Arizona citizen., 1871-09-30

company, that ruled the rivers with
 as domineering sway as Britain ruled
 the seas, was deprived of its occupa-
 ton at one fell swoop as it were; was
 purchased by the only rival route of
 the great Central Pacific, and now the
 latter has swallowed up both the
 former. The Central has extended it.
 self 15O miles toward Oregon, and has
 pushed its double Southern Pacific
 routes and branches to the same out
 lay, and the work goes on all round.
 A great ferryboat, to carry whole
 train of freight cars across the Bay,
 has been built, and all other terminal
 improvements increased accordingly.
 The great corporation has also gained
 the ill-will, for the time, of the entire
 people as it were, and both parties try
 to outdo each other ill spiteful speeches
 and promises respecting the concern;
 and ere this letter be printed, one or
 the other faction will have secured
 the political spells of the State for four years through this unfriendly re- ection toward the most needed of in
 Enal Improvements on the Pacific
 \st. All this is a great satire on
 en affairs. The "vanity of hu-
 Ishes" seems sadly realized by t kless. The "last tie," etc., IS sa Id, and the popping of cf1 Is yet heard to echo the jul kence. But it IS all tions G-ahead Ameri- drink. ch give him @ prold fact of tl lay. The grass "business IS the I'd everywhere stamped along the line, and felt if not seen on either hand to the depth of State or Territory. The businesses it found and created, have together startled the capital and country itself in that short time into rapid construc- tion of two or more trans-continental railroads. The Northern Pacific is almost good as completed. and the two Southern roads are doubly assured by grants of land, by favorable climate, capital in hand and work doing. Along this chief of all routes lit must | be sol, l find Cheyenne connected with Denver, and this last town is again with the east by its own or Kansas route. When I passed west | two years ago, this fact was anything but accomplished. In looking over old papers, &c., I find bit of the first shovelful of ground broken by Brig | ham Young near Ogden, for his Salt Lake road. Where I then went down from Ogden to swim in the Weber river, now see the depots of three great railroads. I consider the Utah | Central almost g. great fact, for Brig ham can build 1t to the Arizona line in two years and not feel it, and ex- tend 1t toward Idaho and Montana accordingly. A few days ago aground was broken" at Elko for the Nevada | Central road, and now several miles are graded, and that work (grading) | can be extended to the White Pine for less than $2OO per mile at least I was told so by friend at Elko interested in the stock. At Reno, 3 road is projected to Virginia, while Carson has been connected therewith by tirst-class road. When you come down to improvements in the mining and agricultural interests, the results Ire more felt than seen, and yet vast are visible. Prospect ng has resumed all over the State of Nevada to 0 wonderful extent, and mines and mills and furnaces opened md erected like magic; and the pro luction of bullion in the State quite doubled. Reese River will have its ,ailroad connection with the great overland lat Battle NIountain), and Austin to-day is said to be alive with men retaining and looking after the old and new discoveries. The through overland road makes double market for the ores of small capitalists and poor men; if San Francisco don't Juit, perhaps New York or London nay. And this is something for Ari- .ona to congratulate itself upon in ad- vance. With two roads, and its posi- ion midway thereof, 1t will be blessed