The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-09-05
Our Territory and County.

vails among a majority of people, inst Arizona is dry, useless. barren country uufitted for settlement by white men. bu: this idea is rapidly giving way. and the people, having found they were mistaken, are eagerly seeking for correct information in regard to the Territory; its laws, soil, climate. and mineral resources. We were hopeful that Ross Browne's Report would give full, fair, and accurate description of the Ter ritory, but, although it contains considerable matter of importance, and which will no doubt throw great deal of light upon our Territory, yet the account is mcagrc, and composed. in the main, of scraps sketches and jottngs Of mag netic individuals whose beads were occupied at the time of penning their descriptions l" with the glory anu profit that would accrue to them in the future in a political way--for thus vast ing their genius on the infant Territory. ere she was in position to pay back-with some fat of- ice.-the bright particular star who wasted away few hours of his precious time in tell ing the world that Arizona was richer in silver and gold than the fabed Ophir. that her climate was delightful" etc. etc.
 These nashy, politico-inspired eIusions may have accomplished some good for the Territory
 
 felt in our midst. They have not succeeded in bringing us much immigration. and but very little capital, and now. ever. we are compelled to rely upon ourselves. mainly. to develop the resources of our Territory, and to make known her wants, and the drawbacks under which she labors.
 We have sent representatives to Washington with the hope that they would keep their proni- ses, and labor for our interests but with the ex- ception of the little good accomplished by Col. Poston. the first thing Of importance remain. to be done. Our present Governor took journey to the East, once. ostensbly for the good of the people Of the Territory, and 10 sell mining stock for his friends but we all know the result of that trip. We all know no good came from it. He sold some feet, but they were bis own feet he told the people that Arizona was a great coun- try-a rich country-peopled by Indians and | few cut-throat Caliiornians who were driven from that State by the Vigilance Committee and the draft! Of course his statement. erroneous as it was, put damper on the minds of his hear CTS who might have had. ere hearing these asser. tions. notion of coming to the Territory For what honest. industrious man or woman wonld travel thousands of miles to settle among such a people, no matter how rich the country might be-
 But, as we have said before, people arc getting their eyes opened, and we may reasonably ex- pect large immigration soon. The reports ot Gen. Palmer and his surveyors who travelled across the Territory, have accomplished more for us in the East than the hollow, fashy at ternpts to write us mp could ever have done.
 The growth of the Territory has indeed beer slow. but when everything is weighed and bal anced, it will be shown that our people have done well to hold their own and to have ad vanced little. The greatest foe to our pros perity has been, and is, the Indian, but for hin the Territory would, to-day, have treble its pres ent population. and ten times more property. IT fact it is difficult for Eastern people to under stand how much we have endured in settling this Territory-how many of our bravest ant best citizens lost their lives, how every man. ricl and poor. has lost nearly everything possessed by him. and yet remained in inc Territory, bu our courage and perseverance should teacl them that the country is good one-that VI like it. have faith in t--else we would have lief it long ago. Night and the tempest have SC in against us frequently during the past fiv years, but we have clung-do yet cling to ou noble Territory, knowing that she will soon stan before the world unfettered by Indian thieves an murderers, dazzling her sisters with the richnes of her mines, the wealth of her forests, agricu tural and pastoral lands
 But we have digressed from Oar purpose { show that the Territory is advancing, and sha now return to show how. In this issue, We wi be compelled, for want of information. to speal only, of the settled part of this (Yavapai) cour ty. We are anxious to benefit every section ( the Territory, notwithstanding that we look upo our own as the best the richest, and fairest the Territory. We hope citizens of other coun ties will forward ms everything calculated 10 a tract attention to their resources, products, etc We assure them that nothing would afford U more pleasure than to publish them.
 YaTspai county is the largest county in th Territory and for diversity of soil, climate, etc suTpasses any of her sister counties. Within Dc borders ara vast ranges of mountains, tcwe-in peaks, beautiful rivers, creeks and valleys. an some as charming lakes as eye ever behcl, Nearly, if not quite one-half of her entire area covered with timber,-pine, oak, poplar, ct Almost every foot of her soil produces grass, an better grazing country can DO where be fount Eastward of Prescott, the county contains enoug arabic land to produce food for two millions people. In the vicinity of Prescott, there is great deal of good land, as well as the large, and richest mineral belt in the Territory.
 In order to show people at a distance what W are doing here, we herewith give the number acres planted this year. and by whom, in on