Arizona citizen., 1871-12-02
BEYOND THE MISSISSIPPI.

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 WOOSTER (O.), November 9.-Some years ago when the lot of the sub- scriber was more identified with the wilds of the Columbia than he ever desires it should be again, asked an Indian boy, who had ridden from Los Angeles to Carriboo and half way back, for information respecting the trip as whole; and all the answer to be had was that 1t was Ca long country" Any one who has travelled that region east and west to the sum- init of the Rocky Divide, in various ways, as I have. will conclude 1t is a country aboat as wide as it is long. But from an Atlantic stand point, or any where east of the Mississippi, the above described region makes but insignificant mention. It is hard to make any one understand that there is any State or Territory outside of California that word covering the entire ground. About one inch of telegraph per week, under date of "San Francisco" must satisfy the reader in quest of Pacific slope news. And where you can't get hold of New York daily and all the through" dispatches, you are hard up indeed for telegraph on the above subject. There are exceptions to this, of course, as when Vincent Colyer was in Ari- zona. It was a most fortunate cir cumstance that this good man paid that Territory a visit, otherwise there are thousands of well-informed persons who may never have known that such an interesting section of the Union existed. The debt of gratitude you owe him Is being lily repaid by the slanderous comments of the Arizona press. Which reminds me that you all made a great mistake in the first place by abusing MT. Colyer in advance-avowing that he was too much of Ca coward to put in an ap- pearance at all. Always remember that if you "speak of the Devil" he is certain to appear and to talk about him as you have, you should not feel disappointed now that he came in force. It is a question whether it is not the best religion after all, that of Con- fucius, whose followers-and their name is legion-believe in the sooth- ing-syrup policy and set out their best dishes to the Devil; not offer h1m the olive branch alone, but give him good sweet oil at once. Now, here after, when any of the Peace Com missloners threaten to invade Arizona with two-edg sword, do you and John Marion and the other Johns, instead of firing squibs and otherwise making an unpleasant noise and perfume, "to drive the Devil away, spread forth your loaves and fishesE in oil straight, and all may be well. But to return to the text. It is as good as a play, the manner in which the telegraph plays on the Apache question from different stand points-as San Diego and Santa FG. Somehow, the latter burg has favored the peace policy very noticeably, and since the reverend gentleman (Mr. Colyer) has made peace (piece } with the operator at Los Angeles, San Diego will have to doubly exert itself to hold its own. 1 have been watch ing that telegraphic talk from Wash ington about recognizing the military departments, and the result Is not so bad as feared. On the other hand, it IS stated that the Fifth Cavalry is or dered to Arizona. It is probable then