Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1881-03-05


An editorial letter frons I'll Paso. Texas,
To Newman's 11srsg. fouf thus clearly DE-
fines he situation there
People here are almost all more Or less
crazy On tie subject Of the future Of this
town. It's population hse years hence Is
sarioasly estimated q from ibisy to a
hundred thousand, according as the craze
has assumed a mild or severe form With
each patient There IS some method IN
their madness how ever. as there is no
longer any doubt that 81 least three great
lines OF railroad are sure 70 meef here and
iaake this q great distributing point The
a. r. 4 s. Fl Is graded 20 within a mile
Of town. fhe. 4 r track is laid 70 within
twelve miles; and tic Texas & Pacific has
men at work iDn Tie grade from this point
to San Eczario, q distance Of twenty five
miles down tie river III addition t0'hiS,
The Mexican Central 81 in few days
move its teams, ETC, across the river and
begin grading Immediately. ] he latter
road expects 10 reach the city OF Chihna-
bua IN about ycag and 20 join with the
party working north from Mexico City in
two years The Texas and Pacific has al
ready contracted hundred miles Of its
road from this point eastward and expects
70 finish tie road through wilbin iheyear
Tie s. r. has purchased the Galveston,
San Antonio and Harrisburg road and
will push forward 20 make connection
with il without stepping here At all AT
ter reaching III Paso i takes the name Of
the purchased road. The engineers are
non locating The line below San Elezario,
and claim that The road viii be running
through 10 Galveston within Two years.
They have seven hundred miles 20 build.
The preliminary line Has run last year
and Chief Engineer Hood is now running
back and locating as lie goes. As soon Is
he gets TO san Antonio. work viii begin
from lbat end. This road goes down the
river nearly 70 Quillnan, thence near the
stage road ~ some distance helow Fl. ia
Wis, thence strikes towards the Rio Gran
de at FIT CLARK and thence follows the
general direction Of the old freight read.
The q. s. p leaves tie river twenty-five
miles below San Elelario and strikes the
Pecos ten miles above tie mouth OF foyer
creek, q bundled aud ffiy miles below
P0pe's crossing. The terminus Is pow
about Buffalo Gap. on the eastern edge Of
Tie Sfaked Plain near IL. Chadburn, fifty
or SeyeniY-five miles north of C0ncho and
some six hundred miles from here.
The Mexican Central. Of which Mr. Up
ham, the Chief Engineer, and Gov. An
thony, The General Mansgtr r, are BON here.
has not yet determined whether 50 90
through Or around the sand Hills thirty
Eve miles south 81 here ca The Mexican
side The distance through is only six or
seven miles, but Il will he very difficult
and expensive 70 build = road across the
mountains Of sand while 10 avoid them
detour Of many miles must be made and
The read lie built forty miles down the
river, leaving il az the Town Of Guadalupe
The gentleman named returned from an
inspection of tie route through the Sand
Hills yesterday. The distance 10 The City
Of Mexico is a Thousand and City miles
and there are hundred miles Of tie road
at that end already built ard three thou
sand men 81 work hurrying il north to-
wards chihuahua.