Arizona citizen., 1872-07-13
MIR. WAssON,s JOTTINGs.

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 Horticultural and Other Matters. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, July 4,
 1S72.-Acoording to the programme, I
 arrived here yesterday per the Orizaba,
 Being intensely disgusted with my
 trip up on the Orihamme, which is a
 seaworthy steamer, but on that oc-
 casion offensive because of it's un-
 cleanly condition, noted the fact now
 1t is but just to remark that the voyage on the Orizaba has been pleasant and in no manner offensive
 for want of attention generally to ship or passengers.
 Among those on board for Arizona,
 were H. 0. Hooker, E. B. and R. F.
 Kirkland, and Thomas Bray. It af-
 lords me great pleasure to note the
 return of MT. Hooker to Arizona.
 He is too we'll and favorably known
 throughout the Territory to need any
 introduction by me, and I have no
 doubt but the army will hail his dis pensation of beef and mutton with pleasure. In this business, I'm sure he has always stood number one with all honest and just men and officers who served at Arizona posts where he fur nished beef in the past. He goes there
 by this evenings stage to take @ large share in the contract for the fiscal year just begun, and will doubtless so perform his work as to meet with gen. eral appreciation.
 The Messers. Kirkland are intelli- gent young men from Hannibal, Mo-, and MT. Brey @ trusted employee of MT. Hooker.
 By one of those mysterious twists of | the postal wrists or something akin, @ | letter written at Los Angeles on my eastern journey, and principally de- voted to San Diego and surroundings, must have miscarried, at least it did not appear in THE CITIZEN, and hence what follows. At that time, about May 12, San Diego was not as iubilant as now. The news of the amended Texas Pacific railway bill had but fairly reached here. Several years of alternate hope, doubt and dis had schooled the people here not to be wildly elated over the passage of law which gave two years to construct ten miles of road from their town, with such an ex- pressed preference to build all from he eastern terminus. A good many were about weary of jubilees on mere nope based upon flexible statutes. The most enthusiastic San Diegan was comparatively moderate in future es- inmates. But since then, railway seem to be assuming reali- ies. Engineers are here and at work. They have rooms in the Horton House, put are fitting others oyer the Bank 'f San Diego. Every move they make smacks of business. I am in iormed that unlike former ones, these pay good coin for all articles and &C., ,ommodations they need, and are neither seeking advice nor subsidies but Ire going right on from day to day in practical labor. I saw @ statement oy MT. Reno, the advanced field en- ] sineer, stating that he had advanced ar enough into the mountains to as- certain that the much dreaded tunnel ( md heavy grades would be wholly 'voided. No tunnel is necessary, the { 'urves are not sharp, and the grade will not exceed so and perhaps not I5 feet per mile at that point. So far { IS the engineers have got along, @ much better route than was expected ] 8 obtained. About the 20th instant, President Scott, Chief Engineer Dodge, Director Harris and other high officials of the road are due here. What effect their visit may have on { he work IS of course mere conjecture, , 70 far as l know, but judging from { title indications, would not be sur- , ,rised if it would result in bringing [ ome iron horses here before another {