The Arizona sentinel., 1890-08-02
EsaiIrOad Prospects.

secuIeu LOT It's line from the Mexican
government. The old concession -.
granted to Luis Huller and Major
Geo II. Sisson, was for line from
Tia Juana, near San Diego to Yuma
via Vale Treniaad, with a branch to
Ensenada, also one to the mouth of
the Colorado river, and on to Port
Isabel. The changes effected are
these; main line from San Quentin
on San Quentin Bay, $50 miles south
of San Diego, direct to Yuma, via
Vale Trinidad, with a branch from
Vale Trinidad and Alamo to San
Diego, or rather to Tia Juana, on the
boundary line, with q branch from
this line in San Rafael Valley east, or
in Guadalupe Valley west of the Real
del Castillo, to Ensenana. The com
pany has the right also to extend the
main line from Mount Isinique, 100
miles south of Yuma, via Altar, and
Magdalena to FL Paso del Norte,
with a branch from the mouth of the
Colorado river to Port Isabel, provi-
ded the main line does not run there
This will give Yuma another line to
Magdalcna and FL Paso; a line to the
mouth of the Colorado river and Port
Isabel; direct and short line to tide
water on San Quentin Bay, $50 miles
in length; another line to San Diego.
some 300 miles in length. The COM
pany has the right also to build line
from San Qaentm southeast to Los
Bay on the Gulf of California a dis
tancc Ct about 200 miles. In all the
Company has the right to build about
100 miles of road, for which the
Mexican government grants the right
of way and pays to the company
subsidy of $4,000 per mile. The grades
on these lines are said to be excellent,
not exceeding more than one per cent.
1T Is PLAIN
that the new English Mexican Land
and Colonization Company Limited
proposes to ignore Ensenada, to make,
it mere way station on branch
railroad and to concentrate ell of its
efforts at San Quentin. The Company
OWNS but very little land near Ense-
nadia while it has. according to its
maps !, 100000 acres, in and around
San Quentin Valley.
Ensenada has a good start, with
her eleven manu- featuring interests.
She has wooden mill, tannery, boot
and shoe factory, soap and candle
factory, distillery, brewing cannery
and other factories. With this and
the agricultural resources surrounding
her, she will become a good point; but
it is self evident that the Company
propose to make San Quentin the
great town in northwestern Mexico.
The Peninsula railroad will open up
and develop the vast region on both
sides of the Colorado river, of which
there is more than 100000 of the
very best land on the Pacific coast, ali |
of which can be irrigated from the
water taken out of the Colorado river. |
General Andrade the owner of this |
great tract of land is negotiating to
have these lands opened up and deve-
loped. When this, part of Yuma's
back country is opened and settled, it
will make vast difference in the re
gular business of the place.
1t is plainly evident now that the
Peninsular railroad, having secured an
extension of time in which to begin
the work on the road, that they will
be in no hurry to push the work at
present. 1t is thought by some by
those who have reason to know, that
the Company VIII do but little until
Mai. Scott, returns which it is SAID
he can do within few months provi-
ded he sees Et to do SO. 1t is by mol
means probable that the English Com
pany entrust the building of this great
and important line of railroad to
young and inexperienced men mere
toys and strangers to the country and
the work of constructing railroads.
Major Scott, ranking as Major in
the regular army of England, in the
corps Of engineers in the Royal Art
illery, stand at the head of his pro
fession. After 10 years experience
in building railroads for the English
government in India during which
he discussed SIS, O00,O and at times
had 10000 men in his employ he is
peculiarly fitted for the work of build
ing such line as the Peninsula rail