The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1877-09-22


lhe increase of livery stables, ho-
tells and restaurants indicate the
growing importance Of the town
and the augmenting number oil
its business visitors; few people
travel here for pleasure. The
country to the south ward and
eastward is being rapidly ccupied
~ cattle and sheep. Pima county,
of which Tucson is the seat, has
not less than 80 000 head Of cattle
and over 40. 900 head of sheep. For
raising neat stock the county has
no ST perlor and. speaking with
experience we pronounce it unsur-
passed for raising sheep. Back
freightS on wool TO San Francisco
are less from Tucson than they
were to that city seven or eight
years ago from parts of Santa
Barbara and San Luis counties in
California. Nearly 100000 pounds
of wool have been shipped from
Tues IN this season, Lord & Will
liams alone shipping over $4,000
pounds of it. The wool is strong,
of uniform growth, free from buis
and has sold from % to q cents
per pound.
The sheep and cattle interests
depending on Tucson are Sus"ept-
ible of an increase great enough TO
insure its permanent prosperity
without counting upon its other
resources. Its mining interests
are varied and promising, but as
we are reporting facts only, no
prOphesy of its future is this di-
rection will be attempted. Placer
gold is being brought in consider.
bic quantity, but this resource is
never a safe one to build upon
anywhere. Saw mills and excel.
lent timber are found near enough
to Tucson to justify IA wish that
its new buildings had been erected /
more in conformity with Ameri
can ideas OF grace and comfort,
rather than in cOn,Onance with |
the Mexican preference for heavy |
outlines of diDgy adobe. The /
however are fitted in IL
style of luxurious comfort not
by the ugly outside Of
the buildings The population is
variOu-ly estimated. but actual
count must make it far exceed
5000 souls. A very general i'm
preston prevails that the society
Of Tucson is extremely limited
md not organized upon Il particU-
arIy high toned basis; no idea can
De more erroneous. The proper.
ion is unusually large Of families,
native and foreign, of high culture
md refinement. The public schools
IRE excellent, well attended and
provided with everything requir-
I'd. The fertile valley Of the Santa
CRUZ can be made to provide the
own with all the luXurieS of farm,
lairy and garden. A little stream ;
lows past the town; irrigation
rom IFS waters keeps the valley
n a state of perennial verdure.
No views can be found lovlier
han those obtained in any direc-
ion from an upper story of Tue
On. Even at the drieSt seasons
he russell and brown shades of {
he cured grasses, covering the
oot hills and long slopes but set
IF the vivid green of the moist
,alley, the more sombre verdure
,fthe pines and shrubbery on the
sides and the glorious
rays in which nature has invest L
d the grand rocks towering above |
hem all. The enchanting purple I
int. in which all distant noun {
aims in Arizona are bathed at q
vening, is not wanting here. c
The climate Of Tucson is good |
nd is a healthy one, the summers
re hot but endurably so. 1t Is To- /
ated on gravelly mesa with ex- I