The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-30

through San Saliva or, the capital, an,
San Vincente, San Miguel to La Union
on the Gulf Of Fonseca, the line ha!
been completed and maintains more
or less regular schedule. Three coun
tries face on this body of water and
the proposed route encircling 1t will
run for some 70 miles In Honduras and
80 miles in Nicaragua to Chinandega.
Concessions have been granted for the
construction of both of these links.
From Chinandega to Granada, on
Lake Nicaragua, the line is in opera
ton, stretch of 103 miles. The Pan
American traveller can here take a
boat and journey for the next 60 miles
on the lake.
The next stage of the journey, how
ever, is the most trying of all, for
Costa RIGA has not yet completed q
single mile of north and south rail-
road that might be included in the
Pan-American scheme, although rail-
road construction between the coast
and the interior was began In this
country as early as 1854. Panama like
wise has done little to connect the ex-
tremes of the country by rail.
The really difficult construction
problems, however, lie between Pana-
ma and the unconnected sectors along
the backbone Of South America. First,
In Colombia there are the jungles and
dense woods Of the lower reaches of
the h1ver Sucio. Then q long hard
climb over the Pass Of Carmajata TO
the Cauca valley. Near Medellin are
several short pieces Of track that !
night be incorporated In the itin-
'rary OF the present-day follower of {
ne trail. Recent dispatches from Co. {
omDla state that a survey of the route
s iar as Popayan, approximately half !
ne distance in this country, has been {
authorized
Difficult Engineering. "
Across the border In Ecuador o 1eo.
Tile piece has been completed be- t,
Veen Quito and Alausi, while SURVEYS t,
ave been proposed for the country "
the vicinity of Lola, near the Pc II
lvlan border This construction in
cuador, and over the Sahanilla nass
to Peru, will involve some of ths
ost dirlcult bits Of engineering in -,
e entlre project, for the continental 49,
wac is crossed and recrossed sew ~ -
al times. Many summit spurs gro ~ ~
at heights of 13Oo0 90
1900 feet. At Cerro del Pasco ite
ning center and one of the highest ou
man hapltatlons in the world IA. 300 WI
~ the line begins again TODAY ana SCI
itinues unbroken for 145 miles IN Oh
ancayo. Then comes the ,ost ona the
gest unfinished gap, 521 miles an
Himately' between this mining civ
Ouzco, the beginning of the Inc I
Duenos Ares with fairly freouent Rel
vice. Aequen' hi.
ne most newly completed sector Ser
entirely within the Republic - 1t
WA extending from the Argentine for
ler CITY, La Quiaca, northwest the
'ugn tortuous mountains to Atocbo $40
up on the lofty plateau of Bo MOI
"o southern terminal II con-
8 with the extensive railway svs
vi BOLIVIA, and through them with N
ilhes or Uruguay and Brazil A. from
ma 1t Is possible to make rail con dos,
ions with Pacific coast ports , ana tion
n nc Cunaa "nu ~ continue north New
'des 125-mIle journey the ler .rtp S W..
AXE Titicara. -e"s'h 'wei
.snite ,ts abou
new line is one Of the most ,n
lnt internationally south Of ~ :,
1t not only makes n s' 49,, 10
an n uninterrupted rail iournev POS ~ nous
through Its connaot,a enos Aires, Of m
with lines leading to tho DE- are
at Antofagasta ond e,s ~ .he "a blast
MS a second trans. Andean ro" Ing
no little accomplishment ran Heigl
sidered that railroods w"en IL cover
nues at attitudes equal 70 th"as me- ruins
peaks Of Switzerls ma. nose perso
tains. ioitissi 10 III