Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-15
ROADS IN SONORA Important Construction Under way Is But Little Under
 stood as Yet. MEANS MUCH TO
 ENTIRE SOUTHWEST.
Lee Coonbs, Prominent Doug
 las Mining Man, Recently
 Saw Concessions That Are Held by C., Y, R. 6 P.

"Of vast commercial importance to the southwest is the railroad construc- tion that Is being done in Sonora" re- marked Lee Cooombs, a mining man from Douglas. who is operating in So- nora, last night when asked regarding developments he has noted and learned of
 But few people realize what the Cananea. yaqui River & Sonora rail- road is doing. Especially is this so of the people of Bisbee and Douglas. many of whom are interested in So- nora mining property. and for that reason will be affected by new rail- roads"
 Recently Coombs had an opportun- ity to see the copsessions granted the Cananea, Yaqui & Pacific road, and from them gathered information that is of local interest in view of the fact that the new railways will open ub rich mining country.
 Coombs states that the concessions are for roads in Sonora and south, in dicating that the company, in which William c. Greene and the Southern
 Pacific hold interests, are planning some of the most extensive railroad building now in progres on the cond- nent.
 The first concession is for rail- road between Naco and Cannea which is already constructed. and on which large gang of men is at work replac- ing the rails with heavier steel, it be- ing part of the line that will have big engines and heavy trains
 Second in the list is for a line from Guaymas or Baromotal, following the course Of the Yaqui river to Tonichi. This passes through several rich min ing districts as does the third conces- sion, which calls for a road between some convenient point on No. to AL amos. From Alamos a right of way is granted to either Agiabampo or Topo- lobampo, the latter being accounted one of the best harbors on the west coast of Mexico,
 The fifth and last concession is for railroad from Tonichj, up the Yaqui river to La Frontera del Norte, be- tween San Bernardino and Agua Pri- eta. This evidently means that one of the terminals of the road sto be at Douglas. there to connect with the Fl Paso & Southwestern OF the con- struction of a branch that will connect with the Southern Pacific
 The Cananea, Yaqui River Pa cifc company is granted authority toI construct three branches as follows: One tos. Nacozari, another to La Ba- ranca and third to Trinidad. all of which points are in Mexico.
 Each concession carries with it var ious grants of great value to the cor poration. all of which are offered by the Mexican government as an in i ducement or subsidy. It is provided that on each road at least fifty kilom- e,ers must be constructed each year. In the past year the company has kept well ahead of the requirements in the number of miles built.
 It is stated that the line from Guay- mas or Batomotal to Tonichi will be constructed within the present year. Near Tonichi are the Baranca coal fields. All the lines must be built and operating by 1914.
 About a week go the engineering fcorps. working south from the bound ary at Douglas and down the .Yaqui river. was, only thirty miles from a corps working north from the june tton of the Arcs and Yaqui rivers.