, 1877-05-10
S+methiRg About the Fausas Castle Dome Aillse
Distrttt~CapitaI Seeking layestueat.
What the Southern Pacific Railroad Ia
Doing for That Region.
Ehrenburg and the Country Sur
rounding 1t.

witt, the completion Of the railroad 10 Yuma
hcgips new era in tho navigation OF this proud
stream, ,"proud because within It's ample hanks
Is contained MI the water to be- found for d
hundred miles on either hand, except where a
small tributary cntcrs It occasionally from the
Arfzona side. And It contains water cnnugl,
could It's course lie changed % Is proposed, 10
pretty much corer the great Colorado dcacrt.
It will BIZ remembered that the utilization of
this river by turning ita coursc into Lie coo-
radu desert, whelt IN many parts lays below
tlIc sea Level, has been agltatcd In Congress.
~ to tho feasibility of thla plan engineers ILL.,
1er, Which fact will excuse mic from expressing
an opinion thereon; but, as to its dc*irnbtIty, I
ain free to atutc that duul,t tho wisdom OF d.
stroylng tho usefulness OF a navIgable stream
for the purpose of covering with wnter mighty
b. taken from, Il, o. Il Is, 10 render productive
the vast ver-bottom aiung Its cuursc. aI,d tic
fertile plasns Of Arizona, without tn The least
injur!ng lis vauc rs . watcrcnurAe.
reminds nc Of tho Missouri. It is similar Ia
colur to that turshl stream, madu 50
W tho was!' OF. ..Its banks, and
i, is Similarly ,rebel11oas and jealous
places u continually shifting Its position. This
Is the ou1y Obstacle to It's navigation. hut with
an old pilot Ike the one at tho helm of tue
in, "a,1hnss" ,s 1hcfe Is Is bat 1sts t!anger ot
nt;vthtng but clear when taken from the r,scr,
It is nevertheless gEyat bessnt. to this tarrl..
I'd region. coming as It dues frsl, he mountains
pure, aud coid, and sweet. and wiorson,e i. TIC
/ water Ut Lake Michigan; anl after standing 4
lew hours It becomes nearly or quite clear.
Al Lie present time the river Ia At low watcr.
IL Will begin to rise al,ut the nislt'lc of A1ay,
aud for nl'out .Ix wccks thu 1'c!::hborlug bot-
the farmers bcgin their blantfnC, viii. the
orado, . la Nile, i'as watcscd and
irrigation Is necessary. Grain, fruit. and oti,er
! produtta grow very rapidly. Sugat-eanc mud
| the cottoft tllant Beem especially adapted to
| these lanls. Coffee has BEEN r1tsel, aud 1t il
lsliered that It can b, grown With pss'Gt. Bu.
the products best adartcA to the Colosldo not
toms art those usually gruwn III the sctt.tro,,.
ies, ant / canuot doubt that those lands t,t,
| either stdc whleh row Yield Injurious growth
q arto" wood and nssqutt trces Ttli eventually
l.au at Tho Government price ot St...5 pcr ueru,
Tue few .hcxieans anl Indians wIlu cultivate
sn,nE1 patches a1on4 tlc rlycrs bank rain good
llys,NNd n ll.tls trouble u cxpcnsc. which. Is
follow n systematic and Intelligent reclamation
Of tl,ts naturally very fertile soil.
The aEst landiug VIC nlatic after leaving Yumn
was 1t
CASTLE DONE CITY,
which Is city Vniy lu t1nHc, thought It may pos-
tloly poesess a hundred l,Iiaota1its. Anl yet
II u MI Important landing, for hence is shipped
AlI AAAktC AQuaG VIC lEHtn tnE l0tUsHE 4f4-
trlct VI that nan1c sot'lr twenty miles to The
eastward. Every d0wnwar1-duu,il bolt Is pretty
sure to find hGro n consignment Of ore fur
ean Francisco, which. by s!eaEs Ut tho South.
two hours fson the time It Is placed Of, tic bDat.
II used to take three week. a,,l fun,etltncs
longer W the old rontc aid old method. We
brouEh: gone i4aehtntFy, for the Castle Dome
for the Inlnes With View to threat, all which
Indicates that this reg0n iB "lookt,s, up," and
tt!c hcaFt of the ont:.wnttng prospcctur Is ma.lc
glad. Old mining engineers who nyo had largo
tell me Castle Dune district sl,owa the greatest
ni0sa of orc they tyer saw. Il great nuulbtr ot
continuous assurc Wins, passtpE from l,urtll to
soutl, With an aycrago Dip Of sercuty-tlye feet,
mites. The orc is ssgcutticrous galcna In ga,.:,
ion =. tbs orc orc q t'sss so@s other ii ndn mines pSs II
tho Territory. but 1t IL c]atmcl that
of shls region hare been worked since 1sI3 to
some extent, though II waa not until about 1870
that they we're sufficiently developed to Le-
teFln'ne fl'elr actual worth. Fur the paat seven
Ean Fpnrlsco, but tho district, III comn,.,n wt1h
the whole Territory, has sntfcrel IN account Of
it, ycn,0tcness from market. wnnt Of capital,
aud thc high pIisc of everything: hut, notwtth.
yielded larxely. Thu ore -selle Tor IN average
prsee VI saY eB5 per tOu IN 6an Frnuvisr. The
mining nearly az aone by contract. Fur
m'n;ne, ~ eieananE. assoftne eackin2. nnd putting
On sne WAGON they Pay ~ pcr Ton: y costs -
pet ton ~ aaai !. H. 70 @ .ne stsff @ rrSet tacnee
old rate; via tho railFoad 1t Ii less, but lis
e1act caafee ~ nut know.> insurance,
crushing, % ,,stp ,as,npl1ng' eIs.' coss 3, about ~
a"osi, s.mE aoo, to.a' " ~. 9! ~ peF toat,
quo ttaT'ns q nes pfont ol S3f per Ton: lhess
hSaffss Slf haYe !ro1!' a. gentleman "l'o !,as been
inanine taeIe elsace ies: ile must no!c'l mines
" tne alstsset noW oc.nE wofke'l r.. thc Gasllc
Doine hr*ansaf, .EaloIonla, ntiliahl rSnti.
tst ste ~ ie sts. E,ota tsps; 1 Ill., Nol'ha; e
~ 4Set, nut Wh!c,! u not .,e!nE worked now,
ior wa.t e iaaeIililrry. !lnhar@ls o. thou
aahus ot uoi!asa haso been 1akeit !ro1n r. anu
Tast aaantitY oi ore remains III s1ght: Until re"
Cchl!J taete "as 10 sn1c1aluetf la tnt ustflGts
Az orr has bcen Fatscsl tu the knFtase by hand.
but there y NJ !td!satt9!' VI inoTc PROSPEROUS
t!ines near ~, iEr shv district ls now quite IT.
cessso,a y cap!tal. aas dhly ley hours &c
moved from eaa FFansc1sco. hear a
fspoTt ol . s'mbInaslon OF capital IN
tho lattrs glkY 1oF tAo purpose af erecting