Arizona miner., 1867-10-19
THE FuTuRE OF ARIZONA.

oi Ariz0na, draws an unfavOrable augury from the heavy and continued exodus from this part of the Territory, and says; Such a stampede Eom Prescott, at this season, is a ,distressing sign of the timcs.n So itwpnd- seem, friend Ggar6iqn, to the superficial ob- server So it has seemed to tTs within this fartnight as we have passed through our streets lately fnll of life, bnstle and gaiety- silent nowaad almost deserted since the Leg islature adjourned and tue Pima delegation took the Capital home in their pockets. What other delegations from . distance took home m their pockets, as counterpoise to the Capital, We will refrain from saying just now. getting lonesome here. It will probably De moro lonesome before tue year is out, for get liners talk of leaving us for the East, and for the West, and for the South. Truly, never before has there been such en exodus from Prescott at this season of the rear. Yet, ate. Q cala and philosophicalsur
 fey of tue preiniEes, we ate satisfied that the materislena r inenent interests of the town have sustained little if any damage from the stampede which cur friend inside regards as so dists====ss.!::..s.,,iy omiuous of evil times.
 For many of those who are now leaving us intend Co retuFn-some at an early day, ac- compa9ied by their families and friends; oth- CTS, whose interests Ee wholly or chiefly in quartz, whenever the condition of the coun- .t .1'y- ssss snais them to work their mines ad \ Iyantas;seasIy, and without recllessly exposing < their lises, N'e cannot expect, and, indeed we do pot Eeni, men to remain here in idle ness, F1nning in debt, contracting bad habits, deno1alis;aS Themselves and the country, wien a atAIiiorria or elsewhere they can ob- tain remunsretiFe employment and SO acquire means to De used at more favorable time in thefnture in Developing their interests here some V go have Jeff us are of class who ac- qaire no permanent interests in any country, tut follow mining settlements for the purpose os living by thsr wits. That they have been Ecre and iiyss >-~ii is au indicatior, sI.-. che c0antry IS gocd one, since 1t has supported < lersons of their class. Their departure does ! p6 inipry, althcush t indicates that times are notso iirsn as tney Raye been and probably Will be again.
 Thorgh our Summer population has left us, our sutssantial citizens rcmain-men of en- crgy aud rerseverance, who have faith in the sresources of the country, and courage and pa- 4Ecnce to wsit for and assist their develop fnent. TAey know that the bowels of our Uugged niougtains are teeming with mineral Nea:th incalrulable-that our valleys arc un- Hsrpassed in fsut.u!ncss-that our ranges are
 npablc of sapporting in perennial fitness all Ehc ilocSs and erJis Of the West and with Hheseseper;or Advantages, added to which are a healthfal and agreeable climate, pure water
 tirnbcl in vnriety and abundance and plea
 sing diversity of mountain and valley del
 and upland. rocky eliE and wilowy glen, they
 are content to wait in patient hope until tht
 treacherors savage shall have been drivor ffoIa his hauh.s, ard they are permitted t,
 e.:. .saaeafnlly into the full enjoyment o
 the rich aad beautiful inheritance which I beni0n Providence has allotted to them hero
 Upon no ether settidn of country within th
 bordtss 1f tsa United States has bountiiu . Naturs bestowed her choicest gifts so lavishl
 as tltfgu ti.is. Nowhere else are sources ( wealth so widely different and so great i
 tent so eoually conmingled and so happil z M ;s.j1 1ed fp all the clements of pleasuable eS <. s..z.sace. s<eptics may smile at our enthusi s a@yAs but those who have traversed this poi N 'i,r rn cf Arizoaa know that we have not exse 4E4flzl True, oura wilderness has not ye < l,tepsip hlossoni as the rose ; we have nc = = - ess=elyes hut in q slight degree - = = rriS se.eess we care not to SOW that th =. A.. fs@T reaE-to build that he may burn
 aAS our fertile valleys our broad savann'
 tad oar mountain depositaries of exhausties eallh must await the subjugation of tn +z=*sarIereas ssssge before they can be brougl 1sby the intelliesot industry of civilized ma #fo their destined pNfection of use and beaut, 6srhat time cannot elong delayed. Whe ts our hardy miners and seeJers find that tn military are unable to cope wIr,., the hostil
 Indiars, they rill do as they have bsen con
 pelled to do in all new Territories-tak, tL
 matter into their own hands and conque. ralasting peace. There are too great interes
 at stake here 10 abandon the country withol
 a struggle. The land is too rich to be resigne
 to . hor,ie of miserable sayages-not warlik
 but canning thieves and treacherous, coward 3l.sni3uxb rs White energy and enterpri,
 h:.ye es. ablished q footing here, and year |
 yely .aN iGaking headway against all obstacl'
 a64 jk 7 pie Of increasing danger to life an
 propel4p easaag by the growing boldness ss<<si, 4-f fs|< tnplated by military inactiol taIfeNy5apirp pybperty of this county has bee
 dt'Asf '- I ttr.e, and the number of famile
 is ffils 7Fvni yFlArgely increased in the past
 naeabtsll ule sIeomiest twelvemoath cha
 Asi1,na sss Experienced since her organi1a
 ~4sf fepi'ors Improvements are pro