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whole when the road is completed. At this minimum value 

 they would yield more than $11,000,000. 



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

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

 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. 



