Arizona citizen., 1875-09-04
From The San Francisco Bulletin
 ARIZONA.
Peace at Last-BmduSGriaI and SO- ciaI Progress Mineral Wealth General ITaIIecIt'S Testimony - Gold Versus Greenbaciks.
TFRoM AN OLD CoRREsPoNDENT.l

Gold Versus Greenbacks.
 FROM AN OLD CORRESPONDENCE
 TUCsoN, July 9, 1875.
 EDITOR BULLETIN: In 1870 l wrote you several letters about Arizona, and it will be remembered that 1 said the Territory was an unusually rich one. but almost impossible of development because of the hostility of the Apa- ches. I did not encourage immigra ton here. I did not advise capitalists to come and invest in our mines. l was careful to avoid misleading rich or poor, and will be so in my present letters to The Bulletin. Few, if any letters have appeared in The Bulletin since 1870 relating to Arizona, and so far as the present correspondent is con- cerned, he felt that little could be made in its or the public's behalf by offering them. Now the Indians are at peace; men go and come when and where they please in parties of one or more as their interests dictate; the mountains are full of prOspectors, and ApacheS are daily met by some of them and no hostility is shown; travellers, freighters and mail carriers are not molested upon any of the highways; :; herds of cattle, sheep and hogs are taken hither and thither without loss or fear of it; stock men are bringing horses, cattle, sheep and hogs for breeders, which cost hundreds of dol lars each, some reaching to thousands, including transportation. Peace not only prevails all over the Territory, but the evidences thereof also do Five, ay three years ago but a small proportion of the inhabitants acted as if they intended to permanently reside here. A dozen years of successful war upon them by the Apaches with about the full force of military that could or would be given for their subjugation, induced a general belief that the Unit ed States troops would never conqer a peace, and the people here could hard ly do it, however willing. Hence homes were but moderately supplied "lt-- Aeedful con ,cn4cncs-,, H II. ;zEeis any comforts and ornaments ndSpen- sable to contenment. Board floors, save in and about Prescott, which is situat- ed in a fine timbered section, were few and far between, and carpets and " store " furniture, likewise; ROW the contrary in all these particulars is be coming the rule. Instead Of white wash, paper adOrns the walls; flowers and shrubs are cultivated in and around dwellings, and in m any instances various fruits are being successfully cultivated Pianos and other musical inruments are brought here Unto the several parts of Arizona). Five years ago it was a rare sight to see a buggy or carriage for pleasure or comfOrta- ble riding; now they are as numerous as in older localities in proportion to population, and aside from their gen eral use in travelling about, every even ing people may be seen riding in hand some ones for recreation alone.
 THE COUNTRY CHANGING FOR THE
 BETTER.
 And, better than all else, men whose families were purposely left in distant States, now have them with them Bach elors have either gone to the States and brought out here their old loves, or married ladies they found here ;; and in about all cases have comfortable homes, and intend to remain here. One hears very little talk about leaving the Territory, save on temporary business orvisits. Until peace became an estab- lished fact-at least, a well-grounded belief in it-men of all classes were constantly leaving-some with nice sums made in government contracting and incidental merchandising, and others with nothing. Discharged sol diers rarely thought of remaining. Now many arrange in advance of discharge to go into some sort of business or ser vice. Numbers who left as stated have returned, and more of them have eX- pressed a determination to do so. These mere statements are the strongest possible arguments in behalf of our Territory, especially when it is con sidered that, save the Mexican popula- ton, nearly all o1 our people are per sonally familiar with various States and other Territories of the country. Without entering into details, theI foregoing furnishes replies to ques- tions from all parts of the Union toI newspapers, officials and citizens.
 DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL WEALTH. 1
 And it should be further stated inI this connection that the Territory isl developing much-very much-richerI in mineral than its most enthusiastic advocates ever expected. No doubt the telegraph supplies your readers