Year: 1869



 The Miner compliments the Memphis Con

 7enuon iu the following manner:

 The Memphis Convention favored he build ing of a railroad on the 32d parallel route 1 They should have known better than to hay, favored such an impractica ble project

 Our coutempor " is a little sore-headed ] he seems to have been deluding himself witt the idea, that h,s filings at the 32d paralle route, would have the effect of making every body else believe what he himself did hot that the Prescott route was practicable for rail road, and the 32d parallel route wes not, and he has suddenly discovered his failure to de- monstrate that any beneficial results are likely to arise from building railroad. over the San Francisco mountain.

 We have not felt called ppon to assail one position or defend the other, feeling satisfied on the one hand, that there are too many of the most energetic and enterprising men in the country, who are familiar with the great natu- ral advantages of the route on the 32d. parallel to fear that the construction of railroad on that route would long be delayed and on the other hand, being perfectly willing, if any one saw any reason for constructing railroad to Prescott, that he should do so.

 To any person living in California or the Atlantic States who reads the Miner, tiff indeed anybody outside of this Territory is aware of the existence of that sheet, itmust seem strange that anewSpaperlocat in young and sparSely populated Territory needing only an increase Of population to develop the vast treasures oft rich mountains and fertile valleys far from communication with the rest of the World, and more in need of outside assistance than any other portion of the broad domain of the United States should yet so per istently and with such an utter disregard of truth, attempt toretard the progress of the measure that bids fair to relieve the country from the terrible scourge under which 1t has so long suffered, by crushing out the murderous Apache and 1t seems to us that even slight regard for truth, and "deoeri respect for the opinions of mankind, should have prevented any one from making such an as seftion as that of the Niaer-as sweeping as 1t is groundess and uncaled for.

 It i4 simply giving the lie to the men who represent the people of the Southern half oftbe United States, many of whom have for years studied the subject of Pacific railroad in all it's bearings; who have long been familiar with the great advantages offered by the route of the 32d parallel for that purpose who are quite to give the editor of the Miner what he may desire, (and he needs a great deal) of the advantages and disadvan- tagAs of the Prescott route, and who are satis- fled of the superiority of the route of the 32d parallel not only over hat of Prescott, but over any othar route on the continent

 The great want of she whole country Is railroad on the shortest route, w,.A light grades free from snow and and pas sable at ali seaSoas and the route of the 32d parallel, alone, combines all of these with the advantages of passing through a ricA mineral and fertile agricultural country 1 Therefore the people of the United States want a railroad over thiS route; and the only reason we have heard for constructing a railroad on the 35th parallel is, that Prescott is near that line, and therefore the people cf Prescott want a railroad there

 Take our advice Marion, cease opposing the inevitable, and quit advocating the impossible; 1 think the matter over, or better still, get some EO Eb;pL ;t c.. 4I = any reason ia the world why railroad should be built to connect New York and San Fran cisco with Prescott, let us know it, and We will give you all the assistance We can to have it 1 done; but our. opinion is, that the best. chance you have Ofgetting into railroad communication | with the 'outside world would be to build ! branch road to strike the 32d parallel road ! East of the ColC rado river.