Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-05-12
A PROJECTED RAILWAY.
Gulf Of California to Denyer & Rio
Grande System in Colorado.
THE SILVER CITY CONNECTION.

A projected railroad which win come
go Silver city and AFFORD competing
line ls on the tapis. says the Independ-
rnt.
According TO the Information given
out, &, Is claimed the enterprise is in
the hands OF company of New York
capitalists who have pooled S25 900. 900
cash. Or. J. NJ. Ford. OF Phoenix. is
the promoter. and has gone 10 New
York city Tor the purpose OF making
final arrangements 90 begin construc-
tlon. A concession has been granted
By the Mexican government 70 the
American Mexican Railroad company,
which he had formed In New York last
year ana which was organized under
'he laws of Arizona, to run a line on a
projected system Of narrow guage rail-
roads 20 tide water on the gulf OF Cali.
fornia al some point close to the Ures
river IN the state OF Sonora, Mexico.
According 70 the plans OF Dr Ford
ana his company 500 milcs OF road is
TO be built
II is proposed 20 run a main line from
tide water, on tire Gulf OF California, to
the Denver q Rio Grande system on
the north, In California. The route
after leaving the Mexican border viii
pass up the ella river valley TO Phoe-
nix, thence 10 Globe A branch viii
run 20 B.abce. which is south Of Globe.
From Globe il goes 10 the upper ella
valley via Fort Thomas. Pima. Stafford.
Soi0monville. and 90 Guthrie. where IL
VIII interseCt the Morenci Southern.
and the Arizona 4 New Mexico narrow
guage railroads
10 will enter New Mexico az Carlisle
and proceed 90 silver city Through
New Mexico the route viii be pushed
north TO connection with the Denver
4 Rio Grandc. but will meander In its
course So as TO take In aa near as pos
| sihle an the wcll-known mineral cen
icrs and camps II viii pass through
The Black Range. the mineral zone Of
which ls known 20 contain bodies or
great magnitude OF low grade lead,
| copper, silver and gold ores and an i'm
mense area Of valuable timber Whore
there are smelters In striking distance
/ of the road the company proposes 20
/ run branch lines
While the railroad and commercial
] companies Enall be separate In their
/ operations and independent OF each
| other Ia management both viii belong
| 20 the syndicate Ten millions of the
| S2i. goo 000 mentioned will bc used TO
| promote the commercial end. The com
pany proposes 20 purchase bullion from
/ the smelters along lis line and pay
| New York prices for the same. n also
proposes to supply those smeltcrs, or
/ amy one else. with coke, procured In a
/ foreign market. which will be- delivered
| at from g. Ga &c cheaper than the prices
that have heretofore prevailed and
which prevail az the present time.
Capt =. Kinsella. who served during
the late rebellion aud picked rebels
from palm trees In those days enjoyed
a day Ia Albuquerque. Continuing his
trip 10 Chicago this morning. The
captain came up from m Paa0 yeater-
day morning, and Of course having
been here In the early Saya and de-
string som" nuiselezs fun. he sought
out Edward Quickcl ana John A. Lee.
who entertained him. The captain u
a millionaire, and during the winter
spends his time Ia ~ Paao and Mexico,
and IN summer around the lake resorts
~ the northwest
Yesterday morning "a l. Knox. of
! corslcans. Texas. and Miss Dorothy
l.. Apded. OF Colorado Springs. Colo,
arrived IN the city from m Paao. Tex.
! To-day they appeared az the court
houue and requested to be married.
| Justice of the Peace srforino CFollott
! promptly satisfied them and this
morning Joined the two IN the holy
bonds of Wedlnck