The herald., 1896-09-27

Cajo, 10000; San Julian, $4,000; Sal ST.
puedes. 1000; Santa Rita, 1850; Santa
Rosa, $4,000; La Purisima, $4,000; Jesus
Maria, $4,000. and government land con-
tiguous, $4,000 acres.
The Santa Ynez river flows for seven
ty-five miles through Santa Barbara
county and, will, ere many years have
passed, unquestionably be developed
into great irrigation system. At pres
'ent the heavy rainfall and natural moist
ure Of the lands in that part of the coun-
ty render irrigation unnecessary. When
the large and small ranches are subdi-
vided and irrigation Is introduced or
successful fruit growing then this part
of the county Cor rather new county,
will become densely populated.
SANTA YNEZ COUNTY.
1t is impossible to present in the limit
ed space of this article all the logical and
convincing facts and figures given to the
writer in favor of the division of Santa
Barbara county. The proposed county
has the required population (over $1,000
an area of 1000 square miles and assessed
wealth of over $7,000,G00. The immense
distance from the county seat to this
section of the county, its inaccessiblity
during the winter months, often requir-
ing a detour by way of railroad to Port
Hartford and thence by steamer to Santa
lceil Ddl a, tllC CliOi HiOdo Noot thio III
wolves in important criminal and civil
subsequently, in mileage of. sheriff.
witnesses and jurors-these are some of
the arguments presented in favor of
county division.
HOTEL ARTHUR, LOMPOC.
A good hotel is one of the best adver-
tisements any city or town can have.
This was well exemplified in the writer's
experience while recently at San Luis
Obispo. When asked by a friend if there
was a good hotel at Lompoc the writer
replied, "Yes, a first-class one, where
you will find a good table and comfort
able room" "That settles it," said the
gentleman. 'T had contemplated taking
another route, but I want to stay over
night at a good hotel" Such is the Ho-
tel Arthur, Lompoc, whose proprietor,
L. O. Orstad and wife supervise every
thing in the hotel personally, down to
the minutest details. Mr.. Orstad is
nothing if not magnetic. and must have
hypnotized or magretized the writer, as
he seems to influence others--first by
providing well for the inner man andhis
physical rest, next by his genial and ac-
commodating manner The hotel build
ing is two stories in height, with annex
to accommodate the large increase of
patronage since he leased the hotel last
July. II has altogether thirty rooms,
also a commodious office, dining room
30x40 feet and a large sample room for
commercial men. The hotel is provided
with all modern conveniences and there
is no saloon or bar connected with 1t.
The best testimonial this hotel can have
is that all who have been there once urge
others to gozthere.
THE .hCOAST" RAILROAD.
The advantages of this prospective
new overland route from San Francisco
to7Los Angeles and the east were COM
mented upon in detail by the writer in
The Herald of August SOth, so that 1t
is unnecessary to repeat them in this
article. The "cut" on adjoining page
shows the finished and unfinished por-
tions of this line. the exact length of
the gap" at present being Sc miles. The
writer went over the uncompieted part
of the line most of the way from Santa
Barbara to the Santa Ynez river. and
thence one mile south to the extreme
reud of the road, now being graded from
the river The surveyed route follows
the line of the coase very closely. The
bridge across the Santa Ynez river is
a substantial steel structure, three
spans of $50 feet each, with exceptional
ly strong brick and stone piers and
abutments. Half a mile south of the
bridge the Lompoc spur leaves the
main line, and half or this branch is
completed to what is called Surf sta
ton Stages convey passengers from
this station about eight miles to and
from Lempoc, connecting there with