The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-09-27
CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENTS


Ed. JoURNAL:-As we are all in good spirits
and feel gay, we can't resist writing to our old
friend, the JOURNAL, more particularly as we
have some news to write. You have no doubt
read and heard that we have the finest Har-
Dor in the world, and also the finest Climate,
so much SO, that our little city is constantly
thronged with those who have ruined their
health in less favored climes. So famous has
San Diego become, that a large part of the
travellers that used te seek relief from change
of climate by going to Europe now bend their
course to San Diego Pronounced San
Desgo.] Well, Mr.. Editor, we have long been
hoping and trying to get a trans-continental
railroad to terminate at this Harbor and some
of us have firmly believed that it would soon
come as there are so many advantages in our
favor. Besides our harbor and climate we are
five hundred miles nearer the Atlantic than
either the Central or Northern Pacific, and
less grade, less mountains, and entirely below
the snow belt. The cost of the snow sheds on
the Central and Union Pacific will grade and
lay half Of the track of the Texas Pacific Last
week the Great Railroad King, Thomas A.
Scott, made us a visit to examine our harbor
to see if it suited him to set up his kingdom
on this side of the Sierra Nevadas. He pro-
nounced the harbor and city site all he could
desire, told US what he wanted of us, we ac-
cepted his proposition, and he has pledged US
ride to see you all in five years on the Texas
Pacific Railroad. There is already one corps
of engineers in the field, and two more fitting
out. As soon as they select their route through
the mountains contracts will be let. Mr. Scott
says inside Of four months grading will COM
mence at San Diego. This has started our
"Los Angeles and San Diego Railroad into
new life, and it is now believed that work will
be commenced at and on that also, so you see
times look bright here. Real estate is quite
active, but there is probably no place on the
globe where money will pay better in real
estate than here if invested soon.
Our mines are developing slowly but surely,
and fully meet our expectations. One hund-
red tons of ore from the Golden Chariot Mine
last week, yielded twenty three thousand and
one hundred dollars. There are about twenty
mines here that yield over thirty dollars per
ton. The Stonewan Mine, owned by Frary &
Farley have just completed new ten stamp
mill at cost of $4,000. Their ledge is twen-
ty-six feet wide and averages about thirty
dollars per ton. Wood and timber cheap and
convient, and their ledge works SO easy that
five hundred dollar rock would pay. In an
other year our county will show as fine a
mining section as was ever in the state.
Politically we are for Grant first, last, and
all the time. At first there was few Repub-
Icans talked Greeley, but they have all got
back but three or four, who were candidates,
and failed Of an election, while the balance of
their ticket was elected. The Democrats
make great noise over them, and to read
their papers you would think the whole Re-
publican Party was demoralized. 1t is moth
ing uncommon hare to here them hurrah for
Greeley and JEFF Davis alternately. a large
number of Democrats say they will not vote
at all, unless Louisville gives them a straight
ticket. A larger number say if there are only
Greeley and Grant, they will vote for Grant
and Wilson. Our people want the railroad,
and they know that capital can be had if
Grant is reelected, but if man is elected
who says that whenever any respectable num-
ber of states wish to secede, he knows of no
power to coerce them. They think it doubt
ful if Europeans will let their capital come to
America while we have such President. If
secession should take place and troops should
be called out, that hero of Mastery Inactivity
would be placed in command, and our railroad
would again be laid on the table for ten years.
Republicans are not dissatisfied with Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan for taking presents, for
they well knw that they received their salaries
in the army in greenbacks, when Mr.. Greeley's
friend Thompson, Saunders and Others had,
with the assistance of Northern Copperheads
reduced them to thirty, forty and fifty cents
on the dollar. Those brave men put down the
rebellion, while Greeleys present supporters
were AIDING Jake Thompson in setting fire
to their own homes. Why should not men of
large property, living in the midst of these
dangers feel like making presents to Grant,
Sherman and SheridanF Had Copperheads
any manhood left, they certainly would feel
like hiding, when they see by Thompson's
letter to Benjamin, that they were led by men
hired with gold that the Confederates robbed
from the United States Treasury to aid in
such nefareous work.
Yours, truly, SAN DIEGO.