The herald., 1895-04-11
MOUNT LOWE
Distinguished Visitors-SaIt Lake Railway
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ECHO MOUNTAIN, April 10.-Senator
Stephen b. Elkins and family and q large
party of friends registered at the Echo
Mountain house yesterday and remained
over night The party consisted of Mrs.
II. y. Elkins and maid, three sons, Da-
vid, Richard and Blaine Elkins, and a
daughter, Miss Katharyne Elkins, Cat
least that is the way the name is spelt
on their private car) of Elkins. West Vir-
ginia, and Mrs. John p. Jones and Miss
Jones of Santa Monica.
In the morning they were joined by
their friends, r. q. Kerens, Miss kerens,
$. M. Dodd, s. A. Bemis and Miss Edith
Mudd of St. Louis Miss Linton, Mime
apolis; and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Rusch
car over the Santa Fe at an early hour
and were brought over the Mount Lowe
railway on an extra.
Last evening while highly interested
group in the observatory were listening
to DR.. Swifts lecture about the moon
being a dead world voice beside Sena-
tor Eikins remarked Just like the
Democratic party The senator turned
and exclaimed, "Ah you are the inter-
viewer from Wheeling" The gentleman
addressed was Mr.. A. de Leur, represent
ing a syndicate of prominent eastern
newspapers and correspondent of the
Yenowine News of Milwa ukee. Mr.. de
Leur was visiting the mountain resort
with his wife.
1t is rumored that Senator Elkins and
Mr.. kerens are behind railroad enter
prise that contemplates uniting the frag-
mentary roads running southwest from
Los Angeles into one system, with the
Los Angeles Terminal railway for its Pa
cifc terminus. The presence on the scene
,,fM Mn,, RIrr of
road and T. Il. Gibbon, the attorney for
the line lends color to the surmise.
This morning Professor Lowe took SEN
ator Elllins and several of his friends
over the bride roads to Crystal Springs,
the terminus of the first section of the
new electric road now being extended
from Echo Mountain to Mount Lowe.
They were most favorably impressed with
the grandeur of the scenery in the dep
heart of the Sierras and the magnificent
view from the higher SUBMITS.
H. +. Boyer of the San Francisco Ex-
aminer was among the visitors. He says
that we may look for a Thousand MEM
bers of the Half Million club next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kornfeld and
their friend, Miss A. r. Smith of San
| Francisco came. hp BY the delightful
taEiye ho>Foutc and gare chained with the
Among the highly Interested visitors
today was Capmln =. a. ADDev. Ciiel
Inspector of the United States revenue
cutter and life saving service. Additional
interest is attached 10 his visit to Echo
Mountain from the fact that his son Lars
G. Abbey is connected with the Mount
Lowe Echo enterprise the bright illustra-
ted weekly connected with the mountain
railway.
Hon. Horace Davis, at one time presi-
dent of the California State university at
Berkeley and very prominent business
man of San Francisco, was accompanied
by his wife.
c. Fred Hcnking of Cincinnati is trav-
cling with W. II. Billings of Gallipolis,
Ohio. Mr.. Henkng has been in search
of health for several years. Last year he
was in Europe and climbed the Rigi, but
thinks it does not equal the Mount Lowe
railway in the beauty and grandeur OF
its scenery. He has been spending the
winter in San Diego and has been greatly
benefited by his stay and earnestly in
sists that Southern California is the best
country on the globe.
"a This afternoon DIR. Price of Los Ange
les brought up nice party consisting of
DR.. and Mrs W. L. Chambers of Chicago,
Professor and Mrs viii l.. Thompson,
music composer. OF East Liverpool Ohio,
and Mrs. Vance, mother of Mrs. Thompson.
They remain to view the celestial wonders
through the big telescope.