The Arizona sentinel., 1876-02-05
STILL PROGRESSING.

forbodlngs. Away with all grow.
 ling and fretting, for the day
 when such things were admissi-
 ble has passed away, and we hope
 and believe forever. Let those
 who were sunk in despondency
 and gloom, now raise their droop.
 ing heads and gaze at the day.
 star of prosperity which is now
 above the horizon and spreading
 it's effulgent rays over our great
 Territory. Every newly settled
 country has its draw backs; there
 are many other things to conquer and subdue besides the hostile Indians, before a new and wild
 country can abound in all the
 blessings and comforts of civilizs-
 tion. In many cases the settlers must conquer dsensseIres-conquer
 their habits of repining and fret
 ting and moping around like lost
 sheep, or sitting down in idleness,
 waiting for something to turn up.
 Slow as some men may think Ari- zOns shas been, Sin arriving at any
 degree of prosperity and solid
 growth, let them read the history
 of our country from the time of the landing of the Pilgrim Faths
 CTS, and they will find that the progress of Arizona has been very rapid compared to that of many Of the old States. Why, it took more than a century:fin many of those settlements, before the peo- pie had anything like peace, se- curity ard prosperity They had not anything like the advantages that we of Arizona possess. They could not go and dig precious me- tals from the earth and send them of to procure the comforts and luxures of life, as we do. Their habits were simple and their wants were few, and if they could obtain sufficient clothing to cover their bodies and enough simple food to keep soul and body togeth- CT, they were satisfied. But see the States that were built from those colonies See the bound less wealth they now possess ! Their great cities, their factories, their railroads and canals, their schools and colleges and churches and scientific institutes! Con. sldering the advantages that we possess in comparison with those of the early settlers of the contin- ent, we of Arizona are indeed for tunate, and it seems that we ought to appreciate these advan- tages, and by energy and appIica- ton help to roll on the,car of pro- gress. We have so often spoken of athe vast resources of Arizona, that it seems like useless repeti- tion to recount them. Those who have been here any length oftime, and travelled much over the Ter. ritory, have seen and know them for themselves. m Those who have not been here, can form some idea from the amount and quality of the bullion and ores that we are sending to San Francisco and else where. And this is only 8 begin ing. Our mines are ample to freight all the steamers and rail- roads that may come along, with bullion and rich ores. There is no end to our ores. The noun tains and foot. hills of Arizona are one vast store-house of precious metals, together with some that are not so precious, but still use- ful, such as lead, copper, iron, etc., in most inexhaustibie quantities. Nor is this all. We have rich and fertile valleys, producing everything that grows in temper ate and semi-tropical climates. And we have millions of acres of the finest pasture land in the world. We are already export. ing wool, hides and pelts, and