he's the outfit!" replied Manis himself tearing his daily issued from the staircase of clothes which he father's house, and then report for duty. he drove over in company and Frank Arnold. the war, Tony?" queried he replied with deterring look forward with pleasure to his trip to was among the soldier quick to respond to the After being notified by day of the orders, he set encing out his affairs, and the way over went to Santa Ana noon to join Company L. he will be transferred of Santa Paula, of which will be quartermaster. as at work at Westminster telephoned from Santa for duty. He came up city and later went over stood that Capt. Finley hold his company in read-ward at any time. It is regiment will go north destination being San Fran- karation for Manila. FROM THE FRONT. A. Cal., Wednesday, 10 a. en drilling for the last day for examination now. Expect marching or don't think we will try. There are plenty of think there will be any examination. n't think we will get the examinations to-day. county has sent for 30 men some time this afternoon. He says that the Anaheim boys willination successfully, and have reported for duty to any L and to fill out the company. unsen, the well-known brother, George, who died of the breaking out of between the United States once set out for the East navy, having previously been in Uncle Sam's service. led a letter from his Saturday bringing the in- tate he had reached Chicago, tried to the receiving ship, and to duty later. George on the Iowa and fight with He sends along the two tracts from the Chicago ing to himself: unsen, who has been a sea- united States navy for nines—nine years—came from Los Angeles at the his three months' leave in, although he had re- come back from the on the Yorktown that rain will help the beets, corn and potato- toes. —There was no quorum at the meeting of the cannery Directors on Monday afternoon, only Messrs. Bill, Dickel and Rogers being present, and the meeting adjourned to assemble this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the same place. —The ladies of the M. E. church will give a Salamagundi social at the Del Campo on Friday evening, May 13th. Each lady is requested to bring an old hat or bonnet with trimmings, by which she will prove who is her true knight. Ice cream and cake will be served. —The Palos Verdes Ranch company of Los Alamitos sent about 400 head of horses to Inyo county last week, the mountain pasture in that county being excellent. They will be brought back in December. The company has also fenced in about 11 square miles of land below the town to be used as a cattle pasture. —The Southern Pacific Company has issued a lithographic picture of their orange-belt line, with the inscription "The Easiest Way to See Southern California." It is bordered with clusters of very handsome oranges. The railroad map includes Anaheim and other places of interest on the Southern Pacific road, and the picture is altogether one of the handsomest we have lately seen. —The Turners' May-day picnic has been postponed, on account of rain, until next Sunday. A large attendance would probably have been present at the festivities, but Sunday afternoon, owing to the muddy streets and showy weather the fun was deferred for a week. In the evening the Turners enjoyed a social hop at Turner hall, at which the festivities were prolonged until a late hour. -Fred Curran, who was a couple of weeks ago bound over to appear before Superior Court on a charge of resisting an officer, he having resisted arrest by Constable Bittner some six months ago, was on Monday released by Superior Judge Ballard, there being insufficient evidence to convict. Curran was taken into custody last fall, along with two others, and sentenced to the county jail for six months. On his release a fortnight ago he was arrested on a charge of resisting an officer, but the Superior Court has set him at liberty. -Mrs. I. R. Williams and her mother, Mrs. Hunter, departed on Saturday for Haywards, in obedience to telegraph summons bringing the intelligence of the death in that town on the preceding Wednesday evening of Miss Aggie Ramage, who formerly lived here with her parents, the deceased having been born here. The telegram which was addressed to John Hunter at Fullerton was delayed in transit, having been sent to Pasadena, and being brought down on the train. The funeral occurred Sunday. -Census Marshal Merritt has completed taking the census of this school district, and finds a total of 663 census children, an increase over last year of 2. Mr. Merritt's figures show that there are 390 boys in the district between the ages of 5 and 17 years, and 273 girls, making a total of 663; children under 5 years, 209; total children in district, 872; native born, 827; foreign, 45. Children attending public school, 433; children attending private rain will help the beets, corn and potato- toes. —There was no quorum at the meeting of the cannery Directors on Monday afternoon, only Messrs. Bill, Dickel and Rogers being present, and the meeting adjourned to assemble this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the same place. —The ladies of the M. E. church will give a Salamagundi social at the Del Campo on Friday evening, May 13th. Each lady is requested to bring an old hat or bonnet with trimmings, by which she will prove who is her true knight. Ice cream and cake will be served. —The Palos Verdes Ranch company of Los Alamitos sent about 400 head of horses to Inyo county last week, the mountain pasture in that county being excellent. They will be brought back in December. The company has also fenced in about 11 square miles of land below the town to be used as a cattle pasture. —The Southern Pacific Company has issued a lithographic picture of their orange-belt line, with the inscription "The Easiest Way to See Southern California." It is bordered with clusters of very handsome oranges. The railroad map includes Anaheim and other places of interest on the Southern Pacific road, and the picture is altogether one of the handsomest we have lately seen. —The Turners' May-day picnic has been postponed, on account of rain, until next Sunday. A large attendance would probably have been present at the festivities, but Sunday afternoon, owing to the muddy streets and showy weather the fun was deferred for a week. In the evening the Turners enjoyed a social hop at Turner hall at which the festivities were prolonged until a late hour. -Fred Curran, who was a couple of weeks ago bound over to appear before Superior Court on a charge of resisting an officer, he having resisted arrest by Constable Bittner some six months ago, was on Monday released by Superior Judge Ballard, there being insufficient evidence to convict. Curran was taken into custody last fall, along with two others, and sentenced to the county jail for six months. On his release a fortnight ago he was arrested on a charge of resisting an officer, but the Superior Court has set him at liberty. -Mrs. I. R. Williams and her mother, Mrs. Hunter, departed on Saturday for Haywards, in obedience to telegraph summons bringing the intelligence of the death in that town on the preceding Wednesday evening of Miss Aggie Ramage, who formerly lived here with her parents, the deceased having been born here. The telegram which was addressed to John Hunter at Fullerton was delayed in transit, having been sent to Pasadena, and being brought down on the train. The funeral occurred Sunday. -Census Marshal Merritt has completed taking the census of this school district, and finds a total of 663 census children, an increase over last year of 2. Mr. Merritt's figures show that there are 390 boys in the district between the ages of 5 and 17 years, and 273 girls, making a total of 663; children under 5 years, 209; total children in district, 872; native born, 827; foreign, 45. Children attending public school, 433; children attending private rain will help the beets, corn and potato- toes. —There was no quorum at the meeting of the cannery Directors on Monday afternoon, only Messrs. Bill, Dickel and Rogers being present, and the meeting adjourned to assemble this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the same place. —The ladies of the M. E. church will give a Salamagundi social at the Del Campo on Friday evening, May 13th. Each lady is requested to bring an old hat or bonnet with trimmings, by which she will prove who is her true knight. Ice cream and cake will be served. —The Palos Verdes Ranch company of Los Alamitos sent about 400 head of horses to Inyo county last week, the mountain pasture in that county being excellent. They will be brought back in December. The company has also fenced in about 11 square miles of land below the town to be used as a cattle pasture. —The Southern Pacific Company has issued a lithographic picture of their orange-belt line, with the inscription "The Easiest Way to See Southern California." It is bordered with clusters of very handsome oranges. The railroad map includes Anaheim and other places of interest on the Southern Pacific road, and the picture is altogether one of the handsomest we have lately seen. -A Arnold, the well-known cigar manufacturer, is making a new brand of cigars, the De Columbus, the same cigar that Uncle Sam smokes in the pictures of storming the Philippine islands. It has a fine aromatic filler and Sumatra wrapper, and is the best five cent cigar in the market. -J.H. Whitaker and wife, Miss Cora Champlin, A.W. Whitaker and Charles White left Buena Park yesterday morning for a fortnight's hunting and fishing trip to West Fork, near Mount Wilson. The ascent will be made with nine burros, and the trip is looked forward to with keen anticipations of pleasure. -William Hill was in town on Tuesday and informed us he would begin mowing his barley crop on Monday. Last year William threshed about 100,000 sacks of grain,and when the reporter asked him how much grain there was in the country this year he replied,"As much as there is left over from last year." Which sententious observation is about correct. Andrew Gillison, school census marshal for the Laurel district, has completed his work,and finds that there are 96 of school age,viz.,43 boys and 53 girls，of which 2 boys and 1 girl are colored. There are also 51 white and 1 colored child under school age,making 148 children in the district. If the census had been taken two months ago there would have been about 30 children more. >The election for $9000 school bonds of the Laurel district occurs on the 13th of this month. Gus Bennerscheidt is manufacturing a cannon out of a five-foot riveting mandrel,the which has been in use in his father's tinshop. He has rigged up a steel drill alongside the shop on Clementina street,the where during the week drilling of a two-inch aperture in the piece has attracted many of the patriotic citizens to the scene of operations.Gus was for a long time an employee of the Oakland Iron works,and is an expert mechanic.The aperture will be drilled in 30 inches,and as soon as the cannon is mounted upon a pair of mower-wheels will be taken out tothe sandwash forthe preliminary test.Gus thinksthe report will be loud enough to be heard clear over to Spain。他是being assisted inthe work byhis brothers Joe和Ernie,each ofthe former taking turnsat workingthedrills,而the latter H.cellery beds for next season's crop are now being prepared,andthe young plantswillbe set outin July.Mr Johnson sold his ceary cropof sevenper acreinthe field.He saysthatthisyeartheacredevotedtocelerywillnotbe so largeaslastseason，owingtothefrostsap sustainedsomeweeksago,andthewarscare,betheisgoinginforceleryona largerscalethanever,andwillhavein15acres.Hecuthisalfalfcropthreeweeksago,gatheredatonanda halftotheacre,andisnowaboutreadytocutitagain,the yieldpromisingtwotonstotheacre.Lastyearhemadesevencuttingsfromhialalfpatch,ggettingtwotonsperacreeachtime.ThePeatLandsaretrulyawonderfulsectionofcountry,andareatthistimeathingofbeautyandajoyforever. In Uncle Sam's service, he received a letter from his Saturday bringing the in-attention he had reached Chicago, ordered to the receiving ship, and to duty later. George on the Iowa and fight with He sends along the two extracts from the Chicago to himself: Ussens, who has been a sea-united States navy for months—nine years—came from Los Angeles at the time his three months' leave in, although he had re-received from the Yorktown that gave up the roving life and noisy home somewhere on the trouble with Spain purpose, and he has some honorable discharge and will happen that he served music at the time Captain Executive officer of her." The rules of the navy that the advantage of the enlistment illustrated when George has re-enlisted for the appeared in Commanderice to have his shipping. He came here from January, and the three men allowed men as an between discharge and re-read not expired. By the credited as soon as he is put in with the three months' pay as carpenter's mate on account was $35 monthly, but at moment of any man, subor-officer, his pay is increased was shipped to-day at $38 and $111 will be credited to by the paymaster as soon as the Vermont receiving day night last the town was enthusiasm over the bombing of Blanco's mule. Alex to town with his cannon bound to be on examination working order. Alex and maacher presided at the deal out the powder touching her off, to the joy of hearing that assembled at all, where the bombardment until a late hour in the band were at rehearsal rendered patriotic airs leadership of Prof. Whann. doing quite well in the jolie, but we haven't had our victory in the Philippe When that comes, timid please break for tall timber. Census Marshal Merritt has completed taking the census of this school district, and finds a total of 663 census children, an increase over last year of 2. Mr. Merritt's figures show that there are 390 boys in the district between the ages of 5 and 17 years, and 273 girls, making a total of 663; children under 5 years, 209; total children in district, 872; pative born, 827; foreign, 45. Children attending public school, 433; children attending private school, 134; children attending no school, 96. Mr. Neff contributes an interesting paper this morning on summer irrigation for apricots and peaches. Last week he gave some sound advice on the subject of thinning those deciduous fruits. Mr. Neff is an experienced and scientific orchardist, and fruit growers should make it a point to read what he has to say upon these important subjects, and they should see to it that his disin interested instructions are followed to the letter. Perhaps Mr. Neff's instructions are not disinterested; for he is interested in our valley producing nothing but the best kinds of fruits. However, to have the benefit of his advice at this time should be appreciated by our fruit growers, and we hope the article referred to, and others which may follow from time to time, may conduce to a general betterment of the deciduous fruit crop. Two young men in a buggy, riding along Center street, near the Post-office, on Sunday afternoon, esplied an acquaintance on the sidewalk, and hailing him, testified to their friendship for him by tossing a couple of bottles of beer to him. The beer was wrapped up in paper coverings, and the young man on the sidewalk made a good catch, and secured the bottles without difficulty, but an instant later they slipped through their coverings and fell to the sidewalk with a crash, breaking both bottles and permitting the amber fluid to trickle to the gutter. Marshal Steadman happened along and kindly requested the young man to go and get a broom and sweep up the broken bits of glass and clean up the mess, which was forthwith complied with. The young man was fearful of arrest (perhaps on a charge of carrying concealed weapons), but after sweeping up the glass and carrying it into a rear yard and burying it, he was permitted to depart. Father's tinshop. He has rigged up a steel drill alongside the shop on Clementina street, where during the week the drilling of a two-inch aperture in the piece has attracted many of the patriotic citizens to the scene of operations. Gus was for a long time an employee of the Oakland Iron works, and is an expert mechanic. The aperture will be drilled in 30 inches, and as soon as the cannon is mounted upon a pair of mower-wheels will be taken out to the sandwash for the preliminary test. Gus thinks the report will be loud enough to be heard clear over to Spain. He is being assisted in the work by his brothers Joe and Ernie, each of the former taking turns at working the drills, while the latter with a small force-pump injects soapy water into the aperture to keep the drill cool. The boys work on the cannon when there is nothing to do in the shop, and will probably have the gun completed to give the shot that will be heard round the world today or tomorrow. If you hear it, don't for a moment suppose the Spanish fleet is sailing up the sandwash and firing at the city. Gus is a great boy. Yesterday afternoon Gus was nearing the completion of his job. At 3 o'clock the bore had penetrated to a depth of 27 inches, and he expected to have the cannon completed in time to give the first shot this evening. Listen for it! Poor Man's Friend. The Poor Man's Friend has moved his stock into one room now and is offering his goods at sacrifice prices. The store is for rent and the fixtures for sale. Girl Wanted. Good girl to do general housework. Apply at this office. STONEWARE BUTTER JARS, CHURNS, BEAN POTS, PICKLE JARS, MILK CROCKS, OLLAS, ETC Have Come Down in Price! You will find new Goods and prices at our Store. Also a new medium priced line of Washboards and Clothesline. SPRAY PUMPS,$2 75 each. Headquarters for finest corn-fed Eastern Meats and Lard. Deering & Buckeye Mowers : CHAMPION RAKE: L. Gildmacher, Santa Ana The Best Fish you will find AT DICKEL'S Salt Mackerel, Salt Herring, Salt Salmon, Smoked Halibut, Ctromarty Bloaters, Codfish, And All Kinds of Fish Put Up In Cans. Fairbanks' Steel Windmills Galvanized after completed. The Lightest Running and Most Durable Mill on the market. Galvanized and Wooden tanks, pipes, cylinders, fittings, etc. FAIRBANKS' NEW GASOLINE ENGINE. All Work Guaranteed. See our New Patent Valve Cylinders. E. G. HUNTINGTON, Cor. Third and Sycamore Sts SANTA ANA, CAL. SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ALL NEWSPAPERS SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ALL NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. RECEIVED BY JOSEPH HELMSEN. I supply any periodical published in any country or in any language. R. H. SEALE DEALER IN Groceries and Provisions! First-Class Stock of Goods! My Prices Defy Competition. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. Koll Building, Los Angeles St., R. H. SEALE, Proprietor. Sperrys Flour THE BEST MANUFACTURED ON THE PACIFIC COAST. LOST! NO DOUBT THAT IS ALL Woolens, Blankets, LOST! NO DOUBT THAT IS what you have said when you have looked at your rings or pin and found the stone gone. There will be no occasion for the above remark if you will call and have us examine the settings, and if defective have them attended to at once, or if the setting is worn out we are prepared to make any style setting you may wish. Having a full line of DIAMONDS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES We can replace any lost ones at short notice. Smith & Talbott Jewelers. 131 W. 4th St., - Santa Ana, Cal. Orange County Nursery Co., Fullerton On Monday, April 4, we will commence a special sale of sample stock, as we need the room, consisting of palms, roses, flowering plants and shrubs too numerous to mention. Also fruit trees still dormant, such as peach, apple, plums, pears, prunes, apricots, and Jap persimmons. Give us a call as all will be sold at bedrock prices. E. S. RICHMAN S. LENTON P. S.—I am also now prepared to do all kinds of florist work. S. LENTON, mar 30-tf White P sh, At Dickel's. The best in the market mar31-tf ALL Woolens, Blankets, Laces and Fancy Articles Washed With "OUR OWN MAKE" WOOL SOAP. Entirely by Hand! A SPECIALTY OF WASHING AND PRESSING MEN'S SUITS. ... Entire Satisfaction Guaranteed .... Wagon calls for and delivers free to any part of town on Mondays and Fridays. Santa Ana Steam Laundry, McCullom's Bicycle Agency, Agent, Anaheim. 1898.-Catalina Island-1898. The steamers of the Wilmington Transportation company will connect daily, except Sunday, with train leaving Los Angeles at 9 a.m. Santa Ana branch trains will reach this train at Florence. Returning steamers connect with S. P. trains leaving San Pedro at 4:20 p.m. daily except Sunday. The above schedule permits a round-trip in one day, and allows half an hour on the island. The following Sunday service will be effective March 20, April 3, 17, May 1, 15 and 29. Leave Los Angeles, Arcade depot, at 9 a.m. and returning leave San Pedro at 6:30 p.m. mar17tf For Sale at a Bargain. The finely-bred three-year-old stallion Wanda's Messenger, a clean, open traveler, good size, good style and great bottom, and in point of breeding believed by subscriber to be among the best on this coast. If not sold will serve a limited number of approved mares at a very moderate price. Come and see him and get prices and pedigree. WALTER COLE, ap7-1m Six miles west of Anaheim.