1794 



REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. 



making - a total from Pagosa of 111.1 miles. With the present situation of the railroad 

 terminus, we have, by the various mentioned lines, the following summary : 



Garland City- 



Yia Ojo Caliente and Tierra Amarilla 



Cueva and Tierra Amarilla 



The San Antonio route 



The Chama route 



The Chaina-Navajo route 



The Alamosa route 



The Summit route via Del Norte. 



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Miles. 



Miles. 



258. 5 



322. 9 



228. 5 



292. 9 



165. 3 



229.7 



167.3 



231. 7 



129.9 



194.3 



124.7 



189. 1 



133.3 



197.7 



Miles. 

 369.6 

 339.6 

 276.4 

 278.4 

 241.0 

 235. 8 

 244.4 



EXTENSION OF THE DENVER AND RIO GRANDE RAILROAD. 



The opening of the new extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad will ma- 

 terially change the aspect of affairs. Alamosa, the new terminal point, on the western 

 side of the Rio Grande, near the mouth of the Rio Alamosa, whence its name is derived, 

 is 25-^ miles beyond Fort Garland, 33 from Del Norte, and 28 from Conejos. This will 

 bring the last-named place about 24^ miles nearer the railroad than at present, and 

 hence will lessen the distance to all points, including Pagosa, by the several routes 

 passing through it to the same extent ; it will diminish the Alamosa line to Pagosa 

 still more, by 32 miles, and will shorten the Summit route to the same point by 33£ 

 miles, whence the foregoing table becomes as follows : 



From the new railroad terminus, or Alamosa — 



Tia Ojo Caliente and Tierra Amarilla 



Cueva and Tierra Amarilla 



The San Antonio route 



The Chama route 



The Chama-Navajo route 



The Alamosa route . 



The Summit route via Del Norte 



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Miles. 



Miles. 



234 



298.4 



204 



268.4 



140 



205. 2 



142. 8 



207.2 



105.4 



169.8 



92.7 



157.1 



99.8 



164.2 



Miles. 

 345. 1 

 315. 1 

 251.9 

 253.9 

 216.5 

 203.8 

 210.9 



The route to Fort Wingate having the choice of two of the above lines will have a 

 corresponding decrease as follows: 



The "Wingate crossing of the Chama- 



Via the Chama route and Tierra Amarilla 

 San Antonio route 



Miles. 

 75.2 



65.2 



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Miles. 

 103.2 

 93.2 



The extension of the Denver and Rio Grande to the south from Alamosa upon the west 

 side of the Rio Grande, the grading and construction of which is reported as being 

 undertaken, will shorten somewhat the routes passing westward through Conejos, the 

 line, it is stated, passing about 4 miles east of the town. 



When in operation at that point the above distances on the third, fourth, and fifth 

 routes will be diminished by 20£ miles. 



When extended still farther to the south, from some station on that line, a wagon- 

 road will probably be opened to Tierra Amarilla, resulting in a corresponding decrease 

 in the first three lines above given. 



