Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-05-12
APPROPRIATION
IS SAVED
Preliminary Survey for the
"Scenic Route" Road Has
Been Completed.
THE RANGERS WILL ASSIST
Results Have Been Plated and
Were Submitted to Superin-
tendent Bursum Today.

County Commissioner Arthur Selig-
man who was placed in charge of the
survey for the Scenic Route" road by
the Santa Fe county board of commits
sioners, informed Il representative of
the New Mexican today that Colonel c.
G. Coleman, who had been employed to
make the preliminary survey, has COM
pleted such to Monument Rock in the
canon of the Rio Santa Fe, miles
east of town, and had also made pre-
| liminary reconnaissance from there to
the San Miguel county line and also
across the Pecos reserve to the eastern
line. The results of the survey and re-
connaissance have been plated and
were this afternoon submitted by
County Commissioner Seligman to SUI
perintendent H. o. Bursum of the ter
ritorial penitentiary, who is to exam
inc and inspect the route so far survey
ed and to approve the same, if in his
judgment such should be the proper
course to adopt.
This action of the board of county
commissioners of this county saves the
appropriation. After action by Super
intendent Bursum and after the result
of the work done by the county COM
missioners of San Miguel county shall
be known, permanent survey will be
made and work commenced. In this
connection the New Mexicon publishes
herewith letter concerning the matter
received yesterday by County Commits
sioner Seligman from Las Vegas:
Las Vegas, N. M, May 9, 1903.
Dear Sir: In reply to yours of April 20
we will say that our committee here
has decided to proceed with the work
of reconnoitering and surveying the
Scenic Road from this end They will
recommend to the county board, either
today or tomorrow the employment of
r. B. Rice to do this work. 1t is ex-
pected that he will begin on Monday
him two or three men who are ac-
quainted with the country in order to
explore it and find the best line for the
road. When this exploration is made
he will report to the board the best
route. By beginning work this way at
both ends, we will need to have these
engineers confer after having explored
the country in order to make the line
"a ;, !,
the easiest grade and at the same time
one with the best scenery.
AS soon as your preliminary work is |
done if you will advise us we will ar
range for conference between the par
ties doing this work so that there may
be no difficulty in the work connecting |
up. 1t might be well to have the two |
parties continue until they meet some-
where in the mountains and talk the
matter over there and compare notes
and each work back from such place of
meeting to their respective towns.
Very truly yours,
John D. W. Veeder
Forest Reserve Superintendent I. B.
Hanna has very kindly placed the SER
vices of w. j. Ewing, forest ranger on
the Pecos reserve, at the disposal of the
board of county commissioners of this
and has directed Ranger Ewing
to accompany the surveying party to
render it all possible assistance, to
show all interesting and good scenery
and to explain about grades, roads, etc,
Ewing is very competent for
that service as he has been a resident
of that section for 25 years and knows
the whole country contained in the Pc
cos reserve thoroughly.