The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-09-06
sAvrA rE TO PRESCOTT.
Notes Abous Everyshi.s in General.
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 to improve their financial pro poets, while many old residents were Respondent be cause they thought their incomes would vanish incidentto the changes the approach ing railroads would cause. The surveying of the Narrow Gauge to Santa Fe was not looked upon as g sure indication the rail way would be carried there practically; the connection with it of an extremely promi- nent New York stock jobber was unsavory, as it was thought he and his confederates were having the survey made merely as a stepping-stone to ulterior, speculative pur- poses; and there were many rumors in cir- cuIarion tending to show that the progress ing railroads will not prove blessing alto- gether to Colorado and New Mexico if the great, Eastern magnates are rightly credited with the intention t., so dispose of men iD Colorado and New Mexico the coming elections will be affected in the interest of at present hidden designs. "Colonization' for political purposes is not new feature in railroad engineering" The survey from Conejos, of tha Narrow Gauge, just completed, evinccs the line will have to be very winding and the grade very steep in many places in the vicinity of Santa Fe and elsewhere, and that there will necessarily have to be many short bridges, culverts, etc, that will greatly increase the cost of the construction of the road. There seems to be much more friendly feeling, ;n Santa
 Fe, towards the Broad Gauge, approaching from Trinidad, than towards the other line. The Narrow Gauge is looked upon as a speculation the Broad as ''an accom- plished fact" The only question is wheth- CT the Broad can afford to go up ilto Santa Fe with its main line. If the negative is the result, arrangements will be made for a branch, to connect with the main stem, whether the Narrow Gauge scheme is car ried out as projected or not. The stock men say they prefer the Broad to the Mar. row Guage, and that they will patronize the former in preference to the latter.
 The cost of many articles, in Santa Fe, is not exorbitant now. The effect is already apparent of the new line of railroad to Trinidad, and of the old one to Fl Moro. Fabrics are quite cheap. Genuine, first class St. Louis lager is retailed as low as ten cents glass. The genial Teutonic pro- prietor of Herlowe's Hotel says he will 'sgo West" if the railroads injuriously affect his business. Wages, for all kinds of labor, are extremely l-w. It is astonishing how cheap the Mexicans will work and board themselves, and, notwithstanding their poverty, in almost innumerable instances, they contribute no inconsiuerable sums, in the aggregate, towards sustaining the priest hood and for the benefit of the Catholic Church generally. One of the Padres in Santa Fe is credited with being "jolly, good fellow;' and it is said Tn this con nection party of "horse sharps,n from somewhere in the vicinity of Tucson, re- gently got the best of him in turf nego- tiation. Whether the priest prayed that God would forgive the Arizona horsemen for getting the best of him, am unable to say. The newspapers are not doing par ticularly lively business, but their expecta- tions are extremely altitudinous. One poor 'devil" sets up the whole paper himself; and has the great advantage of knowing just where the "hands" ate, and being able to control them all the time. Rumors were in circulation that the New Mexican would soon be issued daily, and that arrangements were in progress to effect that result. The new paper, the Sentinel, is very handsome publication. The proprietors are Shaw & Pegram. The former was recently in the Army, and for long time in the post printing office in Santa Fe. MT. Pegram was in the commissary department. The latter presents a very distangue appearance :; wears eye glasses; was once connected with the daily press as an editorial thunderer and is just the man to give tone to first class, enterprising establishment It is said the Sentinel has some substantial, secret backing. The office is very handsome and we'll provided with a large quantity of first class, new material. including quite a costly power press. The Sentinel is neutral at present, but, it Is understood, will come out in favor of erecting New Mexico into q State as soon as possible, and is 'doing up the Territory now, grandly. with that ulterior object in view. There are many influential New Mexicans who arc strenu- ously opposing the State scheme. The JesulIs at Las Vegas are said to be among the latter. These sesuits have building winch, when completed, will be one of the largest in the Territory. Among other things, it will contain an exten- sive printing office; and it is said the editor of the Albuquerque diario, Mir. Me Ginness, has been rendered the super of it with comfortable quarters and all the consolations of religion for him self and family. This opportunity for an editor to ensure his future salvaion is ono Mir. McG. will surely not let slip by un- availed of. The excitement incident to the editing of a newspaper in Albuquerque has, no doubt, often led him into many fright ful indiscretions. The object of the Jes- uits in increasing their printing facilities in Las Vegas is with the ulterior purpose of keeping up brisk fire on the Protestants and Protestant public schools, and in such making the voice of the Catholic Church heard in New Mexico and else where, that many of the proposed Protest ant reforms and changes cannot be effected without great difficulty, much discussion and probably bloodshed. The proposition is on foot to establish liberal educational institution in Santa Fe, and tho Catholics are offsetting this by progressing arrange ments for an extensive denominational school in Las Vegas.
 The price of board in Santa Fe is $7 a week at the hotels, and about $6 week in private families.
 New stage lines are talked of in many directions, but exist only in imagination at present. There is 10 doubt, however, some 1f the proposed lines will be established, for light freight and passengers, in opposi- lion to the mail line buckboards as soon as ,ne or the other of the two progressing railroads is within about fifty miles of Santa Fe. The most important agitation s for rapid transit line to connect with he Southern Pacific R. R. at the Giia.
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