Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1867-05-04
TIE LA PAZ ROAD.

the representations made are such as should
commend themselves TO our whole communi |
Nv. not alone the business men, but more
especially the farming classes. The present
road runs in an angling, crooked, roundabout
course. over deep sands, and entailing at the
very lowest calculation, forty miles OF unne-
cessarv travel. Starting from San Gorgonla
pass, there is line Of natural road, leading
directly to La Paz, passing along bench OF
hard land. This line Of road requires but
small outlay of money TO make 1t in every
way first class road, equal to any toll-road.
With the exception of only six miles It rs
perfectly free from sand, and these six miles,
the only bad piece of road, present no obsta
Gle 20 teams fer they are much better than
any portion Of the present road. But, pas
sing across wide plain there are two deep
cahons, or arroyos, which will require to be
worked This will entail cost, estimated
at. but not over, $1,000. IL will require a
good deal OF grading to make this portion
passable for tearns--it is now passable for
horsemen-but the above named sum will
fully cover all expenses. Now, the question
is. do the people Of San Bernardino county
feel any interest in this road, do they feel
so much interest in ii, as to advance the mo-
ney 10 make this improvement Clearly, to
our mind. il is their interest to do So Ari-
iona is the great market for the produce of
this county. To it alone have our producers
to look for an outlet for what they raise
their grain, -four, fruits, vegetables; every
thing, in fact, they raise finds ready sale in
the Territory. 1t is the first requisite, to
have good road for transporting their pro-
duce TO market. Let them recolect, that
they must compete with navigation; and
then say whether saving Of forty five miles
=. mt loac than ftrn hrr,
dred, is an object, and worth expanding a
few dollars TO obtain, beside the saving in
wear and tear of wagons, loss Of animals, &c
We will say TO our friends, you need not fold
your hands and say Arizona must take our
produce, in our own time, and at our own
terms. No such thing Arizona is rapidly
progressing in agriculture, and if you don't
lock sharp, will soon he able to undersell
YOU in your own town and home market.
To us, it seems as if this improvement
should be carried out at once and If the
people who are interested are too indolent
and apathetic TO take any steps in the matter,
then let them suffer for it by the loss of their
chief channel of trade There are too many
parties seeking the trade Of Arizona, for it to
go begging.
The above from the San BernardIno Guar
dian No. for March 30-an excellent num-
ber-is pointed and suggestive. Not only is
it desirable, and greatly important, to the
people Of San Bernardino and La Paz, that
improvement should be made on the road be-
tween those places, but also that the road to
Prescott should be supplied with proper wells.
Had the road suggested by the Guardian
been opened, Gen. Banning would not have
found it impracticable to run stage line TO
La Paz, and were the wells provided between
La Paz and this place, travel would greatly
increase Although to make the road entire
" easy and inviting, some way around Date
Greek hill and Bells canon should be found
CALIFORNIA PIoNEERs.-Some time since
we received by letter from Louis r. Lull, Esq,
Secretary Of the California Pioneer Society,
a copy Of the Constitution and Bylaws, to
which was appended catalogue of the MEM
bers' names, etc. Having inadvertently
omitted acknowledging the receipt thereof,
we do SO now, and our copy having been mis-
laid, we subjoin the following notice Of the
publication from the Santa Cruz Sentinel,
which paper says: Aside from the useful
record it contains, the history and growth Of
the Society, with all the officers names from
its organization, the list Of members names,
with the date Of their arrival in the country,
is an interesting feature. BY actual count,
we learn that the total number Of members,
then on the list was 992, Of which G63 are
regular contributing members, 3l5 life mem
beers, IL honorary members, and life mem
bers (Jaines Lick and John A. Sutter), by
vote Of the Society. No person is eligible
TO become member who arrived in Califor-
except the sons OF members. The two old
est members mot native born), are John A.
Robinson, arrived April 1891, and Abel
Stearns, arrived July 1921. Most Of the
members arrived IN 1s49, and back to 1876
when the military first arrived on this coast.
The company of which we were a member,
arrived at Monterey on the 23d Of January,
lS47-now within few days of twenty
years ago. Among the honored names Of
that company, on the Pioneer books we
note HaIleck, Sherman, Burton and Others,
who operated in conjunction with Sloat,
Stockton, Fremont, and Woodwork, in ac-
quiring California. During the conquest,
Lieutenant Ord was also leading man, and
foreshadowed the genius and talent which
has since placed him at the head of his pro-
fession. We feel just pride in referring to
the men and the times Of that early day, and
look back with pleasure in reviewing the
long list Of honorable names, numbered
among the Pioneers Of California"
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