Arizona silver belt., 1883-06-09

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realize it and appreciate our efforts.
1t is only the good opinion of ~ Ia.
class of people that We eovet.
Boston Capital in New Venture In
Arizona.
Boston Herald.
Another railroad 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 its preliminary survey. In the.
great territory of Arizona, 10000
square miles in area, with its enor-
nous mineral resources, there are but
two lines of railroad, both crossing the
Territory from east to west-the
Southern Pacific, forming a through
line along its southern or Mexican
border, and the Atlantic & Pacific, just
completed, another through line on it's
northern or Utah border. There is no
lateral, or north and south roads;
hence the Territory labors under tie
great disadvantages of having no easy
Communication with, and no cheap
transportation to and from, its large
mining centres. In the great bullion
producing district about Globe City
where the famed Old Dominion Cop.
per Company and other valuable cop
DER and silver mines exist. and ar
largely owned by B oston capitalists,
the great necessity fo, a north and
south line was perhaps there the most
seriously felt, this being the great
mineral belt of the NerritorY ABOUT
two years since charter was obtained
for constructing a railroad from point
on the line of the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad, across its great timber belt,
through the Green valley, the Wild
Rye, the Tonto basin, Pinal creek, Salt
river, on to Globe City, the present
objective point, and ultimately, when
business warrantS, it can, under this
charter, be extended on to Benson, on
the line of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad. But, to attempt to
build north and south road across
the extensive timber belt Of the Allan
tic & Pacific, it would be absolutely
necessary to be on the most friendly
terms with this great corporation, and
even to secure traffic with the above
named corporation upon as favorable
terms as it would be possible to obtain.
The officials of the Atlantic & Pacific
looked with favor upon the project, as
the proposed road would be a feeder
to their line. Nevertheless, it took a
long. time to obtain the favorable
terms desired, and the contract was
only finally agreed to and executed by
the two corporations a few months
ago. The corporate name of the new
road is the Arizona Mineral Belt rail-
road and is auxiliary to the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad. In the territory it
is familiarly known as the Mineral
Belt road." It's president is Hon.
James w. Eddy Of Globe, Ari., Gen.
A. A. Mcdonnell is its managing di-
rector, and Col. Thos. S. King of New
York its chief engineer. About the
first of the present month Col. King
and the surveying party, with guides,
entered the timber belt at Winslow,
and Gen. Mcdonnell, with another
party, started in from Globe, for the
purpose of making the preliminary
suevey. The two parties expected to
meet in the Upper Tonto basin. Ac-
cording to the press of that section,
the Mineral Belt railroad is hailed
with much favor by the people gem
orally, but in an especial manner by
the proprietors of the many mines and
smelling mills, who suffer severely for
the want of reliable and cheap trans
portation of their ore, coal and bullion.
At present they depend altogether
upon mule teams, which are slow, and
have frequent delays over the poorly
made wagon roads. The route of the
Arizona Mineral Belt road, as laid out,
certainly promises very large earnings.
1t starts through country in which
timber is plentiful for stretch of 60
miles, and then traverses for 100 miles
or more country where there is ab-
solutely no timber at all, and where
much timber is required in the min
ing camps and large towns through
which it passes. 1t will cross a large
coal area, which article is so requisite
in mining region where smelling
works abound. It will also pass
through the copper deposits Of the
country east of the Verde, and is with
in easy distance of a great many fer
tile little valleys now being .1apidly
occupied by Mormon and Gentle far
mers. 1t will run through the gold
district of the East Verde, the silver
regions of the Tonto, the agricultural
lands of Salt river, and the silver, lead,
gold and copper veins of the Globe
district. Between the Mazatzal and
the White mountains and Globe are
many fine ranches, and it is known as
one of the finest grazing districts in
this country. There cannot be built
i'll Arizona north and south road
offering fewer difficulties of construc-
ton, and none more promising oflargc