The Phoenix herald., 1879-09-17

flashed across their minds2 If they
 had such little knowledge of the country they were engaged in ievel- oping, what value can yolI place on their opinions of country they-have never seen, and of whose rndiscover- ed depths they know nothing?
 I have resided on the Pacific Coast nearly thirty years, and naturally take m interest in the progress and development of the different States and Territories on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains; have been pioneer in many parts of California
 Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Washington Territory and British Columbia; am familiar with gold and silver mining from the cradle to the quartz mill, and have seen so many theories dissi- pated by practical developments that attach but little importance to opin ions. You have a great many wise men at the East at this time whn can tell you all about the hidden treasures of the earth, and the amount of money required to get at it, and the number of days in which you will be sure to find it. I have read a great deal about Arizona; have de plored her troubles, and have rejoic- ed with the common public when they were conquered. Many of my personal friends comprise part of her most intelligent, enterprising and reliable citizens, and from them I have a store of what I believe to be correct knowledge of many of her mining localities in their present state of development.
 I believe that her mines will prove permanent and remunerative Ma ture is the foundation of my faith. The rich deposits found in we'll de fined walls in Arizona, did not fall from the heavens in a shower of aerolites. When the great Comstock lode of Nevada had been worked out, and Virginia City had become almost depopulated, and mine and mill own CTS yielded.to disappointment and de spair, the genius and faith and pow eriul will of William c. Ralston grasped the situation, and proclaimed faith in the extent and depth of the workings ofnature's laboratory which put pumps and engines and mills in motion again, and achieved results which claimed the worlds attention And those who had no faith at six Il lndred feet kept their ducats for the swindling manipulatofs of stocks after the city on the mountain had sunk down below the 2000-foot level. There were rich deposits on the sur face of the Comstock, but her most extensive bonanzas were found at great depths. And so believe it will prove with Arizona.
 We are glad to add the following additional testimony, showing tha. Arizona's mining interests are daily growing brighter. George Tyng, the editor of the Yuma Sentinel, a Boston gentleman, who has been in the mining territory since 1857, and has lived in Arizona since 1863, and is now visiting the East, reports increas- ing activity all over the Territory His remarks on the Tombstone and Santa Rita districts are confrmatory of our private advices, and in har- mony with the Tucson and Prescott press reports-Ex-Goy. \. k. P. SaF ford. to whose faith, energy, and en- terprise Arizona is largely indebted for its present prominence, speaks of "the inexhauslible wealth of the i'm numerable mines of the Territory; and Gen. John c. Fremont, present governor of Arizona. regards it as the "chiet mineral storehouse of the nation