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traffic arouud the falls. A couce ·ion wa grantell by the Braziliau Goverument to
G. E. Churcb, April ::!0, l 75, for the building of this road and granted bouds, etc.,
for Lhe purpo e.
The estimated cost
wa;:~
about
,"':~0,000
per ruile.
.Minas
enl1'ttl Railway of Bra::il,
under con truction from a point of junction with
thc DomPedro Segnutlo H.ailroacl, to the city of Pitaugni 011 the
a11 Francisco Rivor,
abou
t
150 mi les. Tlle conces.·ion was gran ted u y tbe governmeu
t
of the province of
Mina ·
G
raes, ' hich gnamotics
an
iocome of $:300,000 for thirty yeans from the con–
structiou of the
li
u ,
aud iuterest during construction · tbe company is also guarantied
a monopoly fur tlfty years, during which time no compet,ing liue can be built withiu
1 mi le . Thi · line is owncd by
a
British corporatiou .
.MinaB
and Rio Railway,
from Cruzeiro (Junction Dom Pedro Segundo Railroacl,
Province of San Pa.nlo) to Tres Coracoes (province of Minas Geraes), 105.4 ruiles.
Gange, 1 meter.
TL.isroad
was
opened in 18 4, aud is ownecl by
a
Briti ·L. curporation
registcrcd in
1
O,
which ha a goverurnent guaranty of 7 per cent. per annum ou a
rna:ximum capital of abont
$
,715,000, witb option of purchase.
]fogyanna Rail1·oad,
from Campinas to Casa 13ranca, 173
mi
l e~,
with brancbes from
Ja.gnary to Amparo, UO miles; Sertaocbino to Ribiero Preto, 90 miles; Mogy to Penha,
13 miles, etc.; total,
:~·tl.6
ruiles. Under construction, 116.5 mile . Gauge, 1 meter.
Tbe line
i ·
divided into three sections, the Jirst and seconüareopeu fortraffic
a.ndthe
third i nnder con trnctiou. This lint3 i.;; owned by
a
Brazilian corporation.
Pam mul BTaganca Baillcay
(province of Para).- Liue of roarl. projected from Belem
(or Para) to Braganca,
12\:1.6
miles. Completed from Belem
:36.6
miles; narrow
gauge.
Paranag1w and Caratiba Bail1·oafl
(province of Para.nagua), from Paranagua to
Morrete ,
6tl.
miles. Ga.uge, 1 meter.
Paulo
Alfonl.ioRail1va.y
(province of Alagoas), from Piranha
to Jatoba, 71.9 miles,
following thc nortb bank of the San Franci ·co River. Gange, 1 meter. Built and
owned by provincial government of Alagoas; opened in August, 18
3,
and worked
at a loss. Total cost,
··~,550,000.
Porto .d.legre a11d New Hambtwgo (But:::ilian) Rail1ray
(province of Sao Pedro de
Río Grande do Snl) from Porte Alegre toNew Hamburgo,
::l6.7
miles; gauge, 1 meter.
This line is owned by a Briti:Sñ corporatiou.
Recife and Canta1'1l Bailu•ay
(province of Pernambuco), under construction from
Recife westward to Caruarn,
6 .2
mile ; gauge, 1 meter; 47.1 miles are open for
traffic.
Recife cmd
SlW
Francisco (Ptmwmbuco), Rail1vay
from Cinco Pontas (city of Recife)
to Una (or Palmare ),
77.5
miles; gange, 5 feet
3
ínches. The construction of tbis
line wa · uegun in 1
~56
aud completed in 1862.
It
has a Goverument guaranty of 7
pe1·
ceo
t.
Recife and Sao Francisco (Pernwnbuco) Extension,
from Una to Ga.ranhun , 90.5 miles,
built aud owntJd by tbe provincial governruent of Pernambuco. Constrncted
in
in 18 :t-'"'5. Gange, 1 meter.
Rio
de Jan6'i1·o and
Northern.-Conce
sion granterl. by the Brazilian Go\erument
Novembt•r 4, 1u"2, runs for seveuty years, after which the railroad revert8 to the
Government.
In 1
a u agreement was entered into for the
purcba.seoftbe property
of the Príncipe de Grao Para Railway Company, comprising 57 mile of road con–
structed, with 16 miles to be completed al>out August, 1 9. This latter Iine of road
extended from 1a.nua to the city of Petropolis and tbe11ce to San José de Rio. A
further extension to Entre Río to connect with the Dom Pedro II Railroad is under
con t ru ction.
Rio de Ouro Railway,
from Quinta do Caja toRio de Ouro, 33 miles, with uranches
toio-ua a,7.4mile; toEageagerodeDentro 9:33meters¡ toOlaire Reis,274meters;
to·tallength of main line aud uranches, 40.4 mile . Owned uy the Goverument aod
n ed for the pnrpo e of conveying material for the works which npply the city of
Rio de Janeiro with water. Gange, 1 meter. Worked ata considerable lo
.