International records / Foreign Relations of the United States

No. 295. Mr. Foster to Mr. Fish .

he republic of Mexico. The contract contemplates the construction of a railroad, of the gauge of four feet eight and one-half inches, from the City of Mexico to some point on the Pacific Ocean, between the ports of Manzanillo and Mazatlan, by way of Lagos, or such other point as may be deemed most feasible after survey, connecting with the City of Mexico, by the main line or branches, the cities of Querétaro, Celàya, Salamanca, Morelia, Guanajuato, Silao, Leon, Lagos, and Guadalajara, and also of a line from the City of Mexico via Lagos, or such other point as may be deemed most feasible after…