Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-06

Of the section of the Southern Pa
chic Railway between Texas Hill
and Etanwix to acquire his first ex
periences OF Arizona. 1t is just three
hundred and thirty-fcur miles be-
tween Los Angeles and Stanwix
and the party which left Los An
geles on Sunday last, on the regu-
lar train, was the first that ever
made the trip by rail further than
Texas Hill. Whatever enemies
the Southern Pacific Railway man
ayers may have they find it impos-
sible to Withhold from the Messrs.
Stanford, Crooker, Huntington and
the rest q tribute for unexampled
energy In laying track and organ
izlng construction. 1t was but
the other year that the Southern
Pacific was only as far as the north
ern border of Tulare county and
now IL is well on its way to MARI
copa Wells where, till the tegin-
ming of the winter brings cold
weather for the workers, 1t will
halt.
Leaving Los Angeles at 2:25 p.
NJ, the Mission San Gabriel, the
Monte and the Puente ranch were
soon left behind. Promising fields
Of barley and sbundant pastures
aligned the track. The beautiful
little San Jose valley, in the center
Of which 1iestles Spadra, was quick
ly REACHED and passed. Three miles
bridged the span between Spadra
aid Pomona. At Pomona the
Chino plain wideps out into all i'm.
mense amphitheater walled in by
an impressive background of lofty
mountains, with old "Grayback"
aud the San Jacinto peaks In the
foreground. The town has made
rapid progress since we last saw it.
Extensive plantations of young
orange and lemon trees, which are
supplied with ample irrigating IA
cilitios from the springs which
abound literally in that section,
meet the eye q. every turn.
lt @ss not pleasant to be
aaii =at to note in the younger
trees tbe signs of the severity
d, h6 frosts which played havoc
10 all ,ortions Of Los Angeles
aUnty some mouths ago. The
work of replacing such Of the trees
as were slighted. however, has been
energetically taken in hand.
The train reached Cotton In
the "gloaming." This preten-
tious young city of the plain,
the head Of the naviga-
ton of the Santa Ana river,
presents remarkable contrast to
what it was when, couple of years
ago, the excursionists to White
water looked upon It's calm and un-
ruffled brow. Then four white cam
vass tents reared their pert fronts,
with saloon and store in a sort of
hybrid companionship. Cotton has
grown-grown hugely, without
having yet by any means attained
the Dimensions OF London. But
its eye is fastened longingly on the
Cajon Pass, which kindly furnishes
1t with an occasional zephyr to dust
its embryo streets, and its enterpri-
sing people firmly believe that,
ii there is to be commercial rival !
OF San Francisco on this Coast,
Cotton, with the 'cut.oH," fact
accomplished, is booked for the
place. 1t looks bright and pro-
mises well for the future. The
buildings are tasteful and show
considerable outlay as we'll. The
International Hotel, where passen-
gers take their meals, is hand
some structure and it has the repu-
tatlon of setting out the best meals
Of any similar resort between the
Colorado and San Francisco. Ex-
celsIor Is the motto with Cotton
and If as much progress shall
characterize the next two years as
has signalized the past two, it will
be quite town by that time.
Shortly after leaving Cotton San
Bernardino is passed on the left and
the San Timoteo cafion is entered.
The San Tinoteo leads up to the
San Gorgonio summit, which has
an altitude of $500 feet. Long before
the summit is reached it is almost
q misnomer to call it pass. It is
really u verdant and fruitful plain,
danked on either side by mountains
of the first. class. On the one side
10 old "Grsy-back," whose height
is variously stated at 10,S00 and
13 900 feet; on the other is the San
Jacinto or San Gorgonio range. DIR.
Edgar has valuable farm and resi-.
d lance nearly opposite the summit.
A break in the chain of mountains
leads off through the "Potreron
to the San Jaclnto valley,
Ban Diego county-a region which
is said to be very fertile and to pre-
sent unusual attractions to settlers.
One would be inclined to accept
ths latter view of the matter con-
Bidering its nearness to the rail-
way.
Though 1t was moonlight deep
log hugged both mountains, hang.