New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-21
UNIos.

Tucson june T. 1854 makes statements ea.culst
ed If not intended 10 make false impression in regard
to Arizona. He says:
More than right months ago the officials left the
States :Or tie purpose Of organizing Territorial Gov
erng.Cnl As yet 10 election Of members Of the Legs
atIre has been OIdoTed--no place vi converting the
acme has hem selected e The question o.
Cougres sona delegate has received more time ana At
teutiOn o parties than should have been given It.
There are several expecaHts threatening TO fn Among
the number are Secretary Mccormick anu suierin-
tendeni OF Indian Affairs Col. {. d. PosOn. As BON
we're appointed aud have received quite year SALARY
before arriving and without doing any thing IN the Ter
ritory 10 would but Just that tAeU should remain
here little and attend l. tLe businessN tLeI once
and especially three ol to officials are out oi ne
Territory. and fourth leaves IN few days, ana li1i
Is only waiting tor permission 60 ~.
The political aspect II the Territory is rather Cop
pcrheadish Ii Is a common remark that Coppefheaos
stand tho INST chance Of getting contracts ana eup1!
ment iIom the military authorities OF this Territory
The anmus Of the entire letter is plainly disoernble
from the hngs at the officials both civil and military.
Il il the misfortune Of all uowly oganized Territories
that they made the theater of mere adyenturers
Men barkrup; financially, politically and morally at
homo rush IN and seek to take the lead and become
caudidate. FOR otsry position IN the Territory from
delegate ~ Congress down. And when they fail IN
their efforts end discover that the people have far
sagaoly than they gave them credit for and place
proper estimate o. their character, these then
take on great disgust for the Territory, abuse the Off
eals and very grayoy tell the world that the mines
failure and that the pros Gets Of the country at pres
ent are no; rs inviting tley may be time in tie
future.
lam afraid Arizona cannot claim exemption from the
ordinary inniction.
The statement that Secretary Mccormick received
quite years salary before arriving, and without doing
anything in the Territory" is simply untrue The Or.
GAME act provides that salary shall be due payable
"a any officer Of the Territory until such officer enters
upon tho duties OF his office within the Territory. And
have reason 10 know that ihelaw not disrcgordod
By the proper Department at Washington. majority
Of the officers OF this Territory addressed Mr.. McCor
mick ettor urging him to become candidae for Con
grecs They did So because after having can.
,assed tho matter The conclusion was reached
that he was the best man for the place,
that he possessed the fitness and capacity 10 accomplish
more for the Territory than some others la coming
10 nj. conclusion tie officials not unmindful that
his ueghbois md political friends have in the Brook
Ism District thought him not unfit 70 represent them in
Congress, and gaze him vote exceeding his party
vote, several hundred. And all tiir was done without
any violation Of usage Ir0preiy GOV. Wallace was
appointed tho FIRST Governor OF Idaho and was returned
it. first delegate 10 Congress.
Your CORES pondenl e." says:
The three main placer districts known M
LYNX Greek Hassayampa and Antelope. Some con
siderable Of gold have been taken out Of claims
In those districts Cod deposits found 10 be- IN
scattered positions. and nothing certain could be relied
on in working any claim. After some ten months labor
in these mines is fully demonstrated that there IS no
great amount OF gold in those Districts AT this time
both gold and water have given out and nothing doing
Of any amount In fact placer mining Ia THIS Ierri
tory 80 far a. prospeced, is a failure"
Thi. was written 30 miles from the mines. To which
oppose the following from The Ari'oaa Mirror, May
%. ls64 written and published within so miles OF the
mines:
BIG TIrLp--we learn that within the past three
weeks nearly - 600 has been taken from Randals
placer claim on the Lower Hassayampa On one day of
,st week Gen Coulter took out about ten ounces from
his claim on Lynx Greek. Some largeipeces OF the
precious metal have been found in the Bigbug dggins,
30 the placcrs are by no means played out"
The same paper Of May II, l5a, contains this state
ment:
Though least 70 attract general attention We have
reason to believe that the mines Of our Desert Ierr
tory "a il has been called equal il not superior.
10 any discovered Those that have been worked have
given abundant proofof their surprising richness WINE
the lodes in This district tnl promise tness
all signs fail have second Washoo Ia silver and or
gold MI that the most hopeful desire Tho lodes are
not only large and well defined but very extensive ana
admirably located for working The climate VIII al
nit of labor ~ oil seasons o the year ana IL ~ agree
able and heathfnl as any in the world. Tho placers,
Tho yield NJ Walkers Guch LYNX Creek, and on the
adjoining Greeks vel as nj the Lower H2ssayam
continues good. 81 the latter point there Is room ioi
water and many more miuors indeed, tho pay DIRT
there 40 at other places throughout the Iorriory ha
barely been entered upon. Both Tor placers ana loes
the prospecting has this time been but an earnest OF
what should be- Experienced miners give 1t as their
opinion that the lest deposits Of The valuable ores nave
not been found
When the writer Jeff tho Territory about the middle
Of April last, II was well known and understood ai
Fort whippo, from the miners themselves that the
placer mines were yielding more than at any time
previous. Ihoy had been working al the winter IN
the beds of the streams and when they began to work
ont in N. banks much richer dirt was found and tie
average yield per day was much groater.
60" admits that
Innumerablc quartz claims have been located IN the
aboye-named districts and their owners are confident
Of their payin quality but OF their actual value nothing
is vet known Iloy may be rich or lot worth cent
Against This Doubt which he attempts 10 create in the
Mind oft'c rnc, for-. the acu'l assa' orttc crou.