Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-06-26


product, which Is likely to prove
permanent source of profit, the liz
PRODUCTION of necessary machiner
2 and supplies will constitute larg
return freight.
The central position of Prescott
geographically establishes it as
most important point in the Terri
tory, and in the nature of thing
!. the general course of traffic to an,
I from the vicinity. not only in matte
of passengers and express, but ais,
of freight, must continue to increas,
very rapidly.
The accompanying statistics show
what the existing business bet weer
The points named would yield at tn,
rates which it is proposed to estab'
lish.
! The current charge for freightinf
by wag Dns is equivalent to 81 cent.
per ton per mile, while the maxim
um tariff under the railroad law oil
Arizona is 10 cents per ton per mile
1t is, however. proposed TO reduce
this still lower-about 1875 cents
per ton per mile-upon which basis
the company will realize a large
profit, and in reducing cost of transit
materially aid in developing the
section upon which it is dependent
| for support.
The tonnage, both of merchandise,
military aud mining stores and sup
plies, as also the items of passen-
gers. mail and express business, have
all been verified 10y existing records,
and the estimate is practically cor
rect.
The revenue, as estimated for the
pres ent year, between Prescott and
the A. Il P, would be for passengers,
$21, 900; for mail $4,000 express,
$4,000; merchandise. mining sup>
plies, military stores, ETC., 1904 1922;
making the gross earnings, at a
minimum, S243,7 22 After deduct>
ing expenses there would remain
net profit equal to twelve per cent.
on cost of produ ctIon.
Scarcely less prof table than the
line to Prescott " ill be the southern
division to Phoenix, about 115 miles
in length. The route throughout is
Practicable, with good alignment and
light grades, while the business on
The lIne will yield large returns
The valley of the Salt River, in
which is located Phoenix, the pro-
posed terminus of the main line, has
already under cultivation about
$4,000 acres, irrigated by existing
canals. To this in short time will
be added 100000 acres more by
means of water furnished through
the new Arizona canal, which will
be forty miles in length, and of which
thirty; wo miles is already complet-
ed. This canal Is thirty five feet
wide at the bottom, with slcpiug
sides six feet high, and with grade
that will accomplish flow of about
$75 900 miners inches of water.
This canal will be completed about
the first of October this year, when
the additional supply OF later furn>
ished will be utilized for cultivating
the lands which will be tributary to
it, and which are now owned by
parties who simply await water
supply to place them under cultiva-
tien.
1t is estimated that at the present |
time, by the use of water which is
furnished by existing canals to irri
gate lands on the Phoenix and Tenn |
pc side of Salt river, about 10000
900 pounds of barley, wheat, ETC., !
could be produced If proper trans
portation facilities could be utilized !
in northern Arizona and along the
line of the Atlantic 81 Pacific rail-
road as far east as Albuquerque.
After the completion of the Arlzo-
IA canal, the product of the Salt
river and ella valley W i'll be increas-
I'd to 100, 100000 pounds OF more.
w. s. Lyle, president of the prin-
ii pal mines at Quijotoa, says of the
line from Phoenix to Quiz
otoa: "Instcad OF getting supplies
such as barley, flour, etc, from San
Bernardino, Los Angeles and other
points in Southern California, dis
ance of 800 miles, our supplies
all could be obtained from the Salt
River and ella valleys; distance
lot to exceed 100 miles and certain
y at reduced cost. For want of an
'utlct the products of those valleys
IRE rotting in warehouses. The
abroad will also be of vast benefit
o large surrounding country,
which is known 10 be rich in miner
i, and which heretofore has been
comparatively isolated. This rail-
Dad is intended to pass through,
,r very near to, large number of
yery important mining camps be-
ides Quijotoa, such as Corporosity,
oinal, which is 81 very promising
ocalIty; also Gunsight, which is
coming up fast, Babaquiyara. Pr
,acho, Vekol and all of that mining
section toward Arivaca and the old
mining district near the Gulf of
In fact it will open up
! great mineral district, in which
arge and rich mines are known to
exist, and where, in addition to rich
deposits, there are millions of tons
IF ores of too low grades to be
worked with the present poor facili-
lies and the high cost of transport