The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 23, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1X95. SNTA CRUZ FLAMES, Fires Still Rage in the Forest Near the Town. MUCH TIMBER BURNED. A Path Ten Miles Long Swept by the Destroying Element. BIG TREE DRIVE IMPASSABLE. Hundreds of Men Fighting the Fire, but It Is Still Beyond Their Control. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Sept. 22.—The im- mense forest fire nedr this ci is still raging, and is the gest that ever oc- curred in this coun Hundreds of men are fighting it, but with little indication of being able to stay flames, which have swept over of at least ten miles, most of it 1 1able timber land. The B ve, one of the most noted a 1 in the State, is impas- on boih sides of the e road is als » Boulder Creek stage started for this Big Tree road, but had to n and come to this city by f the Graham Hill road. There was a large excursion at the Big Tree grove to-day from San Francisco, and cing advantage of g, started for aded and com- account of the on the 1 to Felt grové, only to be bloc ed to return home on of the road. > afternoon train for San Francisco 1on its regular trip this afternoon, t beyond Rincon it stopped on ac- olling on the track in was backed from Felton and rs transferred. he fire in this vicinity is still raging and every available man is at work fight- ing it. The roads are streaming with rats, rab- bits, etc., which are driven from the forest by the fire. The fire is also raging in the vicinity of the city reservoir and is spreading down Cave Gulch into the lands of D. D. Wilder and the Moore estate toward the coast. It is near the Cowell’s lime kiln. The Em- pire grade roadis impassable and the fire on has burned some orchards and fencing on | this road. Thousands of cords of wood - have been royed and many of the woodchoppers be the losers on account of the wood having been measured. One man had over 600 cords cut for which he will not re- a‘cent on account of it not having measured. fire has extended to Laguna Creek, which is nine miles from this city, and is a densely - timbered region, which also contains some of..he finest timber in the The ¢ of a grand one, the eapingiark »y ¢ds of feet in the air and then leapinn M one tree to another. the pathway or the fire are three fine es, which are in danger. fine orchards on the Stribbling and of A. G. Rose were swept by the he giant pine trees as they fall send reverberations like the roaring of nons and the sounds echo and re-echo through the canyons. Grover’s mill, near Laguna Creek, is in It is agood-sized mill and em- large number of men. and fanning the nes and the fire is burning toward Old Felton and also down the canyon toward pow A in blasting the larger trees. large number of men in town are ready to o to work at a moment’s notice. It is ought that the fire will not reach the powder At that place there is 500 tons of powder in the magazines. The Southern Pacific has a construction train constantly at work, as the bowlders n trees have covered the track. ere is a possibility that no trains will be able to leave this city over the narrow- gauge t0-mOrroW morni: The w covers at least an area of eighty or ninety square miles and the loss cannot be estimated, as the finest timber in the State has been burned. Mr. Cowell loses at least 8000 cords of cut wood which was to be used by him at the limekiln for the burning of lime. The fire is also raging in Meaders gulch and in Wilders Gulch, and if it. is not checked it will reach the dairy on the one of the greatest losses to this county is the damage that has bein done to the world-renowned and celebrited Big Tree drive, which is the pride of all our citizens. People from all over the world have visited the Big Tree grove, driving through the beautiful San Lorenzo Can- yon, which is now impassable. In fact the beautiful scenery along the road has been stripped of its beauty for years to come. The scene to-night from the town was a beautiful one as the sun set in the wést be- hind the dense clouds of smoke. This evening from all parts of the town the fire could be seen,and the sight wasa grand one. The flames, as they climbed the im- mense trees, could be plainly seen, and the tongues of fire as they leaped hundreds of feet in the air were a sigkt long to be re- membered. Large crowds of people went out to-day to the scene of the conflagratiofl and w.it- nessed the grand and awful sight. Two special trains were dispatched on the nar- row-gauge to the scene. — A FATAL ADVENTURE. Remarkable Experience of a Steamer’s . Crew in a Squall. ¢ PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 22.—Friday evening Judge Blanchard and a crew started from Ranier for Knappton wlt.h a raft and pile-driver. They were towing the raft with Blancnard’s steamer Hattie d were opposite J. B. E. Bourne's when an a heavy squall caught them. Johnson and Reed, of the crew, and Blanchard v on the Hattie. Johnson became ;;f:imned and Blanchard told him to cut a small boat loose, which he did, and he and Beed both jumped into it. It upset and Jobnson went down and did not rise. The Hattie then capsized, with Blan- chard in the pilot-house. An empty water-tank that was closed kept the stern ofthe boat from sinking. Blanchard, how- ever, was shut up in the plloz-k'muse with an open door, under water. The other door was closed and bolted, As aresultof two previous accidents Blanchard is un- able to raise either arm as high as his shoulder. His predicament would bave meant death to a more excitable man, but he opened the door, vot to the stern of the boat and pushed the small boat to Reed in time to save the latter’s life. 3 S e JAIL AT PORT TOWNSEND. A Case That 1s Likely to Lead to Inter- national, Complications. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Sept. 22.— Captain J. A. McLean, a prominent resi- dent of Valparaiso, who was arrested here recently in connection with Captain Jen- sen of the Chilean ship Atacama for al- leged brutality to a sailor named Bolden on the voyage from Valparaiso, has taken a new tack, it is said, to avoid liability in the case which involves $10,000. McLean, who is now languishing in the Government jail in default of bonds, has announced himself asnot a Chilean, buta British subject, denying. at the same time, his accredited ownership of the ship, claiming to be only a passenger. To-day, through Vice-Consul Klocker, the matter was referred to Sir Julian Pauncefote at Washington, by asking an order for his immediate release. Persons here claim tLat the matter will result in international complications. gt S S Gored to Death by a Bull. PORT TOWNSEND, Wask., Sept. 22.— The steamer Willapa, from Alaska, this morning brought down the body of Peter Nelson, a deckhand, who was gored to death by a bull which was being landed at Juneau from the vessel. LANDS ON RUSSIAN RIVER All Impending Clouds to Titles Have Been Cleared Away. I~ Property in Dry Creek Valley Also Affected—Many Improvements Now Promised. HEALDSBUBG, CaL., Sept. 22.—On ¥ri- day of last week Judge Crawford, of De- partment 1 of the Superior Court, dropped the case of William Fitch, who petitioned for letters of administration on the estate of Antonio Pena, deceased. No case has ever excited the interest or uneasiness that this action has. Property lying in the rich Dry Creek and Russian diver valleys, peopled by over 100 fami- lies, was involved, and while no one ser- iously believed Fitch or any of the Pena heirs had any right to the land in question, the possible cloud to the title has caused no little anxiety. The action of Judge Crawford takes away all doubt, and forever settles a case bobbed up at regular intervals for y years past. King of the matter, a property-owner in the section affected said: “While we always looked on the action as an attempt at blacsmail. it has nevertheless prevented any transfers of property, and kept in abeyance many extensive improvements. | There is general rejoicing among the | farmers living on the Tzabacco rancho, nd many improvements will soon be made."” Rl S PROGR IVE LADIES. They Will Eaise a Fund for Beautifying a Public Square. HEALDSBURG, CaL., Sept. 22.—The Young Ladies’ Aid Society of this city will give a literary and musical entertainment in this city about the middle of the com- ing month, the proceeds of which will be used in beautifying the public square, | which is already an ornament to Healds- burg. From the entertainment it is thought that $150 will be realized, and with this money flowers and shrubs will be planted by the pretty maids of this place, who will also see that they are prop- erly looked after. The solid citizens of the town will aid them, and in a short time the city’s garden will be one of the most attractive in the State. ==y PINE NEEDLE OIL. The Factory Now Producing It May |Be Removed to Healdsburg. HE:? LDSBURG, CaL., Sept. 22.—Baron von Schilling, who for some years has man- aged the concentrated must factory in this place, leaves to day for Grant’s Pass, Ore., whither he goes to take charge of the American Pine Needle Oil Works. He moved to this city if possible, and is very sure that his suggestions will ‘be adopted. The people of Healdsourg have been asked to make certaln concessions to the com- pany, and among other things have agreed to donate an acre of land for bnildings. | The plant will be operated the year round {and give employment to a goodly number of hands. R Tanbark Shipments. HEALDSBURG, Car., Sept. 22.—Ten carloads of tanbark were shipped from | this city during the past week, the largest number ever leaving the place in the same length of time. From now on large quan- { tities of bark will be turned out daily. It goes to San Francisco, Benicia and Stock- | ton. ., A Sudden Death. HEALDSBURG, CAL., Sept. 22.—W. M. Dorman, & native of Ohio, aged 78 years, dropped dead at his home near this city this morning of heart failure. Deceased was one of the earliest settlers in this county and a gentleman hignly esteemed by all. He leaves a widow and several grown children. CORERS OF PENDLETO Immense Sums of Bogus Money Said to Have Been Handled. | et One of the Gang Under Arrest Con- fesses and Implicates Several Others. PENDLETON, Or., Sept. 22.—As the investigation proceeds the affairs of the gang of counterfeilers who have infested Umatilla County for two years, more start- ling develepments are promised. The confession of W. A. Lane. the self- confessed shover of the queer, now in jail at Portland, implicates several others. J. E. Clark, who is believed to be the head of the gang, will not be allowed to leave the country until the Grand Jury is through with him. Deputy United States Marshal Bentley, who is working up the new cases against the counterfeiting gang, says they must have handled immense sums of bogus coin. Clark, the officer says, got Lane and Bonart, another man who has just been discovered, to each put in $20, the price of $100 of the bogus coin in dollars and half- dollars. The stuff was procured in San Francisco and shipped to The Dalles, Or., in a box marked medicine. In the last shipment there was $300 worth of the stuff. After Lane’s arrest and confession he told Bentley of the place on Texas Bar Creek, on the North Fork of John Day, where several hundred dollars of coin was buried. 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