Arizona silver belt., 1894-11-24
THE GILA VALLEY. GLOBE d NORTHERN
 RAILROAD.

Imaginary difficulties have often intervened and delayed the worlds progression; have too often freighted men of science with it's hideous ''hoo- doo'i; and cast it's whitening blight, for the time being, on civilization, art and culture. Fn the rise and progress of the science of railroading, dating back to the 18th century, it was universal belief, incredible as it now appears, that the locomotive could not be ex- pected to gain great speed, to ascend a moderate incline, or to draw heavy load, unless the wheels were provided with a cogged rim to work on a cor responding rack along the rail. This difficulty obviated, began that courte of commercial enterprise, which has since become the dominant factor in the world of economy not only poli- tical economy, but social economy, which ia closely allied thereto.
 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick" and truly, the hearts of our citi- zens have in the past been sickened and discouraged by the intellectual at ! tempts to connect Gila county and the world with the ties that bind initial . points. Many times, Gila county resi- dents have f,mcied railway coming, but they have been vain and illusory creatures of the imagination, that sported with their beliefs and appealed to their reason with such effect, that iit even affected their pocketbooils, The Mineral Belt R. R., of unsavory memory, mulcted our citizens and as an earnest of their good intentions, built 70 miles ont of Flagstaf in this direction, which besides the highly ornamental certificates, useful only as souvenirs, was the only return for the investments The Marrow Gauge, ! lTucson & Globe of lasting memory to certain holders or it's bonds, made a brave bat intellectual struggle to'secure aid from Gila county-in both of these ] instances ''faith was the substance of
 
 things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" And now the Gila ! Valley Globe & Northern R. R. is coming. This railway is more than a paper creation, it is the genuine arti- cle. Already the road-bed has been completed over half the distance, be- tween Bowie Station and Globe, its terminal points. This Toad means ! business, this is gathered from the ! fact that ever since it touched Sole monville, it has been actively engaged ! ia transporting passengers and freight. Notwithstanding, the influence of some. benighted individuals of Graham : county, the railroad has surmounted all difficulties in it's way, except the right of way over the Indian reserva- ton, which IS regarded as of little moment; that obtained, the route to Globe is clear and unimpeded And its completion, from progress already made, we can confidently expect at least by the month of July,
 We predict with great certainty an unprecedented boom for Globe and Che surrounding country Our vast, rich and undeyeloped mineral resour ces will Be brought to the attention of lhc intelligent mining man Timor- ous capital, taking courage from the ; |aGvancement of civilization, as evil deuoeG by the building of the railroad, ' will come and investigate, and upon investigation will be amazed that this productive district has for 30 long lain dormant. The results of these win be the erection of custom smeltersi of ] sampHng works and other mining i'm pTovcments. Our world famed cop per belt, the backbone and mainstay of tha county will expand, and sur prise the world with it's ever increas- ing output.
 And when silver shall have regalned ] its normal condition Che 'sllver-rbbed mountains of Gila county, will supply its portion Our canyons yielding to the placer miner fair returns, will have Hbeen explored and gold mining, giv- ing tho best returns, will become a potent factor ip the regenerated Gila county. All of these things, with un- erring certainty, win come to pass l with regard to this latent wealth and that other and no less remuneratiYe field of enterprise in which so many ol us are engaged, stock raising, will re- ceive an impetus. Globe will com. pete with Hoibrook and Wilcox as shipping point.
 Hasten the day when we can hear the sound ofthe locomotive whistle, anC on that day, joy will rise in our citi !, zens, as a summers morn.
 Singing through the forest,
 Battling over ridges
 Shooting under arches,
 Rambling over bridges
 Whizzing through the mountains,
 Buzzing Ter the vale-
 Bless me this is pleasant,
 Riding on the rail"
 In the last issue of the BELT, w published an article, commenting or the re-capture of Slinkard at Florence by Floyd Blevins. This was writer in an Intentionally extravagant strair and in irony. To consider the matter seriously, however the complication of affairs necessitating the abridgmen of the term of the District Court ii