The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-01-27
MINERAL AND OTHER INTERESTS

ting in hard cks that count we'll for their pluck as well as for the mineral resources of the Terri tory, and, from present indications it is easy to foresee that success-ycs, we'll earned success. will, ere long, crown the efforts of this worthy class of our population. From the start we have said this, or something quite similar, and recent developments tend, strongly, to keep firm in the old faith that is aG present, more deeply seat ed than ever before.
 As journals and statesmen used to say regard ing the result of late civil war, say in re- gard to the development of our mnes,-"h IS only question of tme," which time we hrmiy believe, is near at hand. Indeed from the iasor- able news which we have recently published, and from that which VIC shall hereafter puohsh, we can not for the life of arrive at any otcr con- cusion than that prospects in the mining Held are nearly all that could be asked for, or expected by the most sanguine 49cr-
 And what an extensive field docs this Territory offer in this fine! Go where will, mountains, hills and streams containing the precious metals arc never lost sight of, and when it becomes known to all that the Territory of Arizona is three times as large as the State of New York, people unacquanted with our Territory and its great mineral resources, will be able to form some idea regarding the great extent and value of our mines. "Somc idea" we say, for the reason that with the knowledge regarding these things that Is possessed by those of own citizens who Lave lived longest in, and travelled most ovcr the Territory, the best posted of them have but a very limited idea regarding these matters, as there are even at this late day, tracts of country in every section of the Territory which have not been visited by miner, prospector, or other white man. Then, again, many sections of the Territo ry which have been visited by whites, or, rather, passed over by them, still remain unprospccted, and will, until the power of the Indian shall have been broken by war, an influx of immigrants, or railroads. Even old mining districts, adjacent to the largest and settlements in the Territory, are today but partially prOspected on the surface, and but few of the many lodcs which crop out of them have been tested to any great depth; in fact' the seal which Nature placed upon the Territory has not yet been broken if the wax has, in places, been picked of. And why not! persons unac- auaintcd with the history of the Territory may ask Well, Tor various reasons, we may answer, But the main reason is that the wild, aboriginal inhabitants of the Territory have pursued course which has not admitted of anything like steady or rapid development of the resources of the Ter ritory. They Uhc aborigincs) have belief that whenever, throughout their country, deposits of precious metals shall be found, by white men, | whites will flock thcrc kill off the game, and rob the Indian of all that he considers his right. And this idea is a pretty correct one. Yet, how are consequences upon the happening of which Nature has calculated, to be avoided? The Indi- an has imagined, may yet imagine, that he has patent way far heading of Nature, in this partic qlar His way has been, is yet, 10 murder all whites found or to bc found bunting for CT dig eine up gold, silver etc. in "thc Indian country Tbis plan althoug ,o a cer,,in extent, successful in th, ,.ast, Ni,i uot always guard thc>savage and ais home from white intrusion, uor has it, in all cases done sU in the past; for, despite their utmost efforts, our people have gained. steadily, ground and prizes for which they have battlcd ro1ly and suffered manfully. And in pcrsuading Government to take an active part against the savage opposcrs of civilization, and those "whitcs'' who, from interested motives, back the savages in their unholy and uncivilized work, our people and their friends all over the Union, have grea, cause for rejoicing not that it will enable us to wrong or oppress our Indian foes, but for the sole reason that, after said foes shall have been taught to respect Government and the rights of its citizens, the white people of Arizona will then, it is hoped, be able to pursue, in pcacc those civ ilizcd occupations, which in state of war, have had to be followed with great peril.
 Again, our isolation from the people of the Union, has cogged the wheels of progress hcrc that it has been with great difficulty they have been turned, at all. But now, bows of promise greet every side. Aye, the very elements haya ted tn hpf uff fpr- ing Territory: The snow-drifts that have formed icy cells along the great railroad to the north of us--and which have imprisoned passengers, en- zines and cars, for weeks at timc-havc set pco- ple to thinking, whether or not such calamites,- for they really calamitics, s,-cannot, in fu'urc' be guarded against. They can, says the mighty public that thinks and tolls upon the borders of two scas and whose pulsatons extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific. And in what way, pray? Why, by building one or moro railroads across the continent, from ocean to ocean, below, south of the deep linc These roads will, aye, must, speedily be built through Ari- zona they must, of necessity pass, and for Arizo- na they will accomplish more good than even her best friends dream can be accomplished for her. They will bring people to look at our Territory, wbo will invest in our mines; cultivate our arabic ! land; stock our unequallcd pastures; build saw mills in our timber, and, if necessary, compel all hostile Indians to cease their evil ways. Then, will we be blessed, the year round, with cheap and certain communication with all parts of the world; then will we bc able to get machinery and other things of which we stand so much in need, at prices which will not, as has heretofore been ,he case ruin us, and then will cease those slan- 1 icrs. which Colyer and his co-robbcrs love so we'll to concoct against us and our Territory, ana 10 which, owing to our present and past isolation md fecblcness, we have not had proper means and facilities with which to reply.
 Even now, with all drawbacks to investment ] and operation in this Territory, mining and other enterprises arc paying, and capiialists,-yes even British capitalists-arc looking hitherward TOT mining properties in which to invest money. The l properties are here, but. as yet. that protection