Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-05-01
THE NEW RAILROAD.
The Route into this County
Underlined.

Underlined.
The Alta of Thursday last has the
following regarding the other end OF the
new railroad down the coast;
Colonel c. +. Crocker said yesterday
when interviewed concerning the new
extension: The railroad has a fierce OF
workmen at Soleded, and the men broke
ground to-day. We expect to send
more men there right along. ! cannot
tell you the exact steps to be taken, and
what time the road will be completed to
different points along the proposed route,
or Just what places the road will touch
at, but it will be completed to San
Miguel, sixty-fye miles south OF Soledad,
in time to carry out this seasons crops.
The surveyed route runs along the
Salinas river, and the road has already
been surveyed to San Miguel. There
will be branch road built to Lerdo, but
it will not be completed at present. The
line has not been located beyond San
Miguel, but it will be soon. The loca-
tion Of the line will depend on the cost
Of construction, and cannot say any
thing definite concerning it. Not
enough of the line has been surveyed SO
thatwe cannot tell what is best to do. BY
the time the road is built to San Miguel
we will be able to state accurately where
the road will run. Paso Robes is about
seventy-five miles from Soledad. but
do not know how long it takes to go
there by stage from Soledad, probably
not over day. can form no estimate
Of the cost Of the proposed extension
from Soledad, as the route is not settled
and is subject to change. Neither can
l tell when it will be completed to any
given point, but it will certainly be COM
pleted to San Miguel within six months.
The country between Soledad and paso
Robles is not well settled, aud there are
not many postoffices. / do not know
when the construction force Will reach
Paso Robes.
"a. c. Bassett, superintendent OF the
northern division of the Southern Paci-
ic railroad, said that there were about
900 men engaged at work al Soiedad
now, and that more would be sent there
right along. Large quantities OF mater
ial were being forwarded, and there was
an engineers force at work. That is
about all the information he could give
now"
1t will be noted that there is in the
above not one word concerning the Los
Angeles end of the road. The reasons
for this are probably that the Alta re-
porter took no interest in that part OF
the subject, and that if he had the rail-
road officials would not have given him
much light upon it. Every move at this
end shows that there are some wires to
work whose effects are not for the pub
lie ear. 1t is well known here that there
are three forces Of engineers in the field
in Los Angeles county. MIR. Joseph
Hood, brother of Mr.. William
Hood, Chief Engineer Of the 5. Z. Co.,
is working along the boundary line be-
tween the Camulus ranch aud the New
hall. Another is working along from
San Fernando towards the western end
OF that valley, and the Santa Susana
mountains. A third is working from
Sepulvada, station on the 5. P. line
niue miles north of the depot in this city
and about as far south Of San Fernando.
When some days ago the gang OF men
now working south from Soledad, in
Monterey county, was removed from
Newhall where they had begun work,
the stores and some of the men were
left behind. Yesterday these stores and
all the rest of the men were. ordered
away from Newhali and transferred to
SoIedad. Still the surveying party is in
the field working towards Newhall and
setting the stakes. Mr.. Nj. p. Nichol-
son, superintendent Of the Newhall
ranch, told HERALD reporter last
Thursday that he was confident the road
would come to that point. He stated
that the Newhall brothers had sent
word to put no obstacle in the way of
the railway company, to give them the
right of way through the ranch any
where the engineers might wish to run
the lines.
These are the facts so far as they can
at present be learned, and beyond these
no one outside the railroad headquarters
knows anything. Two or three prom.
inent promoters who work in the inter-
ests Of the railroad will arrive hore in q
day or two, no doubt to feel the pulse of
property holders along the several
routes, and lay all the facts before the
officers for their decision.
There is Of course good deal Of pull
ing Tor tne rOau. Inc fANsWaHi1, -k<EA4
Wales and others wish Il to 60 to New
hall That route is the least expensive
to build and operate and it passes
through an exceptionally rich country.
There is in the San Fernando valley a
large population who would he benefited
by the road going up that valley.
They are wide-awake people, who
would leave no stone unturned to secure
the route most to their advantage.
They are backed by the powerful infiu-
ence of Mr.. T. r. Bard, of Ventura.
The trouble is that the construction Of
q road there would be expensive, as
would also its operation, because of the
heavy grades.
As to Sepulveds, the only apparent
advantage Of that point is that by tie
crossing of the Los Angeles River below
the confluence OF the Tejunga, bridge
over that turbulent winter stream is
avoided. Many think that il the road
comes in so far south as that it will come
10 at the Cahuenga, follow down that
valley near the north line OF the La Brea
ranch. getting into the city somewhere
near Ninth street. These guesses are
given for what they are worth.