Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-13
A RIDE BY THE SEA
Opening of the Coast Line
to San Diego.
A DAY AT THE CORONADO HOTEL
HOspitable Treatment of the Santa
Fe's Guests-ObservatiOns
En- Route.

HOSpltable Treatment Of the Santa
Fe's Guests observations
En- Route.
; 1t was merry party that assembled al
the First Street depot on Saturday morn
ing in response to General Manager Dan
McCoolPs invitations to the representa-
tive interests of the city to participate in
an excursion celebrating the opening Of
the surf line between Los Angeles and
San Diego. In addition to three first
class carriages and a baggage car, the
train was composed of Mr.. McCool's
handsome private coach purchased by
him during his recent visit to Oregon,
and was drawn by one Of the best loco
motives on the road, which was polish
ed as spick and span as new shilling
for the occasion. A few minutes after
nine in response to a signal from Con-
ductor Cornic, the engineer pulled back
the lever, and with snort and gasp the
steam horse bounded forward and sped
on it's way into the fair country beyond.
Ballona Junction was soon reached and
then the train passed for the first time on
to the new rails which could be seen
stretching far ahead like two black lines
drawn across Natures panorama. The
magnificent Laguna ranch, with it's
thousands of acres of fertile land stretch
ing far back to the foothills, afforded the
dreamer food for reflection in the idea of
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port on the socialistic idea of the
equal division of property, and then the
attention was drawn to the San Gabriel
river, which, wearying Of its old bed, had
torn for itself another channel, down
which during the rainy season it's waters
flow under the title of the New San Ga
briel river. Sleek kline browsing lazily
on the stubble fields which had pro-
duced the mighty hay-stacks to be seen
in every direction, looked up in astonish-
ment as the engine went putting by,
while the honest grangers
halted their horses and waved their hats
high in the air as they greeted their
new friend, whose advent meant for the
surrounding country another step
forward in the march of pros
perity. Fair Fullerton, with its thickly
clustered ranchitos bearing evidence to
it's rich lands was scanned with interest
and then the massive foliage and -four
ishing looking vineyards betokened that
Anaheim, the dear old mother colony,
was near at hand. A curious crowd of
1 sightseers had assembled at the depot
and as the train pulled up they gave it
| HEARTY WELCOME,
And answered with pride the many in
terrogations as to the value and produc-
tiveness of the land about. The air was
laden with the perfume of flowers worthy
of place in the garden of the gods, and
it was with sigh of regret that the
pleasure-makers responded to the stem
torian summons of "all aboard" and
were whirled away on their southern
journey. Nothing richer could be con-
ceived than the belt of country which
was traversed for the next few miles.
Orange groves in countless numbers
dotted scene of prolific vineyards and
fruit orchards, while hedgerows of wal
nut trees contrasted now and then with
the tall, slim eucalypti, which from their
height of 100 feet, loftily contemplated
the riches at their feet. Orange is aptly
named, for the handsome depot on
which busy workmen were putting their
finishing touches, nestles amid grove
of eternal green, from which the rich per-
fume intoxicates the senses of the OBJ
server as he stands and contemplates the
princely surroundings. The three miles
to Santa Ana was soon covered and quite
halt was made at the metropolis of the
valley so as to give all an opportunity to
observe the fast crowding improvements
of that bustling little burgh. Next came
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Joaquin, the kingly domain which it is
said changed hands on the result of a
horse race. The train whizzed along at
a lively rate and as there was nothing of
particular interest to attract attention, all
on board devoted themselves to discus
sions which ranged from politics to d og
to the last horse race. The party
was well o. @sadapted to the occasion
and perusal of the names of Mr.. Nc
during stroll through the cars shows
that il they had all elected to remain in
San Diego the Angel City would be "poor
indeed"
THOSE ON BOARD.
They were: Thomas E. Rowan, ]. J.
Mellus, j. q. Estudillo, E. L. Stern,
OapI. "A. w. DaFTetIs WalCor MAXWELL, y.
Downey Harvey, S. W. King, H. Hitler,
H. B. Hopkins, j. M. Moorehead, John
A. Davis, 1. w. Hellman, J. L. Cherry
J. R. Merokn, @. Prayer, R. Hatch, G.
Dunsmoor, J. Ross, Conrad Jacoby
Judge j. u. Bicknell, L. A. Grant, J. F
Bearder, DR.. R. w. Ellis, DR.. J. H
Dawson, J. G. Woodbury., F. G. Teed, j
Schroeder, G. H. Kimball. E. F. Spence
JUDGE Bosbyshell, A. P. Maginnis, w. J
Lambie, A. w. Francisco, F. McCoulter
g. III. Dunton, w. Lecky, A. H. Bush, ]
B. Newton, J. F. Humphreys, w. G
Furrey, J. Wigmore, R. H. Howell, J
A. Booty, N. Matthews, Niles Pease, F
t M. Reach, w. s. Allen, W. H. Spurgeon
H. Newmark, @. Seligman, J. Baruch
!, NJ. A. Morrill,, Eugene German, G. w
Humphreys, j. McFadden, j. M. Bald
: win, A. Jacoby, Oscar Macy, w.
+ Martin, Hon. H. H. Markham, E. P
: johnson, J. X. Wilson, g. H. Bonebrake
s G. G. Mason, D. w. Field, Baron Roe
: Mat, Dan Freeman, F. H. Ward, E. Cal
= ter, M. 7. Collins, j. Hanley, r. Edgar
/. J. A. Cromwell, J. W. Van Alstine, G
w. Sanborn.