Year: 1872

FAR WESTERN RAILWAY SCHEMES.
UTAH, THE COLORADO AND MONTANA A NEW


PACIFIC SCHEME NEW BRANCHES OF THE


PACIFIC RAILROADS.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI


WASHINGTON, May 19-Nothing better shows
the wonderful growth and prosperity OF the Far West
than the number OF projects for building railroads in the
Territories that brought before Congress. Now that
the land grant system is completely broken up. and no
nope Is entertained in any quarter OF its revival these
projects freed from all suspicion OF being schemes
punder the public domain for the benefit Of the persons
concerned in them, and they have the air Of
Legitimate business enterprises Their projectors apply
to Congress for nothing more than acts Of
incorporation and the right Of way across the
public lands which Congress alone give. Many Of
them doubt premature, and look the future for
sufficient development OF the country through which
their lines to warrant their construction and
1t will no doubt be several years before OF the
companies will see their plans realzed but several
live projects, in the hands Of capitalists who pre-
pared to begin work at once to carry them out. The
following understood TO be of the latter class:


The Great Salt Lake and Colorado River Railroad Com
pany proposes to build line from Salt Lake City, up the
Valley OF the Jordan and down the Rio Virgin and the
Colorado River to Fort Yuma where it viii strike the
Southern Pacific Railroad. bill Incorporating this
Company has passed the House.


The Utah and Northern Railroad will run from Corinne
up Bear River and form link in the projected system
OF roads to Utah with Montana and Idaho This
project also received tho Endorsement OF the House.


The Great Salt Lake and Portland Railroad, bill to
incorporate which has become law this session, Is to
run from point on the Central Pacific Railroad in
Northern Utah, across Idaho and Oregon To Portland.


The New Mexico Central Railroad a north and south
line Will run through New-Aexico from Santa Fe, down
the Rio Grande TO FL Paso. bill charter this Com
pany passed the Senate and been agreed to by the
House Committee on Public Lands.


The New Mexico aud Gulf Railroad is projected from
Santa Fe, down the valley OF the Pecos River south
easterly through Texas to Galveston. bin for this line
is pending in both Houses.


The Dakota Grand Trunk Railroad will run from the
Iowa line westward to YanktOn and Springfield, Da-
kota with branch running up the Valley Of the Dakota
River 10 "a point the Northern Pacific Road. bill
incorporating this Company has passed the House.
The projectors OF the road contemplate extending the
main line west from Springfield up the Valley OF the
Nobara River 10 Fort Laramie on the Union Pacific
Railroad aud they believe that this line viii eventually
form part of great railroad system connecting the
head Of Lake Superior with the head Of the Gulf OF Cali
fOrnia


The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad from Denver TO
Santa F6 has already small part of its line In operation
in Colorado, and will be rapidly extended southwark


The railroad projects which yet exist only on paper
much more numerous than those above specified.
Among is the proposed road to the Pacific by way
OF what known the 35h parallel route up the Val
ley of the Arkansas. and across Northern NewMexco
and Arizona to Monterey Bay, California.