Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-01
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
WHAT CAN BE DONE.

We marvel much that the Tucson and Globe railroad should so long remain an unrealized fact, considering the bright promise of a magnificent return upon the necessary outlay that would imme- diately follow the opening up of one of the richest mineral and agricultural sec tions there is in Arizona. An investi- gation of the almostcountless resources of the country contagious to said railroad will more than suffice to convince any intelligent man of the value of railroad in the direction indicated. A road run ming from Tucson to Globe, will, we un- hesitatingly assert, open up richer and more fruitful country than any other line of like length now operating or can be built in any of the newly settled DOT tions of the United States. The cost of construction between Tucson and the Gila river, sixty-two miles, would he comparatively small, thence on to Globe more difficulties and compli- cations would be presented but they are of small magnitude considering the proud results that would be achieved. Globe is the county seat of Gila county and is the center of one of the richest mineral belts known to man, to make no mention of the wide area of agricultu- ral and stock growing country depend ent upon it for supplies. Link Tucson with Globe by and iron band and Globe from town of few hundred would soon number its population by the thousands. The assessable property of the county would soon double. In the meantime Tucson would not be idle but would be forging ahead under the new impetus of trade that would be ,opened for 30 or % miles along either side of this line of road.
 road between Tucson and Globe would open the door to the prosperity of Gila and Pinal Counties and Tucson would be the shipping point for all the country intervening between here and the San Carlos Indian Reservation. The Old Dominion Copper Company and the other mines that would double their capacity if Globe was tapped by a road. would of themselves contribute so largely to the carrying trade of the road as to justify its building and make 1t guaranteed paying investment. But the trade and traffic of the road would al most commence at the place of begin ming and by the time it reached the San Pedro and Gila rivers it would gather into goodly proportions. The Canyon del Gro gold and silver fields, the Amer ican Flag and Old Hat districts, the en- tire Santa Catalina range, rich Tn gold, silver, lead and copper, the Mammoth gold properties, the Arivaipa and Bunker Hill districts, the Saddle Mountain dis trict. the San Carlos coal fields, the Deer Creek country, the Owl Head and Blood smoker district, the Tortiila range of mountains, the Sample mine and Mineral creek districts, every one of which is belt ed and scanned with gold, silver, lead and copper ores, but which now lie idle for lack of transportation facilities, would pour their wealth along the line of this road, with daily increasing magnitude. The Ray copper mines, the Mammoth, the Table Mountain, the O'Brien cop per mines and dozen other famous and we'll known properties would spring into life and give employment to thousand men. The mines enumerated are but fraction of those that would be called into existence if road was built, but they would suffice Of themselves to make the road pay.
 The agricultural capabilities of the San Pedro and Gila valleys are not sur passed anywhere. The lands are semi tropical and of unsurpassing fertility. The boasted lands of Southern Califor nia are less rich and less productive than they. Almost anything can be grown for the planting and there would be no lack of this when once the country was pierced by a railroad and avenues of and commerce opened up. The cattle ranges are among the richest in the Territory but without cheap transportation nothing can be done.
 The capital needed to build this road is limited and the returns on the | capital invested would, We are satisfied, exceed that of any like line. The coun- y has already contributed two thousand dollars to help the good work along and with such | ! subsidy at the disposal | ,f the projectors we are amazed that the ,oad has not long since been built. Not | ,ne twentieth of the resorces of this wonderful country has been mentioned n the foregoing article, but still we think enough has been shown to satisfy any reasonable and intelligent man of the great future that is before the belt | ,f country in question, and the big divi- lends that will accrue to the company building a road therein.
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