The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-07-27
Letter From San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l2tb, 1872

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12tb, 1872. TAs Editor of the Arizona Miner:
 We'll, with pen, ink and paper before me. aa the Arizona MINER close by, as kind of inmater to throw my mind Arizonawsrd, wat else can do better than to bring ma teaI into requisition and write letter to my frnd, the MINER.
 About the Railroad.
 As you have no doubt seen,-it being of ,e most interest to ArizOna-we are hay g a lively time on the railroad question. The Central Pacific made just one grab jo many-that for Goat Island-and in so oing aroused San Francisco, and when say reused, that means to business. San Fran isco has been aroused twice before, once in l9 and the last time in 1856, when a few in ividuals felt the effect of her spirit.
 On this subject of the Central Pacific, striv- az to get all, and having everything their say, the people have come to decided con fusion that that shall not be, and from this inc out, they turn their attention to Rail- pad matters and the building up of an in ependent line overland, by the 35th parsl- I route.
 This, of course, stirs up the Central Pacific lk<, who have got big work on their hands counteract all this, which is likely to be a .rious matter for them. A friend of the c. R. R. remarked to me "d--n it, they sruck (figuratively) the old vigilance bell se the devil to handle"
 The peoples committee is of composed one nndred citizens, and is styled the "Com- bittee of One Hundred" In this committee re some of the wealthiest and smartest men f the city; the majority of whom are dead ct :" on another road and uncompromising nemies of the Central Pacific Company, 7hile there IS another portion that looks 5 though they were pretty good friends of aid Company, and are looked upon by some utsiders as being black sheep" in the flock. he result of all this. is considerable feeling ,side of the committee and outside among ne people.
 A few evenings ago mass meeting was cid, and more enthusiasm manifested itself nan have sren in any meeting of citizens pr years.
 To cut long story short, it is quite certain tere is going to be great excitement over tis question. It will be bitter fight be- been the people and the Central Pacific Company. through its money.
 The people will be backed by the Bulletin, Na, Call, Chronicle and Sacramento Union esides lost of other journals in this State, Thile the " Central " will go after all these ournals through their papers, which of course lakes good bill to foot, and a lively time n the treasury department. Now, the re- uIt will be, that the Thirty-Fifth J road rill be built by one company or the ther, and that pretty soon. Within two ears after San Francisco votes for the ap- ropriation of $lO,OO0,OO0 for the road, which the mass of the people now favor, the oad will be near Prescott, Arizona.
 Uurrah for that, you will say, and it looks imost to good too be true.
 It is not alone to help Arizona, that such a ecp interest is felt in the Thirty-Fifth," i" ut it is to break the oppressive bands of the 'entral Pacific company and liberate San francisco from the anaconda's coils"
 As before remarked, the question is settled hat the Thrty-Fifth is going to go ahead nd will move with rapidity. It is not yet ettled whether the parties who lead off in he matter, will arrange and agree for con- s1eration, with the Atlantic & Pacific Road, IT will strike out on their own hook, making aconnection at some given point. ! Emigration. Apaches, etc.
 In view now, of a railroad along the 35th pgallel, Arizona may now begin to cheer up snl "clear the track" for immigration and bpiness, for her time is close at hand.
 This fall, the railroad work will start with visor; next winter, the talk will be Arizo- na,'' next spring, goes the immigration. In the meantime, bring the Apache trouble toan end, so that bugbear will be out of the way Every body in California and Nevada, To judge from both Press and individual ex- pressions, is down on this hypocritical, ssnc- imonious, thieving peace policy.
 You have plenty of friends and much said n your behalf; and why so little is done for 1our relief, puzzles all It is enough to ,urse any administration. These are politi- al times. Let Arizona make the most of it o relieve herself of her "bugbear."
 Politics.
 We'll, Greeley is nominated by the Demo- ratic convention singular, is it not ! The political fight is now squarely between Grant and Greelcy,-the two "G's." One p,ll be big G, and the other, little G. Which rill get it
 Mining Matters.
 Mining matters are rather slack since the .reak in stocks. For truly legitimate mining, tlere is but little capital; but for speculative sock operations, there is considerable.
 The Tiger ore that came up here some weeks ago, made quite talk respecting the .ch mines of Arizona. Such shipments as ,iese, must tell in time. CosMos.