Year: 1878

3 ~ Correspondence ofthe CInzEN.l


Last Tuesday America opened


safety valves TO let off the super


heated steam of politics and thus.


save the ship OF state from being


blown 10 atoms by an explosion.


fh>se political safety valves are


marvellous invention. and have saved


US from many a peril or crises that


threatened 10 bring general wreck


and ruin upon the whole country.


We all admire the heroi ism of the


captain of a Lake Steamer whose


only salvation depended upon wealth


ering u point of the coast, in the


midst OF a furious storm that was


fast driving his vessel upon a rocky


shore. Using a twelve foot plank


for a lever, he placed the short arm
over the valve, took MS seat delib
erately on the other extremity, or
dered fresh fuel thrown into the
furnace, and coolly waited the re-
suit. Fortunately the boiler and
the power of the steam were strong
enough to carry the vessel safely
past the point OF danger. In 1860
there was an attempt to weight
down the safety valve of the coun-
try much in the same way, but
Lhousand- of politicians that stood
ON the long arm OF the lever were
blown so high by the explosion that
they have never come down to tits
day. A republic founded upon gen
eral intelligence and the moral
strength of great people will re
sist an immense pressure, but if an
comes, the wreck is fear |
ul as we know by sad experience.
Col. Benton used TO say that safety |
was with the quiet masses, while |
danger came from the uneasy poll
ticIans. Our safety valves are de
signed specially to give vent to the
gases and super heated
steam generated in the brains of
politicians. This done. the country
moves on with the calmness and
tquanimity of ship on a summer
sea.


THE FOURTH OF JULY
used to be a famous safety valve in
which the loud harangues and loud
,r cannon, with the shouts of the
and the glory of Chinese
crackers, brought ali the latent pa
,riUtism of the country to the sur
lace and made the nation traDscen-
iantly happy. But this has fallen
INTO state of decadence or sad neg
ect. George Washington and his
little hatchet are more the subjects
If joke than of reverence; and the
plrit of '76 which was willing to do
md endure and dare and die in the
;ause of liberty, is not the spirit OF
.hese centennial years.


WEALTH OF THE SOUTHWEST.


Turning flom political to mate
ial interests. let me refer TO eE in.
:ident that just occurred. Passing
long 3rd Street, a gentleman invi
ed me to enter the Valley National
Bank, and in the rear room of the
a table was found
oaded with specimens OF silver ore
|
iona. These specimens were most
Y large pieces of almost pure native
'ilver-Ores so rich that they would
tield $4,000 to the ton. a single
specimen had in it four hundred
lollars' worth Of virgin silver This
collection was from single mine in
he southern part of the territory,
and all that portion of Arizona, as
we'll as many of the central and
northern countries, are incaloulabll
'ich in silver and gold. 1t is the
general belief of those who have
Examined the subject most carefully
and made extensive explorations,
hat this territory, hitherto aban-
loned to the Apaches, is tie richest
mineral district In America. Moe
han u Thousand mining claims have
llready been located, and in spite
ansportatiOn, large numbers OF
.eOple are vending their way to
his new Eldorado of the Southwest.
md thousands are already engaged
n bringing to the surface the rich
,res buried beneath.


But what will they do with it?
Here is hidden wealth enough to
,ay off our national debt and enrich
IN empire besides; but it might as
veil be sunk in the bottom of the
'cean Tor any good it can do US uD-
Ter existing circumstances.


Nothing but railroad through
New Mexico and Arizona
AN settle these territories and de-
'elope their marvellous wealth. To
meet this necessity tho Texas Pa
ific, backed simply by the good
will, not The money, of tue govern
nent, would in two or three years
pen a highway to the Pacific di-
ectly through this region of gold
mi silver. j. L. I.


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