The herald., 1894-09-11
TO LOCATE A CHICAGO COLONY.
The Plan to Purchase $4,000
Acres of Nevada Lands.
Progress Of the Southern Pacific
Coast Line Gap.
A Wagon Broken by . Train-sp scla,
Rate to sportsmsn Whs WIN
visit Santa Monics--Other
News.

@. W. Ament and NJ. D. Hayes, tao
capitalists from Chicago. were In the
city few days ago. Their object in COM
ing was to look over the line of tbs
Nevada Southern railway and zee what
advantages we're offered for the invest.
ment Of capital. While here they we're
very guarded In what they said.
Enough was learned to show that it was
their intention TO secure $4,000 acres OF
land up in the section along which the
line would run. for the purpose or coloni-
cation. 1t vac also learned that they
made trip into the Pahrumph valley
and SO well pleased were they that they
acknowledged that they would at once
return to Chicago with the purpose OF
completing big purchase. They alec
said that so coon as the road WAS
started toward Goode Springs they
would build short line from the body
OF the lands to connect with the Nevada
Southern. There appears TO be much
interest taken in the new country by
outeide people.
CLOSING THE RAILROAD GAP.
A Santa Maria Times representative
went on a tour oil observation in the
direction OF railroad operations few
days ago and reports forces at work in
various places between San Luis Obiepo
and Guadalupe. and more hands and
teams are waiting for orders to go to
work. The grading 10 nearly all com
pleied to Edna and the forces formerly
employed on that fve-mile contract are
strung out between that place and the
bitumen mines.
A new camp has been etruck In Prices
cai1on near Pismo and the contractors
have moved into houses in Arroyo
Grande and state that station grounds
will be laid out in few days at Oceano.
1t Ia hintsd that lively negotiations are
being made between Arroyo and Ocesno
people aud something OF Importance
may be looked for in this direction in
the near future.
The forces are being increased oil along
the line and the contractors are conf
dent that the work will be completed to
Guadalupe the coming winter. 1t looks
like business. and the very fact that they
are working at all shows determination
on the part OF the railroad to close the
gap as soon as possible.
RATE TO ePoRTsMEN.
The thirteenth annual meeting and
shoot of the State Sportsmen's associs-
ton will take place at Santa Monica
September 14th, 10th and 10th. Sports.
men from all parts OF California will be
present, and very complete programme
Of matches has been arranged, with q
long list OF valuable money and other
prizes for the successful shots. A rate
of one and one-third for the round trip
on the certificate plan will be made by
the Southern Pacific company to men,
bers, their families and their friends.
Certificates can be secured upon appli-
cation to Crittsnden Robinson, presi-
dent Of the State Sportsmsn'e associs-
ton, San Francisco.
HE LAID DOWN TO REST.
The first train from Rsdondo on the
Redondo beach road. yesterday morn
ing ran into an empty wagon which had
been left on the track short way this
side OF Redondo and stove IL into kind
ling wood. It had been left there by
harness member named Tom Ready who
had lain down to sleep beneath the
shade OF telegraph pole.
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
Manager X. H. Wade of the Southern
California and his party returned from
Squirrel inn yesterday.
The Southern California railroad ran o
special train up from Riverside last
evening with $50 of the wheelmen who
had been there on q visit. 1t arrived
here at 8 p. N.
w. PARIS of the Pacific Coast Sseam-
ship company went up Mount Lowe yes
terday.
Capt. Charles Green and Purser STAN
ley of the steamer Coos Bay were in the
city yesterday.
The steamer Coos Bay sailed for the
north from San Pedro yesterday.
BEGINNING with next Saturday the
Southern Pacific company will discon-
tinue the evening train which connects
with the Catalina steamer.
The ship Wachusett arrived at Port
Los Angeles yesterday with $500 tons of
Nanaimo coal, Importers OF coal will
shortly make saving OF 80 cents tan
on coal. ss the duty has bean reduced
about that much on the English article.
A. II. Seskais. depotnaeter at the
Arcade. is taking a short vacation.
The Southern California and Redondo
Railway companies had big business
on Sunday % Rsiondo. where ATE INA
Chsrley held his show.