The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-06-24
FROM WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
 ARIZONA.

Thomas Cords, L. $. Collector of Inter nal Revenue, for the District of Arizona, and who. by the way, is one Of the very best men the Government has ever appointed to ofhce in this Territory, returned home 10 this place, lrt week, from an inspection tour through bis district, and, in a conversation we have had with him, imparted the follow ing information: He found Ehrenberg and Arizonn City, on the Colorado river, grow ing, thrifty towns, whose people appeared wide awake, and ready for business at All times. While sojourning on the Colorado, he enjoyed excellent health, and added sey- eral pounds to his weight, which in another link in the chain of evidence in proof Of the healthfulness of the country bordering our great river.
 At Phnnix, Salt River, be was amazed at the immense breadth and length Of the grain fields, and the number of fruit and orna- mental trees that were waving above the happy valley.
 At Pima Villages, he conversed with Capt. Geossman, Indian Agent, who, Mir. Cordis says, has done well by and for the Pima and Maricopa Indians, but who, nevertheless, has little faith in these sborigines. and fears that, sooner or later, trouble of serious nature will spring up between them and the whites Of Salt River and the Gila.
 At Adansville, he found Clint Thompson, working and planning for the success of the place, with the will and energy for which Mir. Thompson is noted.
 Florence, on the Gila, pleased him very much. He describes it as beautiful and thriffy hamlet, destined to be second to nc town in Southern Arizona. Its streets afs wide and shaded with trees. The houses ara of adobe, in front of which, on either side large ditehes, convey water from the Gila.
 At Tucson, he found business rather dull but the people were hopeful. The spring had been backward one, and crops were not ex tra- Indians, in large bands, had been roam ing throughout the adjacent country, plum dering and murderiDg tho farmers. Many fine ranches had been abandoned, on account of the hostility of the savages. The hope o the people Of Tucson was that the SoutherI Pacific railroad would soon be built to O through their town, hope, VIC fear, never t' bs realized. The people. Mr. Cordis says blamed us of Northern Arizona for not hay ing devoted more of our timc and attention to military and Indian affairs, and to the re movsl of General Stonemau. In fact. som, fucsoners asserted that the people of North ern Arizona failed to perform their duty il these matters. Now, we cannot sec it il this light. Our people were the first to mak works, and the MINER was the first paper i the Territory to "spesk right out in meet ing" against General Stoneman, bis asset sions and policy, but, when it and it's sur porter thought they had said enough, bot dropped the subject, and let tbe officer i question down as gently as possible, belle, ing in the ancient and honorable maxim tha t s unIuanly to strike al and abuse ma after be has fallen and been deprived of h weapons. Then, too, we of Northern Ar zona have never been entirely depender upon the military for support. and had to q, vote ourselves to mining, farming, etc.
 The weather, at Tucson, was hot" whs MT. cordis left; and fears were entertains that the season would be sickly one.
 While upon this subject, VIC would adv ths people of Tucson to wean themselv from their almost entire dependence upt military and official pap, pay more attsntic 10 their trade with sonnra as.esops the rich mines; bore for srtesian water ia q Santa Cruz Valley; do anything in God world except what they have been doing the past seven or eight years,--in,riguing { Government establishments, and cunning dsvising plans to strip their nsigbbors every Government tId- bif.