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Nogales International
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
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Yavapai County in Arizona bought an abandoned 13-mile Santa Fe rail line for $500 to build a low-grade commercial highway serving Bradshaw mining district, with work starting soon and finishing in 60 days.
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Prescott, Ariz., Aug. 21.--With the payment of $500 to the Santa Fe railroad, Yavapai county has completed the purchase of the right-of-way and bridges on the abandoned branch line between Middleton and Crown King, a distance of 13 miles, and will begin the immediate construction of a commercial highway over the old rail lines. The new road will provide an outlet to the mining companies in the Bradshaw district. The maximum grade will be less than three per cent. It will be completed in about 60 days.
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Yavapai County, Arizona
Event Date
Aug. 21
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purchase completed for $500; construction to begin immediately; expected completion in 60 days
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Yavapai county paid $500 to the Santa Fe railroad to buy the right-of-way and bridges on the abandoned 13-mile branch line between Middleton and Crown King, and will construct a commercial highway over the old rail lines with a maximum grade of less than three per cent to provide an outlet to mining companies in the Bradshaw district.