Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-03
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND
SANTA FE LINE REPAIRS.
Trains to Run to Yuma Probably Today.
The Santa Fe Bridge Over the San
Gabriel Completed.

Rio, which is five miles only this side of
Yuma.
1t will be three or four days, however,
before the line from Yuma to Ell Paso
will be open. There are now about ESQ
men at work east OF Yuma, and tomor-
row the 465 at work this side of the
river will be joined to the other forces,
making something over 1900 men.
The line TO San Francisco is in very
good condition. Yesterday mornings
train arrived only thirty-fve minutes
behind time.
The Santa Ana's branch is still idle,
but will be open probably by Wednes-
day. A pile-driver arrived yesterday
from the north and was set to work at
once on the new river bridge
All the other local lines are in good
condition.
TIE SANTA FE.
The Santa Fe bridge across the San
Gabriel was completed Sunday night,
and trains are now running over the
Southern California road to San Bernar-
dino.
The officials think that by Wednesday
night the line will be open through to
Barstow. Until further notice, how
ever, the overland train will leave the
First street depot via the Southern Pa
cific and Mojave.
The surf line to San Diego will not be
open until Thursday, though all the
men who can be utilized are at work
making the necessary repairs. No work
on the Temecula cafion route has been
done as yet. The line is about obliter-
ated from Temecula station south, and
no information can be had as to when
it will be rebuilt.
The Orange and Riverside road will
be open on Wednesday.
FROM CHINO TO THE OCEAN.
''Lethargic old Anaheim" has begun
to stir, and is thoroughly in earnest
about securing the extension of the
Chino road to the coast, says San Ber-
nardino paper. The road will run from
Anaheim through Placentia, Brea cafion,
to Chino and Ontario, and tap other
points in San Bernardino county. From
Anaheim southwark the road will
traverse the Garden Grove and West
minister country and head for Anaheim
Landing, where wharf will be built
and steamer connection effected. The
cost of the road will be upward of
$2l0,000. Sixty per cent. of this will be
subscribed for at once by Mr.. Gird.
This will give him $126,000 OF stock in
the road. OF the remaining $4,000 he
undertakes to assume one-half, leaving
$42, 900 for the people in the Anaheim
country to carry in stocks. This is as
sured already. Anaheim feels jubilant.
and will celebrate in grand style the
n of hn Erof cho fy,1 of l;,@
Ontario is in the scheme, too, and will
subscribe for stock in the road to the
amount of $4,000.
THE COAST LINE.
A few property-owners who wantto be
very well paid for giving the Southern
Pacific right-of-way through their land
are understood to be the principal OBJ
staces in the way of pushing the coast
line project to completion, says the San
Francisco Call. The San Luis Obispo
and Santa Barbara people. who have
agitated the matter for some time past.
are still confident that the next few
years will see the construction work
well under way. A levy of $4,000 has
been made on San Jose to aid in buying
necessary rights, etc., and the people
there most interested are trying hard to
get the money. Nearly $4,000 has al
ready been subscribed, and now it is
proposed to start popular subscription
for funds ranging ir amount from 10
cents to $40.
The coast division, extending from
this city to Santa Margarita, Tres Pinos
and Monterey, had very successful
business year in 1890. Speaking of it
yesterday, one of the head officials said;
'The business generally was greater
than any in the history OF the road, not
withstanding the storms, etc., during
the first four months. From all recent
reports we are warranted in assuming
the current years business will be still
larger than last year. A total OF $780,
600 passengers was carried during the
year. Some portions of traffic show an
increase of 90 per cent. during 1890 over
1889. The Communication traffic has
grown steadily-a good sign-indicating
that the line of the road is fast settling
up with very desirable class of resi-
dents.''
Division Superintendent Bassett ex-
presses much qualification at the sue
cess of little experiment made at his
suggestion on the Monterey line be-
tween Castroville and Monterey. The
Salinas river crossing there has always
been troublesome, and last season the
river current threatened to take the
rails and roadbed far out to sea. A bend
in the river caused much of the vexa-
ton, and system of wingdam piling
was begun. Several sets of piles we'll
fastened together were driven dextrously
so as to break the force of the current
and straighten the channel. During
this last storm the scheme worked we'll.
Not only was the river prevented from
undermining the railway approaches as
it had threatened to do, but eddies were
checked SO that earth has begun to fill
back of them in such a way the river
channel is already Strengthened consid-
erably. The work at this point, in re-
pairs and experiments has cost some
thing like 100000.
Commencing today trains will run on
the Santa Fe between Los Angeles and
Rivera leaving Los Angeles S:15 a. NJ,
IL a. m. and p. m. returning, leave
Rivera 8 a. m, IL :45 a. m. and AS p. N.
A WARNER EXCURSION.
The following, comprising Warner
excursion party, arrived in the city yes
terday via the Santa Fe route:
S. J. Greenslade and family, H. L.
Thomas, Mrs. N. Morriss, Mrs. T. More
house, Chicago; ]. A. Leonard, J. H.
WaggoRer and wife, r. V.Ott and wife,
c. E. Purris, Kansas City, T. d. Rec
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