New Railroad Through Arizona

Silver City is rather pleased that another railroad is projected which intends to make it one of its stations.

New York capitalists are planning the line, and are said to have $25,000,000 cash for the purpose of making a start on the project. Dr. J. F. Ford, of Phoenix, is the promoter. A concession has been secured from the government of Mexico to build a narrow gauge railroad to tide-water on the Gulf of California at some point close to the Urea river, in the state of Sonora. The road is to be 800 miles long, and is to pass along the Gila river valley to Phoenix, thence to Globe. From Globe it is to pass to the upper Gila valley via Thomas, Pima, Safford, Solomonville, and to Guthrie, where it will intersect the Morenci Southern and the Arizona & New Mexico narrow gauge railroads. It is to enter New Mexico at Carlisle and proceed to Silver City. Through New Mexico the route will be pushed north to a connection with the Denver & Rio Grande. The road will take in as many mining camps in New Mexico as possible, and proposes to build a number of branch lines. It will pass through the Black Range. The company has been incorporated under the laws of Arizona.—Tribune.