The morning call., 1894-03-11

city-thaE is the place at which the pas
senger station will be located-is at Twen-
ty-hfth street and Potrero avenue, but
there is branch which will run out to the
company's freight wharf. which will be
erected adjoining Spreckels' sugar refinery
on the bay. The freight branch will run
along Sonoma street to Minnesota. thence
cutting across in a sOuthweSLerly direction
to the junction of Loomis street and Barne-
weld avenue. where it will connect with
the main line.
The latter, in its route from the terminal
first named-Twenty-fi fifth street and Po-
trero avenue-follows the survey along
Barneveld avenue and through private
property to Dickerson street, thence on
through private property to Case street,
thence following Islais and Channel to the
Mlssion-strest road. south of st. Mary's
College. and passing under that road
through tunnel $50 feet long. From this
tunnel on to Ocean View the channel of the
same creek is followed, and Ocean View
Itself, and the Southern Pacific track will
also be tunneled by passageway 1900 feet
long, which will admit the road to the
property of the Spring Valley Water Com
pany. following IL to Lake MERGED. From
this point the line will run on the south
west side of the lake to Ocean Point,
thence along the bluffs and table lands, 200
feet above the ocean, to Mussel Rocks,
then swinging into the valley and follow
ing it to Salt Lake. located near the ocean,
and going under McGlnty's Pass by tun-
mel 250 feet long, which will give the road
admission into the famous San Pedro Val
ley, which it skirts for distance OF sew
eTal miles.
At this point is San Pedro Cove. which
promises one Of the finest beaches for
bathing and similar purposes to be found
In the West. The locality is only sixteen
miles from the city. and is in one of the
most fertile valleys in the State. Many
streams run through the district, which
literally abound with trout, and it is a IA
vorite resort for people who 60 down there
to camp in the summer.
his valley is also famous as a vegetable
producing locality, many thousand acres
being devoted to this purpose and on
which five crops are frequently raised in
one year. Land used for this purpose. it
is said, pays a rental of $40 year per
acre. There are plenty of fruits back in
the hills, and the county ia also noted for
the number of diaries successfully con-
Quoted there.
Lake Matilda, large body of fresh
water on tie Tobin estate, is also great
place fer trout-fshing, and in fact the new
road promises to open up territory which
Will be great favorIte with sDortsmen
After leaving San Pedro Valley the road
will strike San Pedro Point No. ]. passing
through tunnel 1900 feet long out upon
the bluffs 30 feet above the ocean, and on
=,
another tunnel 600 feet long will be driven.
Again the valley lands will be entered
which lead on to Point Montara. where
the United States fog signa:i is located, and
running behind this the road will reach
the table lands which 1t will follow for
short distance and then swing back into
the valley to Hafmoon Bay. which 1t will
skirt for about eight miles until 1t reaches
the temporary terminus at Spanishtown.
There were no new developments in the
railroad rate war yesterday aside from the
statement made at the Southern Pacific
general Office that the trouble had now
passed into the hands OF the two presi-
dents of the contending roads.
1t is rumOTed that as soon as the heavy
work on he road between San Luis Obispo
and Santa Margarita is finish ed the South.
ern Pacific Company will straighten its
line out of this city from Fourth and
Townsend streets through to the stock
yards in South San Francisco, thus avoid
ing the big curve now made In the line
running out by way of Valencia street.
and running almost directly south from
the depot. This will necessitate the tun-
neling of the big hill just this side of the
stocky ards.
The latest long-distance run ever known
was on the New York Central in 1891. 439
miles In 425 minutes, and the fastest time
between New York and San Francisco was
made by special theatrical train in 1856
odays. hours, SO minutes and 16 seconds.