Arizona sentinel., 1917-06-14
PROPOSED NEW ROAD TO IMPERIAL VALLEY
 BETTER THAN OVER SAND DUNES.

Much has been heard recently about proposed new from Yuma to Los Angeles and San Diego by way of Andrade and Calexco This route of course Mexican territory all the way from Andade to Mexi cali, unless may be subsequently, found that bet be obtained by cutoff the neghborhood of Sharps heading. Those who profess to know all about that section agreed however that the best route will be to practically follow the railroad all the way after crossing the railroad near Cuervos station.
 It my pleasure last week to traverse goodly DOT of this proposed route starting Yuma and going through the Indian Preservation down to Hanlon heading thence on to beyond Cuervos station A. L. Verdugo the genial manager of The Toggery master of ceremonies Frank Cayor who knows every foot of the country was with u and had chauffeur who knows every trail and tree between Yuma and Mexca The toughest part of the entire from Yuma to Andrade From the latter point far went have no hesitation in saying that the major portion of the road good any road in Yuma county barring the 'Warrene The soil for the part heavy dark brown almost black oam appa enty made better and solid with travel It has sembance of the powderke silt encountered in the reseva tion nor like the abominabe county road between Yuma and Blaisdell.
 We took lunch and camped at of the old aban- doned Martinez ranches of which there half dozen between Andrade and Cuervos At different points of inter- took snapshopS of the country show its general topography and 1 confess that l have seen finer body of land picturesque section of coun try We stopped for while at beautiful clear lake appar rently mile length and nearly half mile wide made when the Colorado broke through that section and found its way into the Saton This lake informed is filled with fine table fish, mostly of the muet specie The lake upwards of 25 feet deep In the years con- tdenay predict that this will be of the favoe outing places for Yuma people to spend the weekend
 There is good substantial wagon bridge across the Imperial canal below where the railroad crosses and from Cuervos station down the Cudahy ranch told the road practically good that which my friends and travelled 1 am reliably informed that Mr. Cudahy says if the road carried by his 16OOO ranch he will maintain the road all times his expense It is reported that other ranch along the proposed route will be equally liberal It known that Mayor Borquez of Mexca doing all in his power to have the road opened up and it said Governor Cantu looks upon it with much favor and will lend it helping hand when the proper time comes.
 It would be easy this road very small expense suggest however that the most plausible way for the line would be down Yuma Valley Han lon heading the river by ferry for the time being and when that section of Lower California settled thcky around Caexco then let all hands put their shoulder the wheel and construct bridge the Colorado, forever doing away with the hazardous through the sand dunes of the Imperial desert Yuma would profit very materially by such road for least half the trade of Low CT California between Yuma and Mexcali would to Yuma which would many thousands of dollars every