The Placer herald., 1865-07-29
A Placerite's Opinion of Arizona.

of dozen houses. situated on the Colorado,
in Arizona in private letter to US, thus dis.
courses upon the "siluation" in that land of
great expectations. 1t would seem from his
opinion of the country, that the much talked
of benefits of a trade between San Francisco
and Salt Lake. by means Of steam commun
cation on the Colorado, will no, be worth
waiting for:
"Arzona is nothing more or less than the
Almightys prison. When he made the
world he forgot this portion or became too
tired to finish the immense undertaking.
Who knows but what his object was to ere.
ate home for sinners "slch as me?'-
Washoe with all its barrenness, is lovely
paradise compared with this portion of Ari-
zona. 1t will not afford an honest living for
a crow, much less white man. The heat
is intense - the thermometer standing at
about 1870 deg. in the coolest place during
sunshine, and about IA deg. in the still!
hours of night; and what makes it mo,e dis
agreeable is the hot, scorchng wind that
constantly blows from the SOUTH Nothing
but barren hills greet The eve, and sage
brush and grease wood alone adorn The i'm
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great water as far as the eye can reach
Rattlesnakes, toaIs. lizards, and scorpions
are AS numerous rs The sands upon tho sea
shore. The only four legged beasts that
roam the land, are coyotes and wildcats,
and bot few of the latter. There is but little
agricultural land, and even tina, little is so
much aIkaed that but few thngo can he
grown to advantage. The Indians manage
to raise each year small quantity of POOR
wheat, sqnashes, pumpkins aud beans.
For long time here we lived wind Ike,
on feet, but at last that is "payed OUT
| We all have more than we know what to 90
with fact, feet" is not worth the paper
they are recorded on, to hungry individual
Yesterday made out "declaraion" tol
record, for one 81 Arizona's pioneers, which
set forth The fact that the undersigned was
the owner of 3s 600 feet. aud that he in
tended to work and develop The same; and
at The same time WAS unaLle to pay me the
legal fee. 1t is the likes of this that keeps
our country in The back ground, or prevents
us from gaining a knowledge OF lis richness
or worihlessness. It rich, our incarceration
here can be endured; but if the contrary we
must and will escape the awful Punishment
of our imprisonment.
| TO tell the honest truth there is not
single ledge developed in this section. Even
the Moss" is far from being proved rich
and permanent ledge; Vet aln confident
large amount of gold and silver will be ex
traced from it some day or other-but not
while it remains III the hands of San Fran
cisco sharpels There is no capital seeking
investment IN This country, aud until there is
we must remain ignorant Of its WORTH Mr. |
Hardy, an old Paceillc, vho runs ma
chine" in town about SIX miles above here. |
has taken acid OF ledge IN the San Franz
cisco District, which, it proven good, will |
greatly benefit us. Ii it turns out a total
failure, the one hundred and sixty people
(per census relurn) living in this great county
of Mohare. will be after making tracks at
the rate Of two forty.
intend to gtaze (BulI fashion, 10 this
land until faI, aud if at lhat time there is no
perceptiO!e change for tie better, my name
is "Waker,' aud by "Wakel's line" III mi
CRATE TO some settled country where the lux.
ury OF a "spud" can be enjoyed at leas. once
in six months. have tried tronie, life to
my entire satisfaction, and now have GREAT
desire to slumber in billed shirt" country:
and if a,n fortunate TO strike the like I.wili |
freeze 10 it with a.vengeance, and east to the
four winds bright visions of golden wealth
The business am engage! in Keeps ME in |
constant idleness, thus Tar; but when we yet |
Court open here expect little some
thing to do. My salary comes in The shape |
Of "tees,' and as that gent seldom coines
around no mineral substance finds repose in
my ever open, welcome and hospitable purse.
Our larder is always poorly Supplied. and
many "A hearty meal have made Of beans
styaiqht-so 10y this you can judge of The
great benefits to be derived from the flesh
pots OF office" in The great Territory of Ar. |
zona 1t neither gives honor or affords |
means to purchase the necessares Of life, or
strengthen credit the mos, abomnabe thing
of all, but something that ones genius is
taxed at times to accomplish.
Politically speaking, we are in clover. We
know nothing about "Ione hairs" "short
hairs ,r "old liners," an.l not one mau in |
twenty understands the STAND point" of e
ther. We discard politics altogether; and |
but little interest appears to be manifested in
regard to the doings of our Government. |
We do not care or trouble our minds in the |
least about Jeff S fate or that of any other
rebel. If Government sees fit to hang every
mothers son of them higher than Ilaman,
it is all the same to us, rs We cant see
wherein our much priced feet are to be
affected We are all loyal and ready to aid
in the determination of old Maxamlian, or
any other frog eater.
Messrs. James Anderson. E. NJ. McCarty
and William SiIverlhorn are living in Pres
colt, the paradise Of Arizona, but the infer,
nal Apaches keep them in constant hot wa
ter SO betwiXl "tweedle dunn and tweedle |
dee" | can't see where they have much adj
vantage Of, us here in the valley of the Col,
orado. Hardy, Forrest, Mathews, Dan.
Smith and the two Haekels. all Of Forest