The Coconino sun., 1891-09-26
THE RAILROADS.
To Build Through Different Parts of
the Territory of Arizona.

the Territory of Arizona.
More articles of intention to build
railroads in Arizona were filed with the
secretary of the territory on the 18th
inst. Following is the list:
X. w. Wood filed to build one from
Fairbanks, in Cochise county, to Bis
bee, a distance of forty miles, and an
other from Fairbanks to Tombstone, a
distance of twelve miles. G. w. Kret-
Finger filed intentions in behalf OF the
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway
Company, to build from Ash Fork to
Phoenix, via Prescott, distance OF 200
miles.
Following are the fifteen articles
filed by Z. M. Dickey, of the Santa Fe,
Prescott & Phoenix Railway Company
From Ash Fork, via Prescott, to
Phoenix; from Ash Fork to Benson and
the Colorado river, via Prescott: from
Ash Fork to the Colorado river; from
Ash Fork to Phoenix; from Ash Fork
TO Prescott; from Prescott to Benson
and the Colorado river; from Prescott
to Benson; from Prescott to Ph9nix
from Phoenix to Congress; from Phoenix
to the Colorado river; from Phoenix to
Congress, and from Benson to the
Colorado river
N. o. Murphy filed intentions tc
build from Phoenix to point in the
Bradshaw mountains near the Tiger
mine, and one from Prescott to Big
Bug, distance of thirty miles.
Waldo S. Waterman, secretary and
acting president of the San Diego,
Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway Com
pany, filed intentions to build from 9
point on the Colorado river, near Nor
toms landing, to Phoenix, thence in Q
northeasterly direction to intersection
with the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, al
or near Holbrook; thence passing out
of Arizona near Terrizo mountain
thence to Pueblo, Colorado, OF point
in connection Herewith, the probable
distance being about 450 miles.
Lincoln Fowler filed intentions t.
build from Phoenix to point in L 2
r w, twelve miles distance, and an
other from Phoenix to point on the
Atlantic & Pacific near Flagstaff.
Edward M. Doe filed articles of in.
tention to build four lines, one from
Flagstaff to Phoenix, one from Dead
Mans Flat, in Coconino county to q
point ON the Grand Canyon of the Col
orado; one from Dead Mans Flat tc
Lees ferry, distance of 165 miles
and another from Flagstaff TO Dead
Mans Flat, twenty miles long.
j. ID. Monihon will build from Ph9
nix to Aqua Fria, near Coleman''
butte.
Il. G. Norris, general solicitor of the
Central Arizona Railway Company
| filed articles of intention to build from
the south end of the Mineral Belt rail
road to Globe, a distance of 100 miles
also one from Lees ferry to Nogales
together with branch to Prescott, ;
branch to Phoenix, branch to Globe
and branch to the Grand Canyon o
the Colorado, the probable length t.
| be 7S5 miles.
7 Wednesday was the last day il
which to file articles of intention t.
build railroads in Arizona and get thu
benefit of the twenty years exemption
law passed by the last legislature, an'
up to 5 O'Clock sixty articles of inten
ton to build and maintain railroads il
this territory had been filed. Thi
represents many hundred miles of rail
road, and if small portion of then
are built the country will be great.
benefited. That some of the lines vii
be built there is not much doubt. :
Gazette.