The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-07-03
REM INC TON
The COMING CITY.

L lacked a commercial city. lbs Angeles has, per.
s%TPplly @t tR!s S @s1d,S b aH' FG sn Xn ssiss h R,sf nsr a1'fSI aenm quito to
s atstix 70 Ssis a,m the great re SC d S;n4,S,H r 2f " G !@i,SI 60 de.
Go Goy S,, T!G4n h ST S%I IETSh over half : miIiSn dollar
~ Pr freight tfaI and nT pss S1sse%: are ]asi 'iseGar sSdf iafo IlE 5Sssn,
,hG9Se s9rrisd n 1SSe sn.I rii si.r u, a EST IT shallow,
t%Esniy-slx miles by rail- from Los Angeles
Of Los XSnseiSs, Tr%ri Which = Eli Il i IS but f n"% @taSf lniirs % d.
tant, lies the beautiful hay OF Santa Monica; The har
cent rnic. SiiilS tie sisansr was uanIia 10 %%% dIEeSarts &c
n i%'S 70 = s iiEH birs at t a sr lH6tsr T SSi,s sgs r" az sSnt He M s9TsU
1 TnI ! Wharf, a%T i + ,s sST II'5%saS,T i Of th Re T S%nrI5 At .I ssn I, point.
z point where there Is thirty feet of water at low tide.
p pT%n5 sGe rs TGsrt to 10 II I ts5t A?T 'hs ,,s tho arr TS SSo%n9ISSSdc, Of Of r.; p,
ami ANIL sn%I,Ei, Iron n, has hs S purchased md shipped q
grading through Gallon Pass is also nearly done, and
lneaIs have been secured to construct the road 10 In
that Santa MonIca Is 70 IS Inc future city Of South
Grn california VIII be readily conceded after All exam
There Is not 10 be found on the racInc Coast, and
beach, nt for ba!hlng % driving at ali stages Of the Tide
S t% sPSTBs Sscn s Gnlt he % a4aii q ia %ar TH q ts s1TS 1 bS1Scs Sn, u,
70 the very edge of the sea, and FROM a height 81 i"rt,,
feet looks down on the water. lint IL is az n CONNER
When HE railroad 10 indsIcni":nss shall iInyc reasiie'
G GSsinE tA viii BE- r' Sl,ii Tn any MIL ml,. ls "a nT the s'll by aHT Taa5
0f The Texas Pacific itailfuad, while that roal will b
structIon Of atty miles Of rgad would. therefore. sen,
the Texan paciiic Ia Santa Monica for a fcrninIs-t
Santa Monica, where ~ 1T ami elegant steamers, run
nlnR III twenty four hours t1San Francisco. over storm
ICHS sens, wlllCOnYry passengers more pleasantly anil A
cXIetiitnnsly As by rail. Again, The road to Indcpen
ucncc viii, Mt some day, not very rclnutr, hc C%Onncctsi
With the Utah, southern nui Central Roads, and y
connect with the Union Pacific nj ogden, thus maxim
Santa Monica the terminus OF two overland roads AM
giving tn her merchants n monopoly Of the rtch trad
OF Panlmlni. CCrTO GOriO. COaI and the mining III
triCtS Of lnyu. Kern AMI san licruarIinD cunn,IPr
That there Will be n city Of S,UD people nt Santa AfGnI
ca Within three yUara, and OF lu,Un Within ten years L
when the wonderful mineral and agricultural capahl
tiles Df the surrounding country arc considered. mt n
Ovcr-csiimatc. This city Of the future Will present al
fractions rs \ place OF residence not clscwhrrc 10 D
offered. \ gentle southern slope to the beach gives
natural drainage and avoids the heavy Charge for grad
ing streets. Water In abundance can he brnugI
through pipes from cOplOus springs only two mile
away; AMI, should these prove Insufficient, the neigh
boring san NlnCentc mountains tan be 'tappcd" Of In
streams which run through their canyons. In IN
meantime nn abundance Of sweet. coal water can b
obtained by means OF ordinary wells at n depth Of tlITt
feet. The soil Of all the valley l. productive. and IN
homes 0f Santa Monica will speedily be c%InbUwcrrdI
shIubbcry and trees.
The siiC OF the proposed city IL on the ranch Of SAINT
Monica. containing nightmares. This rInrII Inns Of lni
years been used as n sheep pasture. but ihr soil Is YT
rich AMI any Kind nf crops can he grown without Irri
Cation, a. it, proximity 10 the Sca supplies all nCccI
saIy moisture.
ID Il The intention of tho proPrlctors to divide IN
land nhnnt the city lni0 twenty Rnd Urty acre tracI
ana dispose Of them 10 RCiual settlers for orange OF
ciIrdE.