Arizona citizen., 1877-09-29
Tucson.


 the better. A number of excellent buildings have been erected, and an air of thrifty business pefvades the streets. But the improvement is most strongly marked in the increased num- Der of stores and markets, and in the I-enormous stocks of goods now earned by the merchants. Lord & Williams, Zeckendorf Bros. and others not only have theIr stores crowded to inconYe- nience, but have ware-rOoms rented in different parts of the town and cram med with goods.
 To Sonora alone Tucson sells some $50,000 per month worth of merchan- disc. chiefly dry goods and clothing. The freight on this class of goods bears but small proportion to their val ue, and makes them cost little more delivered by land at Tucson than by water at Guaymas, the only seaport of Sonora. All Mexican trade is for cash and is paid in silver dollars to such an extent that these have become drug and a nuisance at Tucson The in crease of livery stables, hotels and yes- taurants indicate the growing impor- tance of the town and the augmenuRgI number of its business visitors; few
  people travel here for pleasure. The country to the soulhward and eastward is being rapidly occupied by cattle and sheep. Pima county, of which Tucson is the seat, has not less than 30,000 head of cattle and over 10000 head of sheep. For raising neat stock the county has no superior, and speak. ing with experience we pronounce It unsurpassed 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 200, GOO pounds Of Tool have been shipped from Tucson this season, Lord & Will Hams alone shipping over 90,000 pounds of it. The wool is strong, of uniform growth, free from burs and has sold from twcnty-two to twenty seven cents per pound.
 The sheep and cattle interests de- pending or Tucson are susceptible of an increase great enough to insure its permanent prosperity without count ing upon it's other resources. Its min ing interests are varied and promising, but as we are reporting facts only, no prophecy of its future in this direction will be attempted. Placer gold is be- ing brought in considerable quantity, but this resource Is never a safe one toi build upon anywhere. Saw-mills and excellent timber are found near enough to Tucson 10 justify wish that Its new buildings had been erected more in conformity with American ideas of grace and comfort, rather than in con- SOnance with the Mexican preference. for heavy outlines of dingy ado. c. The interiors however are fitted in a style of luxurious comfort not indi- cated by the ugly outside of the build ings. The population is variously es- timated, but actual count must make it far exceed 5000 souls. A very gem eral impression prevails that the soci- ety of Tucson is extremely limited and not organized upon particularly high toned basis; no idea can be more errO- neOus. The proportion is unusually large of families, native and foreign, of high culture and refinement. The public schools are excellent, we'll at tended and provided with everything required.
 The fertile valley of the Santa Cruz can be made to provide the town with all the luxuries of farm, dairy anG gar den. X little stream flows past the town; irrigation from its waters keeps the valley in q state of perennial yer dure. No views can be found lovlier than those obtained in any direction from an upper stery of Tucson. Even at the drieSt seasons the russet and brown shades of the cured grasses, covering the foot hills and long slopes but set off the vivid green of the moist valley. the more sOmbre verdure of the pines and shrubbery on the mountain sides and the glorious grays in which nature has invested the grand rocks towering above them all. The en- enchanting purple tint, in which all distant mountains Tn Arizona are bath ed at evening, is not wanting here,
 The climate of Tucson is good and is a healthy one; the Summers are hot but endurably so It is located on q gravelly mesa with excellent drainage. The one defect of Tucson is grave one, but it can be remedied This de- feet is a shocking neglect of sanitary The town is an old one and it's porous soil has in many places become thoroughly saturated with sew age. X considerable part of it's popu- lation consists of MeXicans of tlIs low CT class, careless in their disposition of offal and garbage, and ignorant of the laws of health. On quiet, calm even ings in some quarters of the town the strangers nostrils are offended by the vapors from neglected vaults and pu- trefying animal and vegetable matter lying in yards and by-streets. That no more sickness occurs at Tucson is a tact that in itself speaks volumes for the healthful nature Of its climate. Rigorous enforcement of sanitary reg ulations is much needed and can make 1t the healthiest town in Arizona Arizona Sentinel.
 ABOUT eighteen months ego the town of Bakersfield was disincOrporat-