Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-10-26

1 The work now being done by him mus
 be completed by that time. It com
 prices I250 fsot of completed break
 water, reaching above the surface or th
 water about two feet, and in addition
 thereto. POGO feet of foundation or aprol
 work. A uew contract will be let for th
 com pletion of this apron work and 10
 the building Of about 5000 feet nor break water, at or before the time tn ] present contract is completed. Tn
 break water vii! be coco feet in lengtl when finished, ard will be completed b.
 the 1st day of May 1896.
 1 Three of the uiCst prominent engi
 neers of the United States planned l,
 and they state positively that it will pro duce at leaet P feet of water across th' crest of the bar. The great banking house Of Alexander Brown & Sons O l Baltimore is furnishing all of the none.
 for the work. MT. Brown has becomi so well satisfied with the certainty c ! obtaining de. D water as demonstrated | by the results alreaGy secured from th, | 200 feet of fonndatlon work which bal ! been completed, that he has ordered the cenatruc ion Of e terminal railroad iron the harbor to the main land, the shell ing of the streets, building Of side wake etc in the tow5 of Aransas Pass, and tht immediate advertisement O! greathuc
 ton sale of town lote m Araneas Pass, f
 take place about January 18th, 1896 Advertisements have been already pub
 lished, and dozen or moro of the lead ing newspapers of the United States cnliug for bids for the building of the terminal railroad, which will be about eight miles in length. The bids will b. opened OF October 22nd and work wIl be commenced on the road by the frs, week in November. Streets in Arausas Pass are now being paved with shell which is obtained ip vast quantities from the neigh boring bays Tt small cost.
 It makes the finest roads in the world. 4 large amount of literature is now be- ing prepared for publication at an early day to enligaten the public as to the eli matic, productive, harbor and other ad- vantage of Aransas Pass ard the imme- diate surrounding country. l have no doubt that Arau sas Pass will see great boom before the end of this year.
 "Yes,'' said General Heney Arizona will reap considerable benefit from B deepwater harb Dor at Aransas Pass. 1t will bring the grain of the Salt River valley and ihe copper products of our great mines at Bistee, Clifton and else where considerable more than 1000 miles learer deep water in its transit to Eu- rope, and will undoubtedly enable pro ducers 10 ship copper even tn New York clty at much lower rate than at pres ent. The fact that water transportation exists will force the railroad companies to make the long haul at a much lower rate than tn y now do."
 Colorado will reap like benefit, ana she ie alive to the situation and demon strated the fact through Der representa- tiVes 1t the Topeka convention. Why, Alabama coal of fine quality is retalled during the winter in the town of Rock port. which is less than ten miles from Aransas Pass, at the present time at S3 per ton. 1t Is easy to zee. therefore what
 iecp water will do in the way of cheap eninc fuel. am sorry that pressing business prevents me from giving you q fuller statement of the benefits Arizona in cupiunction with the other territories and states of the northwest will derive from deep water harbor at Aransas Pass. desire to add, however, that the climate there is superb during the en tire year. Iu the eummer months tGe southeast trade winds blow constantly throughout the entire 24 hours. thus tenn pering the extreme heat which would otherwise eX;et. The summer climate is fully equel to tbat of the famous wa tering resort, Atlantic City, on the New Jersey coast. The winter climate l: mild end equitble. Fish end oysters arc more plentiful in the bays surroundings AransaR Pass than at any other place ever wis ted. Prominent sportsmen oi the United States gc to Florida at grea' expense, and are extre mely pleased Il they sucosed in catching one tarpor during the fishing season.
 During my visit bt Rockport, Senator Lewis and Hon. Reagen Houston, prom inent lawyers of San Antonio, yisitei
 the Pass and broke the worlds record
 by catching 12 tarpon in one day ard l 19 ID days with reel and pole. The | tarpon is the galGest fish that swlms ID tEe water, and tie sport ot catching
 them is said to be intensely exciting
 Some of those caught by the gentlemen mentioned measured over six feet ID
 length. They are covered with a beau.
 tiful silver scale, and when hung will jump out of the water their entire length
 or stand erect on the water upon their
 tails and try to shake the hook out of tbeir mouths as 8 terrier dog would shake a rat. h the winter season the bays are covered with millions of duck, geese, brant and other fouls. Wild ce!- cry grows in the shallow bays in abun' daucp, and the cavas- back duck acquire she flavor which is so much sought for by epicures, and which gives such great value to those which frequent the Cnea, speako Bay.