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THE COUNTY BUILDING.

The Grand Jury held another session yestar-
day, but, contrary to expectation, did not wind
up its business. Nothing OF Importance was
transacted. An adjournment and discharge ID
anticipated tomorrow.
The Finance Committee held another session
Yesterday, and again had the matter Of maaang
q loan for the benefit Of the General Fund under
consideration After more thorough discussion
Of the question, it Was agreed to recommend to
the Board the borrowing Of ,000 at once.
Another loan will have to be made for the same
purpose in abort time.
Judge Dickey Ind Al extended conference
yesterday IN the Criminal Clerks office with
Austin Doyle and Judge Wallace in reference to
tho election Of judge McA1lister's successor.
to distribute tickets for Dir. Dickey at tho polls
in certain sections OF the city and county. Dir.
Dickey says be expects to take seat in the Su-
preuae Court by the consent OF large majority
Of the voters Of the district.
In September, J. II. ". Jones fled petition
in the Criminal Court, asking leave to file an IN
formation m tho nature OF quo Warranto TO
compel the North Chicago Railway Company to
show BY whnt authority they operated road in
the Town of Lake View. An order WAS entered
yesterday by Judge Farwen denying the right
to file the petition Rf. Jones at onc7 gaTe no.
*AeV
necessary bond.
The trial Of tho judges OF election OF the
twentieth Ward is set for Tuesday. grest
deal OF interest is felt in this case not only be-
cause the indictment is more serious than against
any OF the other judges, but because the parties
indicted are the ones against whom 80 much
damaging evidence accumulated in tha Le Moyne-
Farwell contest. While the result OF the trial
may tend to change the result Of the late cleo
tion, it may also have = bearing upon tho LIE
Moyne-Farwen contest.
COUNTY AGENTS REPORT.
The County Agent is busy makiog out bis an
nual report, which will not be completed
for several days. It will show, among
other things that BIG passes have been
issued 142 Of which were to Americans and 164
to Irish: the number OF permits granted to so to
the Hospital. 1,008; number OF persons sent to
the County Farm, 1856; number OF burials, 406 {;
number Of persons recoising medical Attend
ance ut their homes, 1.190; number reported
Insane, 213 number adjudged insane. 145, who
,gere sent to the County Insane Asylum. The
report OF the names OF those who are receiving
aid from the County Agents office. called for BY
the County Board will not be ready before JAN
l. It will present food for reflection to the tai
payers.
, 1875-12-19
PERSONAL TAXES

The TAXPAYERS Of South Chicago ara now re-
ceiyiug their annual notification from Collector
Evans, which comes, however, this year IN dupn-
cate and in moro portentoua form than ever BE-
sore, He has sent out notices to all the persons
assessed for personal property requiring them
to call in and pay the city tax thereon
Since the property holders in question find
from his circular that their city tar Ii
about twice what it was last year,
they are thrown into great perple1ity,
especially as the State. county, town, and PATE
taxes assessesseu on the game valuation will
have to be paid in short ine+ Owing to the
fact that Evans receives per cent On all the
moueY collected by him, he has been especially
conscientious about sending out these notices.
and the probability is that every person whose
name figures on the Collectors books has re-
ceived and pondered one Of these little appeals.
On rough average, the city's nal-property
tar is about twice what it Was last year. IL 10
$294 on the hundred, while last year it was
$3.50.
TIE INCREASE 1s DUE TO TWO CAUSES,
the chief one being the fact that the valuation
Of real estate is ONLY about half what it waB last
year for city taxation, while the assessmens OF
personal property remains the same that Is to
say the City of Chicago wants for city purposes
SIS. 124 0{lD levied on the State assessment OF
$40 O0U 600 Of personal property and S125 000 00o
Of real estate. Now, the last city assessment
we ~aso onn ooS Tosi - stata Tba rednc-
,nn;7re1 % n;1iinns in tha assess-
Ilon u aa1 aeta+o racass,r;tv th,owa
mens - iea4 sess ti,aa .In ~ ,nfo-tmn.ta
neavaes ponn .aas" .,a,sons1tr Th;a a;noIiar
en9nRa ~ pe;,,s pGssSos 9ine 70 AA-7
F1ii@'1on u p.tn'tpam, ~, nu.nn ua9 o1u,pa sy
| go. -. - rh;na,,1 '4 ~ IL Gao nm mn
| Of personal properly with whicn Chicago 1s
G1euteo e 1oasn aumm c,t,e Gi,;os,so W..
u u 'le a a,o oon mn " ,,eraons1 nr,nartv
~ ~ ~ ec nnn ooa ~ Nn~h Th;ca6
mess ~ ano aSo 'ot ~ tooc ~ ,,ar oa-,t ..s
1ot ~ - suoe9 ns41 ~ 70; uens Ma "so
aaoeo py tne otate noatu o1 Laoalza.un. INV,
Tor some teasun' ~ E5oss ~
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NorEso

NOrEso ,A
Mr. Bird, the celebrated Ene0ah pta.E' a''''' -
Nav York LIST week. ,h
Mr., Aberori, Of New Yorf, who u NV srt,,
playing mstch with Mr. Ensoz. ot 6oaAa ~ -. ~
here next week, aud engage In nss'en w. "
Tho games will ali be played In tns esen1s -. ri
canti1o Library Classroom Tne 4lesos As s,ta:
seven games will be decafeo 49, i4,si, GYst1ks'
draws VIII count ~ ha4-sao0s
erat, 18th. -,c..,ruo;r
The ,rranoeuoents for the Inteznation4 49, ,.
.nre che.a fouruey. C,nada Vs. Unlfea .rst sst u b.
fnnllv besn completed, and tho Pi13es = HozA1
lovs Mrs j. ". Gilbert, Hartford I r n ].
Wroxcter: ]. q. Beebe, Msocnes0.s IT, n ~
Wylde, halifax r. Gssry; ne,': ~ forf, n Is
Hands, London; c. Il Blood, Aoeosntt .a, nstt,.sx,xh
. Rasnsey. Coborg: Rev. ]. l. Bo!is y nrova lt1t
"a F. q. Patterson, st. Cataa11nes 49, - . d. Rsd.
hpry. n. j., ". A. Stephens, Hsma1w I,s.s, oes.
Chicago, ~ C. b4fer' e. G R4.;v Toronto; D. = =, y
qmoWpe' ,n ~ ~ Iodas' Choctaw Nation, / :" III
1-or,,.., rornnto. ;. !. c. Gore, Hannioa; 1 "a. Il
Nah. kingston; J. 4 Hxnshev, tf11,s1.n. =. il =
", Neish, kingston; G. 5scooas x,nnser' e
7. D. 8. Moore, Lonoop H,ranton: ~ r u. Nafsos.z
psssrhoro,. VI, yE. q. Boggs, Cooou. > o7zFs
~ ynrr ~. j. Il, Gordon, ToEonm.. i. ntxz
Hartford. Conn, vs. L. Sorthcoee, 1fontrsel; ~
%!da,st9S2 o4ssas cees5; G9aa s e. 5st.s g
E re1e Rog.r. Detroit, Mich, vs. pf. a'b 9obftsa
toa: To- ]. c. Ransy1, Roadout, n; c1,nd Il R.pid. =
Collinswood: y. A. Shtnam13 T. B set:l=t l< -.
3ses 3sea' H. l. e e. fs T. t::s: 9s;s:
Lebanon, Tenn, -. "; 1qnss; sz1. Ktns1ton; J.
s5:s 1*ss;ss IT, =. r. + T. Eise
, 1875-12-19
THE DIsCUsTED DRUMMER.


FALSE PRETENSES.
L. fat, grizzled, and elderly traveller for
wholesale boot and shoe house on Wabash ave-
nue. came home Friday from long trip in Iowa
Said he to friend, in the course Of oonversa-
ton: II never saw such hospitable place as
Dubuque is for strangers, or one where the rep
resentatiye Of great commercial house became
so speedily and generally known, or attracted 80
much respectful attention. Why, when got
there, the landlord came up to me first thing,
and aaked me how I was, and when I'd left
New York, and told me to take a good,
square old Tsu,nany nip, and sit down
in the bar while he went and sent of
came back and shook hands with me, and said
he wouldn't have missed seeing me for $40. 900 !.
and asked me to come out for q drive with him,
aud said he couldn't let me 90 ont OF his sight.
And while We we're out driving everybody would
turn round and look after ua, and say, That's
him! That's the Boss!' I tell you it was pref
ty aattering for 8 chap that had never been over
that road before, and represented compara-
visit sud go generally as the boss drummer OF
the sountry. When We got home to the
hotel there WAS q lot OF fellows at the hotel
door, and one fellow yells out: The answers
come from New York. and the hotel-keeper
jumps out and says to another one: hold the
horse tight and he says to me Don't stir for
minute ! want that man to hold the horse for
fear he'd run away and then read the telegram
and said, %, vell (though Lever say the word
with 80 much emphasie), tain't him. And after
that they were very polite. bat they didn't tag
around after me so closely" His friend, with
out a word, handed him Tug TRIBUNE Of that
morning. which contained the following dis
patch
usTANE FOE THE Bosa.
SuAeioI DfSndtch The CHICAGO T4ibu4R.
DunoQuE, L., Dec. 16.-Soms e1eitenneft was
caueed he1e this afternoon BY report that Boss
Tweed, the fugitive chief Of the Tammany Ring, hnd
been discovered at Of the hotels IN this city under
the disguise Of commercial traveller Dispatches
promptly exchanged With the authorities It Now York.
but It was discovered later that the Kente1nan tn
ton vas Ms. Blank drummer for the boot and Shoe
house Of Dash, AateFtsk Co., Wabash &vsnue. CHI
caeo. 30 utoa host oG shs hotal didn't mako his
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country exchanges shoald not r9garar EGG a. .nsse
things AZ suspicious. but cali ut The TRIBUNE
Office aud ask Tor Dr.. Wilder, the exchange

th;naa Hn a. s,s,i,:ions. but call 1t The TRIBUNE
office and ask Tor Dr.. Wilder, the e1chango
editor.
For tho benefit of the twilight sheet, which IN
sinuatos that Holt, Dunn, and Hines sro unaet
projection - OF supt. Hickey, It is stated Init
the contrary is believed to be the c1se . hsan ~
in contemplation for some days past Inc ptopet p.p
time will soon come, and it is more than llkely
that these places will be pounced upon By tne
police this week .n5 G0ndsnfs ID beeVsd Is ,s
n n ia eaRi en3ra}v nde0spdsnt Of the gambling fra
ternitv m in this city, and will no doubt remain so
"a long IS he holds the4ppoztant posl1on OF
Chief of Police, aud will endeayor to 90 n1s
duty. However, for his ben eft It is stated 'nas
ali the gambling houses are IN tull oaat IN ene
civ. ana Supt Hickey should instruct hle asalst'
anis to do their whole duty in the premises, es-
pecially bis South Side CAPTAIN. and have them
forthwith report the gambling bells noT 10 oper-
atlon 10 Chicago, in order that they may DO
broken up at once.
About o'clock last evening two unknown CT
liens brought mau into the Chicago AVenuo
Station, stating that they had found MIN "au"
derinr 10 drunken stupor on Wells street,
NORTH of Chicago ayenue On examination. h1s
head was found to be cut open to the depth o1
m inch, apparently by the wheel OF some 7cn1-
Gle. He had upon his person S2t IN oufsens!
and check, which seems TO prove that pc conto 1'
%r1f
ho+ ho+v n1T" Tha Gonntv Physician was sent for,
Icy 10y -.f-.ead r. conna and the man
,"as nas ,oclaG m in the station. DR.. Storck was
raiiad ~ attend hiro. and cave it IS his opinion
t;.t 1ha man conld not survive He also was OF
tnas ~. liz thst tho man had been run down by
snn opatGG nabcle e'1 natween Ii and Il O'Clock yes
en-enoon man carne to the station to in-
n3';ra for his father, who, he said, had been
,1,;sai,e since the previous evening. Tn being
taken to tho cell, he st onco recognized the in,
=. had i'm
1is 'I1m honoe No. IoS Oak street At last ae-
oo,,-t. ha WA orita low. with but little life left.
''uN@' 'Ao North srDE sTnEEr-oARs.
pao;nnine Monday night, the North Side
street .R,ilwav Company will run al1-night CATS
~ C1rlnnrn 2verne. Lincoln avepue, and Larra-
-. - a;roas The first car will leave the corner
W Msd;son and Clark streets at 1881, and the
~ tri,s wi1i ha made at intervals Of twenty-six
,,;pntes thereafter until the regular day cars re-
snn,e. Il noust not be understood that q car
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a0,ooo- Tho 1eaemb aace between Mr. Blank and
Tweed, though not remarkable, vHz stiu sutncaeatIy
close to deoeive many Of our Citizens
When the drummer had read this he put tho
paper down, and with long in-dIaWu breath
remarked, with good deal Of emphasis on the
word j" 0. we'll"
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,1o ann il a follows: CITY, S2.94 State, 90
cents @ &c couusv ~ Is cents town, SO cents park.
Is centa. Tbs West Side is the same, e1eept ts dos
the last named items its town tax peios 20 I ~
ra.k tax 267 cents, and park and nou1e'aiu '">
cents.
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THE GAME OF CHESS

CHICAGO Chen cIUB-Nos. 81 ind IS s,.,..-.
street; open from i. m. to 1op.m N.
Chess players meet daily At ths fremont B
change) and At the Sherman House {bessm,,t ~.
Communications with games, rrohlemx ~ =,
ahonld b addressed to the City Editor Il n-s* n*a
usE- Good problems CT g2mes vii b ruh.a.s
this column a
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70 CORRESPONDENTS

&C. N. e." and" W,"-Prohlem No, Il r4.
rect. II Blaek 1..Kt to or o., Whiss ~
B, and mates next move.
&C. s. P-eThe gentleman yoa mama i ,,.
Known in chess circles throughout Tho ccnt,, HI.
cisns always Welcome. I'D
found at any BOOKSTORE, %"@oV b
"G. ". H+n-Problem No. cannot b eolvna i, AZ
way you suggest The solution xas puhissh.d !. r. =
TRIBUNE Of Dec. s. - IN
&c. E. P.T-Agne1l's " Bout os Chess fs1s
ably best suited to your "ants- Addraa q /. har
son, Jr., Dubuque, Iowa. A~s''
ut. H. P."-prohleus intended for pohB,,..
should be diagrammed, md accoupanied In ~. g
luton The one sent has two White Kings. ~ d
Correct solutions received to Problem 10, atr.,
Henschel, e ]. Amory, J. Il. Camp5eli.
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{a) This correct morn Is 1t to 1: r. A
III This, in connection with the lsat mora q -
occurs II come variations Of tbs Aeat@ Fop, III
not In the Heaeritzky.
fe) This certainly stTengthens Hhtss1 esaea
(d) The deciding move. Whaterer Black ma5 a9a
Thito must win.
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fsCHEsS BRILLIANT" "
And White reat8n&-

Eud Whlt9 . .A..
fa> Ths last move Of White waa !srJ oo9esss.s s,..ss
permitting Dlack to form this adn1tEshs e'''aa'
which PLACES victory in hia hands. ...a =, III
ID, The sacridce Of the Queen va 3e"e
Threatened B to G Kt S ch, &c
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WHITE
White to play and mate IN thrss mofA

CHESS IN CHICAGO.
Pla;ed 1t tho Chicago Chess Club lssa ssat h.
Hosmez giving the ocdn ct the Kt.
fR.7unrs WhiGe,s o.eeens EuxaM1
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| J1TOuEQ
could reach him. The name Of the unknown
can only be ascertained on the identification OF
the body, for which search is being made to-day.
When q man On Leayitt street got home
Wednesday night he found the house In confu-
sion and bis wife absent. His mother Was there,
however, clad in solemn sables With an express
sion Of mingIee sympathy, grief and e1ultation
*what's upf" 80, my son, my son, my poor,
miserable, deceived sou-bur never liked her,
and always said 60, but you would-cone to
the bosom that bore you-yonr wife has run
ayayi!" "Run Away?" CALCULATED the unhappy
man Is in T. paroxysm OF grief he flung his hat
| up to tine ceiling aud burst into peal OF fren-
ziod laughter; "hs! ha! who with ?" q With
| Mr. wheeler replied the fond mother. Hoo
! ray! hooray!" shrieked the injured husband az
| he broke into a wild dance; "that's bully. ]
never liked Wheeler, and now I'm square with
him. Hooray!"
| During the past ton days there has been a
! marked change in the sreatment thAt the ex-
| chance-fend has received at IHE TRIBUNE Office,
| Formerly, when the exchange-fend cameinto ask
Tor the Bungtown Fiadicdtor or the Dog Rancho
| Weekly HoaoL he Was not received with muct
| courtesy. The editor, no matter when be called
| would assure him TINT sit came by the mex,
mai" or bsy TINT the only paper in Chicage
| which exchanged With it WAS the Inter Ocean.
change in this 4 small. secluded room, fur
nished with sumptuous comfort, with easy
chAirs and chewing tobacco, has been pro
vided for the friends especial delectation
! where obeequious Servants anticipate hi'
every need with we'll l-trained precisio,
and promptness. It has, however, been OBJ
served as somewhat curious fact. that Will.
lots Of exchauge-fends entered this boudolf
| none were ever sean to lsou9 theref1on, but b.
= somewhat singular coincidence. just as many
from TEE TRIBuNE Office to the express ofic'
| e&ch evening ~ e1change-fends had entered !
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27
House Republican Caucus.

WASHINGTON, January 22.-There
was a large attendance at the House
Republican caucus tonight. There
was general discussion of the South
ern question, but none OF the meas
ures reported at the previous caucus
were acted on. Finally, q resolution
was adopted, placing the power Of
passing all public acts with majority
of the House. a resolution for this
purpose will probably he introduced
in the House on Monday, and, when
adopted, will have the effect of evad-
ing the two-thrds rule as to public
acts, including the Civil Rights bill, a
more energetic enforcement of pro-
tective laws in the South, and author
izing the President to suspend habeas
corpus in certain cases, with other
measures which have been subjects of
consideration by the Caucus Commit
tee. The proceedings are represented
to have been harmonious, and the re-
suit entirely satisfactory.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27
Will Make a Fight.

The State Central Committee of the
Independent party, or at least por-
tion of the members thereof, met in
San Francisco the other day and with
but one dissenting vote-that of DIR.
GIBBONS Of Alameda-resolved to hold
State Convention and nominate can
didates to be voted for at the next
gen eral election. Governor BOOTH
was present and the committee meet
ing was presided over by the Govern
or's business partner, w. w. DODGE.
The resolutions to hold o convention
were written and introduced by JNo.
+. SWIFT, who would rather be the
conventions nominee for Governor
with the certainty OF defeat than to
have the party disband and leave
him without party, even though it is
a small one, and the chance for the
nomination. The effort of this deter
mination of the fragment of the party
that has survived the decentralization
brought about by the bad manage
ment of incompetent scheming, g,and in
some instances, dishonest leaders, may
be understood from the depreciation of
Republican, and the exultation of
Democratic organs. The day previous
TO that on which the committee met,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27

the Chronicle which, while professed-
ly independent has always been radi-
cally Republican, advised, begged and
implored Mr.. DODGE and his friends
not to call a convention, and thus
leave the Independents-free to return
to the Republican fold, where it hoped
they would make common cause
against the old Democratic enemy.
This is tile key note to the song sung
by other Republican journals. But des-
pite the Chronicles good Republican
advice the Committee aresoluted, ,nand
in place ofarguments, which partook
strongly Of the character of protesta-
tions, we have weeping AMI wailing
and gnashing Of teeth from Republi-
cans and almost hilarious civilizations
from Democrats. The judgment of
shrewd politicians of all parties is that
the adoption of SwIFT's resolutions
has rendered the election ofthe Demo-
cratic ticket doubly sure. But Of this
result our Democratic friends should
not be over confident. 1t is yet some
time till election, and in nothing is
the adage that there is many slip
twixt cup and lip, more likely to be
verified than in politics. The day has
arrived in California when no party
can elect its ticket on its party name.
The election of the Legislature that
sent BooTH to the United States SeL-
ate verified this fact. Under a Repub-
lican form of government no party
can become so powerful that it may
defy the people. The truth Of this
axiom will be attested by the leaders
of the National Republican Party.
The tidal wave of last Fall taught
them this lesson. To-day the odds are
in favor of the Democrats of California.
But they may lose their advantage by
a single unwise act-a bad nomination
for Governor will do the work for
them. In our State party lines are so
nearly obliterated that the people will
not vote for bad man on one ticket
when they can find good one on an
other.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27

TT is difficult to determine what will
be the result of Congressman LUT-
TRELLs resolutions to have the lands
appropriated TO the Southern Pacific
thrown into market at the Govern
ment rate of one dollar and twenty
FIVE cents per acre. If the railroad
company refuse to accept this condi-
tion, then he will endeavor to have
the Government declare the land in
the market and subject to entry at
Government rates. 1t is not probable
that the railroad company will agree
to sell the land at the price asked by
Mr.. LUTTRELL, but will prefer rather
to maintain their right to sell it at
rates fixed by themselves, and in this
case he will do all In his power TO de-
feat their proposition to change the
route Of the road SO that it will run
through Cajon Pass.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27
Republican Senatorial Caucus.

WASHINGTON, January 23d.--The
Republican Senatorial Caucus on
Southern affairs to-day, lasted several
hours, but there being conflicting
views, no conclusion was reached.
The caucus instead of giving express
sion to views on the Louisiana ques-
ton, agreed to await the action of the
Committee on Elections ON the Pinch
back credentials, and will therefore be
governed in the Senate by the Com
mittee's report. Some Senators say
there is no escape from the present diff
ficulties in the State but by remanding
it to Territorial condition.; that by
this means could be avoided cCmplica-
tions growing out of a recognition of
the Kellogg Government, and open
the way by which order may eventi-
ally be restored. Others think a
stronger hand ought to be stretched
toward several of the Southern States,
otherwise there might be anarchy.
Opinions different from these are ex-
pressed by more Conservative Sena-
tors, but all seem to comprehend the
difficulties of the situation. No dis
tinctive plan has been presented as q
relief. fffs
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27
ON the asd instant TrBuRc1o VAS

On the 23d instant TIBURCIo VAS
QUEz was sentenced to be hung by
the neck until he is dead as old
MORLEY, who was as dead as door
nail. Friday, the 10th day of March
next is the day fixed for his execution.
The prisoners council, Judge Coll
LINs, moved for new trial on the al
legged errors of the Court in ruling on
the competency of jurors. The objec-
tions were overruled and on the ex-
ceptions taken the case will go to the
Supreme Court. While the sentence
was being pronounced VAsoUEz did
not show the least concern. He has
evidently made up his mind that the
fates are against him. His chance for
new trial is about one in a thousand.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27

Los ANGELES county has suffered
but little from the flood. So far as we
have been able to learn, the loss of
stock has been comparatively light,
and no where has there been seri-
GUS inundations. The railroads have
suffered most, but this loss has not
been severe, and in few days Super
intendent HEWITT will have every
thing in working order. Compared
with towns and valleys in the mid
die portions of the, State, we of Los
Angeles have suffered no loss.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-27
OUR friends down in Santa Barbara

Our friends down in Santa Barbara
are not to be. outdone in the way Of
resolutions. They have resolved to
show the world that they can resolve
as well as the most resolved-can "res-
olute" with the most resolute. Their
last resolve is to build narrow-gauge
railroad from that part of the Pacific
coast on which is located the city of
Santa Barbara, to the mining region
known as Panamint. They have also
resolved that up the Santa Clara val
ley is natures route from the sea to
the mountains; and they have
amended this resolve with the resolve
that natures route from the noun
tains to the sea is down the Santa
Clara valley. They have resolved to
avail themselves of nature's route and
build narrow-gauge railroad.