The GREAT D&RG! What happened to the second English engine?

Oct 5, 1872 page 1 Colorado Chieftain, Pueblo: "THE NARROW GAUGE".
"The Denver Times has lately interview Gov. Hunt, and gathers from him some interesting facts in regard to the progress of the narrow gauge road. He says that the branch road will be completed to the Canon City coal banks so that coal can be put into the Denver market in about fifteen days, at which time the banks will be producing about two hundred tons per day. The company proposed to sell the coal in Denver at the rate of $9 per ton, believing, that though sold fifty per cent higher than the Boulder coal, it will prove enough better to more than pay the difference to the consumer.

Col. Greenwood will proceed to the city of Mexico as soon as the Canon branch is finished, and at once commence the construction of the road northward from that point – 1,800 miles from Denver. From 200 to 300 miles will probably be built before another summer. The cars for the Mexico end will be built there, while two locomotives have already been ordered from England. The prospects of the company are excellent, and their enterprise, which at first appeared insignificant, now begins to loom up in magnificent and gigantic proportions. This entire 1,800 miles of narrow gauge road will surely be built, with the city of Mexico for its southern terminus, and Denver it’s northern. Honor and credit rightfully belong to the men who have so bravely inaugurated and advanced this great work."

Maybe they counted the double boilered-dual engines as two locomotives?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/13/2009 04:32PM by John E. Bull.