Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-06

miles distant, 10 Janoa, twenty miles
further on. aud thence through Cor.
Ialitos TO Casas urauies. Corfalitos IN
Tue centre Of u mineral region Of such
extent aud richness rs almost 10 stag.
ger belief; but owing TO the lack u
facilities for transportation, a greater
pafi OF the new mining properties, ~
well ~ the old Mexican mines here.
about, stu hold their output OF low
grade ores on the dump. And here,
scattered over the face o. the country
for miles, may be found millions Of
tons VI place, silver ore running from
10 10 5s and ~ ounces per ton. This
one valley In the transportation V will
iurnifh tho fDal IN low grade pay ore
alone, 70 ny n.thlng Of the ore to h.
taken from the mines at sablnal, Cor
rflitoa, Baviape and Cuaus GTaudCs,
would pay for lis construction.
From Dinz 10 Colonia Duhlsn, near
Casas Gnndes, where there IA another
prosperous settlement Of Saints, Il six
~ miles. Instead OF pasing the
"MonnDnn settlements OF Junfel, about
twelve miis southwest Of Cauas Gran.
DIES, aud Pachrco, thifty.hve miles
further Into the Sierra Madre mouu-
tains, the railroad continues on, almost
directly south.
From Dublan the road leaves tho
valley of the Cases Grhudes, climbing
a slight swell ~ the east, and enters
that VI the Rio do Santa Maria. The
entire way from hero 10 Guerrero
lConcepclon),a distance Of ii5 miles,
u linu1 with forests N pine. oak, Hyca.
A aFaA ..Ia l. Ia
iir-t settlement after Casas umndus.
rscniy miles further up the Santa
MARIA II tho next station NJ III Vale.
Here, too, AZ at Corralilo-, the road
viii tap incxhauslablc mineral re-
sources.
AT fl Vale tho open valley cease.
aud the way prOcceds up tho river
through n narrow nvine along which
the flvor pourr, through heavy forests
II timber, past Los Cruccs, Namiquipa
toHanAntOnio, whore the valley wiious
again aud the vHst possibilities for
watrr.p0wcr Ia close proximity % the
timber, measurably ceases.
FfJm San Antonio tho road takes 10
the Opun valley on tho west, passing
Santa Ana and Santa Tomas on the
way b Guerrero, distance Of 800
miles from Deming, where u spur Of
the road. one hundred AMI my miles
Ia length, will connect that point with
tho Mexican Central Hallway nj
chihuahua, the capital OF the state.
The pain line, however, viii con
unue on south ~ \ paas through Tie
Siorfa Madro mountains NJ Bacpyna.
On the western slope Of the Sierra
Madrrs, the road enters q large nnthra
cite coal field, Equal Ia extent and In
quality OF It's product ~ anything
known.
From Bacoyna tho course taken IL
southwest, passing Arrponapachi, In
Junta, Aqua Callente, III furfte. aud
thence, continuing down tho river OF
that name 10 the large Kansas colony
at TopOlobampo ON tho Pacific coast,
travcfsing, from tho initial point nj
Dcming, 1850 miles Of n rich agricul.
tufal aud mineral country M tho earth
affords. The road will then parallel
tho Pacific coast from ropolobampo TO
GuAymas, In the State OF Sonora, niak.
Ing $50 miles morc, or 1900 miles In all.
Since the year 1855, n contract with
tho Mexican government 10 build this
railway, has been IN the hands of
number Of capitalists here, but tho
work has been attended with indificr.
ont success. Ono OF tho companies
built some two years since nny-two
miles OF grade, bought ties enough 10
cover about that distance aud nn Gu
gine; aud there the work stood when
Mr.. Young made proposition last fall
10 huy tho contract. His olier was
accepted aud tho transfer made IN
February last, but owing 10 tho vari-
Gus complications In which tho matter
had been Involved, work has been con.
sldeahly hamporcd. Now, however,
earnest progress IL being made, aad the
contract IL let for la5 miles Of grade, 10
be- completed by September IS, 1871.
About seventy miles u grade In now
ready for IA. ties, while q hun.
dr,d mon aud teams, besides n large
force Of Mcxlcans with the shovel, are
pushing the work with vigor. A. n
promoter Of the enterprise, Bishop
VIM. Derby johnson, Jr., Of Dia1,
stands next 20 Hon. John w. Young,
aud his object from tho nrst has
been 10 give employment and bring
prosperity generally - tho l.atter'day
Saints In Mexico.
The track l. 10 DO ofstandArd guago,
sixty pound steel rails, aud traek.lay'
ing will commence ut Doming not
later than July 1, 1891. Asa voucher
that everything about tho road will h,
strictly Ant class, II n only necessary to
state that your fellow townNman, J.
Fewson smith Il the chief engineer Of
construction.
Through his agent, Bishop william
Derby johnson, IT., Mr.. Young will
have full control u this line Of rail
way; aud besides this, he has an option
from the same PARTIES on 100000
acn,s Of land, extending from thu
boundary llne between the unilod
states and Mexico, 10 south NJ Casa
Grandes, a distance Of about 100 miles.
Along with this tract 0f'iand, Mr..
Young will obtain colonization CON
cesslon under which settlers on The
lands mentioned VIII receive from the
government privileges OF considerable
impoftanoe. These sales 10 and con.
tracts " lth Mr.. Young have received
tho sanction aed approval oi tho Next
can government officers, who have
pIelIged themselves u confirm them 10
Him, or 10 ratify any transfer no may
make u them.
Taken all IN all, therefore, the condi.
ton OF tie Lat o day Saints In Mexi.
co. il one Of peace, contentment and
prosperity. H. A. WiiAoN'
LAS pALoMAs, Mex, vla. Deming,
n. NJ, May %, 1901