Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-21
EDITOR TELLS STORY OF THE NEW
 CORNELIA
Allen B. IayneS, Editor of Tucson Citizen, Makes Visit to Prop erty of the New Cornelia and Writes of Same.
TUCSON MISSED MUCH IN
 NOT SECURING RAILROAD
Newspaper Man Tells of Inter-
 eSting History of Country
 Which Will Soon Be Featured By Big Producing Copper Mine.

Allan B. Jaynes, editor and publish CT of the Tucson Citizen. in the fol- lowing article writes of his impress sions of the new town of Cornelia and the greatness which is certain 10 come othe states newest. copper giant
 When the Calumet & Arizona uo- cided to build the railroad to Aiu in- stead of Tucson, this city lost a great prize. This is forcibly impressed on the few Tucsonians who have lately made the pilgrimage Co Pima county's busiest copper camp in advance or the railroad for on the road from Gila to Ajo one passes scores of freight wagons, each drawing trailer and pulled by ten mules There are also other freighters hauling out material and supplies for the railroad contract. or and freight trains several times a day to the end of construction All of these supplies go in by way of Gila Bend and that station is now the headquarters of large construction gangs, railroad crews and freighters. all engaged in the Ajo traffic
 Desiring to visit the Ajo District, left Tucson at 8 o'clock in the eyen- ng spent the night at Gila and left just at dawn in au automobile for the New Couelia properties. Herbert Moseley, a Bostonian who has inter ests in the Growler mountains. south west of Ajo, and Dan Nooneu am old- timer in Gila, and a trusty chauffeur were my guides and good one they were. knowing every foot of the coun- try. l piled them with questions for twelve hours and when we arrived in Gila on the return trip, they were tired in both mind and body
 "Ajo can be reached by two routes, the one via rail and automobile from Gila and by way ol automobile from Tucson The road from Gila to Ajo is nothing but two endless ruts as far as Ten-mile well. distance of 34 miles from Gila. The remaining ten miles is fairly good The heavy lreighting over the route has cut these deep ruts and the high centers keep the chauffeur guessing Over the wagon road from Tucson, Aio is 146 miles The road is Robles ranch and Indian Oasis is very plain but beyond that there are inumerable roads leading off into the Indian coun- try and unless one has a trusty guide he is sure to get lost. The road is fair as far as desert roads go but one should not count on averaging more than l5 miles an hour
 The New Railroad
 "The Ajo railroad will be completed on January 10 as far as Aj0 Wells acc l carding to Captain John c. Greenway, the efficient general manager of the C. X A.. whom l met on the train. and judging from the rapidity with which the work of laying steel is going on. his preriction will certainly be real lized. Ae one leaves Gila, the acticity Of the road building becomes evident. | There are huge piles or ties along the right of way and cars of rails and bridges still are arriving daily and be- ing sent 10 the front Steel has been laid 10 Black Gap eighteen miles south of Gila The man in charge is said to be the fastest in the game west of the Mississippi Ne has laid fourteen miles of steel m twelve days. Excellent Construction.
 "The right of way is raised from two to ten feet above the surround ing country, safe from flood waters. with plenty of outlets for the water courses. These latter are bridged | permanently only few miles out, cribbng having been put in to sup port the rails temporarily A pile driver is at work, however putting in ! the permanent bridges and these will | be completed shortly after the steel is laid. The read follows an even grade of one half of one per cent for distance of thirty-eieht miles "a the | Ajo wells ia the valley, teyeu niles north of the mine. The grading vas