Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-02-12
AN AIR LINE.

That the city of Tucson is destined to
 become the local point Of numerous i'm
 portani lines of railway, is daily becom-
 ing more apparent to all who are obser-
 want Of current events. IL already en-
 Joys the advantages of being an import
 ant station on an existing trunk line
 across the continent, and the growing
 developments Of the surrounding country
 will soon make other rail connections
 with this city an imperative necessity.
 The line from Tucson to Calabasas, to
 cornect with the roads controlled by the
 .Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Company,
 IS fully located, and will speedily be
 built, sgiye 10 our city this incalculable
 benefit of competitive transportation
 eastward. The Tucson and Gulf Of Cal
 lfornIa road Is sure to be constructed with
 no unnecessary delay, to be followowed
 immediately by the building of a road by
 way of the Santa Catalnas to the coal
 field at Deer Greek. These three roads are primarily of local origin and are the
 outgrow;h of the demands of the devel-
 opment of the great mineral belt which exists throughout the length and breath of Arizona. Their management is m the hands of progressive en;erprislng and wealthy men, and the capital necessary for building the roads is already seeking the investment
 The details of another important rail 1 road connection have just been made public, although the plans were matured | long ago. It is no less than the con tinuaiion of the Denver & Rio Grande | Narrow Gauge road i,Am its present temporary terminues, Durango, in south western Colorado, in northwestern New Mexico, through the Navajo forests, the Mogollon mountains, crossing the Salt river near the mouth of CIbicu creek in passing through MoMillenville and Globe, and frcm Deer Greek coal fields over the already projected route to the city of Tucson, where 1t will un- doubtedly form the connection with the Tucson & Gulfof California road to tide water.
 This route possesses permanent ad- rantages superior to those enjoyed by probably any railroad enterprise in the 5reat west, and they are such as will the confidence of unlimited ,apital
 From the Gulf of California through put the entire length of the road are marvellous natural resources of such ,ariety that but a brief glance IS required O convince any one of the great Of the route. Our readers re quite familiar with the great expecta- ions Of the Tucson and Gulf of Califor ia read, If they have carefully perused he columns of the CITIZEN, and the laims upon capital that Il presents. The new road hence to Denver will command the whole carrying trade of ( be immeuse mining region in the Santa s -atal!na mountains and the smaller r anges beyond reaching 10 the coal fields. t The latter will create a large trade in T themselves, and passing on into the [ ilobe mining district, 1t will open up a T md of ofmineral wonders, and as it con- Il nues in no-theasterly course il will -averse a timber, agricultural and raging reslon that has no equal west of I ie Mississippi From these lands of g ch resource t again enters into a great t Imeral and coal country, alternating 0 ih agricultural and grazing lands until s .urango Is reached. The road from Il lat place 10 Denver Is already con- h ructed and in profitable operation. Il The scheme seems al once feasible d d inviting and will undoubtedly be :. ken al once in hand, particularly as T T surveys have proved favor ar lle for building the road.
 IL Is highly gratifying to the people of a is city that Its commercial outlook is ,l ill ascending, and that its geographical a, 'si,on invites d concentration of rail- D iy interests here; and it is also credit " le 60 the enterprise of its leading lzens that the prospective happy re- lts are attributable to the interest they P ye taken in bringing into prominence p; e resources of this land of wonders. Ii