Arizona weekly miner., 1875-01-15

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 PRESCOTT, December l, 1874.
 To His Excelency, A. F. K. Stafford, Governor
 and the General Assembly of Arizona Territory,
 Sir and Gentlemen: l have the honor 10 submit
 herewith my report Commissioner Of the Ter
 ritory of Arizona to the Universal Exhibition at 1 Vienna, Austria lo13, according 10 appointment | March lf, lS'3, as per Act of the Legislative As
 sembiy of Arizona Territory presenting tae sab ject for your favorable consideration.
 When appointed, l made at once strcng efforts
 in various directions for materials suitable to be | exhibited; called the attention of the people of l the Territory to the importance of transmitting
 to me such articles as would interest and attract
 the attention Of the world to the resources of our Territory, by public notice in the ARIZONA MI-
 SER, paper widely circulated throughout this | Territory; but Was not as successful as l had | right to anticipate from some reason or other, | perhaps because people in general who could | have contributed were not alive 10 the impOr- tance oi the matter at that time. selected from that which was sent to me only such articles that
 seemed 10 me most easily trdnsportable, which consisted mainly of gold, silver and copper bear 1 ing quartz, being selections from some Of the principal mines in the country all of which shipped at my own expense, as there had been no provision made by the Legislature 10 defray any or all expenses for such articles that might be sent nor had the general government provided Tor free conveyance of any articles that mi ght be sent 10 Inc exhibition from this Territory. As my appointment was made rather late, and the distance from here to Vienna is so great 1 found il necessary to ship and transport the above mentioned ores all the way by express, for the nature Of tue box which contained the ores for bid me even 10 ship 1t as baggage, which would have suited me much better, besides il would have been less expensive. l found this great annoyance 10 me, particularly while travelling through Europe, to keep track of it, from the many changes that 1t was subjected to before reaching Vienna. Had been less watchfu and not been somewhat familiar with European man. ners and customs, as well as with tue language, l might not have anticipated the same 10 reach in time for exhibition. guarded the same as a treasure, knowing that nothing else would be ex- hibited from this Territory.
 In order To make proper exhibit of the diff ferent ores had in my charge, and to make it as attractive as such articles enly be shown and seen 10 advantage found myself further neces- sitated to have showcase made, which at that time in Vienna was very high, besides l had to pay for the space assigned to me in the EXhibi- l tion building, as also to attendants necessary 10 keep tue same clean, etc. It will be seen and must be observed, that without these eXertions, | my mission would have been fruitless.
 The Vienna Exposition was eminently great | CT and more important success tEan was antic- | pated, and deserves as it has, universal admira- | ton with regard to its appointments and extent | If il has been failure in regard to financial re- suits, that simply shows the pccuniary sacrifice | the government of Austria made, in order to ac- l complish the object without reserve. More space | would be required than proper, perhaps, to occu- py within this report, respecting observations | concerning matters of general interest within the sphere oi industrial, scientific, commercial, agri cultural and social Improvements, therefore | will not here attempt 10 describe.
 The United States department at the exhibition | was certainly very interesting one 10 the rest of the world, notwithstanding the prevailing idea | that t was insufficient for this great country; lnr ilar .in aud therefore ill my humble opinion, the exhibit, as it was in general, was quite appro. priate, showing up natural resources to any ex- tent, establishing the fact that there is room yet Tor anumberless industrial population, and means to develop them, renewing the spirit of iinni- grafton hither in preference to other new coun- tries, and there is no doubt such result will show itself ere long.
 Without expressing mysefover sanguine at the favorable consequences of this mission, it is cer- ainly also calculated to prove a source of pride Q the people of Arizona, to have been reprcscnt- sd upon this great occasion, in which every coun- ny of the globe participated. l found it impos- ,ible to remain in Vienna until the close of the and before leaving made arrange nentS with the Hon. F. DraXler, Commissioner 1f the State of Alabama, to represent the interest )f Arizona during my absence, to whom fee. greatly indebted. All the ores that 1 had on ex- libition were kindly turned over to Professor w. B., and added to his cabinet of minerals in Vi ana, where inspection is free to every body
 Thanks are due to John II. Marion, editor of he Arizona MINER, for gratuituous notice, and to James Grant, for forwarding my ores free as far s San Bernardino. Trusting the facts as de- ] cribed in condensed form above, will meet our appreciation and that my faithful and disin. crested services in the premises may prove satis- lctory, I 1 have the honor to remain, very respectfully t our obedient servant C. A. LUKE e