The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-08-24
Railroad Matters.

road men, says the Colorado Chief
tain, are past finding out, and be-
ing neither prophet or the son of
a prophet, we have long since re-
Trained from making any effort to
lines centering here. We have
been Informed of late that the Dem
yer s. Rio Grsnde is about to ex-
tend it's track both to the San Juan
country and to New Mexico, we
have also heard that the Atchison,
Topeka s. Santa Fe is about to
build up the Arkansas towards the
San Juan country, and also to Colo
RADIO Springs, thence via the Ute
Pass into the Soath Park; but now
we have later information to the eff
feet that the latter road Is about to
construct its line into New Mexico.
The latest issue of the Cimarron
News and Press has the following
editorial upon the matter:
''The Atchison, Topeka s. Santa
Fe railway company has finally de-
termined upon q move into New
Mexico, and In view of that object
two parties of their surveyors will,
in few weeks, make reconnOi-
sance of the territory. This COM
pany has secured the services of
Messrs. Morley and Kingman, both
of whom have already had long
experience in conducting railroad
surveys in the territory, and are
thoroughly familiar with the to-
Biography of the country.
The energy which is being shown
by the Southern pacific in pushing
their road toward the southern cor
ner of New Mexico has doubtless
acted as a fresh impetus to the pur-
pose of the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa Fe company, to be the first
road connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific seaboards by the southern
route.
This company has been, so far,
very ably managed, aud financially
stands wonderfully well. 1t has,
up to the present terminus, secured
a route which already gives it a
good local trade and which is capa-
BILE of great development.
In regard to the route which it
will probably take in entering New
Mexico, which is matter of con-
siderable interest to the people of
Colfax-this county being the first
point of approach in New Mexico
it would seem to us that the
choice lay between two routes.
One diverging from a point on
their line about Granada and cross
ing the spur of the Ration Noun
tains at the Dry Cimarron, from
thence in as direct line as possible
crossing the Canadian river at
point near it's junction with the
Cimarron-tO the east slope of the
Turkey mountains. This course
will be dictated by good topograph-
ical reasons. The other route from
La Junta-or possibly PGeblo-to
Trinidad, thence via the Longs
Canon Pass of the Ration, down
Red river, or the Vermejo, thence
from the mouth of either of these
open canons they would pass to the
east of the Rayado mesas, and con-
tinue in as direct line as possible
to the same point as the other line,
to the east of the Turkey mount
aims.
Each OF these lines has its partIc-
ular advantage over the other; the
first route would be the shortest
a great item in the future working
of what would be this transconti-
mental line-and the cheapest line
to build per mile, taking it right
through; but compared with the
other route the local traffic would
be poor, as the country it would
pass through will never be, from
its nature, thickly settled.
The second route is already we'll
populated and is capable of sustain
Ing q large population. 1t would
not be really costly route, and IS
to its practicability, previous sur
veys over It for broad gauge have
already decided. The country it
would pass through, especially from
Trinidad on, is not equalied in tho
west for general resources. The
supply of both coking and locomo-
tive coal is inexhaustible, there are
dense forests Of the finest saw log
lumber, rich deposits Of gold, both
in placers and lodes, fertile valley 3,
and the finest of pasture.
This is the route for g good local
trade, and the one we are inclined
| to believe will be the most favored
by the sagacious business men who
control the A. T. s. T. f. road.
From the point we have referred
to on the east side OF the Turkey
mountains we suppose the company
will seek q route via Las Vegas and
Anto Chico to the Rio Grande. Per-
haps down the Tijeras canon, which
would be the most direct route.
Thence down. the Rio Grande val
ley to Ell Peso, At which point-by
the time they get there-they will
be able to make . junction with the
Southern Pacific"
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