Arizona silver belt., 1879-01-10
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Trip From sas Ranrsaa vrons.
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 Our last inspection of matters al
 she fronts of lhe Seutberr Pacific
 railroae was hisde alen month
 ago, on trip from here eastward
 The construction train was standing
 at a point twelve or fourteen miles
 from Yuma. On New Ysar's day
 our reporter again visited the end of
 the track, on a trip westward to-
 ward Hama. The lins passes over
 The mesa about a mile and quarter
 south of Fillibuster Station. which
 Is forty four miles east of Yuma by
 the stage road Coming from there
 ny stage as we neared Msrtinez Camp swe saw, to the southeast, clouds of smoke raised by brush burners in 4d-
 vance of tho graders. Fogs of dust soon indicated the whereabouts of tue Inter, strung along for several miles.
 iboat 2 quarter of mile south of
 Martinez was group of tents oc-
 cupied by teamsters aud ll-diggers,
 and donkey engine emitting vigor-
 oas pnffs of smoke and steam. There
 is to be the first station east of Yuma. between thirty aud thirty oue miles
 from here by rail and thirty six by wagon road. The constructor traln arrived there on Thursday. IT. IS 10 be called '.Gila, and will be lively place until smother temporary station is made farther east-saY for thirty days. # another station s made near Mohawk Gap. Wthin two weeks ali passengers and freight for the in- terior will be delivered at Gila. No de- pots or warehouses are to be erected. but everything wil,be delivered from ears on temporary siiis tracks. Water was found at fourteen,feeE, and the well rss sunk to q depth of six feet more. in coarse gravel and small bouiders. The flow of water in this
 well is unusually strong tue day be- fore our visit it was baied for forty minutes. a5 the rate of 150 gallons minute, without appearing % make any impression on its level This test assures an ample supply of wa ter for all uses of the roaa m con- suacuon o in eperation. The wa ter feels and tastes soft and xarm, and no resemblahce to that of the Gila river, about mile of 1t eyi- dently comes from the mountains to the southward. The donkey engine had just been brought up to test the suitability of the water for making steam the result was very satisfsc- tory. Preparing the new station for business will delay construction one or two days after shat 1t IS to go on at the rate of one and a half miles daily, for doing which everything is now ready. Passing hupderds of Chinese graders we came upon the construction train at the big arroyo close to old Mission Camp. The train does not differ materially from our last description of 1t, except in the addition of a remarkable board and- canvass structure at its head, which op inspection proved 10 be ! cdmplete blacksmith and wheelright shop on wheels, and in the addition of mammoth car conveniently fitted up IS a store by Sisson, Wallace & Co. We arrived here at noon and found the track laid for distance of 3100 feet ahead--three. Gfths of a mile that much track had been laid that forenoon. This fact prepared us to
 'fake lu the statement that 8 mile and half was to be laid on Thurs day. Thrty-fve track layers were at work, and twenty more have been put on since. Wo walked out to the end of tho track and watched the work as described in the former ar ticle, performed under the super vision of our old Yuma acquaintance, John Higgins The dexterity dis- played by the men Eas marvellous every hand took hold of the right place no false motions and no get ting in each others way. Several hundred feet of the track were laid while VIC were asking questions and making a few nofes. Telegraph material came first. or dropped pole vhlle the top 8ss being cham fered oa, bracket nailed on and in- salator ftted 9 hole vas dug, and ID about three minutes altogether every thing wss ready for ths wire. Tae 1 poles are set twenty 70 the mile In walking oas He countei twelve of them from Ihe train ro end of track; so We had proof of the .3I90 fsel