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whole when the road is completed. At this minimum value 

 they would yield more than 811,000,000. 



We have thus presented, in as brief a space as possible, some 

 of the leading features of the country through which the Sovith- 

 western Branch of the Pacific Railroad passes. The facts pre 

 sented will doubtless cause all to appreciate in some good de 

 gree the numerous and distinguished natural advantages of 

 this favored portion of our State ; but to realize the whole 

 truth, one must see for himself; he must inhale the pure bra 

 cing air beside the bold fountains and limpid streams, on the 

 broad waving prairies and in the extensive oak openings ; he 

 must descend into the cavern and the mine, and behold the 

 glowing furnaces sending forth their streams of iron and lead ; 

 he should examine the broad acres ripe for the golden harvest^ 

 and enjoy the generous hospitality of the country farm-house 

 and the village mansion ; in short, he should see for himself 

 this favored country, possessed by a hardy, energetic and noble 

 people. 



