Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-12-17
LETTER FROM SAN DIEGO.


Mew Coaches and Fresh Sock-lNilita,y-
Nev Phase Of Freight observation-disclosures
Fears, Etc.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 10, 1870
Reached here yesterday at II a. m.
The trip is easy and pleasant as any
can be in the interior, over deserts and
mountains. Men who make the trip
and expect quiet repose in the stage,
and extra fare at the stations are un-
reasonable and their complaints gen.
orally should be treated with contempt.
I'm sure that I'm stating the truth,
when I say that the meals average as
good and palateable and varied in their
dishes, as upon any interior route out
side of Arizona and California. Eve
rything pertaining to the trip, includ-
ing the comfort of the stag es and time
made per-day,-excepting the mis-
connection at Arizona City which will
soon be corrected, and likely will ere
this gets into prints very good, and
though not faultless in every littl g
particular, no fault can be found.
The drivers without exception do
their duty well. Mr.. Capron, leaves
this evening on visit along the line,
and will SO arrange that no farther
mis-connection will be made at Arizo-
ua City, though he should be obliged
to increase the time up to that allow
ed by the official schedule. Growl-
ers should bear in mind that he has
been giving the public mail in Tue
son from here in about Il days in
stead of the I allowed. 1t too often
happens that people grew ungrvte-
full and even mean under better treat
ment than they deserve, or, as in this
case, the law intends for them, and
become so persistent in their misguid-
ed or wilful obstinacy that the favors
they have been receiving are lost to
them in consequence.
New coaches of excellent make
and finish will soon be placed upon
the entire line. One Is now running
between here and NJ ountainss Springs,
another. one is just finished for the
California desert between there and
Arizona City, and two more are or
dered to cover the other end of the
route. These new coaches are first
class. Twelve head of fresh stock
have Just been started out, and every
step being taken to give the public
what they have not before had on this
route, entirely new and comforta BILE
coaches drawn by fine stock. I have
thus been particular in reference to
this stage business, because fault has
uureasonably been found, and because
it is really good and improving, and
even better than the business justifies
in strictly moneyed sense the one
by which sensible people are gener-
ally governed in their enterprises.
Capt. Miles, of the 21st. Infantry,
passed Mountain Springs, on the sth.,
in company with Paymaster Sprague.
Gen. Geo. B. Dandy, will return
very soon to resume his duties as A.
A. Q. M, at the Arizoua City Depot:
and Capt. Craguie, who has been act
ing in his absence, is en-route to San
Francisco with..his family, and is ex-
pected here in season to take the
steamer Senator next Monday.
There is not full load of Arizona
freight at this place. Enough is ex-
pected by steamer Senator tomorrow
to make up 1o-mule load.
It is feared here that the Colorado
Steam Nav. Co., will put steamer
on from San Frsncisco, via the mouth
of the Gulf, and take such other mea-
sres to insure dispatch and cheapness
that it will be impossible to freight