Arizona miner., 1866-02-14


 for the kind welcome you have given me. Ever since the Territory of Arizona was placed within the department under my com mand have been desirous of visiting it, but from various causes have been obliged from month to month, week to week, and day Co day, to postpone my coming. During this delay, interest and curiosity became added Co duty, for every kind of contradictory reports were made to me. One person having seen but part of the country, or at one season only, represented 1t as so poor as not worth having whilst another, either from having seen another portion, or the same at another season. spoke of 1t as one of the most desir- able parts of the Union-and rich enough tc pay of the national debt in two years. One said it was worse than the internal regions- whilst another declared it to be paradise. It certainly has one of the characteristics of paradise--you have to pass through purgato- Try to reach 1t For the country between the Colorado and San Beruardino is of the most dreary and desolste kind, utterly unfitted for any use either of man or beast.
 It was not til we had crossed the Colo. rado and come through Union Pass, that any thing at all pleasing presented itself, but soon after passing that point we came upon these broad grass lands that with few inter- ruptions, continue to your very doors, and which give promise of herds and focks, of beef, mutton, butter, cheese and wool We did not see much arable land, but sufficient to show that you have even enough of that for all your own wants for some time to come If 1t were only cultivated. That it is not worked, and that you continue whilst waiting for the opening of your mines, to pay so heavily for all your food is a misfortune. due no doubt, in great measure. to the cause referred to by the Acting Goyernor-the hostility of the Apaches To suppress these hostilities has been my great wish. sent you as soon as l could the best officer had, and gave him all the force and all the support to that force he desired.
 You have referred to the close of the war in the east. It is true that the war is virtu- ally over, and that we are again at peace with all sections, a peace which leaves us all re- united, and which hope and believe will not again be disturbed, but whilst this is so no declaration of peace has yet been formally and officially made by tbe President, and the obligations contracted for during the war !" still continue and will be continued till other arrangements can be made. Yet our volun- teer troops are anxious to return home, and they feel that they should no longer be held to service, nor will they be any longer than shall be absolutely necessary. This, in good faith, is due them.
 The government has sent to the Division of the Pacific one of the most gallant reci- ments of the great army of the Potomac. Two Of the three battallions were assigned to me, and | have given them both to the service in Arizona. I have given and shall continue to give every attention to the wants of the service in this district, and shall do everything in my power to supply them, and in this am sure have the support of Gen. eral talleck and of the War Department. and 1t Is for the purpose of becoming better ac- l quanted with those wants that have come among you. am afraid, however, that your hopes and expectations as to the time when you will be free from all annoyance from the Apache may not be realized quite as soon as could be desired. can only say will with all the disposable force the government may give me do all that can be done to realize your wishes at the earliest day, that ycu may in security reap the rich harvest of gold and silver that lies in such wonderful proiusion in all your hills
 will not detain you further, but beg to again thank you for your cordial welcome.
 At the close of the Generals remarks, the band played Hail Columbia" !" and with three cheers for the General the audience, which was composed of nearly all of our citizens, and several ladies, dispersed.
 The affair was pleasant throughout. and the reception highly gratifying to the Gener- al, who with bis staff officers, all in bright uniform, made fine appearance. The ofii1 csrs accompanying the General were Rrayet Brigadicr General Whittier, Inspector Gen eral of the Division of the Pacific. Colonel Sinedburg, Inspector General of the Depar- ment of California, Colonel Dennison, (son of the Postmaster General) Aid-de-C Camp, Major Kirkham, Chief Quartermaster and Captain Coster, Aid de-Camp. After the re- | oePtioii, General Mcdowell and General Ma son, with their staff officers, George F. Hoop CT, Esq, who accompanied the party from San Francisco, Col Allen l.. Anderson, and Lieutenant Colonel Garvin, Adjutant Gener- al of the Territory, dned with the Acting Governor, and in the evening were serenaded, at his residence, by the brass band
 GOVERNOR GeoDwIS EsDoRsED.-It will | be remembered that at the late Arizona elec-