The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-05
SILVER CITY PLANS
PERMANENT ROAD
TO MOG0LL0N
Travellers Ali Over the State
Will Be Interested In Ar.
r~angements Being Made for
Building New State High
way.

The silver City Independent this
week tells Of active plans being formed
for building the new silver city-Mog-
ollon state highway, authorized by act
OF the last legislature, The road
which viii be of Interest 20 travellers
all over southern New Mexico IL TO
be- built as 500 as a route has been
definitely determined. The ~indopend.
ent says;
A committee composed OF J. w.
Pinkerton, w. s. Cox. y. w. vella-
colt. and y. A. Layne. representing
the chamber o. returned
yesterday from an inspection trip
made over the possible route TO Mog-
Ollon via Bear Mountain. They left
again this morning for the ella via
the Mangas and returning will care
fully l0ak over the proposed route
via Greenwood canyon.
All the members OF the committee
nre quite familiar with the present
road but thie II the first occasion they
have looked over the Bear Mountain
route from the road builders stand
point. While all members OF the
committee were reluctant TO speak
about the results OF their trip pend
ing their full report TO the orsaniza-
ton which they represent. Il Is under
stood from remarks made that the
Bear Mountain route Impressed them
all very favorably and Il will not be
surprising II the route - recom-
intended.
Costly But Permanent.
The great drawback 10 the Bear
Mountain route ls large initial
cost OF work upon Il and this is prac-
ticaily lis only drawback. Its greatest
advantage Is the fact that once con-
%structcd Il will be almost self main
tainiag and at the minimum OF cost
viii be n perfectly passable road in
all kinds Of weather. The Bear
Mountain route after leaving the sill
yer draw cruises only one arroyo until
Sea creek Is reached. IL is q ridge
road for the greater part of the entire
distance, having drainage In
two directions, and those familiar
with the ridge road south OF town
know what this means. IL would
give easy access tc either section OF
the Ola and enect q saving in dis
lance to Mogoilon 81 from three 10
Ave miles.
J. Tho proposed Bear Mountain route
leaves the silver city draw lust above
the Cottage sanatorium and strikes
northwest 10 the south M OF tho
Rear Mountain. II skirts the noun
taia IN the west side until II reaches
the l. $ mesa. ncrass which Il goes In
a westerly direction untl Bear cheek,
within a few miles of the ella. Is
reached. The road az II leaves the
mesa Is whore the heavy construction
work Will be- required. On the edge
of Bear Mountain a mile or two Of
side hin work will be necessary.
Passable Road Assured.
Whatever route is chosen there IL
no doubt hut that work will be com
meaced almost Immediately and the
money available spent In the n
which viii give the best possible re-
suits. The business men Of SILVER
city and Mogollon have finally got to-
gether on the matter and they near
business. That there will be a good
road to ACCOMMODATE the Immense
amount OF trahlc between these two
points IL assured.
The fact that SocoSro county has
$4,000 To. spend on q road To Mog-
dillon and Is arranging n bond issue
for $4,000 more has spurred the
residents at this end into activity and
when they get going there are always
results.