Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-23

Through the courtesy of Captain ?.
M. Darcey, one of the contractors for
ten miles of grading on the new broad
gauge Los Angeles and San Gabriel Val.
ley Railway, representative Of the
HERALD was enabled yesterday to in
spect the route of the railway as laid
out, the grades, Surveyors stakes and
general plan Of the road, involving
ride Of thirteen miles and a walk over
hills. valleys and grades. Of four miles.
The whole trip was very interesting.
The location Of the depot in this city is
not yet known, but the route Of the new
railway will be up the west bank of the
river to the crossing Of Buena Vista
street, where bridge with iron cais-,
sons will carry the road across to the
northern edge Of East Los An
eeles, thence by substantial trestle, 200
feet in length, with the approaches
guarded BY the boulders OF the Arroyo
Secc, across to the low mesa on the op-
posite side, south Of the French school,
up to the high mesa, near the old adobe
building occupied by j. Ramirez, stands.
Here the railway turns to the north,
making detour across o wide cation,
half Of which will be filled in and the re-
mainder bridged. Then the road con-
tains several miles Of nearly straight
track ON the mesa, with but light cuts
and ills, the heaviest cut being ninety
feet and the heaviest fill thirty-nine feet,
at the stream which passes in the winter
across the wagon road to Pasadena, four
miles from the city. This will be filled
up with gravel from the hill on the east
side, with culvert in the middle Of the
barranca.
From here the line turns to the left,
around spur, then turning to the right,
descends ON q grade Of seventy feet
to the mile, to reach point where the
Arroyo Seco can be most easily and safe
ly crossed. This is Just at the northern
end Of the fiat beyound the deep bar
ranca. A trsstle will be constructed on
each side Of the stream, with substan-
tial bridge in the middle, on iron piers.
From here, the railway line follows the
northern side Of the bluffs, with an
easy grade, to gentle curve leading to-
ward Raymond Hill, where the cut is
twenty-on feet deep, so that the county
road crosses above it on bridge. Thence
the road will pass north to the postoffice,
but at present, the grade is only coDl-
pleted a quarter of mile north of Ray
mond Hill. e&
Captain Darcey has the contract for
- r. - -, hall rxcsIa
is completed, although he only com.
menced work week ago last Thursday.
Another mile has been commenced.
and the entire work will be COM
pleted to the east side of the
Los Angeles river by October first. Mr..
Hugh Sweeny. Michael Cassidy, A. De
V. Vincent and John Hines are Captain
Darcey's foremen, bossing eighty men,
which were yesterday increased to l20,
an twenty-five teams. DR.. Franklin
supervises the camp, and Jose Lopez is
cook.
Beyond Captain Darcey's camp. which
is the end of bis contract, Messrs. Nc
Nally and Mcdonald have the contract
for three miles of the grade, one mile
OF which is nearly finished. They have
have fifty men at work and eighteen
teams, which will be increased to twen-
ty to-day, making total force of ITO
men and forty-two teams, with four and
six horses each. The grade, by personal
inspection. is very easy all the distance
to Pasadena, barring the bridges over
the Los Angeles river, barrancas and
the Arroyo Seco. The present supposi-
tion, on the best authority obtainable,
is, that there will be at least six depots |
between here and Pasadena. with cheap
fare and Communication tickets.
Mr.. A. Glasseil will have depot erect |
ed about in the middle Of his beautiful |
subdivided tract ON the mesa, between |
the old Ramirez house and the next cross |
ing Of the Arroyo Seco, to the northeast.
Near this depot location. to the north |
west, about quarter Of . mile distant,
exists low valley, which leads by easy
grades, to the Verdugo Canon and La
Canads, where branch OF the new rail-
way will undoubtedly be built, passing
near the Verdugo Postofiice and the fins
orchards Of Mayor Thorn and Justice |
Ross. Great personal interest is being |
taken in this branch by many of our
wealthy and publio-spirited citizens.
who are able and willing to have this |
necessary railway constructed.