The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-01-11
LETTER FROM GOBLIN. ON ROADS

EDITOR MINER It is on record, that
 when the illustrious MT. Pickwick was
 about to start out on his famous expedition
 in search of knowledge, the club, of which
 he was such distinguished ornament, re-
 solved, with generous unanimity, that he
 should be permitted to pay his own ex-
 penses. The late expedition of our Board
 of Supervisors into the wilds of .he Sierra
 Prieta, has called the first-menti toned ipci-
 dent to the mind of your correspondent;
 but instead of following the course of the
 Club, they unanimously resolved that the County of Yavapai should foot the bill.
 1 To set at rest all doubts which may have
 existed in the minds of many malcontents
 in this community as to the practical value
 of the Bradshaw read, these public-spirited officials have forever settled the question, by making the trip over the road in light,
 two-horse buggy. It is true they hired a
 six-mule team and an empty wagon to go
 ahead and prove the feasibility of making
 the passage, and with commendable pru-
 dence and a wise regard for their peFsSnal
 safety, they followed In the rear. By skill l ful guidance and careful management, tho six-mule team succeeded in rounding the
 many abrupt curves which adorn this monn. tain highway. In fact, the boldness of
 conception and freedom of construction dis
 played in this public work is something for
 our ambitious engineers to study with in- terest. The famous road of the First Napo-
 leon over the SimploH, or the later marvel. lous work of the Russians across the Cau- casus, fade into ute. insignifcance when no xrf<h 4hr l, eo tx. 1
 building in Yavapai County.
 But to return to our muttons. The distin-
 guished excursionists, after making short
 stay at the Crook mill, pursued their jour aey to the terminus of the new road, about
 mile from the old Bully Bueno; here they
 alighted, and after taking general survey of the surrounding country through glass
 (hotsle), they again mounted thelr vehicle,
 and giving strict instructions to the pilot of
 the six-mule team to go slow and keep a sharp lookout for breakers, they cautiously
 and carefully pursued their homewaFd jour-
 ney; and it is indeed Q matter of congratu- lation to tho people of Yavapai that the pre- cious freight arrived in safety. They imme-
 6iately, with commendable alacrity, proceed d to sit in an official capacity, and with a
 lofty disregard for anything small or tri- fling, unanimously voted themselves Si0o
 apiece as compensation fur the unparalled dangers and harlsh;ps of the trip. Yeur correspondent has heard it hinted on several sides, that this charge is somewhat oxhOrbi.
 tant. and savers strongly of public plunder,
 but let them for moment consider the unsel- fish devotion and self-sacrifcing attention displayed by these model officials in the discharge of their duties, and they must change their opinion.
 Had anything serious happened to these yorthies, the loss to the county would in- deed have been dcplorable. Such shining lights in the realms of finance would be sadly missed, and leave void hard to fiji. But now, Mr. Editor, every thing is lovely; the Peck and Bradshaw road is perfect in every respect, and when completed from its present terminus in the manzanito bushes at the Bully Buenno (which will require an- other small appropriation will be a great conFenience to horseback travel in that re- gion; 50 our able Board of Supervisors agree with thoiF illustsious prototype, Dog berry, that any further criticism of this matter. is, most tolerablc, and not to be en- durcd.a GOBLIN.