Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-04
PROF. PISART.
Interesting Interview with a Famous Traveller
 and Scientist

Professor Alphonso Pinart, of Paris
 France, arrived in town last evening. CT
 route from the City of Mexico to Sar Francisco, for which place he will leav, on to-night's train.
 Professor Pinart Is an appointee oI the French Government, and is engaged in historical and archaeological research. es. He has been so occupied for the last fourteen years; has travelled extensively and made many important discoveries and as such visits are rare, our reporter called on him to-day and had a pleasant interview.
 After giving a detailed account of his travels since coming to America, the Professor touched upon the railroa question in Mexico.
 He says that the general feeling in Mexico is favorable to such enterprises, and that the Mexican Government is de- termined to foster and protect American interests to the best of its ability.
 The most important work so far is the Mexican Central Road. The road is now completed to a pOInt 93 miles north of the City of Mexico, and is graded to about 40 miles south of Querretaro, which point is 2f0 miles north of the City. It is expected that by the 1st of March. 1882, the road will be completed to Querretaro. The line of Sullivan and Palmer, to run from the City of Mexico to Laredo, is finished to Fl Salto, 5l miles distant from the Capital. but work is temporarily suspended, on account of lack of funds The labor employed on the road Is principally Mexican, with American and English overseers, and the rolling-stOck Is all American.
 The Professor is of the opinion that growth of the railroad system in Mexico will be rapid and permanent. Speaking of the foreign element in Mexico, the Professor states that in the Capital the growth has been rapid. In 1889 he states that there were ont about l,,an Ameri- cans resident there, whereas now there are upwards of 10000. An association of Americans has purchased a large es- tate close to the city, called the Hacien- da Lateja, and propose to make of it an American colony, with buildings and appointments after the American style. Many of the most wealthy members of the American population have sub scribed, and the scheme pr misss to be a great success.
 Among many interesting discoveries of which the Professor spoke, one d. serves mention. While in Havana, Cuba, a short time since, the Professor was en- gagged i'll searching the colonial archives under an order from the King. Among other papers he came across a record of the discovery of the head waters of the Missouri river, by Jacques Leglise, a French trapper of St. Louis, over 200 years ago. The description of principal poin's, Indian villages and other matters conincides perfectly with the result of researches made by the Professor him. self, and he states that the record is un- doubtedly genuine.
 Alter further conversation on general topics, the Professor expressed himself as astOnished at the marvellous strides made by Arizona in the last two years, | and predicted q bright future for us.
 We would like to give much of his in- ] teresting descriptions of his various 1 travels, but space forbids.
 It is the intention of the Professor to l return to this Territory in snort time, 1 and he will spend the next two years here and in New Mexico and the Indian | Territory.