El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-11
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nc CentuFlng nere. We SAPoCG W eSiI
east and southw west, eod even west Is
far as San Diego, supply
, ing steamers of the Pacific
Steamship Company's lines. The fact
that Ell Paso ia the main point of de-
livery for business over the road makes
it profit accordingly. We can furnish
coal as cheaply here as anywhere, and
I believe Ell Paso will hold the same re.
lation to the Salado coal fields through
the Ell Paso & Northeastern-thstN New
York City holds to the anthracite coal
fields, by reason of the 6 or 8 connect
1.-THE tow n of FL Captain is laid out
and the ter minus of the coal road will
soon be thriving and growing place.
A TRANsCoNTINENTAL LINE.
"The White Oaks road, besides this
probably vast coal traffic, has two
other great pr omises of success. The
first is the in mense lumber market
which Alamogordo, aided by the
mountain lumber branch, will soon
become. The second is it's possibility
as part of distance-saving trans
continental line. This could be &C
Liberal, Kan, of the Chicago, Rock
Island, & Pacific to meet the coal road
at it's terminus, thus furnishing, via
| the main line and Ell Paso. q
direct through line to California
2S5 miles shorter than any present
route. The distance from Liberal to
CAPTAIN is 300 miles. If this cOnnec-
tion should be made, Ell Paso would
become the junction point of another
east and west through line We could
doubtless also by this injection secure
considerable cattle bushes from and to
the northern ranges, as we make far
closer connection with the Mexican
Central and Corralitos roads than the
new Pecos Valley road.
"a second possible connection Is by
way of the Choctaw, Oklahoma, & Gulf
which is coming this way through
Oklahoma and the Panhandle. Our
contractor, Mr.. Goode, is engaged also
on work on that line; and he tells me
that additional contracts have lately
been let for southwestern extension.
This would bring much through traf-
PasO has, the more important center |
she becomes; and the increased facili- |
ties necessarily will increase her popu-
lation.
'The third possible connection, and
an altogether likely one. is the extern
sion of the Santa Fee or Pecos Valley to
Lincoln or White Oaks. That means
It is more largely to the interest of
any one of these three roads to extend
to US than it is to our interest to reach
out after them. We will make no ex-
tension, but with no official knowl
edge, and with no communication with
them, 1 predict that, within an ex-
tremely short period. one OF these
aud lately there have been several
engineer corps through White Oaks.
but we do not know what road they
represent.
THE MOUNTAIN ROAD.
"But the most important thing on
our system, so far as Ell Paso is con-
road work which connects our main
line with the mountain lumber dis
trict. think I am pretty we'll posted
on railroad work, and 1 think this the
most magnificent piece of railroad en-
cheering and construction have ever
seen. 1 should call 1t the finest in thu
world.
nal Canon there come into view some
grand Landscapes, stretching away as
far as the eye can reach in the direc-
ton of Ell Paso, and the entire trip
offers panorama of constantly and ,
changing views. One is Il.
carried up through the grand canon
aud out onto the mountain side ,
Wa0T0 are Viz HO5t ldQO- Il
5capes imaginable, excelling in variety /.
the beauties of TIE Yosemite, in grand . .
our the fjords of Norway. and in rug . :
ged charm, the big scottish high lands. =
have seen them all, and I know
whereof speak. At the8 noun tain
;op in the heavy timber, is found all
he beauty of a primeval forest.
RESORT OF THE FUTURE. {
IAN this mountain grandeur is
ynony nous with Cloud croft.' The
Texas and Pacific people have assured d
q they can aplace 10000 people from G
Western Texas in this resort next v
eason, and we are going to prepare +
or their reception by the erection of a
n immense summer hotel. V
SAT Jarillas, we went into the n
hree 150-pot drift. The vein is Is
act wide on the 220 foot level and the h
ssays shows copper worth S14 to S16O F
err ton, with q per cent gold show %
1g. We expect to ship out at once W
30 tons day to the smelter here. In ri
LAGER mines, the yield even from dry "
ASKING is SO rich that am surprised m
lind more Ell Paso people are not W
lere. ~,
Eve are all of us more than satisfied
it'll the road and our Investments 10
We think we have the best paying IT
ece of property 10 the United States. A,
7e are especially pleased with the ad- d.
Illustration of Mr.. Eddy and his staff
Te have had delightful time, and
ke Ell Paso imme nsely.
MANAGEMENT ENDORSED :.
This is in the nature of an official en- fr
,rsement by the eastern interests of JC
e road which Col. Boies represents, OF
this. the first occasion presented to IN
spect the road since it's completion. r