The oasis., 1895-08-24
ACRossrHE BoIsDEIs
The Altar Road.
SARIC, SONORA, MEXICO,
 August 18th, 1895.

August iOlu, lc'J.
 EDITOR OASIS:
 There is town situated in the ur- per basin of the Altar river whose people enjoy the glory of living in a village, endowed by nature with nat ural resources greater than most of the other towns of the district. This is Saric, only seventy-two kilomete s from Nogales, the nearest point on the Sonora railroad. But Saric does not enjoy quick communication and trans portation owing to the lack of a direct route to the main line of business and traffic. Mail reaches Saric on horse back once a week from Altar, and heavy conveyance from Santa Ana station nearly one hundred kilometers away. My purpose in this account is to tell, for the benefit of the travellers, enterprising men, and the community at large, how more advantageous communication and transportation can be procured and what would be the result of this great relieving enter prise.
 It has been estimated by men cxperi- enced in road building that road from Saric to Nogales via the group Of mines at El Promontorio owned by Mr L. Ephraim of Nogales, would cost about eight hundred dollars to construct, so that stage, and freighting vehicles could easily go over it. This is mere ly drop in the bucket. The people of Saric, although with an unpromis- ing show, have been struggling and laboring for the last three consecutive years to carry this road project ahead, but it seems that in reality no help can they yet get from their neighboring town of Nogales.
 The executive of the district, Seilor Balyanero Robles, has been called to take this project in hand, which, he has done, but as his duty or authority ceases at the limits of his district lnear the Promontorio group of mines he can do nothing beyond He will probably officially communicate with the executive of the district of Mag dalena in order to obtain from him aid, as the farther section of the pro- posed road lies within that district. These people are endeayoring to bring this plan to working basis. Such i people deserve what they are striving for: 1t goes to show that their desire is | to open the way to travellers and enter prising companies, so that they can see and develop the mineral wealth | within this section.
 It would not be difficult to build | this road, as may be thought, because the natural valley road ofSaric reaches within three miles of the Promontorio group of mines. On this section most | of the work would have to be done: as l for the rest Ii. e. from said group of | mines to Nogales, all that would be l necessary would be to widen and | improve the road, already there, and | used by Mr. L. Ephraim. This road | once built will take nothing to keep | it in good order, as the traffic of stage | and freighting would keep it in tra- yelling condition; and furthermore. being then public highway for the mail service, She government would take charge of 1t as with other public roads.
 It seems to me that tue merchants of Nogales, and more especially the American business men, las to them refer my outline would not hesi- tate the least in contributing for the construction of this road, as it will bring NOgaes thousands of dollars