| Show DA aft t is a areat enter SOME FINE GRAFTS made by the mexican gov emment where the eail boad will run ENQUIRER correspondence boma of your readers haye s heard of the railroad rail roid bein constructed into mexico from doming new mexico by hon john V young but perhaps few of them have an idea of the importance to the people in this section of the work going forward or the magnitude of the enterprises here on foot it is very well in its way to boom a city or to buy up corner lots but when it comes to opening up to the world the richest section of country known purchasing millions of acres of land and treating with a nation for a mutual interchange ter of courtesies cheru is a BIU about it that almost staggers me at first thought yet that is what is being done here and the latter day saints of mexico are to reap the benefits of it about five years ago the mexican government made a liberal concession for the building of a railroad in the north western part of the nation this contract has been held bv various companies since that time but bitda has been done except to survey the route build about fifty miles ot grade provide ties to cover this distance and purchase an engine some three years ago beshoo vm derby johnson jr of diaz state of chihuahua mexico learned the state of affairs and has from that time made every effort to secure to the mormon people whatever benefits may accrue from this concession it was he who brought the matter to the attention of mr young and who now aa agent of mr young is conducting the operations opa rations here as general manager but the railroad is a bare half of the business being directed by mr young in mr louis huller the party conducting the railroad operations previously sly bought a acres tract of land in mexico called las Paloma aj situated just south of deming N M i and extending the roun dary line between the united states and mexico to within a mile and a half of the basas grandes river a distance south of twelve miles hereupon mr huller obtained from the government a colonization concession by the terms of which settlers on the lands called palomas or any others which huller may possess or acquire are granted certain extraordinary privileges and benefits mr huller alter getting this purchased some Is acres of land extending from the boundary line on the north to south of gagae grandes a distance of about one hundred and fifteen miles at alie time hon john W young made the purchase of the railroad concession the colonization and this entire body of land was also placed at his disposal this then is the work on hand in mexico with its anital point at JD eming new mexico the mexican northern pacific railway takes its course almost due south for fifty two miles to the casas grandea river crossing the international line at thirty five miles and passing palomas four and a half miles further on being the first settlement across the line and in the free zone of mexico is destined desi ined to be the commercial and manufacturing headquarters of the latter day saints in this country what will make it more certainly so is the fact that the customhouse will be removed there from la ascension as soon as construction commences on the railway thus making it obligatory that all goods for the interior whether purchased there or elsewhere must pass through th at place As boods shipped there or manufactured there escape the duties almost entirely some of our utah capitalists could not do better than to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunity offered of locating a supply house at this point where it strikes the casab grandes river the railway takes a bend to the west following up that stream to diaz the most important mormon settlement in mexico from the northern boundary of diaz to a point forty miles north down the casas grandes hon john W young previously owned a strip of land extending a mile and a half on either side of the stream upon which he still intends to establish three or four settlements diaz is eltty biye miles almost directly south from palomas from diaz ahn road will ann dinue south past la ascension five miles distant to janos twenty miles further on the nest station is corral aitos on the property of the world famous corralitos Corra litos mining company this settlement is south of canoa twenty seven miles and is in the center of one of the richest if not the richest silver mining i district in the world the ground hereabout at sabinal Sa binal san pedro and cases grandes may almost be said to be honeycombed with old mexican mines the richest of the ore has been taken away and the low erade ore is still on the dump in quantities ranging well up in the hundreds of thousands of tons in several places there being by actual measurement over a million tona in one place this ore will run from fifteen to fifty eight ounces per ton in hilyer besides lead and if were no other transportation for the company to do would pay for the construction 0 f the road but the old mines or many of them are now being worked and more of them will by relocated to furnish richer ore for transportation that will prove in itself a bonanza bablan another mormon settlement is about twenty two miles directly south of corralitos Corra litos and five miles north of jaaes grandes from cases grandes the railroads leave the stream of that name and juarez twelve miles to the southwest and pacheco thirty five miles further into sierra madres two settlements among the first established acre by the latter day saints are left without railroad communication rising a alight swell over into the balley of ahe santa de maria the way follows up that river past galena vast forests of pine ash sycamore and walnut through the rich mineral districts of fil valle past las cruces namiquipa san antonio santa ana santa tomas for a hundred and thirty fiva miles to guerro ar concepcion at guerrerro the mexican northern pacific co will ali row out a spur connecting the main line with the great central mexican system at chihuahua the capital of the state continuing south the main line will cross through the sierra madre mountains at pass where it enters a vast anthracite coal field a a acne than which is not known taking a south westerly direction the onward route is by way of la junta to El Fuerte aud down the i iver of that name to a laree colony from la engaged in the raising of on the pacific chast the next run ia alun iha coast to the north to guaymas Gua in the state of Son orji a distance of three hundred and fifty miles the main line from to topo locampo lov ampo is 1000 miles in length the spur bruni guerrerro to chihuahua lito miles aud alie miles from copolo to makes ia all 1500 miles of railroad consistent labors from the first bishop willaim Will tim derby jahnson jr is now in charge of the of construction has kiven instructions ia accordance with the wishes of john V young that cormons mormons and mexicans resident in mexico shall have the constructing of the road exclusively seventy five milea of fiade is now ready for the ties und the first rails will be laid not later july dswson smith caiet of construction ia pushing the work with vigor and will have miles of road by the middle of next october Qc tober work is plenty and help of the kind is in demand bishop johnsons John sous audreas is box iteming N M LA WiLSO tr las palomas darning N i A serious accident frank van wagoner on thursday night met with a very accident there are a number of conflicting statements in relation to the accident but as near as can ba learned frank atad been drinking during the day and at night boarded a north bound train at the lake view crossing he fell from the car and was run oyer hla right leg and right arm were cut off and hia head was badly bruised he waa taken to the deforet hospital i i salt laka beara are asto his recovery LATI K word arora salt lune at 3 attutis that frank aliey ecilua at the hospital and there are no hopes of |
