The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-05-02
From the Mines.

RALsToN, New Mexico, March 25.
Editor of the Register For many
weeks past the great anxiety of this Sec
tion has been centered in the action of
Congress upon the Southern, or "Texas
Pacific Railroad Bill" But on the re-
ceipt Of the mail March 22d, the news
came that the Bill had passed, and ex-
pressions Of foreooding fears, and doubt,
were banished for ever in Ralston, in the
deafening roars Of hundred guns fred
in honor of the event. In less than one
hour every house in town reflected the joy
of its occupants, and every street glowed
with rousing bon-fres lighting up the
heavens, and painting the hill sides with
varying colors and shades, identifying the
scene until it seemed reality that the
"Bow of Promies" resting its extremes Of
base in Marshall and San Diego was
shedding her golden light, and lavishing
her silvery beams upon Ralston, and all
New Mexico. Pursuant to this order of
proceedings meeting was called, senti-
ments were offered and responded to, re-
solutions made and adopted. Speeches
were made in Spanish as well as English
and all together it was one of the most
interesting impromptu meetings of the
kind we ever attended.
There seems to be no doubt that the
passage of this bill inaugurates new,
and progressive end for New Mexico,
Arizona, and Lower California. New
Mexico being the most interior will be the
most especially benefited by the building
of this road 1t will at once afford ample
facilities for settleing the Indian troubles;
it will settle her large tracts of agricul-
tural and grazing lands, the best between
the two oceans it will bring in men Of
capital, industry, and intelligence, thus
affording the requisite means for develop.
ing the richest and most extensive min
eral deposits perhaps on the globe. Fore.
ign capitalists have an eye on this section
as shown by the recent sale of the MAX.
we'll grant," to an English company fol
three millions Of dollars. The site o.
Elizabeth town and some rich gold mines
are upon this grant, which is situated
north of Santa Fe. More recently the
sale of portion of the mines in this dis.
trict for large sum,to London capitalists
goes to prove the foregoing assertion, anc
assure us now that a railroad is no Longer
a doubt that capitalists will no longel
hesitate, that every class Of property ha
a fixed and growing value, and that thu
time is now at hand when New Mexico
will be one of the most happy, thriving
opulent states in the Union. This roat
starting at Marshall Texas can be cheap
ly and rapidly built to the Rio Grande,'
distance of twelve hundred miles. Th
country through which it will pass is yer,
level and accessible until you reach tn
Aryon mountains. east of. and near tn
river, here little heavy work will be neces
sary. Once across the Rio Grand and tn
route designated follows up a large opel
valley this point. From here itswingsaroun'
the foot hills bearing to the north ant
through an opening in the mounts al mort
Of Apache Pass; from thence it crosses ia
BILE lands, alternating right and left to avoi
mountain patches that put in an appear
ance here and there for distance Of tw
hundred miles, when it strikes the Gil
> river which it follows to Ft-Guma on tn
Colorado river, from this point its cours
is due west, across the great desert wher
little or no distractions will be encoun
tered for distance of one numbered an
fifty miles. Once across the desert an
the coast range Of mountains presents
formidable barrier, and necessary heav
expensive work for many miles slightl
alleviated by small vallies, the balance c
the way to San Diego. All in ali th
road will not be near as expensive
= build as the Central aud Union Pacific wa
and some anticipate its completion in tw
years, land some abreviate this short perio
5 on account Of strife engendcred by tn
e building OF the Northern Pacific at tn
same time.
y 1t is useless to predict the completio
: Of this great work, or the result hingin
i upon the enterprise. For all who Ii,
r and are borne along in the rapid tide
;, events, and perhaps participate in the a
u complishment of great results it is diff
t cult to realize the progress of moder
IS scientific discovery the immediate col
: ception and consumation Of every model
= gigantic enterprise. We are whirled pa
n incidents, dates, datas, as the plants al
d whirled through the planetary spac
n we are assured that they more with wo
d derful velocity, but their motives a
d wholly unobserved.
h Thirty odd years ago We had no lin
il of telegraph, no ocean steamships, l
y steam fire engines, no street rail cars,
diamond steam drills, no sewing machine
A. no knitting machines, no kerosene oil,
'e gun cotton, no nitro glycerine, no ma
Or nesium, mo electro plating, no spectroscop
IN and but few hundred miles of slow stea
n rail way in the United States. Now Il
II world is full of chemical strangers al
ne alive with new and rare inventions al
every country esaecially our owu is chec
III cred with rail roads from East to We
e. and from North to South and still tn,
ar come thicker and more of them stretc
, ing out their long arms to remote section
cd harmonizing sentiment, distributing Al
III creating wealth and extending the be
ne deIs Of civilization. E. w. P.
I'd --
OF A goose and colt out in Michig
is have struck up an attachment of deci
nd edly romantic character They fipht