Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-31
TOWARD THE MINES.
The Santa rc Souther1's Chief En-
giussr and Something Of
His Plans,
A Trip on Horseback Why the Read
Should be Extended Waters
of Business.

Chief Engineer Coleman, Of the Santa
Fe Southern, arrived from Virginia yes
teriav and ut once set about organizing
his surveying corps preparatory to running
the survey Tor and definitely locating the
extension OF this road from Santa te to
Cprrillos and the mineral fields Of Dolores
and San Pedro. The Surveying corps viii
comprise ten or Il dozen men, and many
of these must have had some experience
at such work Thus lar some difficulty
has been had in securing the right kind
Of mnn. Here's chance for somebody.
The job will last thirty day, and possibly
longer. Teams and camping equipment
are being got 10 readiness to-day, and it IS
hoped to have the party fully organized
and ready to take the field during the next
three days. Prior to starting the survey,
however, Gen. Nelly intends accompany
ing the engineer on a horseback trip over
the direct line to Cerril!os and may go as
lar as San Pedro, hence it is possible that
Monday next may he here before all is in
readiness for the start.
This looks like business. and it is bust
ness, ior while the railroad people are
very retirent and do not care to boast OF
what they are going to DO, still, Gen.
Nelly says if the chief engineers report is
favorable "the line will be extended"
He does not say where, but does say that
the railroad company proposes to keep
abreast OF the times, anu Nil invade the
aiming territory Of south Santa Fee county
Just rs soon as the business there will
reasonably justify the expenditure Of
money necessary TO build it.
At the present rate OF development
among the mines 10 fears are felt that
the road will not be Immediately built il
the above policy oi the railroad people is
carried out. The coal and coke business it
self will be great factor in
this new business, for 1t is fact
that both Pueblo and Denver
will become consumers Of our anthracite
Goals whenever this line taps those fields
and Why should not these Goals 20 as fl,
east as the Missouri river points to com.
pete with the Pennsylvania product
Lumber will be another commodity tina,
will cut figure in this traffic, to say moth.
Ing OF the shipments Of general mer.
chandise and the passenger tralIic-tht
latter alone would 90 long way toward
aiding to deiray the fixed charges of such
extension, particularly if the rush of peo
pie keeps up as ut present, which seems
more than likely. But the cream of this
new business will come from the mines
and the mills themselves. AT San Pedro
alone there are from 81 800 to $1,000 PEI
day paid out i'll Miners wagers and these
figures are increasing steadily, while the
new enterprises Vt Dolores and the Casl
Entry will fud tho wage workers con
SANITY growing in numbers from this time
forward. 1t is the intention TO erect :
large plant for the concentration o.
ores near the Central mine this fall, and
these wotks viii require that all fuel shall
be hauled up from the Cerritlos coal dis
trict, While the shipment OF concentrates
over the narrow gauge to the smelling
WORKS at Pueblo and Denver viii consti
tute safe and steady revenue Tor tIenew
road. These matters, when considered
in connection with tile new business
Which the san Pedro people are willingto
guarantee to the railroad company, pretty
clearly indicate in advance what the color
OF Chic! Engineer Z oiemau's report should
be in the premises.
What is more attractive than prett,