Arizona citizen., 1875-04-03
LETTER FROM COL. HODGE.
ArizOna's Development and Pros perity-GOOd Advice--Canine Ob- servatiOn Locally Applied.
TuCsoN. March 2a. 1875.

| <AppAAcu. TUCSON. March 29, 1875. 1 EDITORS CITIZEN: The fact that Arizona has almost unlimited resources of future wealth and prosperity, cannot be doubted by any one who will make a thorough eX- animation of her rich agricultural lands, her uneXcelled grazing facilities, and her boundless and ineXhaustihle mineral deposits, all of which will at no distant day when developed place the Territory on the high road of prosperity, and make her famous among her sister Territories and States Tn spite of the slanderous as sertionS of an honorable Senator in the halls of Congress, that Git is barren waste, and would not support ar Indian or duck" But in order to develope these great natural resources there is much to be done, and this must be initiated by your own people. The murders, robber- ieS and raids of the savage Apaches, which for so many long years decimated and i'm pOverished your population, it is hoped are ended forever, and your hardy pio- neers can now prospect mountain and gulch with but little fear or moleStation. Already comes the information from every part of the Territory, Of rich discoveries of gold, silver, copper, lead. etc., sufficient if but a tithe of them are developed and worked, to at once give success to your mining interests.
 And here 1 wish in the kindest, but in the most positive degree, to give word of caution and advice to all in reference to the mania for locating too many mining claims. With few exceptions, every pros pector, every business man, and every man Of every class and degree, seems to be possessed of the idea that to be the owner of large number of mining claims will give him wealth, will add to the prosper itI of the country. A greater error could not possibly be entertained. ONE GOOD MINE thoroughly prospected and worked will give wealth to any man or company, and this should satisfy the desire of every one; while the mere possession and own ership of hundred undeveloped mines. no matter how rich they may be, gives to the possessOr no wealth, and adds noth- ing to the wealth of the Territory, and can
 
 There is any amount of capital in Califor- mia and in the eastern States ready to be invested in Arizona. when your people demonstrate the fact that it will be safe and sure. Capital is what is wanted, and what Arizona must have to make her the GREAT MINERAL section of the Union. which she is In time destined to become. In view of these plain facts, I wish to urge all who have any interest in mines to de- velop what they have instead of prospect ing for more. Every man or company who locates and claims more than he or they work, only retards the early develop ment of the country, and keeps it back year after year. write it in the hope that It will awaken attention and perhaps do some good. Having cast my lot in this wonderful and interesting country, I feel as every citizen should, 0 desire for it's prosperity, and for the prosperity of each and every person within it's borders.
 Before closing, one word about TUCsoN DOGS which make night hideous with howls, Snarls and fights. Where there are about five dogs, useless, prowling. mangy CUTS 10 every family, costing enough if fed legitimately to support in school every child Tn town, there cannot be either pros perity or common decency, and the have so long permitted and endured the nuisance. More anon. H. c. HODGE.
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