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SAUGUS DEPOT.

The Spur Line from Saugus to Santa Barbara was officially dedicated
Olill Septemiber 1., 1887 by David D. Colton, President of S.P •. ,along with
the governor and mayors of San Francisco,Los An.geles, Ventura and Santa

Barbara.
Ventura Star,9/2/87
Passenger rates. were published on Septem.ber 2, l887 at 4¢ fro•
Saugus to Sunmer,3e froa Saugus to Samita Bar~ara and 3¢ from Saugus to

Los Angeles ..
Los Amigeles Tiaes.,

The Official. Kap or Los An.g,eles County ,.drawn by V .J. ·Rowan,, shows
Saugus Static& ia 1888.
Bureau of Emigin.eerilllgJl.City of L.A.

Al.~xander. Fraser, a natiY.e of C.anada thelll. liYing, in Los .An.gele&c.(ag,e 31.)
lllarried Etbe1 s. Forsu.er, a Canadian, then. liviD& at Saugus (age 22),
at Saugus on.. April ·· 4, l891- • True Minist~r . was R1chaond Logan, witnesses
Neil. Fraser of Los Angel.es and L. Aroott of Newhall.

Reg,istrar-Recorder ,Lo_s Angeles County.

T1me Aiexami.der Fraser was not th" saae as the Station Agent,.A:lexander

rs·aac Fraser. While both men had the saae n..une and C.Jlte froa the same
region in Canada,,they, appantly, were not related. Alexander was a
railroad worker,supervisimig a coE.L.Struction crew.
Mrs. J .W. Gaaey
President Benjamin Harrison, while on a whistl.e stop camipaig,n illll

California, was met at Saugus ·'hy a deligatiom fro11i Santa Barbara 0111..
April 25,1891. Tbte president had injured his hand while passing fromi
one car to another near Riverside earlier.
Los Allligeles Tim.es,April 25,l891.

JaaeaA. Tolefree operated roadhouse type· restauraliltts at Mojave
ami.d Saugus St~tions,probably before _1891..
l89l. Token. in coll. of Dave Desmond •.
To a.dd to the Fraser confusion., Ethel's sister ,Margaret Forshn.er,_
had ~arried Station Master Alexander Isaac Fraser( prohali>Jly 1889) and

they had a daughter,Christine,, who was born at th.e station on June 2,.
1890. A second daughter ,Margaret McK.y Fraser was born there OIDi Jlllhe
22,1891 Mrs •. J .W.Gamiey
The ol.d Solemin.t Post Office was moved to Saugus on August 5, l.89l..,

but was called Surrey.
Postal Records