The Arizona sentinel., 1891-12-19
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I6 Gdhcu ltOIu vile LOOulX IS0puU-
lican.
From time to time the Repub
lican has published rumors of ar
intended line Of railway connecting
Phoenix with the Pacific Coast via
San Diego. That such an arrange
ment would be highly desirable to
this section, and Of untold advant-
age in the way. of giving us COM
peting lines is not to be questioned
Furthermore, it is certain that
Phoenix would do her part, as she
always does in any movement OF
public advantage, whenever re-
quired to do so.
In speaking of the grade of the
proposed new route, we'll known
Californian now stopping in this
city said last evening to Repub-
lican reporter. "a railroad can be
built from San Diego, in an east
erly direction through the Cajon
Santa Isabel and Warner ranches,
to the summit of Warmers pass
and from there down through the
San Felipe to the level of the Colo
RADIO desert. This is an entirely
practical and comparative mex
pensive route. The era les would
not be heavier than those on the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe.
The cost on the 100 miles would
not exceed the average of noun
tain roads, and would be far below
that of the Colorado roads. The
main course would be very direct,
The summit elevation would not
exceed $500 feet, and by tunnel
might be brought down to 800 feet
above sea level
There would be no large brid-
ing, or dangerous cations, no snow
and little rain, in fact the oper-
ating conditions would be of the
very best. A branch could be ex-
tended up through the Tsmescal
tin mines and 10 Los Angeles, tap
ping the rich orange belt Of South
ern California. From the edge of
the Colorado desert, at the mouth
Of the San Felipe there is almost
on open level plain continuous to
Dos Palmas on the Southern Pacific
and from there to Yuma and on
up the rapidly settling and fertile
valleys on the Gala and Salt, to
Phoenix.
This route opens up q mineral
country, as we'll as some Of the
most prolific agricultural and fruit
land in the country. The inn
mediate traffic which could be de-
pended upon would make quite
significant figures, much larger
than any one who has not given
the matter close study and inves
tigation would imagine"
In connection with the above,
the appended clipping from a late
issue of San Diego paper con-
cerning a peninsu1ar road is
timely.
Both surveying parties OF the
Peninsula railroad are at work
this week and will continue pnsh-
ing right ahead until they meet at
Trinidad pass. The Wright party
consisting of sixteen men, two four
horse teams, provisions wagons,
etc, left San Quintja last Monday
morning. Their route lay north
by northeast for eighty miles,
where they are expected to meet
the provision train OF twenty bur-
ros sent out from Ensenada with
supplies for the hungry surveyors.
The real work viii then begin
For twenty-five miles g path must
be literally cut through a dense
jungle, which fills Soledad cation
fro Z source to mouth The Jungle
is III m0ny places SO tbie& that il
is Impossible for a dog to q
through it. A dense growth o.
willows, yines s@.1i-tropics) plants
and .rees, winch asra aes, et
been ievej,el y tie ax we
tie pagty sill have 70 encounter.
Fhe Shaw party has airea3y been
at work for over a week and has
probably moved Its camp far down
the Vallecitos cation by this time"
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