New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-16


~ these choice lots, lying high and dry ana smell
tered from the direct sweep of the ocean breezes ne
will do well not to invest just at present, until the
fever has spent its force.
After n half-dozen blocks the brow of the hlil Is
reached and FROM this on to the Park the ROAD peu
is almost a dead-level On this natural ridge mag
nifcent birdseye view is obtained OF all the west
ern half of the young city, of the Lone Mountain
and the cities of the dead which are clustered under
It's shadow and of the ocean beyond and FAINT pue
line ON the horizon difficult to detect from the maze
which bends down to meet it,
AT THE GOLDEN GATE PARK.
Hero however one gets the first taste OF the sea
breeze which during the whole round OF the seasons
seldom fails to pay daily visits to THESE eNpoSeu
nlaces. TO the San Franciscan 1t means eXniiaia-
ton and mental freshening up such as shower
hath pruuces to the tourist its edge is triile Keen
and the iodine and ozone which are alleged to be
horne along bv It for the benefit of weak human
nature are skilfully concealed under its penetrating
chill An overcoat is a good thing to put on
when one is introduced to this visitor from the
Pacific In the face of this breeze sharp run OF a
very few minutes brings to the Park-the terIni-
ms of the cable road Even to the end the lahd
on either side of the road is fenced OH, ana pE'-
sar,led with signs of For Sale" In time IL VIII DC
thickly settled and handsome section OF the city,
rs il is not 50 far from the business centre as fly
nntb-st is from the New-York City Hall But IL
takes vivid Imagination 10 people Inis VIII SI,tI
stretching waste of sand and lupln shiuOS WIN
houses and garden plots. The Iark MAKES an agreo-
able break in the monOtOny Of dull gray on every
hand. 1t is park OF great poSsiDVs dnu aStS nf
siderable measure of performance III DOaS,s on
handsome drives a fine conservatory, q lusty
growth of ornamental trees, a mall ana noWtI-
Garden which would he the envy OF an Eastern nor
ticuturst if he could see 1t under the eIlgl, warm
sun of this mild December day, ana nnally HlhnS
of shifting sand which thus iar paw tsm
the rather timOrous efforts made 10 Drlhg tucln
under subsection. But it is the work OF searcey zen
wears and considering the obstacles pTesehteu may
be called great success III? rinnss S of local
officials who have regarded the money spent on ~
AS so much good coin diverted from the pocket Oh
the pOt-bOuse politician.
on THE OCEAN BEACH.
Til. terminus-a sort of halfway house to the
ocean beach-Inarks the picketne of the cable road
system. Here is n huge depot for the storage OF
cars and dummies, and another, of elegant hnlSh,
for passengers Near this spot, also, hr. CROKER
proposes TO build little village OF cottages wlch
he will sell on easy terms to those who have the plo-
neer instinct and wish to found homes near the
Park. From this point begins the Ocean Beach
Railroad 1t cuts across a corner OF the Park-a
tupuel having been built in order not TO interfere
with the natural features of the land-and theh
sweeps onward as the crow flies, to the western
ocean shore. Nothing could be more t0rlorn ana
desolate than the appearance OF these stretches OF
rolling sand hills through which the little steam en-
zinc with its train makes its way. They have no
redeeming features, being the very abonination OF
desolation. But ample compensation is afforded
when the tan pulls up at the large and commod-
ous depot and one looks out on the long rollers
coming in with measured sweep; on the line OF glis-
tennq sand and sea foam on the right hand ana on
the other the high bold bluff sunnounted by the
Gin House and the rocks near ITS feet, over which
bv the aid of glass may detect seals sWallnihg
in lazy comfort. 1t is beautiful prospect-eVer
changing as the sea itself-and worth coming long
distance to enjoy. On bright clear days one may
SEE, without glasses, INC group Vi amo oinr ~
sea and shore strongly resemble prints OF JAPANESE
landscapes-sO vivid is the blue so daZZlingly Whe
thp sandy shore. A long reach OF tins ocean slofe
is owned by the new railroad company ana thelI
plan is to convert it into great pleasure PARK lor
the people. With proper wlnd-bre9ks anu PllnLa-
tions of trees seIi-TOpcal paradise may DE- ere
ated here in the teeth of the wind ana the shIthe
sand Adolph SutrO, of COmstock Tunnel lame mas
shown what may be done N WI Iva way nS S ,
The sandy wastes and planting thousands OF inc
hardy eucalyptus or Australian gum tree " men All
these plans are carried ont the result VIII he a Sc't-
side resort second to on this side oil tie Allan
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SOME ENGINEERING STATISTICS.
Without diagrams and the use of many technical
terms it is impossible to give any fair idea Of the en-
gineeripp work done on this Market Street cable
road and its three branches The builders of 1t had
the benefit of their experience on the California
Street cable road. which they also constructed.
They have improved the grip so that car may be
STONED within very few feet This is the work
of Henry Root the engineer, who Is also the IN
ventor of most of the improvements which make
this road superior to its rivals. The road-bed IS
lut on regular pillars based in the lower part Of
fine city ON niles so that the street in any place
might he washed away and yet the road would re-
main like an ancient aqucduet The cars are
mounted on patent trucks. modelled after those 0l
railroad cars so that the old stiffness of the cable
car il removed and the car yields readily to any
curye in the road This is of the great adYaIl-
faces of the new line as it insnres an equable mo-
ton and. together with the improved grip removes
the Sudden lunge which marks the start on any oil
the other cable lines. The cable is small consider
inc the length of the road, beng only one inch and
a 0uarter in diameter with weight OF TWO ana ono
half pounds to the running root IL Is mae ol cru
chile wire steel with six strands of nineteen wires
| each bound around heart of manila rope. Inc
total length of all the cables driven by one engine Is
over go 900 feet and the abSurdy ot the clam That
! the great weight of the Brooklyn Bridge cable put
! shown bv the fact that the Market Street Road
| cable il three times heavy as the Bridge cable,
while forty-siX ears run the road az one time IN
! stead of only four cars rs on the bridge In 1acI'
/ fine Bridge engineers could come out here with adj
vantage and take lessons from the constructors OF
this line in the art OF economical ana ehciehl caoic
| road building.
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