Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-30

and wages to the myriad employees
Of the road. Unlike the wounded
snake of familiar quotation, this
car draws it's rapid length along,
aud to the employees of the COM
pany it IL. the modern edition OF
the stream of Paetolus.
Col. A. II. Miller, during his So
jeurn In Arizona, besides APPROX
ing himself, in the capacity of con-
ducter, a very efficient official of
the Southern Pacific Railway,
found time to make a number OF
prospecting trips both in Mexico
and Arizona. He has located a
number of lodges which promise
remarkably we'll. Specimens of
ore exhibited to us by him range
in value from $500 to $18,0 ton,
in silver. The latter mine is To-
Gated in Arizona, and streak a
few inches wide in the ledge is
pure horn silver. One of his
mines-a gold ledgs-is located in
Sonora, and was denounced by him
at Altar. The specimen shown us
Is unusually rich in free gold. The
Colonel, with his customary gall
la ntry, has named his most prom
Using mine "E nora" after his ac-
compl!shed and beautiful wife
We trust soon to be able to hail
him as one of our mining miliien-
aires.
The last NeWs-Letter is disposed
to be very facetious with regard to
the prosperity which undoubtedly
exists just now all over Southern
California. Hear it: Things are
very lively down the coast just
now. From Santa Barbara we
learn that they have just received
two bags of oysters per stea amer,
which are simply delicious. "Four
bivalves were kindly sent to this
Office by the enterprising caterer,
Mi. Blithers, and we never ate o
more delicious luuoh," says the
editor. AT Los Angeles they have
=" cie~Sh w oi6 oibE AsIOO pouhusy
which Is regarded as an unmistak-
able sign of prosperity for the COM
ing year. A large Goldfish was re-
Gently caught off San Diego, and
the inhabitants are considerably
elated over the event. At San
Baenaventura an excellent poker
game is a large and increasing
source of revenue to the incorpors-
tors, while at San Luis Obispo a
company has been formed to cap
lure squirrels and tan their skins
tor the New York market. With
such evidences OF increasing pros
perity, who shall say that the
South Ia not prospecting in every
thing except its newspapers?
Mr.. Charles Nordhoff, journal
ist of exceptional standing and
celebrity in this country and who
is pleasantly known as the author
of n most interesting work on CAL
ifornia, arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday from San Francisco and
ia registered at the Cosmopo ltan
Hotel. Later IN the day he was
joined by Mr.. George E. Mat
thews, of Buffalo, Mr.. w. J.
Forbes, of Brooklyn, and Mr.. Wal
ter Nordhoff, of New York City.
We trust that Mr.. N ordhoff' will
have enjoyable experiences DIT ling
his stay amongst us; and, however
IL may be as to other portions of
California, we are certain thai his
book did in no whit exsgge rate
the attractions of Los Aps lies
county. II he will go out to the
Sierra Nadre Villa, inspect the
crack places of the San Gabriel
valley and look at Pasadena
place founded since his last visit
he will be confirmed in his uiore
roseate anticipations of Develop
ment in California, although he
may have to adjust the focHs of his
glass to Los angeles especially.
We heartily trust that the expert
ences of this distinguished journal.
let and Lterate4r, during mis- stay
amongst us, will tie made both
pleasant aud instructive.
The com mittee of the Normal
School Trustees held another meet
ing yesterday. During the day
they visited the brick-yards of Mr..
Thomas Goss and expressed Them
selves as entirely satisfied with the
character of the bricks manufac-
tured by that gen .leman. A ma
jority of the cemmlttee--Messrs.
Denmaa and ChiIds-however, fav-
or wood as the material to be used
in the construction of the building
for the following reasons: First, a
frame building is healthier than a
brick; second, it can be built for
the amount appropriated, and
third, it can be finished and ready
for occupancy at the commencement
OF the next school year-August l,
1882. For these reasons these gen.
tiemen will recommend to the
Board OF Trustees, which will meet
ut San jose next Monday or Tues
day, that the Los Angeles Branch
Normal School be built of wood,
according to the plans furnished
by Messrs. Curlett g. Eison, archi-
teets, of San Francisco. Mr.. Evans,
Of the committee, and Mr.. Kent,
Building Superintent, returned to
San Jose overland last evening.
Mr.. Denmsn, the other visiting
Trustee, goes over to Riverside to-
day, returning Saturday, when he,
too, will go up North. 1t is ex-
pected that work on the founda-
tons for the school buiiding will
be under way within the next
three weeks.
While Colonel Miller was run
ming as Conductor between Benson
and Deming, an incident occurred
which Is too good to ignore. In
collecting his fares he came to two