Arizona citizen., 1877-11-09
FLORENCE. FINAL COUNTY.
Its Rapid Growth and Healthy Con- ditiOn A Natural Centre of a Vast and Wealthy District -- A Brilliant Future CIo,e at Haud,

Gila valley where sunny, thriving Florence now stands. Our oldest in habitanls who were the first here to dn and dare, have witchel the steady growth of this town with deepest in. . terest and again and az Iin have been made glad at heart and rich in pocket as lots and ranches have been Ili; family afier family has been added to the community. and one by one dwell ing and store and office have finally brought Us to our present good pro portions and prosperous cIndition.
 Some of tn. larger towns of our Ter. ritnry nave originated cnntemp lran- elusly with a1 aljlcent disbutSing post, anu have dep ni.d mainly on tn. m mics s' disbuasel for their support
 Florence is not oae uf tn hase-1O gov. ernment finds or foreign trade have ever ailed in it's snppnrt or pr"gresS-
 but lying in the heart uf d rich and
 extensive agricultural and mineral dis trict, il has grown To it's present great
 ness from natural resources and local enterprise. The resources anI energy
 that have male Florence what il is l., are amply able to continue It in its
 present prosperity, hence we certainly need fear no decline. But oIr resour- ces are being doubled and re-doubled {; day after day the rich mineral devel- opments In our neigIboring diStr cts are opening new avenues to wealth an1 prosperity. These dcveiOpm snis aj- tract immigration. employ labIr and disburse capital; this capital finds iIs way into the han Is of the m .rch Ints and other bI ,ine's men, al l SD there is a natural benefit anI common pr. .. gress-all live aad are happy, have enough and tn spare. We have indeed d hardy, industrious community. SeY eral large firms are here with hand some, commodious stores doing thrif- ty trade.
 A public school with two depart ments, male and fSmtle, with hun dred eager pupils under the supervi'- ion of experienced and competent teachers. Beside these are several prI vaie schools.
 We have plenty of good people, large ranches and promising mines all about us, with the most encouraging prospects,. Florence possesses the nat ural facilities for comfort and beauty
 We have fertile land and an sbunddnce nf water, the town-site Is level anl neatly laid out, the streets are regular and spacious, with large shade trees and pleasant walk, anl all that l. needed to perfect Florence a. real thing of beauty" is a fair amount Of wcll-dIrecyeJ energy aaI ju liclOusly expended capital. Give us these two requisites and we can vie with the world in rich, dense f,liags, attractive gardens, beautiful avenues. shaly walks, cosy c,ltages and stately dwell ings. FdrIherm ore we are IOn tn have a railroad, or perhaps better still, we may be left twenty miles from the main line. Engineer HO d informs us that The roa1 he represents will either pass through Florence or will ran about twenty mics |, the s0dth We do not assume 10 know which route will be mast profitable tJ the alI we would not make d very loud fuss over their decision whichever route they might cho We are inclined to thilk that the local interests of Florence are more secure should the main line run south tn Tue son. IT the rnal comes 70 Florence it will piss up the Gili canyon and on tn Pueblo Viejo, then swttp dI%n the San Simon valley. If il passes south ut us, it will go to Tucson, and on into the San Simon south of the ChiricahUa mountains. ShIuli the road pass up the Gila, it would b. a very eSy ma ter for the mp ny to build a town few miles ab we or below Us. in which c tse the local interests of Florence might be materially demoralilel, while it cOul piss lwelty miles south without detrlment The company could only have station out on the plain, Fibre zee would retain her pres cnt natural advantages besides aiding much thereto. With all these encour- aging features abnut us, il does not re- auire an eagle eye 10 di-cern n brll lian future for Florence cluse al hand
 TIE Mining and Scientific Press, says that in case deposits of mineral are discovered upon legal subdiviSionsI of lhe public lands, after the same have been entered as agricultural, but be fore patent has issued therefor, the parties claiming the possessory right to said mine may make application for patent for ii, and the agricultural