Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-04
Delay of the Santa Fe Over
land.
Freight and Passenger Bust
ness is Dull.
Work Progressing on the Utah
Extension.
What Bishop Sharp, the Mormon Rail.
road-Builder, Thinks-The Utah,
Nevada and California Road.

The overland on the Santa Fe was de-
layed yesterday and will not arrive in
the city until some time this morning.
1t was expected to arrive in Barstow al
midnight, which will probably bring il
into this city about in the morning.
The delay was caused by the burning OF
small bridge west of Williams.
The present time is between seasons
for the railroads both in freight and pas
senger business. The season of the
orange and the eastern tourist is about
over, and the season of barley and the
seaside visitor has not yet begun. The
roads are carrying wool, sugar, vegeta-
bles and the remnants of the orange
crop, but the total shipments for this
and the preceding month will probably
be light.
The Salt Lake Tribune speaks as fol-
lows of the work on the Union Pacific
extension and on the Utah, Nevada and
California lines:
Seventy miles of grading on the Union
Pacific southern extension are COM
pleted, and twenty more will be done in
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miles of Phoebe. There are still no ties,
and the rails are piled up waiting until
the ties can be sent on from Oregon.
Bishop Sharp believes that the Union
Pacific will run the passenger line from
Glover Valley junction through the
Meadow Valley wash, and thence to
Barstow on the Atlantic and Pacific
which will make the line 400 miles from
a,1 10 D,,+ +l,O, i
line as surveyed by j. Feuson Smith
will be built for mineral traffic, as it
runs through very rich mineral districts.
Chief Engineer G. D. Moore Of the
Utah, Nevada and California road says
the only thing they have to contend
with now of any consequence, is right
of way through one gap near the Nevada
line. When that is finally secured,
grading will begin from three points on
the line, Provo being one. This will un-
doubtedly be within sixty days. As
preparations have been made to hurry
things, the line will be ready quicker
than most people imagine. For the
present, at least, Provo will be the
headquarters and division terminal.
But whether the road would be pushed
through to Salt Lake in year or two
MT. MOOTG COulu IOU SAY.
The Oakland Enquirer thinks that i'm
portant railway developments are about
to come to the surface in the northern
part of the state, and speaks as follows:
Contra Costa county is considerably
excited over the recent surveys for rail-
road routes traversing that county. The
residents of the interior of the county
anticipate the speedy realization of the
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the valleys, affording them easy access
man who resides in Contra Costa county
was in this city today and stated to an
Enquirer reporter that no less than seven
surveys have been made through that
county lately in locating railroad lines.
1t is evident that there are two compan-
les, at least, contending for the most eli
gible routes from tide water on Suisun
bay to Walnut creek, which seems to be
the strategic point for which they are
heading. Some interest evidently other
than the Southern Pacific is behind the
project of the Contra Costa and Eastern
Terminal Company, which has obtained
important concessions at Bulls Head,
not far from Martinez. On the line of a
survey from this point which makes up
the valley by Pacheco in the direction
of Walnut Creek and about two miles
from the latter place, a construction sta
tion with large building for lodging
and dining purposes is being erected and
tools are being accumulated sufficient to
employ about 800 men.
The Southern Pacific Company, which
has been holding out promises for long
time to the people of Contra Costa
county, has surveyed line from Avon
station, on its main line, to Walnut
Creek, and has been engaged in getting
concessions of right-of-way. Colonel
Crocker has arranged for a conference
with the people of Walnut Creek relative
to his plans. In the meantime Captain
j.. W. Smith is quietly pushing forward
the California and Nevada, and keeping
his own counsel. The road is being
built with the best equipment of rails
and ties, that will permit it's being con.
verted into standard-gauge road at any
time it may be desired. This road is
surveyed and rights-of-way secured te
Walnut Creek, whichsis it's ostensible
objective point at present. Beyond lies
the Moraga ranch, which it will be re.
membered was purchased by William
son, the Grants, and others interested
in the Atlantic and Pacific road.
The San Francisco and San joaquin
road, in which Wilbur Paige and Paul
sell are interested, has secured rights-of
way from the TETON pass through the
San Joaquin valley, and has surveys
reaching to Antioch.
The Rail,cay Age, of Chicago, regards
the extension of the Santa Fe to San
Francisco as probable, and the writer OF
the Wall-street letter in the last issue
says: with the acquisition of the st.
Louis and San Francisco and the conse-
quent absolute control which it will as
sure OF the Atlantic and Pacific, it is not
unlikely that the last-named road will
be completed to San Francisco. Subse-
quently arrangements may be made
whereby an eastern connection will be
made at st. Louis with one of the exist
ing trunk lines which will place the
Atchison in commanding position on
all transcontinental business. And while
on this subject it might be we'll to re.
member that the Baltimore and Ohio
road is more or less at all times in the
market. Should the Atchison by any
deal obtain control of that property, it
would be in very substantial position