Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-10-26
WANTS TO VOTE FOR oRick
A NewsY Letter from GiobeefroD Former Resident of PrAscoti.

GLOBE, ARnzoSsA,, October 15 ~ EDITOR JouRSAL- MISER:LT see by
 the papers that your assistant, MT O. Jackson, has been nominated for
 county recorder. Some people with an 0 to their names are very .foFIu-'' nate. I regret I cannot be where 1 can cast vote for him, not only for political reasons, but as a cb-diner
 at a certain table al the Johnson
 house, presided over by our friend, Dr. Kendall. r-
 After several years, and, three or more attempts from as many differ
 ent directions, Globe is at last to
 have railroad. The success of the endeayol is in the largest measure due to the patience, perseverance,
 and energy of MT. Garland, the
 president, who has given 1t his per
 sonal supervision, and camped on
 the line when 1t would have been
 pleasanter to have been at the sea-
 side. The length of the Ire frauI
 Bowie station, on the s. P. R. R.. is
 I26 miles. With the exception of
 the last six miles, it is all in the; Gila and San Carlos river basins, 3
 road of light grades and grading,
 with the above exception, and cap able of long trains with single ,4r
 zines. The heavy grading and
 grades are condensed in the llst six miles, crossing the divide to the Salt
 river basin, and down through town,
 and the grades even in this distance
 are less than 2a per cent. The first
 35 miles from Bowie to Solomon- vile is barren country. From the
 latter town, 36 miles more down the Gila river, is a beautiful, productive
 country, settled mostly by Mormons.
 The next fifty miles is through the
 Indian reservation. The country is just as good as the last s miles, but 1 different and a different kind of
 farmers. The road crosses the G fla
 and San Ca:los rivers near the
 mouth of the latter, and at the
 agency a permanent government
 post, Indian school, flour mill and other signs of civilization greet the
 eye. Globe is not altogether unlike | Prescott in its location oH Pinal
 creek, which is about the size ol Granite, and flows, perhaps, littlt
 more westerly, with just as much running water at the present time.
 There is an absence of pine trees and granite rocks. The hills press the
 creek closer and more abrupt, There
 is one long main street, with shor'
 laterals. The former, partly resi-
 dence and partly business, with
 whiskey row included. -
 I The road will enter the town e' the south end, as coming dowl Granite creek, pass through bacl
 yards, squeezing the creek in place and crossing 1t at others, cutt.nt through spurs, filling up clips ant , variations, and curving angles untl ' it reaches the two smelters, whicl are about one fourth of mile apaI
 and one mile below the center O the town. To each of. these, tW' spurs will be built. Two for dump al ing coke above the furnaces, sn' Il two 'fo.s loading the matte below The smelters are well located, an 5 it is roomy and airy about then l for the ground is not so much 9 r it's edge as at Jerome, and they ar - being fitted up with all the moder : improvements by men who seem t ! know what they are doing. Tray' . seems to be brisk. Four stage D connect with end of. track, aboC n twelve miles out, and many freigb i. CTS are on short haul. If Glot . realizes all the projects that hs' z been made for outside connectio g she will be a hub, we'll spoked vi r-trailroads, with the whole territo e las a wheel of trade. Enough.