The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-23
THE PRESENT CONDITION
PAN-AMERICAN RAILWAY.

There was printed in this place not lona
ago statement OF the condition OF the
projected railway from Cairo to Cape Town.
The Sun has been asked to present similar
statement about the projected Pan Amer-
can line by which travellers may 60 from
places in the United States to the southern
most points OF South America.
The distance to be covered by the Pan
American is nearly twice that OF the pro-
posed Cape to Cairo line, and nearly twic,
that from st. Petersburg to yladivostok b.
the Trans-Siberian. Here il tabl. OF aD-
proximate distances
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New York to Buenos Ayrcs observation-disclosures. loi,1
Cape Town to Cairo. Observation-Disclosures. .s;j
81. Petersburg TO vladivosloii .......,..... SIS!
Paris to Vladlvostok OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1914
A traveller may now go by rail from New
York to Mexico City, a distance of about
$3.50 miles, or more than one-third of tn,
way to Buenos Ayres. From Mexico City
line Il, or soon will be, open to Tonala.
near the Guatemalan frontier, by which
the traveller will be taken about $50 miles
further southwark. Here break occurs Of
l72 miles to Ayutla, on the border and thirty
miles more to railhead In Guatemala. That
State, with Salvador Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. would help the wanderer on his way
with total Of some ESQ miles OF unconnected
line, with an excellent opportunity for
mule transit between railroads.
In fact. 80 little Of the line is built from
Tonala, in Mexico. to Jujuy. in Argentina,
a distance OF nearly 5000 miles, that the
occasional stretches may almost be left out
OF consideration. The Central American
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exception Of Panama, contribute their
little quota. Colombia has nothing along
the way. Ecuador has about rs miles, from
the vicinity Of Alausi to Guamote Peru
has the recently built line Of the American
owned Cerro de Pasco Mining Company.
from Cerro de Pasco to Oroya, 80 miles. and
about $50 miles between Sicuani and Puno,
where a steamer may be taken for the trip
across Lake Titicaca and connection made
with a 60-Inile line to La Paz, in Bolivia.
There the line breaks again to Oruro, where
a narrow gauge line can be taken to Uyuni,
1876 miles.
Ths next break traversed. the traveller
would reach Jujuy, where through con-
nection can be made for Buenos Ayres,
1000 miles away. It is probable that in
time line will branch from Uyuni, or in
that neighborhood, and follow down the
west coast Of Santiago, Chile, 1000 miles
or so, and as far beyond that as traffic may
make 1t desirable. About 1000 miles from
Uyuni would take the line to Punta Arenas
on the Straits of Magellan. Those who wish
to speculate on remoter possibilities may
dream Of the day when their descendants
can take an all rail journey from Cape
Barrow, in 70 degrees north latitude, to
Punta Arenas, in 81 degrees south latitude,
or from Hudson Bay to within few miles
Of Cape Horn.
Assuming the completion Of the Pam
American railway and the existence Of a
passenger with mania for railway travel
he could go from New York to Buenos
Ayres in about three weeks, barring acct
dents and detentions along the way.
steamer would take him there .
far more comfortably. and for about one
third the cost, in twelve days.