Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-23


Work Is In active pr gross at last on
the Coast branch Of The 8. P. Railway
between Newhall aud Ventura. There
are several hundred men grading from
the former point down the Newhall
Bros ranch towards the headwaters OF
the Santa Clara. This force will be in.
crossed at once to 1000 men. By the
end of the year the ocean will be reached
at the progressive seaport of Ventura.
Tho G. s. Railway branch from CT
ton via Arlington to Anahem is also
going forward. There are some 300
men at work in tho canon, grading the
roadbed. No iron has yet been laid
and II IL impossible to unearih the future
CLANS for tbis road. 1t will head for
this city from Anaheim, but whether or
no. a branch will go down from
there to tide water at San Pedro, or at
Santa Monicn, Is like Lord Dundreary' 8
conundrum. II is just as likely not to
do so as 10 do SO. Before mIny moons
wane work will be begun on the road
from this city to Santa Monica. In n
new country like this, an hours time is
not much in crossing the continent. Be-
tween Chicago and New York a road
that can save an hour in time gets all
the travel and traffic. Not 50 here. So
it Is lust a. like Ms not that the G. s. Co.
may decide to run from San Bernardno
via Arlington, Anaheim and Los An
peles to tide water at Santa Monica.
This is thing no "fellah can find out,
you know"
The l.. A. and s. c. V. Railroad are
now operating their road to Santa Anita,
station by Il. j Baldwin's home place.
The track is laid to Monrovia, and the
road will be operated to that point in a
few days. The bed is graded 10 the San
Gabriel river crossing, beyond the Du-
arte. There are two carloads of iron
day now arriving for this road. There
has been delay for ties, owing to the
recent strike among the sailors at San
francisco. The same cause has kept
back the bridge timbers for the crossing
Of the San Gabriel. This material has
been aboard ship in San Francisco
bay for several days past, but no
crew could be procured to run
tho vessel. The strike is now at an
end, and the stuff will come on at once.
The river will be crossed before the win.
ter rains come down to make such i'm
possible. From there the road will be
pushed right along through the Azusa.
The projectors of the new line to
start from the lalf.Way House, between
here aud San Gabriel, run by the Ray.
mond Hotel, Oak Knoll. San Marine.
Roses, Chapman's, Baldwin,, cross the
=. q. V. track at Monrovil, thence hug
the foothills via Mud Springs to San
Bernardiuo, speak in very positive terms
of its going on at some day in the very
near future.
Then in the early autumn days the
road coming down from Carson, Ne
vada, TO the foot of Ovens Lake, will
be pushed ON to q junction with the A.
& 7. line at Barstew. The road is the
property of d. O. Mills and his associ.
atts. These gentlemen have large in.
terests in that track of country. Owens
Lake IL rich in its mineral deposits
held in solution in its waters.
The syndicate is now evaporat-
lug these waters for their valuable
salts. A connection with Los Angeles
is much desired and will be had by the
middle of winter. Vast quantities of
ties are ON the ground, and as soon as
gralers can work on the desert the en-
ierprise will be pushed. All this ia
good news for Augelenos. These enter.
prises will open up a great deal of new
country and new markets. They will
also scatter great deal of coin through.
out the country, and enrich all the peo'
nla