The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-06-01

We traversed this region in winter, but the climate was that of Spring, and vegetation was already advancing. UUpropitioas as was the season, the botanist found mnch to delay him. New species of trres and tropical shrubs were collected and Fare and beautiful plants were obtained"
 Another explorer says of the country: !" It IS the most beautiful region ever remember to have seen in any part of the World. A vast forest If gigantic pine, intersected fre- quently by extensive open giades sprinkled all over with mountain meadow, and wide savannahs filled with the richest grasses were traversed by our party m seven days"
 Lieut.. Beale, who has traversed the conti- nent a dozen times on various routes, says, speaking generally of the route along the 35th parallel: : It is the shortest, the best timber ed. the best grassed, the best watered of any route between the two oceans with which am acquainted. In word, all these features which we recognize as mak- ing country attractive to population, ex- ists to a much greater extent on this route between the Rio Grande and the Sierras than on the thrty-second parallel" At this time the very idea of route through the great plains and the Rocky mountains was not seri- ously entertained.
 Character of the Work.
 We need not multiply quotations as to the advantages of the route of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad they cannot be questioned; :; the very men who built the present road across the continent will not deny their CO., gency We may add word as to the work required in its construction. There are no serious engineering difficulties in the way. From the drainage of the Arkansas, the line, as before stated, runs along the valley of the Canadian, and is of easy gradation.
 Tn traversing the drainage of the Rio Gran. de there is some heavy work, but nothing oi a very difficult character, but west of this river the work may be regarded as compara- tlvely light Along the drainage of the Col orado the line runs through volcanic coun- try. and there is necessarily some difficult work to be performed, but beyond this for a distance of 300 miles there Is nearly level stretch of country with alternating valleys where the construction of the road will be easy. There is therefore no obstacle in the way of the great enterprise except the neces- sary means, and these should not be wanting where the necessities are so great.
 Financial Basis.
 The land grant of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad amounts to 9, eco acres per mile in the Territories and r., 800 acres in the States, and as most of this land is not only possible to cultivate richly, but in every way of a character to invite settlement, the immense value of this property is evident. The pres ent financial status of this company Is satis- factory and unembarrassed. On the Missouri division SIC, 250,000 bonds-first anl second mortgage-have been issued, secured by 330 miles of road and over 100000 acres of land in Missouri On the Central division Sl ,2O, GOO bonds have been issued, and these sums constitute the bonded dept. The business of the road is already large and is rapidly increas- ing and as it progresses westward, the coun- try through which it opens, bounds forward on a new career of development.-St.L Louis Republican.