The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-06-26
The Guaymas and Tucson Rail-
road Project.

We extract the following from
letter to the San Diego Union,
dated Ures, Sonora, June LIST:
Article 1st of the treaty author
ICES Blair & Co. to construct a
Railroad and telegraph between
Guaymas and the dividing line
between Sonora and the United
States. The line shall be built to
HermOsillo from Guaymas, and
then in any direction to the bOun
Diary line, with lines if the COM
pany choose to the cities of Ala.
mos and Ures. Article End. The
work of running the lines and lay
ing out the Road shall commence
Immediately, the road shall be
laid out in sections of 100 kilo-
meters each "a kilometer is a little
more than three-fifth of a mile)
and the first section of one hun
dred of these shall be surveyed
and laid out and the plans handed
in to the proper Secretary within
fourteen months, and the balance
of the road within twenty months.
Art. Sd says that work shall actual
ly commence from the GuaymaS
end within twelve months after
the plan is approved by the Gov
eminent, and at the end of twen-
ty mont tbs at least fifty kilometers
to be finished from Guaymas out.
Nothing unreasonable in any of
these articles. In order to facilit-
ate the building of the road the
Government agrees to give the
Company of Blair 1888 hectares
of land Ia hectare is two acres) for
every kilometer of railroad built,
provided the amount in all does
not exceed the half of all the pub.
lie land in SOnorai There is a
grant of land "as IS" a grant.
Many other things are expressed
which are of but little Importance
to the general reader; but every
thing is fair and open; perfect
titles to be given the Company on
the completion of each five kilo-
meters, and the only drawback
(Which don't look quite the thing
to Americans) is provisO that
none of the land acquired by the
company within 20 leagues of the
northern boundary of the State of
Sonora, shall be sold TO any per-
son not a citizen of Mexico, unless
by special agreement with the
Mexican Government.
AS i said before, everything looks
as we'll as possible for the building
of the road speedily. A long time
is conceded to provide for con-
tingencies. The obstacles to be
overcome in a country SO destitute
of inhabitants and resources as
this is can hardly be imagined
by people living in your States.
Mr.. Blair has worked with per
severance so far, and seems to feel
assured that the company back.
ing him will always put the right
foot foremost.
| have given of course only a
little summing up of the most ina
portant parts of the articles oil
agreement, but one feature | for
got is that the Blair company can.
not sell their r. R. lands to Ameri'
cans. So much for "Filibusters. d
When the treaty is fully con.
firmed and the surveyors, etc.
are in the field [ will let you
know. AMIGO.
Since the above letter was writ
ten, the Mexican Congress has ap
proved the plan of the road and
the grant made to the Company
by the State of Sonora, but the
assertion of the Uai0n's cores
pondent, that the Company can
not sell their railroad lands t(
Americans, is too thin, and We
don't believe there is any such
clause in the tIeaty.-ED. sen
TINEL.