Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1888-01-06
COLD COMFORT.
The Union Ice COmpany's
CONCEALED Facts.
WHERE THE ICE GROWS.
What a Newspaper Published in
the Midst OF the Snow and
Ice Says.
WHERE THE ICE GROWS.

the late storm, would have been en-
tirely unprecedented as regards the
quality and quantity. As it is, the
mammoth hoGses are generally well
filled and III the aggregate the quantity
OF ice already housed far exceeds the
total storage OF past years. New
houses were built at Prosser Greek,
Boca and Rocky Run Ibis year, and
new or enlarged ponds were con-
structed at Boca, Cuba and Rocky
Run. The demand for ice is increas-
ing yearly at an enormous rate, and
the ice companies realize that there is
every inducement TO store the great
est possible quantity this season.
The purchase OF the Boca Mill and Ice
Company by Hopkins & Co. is thought
TO be for ice purposes, as a railroad
UP the Little Truckee river will throw
into the market the product Of hun
bred new ice ponds whenever it is de-
sired TO improve accessible locations.
A railroad up the Little Truckee river
will pass by score or more OF very
desirable ice locations of almost in
calcuIable acreage. The Peoples Ice
Company expect next season to con-
struct mammoth pond at Martis
creek, and run a branch railroad
thereto. This will necessitate rail-
road bridge across the Truckee river.
These things are mentioned to show
the wonderful interest that is being
manifested in ice matters, and the
startling dimensions which the in.
dusty will assume in the near future.
A few facts will serve to demonstrate
the present magnitude Of the business.
SUMMIT ICE COMPANY.
The storage capacity OF the ice
houses al Prosser Greek, owned by
the Summit Ice Company is 1900
tons. James Mcdonald, the Seperin-
tendent, had 5000 tons of ice stored
a week ago and had two hundred and
fifty men at work. AS fast as the snow
fell. during the last storm, it was
scraped and shoyeled and swept off,
and the work of cutting continued.
This mode OF procedure prevented
the snow from doing any material
damage and their houses will be filed
to their utmost capacity. The ice is
from fifteen to eighteen inches in
thickness and is absolutely perfect in
quality. The amount paid out in
wages alone by Mr.. Mcdonald during
the ice harvest, has been SIS 900. In
addition to the above 700 cars will be
loaded at the ice house for shipment
to Arizona and New Mexico.
BOCA ICE COMPANY.
The capacity OF the Boca ice house
is $4,000 tons, exclusive OF houses at
brewery and store. The total guam
tity stored by this company this win.
ter amounts to 10000 tons. One
week ago this company had 1000
tons stored, and by making the most
gigantic exertions the work OF har-
vesting has been completed. Boca is
safe for the finest crop in the history
OF the company. They commenced
cutting on thirteen-inch ice and fin
ished on twenty inch. They paid
their workmen three dollars for day
work, and six dollars for night work,
and steady employment was given
during the harvest to from 125 to $50
workmen. The Boca Brewery put UP
couple OF thousand tons of ice this
year, from its own pond in addition
to the quantity supplied by the Boca
Ice Company.
PEOPLES ICE COMPANY.
The Peoples Ice Company have
storage capacity for 5000 tons Of ice,
and this quantity was housed prior to
the storm. They propose to store 5000
tons more between their houses, and
with this view they have kept their
ponds tolerably free from snow. Fifty
two men have been at work during
the storm, and twenty more were sent
down last week to complete the work
of shoveling off the snow and har-
vesting the crop. Their ice is from
fifteen to eighteen inches in thickness
and of superb quality. They hope to
finish in three or four days.
THE MOUNTAIN ICE COMPANY
Have stored first crop OF ice, twelve
inches in thickness, amounting to
about 5000 tons. The second crop
OF ice was a foot thick when the
storm began, and men were being
employed i'll Boca yesterday to clear
off the snow and commence cutting.
The storage capacity OF the ice house
is 12,000 tons, and there is no danger
of their failing to secure full quota
Of ice before the season is over.
TRUCKER ICE COMPANY.
The Truckee Ice Company finished
cutting their first crop week ago. 1t |
was from twelve to fifteen inches in |
thickness, and was a No. 1 ice. Their
house holds 5000 tons, and the second
crop, which is already about ten inches |
thick, will completely fill it. The
snow is about two feet deep on the
pond, but the ice is all right, and Su-
perintendent G. F. Painter will put
men at work cleaning it off as soon as |
the weather settles. This company
gives employment to about forty men.
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