, 1884-08-10
BACK FROM THEIR TRIP.
The Railroad Syndicate Return to
The City.
What Mr.. IOhn r. Boutwell, Has to
Say
Regarding Future Intentions of De-
velOpment in Wyoming.

III oouH II. boutwell, and party OF
capitalists and scientists, consisting of A.
j. Boutwell,. f. D. Shoemaker, j. s.
Stevens, A. c. Aspen, H. H. Trafton,
A McComb, A. W. MunseI and Prof
Samuel Aughey, arrived in Cheyenne
from their western trip yesterday and
took rooms at the Inter Ocean.
In the afternoon a representative of
The LEADER called at the Inter Ocean,
and meeting Mr.. Boutwell,, expressed his
desire to learn something of the results of
the trip.
Mr.. Boutwell,, who is always very cour-
teous to a reporter, having once been in
the newspaper business himself, stated
that he was entirely willing to communi-
cate any matter of new in reference to
the doings of the syndicate which it was
consistent for him to disclose, but said
that he thought it was quite doubtful
whether he would be able to say much
except what had already been said in
reference to the situation, prospects and
intentions of the party he represents. He
said the party had Investigated quite an
extensive tract of country in Central
Wyoming during their trip.
The Central Association of Wyoming,
he said, have already shipped more than
5000 worth of machinery for the pur-
pose of drilling wells in the oil region.
Several gangs of men are at work.
You can rest assured of one thing"
said Mr.. Boutwell,, "and that is that this
region will be thoroughly tested, prospect
ed and developed also in case the testing
process proves satisfactory"
As far as they have gone their investi-
CATION has proved quite satisfactory, not
only to him, but to the people in hat
portion of the Territory.
When you inquire what time we are
to commence work, said he, ''the answer
is, we have already commenced work. For
more than a year we have had men at
work in this region of which l speak, and
what we are doing now and have done is
but a part of the work"
In answer to a question of the reporter
Mr.. Boutwell, emphasized what he had said
before, and remarked, yes, we consider
the situation encouraging, and this work
will certainly be pushed, and there will be
no lack of means fully to develop what
there is in that country if our tests prove
satisfactory.
The question was asked as to when the
proposed railroad would be built. This
brought Mr.. Boutwell, to the point where
he stated that he would rather not say
very much at present, in fact, that would
not be a very consistent thing for him to
do, as there were many Others who are in
terested in this matter, and it was as much
a matter which concerned them as him
self, and said he would, therefore, prefer
not to say very much on this point.
You can tell your readers, however"
said Mr.. Boutwell,, that this matter OF
building the road and as to when the
work is to be commenced. is now in the
hands Of our engineers, and the company
will be guided by their Judgment
In regard to what part the new railroad
will start from, Mr.. Boutwell, said it
would not be advisable for him to say any
thing. Neither himself nor others of
the company desired to have it understood
that they were having anything to say
upon that point. for they were not.
A meeting of the company will be held
in New York City on the goth of this
month; at which time this matter will
probably be considered.
The Boutwell, party will depart this
evening for Denver, from which point
they will proceed East in time to be pres
ent at the meeting in New York City on
the Goth of August.