Daily camera., 1897-08-12
A SURE THING.
The Boulder Wards Railroad Regarded as
an Accomplished Fact.

The Boulder " ard Railroad Regarded as
an Accomplished Fact.
The bids on building the new narrow
guage railroad submitted by the most
prominent contractors of Colorado are
now in the hands and under the consid-
Grafton of the board OF directors of the
Colorado and Northwestern railroad
company. Notification has been given
to those Immediately interested that
tomorrow or Saturday at the outside the
contracts will be let.
The contracts It is reported have
already been let for the construction of
rolling stock, including powerful engines
of peculiar type. These engines are
built low and so constructed that they
can make very short curve with ease.
The guage of the road has been recently
increased from % in the original plan,
to 3o inches. the ordinary narrow guage.
This will permit a somewhat larger
freight car and also larger passenger
coaches. The equipment will be made
according to the latest improved plans
and most modern conveniences.
The route of the proposed railroad will
begin at Lafayette and running in a
northwesterly direction will enter Boul-
der at the southeast corner and follow
ing Boulder creek will intersect the Gulf
road just west of the twelfth street cross
ing. The station and yard tracks will be
used in common by the Gulf and North
western, the latter being fitted with
third track for that purpose. Proceed
ing directly west from Boulder it will
follow the old Sunset road grade to that
point, and then swing back toward Sun
shine camp. From there it will take
a northerly and then westerly course,
finally running into Lett Hand canon.
1t will first enter California gulch, and
finally run up Ward gulch to Ward
camp. Surveys have been run for a
branch to Sunshine, jamestown and Gold
Hill, the track starting at Salina. An
other proposed branch starts near Ward
camp running to Caribou Cardinal and
Eldora. The road will run through the
camps of Salina, Crlsman, Sunset, Wall
Street and will pass many prominent
mines en- route.
1t is expected that the venture will not
only lessen the rates on ore out of the
various camps which it will tap, but will
decrease the cost of supplies at those,
considerably below the present. With
the increase of guage and consequent
improved facilities for handling passen.
gers, the road is destined to prove promi-
nent as scenic route and many tourists
will be attracted hither to view the won
ders in scenery and the engineering skill
displayed in the construction.
AS an inducement to investment it has
been very favorably pronounced upon
by many persons of Boulder in a posi-
ton to know, and many communications
udVC dllCdoy OCSA lSSSNSo sooSnn6 oP
on its standing and the possibility and
probability of its construction.
That the period of construction of the
road will prove of direct benefit to this
section by reason Of the large amounts
| of money that will be expended is no
longer regarded by the people generally
as matter open to doubt. A large num-
Der of those expecting to invest in the
county's mines will establish in this city
and it is claimed that at the present time
this influence is being felt on the real
estate market. 1t is we'll known fact
that some considerable capital has al
ready been imported for mine invest
ments and those interested in mining
properties are daily receiving letters
relative to investments in the event OF
the building of the road.
The company recently reorganized
with capital stock of 100000. has in
huence and money back OF it, and even
the most conservative now concede that
the road will shortly become reality
and all the benefits that will accrue will
be felt before the beginning of the year