The weekly Arizona miner., 1868-11-21
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Our Duty to Ourselves.

the AtantlC Statcs, NdllOInla, OTeEun anu Nevada, the Territories of Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Wash ington and Utah, who,' wishing to emigrate, arc casting their eyes in the direction of our young and rich Territory, with the view of coming here and acquiring homes, and it be- hoovcs our citizens 10 encourage them to come here, as the Territory is in greater need of population than anything else. We have in Arizona just the climate, soil, and other inducements, that those people are looking for, and we should, immediately, take steps to inform them of it. Our inducements to immigrants arc many and tempting but un- less we make them known abroad, it will be a long time before people find them out.
 Persons who have recently arrived here from Colorado and New Mexico, tell us that scarcely anything is known there in relation to this part of Arizona, but that Tucson is in the mouths of all those who speak of Arizona. This is scarcely to be wondered at, when we consider that Tucson is a much older town than Prescott, that it is connected, by mail, with New Mexico, and that its merchants buy nearly all of their goods in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, while our dealings are almost exclusively with California, and, besides, we are without direct mail connection with New Mexico, although living upon the shortest and most direct route from Albuquerque Co San Francisco, and upon which intelligent engineers have already located the Eastern branch of the Union Pacific Railway.
 Our people should use their influence, and petition for the placing of mail service upon the old and fayorite 35th Parallel route-the only route by which immigrants and freight CTS can come here from New Mexico, and the only route through the Territory upon which there are no deserts We should no longer hide our light under bushel, but, on the contrary, should let outsiders know that our Territory contains hundreds of rich mines of gold, silver, copper, lead and iron, immense forests of timber, vast extent of the finest grazing country in the world, and tens of thousands of acres of good agricultural land Besides these, our climate, or rather climates. is unsurpassed, being mild and extremely healthy.
 While telling these truths, we must also publish the fact that we are cursed with the presence of a few thousand hostile Indians. who kill and steal whenever they can do so without fear of punishment. People, especi- ally Americans, are not afraid to risk little in s new country, where the chances for ac- quiring property and riches are as abundant as they are in Arizona, but they do not like to be " fooled, as some among us have been. by malicious lies, such as formerly appeared in this paper while it was owned and edited by our present Goyernor-lies that set forth Tn howery language, that there were but few hostile Indians in the Territory, and that it was perfectly safe for one man to travel alone over our roads and trails; that, too, at a time when the Apaches were almost as bad as they now are. But, as these lies were gotten up for special purposes, and as the injury they occasoned to us in stopping Government from sending more troops to the Territory. and in putting some of our people off their guard. can be repaired, we will pass them over just now, knowing that such course cannot again be pursued, without contradiction. Our pol icy should be to tell the truth about Indians and everything else in the country, for the truth is best at all times, and will answer our purposes much better than lies.
 We tell people that our country is rich. that labor is in demand and amply rewarded; that capital will be welcomed and can be be profitably invested here; that great DOT ton of our agricultural land will readily pro- duce two crops year; that stock can be herded and kept fat on wild grasses during the winter months; that produce of all kinds sells readily for from to 15 cents per pound. m gold, and that but for To, the poor indian. our people would be the best contented, hap piest and most prosperous in the Union. Then, if they do not chose to come here. 1t will not be our fault
 The Eastern and Western people are on the move, and we must not sleep while they arc moving, lest they forget that there is a Territory named Arizona. containinp within it's boundaries l30,9 square miles of noun tain and plain, awaiting the miner. the farmer and the mechanic, to develop its vast wealth
 In week or two We expect to receive large supply of white paper, when, we hope, those most interested in the speedy settle ment and development of the Territory will send, regularly, to friends and acquaintances m the States and Territories from which em- igraiion IS likely to flow, few hundred cop les oi the Weekly MINER. To do this will not cost great deal, and may accomplish great good for the Territory.