Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-04
THE RAILROADS.
Another Line for Southern
California.
ITS COURSE AND PROSPECTS.
It is Believed to be Projected by
the TrumbO PeOple-DepOt
Gossip.

the IfumDO FeOple-Depot
Gossip.
Another important move has just been
made and the arrangements concluded
for the construction of new line from
Rogers, on the A. and P, and the coast
at Ventura, and in all probability to this
city. At present it is rather hard to OBJ
tain full particulars of the deal, as those
chiefly interested are not in the city, but
sufficient information has been obtained
to point out what is to be done. The
new road will start from Rogers, point
east of Mojave, and will then cross the
Antelope Valley diagonally, traversing
some of the best land in that section,
striking the mountains at the road
which leads to Elizabeth Lake.
It will follow this pass and at Elizabeth
Lake will turn and run along the San
Francisoueto Canon, this being the orr
ginal survey made by the Atlantic & Pa
cific, when that road was built by the st.
Louis and San Francisco people with the
intention of going to Ventura. The road
win follow the trend of the mountains
and will cross the Castaca at the point
where the Southern Pacific has its bridge
ON the road to Santa Barbara. 1t then
passes over the Santa Clara river about
Bardsdale opposite the Southern Pacific
station of Fillmoreand heads for Randolph
Canon which it follows to the Simi
Ranch. 1t crosses the Simi valley to the
Santa Susanna Pass where it makes for
the San Fernando and running through
the Cahuenga gets into the San Fernan-
do valley and makes directly for this
city.
WHO is DOING IT?
The question crops up as to who is at
the back of this venture and there ap-
pears to be but one solution, and that is
that the projectors are none other than
those interested in the Trumbo Road
from Salt Lake to Southern California.
1t looks almost certain when it is re-
membered the survey of that road.
Leaving Salt Lake City it runs south of
the American Desert and across Utah in
q w. S. w. direction to the State Line,
when it enters Nevada in Lincoln county
south of Grafton Peak. 1t then runs
west through Freyburg and Nye county
and turns in southerly direction, running
part the terminus OF the Carson and
Colorado Railroad and into California by
Inyo county, where it runs south of the
Canon Mines and then goes in south
westerly direction to Rodgers. When
this line was decided on Mr.. Trumbo
was asked in what manner the road
would enter Los Angeles, and on his in
vestigating as to the best possible man
ner be was advised to 60 by the route
outlined in the first part of this article.
This is really the only practicable man
ner in which to reach Los Angeles, as
there are no difficulties to cope with such
as the Southern Pacific had, when
it decided to construct the San
Fernando tunnel. Then again it will
have good section of country to run
through, as the Antelope valley has
some splendid land along the base of its
hills and in the Simi and San Fernando
valleys nothing better could be desired.
The idea of branch line to Ventura is a
good one, as the distance from Bardsdale
would not be far and the section of
country to be traversed is very fertile
one.
WHERE is THE U. p?
Some may say that the Union Pacific
may be at the back of the new project, as
that roads Utah Central extension
from Milford is also outlined to run to
Rodgers, and of course must eventually
have some means of ingress into Los
Angeles. 1t is, of course, among the
probabilities that this road may be at
the back of the move, but the indica-
tions certainly point toward the Trumbo
people.
The Wilbur road cannot certainly have
anything to do with it, as that line, al
though following about the same route
into the Antelope Valley, will turn up
the TETON and make for Bakersfield
in it's northern journey. 1t is sure
to go by this route, for after all
the trouble that its projectors had
to obtain the right of way across the
Liebre Ranch, refused some years ago to
the Southern Pacific, they would not
certainly let it go and General Beale has
only granted the road privileges across
his estate on the conditions that it goes
to Bakersfield. Then, again, vast
amount of grading has been done and it
looks as if work was to be resumed for
Mr.. Pogson, General Beale' major>domo,
was ordered by telegraph yesterday to
proceed at once to Bakersfield, and it is
believed to be in connection with the
opening up OF operations.
Antelope Valley is evidently about to
undergo big boom with their two rail-
roads competing in the heart of her terri
tory, and within very few years that
section of Los Angeles county will doubt
less be teeming with representative
class of prosperous husbandmen.