The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-17

PEox ARIZONA gent man ~ho
reoeutly left here ~fsh view 70 -ettl-
in ArnonA. writes from Prescott. an
der the date a Ocfobeg 18th, 20 friend
In this city. ard W. make the following
extract from bis .pissie. believing /.
will lie of genera interest - our read
ers. Friend W--sgaln / write
you from the land # the terrible aud
the home Of the unterlael. | still re
main intaat, with elbows and tees
preseEt. This II surely A. place for
stragglsrs and the versest scalpiny
ground in the kingdom The old adage
ia. 10 won't to inspire hope,in claiming
" that there il . good tsme coming"
alas fear does not apply 10 this
place. The Indians are for the moot
par; quiet. Mining is but IN its Infancy,
though there ia Comfortable doing in
that direction. Farming il conducted
on = limited scale, for the very good
reaaon that there il bat little
arible land heresbouts The iu1porra-
ton Of farm produce from New Mexico
and California j. quite heavy. and the
oil prairie sciIoonsrs :" wbsch used to
meander over the plains of California
ia the days Of yore are familiar objects
here, while the crack Of the old train
whip. aud the tramp. tramp. tramp
II the weary mules Is heard ever and
anon. amid the the clouds Of dust that
rise sky ward In their trail The great
national malady Is epidemic here. and
the whole community groans under Il
nancial depression. As yet, have dis
covered no Daosfss oIscrandl for making "A
colossal fortune - In this isolated land
where ratslesnakes and droagths rule
all supreme. would by far pre-
fer 10 take my chances in Seattle. and
| am already conscious OF that woe be
gone feeling of homesickness creeping
over me. Ia fact. when come 10 com
pare the advantage If the two sections
IN my mind, | think more Of Washing
ton Territory than ever. The climate
il the only thing can boast of here;
but that ~ like Pats children. you
know. IL don't pay the rent. The whole
country ! dry and barren, tho bills and
dales scared and scorehsd. aud as shorn
Of vegetable life. except In some iav.
ored spots. "a hog is Of wool The
larges rivers are now completely
dwindied down 10 small streams, while
the courses of lesser ones are OILY
marked by traces of hot, burning, sand.
One may as we'll attempt Ia raise wa
term lions on Mount Rainier ~ attempt
10 farm ii here without irrigation. |
am told. however, that there are few
spare spots of excellent grazing land,
but have vet 10 see them Timber IL
rs scarce as hens teeth. and lumbsr. ac-
oordingly. very high. Board IL from
- Ia - per day, and dog toard at
that. Unless some rich mines are dis
covered here the country will never BE-
but little more than barren waste,
where Yankee Doodle" will not bo
played, aud the din If prosperity will
not be heard jog.
Back AaAtS.~~Our fellow togsman,
NJ A. Kelly, who has been on pill
grimagc so ila eastern portion of Uncle
Sans domain. and investigating the
Ing show, returned OH tho last steamer,
looking none the worse for his long
journey. He reports the Centenn,al
grand. magnificent affair; which quite
beggars description. At Chicago he
found business quite depressed and
times hard Scarcely any attempt has
yet been made 10 build up the district
burned down Icy the last fire though
the city has fully recovered from the
effects Il the first great conflagration.
a. far as the reconstruction al buildings
is concerned At Boston he found the
business status Of the city terri
bly, depressed. The burnt district
there was all rebuilt some time ago,
come Ia n dead lock There is scarcely
any building or Improvements going
on in the city. and manufacturing and
everything of the Kind seems 10 be
suspended The poor and destitute are
TO be seen on every street. and ahject
poverty among tho tailoring classes Is
apparent on every hand. The coming
Winter will probably bc fraught with
much suffering 10 them. The ener
getic business men OF Boston sesm Ia
have saccumbed 10 this condition of
things. and have taken IL for granted that
hard times are inevitable. There Is
no immediate prospect of . change but
everything appears Ia indicate stall
grester scarcity of money. the value of
which, our informant says. one cannot
fully appreciate until he has realized
the general des,itu,ion existing there.
Those who . few years ago were pro-
fi.ably employed in the manufactures
snd else where, AID who had never come
10 want before. are now asking aims On
the street