Arizona weekly miner., 1877-01-05

5s, and the receipts since that time up tC
 December 3lst, 1876, have been S24, 254 74
 making a total of $32,6l5.j2. The dis
 bgrsements from the General Fund have
 been s2904l.44. leaving balance on hand in that Fund December 3ist, 1876, of s. 5I3.Ss The amount in the School Fund Dec 3l, 1874, was S9, ,4Gg .GJ. and the receipts since that time to December 3l, 1876, have been S9O35.2s, making a total of B ,JOi 93
 The disbursements from the School Fund ! tip to December 3l. 1876, have been @ e2i.- ! 1G. leaving a balance in ihe School Fund, ! December 3l, 1876, of $2,25i.l5, IL k be licycd that by the exercise of reasonable | economy, the present tax of 25 cents on ! SlU0 of taxable property, will be sufficient | to meet the current expenses, including ] the interest on the prison bonds, additional
 legislation is required to more rigidly en-
 force the collection of poll taxes but very small portion of this tax Is collected sud so ] far as my observation extends little or no effort is made to collect t. The law should
 either be enforced or repealed. The Terri tory is in debt 25 0O0 for expenses incurred in building Territorial penitcntiary. This indebtedness consists of 25.oO0 in bonds issued October l, 1875 bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per aunum, the interest payable annually and the bonds maturing October l. 1880. \ sinking fund should be provided at this session of the legislature to mee: the payment of these bonds promptly when due l. is subject of pride that the Territory has constantly on hand a surplus and is able to pay every demand on presentation Let the strictest economy be your rule of action and same solvent condition will be maintlined.
 THE INSANE.
 Under contract made by me in behal of the Territory with Drs. Langdon and Clark of Stockton, California, the insane of the Territory are maintained ani cared for There are at the present time but two pa- tients iH the asylum. The total expense for their maintenance to June 20, lS16 was Si5S 7j. In q report to me dated October 2s. 1876, the physicians in charge gave but little encouragement of the restoration to reason of either of the patients. Under all the circumstances the contract we have wish Nossrs. LangdOn and Clark is probahly the most economical and humane plan that can be adopted for maintaining our insane. but as toe asylum is located so Jar away. would suggest tho p-opriety of authorizing the Governor to appoint some competent person living at Stockton to visit the asylum at least quarterly to examine and report tIc condi- tior of the patients their treatment, etc While believe that these physicians have faithfully performed their duty to the pa- tieuts who have been entrusted to their care, q. ,t,a nate people that disinterested individual should visit them at least once in 3 months
 MINES AND MIXING.
 The mining prospects have never been so encouraging in the history Of the Territory as at the present time. New discoveries arc constantly being made and many valuable mines have been developed and are being successfully operated. Among the most prominent of them will mention the Silver King, in Pinsl County; the Peck in Yaya pai County, and the hcCracken in Mojave County. Indian difficulties. high transpor- tation and scarcity of capital have greatly retarded mining developments, but now as the Indians are mostly living at peace on and railroads are fast approach ing our borders both from the east and the west, capitalists are embracing the golden 10 make investments in mines. confidently believe that those possessed by Arizonans Sill excel in the product of the precious metals any other State or Territory In the Union.
 AGRICULTURAL AND GRAZING.
 The above industries have been enlarged ] md advanced during the past two wears. . The yield of agricultural products has been !. satisfactory and and the prices secured for ! he same have been reasonably rcmumcra- ave. In large portion of the Territory [ IS necessary to irrigate the land by mean, 't artificial ditches and it is incumbent lpon you to inact such laws as will meic 'ut equal justice to all, and at the same ime so ccUnomize the use of water as to do he most possible good. The tlocks and ierds of cattle horses and sheep have in- reased at least fourlod during the last two ears and stock raising has now become one f the most profitable and leading indus ries The question of fence law or no encc law, has become therefore 8 topic of isCussion and of considerable interest to he people l sm Of the opinion that a iw requiring crops tO be secured by good anccs should he enacted for the reasons that toCk raising of the two, is the predomin- ting interest; and the farmer when once e has his fields secured by fence will be mplg compensated for his labor not only 1 V having his crops secured from his own { tock but also because of the greater econ my he can practice in the management of Is fields. That the change may not be op- reSsiye to any one by its suddenness, I ould recommend that the law be passed } take effect at some future day, giving l le farmer time to fence without making 1 10 much sacrifice The industries of agr- ilture and stock raising have now advanced } such importance that believe the hold g of an annual fair at some central point , the Territory for the competition and ex i bitiou of our manufactures and products . ould prove of great benefit to the people I call your attention to this subject with ! e hope that you will enact law for the ! lcouragement of this enterprise.
 THE INDIANS. We have enjoyed comparative peace with $ e Apache Indians during the past two 1 ars Up to the spring of 1876 constant | were made by the authorities a d people of Sonora concerning raids made q ' the Chiricahua Apaches, into that state . sulting in the murder of a large number
 people and the loss and destruction of a V