The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-13
PROMISING CLEWS.
The Express Robbers May
Be Caught.
Work on the San Luis Obispo Tun.
nel-Faint Hope of Settling
Traffic Troubles.

The officers who are working on the case of
the express robbery which occurred few
miles outside OF Los Angeles couple of weeks
ago have, ii is said. succeeded In obtaining
several clews as TO the perpetrators, which
may lead TO their apprehension. The railroad
officials refuse 10 discuss the matter, but Ii is
evident that more hopeful feeling is enter
tanned of catching the robbers that at any time
since the affair happened.
10 casting about for means OF retrenehment
in expenses the Southern Pacific Company may
not find il iUadvisabe 10 take of east-bound
passenger train No. l il the present light travel
continues. 1t is said that upon three days last
week not single overland passenger was car.
Tied By this train out OF the city, II Is S34
miles from here 10 Ogden, and 1t is estimated
that IL costs 80 cents mile TO run a passenger
$3.50.
Traffic Manager Gray of the Southern Pacific
Company teleRIaphs from Chicago that he Is
urging arbitration upon the Canadian Pacific
people, as a means OF settling the present diff
eultes and that there is still a fighting chance
Of success, as he puts II. He also says hat MIR.
Olds, The traffic manager OF the Canadian road,
is Oh his way 10 Chicago 10 take the matter up,
the general passenger agent OF The same road
having heretofore repT scented the company in
the deliberations OF The agents OF The different
roads.
On the last Saturday night of 1898 there were
only 267 feet remaining 10 be pierced TO COM
pleIe the big tunnel on the Southern Pacific
coast route IN san Luis Obispo County. The
next Weeks work. endiug on the evening OF the
9th inst. showed that there had been made
during the week progress 10 the extent OF
seventy-three feet, the largest YET recorded,
and leaving only 1874 feet 10 make.
Mi. Marsh, who Is practically the engineer in
charge OF the work, announces that on the
oath inst. the big tunnel Will be pierced. The
hole through the mountain will b. an assured
fact. This does not necessarily mean that the
tunnel will be entirely finished.
When the tunnel shall have been pierced on
the oath lust, If Mr.. Marsh's predictions
prove to be correct there will be a hole from
one side Of the mountain to the other through
which man might travel, but through which
the future railroad will find some obstacles.
But 1t VIII only De a matter of few days when
the other gangs Will catch up. finish their part
and leave The tunnel complete from one end to
The other, all Gle red out and perfectly tim
ber-d. II has been long Job and most diff
cult one.
In the mean time. while the work on the tun-
nels Is thus proceeding with marvellous rapid
ity, the rest of the work is going on as rapidly
as possible. The grading which Is in its way
quite as difficult as the tunnel work, is ap-
Iruachng completion, and Will be In a condi-
tion TO receive the rails as soon as they can be
brought on the ground. The next few weeks
will see the road for he most part finished into
San Luis Obispo. There viii, of course, be the
great bridge TO build and some of the heavy
cuts stil 10 finish, but the greater part of the
job will be done.