The oasis., 1896-12-12
Sonora Siftirgs. Continued from First Page.

gales en route to the United states. It is estimated that the seasons ship ments will aggregate 300 carloads, and that there will be 300 carloads shipped next season, and that in 1900 the aggregate will reach 1000 carloads.
 The Sonora railway has hitherto been buying water at Torres, but Il. has now put in it's own water station. aud now depends no longer upon out side sources to supply its locomotives. The we'll of the same company at Que robabi has proved a success. and q water tank and pump will be put in there at once.
 When the lands of the Sonora X Sin alba Irrigation O., in the YaQui river valley. come under cultivation, transportation of products will be- come pressing problem. The com pany already has under consideration plans to meet the approaching de- mand. One is for narrow guage railway to Guaymas. The other is to construct such railway down the river to its mouth, where there is a satisfactory anchorage at Ciaricre. Thence the produce will be shipped up and down the gulf coast in light draft steamers.
 In the Yaqui river valley MT. Frank Cranz is busily engaged in cleaning his land and preparing to plant 1t with cotton, The land is covered with heavy growth of mes quite which yields an excellent qual- ity of firewood The wood is shipped to Guaymas, where it commands price, which pays the cost of clearing the land. Mr. Cranz has recently com pleted a house for his quarters, and is fixing himself as comfortably as possi ble. As he has about 5000 acres of land to clear, he has evidently under taken no small job. Beside the clean ing he is putting in ditch and pre- pairing the land for planting to cotton
 The mining operations of Sellor Ga briel Robinson at La Barranca in the Sahuaripa district, are reported prov ing very satisfactory and very profit able. MT. R. is treating the taiiings of the old La Barranca mine by lixi- yation. About the first of the pre- sent month shipment of S7,000 in gold bullion was made. It was the result of the first run of the process, and was rich return for the time and cost involved. Having now got every thing into satisfactory warking order MT. Robinson will shortly take well earned vacation, and in his absence his place will be taken by his nephew, MT. Juan F. Robinson, who is the as- sayer at the works.
 The Sonora railway will increase it's track force as fast as men can be secured. It needs 100 track men at once. About 50,00O new ties will be put into the track as fast as possible, and steel tie plates are being put un- der the rails at the rate of 15,00O per month. They are first being put in 1 upon curves and other exposed places, but will be extended as rapidly as pos sible until every tie in the track Of ! the entire main line is protected by | one under each rail. The tie plate is a broad piece Of steel which lies be- tween the tie and the rail. Through | it into the tie are driven three spikes, one on the inside and two nn the out | side of inc rail Beside protecting he tie from being cut by the rail t binds inc spikes together, and pre- 'ents tue tnrnsd cf the moving train ! pUshlDg AWAY tucse 5n the outside nj ,he .ail l