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The Mariposa route is via the town of Mari-
posa, 46 miles, thence to Clark’s, 31 miles. At
Clark’s, a road leads to the Mariposa grove of
trees—427 in number—the largest being 34 feet in
diameter. From Clark's, itis 23 miles to the val-
ley—making, by this route, 100 miles from Mercede.

No. 54 Annex. Our Artists—The greater
portion of the engraving in this work was exe-
cuted by R. S. Bross, of New York, and ©. W.
Chandler, of Ravenswood, Illinois. Nearly all the
large views, including “Utah’s Best Crop,”
“Woman of the Period” and “Brigham Young,”
were engraved from photographs, by Mr. Bross,
while the ‘‘Orange Orcnard,” ‘The Loop,” “Cross-
ing the Sangre de Christo Mountains,” “Yucca
Palm,” ‘‘Hanging Rock of Utah,’ etc., were en-
graved by Mr. Chandler.

The photographs were by Savage, of Salt Lake
City, and Watkins and Houseworth, of San Fran-
cisco. All these artists, we take pleasure in rec-
ommending.

No. 55 ANNEX. Arizoma—is a Territory of
122,000.square miles, more than double the size of
the State of Pennsylvania, and, if reports are true,
contains a wealth of minerals far exceeding any
portion ofthe United States. Indian difficulties
have had much to do in retarding the settlement
of the Territory, but happily they are now at an
end, and the proximity of the “‘iron horse” has had
a tendency to direct attention to this heretofore
almost inaccessible region, the result of which will
soon enable the land of Arizunna—“‘The Beau-
tiful of the Sun’’—to come forward and demand
admission into the Union of States as one more
star in the bright constellation. Spanish Adven-
turers penetrated Arizona as early as 1540, but no
permanent settlement was made until 1560, when
the Jesuit Fathers settled with their followers at
Tucson. In 1725 there were thirty missions within
the present limits of Arizona, besides seventy-one
Indian villages in charge of the Jesuit Mission-
aries. At that time these missions were in the
height of their prosperity, and from which time
they commenced to decline, owing principally to
Indian difficulties. Many of the missions were
burned and the priests murdered. Arizona was
obtained from Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe
ee in 1848, and by the Gadsden Purchase in

The Southern Pacific Railroad Company were
the first to build a railroad to the line of Arizona,
and, we believe, possess the ability to complete
the line across the Territory from west to east
should the Government grant them the privilege.
But of the intentions of the company we know
nothing further than the common report, that they

 

have all the material at hand to complete two hun-
dred miles more, just as soon as they are allowed
sotodo. That the route would bea profitable one
and one greatly needed, there can be little doubt,
traversing, as it will, one of the richest mineral
and pastoral regions in the world.

ETEMS. Gold—Itis reported that Sir Fran-
cis Drake was the first discoverer of gold on the
Pacific Coast. He landed on the coast a fiw
miles north of the Bay of San Francisco, in the
summer of 1578, and reported to Queen Elizabeth:
““There is no part of earth here to be taken u
wherein there is not a reasonable quantity of gol
and silver.’’ Yet the discovery was not followed up.

Big Grape Vine—The largest grape vine in
California covered about one acre of land, and
bore a crop of 12,000 pounds of grapes a year. It
was four and a half feet in circumference, and six
feet high, before branching out. It was dug up
and taken to the Centennial Exhibition in 1876.

“Where Can IE Go in the Western
Country to Make Money ?”—When we
are in the Eastern States, that question is

one that we are called upon almost daily to ~

answer. Mr. Greeley once advised the young
man to ‘‘Go West,” but did not tell him what
to do, to succeed. We answer the question,
unhesitatingly: You can make money aNy-
WHERE in the great West, if you will peel off your
coat and go towork. But if you have no money,
and are afraid or ashamed to work, stay at home,
if you have one, and let your friends support you.
It would take a million such to make one live
Western man. Butif you have any ambition and
self-reliance, and will work at the first opportu-
nity—and will hunt around for the opportunity—
will let gambling, whisky and kindred vices alone,
you can make ‘“‘a bushel of money,” in a few years,
anywhere. The wantof the Far West is good, hon
est, reliable, steady men. Jfakea good reputation
—that is the main qualification. Do not be afraid
to wear out a pick, shovel or drill, or to engage in
any other honest labor—but don’t hunt for a
clerkship or expect to be petted, or wait for some
one to proffer you nuggets of gold; but remember,
it must be yourown industry, your own energy,
your own good manner, that will bring success.

CQ