Las Vegas daily optic., 1899-08-28
GROUND WAS
BROKEN
Some Preliminary Work Done
on The Las Vegas, Mora e.
Taos Railway. ..
THE PLANS OF THE COMPANY
Traffic Arrangements Made With
the Santa Fe Railroad r
Company.

About twenty teams aud scrapers
were put 10 work Saturday in pIelim.
mary wsy on the grade of the proposed
Las Vegas, Mora & Taos railway. The
p ace chosen was in field hundred
feet north OF the buildings Of the Con
tineatal Oil company, which in turn is
a qnarle Of mile north of the Bridge
street station of the Hot Springs branch
of the Santa Fe Eilroad.T After%grad-
ing the roadbgd a dlstaIlce Of "a hHf
mile or more, the workmeh were called
off and nothing is beipg done today,
but it Is understood that as soon as cef-
tain preliminary matters are adjusted
the work viii be resumed.
At the place. where the grading has
heen done the ground is on level with
the bed Of tlie Hot Springs railroad, and
a slight revlue leads off ina northeast
erly direction up to the higher mega
laad on the way to Mora. TO the nnz
initiated The grading has evidensIybeen
done with view Of making switch
connection with The Hot Springs rail-
road This is really theintention Of the
projectors Of the new railroad. 1t is
stated that traffic arrangement has
been made with the Santa Fe company
whereby the track from the junction
point to tha Las Vegas passenger depot
is 10 be used aud the passenger depot
as well, each road bearing pro rata
amount OF the expenses incident to the
maintenance of the depot.
The freight depot and yards of the
new railroad will be located in the val
ley of the Galinas, but the authorities
of the road ara not yet prepared to state
the exact siteot either of these improve
ments. @-s. '..-r4' @s-'.
Colonel Alberger is the contractor
who is to do tile construction worksof
the new road. He secured the contract
on the 25ih of Nay last. 1t is under
stood that the greater part Of tie right
of way has been aacured but i few coii-
Meeting Inks ii the vicinity. .of as
Vegas are vet to he secured. When
this is done there. will be, nothing to
hinder rapid work.
"In my experience as contractor
said Colonel Albsrger this morning,
81 have fountlit advantageous to work
my men in three gangs, especially
where the character OF country will per-
NIT it. First, there will be'the grading
outfit, followed clOsely by the rail I"and
tie gang, ana finally the surfacing gang.
In this way, each works close mp t6'the
other"
Colonel Alberger stated, that this plan
of proceeding would he adopted in. the
present case and for that reason. a
switch connection is .being made the
very first thing for convenience in
handling ties and rails.
"For distance of sixty miles, con-
tinued Colonel Alberger, "the grade
will be of the easiest kind 1t will fol
low the Sapello, Manueitas and Mora
rivers respectively. The route goesto
Mora and strikes the mountains be-
yond that place. For distance OF
twelve miles the grading will be of a
very difficult cbaractsrt, The .termipppss
of the line is Taos, eighty-6ve miles dis
tant from here.i
The Las vegas, Mora ia& Taos, rail
Il. - - ) fsfs
way railway was, incqraortagtssdi si last Jan,
uary year ago. Its president is Hon
Frank Manzanares aud Its secretary
Robert f. NJ Ross. 1t is understood
that the Santa Fe railroad is aiding the
enterprise in financial way. The
route of the proposed EallTeaf WAS in
spected two months ago by GENERA
Superintendent Nudge and other off
eials of the Santa Fe.
The new railroad will prove valG-
able feeder Of the Santa Fe and will aid
in developing arieh section Of country
Its building Is Of distinct advantage t.
Las Vegas in that ST Will detract moth
ing from the towns bpsIness import
ance but wll distintlIY.add to 1T.
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