The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-01-30

ST GOO to the ton, has been cf very slow growth, owing to various causes, chief among which are, it's isolation from the "white set dement's, want of sufficient wealth among its people to develop its mineral resources, andsthc rayagcs of the drviiish, thieyiug h. dans. When we revert to the past, and think of the citizens they have murdered, the stock they have stolen, we wonder that any white settlers are yet remaining, or that a horse, an OK, a mule, donkey or COW Is @ he found in the country. The people of Central Arizona are accused of want of en- ergy. by some of their brethren in other DOT
 tions of the Territory, but the charge Is un
 founded, and they who make 1t are the last ones that should make such a charge. The great Vulture mine, at Wickcnbwg, is in
 lavapai county, Yavapai county men pros pected it, work 1t and make 1t pay The Sterling, the Galena, the Dividend, and dozen others that have been worked and yielded bullion are in Hsvapai county, Yay- spai soldiers and citizens have explored country never before trodden by white men. and Yayapai farmers. last year, raised more grain than those of any other county in the Territory. We do not state these things for the purpose of growing over the people of the border counties, but merely for refuting our slandcrers and enemies, some of whom, bui for the people of this county, would have found 1t difficult to make a living. Weney expect 10 gu tu Congress, the Legislature, the Pcniteutiary or any county jail, consequently, we can afford to ten the truth about every section of the Western country, and we say, in all ozndor that the region of country of which Prescott is the hub is, for soil, climate and mineral wealth, unequalled by any other region between California and the Missouri River.
 The country is bound to come out, and f the people Of Prescott wish their town to remain the leading town of the interior, they must be up and doing. In our opinion, the first step to be taken by our people is step towards the building of a good wagon road over the range to Skull valley, ria the route pointed out by Clarence Smith and others. Persons acquainted with the route, say pass able wagon road can be built over 1t for ss,0Oo, and g55,i road for S4,Oo0. Let our citizens take the matter in hand, show dis position to build 1t, and they will receive aid from the people of Skull and Kirkland val leys, and the military at Fort Whipple. The building of this road would bring US one day nearer the nayigable waters of the Colorodo: would enable freighters to carry freight back and forth for at least one cent less per pound, than present rates, and would be great in- dueement for the establishment of line of stages betTeea shis place and California. Heretofore, we have been in doubt about the richness of our mines, but that doubt exists no more. NIT. Chas. Borger has just demon strated the tact that one of them, at least. (the Sterling, six miles south of Prescott, will pay. He hos prospected the lode, and found 1t to be large well-detined mine he has operated upon its ores with the chlorina- ton process--tested 1t in every possible way. and has come to the conclusion that it is the richest mine he has yet seen, and has made up his mind 10 buy it for the sum of SsO.000. There are plenty of other mines in the Pri- eta range of mountains nearly. if not quite. as rich as the Sterling, and they will be made to yield up their wealth soon; therefore, il. behooyes as to awaken to the importance of connecting Prescott with the various settle ments of this section by good roads, and to pre- pare ourselves for the new.era that is dawn ing upon our country.