Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-10-28


and who came In ON a visit to his
family. Col. Griffin has just COM
pleted the survey of q line from
'rehachepi to Point Of Rocks, OF
the Mojave, where he connected
with the line previously surveyed
by Mr.. Burt. He came down tc
Los Angeles via the Csjon Pass,
and encountered heavy and
binding snow storm On the way,
but, under the guidance of our ex.
perience6 townsman, Mr.. Fred
Staples, who drove the team, be
got through all right. Col. Grit
fms party have gone upto Mojave,
where he will rejoin them in a day
or two.
Some idea of the extent of the
business done in Los Angeles
county may be formed from the
fact, which we learn from Col.
Hewitt, that he is moving ninety
cars of freight daily over the South.
ern Pacific eastward. To do this
work between Los Angeles and
Yuma twenty-four large and pow
erful locomotives are employed.
On the ascent towards Cotton from
Los Angeles two locomotives are
employed to each train. From
Cotton TO and beyo Hd the San Cor.
gonio Summit an extra locomo-
tive Is required. These heavy
trains are largely loaded with mer-
chandise and Los Angeles produce,
although coal for the use of Ari-
IONA stations Is also con siderable
element. On the division Of which
Col. Hewitt is Superintendent
sixty locomotives altogether are
employed.
Yesterday afternoon as Mr.. Mi.
guel Leonss was driving along Ala.
media street his team took fright at
an approaching locomotive and
ran away. AS the team ran wildly
down the street tbs wheels of the
wagon struck against The curb of the
sidewalk, overturniDg It and
throwing Mr.. Leonis out. Mr.. Lee
onis fell on his head, the fail
knocking him senseiess and infiict-
ing an ugly CASH across ths fore.
head and number of other cuts
and bruises on his head and face.
He was picked up in an insensible
condition and taken to Naud's
warehouse, near which the acct
dent occurred. He was afterwards
removed to his residence on Sain-
sevain street, where he was attend
ed by DR.. Nadeau aud other physi-
CLANS, whose efforts to restore him
to consciousness were for several
hours unavRiling. At s O'Clock
last night DR.. Nadeau reported that
he was somewhat easier but not
out Of danger.
From the subjoin item, which
we clip from the Tucson Star, 1t
will be seen that our old townsman,
Mr.. Fl. g. Wiley, will shortly re-
move from Tucson to HermosilIo,
Sonora: Mr.. H. G. Wiley return
ed on Monday from an extended
tiAp Ill OOuoIaS WnoTe he visited
Altar, Magdalena, Herm oslllo,
Gusymas and other places. He
Gays Sonora Is good place for
business. Ii u man has money he
can make money there. The open
ing for establishing manufacturing
enterprises is good. The Mexican
style of merchandising is overdone.
A good American grocery would
pay at Hermosillo. Guaymas Is
quite sickly this season, many per-
sons being afflicted with what is
known as the tonic fever--so called
because those who suffer with it
are foolish. MIR. Sam Branuan
was at Guaymas when Mr.. Wiley
left, and did not seem to be doing
anything. Sonora has great
many extensive mines, but the ore
is not of high grade. In few
years it will become q great min.
ing country. Mr. Wiley expects
to return in about thirty days,
with the Intention of making Her.
mssillo his base of operations for u
time.