Gilpin observer., 1900-07-19
TWO MILLIONS
FOR NEW ROADS
Six Extensions Contemplated the First of
Which May BE Begun in Two Weeks.

Which May BE Begun in Two Weeks.
Denver, July 1S.-With n capital
stock of S2000.000 new company, in
corporated yesterday as the Rio
Grande Railroad Company. will at once
construct Il new road twenty-seven
miles long and will soon after the COM
pletion of this road construct five 9th
ers of about the same size and charac
ter. While under different name,
these small roads, when finished. will
be part of the Denver * Rio Grande
system. The fee which the secretary
of state received yesterday for the in
corporation of the new railroad was
S352
The Rio Grande railroad has been
launched for corporate life of fifty
years, its S2.OOO,OOO stock divided into
500 shares. The incorporators are: Il.
Il. Jeffery, j. w. Gilluly, j. f. Vale,
c. w. Waterman and J. b. Andrews.
These men and George Coppell, C. C.
Beaman and II. r. Wilson, all of New
York. are the directors.
The twenty-seven-mi road. which
will at once be built, is described as
"beginning at Texas Creek station on
the Denver X Rio Grande railroad, in
Fremont county. thence up Texas creek
or its tributaries in Il sOutherly direc-
tion into the Wet Mountain valley, and
to or near the county seat of Custer
county, thence southeasterly through
the Wet Mountain valley and into the
Huerfano river district to connec-
tiOn with the Iona branch of the Den
YER X Rio Grande railroad mt or near
Pictou station in Huerfano county.
with n branch from the most feasible
point on the main line as just describ-
ed across the Sangre de Cristo range by
Sand Hill, Medeno. or some other IA
vorable pass into the San Luis valley.
and with branches TO present or future
mining Industries adjacent to said
routes.''
The roads which are provided for.
but which will not be constructed un-
til that just described is finished are
as follows:
Beginning mt Moffat station OH the
Denver n Rio Grande railroad in Sa-
guache county, easterly, extending
southeasterly to and through the lands
of Baca Grant No. 1, to n connection
with the branch from the Wet Noun
tain valley road.
Beginning at Delta, on the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad. running up the
valley of the Gunnison river to the
source of the north fork of the Gunni-
son. with branches and spurs as need
ed.
Beginning at Wason station in Min
eral county ON the Denver Il Rio
Grande railroad, and running up the
valley of the Rio Grande Del Norte to
the most feasible point near the source
of that stream. thence over Wemin-
ache pass to the city of Durango, with
branches as needed.
Beginning at Durango. running along
Rio Las Animas. southwesterly, to
Pennington In San Juan county, New
Mexico. thence crossing the southwest
crly portion of MonteZuma county, ex-
tending into San Juan county in the
southcasterly portion of Utah, and
thence westerly along Rio San Juan
with spurs and branches as needed.
Beginning mt Sargents station, I'm
Gunnison county. on the Denver 4 Rio
Grange railroad. running thence north
erly along the Little Tomichi creek to
it's source.
President l.. II. .Jeffery of the Den
yer 4 Rio Grande railroad. speaking OF
the new road. said
"Our present plans are only for the
construction of the branch from Texas
creek, twenty-seven miles. Most of the
line has been gone over and contrac-
tors who expect to bid on the work
will go over the line this week. Their
bids will be made within n week or
ten days, probably, and the contract
then will be let Work will be begun
at once.
II am not nj present prepared to say
what other lines the Rio Grnndc rail-
road company will construct this year
1t is possible that one or more will be
begun and finished. The object In In
cooperating as we did Is to enable us
to go ahead with projected work with
out Incorporating new company every
time. That would mean several
boards of directors to meet annually
and would end in endless confusion
ana red tape"