The herald., 1898-04-27
LOCAL RAILWAY NEWS
COMPLETION OF GRADE INTO SAN
GABRIEL CANON
HOT WEATHER ON THE DESERT
The Santa Fe and the Valley Roads
Honest Railway Employees.
Notes and Personals

N. C. Carter of Carterhia was In the city
yesterday and announced the complexion
of q work which in time promises TO De OF
much Importance to this part OF the state
This is nothing more or less than the COM
pletion of the trail from the Big santa
Anita canyon over the Sierra Madres to the
west fork of the San Gabriel canyon. The
trail has been built for distance OF thir-
teen miles on a grade of one foot on SIX
teen and is wide and safe.
When this work was commenced some
time ago the San Francisco papers took 1t
up at considerable length and drew the
conclusion that it was the commencement
of an entrance way into this part of the
state for the Valley railway. But this is
hardly possible, as the grade would have
to be reduced to a tremendous extent, and
It would be awkward all round. 1t is a
fact though that the line from the other
end of the trail to Walkers pass is very
direct from the terminus of this trail.
Mr.. Carter says that these railway
stories are not based on any fact. In time
he proposes to build an electric railway
over the trail and into the Antelope val
ley. but nothing about this has taken any
concrete form. The trail will be used
this summer for the purpose of reaching
new camping grounds, and will give free
access to all parts of the San Gabriel
canyon, without the tiresome ascent of the
trail in the canyon itself Mr.. Carter has
been at work on this road for several
years, and hopes before another twelve
months have past to have an incline road
on it which will eclipse the little one on the
Mt. Lowe system.
Hot on the Desert
Los Angeles was a warm place yester-
day. Doubtless some people thought 1t
was the warmest thing in the land In the
shape of a town, but they were wrong.
There were others-on the Colorado desert
for instance. When Southern Pacific
official was asked yesterday what news he
had, he replied: Nothing but warm news
Down on the desert the thermometers
have been breaking all day. The mercury
pushes the tops of the glass tubes off right
along. At Dry Wells this morning at
O'Clock the thermometer marked 122 in the
shade and there was no shade. All along
the line in that region the Temperature
ranged from 10 to 100. The most we had
to do was to keep a supply of ice on hand
at the depots and section houses, or ths
men could not get along. The warm spell
is over now, however. and the desert will
be comfortable for the rest of the sum-
mer."
The Santa Fe and the North
The Associated Press sent out story
yesterday form San Francisco to the effect
that Chief Engineer Dunn of the Santa Fe
l,, rtox 20 fAr !,
of looking over the line, possibly to build
between Mojave and Bakersfield, in order
to connect with the Valley road at that
place There is the Best of reasons for
asserting that there is no likelihood of any
such plan as outlined being carried out.
1t will some day be done in another way,
and the plans for the line are all
complete and are deposited in the
office of the construction depart
ment of the company. The only change
that was intended and that it was decided
should be made is that instead of proceed
ing from Mojave, the line Will be con-
tinuation of the Randsburg road. When
the owners of this little line were here the
plan was agreed to for such an extension in
the near future and would have been
undertaken by this time had 1t not been
for the dulness caused by the commence
ment of hostilities.
Honest Railway Employees
There are few roads which can boast
with as much truth as the Southern Pa
cific of the strict honesty of its employees.
A man could safely leave a treasure in a
car of a train and be sure to have it re
turned to him intact. provided 1t fell into
the hands of any of the train crew or car
cleaners. A notable instance of this befell
Mr. Cunniff of Riverside. Some days
ago Mrs. Cunniff left on trip to the
north, and had on her dress very valuable
gold pin of the Rebekah order. A couple Of
days after she left Mr.. Cunniff was sur
prised to receive from the railway Of
ficials the pin, with the information that
Mrs. Cunniff had undoubtedly lost it in
the car In which she travelled. The lady
probably has given up all hope of finding
when she returns.
Notes and Personals
President Ripley and his party got into
freight blockade on Tuesday last at Bars
tow with his special train. Notwithstand-
ing the fact that he was the president of
the road and in hurry, he had to be bot
tied up on a side track for over two hours
before he could pull out. The result of the
incident was that Manager Nevins was at
once instructed to have ample side tracks
laid there. There were fifteen freight and
nine passenger trains in and out in the
course of a few hours.
The flyer from San Francisco, which has
heretofore run south only as far as vi
salia, will hereafter go on to Goshen and
thence to Bakersfield. small train from
Visalia will hereafter carry the passengers
from Goshen to that city.
Engineer w. r. Story and Director Pay
son Of the Valley road are spending most
of their time in Bakersfield lately planning
for the celebration and putting the finish
ing touches on the road to that city,
w. H. Mann has been made the Santa
Fe agent at Barstow He has held the
position for a short time and has already
won the regard of the people.
Santa Fe Men Hurt
A switch engine collided with a freight
engine at Twentysixth street on Monday
in San Diego, the outcome being the smash
ing up of two machines. Brakeman E. NJ
Day suffered q fracture of the skull and
Fireman Frank H. Wincup was badly hurt
by jumping from one of the engines and
landing on pile of sharp stones ten fee.
down the embankment. The two men
were brought to this city yesterday