The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-07
THE DALLAS HERALD THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE z, 1888.

compelled 20 make the change and adopt !
more lron-clad system in furnishing re-
duced-rate transportation. The proposed
plan, il is thought, will about ill the bill.
The Boston Herald says Another rail.
road project in the southwest on the Pacific
slope, in which Boston capital is and will
be largely interested, has Just taken the
field to make It's preliminary survey. In
the great territory Of Arizona, 10000
square miles in area, with ITS enormous
mineral resources, there are but two lines
OF railroad, both crossing the territory from
east to wes,-the Southern Pacific
| forming a through line along its south
ern or Mexican border. aud the Allan
tic Il Pacific, Just completed, another
| through line to its northern or Utah Dor
der. There are no lateral, or north and
south roads; hence the territory labors
under the great disadvantage OF having no
easy communication with, and no cheap
transportation to and from, its large min
ing centers. In the great bullion produc-
ing district about Globe City, where the
famed Old Dominion Copper company and
other valuable copper and silver mines
exist, and are largely owned by Boston
capitalists, the great necessity for north
and south line was perhaps there the most
seriously felt, this being the great mineral
belt of the territory. About two years
since charter was obtained for construct
Ing railroad from point on the line of
the Atlantic Il Pacific railroad, across the
great timber belt, through the Green Valley
the Wild Rye, the Tonic Basin, Pinal
creek, Salt river, on TO Globe City, the pres
ent objective point, and ultimately, when
business warrants, il can, under this char
ter, be extended on TO Benson, on the line
OF the Atchi.on, Topeka Il Santa Fe rail
road. But to attempt to build north and
south road across the extensive timber belt
of the Atlantic and Pacific, it would be ab.
solutely necessary to be on the most
friendly terms with this great corporation,
aud even to secure traffic with the above
named corporation upon as favorable terms
as it would be possible TO obtain. The of.
ticials OF the Atlantic Il Pacific looked with
favor upon the project as the proposed
road would be feeder to their line. Never
theless, ittook long time to obtain the
favorable terms desired, and the contract
was only finally agreed to and executed by
the corporations few months ago. The
corporate name of the new road is the Ari.
IONA Il Mineral Belt railroad, and is aux.
Hilary to the Atlantic'& Pacific railroad. In
the Territory it is Familiarity known as the
Mineral Belt road.h Its president
is Hon. James w Eddy, of Globe, Arizona.
General A. A. Mcdonnell is its
managing director, and Colonel Thomas s.
King, OF New York, its chief engineer
About the LIST of the present month Colonel
King and his surveying party. with guides
entered the timber belt at Yinslow, and
General Mcdonnell, with another party
started in from Globe for the purpose Of
making the preliminary survey The two
, parties expected to meet in the Upper TontC
basin. According to the press of that sec
ton, the Mineral Belt railroad is hailet
, with much favor by the people generally
but III an especial manner by the propre
, tors of the many mines and smelling mills
: who suffer severely for the want OF reliabl
and cheap transportation of their ore, Goa
, and bullion. AT present they depend alto
a gether upon mule teams, which are slo,
and have frequent delays over the poorly
! made wagon roads. The route of the Ar
sona Mineral Belt road, las laid out, certainl
promises very large earnings. 1t start
3D. through country in which timber
plentiful for a stretch of sixty miles, an
= then traverses for 100 miles or more, a couu
try where there is absolutely no timber a
all, and where much timber is required Il
the mining camps and large towns throug
which it passes. 1t will cross a large Goa
area, which article is so requisite in mil
ing region where smelling works oounC
1t will also pass through the copper depo
its of the country east of the Verde, and
within easy distance of q great many fe
tile little valleys now being rapidly occ,
pied by Mormon and Gentle farmers.
will run through the gold district of tn
East Verde, the silver regions of the ToI
to, the agricultural lands OF Salt River, an
- the silver, lead, gold and copper veins
the Globe district. Between the Mazatzi
= and the White mountains and Globe al
many ane ranches, and il is known as on
=. try. There cannot be built in Arizona
north and south road offering fewer diff
10 culties of construction, and none NOR
promising of large earnings.