The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-20
A. W. McCune Return,
Home After CompI.,,'
Details.
LINE WILL TRAyERSp
PERU, SOUTH An
Utahn Has ConceSsi.,.
Road Will Be Rcms,,
able One.

After an absence of a yea, J.
a. w. McCunc returned :.
in this city Tuesday. Ho
New York, but since his ,.s,
the city he has been tw,co
and twice to Peru, and AZ ~:
returns after having comuI,,.
tiations and preliminary nl,.'
construction OF the rail,o.s
South America that will 49,
Atlantic and the Pacific 49,
will become i'll time ono ~ a.
famous lines. Mr.. McCuno
man and his many friends j.
and state Will be glad TO tr.,
successful outcome of his hnsts
that have been maturing r.,
time. w
Mr.. McCunc was seen a. /.
Cune residence at the bcad
strcV Tuesday evening. rnd
reply 10 questions that he had h
sent such 4 length of time
the many matters Of irnnor,,'
had 10 be attended TO in Ta,;-
tcr5 pertaining TO the raiirosl
aud now that they have H.
posed Of he had come home n,
rest. before leaving in Juue h
to begin active operations h,
new railroad,
The name of the railrozd
Amazon & Pacific railway. and
CuDe has received from the guz-
of Peru valuable concessions
the building OF the line. Thn'
sion includes 100000 acres
and approximately $4,000 pa .
the linc on the Pacific slope n
600 per milo for the other liu.
Amazon.
Railroad Situation
From Lima, the Peruvian
operates over the highest po.
the Andes, and at Oroya be.
Cerro de Pasco railroad. whiet
Ccrro and TO the coal mines Il
isduiga. 1t is from this poinf 4
Amazon Il Pacific survey CO..
and runs to Puca Alpa, a point
Ucavah river. which river 1oWt
into the mighty Amazon. Pe|
is at the head Of navigstlon.
about 800 miles above Youitos.
Amazon. and TO which point e,
the largest ocean Steamship |
the Atlantic and through the
The plan is 10 establish the q
service to Puca Alpa. which eal
complishcd, thus making
about $500 miles of water ron
the mouth of the Amazon 4
Alpa. the commencement OF
road on that side OF the q
Thus will be established a
water and rail route from 9
the Pacific through Lima aud
TO the Atlantic via The r,vcI.
The distance from Goyllarls
Puca Alpa is from 2e0 to -
according 10 different surveys.
In addition 10 this line. whrs
from a connection with the Y
Pasco road, Mr.. McCune slso
concession for y line OF h.s
Ancon on the Pacific coast. 4
Callao. and this line will be bu|
the line TO the Ucayali is co
Ancon is n very fine port and
so the whole will complies
of railroad from Apcon on ihe
coast of Peru, 10 Puca Alpa
Ucavali river, total OF iron
800 miles. according TO routes
Country Is Wcndcrful'
To go into detail as TO sce.'
products. as we'll as lndusM
can be developed. would maA'
story, but the region for the =
is Il country without civIlian
abounding in all manner Of
metals, forests of hardwood u
mahogany, tropical fruits, pn,
agriculture. of ANIMALS aoa =
growths and minerals. IL will
practically the whole Of thai r.
Peru that for centuries past I
inaccessible and will also 500.
length of time for tre,snl e e
sengcrs between the whole OF !; (
tho Atlantic ports of the umN'
and Europe. Its trartic pc. {.
arc unlimited. owing to the
the native resources nave
never been developed, ana y
various reasons the conocsslons
building of the road VII NJ
remarkable investPent LOT '@
and his friends. Ia
Mr.. McCune will remain 1S' p,
June. when he Will 60 10 -;
begin tho actual work upon -,
TIC enterprise. and IT'S pros';st ;at,
doubiedly he watched WIN .I, .ho
all the western friends OF ,ts', .as
ator Of the project. Mr., NV, ,'
had the road in view Tor mo-
wAIJrED TO PURCHA1