Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1903-10-08

session Of a route which may in
The pear future he much desired
bv one Of the big systems seeking
a route to The Paciic.
The entire survey for the eighty
seven miles from Ration TO Etza-
hetbtown has been completed ana
the line located. It was dpcided
to wait until after tn capitalists
had personally inspected the STIR
veys and the rasouces of the conn
try before iht contracts we're let
for actual construction. Captain
Carroll, who accompanies tine party,
ie the head Of big railroad con-
tracting firm. and he will most
likely get the contracts for the
TIE road goes Through one Of the
finest scenic PARTS of the Rocky
mountains, touches the beautiful
Maxwell trail, through theunexcel-
led CImarron canyon and over Taos
pass and through fhe valley Of the
same name. The promoters claim
that they will open some of the
rvcneaf placer gold Inining claims
in the world.
A rqilroad official who has inside
information on the plans Of the
larger system is authority for the
statement that there Is more behind
this insignifcant move than has
been allowed to reach lhe public.
says the Denver Times. The Rock
Island system recently succeeded
in securing an outlet to the Allan
tic coast through the absorption Of
the Seaboard Air line. This was
followed by the report that an ont
let had been secured to- the Pncilie
coast thro8ea su alliancn with the.
Santa Fe. The papers we're st once
flled with, stories Of the first rail
road system to touch tide wafer on
bo'h sides of the continent These
reports we're upset by the official
etatemet Of Paul Morton, second
vice president OF tho Santa Fe, who
8 ated that no deal Of any character
was taken place but said that it
was among the possible things OF
the future.
There is little doubt that tbA
Rock Islard intends TO reach the
Pacific Plains with that object in
view were heing worked out when
the Southern Pa-;aac opened its
iqnes at El Paso to fhe Rock Island
and STAYED OFF the proposed new
road. Ii is now understood that
the Rock Island is not satisfied
with the Southern Paei6c deal ind
he Il intends to go to the coast in
another direction. This will un-
douhtedly be over the tracks Of the.
Santa Fe or over its own tracks.
1t is at this point that the siguif-
canoe Of the New Mexico & Pacific.
appears The Cimarton canyon
and Taos ass roU'e is considered.
the only feasible route for trans
continental road through the south
eru part Of the Rocky mountain
range that is not already occupied
by a railroad. IT the Rock Island
fails 10 make adeal with the Santa
Fe the value Of owning the eigl "
seven miles Of track Of the New
Mexico q Pacific is apparent. On
the other hand ne possession would
be strong argument in forcing
the Santa Fe to admit the Rock
Island to the use Of it's tracks from
Albuquerque to San Francisco.
A glance at the kock leland map
shows lnstantly how well the New
Mexico & Pacific would fit into It's
plans. The Rock Island, through
she Choctaw roate, has an almost
ar l,ae from Memphis 70 AMARILLO
sxas. The company is now con-
structiug a line from Amarillo 20
Tucumcari, n. 81, at which point
it connects with the Dawson road,
which runs 10 Dawson, n M., only
few miles from Raton, and on the
survey Of the Now Mexico& Pacific.
at Tucumcara Il connects With the
Rock Island neiwofk Of tracks
from iahie-.rs---- and Sc Louis In
lother words tho whole Rock Island