The Arizona sentinel., 1878-11-30
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Yesterday morning we started out to
interview mc:, ana things ut the railroad
front" " uIiusocd ilto thu " lender
ratf;a,'" j. :..c ~ ,tlre of l,e ,lcfunct l.. A.
x. =. I ia. E.st, A,lica," driven
.ea ri ..i .ciiic " to
.nc >....I @ll.... -, III Pulmonary
Invaiids," D., ie :. -,io. Makin an i'm
promptu cushion of kindiing- wood. We
got enough of "tender behind" before
reaching the front Ahead of Us WIZ.
pushed two carloads of Cinnamon and
one of benches, dining tables and travel
ers; behind us were drawn ears of forage
and s'3n2jes. vAD5e ro'i' Fe.e 80
t..led with f-iz. Il en- tafees, j.g-
isis IA -''n. RI 'i''i'
-.-ai.h Of aI.ta -r al asls.~
i, If -, n..d Ell r-ooi ~ i'..Enr.
o. ~ -eai, p, lies OF rA..s, >e' a d
tcies IN .A.ter.1i .ast roa.'d-dnu>e,
cIttc-c ,rrti, ioo.-hoISes. repair sho.'+,
coal bins, wttrr-ta1ll,, icc-hJu-c and riheT
buildings; DlSt hIse stacks Of railroad
ties tnuarly i51.JD y. th1.nl and prst
great piles of ha:ed hty, lolcy-con1rd Toy
transient lod gers and 'rlmD'. tn, m,',
steam was let on, ana " ru'ie1 on. it,1
the plain We have so often trl:1fse,. loot.
in SIT Idle, or sinoihcFed by dlst Of buck
boards. Facing the sun ant, blinking to
avoid ciHders, we nevertheless found The
morning delightful and discovered aOund-
ant charms in the scenery. Ahead Of us,
and over AN expansc of green slrubbery,
were the mountains Ne. ella City. bathed
in that soft purple hue which always
reaches the heart through the eye; to the
left were the varied and vivid greens of
timber along the river, frightened by oc-
casional gimpses of "ater; and beyond
were the Las Flores hills, II continuous
mass OF Drown and russet in light and
shadow, nd the bold outlines of Castle
Home and Chimney Peak, relieving the
rounder proties of the Purple Hills and
Chocolate Mountains; behind US were
Fort Yuma, upon its hill, and the town,
both gloritied by the morning sun, and
displaying a variety of bright cOlors that
no mud buildings could be thought capa-
BILE of; to- the right was the monotun Gus
range of sand-hills that stretches down
into Sonora, and that served as an excel
lent foil to the beauties on every other
hand. Tie plain looks as level as a lake;
but its inequalities of surface are exposed
by the railroad; fills here and cuts there
show how easily the eye has been de-
eeived The road has been built SO
speedily that the shrubbery is not much
beaten down ON each side of it, nor is the
Yuma not a rock or pebble is found for
over twelve miles; the country for that
distance is wholly alluvial, chiefly clay.
Mesquite trees cover most of it ana give
it cheerful appearance, though there are
patches on which there is only a sparse
growth of obione and larrea-perhaps
they are alkaline.
Flowing, scTapfng and shovelIing have
so far made this Arizona road; powder
has yet played no part in it.
On we went. over the same ground
where. in 1869, we passed stakes of the
Texas Pacific surrey, little dreaming then
that the same men, who had just put a
metal girdc over the breast OF tire Con-
tinent, would ever put IA cinch Of iron
across its waist also Now elan your hands
at this gIht, Men Of San Diego All TO-
gether!] We passed heavy freight teams
p,odding along, sendii," up clouds Of dust
soon to h~ memorv Of the past in this
nlrt # TIE r0untrv. For some distance
c'- CO.. n-..9 The wagon-road to a
e -4 L. Gi'a r.ver; terc the wind
.. .l,fe; away III soil powdered ny
.onfr a.d whecia, Il ing the road ike a
trench. Here we PASSED long team Of
twelve mules drawing out load Of mrr-
chandlse as it met II longer one, of |. w
teen, coming in with IA load of Gre and
wool Our passing train gave The team
sters something Ia look at, AID Iiine tc
cool off and bottle up all swearing moi
absolutely needed for getting one team
; pulled out of the accustomed rut aud by