Bisbee daily review., 1903-06-11
SIERRA MADRE TIMBER.
it May Be Brought into Market F
 M. Murphy Sells Larae Tract.

It May Be Brought into Market- r.
 M. Murphy Sells Large Tract.
 The New York Tribune is authority for the statement that a syndicate of American capitalists in New York city. has just entered into contract for the purchase of the Garcia timber lands in western Chihuahua. The tract of land referred to contains nearly three million acres of land, a large portion Of which is covered with pine timber.
 About a year and half ago the De velopment company of America, also of New York city. and headed by F. M. Murphy. of Arizona, purchased of H. c. Smith and associates, five hundred thousand acres in the northeast corner of this land where the company figured on placing saw mills and building the necessary line of railway to furnish rail transportation to the markets. From the article in the New York Tribune it would appear that the new syndicate had also purchased this land and that the chances are good for the timber to be developed very shortly. The Tribune says the Sierra Aadre railroad is to be extended.
 Paul Morton, vice president of the Santa Fe system; Waiter s. Eddy. of Saginaw, Michigan, and Col. John Weir, a mining man of Chihuahua and New York. are reported as being inter- ested in the new company.
 About a year ago President Ripley, of the Santa Fe system, sent party including Chief Engineer Dun, of the Santa Fe, and a mining engineer to make a trip from CassaS Grandes to Mulatos, Sonora. and report on the fca- sibility of a line through the country. i Subsequently Col. Weir and a party al so visited the timber lands and while | il was given out at the time that he was investigating the mining resources in the vicinity of Chuichupa. it is said that his attention was devoted more to the timber than to the mining. While the report can not be verified in this city. it is thought that the recent move | in New York was a result of the two reconnaissances mentioned.
 l Several timber experts have visited 1 the Garcia timber lands and in nearly every case have reported favorably on the proposition. The line of railway from Cassas Grandes to tap the timber l in the lands of the American Develop ment company of America would be | hra- ha% niy14 on it is a hard country to put line | through and especially in crossing the Aros river. To tap the southern DOT ton of the Garcia lands. which are al so well timbered. it would be easier to come in from the south and form 3 connection with the Chihuahua & Pa cifc at Minica, or in that vicinity. tract of timber lands bounding on tho
 The Hearst estate also owns largE tract of timber lands bounding on tht eastern portion of the Garcia land: and that estate has been trying fol some time to get a railway to build in 10 the lands from either the north Cl the south. Just recently a company o !capitalists from Alpena, Michigan, ha( an examination made of the Hears timber lands and their proposition wal Ito build Q railway from Ainact lthroug these lands to tap the tract O the Development company of America
 It is known that Mir. Murphy wheI he purchased the large tract of tim Der land in the Sierra Madres, that . was his intention to build a railroad from this section of Ariona to tap it and at one time it was reported tha large saw mills for cutting this timbel would be located at Douglas.
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